isn't he like 27 or something. besides, in the olden days, that was accepted.
edit: wiki tells me he is 19-20. (adding a year for the new season)
and amilia is aperently 16-17 now…
isn't he like 27 or something. besides, in the olden days, that was accepted.
edit: wiki tells me he is 19-20. (adding a year for the new season)
and amilia is aperently 16-17 now…
Xellos is apearing in episode 5!!!
oh ya, for those who were waiting, episode 4 is finally for download at baka updates.
Just see ep 2.
Btw, apparently the subtitle doing fine with media player classic ^_^
And my comment on ep.2:
! What?!! that little creature is the one who actually created the mecha-turtle and mecha-cow?? and somehow his 'character' is soooooo similar to Lina. No wonder Lina was chased XD Typical Slayers, I really can't believe the way the officer concluded who the culpirt was XD
! and….. I was soooo hyped when I saw Gourry so sweetly said that he'll wait for Lina ..... only to fall over for his stupid continuation >_< oh... he haven't changed a little....
hee ^^ now if we can just get a subbed episode 5. looks like they're not being released promptly on thursdays anymore. :\ oh well.
Just watched ep 3
! hhahaha… apparently the inspector isn't that stupid. I was quite annoyed by his 'because it's Lina Inverse' conclusion, and all his stupid conclusion after seeing every evindence before his eyes. Well.... it turned out he is a cunning old man XD
! and Gourry is still Jellyfish afterall XD
allright, just 2 more eps to catch up ^^
btw, ep 5 is up to dl ^^
just watched episode 5. it was good. finally we have some solid plot, and we know who pokota is now. I don't really like these new badguys. well, there is one badguy, but for that i'll jsut say
! sore wa himitsu desu ha ha ha.
and what's this about a certain wizard. either I'm gonna really like where this is going, or really not.
So the plot could be seen from ep 5?? Then I'll have to find a way to dl it then XD Urrgh… I won't read your spoiler before I watched ep 5 >_<
Hey longtime Slayers fans…is Xellos "FABULOUS"? Is he Emotional?
He rarely shows any emotion aside from "I am joking around and know the answers to the questions you are asking but will never tell, also I could destroy all of you in an instant."
Finally catch up!! Just saw ep 4 and 5.
btw, Captain ussop, what kind of spoiler is that?? XD Oh, dear…. I never like him anyway, he is still as sneaky as ever. I believe he has his own plan to do.
But seriously.... Pokota should know whom he make a mess with (ep 4) XD and ep 5 really is good... I can't wait to see ep 6!! Really, I didn't expect to hear those names being mentioned again though.
@Kei:
He rarely shows any emotion aside from "I am joking around and know the answers to the questions you are asking but will never tell, also I could destroy all of you in an instant."
You have my thanks.
Captain ussop, what kind of spoiler is that?? XD
ha ha ha >:)
And Terek, Xellos is as awsome as ever. he gave out his famous catch phrase already, and he gives this evil very serios look with his eye in episode 5, that is kinda scary. "eep" don't mess with xellos.
we need more posting in here! :)
episode 6 is out. We are introduced to two new charicters in this episode. other than that, I think Zelgaudis puts it well "this is the epitome of stupidity" :P
"this is the epitome of stupidity" :P
Indeed XD I've just seen ep 6.
! really…..... what's with the ball??? XD Lina's bug is very funny though. But.... there're too many barechest-ed muscled men >_< it hurts my eyes. Not to say the second after advertisment snapshot.... urgh... those tanned men really hurt my eyes.
