Slayers Return
1996 1h 0m movie Film Japan

Slayers Return

スレイヤーズ RETURN

Synopsis

スレイヤーズ RETURN

Lina Inverse and Naga the White Serpent are back! What begins as a routine bandit-stomping turns into the adventure of a lifetime involving magical golems, an ancient Elven weapon and even someone bent on destroying the world. It's a predicament only Lina and Naga could get themselves in to.

The 1995–1997 Japan Window

142 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Slayers Return sits at position #97.

  1. Romeo and the Black Brothers
    #1

    Romeo and the Black Brothers

    ★ 8.9 · 1995

  2. Sasuke
    #2

    Sasuke

    ★ 8.8 · 1997

  3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
    #3

    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    ★ 8.6 · 1995

  4. Revolutionary Girl Utena
    #4

    Revolutionary Girl Utena

    ★ 8.6 · 1997

  5. Long Vacation
    #5

    Long Vacation

    ★ 8.6 · 1996

  6. Rurouni Kenshin
    #6

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.5 · 1996

  7. Berserk
    #7

    Berserk

    ★ 8.5 · 1997

  8. Hell Teacher Nube
    #8

    Hell Teacher Nube

    ★ 8.4 · 1996

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Slayers Return. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Toei Animation

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Slayers Return premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
1,817
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,065 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,954 of 2,532 (top 77%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Toei Animation, J.C.STAFF, Bandai Visual
Runtime 1h 0m
Release Date August 3, 1996
IMDb tt0161979

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