Lina and Gourry travel to a seaside town named Acassi, where octopus tentacle is a delicacy. However, the octopus meat carries a curse that dooms the eater to only speak Takogo (octopus language). Amelia, Zelgadiss, and Xelloss all show up, and the main four characters (Lina, Gourry, Ameria, Zelgadiss) get cursed. The octopi enlist the power of a mazoku to get rid of the humans once and for all. The white sorceress Ruma must learn the cure to the curse from her long-lost master in order to save the town.For new anime fans, Slayers is a hilarious fantasy adventure series centered on Lina Inverse, a brilliant but hot-tempered teenage sorceress with an insatiable love for money and food. While traveling the world, she's joined by her companion, the good-natured but dim-witted swordsman Gourry Gabriev. Together with Zelgadis; a stone-skinned chimera searching to become human again, and Ameilia; a young, justice-obsessed princess, their quest for gold often drags them into epic, world-threatening confrontations with powerful demons and maniacal wizards. The anime masterfully balances its high-stakes, magical battles with constant slapstick comedy and character banter, making it an influential classic in the sword-and-sorcery genre. Runtime: 30 minutesSpoken Languages: English, Japanese Audio, English SubtitlesDirector: Junichi SatoAnime Release Year: 2001Publisher: ADV FilmsRating: PG - 13 Genre: Adventure, Comedy, FantasyThemes: Magic, Sword and Sorcery
