Slayers
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| Original title | ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ | |||||||||||||||
| transcription | Sureiyāzu | |||||||||||||||
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| genre | Fantasy, comedy | |||||||||||||||
| Light novel | ||||||||||||||||
| title | Slayers Slayers Special Slayers Smash. |
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| Original title | ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ す ぺ し ゃ る ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ す ま っ し ゅ。 |
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| transcription | Sureiyāzu Sureiyāzu Supesharu Sureiyāzu Sumasshu. |
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| author | Hajime Kanzaka | |||||||||||||||
| illustrator | Rui Araizumi | |||||||||||||||
| publishing company | Fujimi Shobo | |||||||||||||||
| First publication | 1989-2011 | |||||||||||||||
| expenditure | 50 | |||||||||||||||
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| title | Slayers Slayers Next Slayers Try Slayers Revolution Slayers Evolution-R |
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| Original title | ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ NEXT ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ TRY ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ REVOLUTION ス ス イ ヤ ー ズ EVOLUTION-R |
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| original language | Japanese | |||||||||||||||
| Year (s) | 1995-2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Studio | E&G Film (Slayers, Next, Try) JCStaff (Revolution, Evolution-R) |
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| length | 25 minutes | |||||||||||||||
| Episodes | 104 in 5 seasons | |||||||||||||||
| Director | Takashi Watanabe | |||||||||||||||
| music | Osamu Tezuka , Vink | |||||||||||||||
| First broadcast | April 7, 1995 on TV Tokyo , AT-X (Evolution-R) | |||||||||||||||
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Slayers ( Japanese ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ , Sureiyāzu ) is a light novel series by Hajime Kanzaka , which served as a template for several manga and anime productions. They tell the adventures of the young magician Lina Inverse and her companions, who fight against demons, dark magicians and other dark figures. With the exception of a few more serious moments, it is often very weird.
The light novel series had sold more than 20 million times by the end of 2011.
world
The world in which the Slayers universe takes place was created by the Lord of Nightmares (feminine in English). The Lord of Nightmares is a being who incorporates both black and white magic. Four worlds were created by him, in which a supreme devil and a supreme god / dragon are responsible for the black / white magic. In the world of the main characters, this is for the black magic Ruby Eye, who fell while fighting the white magic god, the Fire Dragon King. The story of Slayers takes place after that fight in which both died. White and black magic are used by dragons and demons, respectively. If you combine these, which only Lina can do, you use the full power of the Lord of Nightmares and are therefore superior to all other spells. As a human being, you seem to be the only being able to use both magics. Lina knows the uncontrollable Giga Slave and since the second season, Slayers NEXT, the Laguna sword, who draw directly from the power of the master of nightmares.
Characters
- Lina Inverse (リ ナ ・ イ ン バ ー スRina Inbāsu )
- The young but powerful magician is characterized by flaming red hair, a small bust size, to her regret, an extreme appetite and a greed for gold. Their guiding principle is to take away from the wicked and give yourself. While she doesn't purposely harm innocents, collateral damage occasionally occurs when she overdoses her magic. Therefore, the very sight of them can lead to panic among the population.
In the Japanese original, Megumi Hayashibara is Lina's voice actress ( seiyū ). - Gourry Gabriev (ガ ウ リ イ ・ ガ ブ リ エ フGaurī Gaburiefu )
- Gourry is an excellent swordsman, but he is quite dumb. So it is already based on a misunderstanding that he even joins Lina. The two soon become inseparable; Their relationship is described by both of them only as a good friendship, but at the end of the second season it becomes clear that they feel more for each other. However, neither of them can remember the decisive event.
- Naga, the white snake
- Lina's self-proclaimed "greatest rival" does not appear in the TV series, only in the films and OVAs. Her trademarks are her ample bust, which she also likes to flaunt, and her crazy laugh. She is very confident of herself and constantly tries to demonstrate her superiority to Lina.
