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Slayers - The Motion Picture

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©1995 Kanzaka Hajime • Araizumi Rui / Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. • Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. • Marubeni Corporation • King Record Co., Ltd.

Alternative title:
Slayers - Le terme di Mipross (Italian)
Slayers Perfect
スレイヤーズ (Japanese)
Themes: demons, monsters, sorcery
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: In this prequel movie to the Slayers televison series, Lina Inverse travels to Mipross Island with her rival/traveling companion Naga the Serpent. While they originally came for the hot springs, they soon find them selves mixed up in a conspiracy involving a mazoku named Joyrock. Years ago, he killed all of the elves that inhabited the island and absorbed their power. They are soon joined by an old mage named Rowdy Gabriev, who was in love with one of the elves slaughtered and also wants to defeat Joyrock.
User Ratings: 856 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 31 votes (dub:15, sub:15, raw:1)
 Excellent: 103 votes (dub:51, sub:46, ?:2, raw:1, others:3
2 French subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Very good: 194 votes (sub:111, dub:77, ?:1, others:5
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Good: 276 votes (sub:168, dub:95, ?:2, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:9
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Decent: 149 votes (sub:90, dub:54, ?:3, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 So-so: 58 votes (sub:36, dub:21, edit.dub:1)
 Not really good: 16 votes (sub:12, dub:3, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Weak: 15 votes (dub:8, sub:6, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Bad: 7 votes (sub:5, dub:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Awful: 6 votes (dub:4, sub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1849 users, rank: #658 (of 9758)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.049 (Good), std. dev.: 1.5618, rank: #3567 (of 9902)
Weighted mean: 7.008 (Good), rank: #3579 (of 9902) (seen all: 7.02 / seen some: 5.67 / won't finish: 3.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.015 (Good), rank: #3378 (of 7492)
Running time: 65 minutes
Vintage: 1995
Premiere date:
1995-07-29 (Japan)
Ending Theme:
"Midnight Blue" by Megumi Hayashibara
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DVD (Region 1)
    Slayers - Movie Box [Thinpak] (DVD) 2005-09-20 (from $498.99)
    Slayers - Complete Collection [OVAs + Movies] [Thinpak] (DVD) 2008-10-28
    Slayers: The Motion Picture (DVD) 2000-02-08
    Slayers: The Motion Picture [Essential Anime Collection] (DVD) 2004-09-28 (from $52.19)
Soundtrack
    Slayers The Motion Picture (OST) 2003-07-01 (from $42.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Director:
Hiroshi Watanabe
Kazuo Yamazaki
Script: Kazuo Yamazaki
Storyboard: Kazuo Yamazaki
Music: Takayuki Hattori
Original story: Hajime Kanzaka
Character Design: Takahiro Yoshimatsu
Art Director: Yūsuke Takeda
Animation Director: Takahiro Yoshimatsu
Art design: Hiroshi Katō
Character Conceptual Design: Rui Araizumi
Sound Director: Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
Director of Photography: Takashi Azuhata
Executive producer: Tsuguhiko Kadokawa
Producer: Tōru Suzuki

