Slayers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Slayers follows the exploits of the young sorceress Lina Inverse, whose life revolves around food, treasure, and fighting. After stealing treasure from a group of bandits, Lina is accosted by stragglers during her journey to the next town. She's not in any real danger, but a dim-witted but good-natured swordsman named Gourry Gabriev springs to her rescue anyways. The two team up, and head to Atlas City, fighting foes they encounter on the way.

Series details

• Title: Slayers
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1995-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-04-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 6338
• IMDb ID: tt0112166
• TVDB ID: 77681

Cast and credited roles

• Megumi Hayashibara — Lina Inverse
• Yasunori Matsumoto — Gourry Gabriev
• Hikaru Midorikawa — Zelgadis Graywords
• Yumi Touma — Sylphiel Nels Laada
• Akira Ishida — Xellos
• Masami Suzuki — Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune
• Yumiko Kobayashi — Pokota

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-04-07; final listed air date 1995-09-29; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-04-05; final listed air date 1996-09-27; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 1997-04-04; final listed air date 1997-09-26; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 2008-07-02; final listed air date 2008-09-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2009-01-12; final listed air date 2009-04-06; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Slayers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.