All in all, I'm still confused. I haven't seen any solid plot yet. I was thinking that we might get more after ep 5, but apparently I'm wrong. I know Slayes is a comedic anime, but it has to have plots. I'm afraid this season would be wasted by such random episodes :S
Btw, no ep 7 yet??
slayers has always had crazy off the ball episodes. what about that tennis episode in season 2 :P I do feel that they are trying too hard with the comedy. they are forsing it. Like, did we really need that whole bit with amilia's dad, and her being inspired. How does that even fit in with his lifestyle of being king. Unless he roamed around as a kid like Amilia? I guess he could…
they're picking off too many..ooh, is cliche's the word, from the charicters from other seasons. Why not just develop the charicters and stories in this new season, instead of playing up all this old stuff.
and I laughed when I saw that second eye catcher XD
Ah… that's exactly my thought. It seems like this new episode, aside from good quality pictures, has no plot. And the comedy is also too .... I don't know... old. They have to think more to make a good plot and don't force the comedy.
http://forum.staticsubs.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=ee7e0508e703a0cc4d6b9dae06d732d4&topic=2012.0
so aperently Static and eclipse arn't subbing revolution any more. :( there are some subbed videos of 7 on youtube.
anybody good at finding torrents. I might search tomorrow.
edit:
http://animerare.info/2008/08/23/slayers-revolution-7/
Just an info (a very late info perhaps-_-)
Baka updates already put dl link up to ep.10
I still unable to dl any though, due to no-free-time causes curses
ya, they don't list it in their new releases page, and the sub group does not have a web page or a contact, so i think they're being sneaky. but if you do a search, the episodes are there.
I can't DL 10 yet!! We're having bandwidth issues here D: Maybe I can harass my friend this weekend.
Ah…. catch up till ep 10. And apparently something finally happens here. But.... Now I'm confused, who is at the side of whom. Gosh....
! So, finally we have a vilain that worth watched. Zuuma is quite strong, not to say the 'spell blocking' spell. I wonder who is he really is? and to have the woman-pupet to swear a contract to him?? not an ordinary man isn't he?
! But, apparently Lina is getting stronger. She still could stand after a Laguna Blade. And… she is a bit wiser now, to not using a-hinger-level-spell-that-I-can't-believe-I -forgot-the-name. And nice to see Gourry swinging SoL again after sometime. And... even nitoryuu!! XD
! I even smirked at Xellos surprised face when he learned that Wiser is as sneaky as him. Hahahahha.... he got friend isn't he?? XD never underestimate human!
! And finally we got to see the real Pokota and Ducius. Hmm.... so the one who got bad taste is actually Rezo?? I mean.... he could choose a cuter doll for Pokota's temporary body, can't he? XD
! And.... Zanafar...... if I'm not mistaken, isn't Zanafar got more than 1 head?? hmm.....
Anyway…. can't wait to see ep.11 as we actually got some plot now ^_^
i'm going to guess xellos is jumping from side to side as he chooses, probably cause it's more fun this way, or it just suits his needs. whatever those may be. "sore wa himitsu des"
Ah…. catch up till ep 10. And apparently something finally happens here. But.... Now I'm confused, who is at the side of whom. Gosh....
! So, finally we have a vilain that worth watched. Zuuma is quite strong, not to say the 'spell blocking' spell. I wonder who is he really is? and to have the woman-pupet to swear a contract to him?? not an ordinary man isn't he?
! But, apparently Lina is getting stronger. She still could stand after a Laguna Blade. And… she is a bit wiser now, to not using a-hinger-level-spell-that-I-can't-believe-I -forgot-the-name. And nice to see Gourry swinging SoL again after sometime. And... even nitoryuu!! XD
! I even smirked at Xellos surprised face when he learned that Wiser is as sneaky as him. Hahahahha.... he got friend isn't he?? XD never underestimate human!
! And finally we got to see the real Pokota and Ducius. Hmm.... so the one who got bad taste is actually Rezo?? I mean.... he could choose a cuter doll for Pokota's temporary body, can't he? XD
! And.... Zanafar...... if I'm not mistaken, isn't Zanafar got more than 1 head?? hmm.....Anyway…. can't wait to see ep.11 as we actually got some plot now ^_^
Regarding Zanafar; In the novels, it was a more beastlike creature with but a single head. His "New" look is actually more of a fix, making him more like how he was originally intended to look.
On that note, Dulcis and Zuuma were also characters from the novels, though Dulcis' backstory was much different. Revolution is taking a lot of nods from the novels that were never animated, but it isn't based on any of the original stories.
