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Plot: The movie begins with the introduction of the main character, Lina Inverse, a powerful sorceress. She meets Nahga, her supposed most powerful rival(certainly the most well-endowed and having the most annoying laugh on earth) during a battle, when they decide to work together. From then on they fight all sorts of stereotypical male enemies together and embark on a journey to Mipross island where all sorts of insane, funny, and sometimes deep, adventures await(including an evil jellyfish cult). Entertaining and involved plot, with minimal but well-done character development.

Animation: The animation is good(especially the character animation), but nothing special. The backgrounds are slightly washed out.

Subtitles: Fairly true to dialogue with some discrepancies in translation. However, unless you're a big Slayers fan who knows all the spells and names by heart, it won't bother you. Mostly well done, legible.

Audio: Good. Nothing to write home about.

Overall: Slayers: The Movie's appeal lies mostly in its ability to give you a good dose of comedy and adventure in an hour and a half. It leaves you satisfied without you having to go out and buy the entire series. You might be better off renting it, however, unless you're a big Slayers fan. Although very well done, not really the kind of movie to see over and over again.

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I'm am a huge fan of the Slayers TV series. It's possibly one of the greatest comedy series of all time. So when I heard the movie was finally hitting American shores I did the first thing that hit me, buy the damn thing! "It's SLAYERS! " I said. "I MUST own it! " I screamed. Then I got it and....well...wasn't that impressed. I will admit, the animation is superb. But it really has nothing to do with the T.V. serise. I mean, when did Lina go off by herself? It had to be between Slayers and Slayers Next, but it isn't well explaned. True, there is an allusion to the TV series due to Randy and the Sword of Light, but nothing else. I would recommend this to those who aren't too familiar with the serise, because it's a great introduction to the Slayers tone. But to hardcore fans of the TV, be wary. You make like it, but then again...... P.S. Don't watch the dubbed, not only is Lina's voice kinda whiny, the actress who does Naga, copies the annoying laugh that the original actress uses, and doesn't do it too well.

Slayers kick @$$
This was the very first Slayers DVD I ever bought, and I wasn't disappointed, it was funny and had lots of action, even a little drama and romance. I'm not going to bother and try and explain the characters, since practically every other review does that, so all I have to say is that if you are a fan of any of these attributes in an anime, pick it up, you won't be sorry. There was only one small gripe I had, but it was small, while listening to the Japanese language with English subtitles, on scene 2 when Lina is talking to a bandit she tied up, the subtitle sort of appears and disappears in a split nanosecond before it is even able to be read, the only way I was able to read it was by pausing and going frame by frame to catch the subtitle, same thing goes with the Spanish subtitle. But enough about the con/negative; this movie has lots of pros/positives, the Japanese and English voices are all good. Lina and Naga from both languages have voices that suit them both, the time travel plot is interesting, the villian is ugly and evil, the comments about Lina being short startured, feather-brained, and small breasted crack me up, and Naga is well...very grown up in all the right places! Buy this DVD, buy it, buy it, BUY IT!!!!!