New Slayers anime series/season coming this Fall

wait...what?

fucking SLAYERS?!?!


This is going to be the best year ever. Although i feel a little queasy about the animation (I never liked the Premium style...) this will be excellent. and it's all totally unexpected...i remember everyone thought Slayers died with Premium.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The new animation looks like a much 'cleaner' version of NEXT. Not quite the digicell thing that Premium had going on, but good enough. I really wanted the characters looking like this though:




Without the 'glare' of course. I think that type of grittiness is perfect.

In terms of story, I really hope its not the 'first 20 episodes are filler' and then the 'last 10 episodes are plot heavy' type of formula that Slayers suffers from--especially in NEXT. I also hope that they will include the serious drama on a larger scale (again, as seen in end of NEXT)

Personally, a good, serious fight of Lina and the gang vs Xellos in a conflict of interest would make my day.

Also hoping that Meet Again is not the real OP, since its wayy too bubbly =/

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I also wish they would also bring back Filia but it seems like she was really delegated just for TRY.

Yeah, Filia is over and done with. Sylphiel HAS to make a permanent comeback though! I was extremely pissed about the simple eyecatch in TRY.

But then again, another big problem i hope they address in the new season is the fact that Lina tends to take the entire spotlight in the plot-centered episodes, leaving Zel and Amelia on the sidelines in terms of contributing something remotely useful. There should be something more central to these characters in the new plotline (Gourry is the love interest, I guess...), before they stick in Sylphiel or another major character like Filia.

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Wow, I've only seen snippets & clips of the first series (Anyone care to point me to a Slayers Torrent? I'd like to get caught up) but that they're bringing back what's probably considered a classic series is interesting (and warrants a proper watching of what's existing right now).

Everything Slayers Torrent

Has everything, obviously. I'm also seeding this. Series order goes:

Slayers TV/Original
Slayers NEXT
Slayers TRY

Separate from the series are the OVA's and movies, which occur a year or two before the series timeline and feature a different cast: (Doesn't matter if you watch these or the series first, or what order you watch any of these in, except for Premium)

Movies: (In order of release)
Slayers Perfect (Officially called 'Slayers: The Motion Picture')
Slayers Return
Slayers Great
Slayers Gorgeous
Slayers Premium (This happens between Slayers NEXT and Slayers TRY and features the series cast)

And the OVA's, about half hour long each--they go with the cast of the first four movies:
Slayers Excellent (3 OVA's)
Slayers Special/Book of Spells (3 OVA's)

phew! lots to get into.

thanks for the update aku. I don't know what to feel about Xellos, but maybe it will allow us some more insight into events like the War of the Monster's Fall. There were some cool historical stories that could be elaborated on. I guess this series, like TRY, will then end up focusing on plot instead of character development. I just hope that they don't give Xellos human emotion or anything.

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New scan from Newtype:


Scan from QP/Diana - author of site below

Note how Gourry has a new sword. The Blast Sword from the novels, maybe?

All Current Slayers Updates Translated

* Authors : Hajime Kanazaka and Rui Araizumi
* Director : Takashi Watanabe
* Scenario Writer : Jiro Takayama
* Designers for the characters : Rui Araizumi and Naomi Miyata
* Producing Company : J.C. Staff
* Cast : Same as the previous seasons

* Slayers Revolution starts in July (Better change the topic title)

* the storyline of Slayers Revolution will be anime-exclusive but based on the story of canon novels which we haven't used in the first season and in NEXT
* Starchild will release a Slayers Best Album with 3 disks on 25 June.

Album Info:

About New Slayers Best Album = They are inviting submitions for the project of new Slayers best album. There are three things they want to ask for your submissions.
Song titles that you want to have in the best album : Although they won't include any new songs, there are too many Slayers songs for only three discs. Your submissions will help them to decide which songs will be compiled.
Your most favorite phrases in the lyrics written by Megumi Hayashibara : There will be an exclusive booklet for the best album. In the booklet, there will be new portraits of Megumi Hayashibara, and they want to add several phrases from the lyrics of Slayers songs.
Your most favorite scenes from Slayers : They also have a plan to add the best scenes to the booklet. It will be appriciated if you would explain the number of the episode as well.
How to submit your submissions = 1. Write your submissions on a post card and sent it to the postal address below.
"Megumi Hayashibara's Heartful Station / Project for the Slayers Best Ablum"
King Records Co., Ltd.
Otowa 1-2-3, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, Japan 112-0013
Or 2. you can submit through the application form in the site of Starchild. This link opens a new window and there are 13 cells. The 6 cells on the top are the form for your informaion. From top to bottom, your name, your nick-name, your age, your number of Heartful Station Member, your postal address, and your e-mail address. Other 7 cells are for 7 projects. The cell for the project of Slayers best album is on the bottom.

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ah, you haven't read the novels? You see, at the end of the series:

end of TRY+Novels:

"In both the novels and the anime, Gourry gave up the Sword of Light. In the anime, he gave it to Sirius so it could return to its rightful place in Dark Star Dugradigdu's world. In the novels, Hellmaster Phibrizzo took it and returned it to Dark Star. After this happened, Gourry acquired the Blast Sword, with a blade so sharp that it cut through anything it touched. (+ it absorbs the magical energies around the immediate area to sharpen the edge of its blade. It is even powerful enough to wound the astral body of the Dark Lord, Ruby-Eye Shabranigdo.) Milgazia the golden dragon had to put a spell on it so that it would be dull enough to be useful."