Naga is Amelia's older sister. This information is nowhere in the books and films, but has been officially confirmed by Kanzaka. Her full name is Gracia Ul Naga Saillune . Your self-chosen nickname "the white snake" is an allusion to the coat of arms of the Saillune family. - Zelgadis Greywords (ゼ ル ガ デ ィ ス ・ グ レ イ ワ ー ズZerugadisu Gureiwāzu )
- Zelgadis was turned one third into a demon and another third into a golem by Rezo, the Red Priest. The golem part gives him a tough stone skin and the demon part gives him great physical and magical powers, which makes him a very powerful fighter. Still, his only goal is to undo the transformation and kill Rezo. He first appears as Lina's opponent before joining her. He is a grim, withdrawn character who only appears to be loyal to himself.
- Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune (ア メ リ ア ・ ウ ィ ル ・ テ ス ラ ・ セ イ ル ー ンAmeria Wiru Tesura Seirūn )
- The childlike, naive princess of the Saillune kingdom is a fanatic of justice; her greatest wish is to fight evil. She has mastered shamanistic magic, but at first she is clearly lacking in wisdom and experience. This and her weakness for dramatic speeches and poses (which usually go wrong due to her clumsiness) get on Lina a lot at first, but over time the two become best friends.
- Xellos (ゼ ロ スZerosu )
- The mazoku (demon) is the chief servant of Zelas Metallium, one of the five demon rulers, and is one of the most powerful demons of all. He interferes again and again in Lina's affairs, whereby his intervention is sometimes helpful, sometimes a hindrance. Xellos is a trickster who almost always wears a grin on his face. His favorite answer to all kinds of questions is "This is a secret" ( sore wa himitsu desu ).
Publications
Novels
The novel series is written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi and published by Fujimi Shobo . Slayer's main work was published in 15 volumes between January 17, 1990 and May 10, 2000. In addition, two further spin-off prequels appeared in short story form: Slayers Special ( ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ す ぺ し ゃ る , Sureiyāzu Supesharu ) from July 17, 1991 to January 19, 2008 in 30 volumes, followed by Slayers Smash. ( ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ す ま っ し ゅ。 , Sureiyāzu Sumasshu. ) From July 19, 2008 to November 19, 2011 in 5 volumes.
In addition, other short stories appeared in Slayers Delicious ( ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ で り し ゃ す , Sureiyāzu Derishasu ) as mini paperbacks from March 6, 1997 to July 12, 1999 in 4 volumes, which were later republished as part of Slayers Special . With the exception of Volume 8, each had a final chapter that represents an additional continuous plot: in volumes 1–7 Slayers Excellent ( ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ え く せ れ ん と , Sureiyāzu Ekuserento ) and in volumes 9–30 Slayers Superior ( ス レ イ ヤ ぉ る お す す す ヤ ー る お す す す イ ヤ ー ズ すく せ れ れ ん と ) , Sureiyāzu Superiōru ). Selected chapters from Slayers Special were published as Slayers Select ( ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ せ れ く と , Sureiyāzu Serekuto ) from August 20, 2008 to March 20, 2010 in 5 volumes.
On July 10, 2005, Slayers vs Orphen ( ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ VS オ ー フ ェ ン , Sureiyāzu vs Ōfen ) was a crossover with Yoshinobu Akita's novel series Sorcerous Stabber Orphen .
For the 25th anniversary, the anthology novel Slayers: 25-jūnen Anthology ( ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ 25 周年 あ ん そ ろ じ ー , ~ Ansorojī ) with a short story by Hajime Kanzaki and five others as a tribute by other authors: Yoshinobu Akita ( Sorcerous Stabber Orphen ), Akira ( Sasami-san @ Ganbaranai ), Hiro Ainana ( Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyōsōkyoku ), Yoichi Hatsumi ( Rising × Rydeen ) and Kōshi Tachibana ( Date A Live ).