And Ozel: Ozel spelled backwards is Lezo, and behind her bangs, she has Rezo's hairstyle. (Go back and watch the scene where Ozel releases Lina's party from the cell. It's fairly obvious there.)
ah… I see.... that's the original Zanaffar. Because, I've just rewatched the first series, and he got 2 heads there ^_^
Well.... I never read the novel so I didn't know of those new characters. I kinda like the dog and cat though, they're cute :wub:
Anyway, love to see the characters using informal clothes for a while ^_^ And I really pity the man who massaged Zel. That must be really tough XD
Ohh... Ozel huh?? wow... nice observation there
that's the robot chick, right? I'll have to go rewatch. still haven't watched 10 yet :\
Question:
Didn't the novels stop after the Hellmaster incident and instead, Slayers Special was continued?
Any place where I can get this series subbed?
do a search on baka-updates.
just watched ep.11 Ah…. I must say... I'm a bit dissapointed. Somehow, the plot seems not clear again. I mean, I think season 1 and 2 (next) still superior in plots.
anyway....
! after I take a better look, Zannafar looks like a wolf, but with ability as a mole?? I mean, he can dug the surface XD
And, Duclis' revenge just seems weak to me.
Plothole: last time we saw Lina's gang, all of them were beaten, how come they're so fresh in this ep?
! Apparently, we'll be seeing Shylphiel again next ep. And Seyruun….. I wonder whether Amelia and Naga will meet. I want to see their reaction!! XD and Lina's too.
I had a lot of hope at first, but this is looking to be worse than TRY.
ya, i'm not looking for a stellar season, but it is nice to see some fresh slayers none the less. and oh no, I think that's what makes it so great, that amilia and naga are so clueless. it would just ruin it if they found out. If they did meet, they can't figure it out.
Question:
Didn't the novels stop after the Hellmaster incident and instead, Slayers Special was continued?
No, that's just the end of Part 1.
Part 2 involves more adventures and dealing with various Mazoku, culminating in a showdown with another fragment of Ruby Eye who happened to be sealed within a fellow who they'd made friends some books back.
Sadly, Tokyopop has no intention to release any of Part 2, as the previous novels didn't sell well enough.
No accounting for taste…
so how do we get a hold of them then :\
yup, like I said, this season's plot does seems weaker. But on the other hand, the graphic is awesome!! as what you can expect after 11 years gap.
@captain ussop: ah…. but don't you feel pity at them?? I bet Amelia miss her sister :P
they're tough girls. they have justice as their friend! ^^
double post. OMG! guys! you gotta go watch episode 12. The story is gettin good. wow. The battle near the end is just awsome.
really??? Oh dear… But I would be very busy this week. Oh well.... better pile them up so I could watch them as one go XD
Eventually, I will have to watch this. Zuuma is just too much badass in the novels.
! Anyone who can sneak past Gourry and nearly kill Lina in their first encounter, take down an entire gang of armed thugs with a knife, and survive losing both his arms (one to Gourry, the other to Lina) is Definitive Badass Material.
some news:
I've just read the latest ed. of my fav anime magazine, and guess what?? I read a news about Slayers Revolution. It is said that there will be Slayers Revolution second seasons. It will aired around December 2008 after this season end.
I really hope that this season will have a gret plot so that fans won't be dissapointed, and would expect a continuation.
anyone know what's going on with slayers. Still waiting for an episode 14
I always understood that this season would be comprised of two mini-arcs with a break in between. This is the break, I guess.
oh my god. why did no one tell me!!!
did anyone else know they released the second part of this season!!
Go to Funimation's web site. they're subbing them.
They're bringing back a lot of elements from the past. Not exactly slayers as I remember it, but still good.
since the beginning I have only seen the dub of this show, and the reason I didn't watch it when the new season came out is because I rather wait for it…but when does the DVD come anyway?
it looks like you can view a dub version. and looks like they got the whole season up.
http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=video&v=3816
Ah Slayers REHASH… I mean, REVOLUTION.