More information (+ a rough novel chapter translation)
QP's SLAYERS Q&A(4) Items

Hope that helps

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alright well i'll revive this topic. Note that all announcements are taken from QPDiana of the Slayersfan.com forums and her website here. (Her webpage has ALL updates, i'm just listing off the important details.)


Official Slayers Revolution Website here.

SLAYERS REVOLUTION OPENING theme song 'Plenty of Grit' TV size aired over radio. Sung by Megumi Hayashibara and composed by the same guy who did Give a Reason. Ending song titled 'REVOLUTION' will be sung by Hayashibara and Masami Okui.

Plenty of Grit (TV Size)

Slayers Revolution (Anime) officially airs July 2nd.
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NAGA may appear in Slayers Revolution.
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NEW BEST-OF SLAYERS ALBUM:

"Slayers MEGUMIX"
Released on June 25th, 2008
Item number : KICA-916`918
Price : 3,000yen (2,857yen without tax) (with three discs)
Contents : Booklet of 32 pages
Exclusive for the First Production : Comes out in the MEGA Gold Box / Megumi's Phrase Photo Book
Song Titles :

DISC < GOLD >
1. Get along - Self Tag Version - "Slayers" OP (New Recording ver.)
2. Give a reason "Slayers NEXT" OP
3. Breeze "Slayers TRY" OP
4. don't be discouraged "Slayers TRY" ED
5. MIDNIGHT BLUE Motion Picture "Slayers" Theme Song
6. Just be conscious Motion Picture "Slayers RETURN" Theme Song
7. Reflection Motion Picture "Slayers Great" Theme Song
8. raging waves Motion Picture "Slayers Gorgeous" Theme Song
9. feel well Motion Picture "Slayers Premium" Theme Song
10. Meet again Slayers t0th Anniversary Image Song
11. Give a reason - Ballade Version - "Slayers NEXT" OP (Ballade ver.)
12. Going History Radio Drama "Slayers EX." OP
13. Kagirinai Yokubou no Naka ni OVA "Slayers Special" Theme Song
bonustrack
14. Plenty of grit - TV sized - "Slayers REVOLUTION" OP
bonustrack
15. Revolution - TV sized - "Slayers REVOLUTION" ED

DISC < SILVER >
1. Get along "Slayers" OP
2. KUJIKENAIKARA! "Slayers" ED
3. Nemurenai Yoru wa... Included in "Slayers ETC. Excellent!"
4. SLAYERS 4 the future Included in "the BEST of SLAYERS [from TV & RADIO]"
5. Otome no Inori Included in Slayers NEXT SOUND BIBLE II"
6. Shining Girl Coupling Song for "MIDNIGHT BLUE"
7. RUN ALL THE WAY! Coupling Song for "Just be conscious"
8. GLORIA - Kimi ni Todoke tai - Coupling Song for Reflection"
9. Rumba Rumba Coupling Song for "feel well"
10. I & Myself Video Game "Slayers Royal 2" Theme Song
11. Shakunetsu no Koi Radio Drama "Slayers EX." ED
12. Touch Yourself Video Game "Slayers Royal" Theme Song
13. EXIT¨RUNNING Included in "Slayers TRY TREASURY VOX"
bonustrack14. Kono Sekai no Dokoka de - MEGUMIX VERSION - Cover song of the song included in "Slayers TRY TREASURY BGM 2"

DISC < BRONZE >
This disc has the off vocal version of the songs 1--13 in the "GOLD" disc.

FELIPE NO

This topic is obviously dead, but if anyone is still interested in this anime then you'll be glad to know that Slayers Megumix (see above post for tracklist) was leaked onto the net:

320 kbps mp3 torrent
lossless torrent

the link is the large text bolded in red at the bottom, right under the ad for the laptop. Unfortunately, the only new material on the CD is the TV sized versions of the new OP/ED and Megumi's version of Somewhere in the World (Filia's ending song at the end of TRY)

Again, the anime starts airing July 2nd, so a topic title change would be nice

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alright, the anime hits Japan tomorrow, and two fansub groups, Toki Fansubs and Aquastar Anime are working together on Slayers Revolution.

Eclipse subs is also working on it.

EDIT: the anime airs on TV Tokyo every Wednesday at 1:20AM (GMT +9).

RAW Episode 1 Part 1
RAW Episode 1 Part 2
RAW Episode 1 Part 3

The animation is flawless, all the colors look amazing HD. There's a lot of nostalgia, too--most background music is taken from the original OST's and the characters utter some famous lines from series past. the slapstick humor is still the same, but i guess that never gets old, heh.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The OP shows quite a bit, actually. An ominous celestial ring in the sky keeps appearing (probably central to the story), Xellos is shown multiple times in his true form (a big black cone) and i'm pretty fucking sure that either the beast or the woman (or both) is Zelas. Zelas/Xellos duo possible villains, maybe?

*imagines Lina vs Xellos*

The sheer epic of that idea is orgasmic...

EDIT: alright, it appears as though Eclipse Productions is handling the subbing of this anime, as they've already released an episode in AVI and h264 format. grab it now!

I was mistaken in the opening, the waitress is NOT Luna and the beast/noblewoman is NOT Zelas, although Zelas shows up here: (Confirmed by Watanabe)

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The beast is a chimera named Ducris, who has shown up in the novels. The waitress and noblewoman are both new characters.

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hey tritoch, the torrent link to episode 9 has a misleading title, its actually episode 8. can you fix that link?

just watched episode 8 though, fantastic stuff.

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Especially the gang vs Xelloss at the end. However, i was puzzled as to why Lina didn't consider the Ragna blade, which might have done significant damage against Xelloss (as well as be the coolest thing to happen yet). Hopefully we'll see that in a future fight.

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