Manga
Rui Araizumi drew six short Slayer stories between 1992 and 1995, which appeared in the Japanese Dragon. In 1995 they were collected and released as a manga.
From 1995 to 2001 Shōko Yoshinaka then drew the manga mega-explosive Magical Legend SLAYERS . He was serialized in the Monthly Comic Dragon Jr. and largely coincides with the plot of the first two television series.
After Shōko Yoshinaka decided to stop working on the Slayers manga, Tommy Ōtsuka drew the Manga Slayers Special from 2000. He also appeared in the Monthly Comic Dragon Jr.
In Carlsen appeared in German under the title Slayers as well as the original short stories as "Special" band both "mega Explosive Magical Legend" in eight volumes. Both were translated by Antje Bockel . Four volumes of the actual Slayers special manga have been published.
Anime
Five TV series, five movies and two original video animations appeared for Slayers .
In Germany, OVA Films released the films and the first two seasons of the series in German on DVD between 2002 and 2005. The third season was initially dispensed with due to poor sales figures. In December 2012, the first three seasons, including Slayers Try, were reissued by Nipponart GmbH.
TV Shows
The first three parts were animated by E&G Film and the final two by JCStaff . All of them were directed by Takashi Watanabe . The character design was adapted for the anime by Naomi Miyata based on Rui Araizumi's template.
- Slayers (April 7 to September 29, 1995, 26 episodes)
- Slayers Next (April 5 to September 27, 1996, 26 episodes)
- Slayers Try (April 4 to September 26, 1997, 26 episodes)
- Slayers Revolution (July 3 to September 25, 2008, 13 episodes)
- Slayers Evolution-R (January 12 to April 6, 2009, 13 episodes)
Movies
The first four films were also animated by JCStaff, but the last was animated by Hal Film Maker . The directors of the first three films were Kunihiko Yuyama , Hiroshi Watanabe, in film 4 only Watanabe and in film 5 Jun'ichi Satō .
- Slayers Perfect (July 29, 1995)
- Slayers Return (August 3, 1996)
- Slayers Great (August 3, 1997)
- Slayers Gorgeous (August 1, 1998)
- Slayers Premium (December 22, 2001)
OVAs
The OVAs were animated by JCStaff, directed by Hiroshi Watanabe.
- Slayers Special - The Book of Spells (July 25, 1996 to May 25, 1997, 3 episodes)
- Slayers Excellent (October 25, 1998 to March 25, 1999, 3 episodes)
German synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
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| Lina Inverse | Megumi Hayashibara | Shandra Schadt |
| Gourry Gabriev | Yasunori Matsumoto | Hubertus von Lerchenfeld |
| Zelgadis Greywords | Hikaru Midorikawa | Florian Halm (in the series) / Claus-Peter Damitz (in Slayers Premium) |
| Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune | Masami Suzuki | Sabine Bohlmann |
| Zangulus | Am Shimada | Dominik Auer |
| Sylphiel Nels Lahda | Yumi Toma | Anke Kortemeier |
| Xellos | Akira Ishida | Butz Combrinck (in the series) / Clemens Victor Ostermann (in Slayers Premium) |
| Naga, the white snake | Maria Kawamura | Veronika Neugebauer |
See also
- Lost Universe , another series of novels by the author, which takes place in the same series universe
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yusuke Takatsu, Shigeyori Miyamoto: Publishing heavyweights see light in growing 'light novel' market. (No longer available online.) November 30, 2011, archived from the original on December 15, 2013 ; accessed on August 31, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ OtakuTimes Nipponart publishes a new edition of "Slayers"
- ↑ Anime News Network on the new series in the Slayers series
- ↑ Anime News Network on the "fifth" series (continuation of Slayer's Revolution - Form an Epic Unit)
Web links
- Novel series website (Japanese)
- Slayers in Anime News Network (English)
- Slayers in the Internet Movie Database (English)