Slayers Return (1996)

Original title

スレイヤーズ RETURN

Directed by

Kunihiko Yuyama, Hiroshi Watanabe

Genre

fantasy film, comedy anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2,077 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent are mercenaries hired to rescue a village girl from an evil wizard. The wizard is searching for a legendary treasure that could help him take over the world.

playfulfast-pacedwhimsicallightheartedaction-packedsillychaoticcolorful

What happens

Slayers Return (Japanese: スレイヤーズ RETURN, Hepburn: Sureiyāzu Ritān), also known as Slayers Movie 2 - The Return, is a 1996 Japanese comic fantasy anime film written by Hajime Kanzaka and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Hiroshi Watanabe. It is the second film released in the Slayers saga and a sequel to 1995's Slayers Perfect that was itself followed by Slayers Great in 1997. In Slayers Return, the mercenary heroines Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent are hired to rescue a village girl from an evil wizard who is searching there for a legendary treasure that might be an invincible magical weapon instrumental for his plan of world domination. The film was met with a positive reception and was also adapted into a manga version by Kanzaka and Shoko Yoshinaka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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