I love me some Slayers. One of my all time favorites. (Own all the seasons, movies, ovas, soundtracks, most of the artbooks, etc.) But aside from Xellos being around, the new season is pretty much a note for note rehash of season 1.
! REVOLUTION wasn't bad perse, but it did kind of… reuse old villains and plot threads. Rezo, Shabranigdo, AND Zannifer? All in the same season? Really? AND a fake sword of light with no real explanation for its existence other than "oh and uhm... Pakota made it"?
Which is really a shame, when there's still so much new ground and material from the novels (and dozens of spinoff manga) to cover. Oh well. It was nice seeing the crew again, with modern animation. And all the old music cues brings immediate nostalgia. Just woulda been nice if the story had moved more forward.
Nama is an amazing bit of comedy gold in the EVOLUTION-R part of the season, however.
Is there any chance this thread can get a renaming? Slayers "New upcoming season" from February 28th, 2008 is very different from Slayers "New upcoming season" January 4, 2010.
artbooks eh. know where i can get em
artbooks eh. know where i can get em
I got most of mine a long time ago, Slayers is a bit of an older property and harder to track down now. Anime conventions, japanese bookstores, online sites like animenation or animecastle. Ebay is a solid bet, I just checked and it currently has a whole bunch with the "buy it now" option. Just make sure you check the shipping prices, if its overseas the shipping could cost more than the actual item!
15-20$ is about the average price for one of them, (more than that and you're getting ripped off) they tend to be about 100 pages with a fair ammount of color art, and some black and white stuff in the back. LOTS of japanese text, obviously.
Ebay has a whole mess of them, just looks for "Slayers Art Books". SLAYERS DRA-MATA ILLUSTRATION ART BOOK and SLAYERS RUI ARAIZUMI ILLUSTRATION ART BOOK are full of random character art stuff from the original novels and are really cool.
This one actually has a lot of page photos, and gives a pretty good idea of what's in it.
Again, BE CAREFUL about the shipping. It costs more than books themselves in both of those cases! You might be able to get multiple things from the same seller, or go directly through their store instead of ebay and save that way. You'll probably want to look around more, those are just the first examples of those particular books I found.
The NEXT ANIMATION FILM BOOKS are small manga sized volumes, about 200 pages long, full color and loaded of screenshots and character designs from 4-6 episodes of the anime each, and should run about 5 bucks. (There's 6 of them) There are also film books for all 5 movies, and probably for the ovas as well.
The TRY artbooks are the taller but thinner 100 page things.
The animation books are neat if you're really interested in staring at a background or a color scheme or something, but mostly is only for the die hard fan. If you've seen it animated… you've seen it animated. But obviously if there's any particular episode or movie where you liked the character designs or backgrounds or whatnot, thats probably the way to go.
DRA-MATA and RUI ARAIZUMI ILLUSTRATION are the ones you probably most want to look into, they have the unique content, and showcase the original novel illustration stuff, so you're less likely to have seen them before.
ALL THAT SAID, you can probably find digital version online with some hunting, iike this. http://www.grey-street.net/scans/slayers/dragon.htm
just finished watching though it all
! the last episode ended up making up for it all. I was fixed to the edge of my seat. I wish potaka(sp) got his real body back though.
! I hear what your saying, robby, about, they had so much material they could have done stories from, but I can see what they did here. it was like a nice little round about. finishing where they started. going back to their roots. I didn't mind that so much. I guess that's why they had all the other main villains in the intro. it's like looking back.
What?? it's out already?? Why I didn't hear any of its news before…..
Hmm... nowhere to download the ep??
Btw, who would've guess that robby is also a Slayers fan?? ^^ and even got more artbook than me XD
Oh yeah. Slayers was one of my first animes. Like… 12 years ago. I was buying the TAPES, as they came out.
Still love it, always will.
Extra humor is now added by the fact that the dub cast went on to be the pokemon cast. Usually not an issue since I watch the subtitled version, but...
I tried watching this but it's impossible to take seriously after watching H anime with similarly themed fantasy universes.
I did like Wizer though. What a cad!