Slayers

Slayers (JapaneseスレイヤーズSureiyāzu ) is a 42 -piece Light Novel series by Hajime Kanzaka, which served as a template for multiple manga and anime productions. They tell the adventures of the young sorceress Lina Inverse and her companions who fight demons, dark mages and other shady characters. With the exception of some more serious moments it is often too pretty weird.

The light novel series has sold more than 20 million times.

World

The world in which plays the Slayers universe was created by the Lord of Nightmares ( feminine in English though). The Lord of Nightmares is a creature that combines both black and white magic in itself. From him four worlds were created, in which a supreme devil and a supreme god / dragon for the black / white magic are responsible. In the world of the main characters is this black magic Ruby Eye, in the fight against white-magic God, the Fire Dragon King, fell. The history of Slayers plays after this fight, in which both died. White and black magic used by the dragons and demons. Uniting you this, what Lina is only capable of one uses the full power of the Lord of Nightmares, and is thus superior to all other spells. For a human being seems to be the only beings able to use both types of magic. Lina knows the uncontrollable Giga Slave and since the second season, Slayers NEXT, Laguna sword, draw directly from the power of the Lord of Nightmares.

Characters

Publications

Manga

Rui Araizumi recorded between 1992 and 1995 six short Slayers stories that appeared in the Japanese Dragon. In 1995 they were collected published as a manga.

From 1995 to 2001 then drew Shouko Yoshinaka the manga "Mega - Explosive Magical Legend SLAYERS ". He appeared serialized in the Monthly Comic Dragon Jr. and coincides largely in the plot with the first two television series.

After the conclusion of Shouko Yoshinaka cease work on the Slayers manga, drew Tommy Ohtsuka from 2000 to Slayers Special manga. He also appeared in the Monthly Comic Dragon Jr..

In Carlsen appeared in German under the title of " Slayers " both "Mega - Explosive Magical Legend" in eight volumes as well as the original short stories in "Special" band. Were both translated by Antje Bockel. From the actual Slayers Special manga four volumes have been published.

Anime

In the years 2002-2005 published OVA film, the films and the first two seasons of the series in German on DVD. In the third season of poor sales figures was initially waived reason.

In December 2012, were the first three seasons, ie including Slayers TRY, edited again by the Nipponart GmbH.

TV series

  • Slayers (1995, 26 episodes)
  • Slayers NEXT (1996, 26 episodes)
  • Slayers TRY (1997, 26 episodes)
  • Slayers Revolution (2008, 13 episodes)
  • Slayers Evolution -R (2009, 13 episodes)

Movies

OVAs

  • Slayers Special - The Book of Spells (1996, 3 episodes)
  • Slayers Excellent (1998, 3 episodes)

German synchronization

  • Gourry Gabriev: Hubertus von Lerch field
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