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*happy sigh* Oh, how I've dreamed of a new Slayers title in which the original four are reunited. At long last, I've seen it, and I'm glad of the experience.

At only 30-minutes, this movie is more like an OAV. Supposedly, this is the last Slayers title to be done, so it is full of fanservice for Slayers fans! Gourry and Lina are still traveling together. Amelia is now travelling with Zelgadis (nice touch considering how Slayers Try ended). Xellos is still hanging around, though he doesn't have much to do but utter his tradmark "It's a secret" line in addition to a couple of others. Near the movie's climax, Naga does her cameo which strangly causes Amelia to be blown away. According to the Anime News Network site, this was done to fuel speculation that Naga and Amelia are in fact long-lost sisters. I didn't know Amelia had a sister until I rewatched Slayers Next and sure enough, Zelgedis mentions the crown princess, Amelia's older sister, is misssing. Interesting... ;-D (Note: further research had the series creator as basically confirming that Naga is Amelia's long lost sister.)

One note about the DVD. While Software Sculptors made the bad decision to translate the evil race known as Mazoku to "monster race", ADV felt it should be translated as "demon folk". *sigh* While this may reflect what this race is, they aren't "monsters" and they aren't "demons". They are Mazoku. It's a good thing Tolkien wasn't Japanese, otherwise there would be no Nazgul, only "winged monsters".

Bottom line: I enjoyed this movie. It is simple, predictable, but just a lot of fun. It was great seeing the original Lina gang back together doing what they do best. Fans of the series will really want to see this movie. If you haven't seen Slayers, see the TV shows first, then watch this.

Last updated Monday, July 26 2004. Created Wednesday, January 14 2004.