Assistant Animation Director:
Hisashi Ezura
Kazuto Nakazawa
Yoshinobu Yamakawa
Assistant Unit Director: Hiroshi Onojima
Background Art:
Chieko Nezaki
Hiroshi Katō
Jun Okabe
Kenichi Nakagawa
Kentaro Mishima
Kiyoshi Tsuchiya
Koji Iwamoto
Masaru Ohta
Masaru Satō
Norihiro Hiraki
Shiho Shimada
Shunichiro Yoshihara
Sohei Koizumi
Takuji Anai
Tatsuro Iseri
Tatsuya Kushida
Yasutaka Kondo
Yoshio Kajiwara
Yoshiyuki Koido
Yūsuke Takeda
Color Coordination: Mieko Maruyama
Color Key:
Mayumi Tanahashi
Sayuri Tanabe
Editing:
Kazuhiko Seki (Jay Film)
Yasue Funami (Jay Film)
Finish Animation:
Hiromi Aoki
Junko Yokoo
Kimi Hirabayashi
Mari Higashihara
Masaki Watanabe
Mio Takahashi
Ryōko Satō
Shin'ichi Hanaoka
Shinji Takai
Tomomi Andō
Yukiko Itō
Yuko Terao
Finish Check: Aiko Kawasaki
In-Between Animation:
Akiko Funagoshi
Aya Yoshino
Daishi Yamada
Hideo Iwatsuki
Hiromi Yoshihara
Kazue Yoshida
Kazumi Takaishi
Keiko Ijima
Keizou Ichikawa
Kentarō Tanaka
Masaki Nakaya
Mutsuko Kajigaya
Naomi Takaoka
Tomomi Hibikio
Toshiaki Kanemori
Yōko Itō
Yukie Harada
In-Between Check:
Hiroki Okamoto
Kazuya Saitō
Nobuko Hagino
Noriko Kitazawa
Takako Kōno
Key Animation:
Hisashi Ezura
Ichirō Saotome
Kanta Kamei
Katsumi Terahigashi
Kei Hyōdō
Ken'ichi Hamazaki
Kengo Inagaki
Kenichi Chikanaga
Kunio Katsuki
Masahiro Andō
Masaki Hatayama
Masaki Hinata
Masaru Suda
Masashi Hiki
Masayuki Goto
Michio Fukuda
Mitsuru Ishihara
Miyako Yatsu
Munenori Nawa
Norimoto Tokura
Sadahiko Sakamaki
Satoru Nakamura
Satoshi Shigeta
Satoshi Shishido
Seiji Kishimoto
Shinichi Toda
Shuichi Shimamura
Takeyuki Mizumura
Toshihiko Fujisawa
Toshihiro Kikuchi
Toshiya Washida
Yasuhiro Aoki
Yōko Kikuchi
Yoshiaki Tsubata
Yūji Satō
Yuriko Ikehara
Yūzō Satō
Photography:
Atsuo Tsukioka (Azuhata Production)
Hiroshi Takeda (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Katsuyuki Ohtaki (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Kenji Chikaoka (Azuhata Production)
Kōhei Utsusaki (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Kyoko Satō (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Masami Yoshida (Azuhata Production)
Mikio Nakade (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Nozomi Sakai (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Seiji Uchida (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Shinichi Sasano (Azuhata Production)
Toyomitsu Nakajō (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Yumiko Kobayashi (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Yutaka Kurosawa (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Planning: Takeshi Tamiya
Production Advancement:
Moritake Onuki
Yuki Yoshira
Production Desk: Masatomo Nishizawa
Production producer: Tomoko Kawasaki
Publicity:
Morikazu Wakizaka (Major)
Noriaki Ikeda
Recording: Takaaki Uchiyama
Sound Effects: Masakazu Yokoyama
Sound Production Desk: Megumi Ozawa
Theme Song Arrangement: Sho Goshima
Theme Song Composition: Hidetoshi Sato
Theme Song Lyrics: Satomi Arimori
Theme Song Performance: Megumi Hayashibara
Title Logo Design: Tetsuya Asakura (Design Crest)
Maria Kawamura as Naga the Serpent
Megumi Hayashibara as Lina Inverse

Osamu Saka as Rowdy
Tesshō Genda as Joyrock

Chafūrin as Thief
Daisuke Gouri as Thief
Kazuhiko Kishino as Hotel Owner
Keiji Fujiwara as Thief
Kiyonobu Suzuki as Sorcerer A
Mahito Tsujimura as King of Mipross
Masaharu Satō as Onsen Master
Minami Takayama as Chibi Rowdy
Miyuki Ichijou as Queen of Mipross
Norio Wakamoto as Lagos
Takumi Yamazaki as Chinpira
Yuri Shiratori as Meliroon
Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Matt Greenfield
Art Director: Laura Gadbois
Translation: Dan Kanemitsu
ADR Script: Matt Greenfield
Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud (2008 Complete Collection)
John Ledford
Mark Williams (Essential Anime Collection)
Producer: Matt Greenfield

