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Slayers - Book of Spells | 
 enlarge | Directors: Makoto Noriza, Masato Sato, Osamu Yokota, Shigeru Morikawa
Actors: Bin Shimada, Yumi Tôma, Etsuko Ishikawa, Yûichi Nagashima, Lo Bozzo
Studio: Adv Films
Category: DVD
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 61077
Format: Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 75 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 702727006029
EAN: 0702727006029
ASIN: B00005221A
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: January 9, 2001
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Condition: no scratches, looks and plays great, disc is clean. Satisfaction guaranteed. Everyday Music selling in Portland, Oregon for 15 years.
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Lina Inverse, the red-haired heroine of this slapstick jiggle series, roams a strange Never-Never Land performing deeds of derring-do. Her partner, Naga, looks like an anime version of a Frank Frazetta heroine, her voluptuous figure barely contained in a minuscule costume. The only things they share are a need for money and a love of food. In "The Scary Chimera Plan," Lina matches half-wits with Diol, a sorcerer who wants to incorporate her into the three-headed monster he's making. He's not much of an opponent until he produces 10 doppelgängers of Naga, complete with her grating laugh. Naga and Lina are hired to help a nerdish boy win his spurs in "Jeffrey's Knighthood." Their tutoring turns out to be completely unnecessary as Jeffrey's mother, Ms. Josephine, is a one-woman war machine capable of flattening any foe. In "Mirror, Mirror," the enchanted looking glass of a fabled sorcerer backfires on a would-be thief: it produces versions of Lina and Naga that are mirror images of them psychologically--cute, cowering, and helpful. These misadventures are very silly, but some parents may object to the scenes of Naga's breasts bouncing within a micro-bra and the jokes about Lina's noticeably smaller bust. Episodes: 1. "The Scary Chimera Plan," 2. "Jeffrey's Knighthood," 3. "Mirror, Mirror." Suggested for ages 12 and up for violence, profanity, and sexual humor. --Charles Solomon
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 Check out the series before this if your interested in Slayers April 16, 2007
THE MAIN MAN (Central Bookin', NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Slayers has become one of my favorite series. However the movies and these episodes aren't all that great to me. Naga is a cool character a little bit but she's good in small doses. That damn laugh gets annoying very fast. Right off the back I dont like the fact the characters from the series doesn't even make an appearance. This short collection has 3 decent episodes. Mostly comedy, some action and the stories are alright at best.
Episode 1) The scary Chimera plan. This just so happens to be my least favorite episode of Slayers altogether including the movies. Some sorcerer wants to use Lina for an experiment which she wants no part of. Later on for some reason he clones Naga 10x. The Naga clan to include the original laughs together almost the entire episode. If you do not like Naga's laugh, then this episode can be a short nightmare. This is a 2.5/5 to me.
Episode 2) Jeffrey's Knighthood. Lina and Naga are hired to train some bumbling idiot kid into a knight. This episode is mostly comedy and just when it starts to get serious the silliness returns. Which is ok but it soon gets repetitive. Still the dialogue and the development will have you laughing a bit. This is a 3/5 to me.
Episode 3) Mirror, Mirror. This episode Lina and Naga are hired by a society to bring back a sorcerer who stole information about a magical mirror. It has a pretty good plot but if you pay close attention you can figure out what may happen at some point. This is the best of the 3 to me. I give this a 3.5/5.
This collection isn't all that great to me. After watching all the movies and the complete series. This was a huge step in another direction to me. I'm not saying this collection is bad. Its just that, next to the overall development and memorable characters of the series. This is just a step down and I expected the same level of greatness or at least close to it.
The DVD itself has a few adv trailers, language change, and some of the original trailers for Slayers. Like I said before, if your interested in Slayers, checkout the series first. That is a great place to start. I recommend checking this out last.
 Naga.....Tone it down a bit January 11, 2004
Paul Schifferli (Virginia)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I love this series. And I have a strange affinity for Naga....Hmmm.. I wonder what it could be. I love how Lina calls Naga the "Bondage Queen of Darkness". Also that outfit of hers....My god... The only thing I can't stand is that ridiculous laugh of hers. It drives me mad.. But still, it's a very funny anime. You really should see it if you enjoy animes, or comedy...or both
Cute, but a little odd July 29, 2001
Jeremy Moore (Flint, Mi United States)
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this DVD, especially the last episode entitled Mirror, Mirror. If you are a Slayers fan, you might be a little put off by this series at first, and if you don't like Naga's laugh, then I warn you NOT to watch the first episode. Still it was amusing, althought I did find Jefferies Knighthood to be comical, it was kind of cliche at times.
 Slayers Special May 5, 2001
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
These three episodes were from the novel Slayers Special, and were originally named Slayers Special 1,2,3. The plots is not related to the Slayers, Slayers Next and Slayers Try TV series (TV series were from the original Slayers novel, not the Slayers SP novel). Compared to the TV series, episodes in this disk (and the movies) are more funny, short and have less of conspiracies. You'll see their funny acts all the time in this disk, and the castings are wonderful. It show you the full potential of what Lina and Naga are capable in their day-to-day works (what a life!) If there is anything disatisfy me in these episodes, it's the length. If will certainly make you want to see more episodes like these, but this is all what have with Slayers Special (Books of Spells) now and they're short episodes - but they're good. One more thing, they share the same ED song - but this song, by Hayashibara Megumi / Lina Inverse - is exceptionally good.
Slayers at its best April 7, 2001
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is truly Slayers at its best. This DVD contains all 3 episodes of the the Slayers Special OAV. Full of homour and action, this DVD is a must have for all Slayers fans everywhere. The original and unique slap-stick humour found in everything Slayers is pulled to it's full extent in this truly hilarious piece of anime art. This 3-part OAV takes place before the original slayers series. As opposed to the usual Slayers group, Lina's only companion is Naga- quite possibly the funniest (and at times the most annoying) anime character ever. With Naga's annoying laugh and Lina's un-stopable hunger, This dynamic duo gets into many adventures! Take my advise and buy this DVD, you wont regret it.
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