Japan 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.
Audience Engagement
1,817 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (98th percentile) outruns trending popularity (50th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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
Animation + Adventure in Japan
1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Slayers Return itself).
The 1995–1997 Japan Window
Slayers Return holds position #97 of 142 Japan films in the 1995–1997 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Slayers Return premiered alongside 42 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 42 other Japan films in 1996.
The 1081st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Reception Benchmarks
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 |