Additional Translation Research: Yoshiaki Hoshigami
Commentary:
Cynthia Martinez (Essential Anime Collection)
Kelly Manison (Essential Anime Collection)
Matt Greenfield (Essential Anime Collection)
Creative Director:
David Del Rio (Essential Anime Collection, 2005 Movie Collection)
J. Michael Stovall (Essential Anime Collection, 2005 Movie Collection)
DVD Coordination: Mariela Ortiz (Essential Anime Collection, 2005 Movie Collection)
DVD Executive Producer: Sharon Papa
DVD Graphics: Larry Koteff (2008 Complete Collection)
DVD Layout Design: Douglas Smith
DVD Menu Design:
Bill Newton (Essential Anime Collection, 2005 Movie Collection)
Mark Nasso (Essential Anime Collection, 2005 Movie Collection)
DVD Producer: Thomas Meerbott (Essential Anime Collection, 2005 Movie Collection)
DVD Production Manager: Lisa J. Miller
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Logo Design: Douglas Smith
Packaging Design:
Douglas Smith (VHS, 2000 DVD, Essential Anime Collection)
Larry Koteff (2008 Complete Collection)
Mark Nasso (Essential Anime Collection)
Production Coordination: Janice Williams
Recording engineer: Jayson Carr
Trailer: Dan Rockwell
Cynthia Martinez as Lina Inverse
Kelly Manison as Nahga

Phil Ross as Rowdy
Tristan MacAvery as Joyrock

Angela Lorio as Queen
Brett Weaver as Thief 2
Brian Granveldt as Hooligan 4
Bryan Bounds as
Hooligan 3
Lagos
David Bell as Young Rowdy
Greg Stanley as Sorcerer
Guil Lunde as Julianne Jubibieno
Jessica Calvello as Meliroon
John Swasey as Growth Spring Villager
Kira as Shampoo
Kurt Stoll as Pickpocket
Meredith Dahl as Rinse
Michael Zargarov as Thief 3
Paul Sidello as King
Phil Ross as Elderly Lady
Randy Fox as
Hooligan 2
Zombie Villager
Rob Mungle as
Hooligan 1
Thief 1
Tiffany Grant as Loofa

Brad Atwell
Doug Smith
Hiroko Fukumori
Kevin Hinnant
Larry Koteff
Laura Gadbois
Matt Greenfield
Ted Horrocks
English companies
Distributor:
ADV Films (UK)
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
Recording Studio: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Déclic Images
French cast
(none)
Italian cast
Italian staff
Dubbing Director: Federico Danti

Dialogues: Benedetta Brugia
Emanuela Pacotto as Rina
Marcella Silvestri as Naga

Antonio Paiola as Rody (old)
Davide Garbolino as Rody (young)
Marco Balzarotti as Joylock

Aldo Stella as
Thief
Warrior #7
Alessandra Karpoff as Marillune
Augusto Di Bono as King
Lara Parmiani as Salvietta
Luca Bottale as
Thief
Warrior #5
Patrizio Prata as Thief
Sergio Romanò as Hotel Owner
Simone D'Andrea as
Waiter
Warrior #8
Tony Fuochi as Lagos

Aldo Stella
Luca Bottale
Patrizio Prata
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Man-Ga
Distributor: Yamato Video
Dubbing: DEA Digital Editing Audio
German staff
German cast
(none)
Shandra Schadt as Lina Inverse
Veronika Neugebauer as Naga die weisse Schlange (Naga the serpant)

Torsten Münchow as Joyrock

Ben Brüdern as Dieb 2
Ben Münchow as Rowdy (Young)
Bettina Kenter as Königin von Mipross
Claus Brockmeyer as Juliano Jubiblié
Dirk Meyer as Kleiner Dieb
Gerhard Acktun as
8 Stärkster Mann von Mipross
Dicker Zuschauer
Seeman
Gert Rigauer as
Dieb 3
Kleiner Bauer
Lagos untergebener
Thomas Rauscher as Lagos
Tolilah Jolas as Shampoo
Ulf Söhmisch as König von Mipross
Ulf-Jürgen Wagner as
Dorfbewohner (Zombie)
Magier A
Muskelprotz
Willi Röbke as Rowdy Gabriev (alt)

Carola Wegerle
Jörg Stuttmann
Kathrin Filzen
Ulli Mautz
German companies
Distributor:
ACOG
OVA Films
Dubbing: Circle of Arts

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