New Slayers anime series/season coming this Fall

Despite TRY, the third season of Slayers, ending over 10 years ago it appears as if Slayers is getting a fourth season (or would it be considered a new series after this long?) Apparently its a continuation of TRY and is an original story by Hajime Kanzaka (creator) not based off any previous novels or manga.

Its a bit of a surprise considering its age, but its a good surprise at that.

Scans from Dragon Magazine - It gives a small glimpse as to what is to come (Well, it really just shows the main cast)


The Anime News Network Article

Wow this is excellent news for me. I just recently watched Slayers season 1 and working on the second with TRY hitting my doorstep. We need some Naga... but oh well. Doesn't hurt to see some more Lost Universe either..

I've always been a big fan of the slayers series. It has some of my most favourite outrageous moments of hilarity so I'm very excited about a 4th series coming out. There were always plenty of questions that remained unanswered to the series, so hopefully with this series we'll see some of those questions answered.

I finally have all of Dragon Ball on DVD so I thought I was basicly done with buying anime... Now my favorite series is getting a new season? Great I'm gonna become obsessed with Lina Inverse all over again.

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.

Oh, that is awesome news. Totally loved Slayers back when I was first getting into anime. Definitely looking forward to this now.

Yeah, I bought and watched all of Slayers back in High School (about 5 years ago now) when they released them on DVD, but more recently I've been reading the novels (even though TokyoPop only released up through Vol. 8, which only finishes NEXT) and enjoying every bit of them. I just wish that they would have sold better so that it would warrant them bringing over Vol. 9 - 15 which would have been more of the "new" content.

So this new series is very exciting. I was really surprised when they released Premium a few years back since it was more to with the original series and not the Special spin-off with Naga. There was also a new animation with the release of the Japanese DVD releases and to commemorate their 10th anniversary. I suppose this could be a good indication as to what the new series may look like:

Slayers - Meet Again Music Video

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 =/

I wish I had read this sooner, especially due to massive Slayers nostalgia bias.
I also wish they would also bring back Filia but it seems like she was really delegated just for TRY. Any other details I guess, "sore ha himitsu desu " At least there's lots to speculate about, such as what could trump Dragon Slayer and Ragna Blade.

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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.

Oh god, yes. I haven't sought out a new anime series in quite awhile, so this is doubly fantastic news provided it can keep up the quality of humor the first 3 seasons had.

Originally Posted by Pokey

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.

While I don't remember them being completely tossed to the side, I agree that the side people (Zel/Amelia/Xellos) need larger parts if only because they're such great characters. I wasn't too fond of TRY's exploration/inter-dimensional storyline, so I'm hoping this will veer more towards uncovering more things about the Monster race.

Now if only we could get a 4th season of Full Metal Panic this Fall will be the best season in a very long time.

Man...this is even better then when they announced Valkyrie Profile 2.

I lost hope for a new season ages ago! I just hope that the guys look the way they looked in the previous series, rather thent the way they looked in Premium, I really didn't like the way Zelgadis, Gourry and Xellos looked.

This made my day alright.

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).

Originally Posted by ANN

New Slayers Anime to Be Titled Slayers Revolution
posted on 2008-03-19 02:13 EDT
More details to be provided in Japan's Dragon Magazine in May

The May issue (released on March 19) of Fujimi Shobo's Dragon Magazine has announced the official title of the upcoming fourth anime television series in the Slayers fantasy comedy franchise: Slayers Revolution. The announcement also hinted tongue-in-cheek, but not stated, that the character Xellos will be the main character instead of the popular female lead Lina. A major announcement will be made in Dragon Magazine's July issue, which goes on sale on May 20. (Dragon Magazine has moved to a bimonthly schedule starting this month.) Dragon Magazine published Hajime Kanzaka's original light novels that started the franchise.

Source: 2ch, Moon Phase Comments

I am still exited about the series as a whole, though the 'hint' that it might be more about Xellos than Lina and crew makes me waver just a little bit about how it may turn out.
It could be interesting, but who knows. Also a run in with Naga could be fun, since Gourry is the only one in the group who has met her(in the game only)
But we wont really know much about this untll some more info is actually released

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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.

Oh yeah, I heard about this a few weeks ago, and it was a very nice surprise indeed! Had never thought it'd happen. I'll have to re watch all the old seasons later so that I can remember what the heck happened (I always forget plot and other important things of the things I've seen ). Xellos being the main character sounds real interesting, I don't know how it'll turn out if it's true, but I really loved that character

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.

It must be, he did give up his Sword of Light. Its gonna be weird seeing him without it, but I guess he's still as good as a swordsman with a different blade. Too bad though, I really wanted him to learn to control the full power of the Sword of Light like he did when he was being controlled by Phibrizzo. He was a freaking monster.

This is the first I heard about this blast sword you speak of, what does it do, exactly?