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Slayers Return

1996 · 60 min

A breezy, joke-packed fantasy romp with bickering heroines, big spells and a silly world-domination plot that never takes itself seriously.

Directed by
Hiroshi Watanabe
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Megumi Hayashibara, Maria Kawamura, Akiko Hiramatsu
Overview
Lina Inverse and Naga the White Serpent are back! What begins as a routine bandit-stomping turns into the adventure of a lifetime involving magical golems, an ancient Elven weapon and even someone bent on destroying the world. It's a predicament only Lina and Naga could get themselves in to.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Hiroshi Watanabe
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Megumi Hayashibara, Maria Kawamura, Akiko Hiramatsu
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • power
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour8
Realism1
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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animation, comedy, fantasy
Directed by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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