{"product_id":"the-slayers-season-1-3-dvd-set","title":"The Slayers: Complete First Three Seasons DVD Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eLina Inverse is a teenage sorceress of extraordinary destructive capability, mercenary ethics, and a bottomless appetite. She steals from bandits, blows up anything that gets in her way, and is feared across the land as the Dragon Spooker and the Enemy of All Who Live. Her companion Gourry Gabriev is a swordsman of unparalleled physical ability and approximately zero intellectual capacity, carrying the legendary Sword of Light and faithfully missing every implication of every conversation he is ever part of. Together they stumble into three consecutive world-ending crises spread across three seasons: Season 1 pits them against the sorcerer Rezo the Red Priest and the demon lord Shabranigdo sealed within him; Season 2 (Slayers Next) deepens the franchise's mythology with the introduction of Xellos the Mysterious Priest, whose agenda is never entirely clear, and the demon lord Hellmaster Fibrizo; Season 3 (Slayers Try) takes the cast into uncharted territory beyond the world's barrier, introducing new enemies and the most dramatically ambitious arc of the original trilogy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Slayers is a three-season fantasy comedy franchise produced by E\u0026amp;G Films, directed across all three seasons by Takashi Watanabe — who also directed Freezing Season 1 \u0026amp; Vibration and Shakugan no Shana — based on Hajime Kanzaka's light novel series serialized in Dragon Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original series aired in 1995; Slayers Next was 1996; and Slayers Try was in 1997. The franchise is one of the most beloved and commercially successful anime of the 1990s, winning the Animage Anime Grand Prix multiple times and selling over 22 million light novel copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe English dub was originally produced by Software Sculptors \/ Central Park Media; FUNimation re-recorded the dub with an entirely new cast when they re-licensed the series. Megumi Hayashibara — who voices Lina Inverse — performed all six opening and ending themes across the three seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in North America by Central Park Media on VHS from 1996 and on DVD from 2000; FUNimation released individual season DVD sets beginning August 2007, followed by The Complete First Three Seasons box set on August 4, 2009, collecting all 78 episodes across ~1,725 minutes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Staff \u0026amp; Voice Talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Takashi Watanabe (Slayers Seasons 1–3, Slayers Revolution \u0026amp; Evolution-R, Freezing Season 1 \u0026amp; Vibration, Shakugan no Shana)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries Composition:\u003c\/b\u003e Takao Koyama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Light Novels:\u003c\/b\u003e Hajime Kanzaka, illustrated by Rui Araizumi (Dragon Magazine \/ Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, 1989–2000, 15 volumes; 22+ million copies in circulation)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharacter Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Naomi Miyata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStudio:\u003c\/b\u003e E\u0026amp;G Films\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Takayuki Hattori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 1 Opening Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Get Along\" by Megumi Hayashibara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 1 Ending Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Didn't I Tell You?\" by Megumi Hayashibara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 2 Opening Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Give a Reason\" by Megumi Hayashibara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 2 Ending Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Somewhere\" by Megumi Hayashibara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 3 Opening Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Breeze\" by Megumi Hayashibara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 3 Ending Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Don't Be Discouraged\" by Megumi Hayashibara \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Features (FUNimation Complete First Three Seasons Box Set)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All 78 Episodes — Seasons 1, 2 (Next), and 3 (Try) on Multiple Discs\u003cbr\u003e- Season 1 Extras: Lina's Song, Amelia's Song, Textless Openings \u0026amp; Closings, Trailers\u003cbr\u003e- Season 2 Extras: Textless Openings \u0026amp; Closings, Trailers\u003cbr\u003e- Season 3 Extras: Textless Openings \u0026amp; Closings, Trailers\u003cbr\u003e- Slipcase Box Packaging\u003cbr\u003e- FUNimation Previews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpoken Languages:\u003c\/b\u003e English \u0026amp; Japanese Audio, English Subtitles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/b\u003e スレイヤーズ (Slayers \/ Slayers Next \/ Slayers Try)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuntime:\u003c\/b\u003e ~1,725 Minutes (Complete Seasons 1–3, 78 Episodes)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason Breakdown:\u003c\/b\u003e Season 1 — eps 1–26 \/ Season 2 Next — eps 1–26 \/ Season 3 Try — eps 1–26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Takashi Watanabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Release Year:\u003c\/b\u003e 2009 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FUNimation Entertainment (re-license); original publisher Central Park Media \/ Software Sculptors (1996–2002, out of print)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e 13+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Region 1 (U.S. \/ Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Magic and Swords, Dark Lords and Demon Priests, Comedy Parody of High Fantasy, Lina Inverse Iconic Anti-Hero, 1990s Fantasy Adventure Landmark \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot included in the free shipping campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Funimation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42657648902229,"sku":null,"price":134.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/91wFCnddORL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782892684","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/the-slayers-season-1-3-dvd-set","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}