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Slayers Next - The Complete Second Season 
Actors : Eric Stuart, Lisa Ortiz
Director : Jim Malone
Studio : Funimation
by Funimation
Brand : Funimation
Release Date : 2007-12-11
Publisher : Funimation
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 4
EAN : 7044000597118
UPC : 704400059711
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 8 reviews)
List Price : $29.98
Our Price : $19.48
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Description |
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"A time-honored fantasy parody…" --- Sci-Fi Magazine In a land beset by the forces of evil, a solitary light shines forth with the hope of salvation… but that’s a far different story! Meet Lina Inverse, a spunky sorceress with a penchant for fire, who enjoys nothing more than liberating the unearned from those less deserving. Teamed up her strapping, yet strapped for brains, faithful sidekick Gourry, her ambitious young protégé, Amelia, and the ever-stoic Zelgadis, this ragtag team of misfit adventurers set out in search of a cure and end up on a quest to save the world. Together they find more trouble than they could possibly hope for, and nowhere near enough plunder! Season Two contains 26 remastered episodes |
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Americancivilwar.com |
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The second season of the knockabout fantasy Slayers continues the wacky misadventures of red-haired arch-sorceress Lina Inverse. As she wanders in search of the ancient book of spells the Claire Bible, she's accompanied by her usual friends: dumb blond swordsman Gourry; Zelgadis, the once-human chimera; and Amelia, the single-minded champion of justice. The zany quartet is joined by Martina, who fancies herself something of a rival to Lina, and by the mysterious and powerful priest Xellos. The plot rambles and stumbles along, with Lina and her friends following false clues, falling into slapstick disasters, and eating everything in sight. A more serious storyline gradually emerges that involves enmities left over from the War of the Monsters' Fall, one thousand years earlier. It climaxes in a take-no-prisoners battle that requires Lina to summon the spirit of primordial chaos. The filmmakers make the battle a bit too big. Lina Inverse isn't a complete idiot, like Excel in Excel Saga: she possesses formidable powers. But she's essentially a comic character who blows up things by mistake, overeats, and squabbles with her friends: Amelia calls her "chaos and destruction's poster girl." She's not the person most audiences would want guarding the world from annihilation. But the overblown finale probably won't bother the many fans of Slayers, who kept the characters going for three broadcast seasons, six OVAs, and five features. (Rated TV PG: violence, brief nudity, risqué humor) --Charles Solomon |
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What Slayers is supposed to be |
Slayers NEXT is the second season to the 1995 TV Anime "The Slayers". Both seasons are based off novels written by Hajime Kanzaka. This season of Slayers is 26 episodes long, like the first one is. In my opinion, it has the perfect balance of comedy/seriousness, and every episode has memorable moments, even the filler episodes are 5 star quality.
This season introduces Xellos, the trickster priest. A favorite character among many Slayers fans. He has comical charm with his wacky antics, and at the same time a mysterious motive that will keep you wondering what it is he's really up to.
Watching this kept me wanting more and more, and I didn't stop watching until I reached the end.
Chances are, if you liked season 1, you will like this too. Maybe even more. I recommend this to anyone who likes the fantasy/comedy genres |
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More Inverse... |
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If you're still interested in that flat chested, wildly acerbic child- errr Woman. and if you can indulge her in all those Dragon Slave explosions. Then this here is the treat for you! |
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Best of the Slayers line |
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While I can't speak to any particular production issues that this release of Slayers: Next may have, I can say that it is absolutely my favorite season of anime, period. The mood of the show varies between dangerously silly (ie: The Macho Dragon Blood Battle Brothers bandit gang!) and deadly serious, with a more episodic quality improving the re-watchability of the component episodes. The humor of the series -- which really is the hallmark of the series -- translates fabulously from the japanese without relying on obnoxious fan-servicey behaviors. The production quality of the show is looking a bit dated (compared to, say, Samurai Champloo which was a surprisingly good show) but the writing is absolutely top-notch for an honest-to-goodness swords & sorcery adventure slug-fest. |
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FIREBALL!!! |
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The second season is even better than the first. Continuing the adventure with Lina is all you need. Just sitting in front of the TV watching this is all you need to do. |
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Good, but not as good as the first... |
Lina Inverse is back, with her Black Magic, her greedy heart and her grumbling tummy. Watch out, because she'll steal anything not nailed down and eat anything on the table. Now she fights for the good and the beautiful of the world. No, I'm joking. Things are never that simple and now, as she and her fellow comades team up to find a certain Bible they all want, they may also end up saving the world. Even if that's not the point!
Not as good as the first season but still good to add to your collection of comedy, fantasy, adventure anime. |
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