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Comedy Anime Reviews: The Slayers
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Posted by:
GodLikeMouse on Nov 22, 2005
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The SlayersThe Slayers is a comic tale about a female sorcerer named Lina Inverse who travels the land looking to find fotune. With a good and sometimes selfish heart, she lends a hand occaisonally where it is needed. Usually leaving more destruction than smiles, she is constantly on the run from either villians or everyday village people whos homes or entire village she has destroyed. Every once in a while she is recognized as the extremely powerful sorcerer she is, but most people get it wrong. She encounters other unique characters on her quests who sometimes join up with her, which just adds to the trouble and hilarity. The storyline is ever changing. It evolves as the characters travel and interact with each other. The animation is pleasant but quite dated, however this does not take away from the overall appeal of this anime. If anything, it helps add to it. The sound is great, the music, effects and voiceovers constantly get stuck in your head. Overall, this is one of my favorite classic anime titles. If you get the chance to pick up the complete set, you should definately get it. I highly recommend this anime to all fans of anime.
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(6/10 Stars - Good)
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Re: The Slayers
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by Zenthus on Dec 08, 2005 - 09:18 PM
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LINA - not Lena - Inverse, matures as she continues through the series - in all areas but her constantly poked-at breasts. Having left her home at a young age in fear of her powerful sister [who inspired her to take on the art of sorcery itself], Lina travels the world for fame, fortune, fun and friends [the last of which she's not above beating over the head with a chicken leg]. She's developed an undeserved reputation as the Queen of Destruction, and often her rescues and good-intentioned acts tend to bite her in the butt. Saving the world can come back to haunt her later. A girl just can't catch a break. But that's just because the villains are relentless [we're just awesome like that].
Based after a set of 19 graphic novels by Hajime Kanzaka, I have to say the first series is a disappointment. They try to compact too many of the books into one storyline and introduce certain characters and elements too quickly. While the first 10 episodes stay relatively true to the story [and even better a few points of it], the plotline wobbles after that point, struggling to introduce Amelia before the inclusion of Copy-Rezo, who's plot arc and character motivation is entirely destroyed by the animated version. Shabranigdu is very flat compared to his story-version, and feels like your typical, cliche overlord of evil. I've had enough of those, to be frank. His novel version was very fun, if shortlived.
The series goes for big booms and the occasional blood for the animated screen, over the [slight] realism of the novels. This makes for inaccuracies regarding spells, effects, and plotline if you play close enough attention. However, if you're looking for a fun series and aren't too detail-minded, it shouldn't bother you too much. The series goofs around and makes even lighter than the already playful novels. If you want a light-hearted story full of enough gags to drive your parents up the wall, go for The Slayers, kids!
Animation is average. It improves in the later series, but feels very flat and one-dimensional in the first season. The voices match the animation [in all respects] and the music is very up-beat, but can get repetitive. It's not exactly the greatest harmonic work you'll ever see.
The villains in the first season's anime were very plain and dry; the next seasons make up for them by, to be frank, rehashing them in the bodies of new characters and doing it the way it should have been done the first time.
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