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The Worst Episodes of Slayers

Every episode of Slayers ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Slayers!

Worst episode
S1E2 BAD! Mummy Men Aren't My Type!
7.164 votes
Best episode
S2E17 They're Talking About a Girl Named Zelgadis?
8.828 votes
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Season 2
8.0avg
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1d 14h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Slayers Season 1 Episode 2 - BAD! Mummy Men Aren't My Type!
    7.1/10(64 votes)

    S1:E2

    Lina and Gourry go to a magic shop in town to sell the treasures that Lina snatched from the bandits. However an item from the booty, a knife, is cursed and it turns the shopkeeper violent and a hullabaloo starts. Lina and Gourry fight a hard battle but the chaos is brought to a sudden stop by a single bark of the shopkeeper's wife. While they are relieved, a mummy called Zolf, attacks our heroes with the evil trolls. He is looking for one of the items Lina possesses. Lina and Gourry are fighting their way out. However, on the same evening, Zolf shows up to their room again with a mysterious person.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Slayers Season 1 Episode 3 - CRASH! Red and White and Suspicious All Over!
    7.1/10(62 votes)

    S1:E3

    The mysterious person says that his name is Zelgadis Greywords. He is a mixture of human, golem and demon; a creation of utter evil. He offers to buy Lina's booty, but Lina asks for an outrageous price which drives him away. Not giving up, Zelgadis comes back to take Lina's booty by force. Lina is hurt and thrown into a pinch. Luckily she is saved by the legendary great sage, Rezo the Red Priest. Rezo warns Lina that Zelgadis wants to resurrect the mazoku Shabranigdo, the demon king, then Rezo mysteriously disappears after performing some unknown spell...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Slayers Season 1 Episode 4 - DASH! Run for it! My Magic Doesn't Work?
    7.1/10(61 votes)

    S1:E4

    Lina and Gourry start investigating a way to stop Shabranigdo's resurrection, however they are plagued with a question. Why is Zelgadis trying to revive the Demon Lord? On the other hand, Rezo cannot easily be trusted. The situation becomes more complicated when Zelgadis and Zolf realize that they are no longer able to scry for the as yet unknown item that is in Lina's possession. While our heroes are traveling through a forest, Lina informs Gourry that she will not be able use her sorcery effectively for a few days. This makes her vulnerable to any villains that may challenge her. As fate would have it, Zelgadis and his men come to attack. During the exchange, one of Zelgadis's men, Dilgear the Werewolf/Troll, lets slip that it is, in fact, the Orihalcon statue that has them chasing Lina across the countryside. Lina narrowly escapes the initial attack and is separated from Gourry. However, she is quickly ambushed, knocked unconscious with a spell, and captured by Zelgadis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Slayers Season 5 Episode 9 - VOICE! What`s inside the jar?
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    S5:E9

    Having obtained the Hellmaster's Jar, Lina and the party hear Rezo's voice inside. Following random instructions, they go through several tasks before finding Ozzel and the jar stolen by some bandits.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Yasunori Yamada

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  5. Slayers Season 1 Episode 1 - ANGRY? Lina's Furious Dragon Slave!
    7.2/10(73 votes)

    S1:E1

    The series begins with a raid on a group of bandits at the hands of the 15-year-old sorceress Lina Inverse. On her way to Atlas City, she is surrounded by bandits. Just as Lina prepares to attack, a mercenary swordsman, Gourry Gabriev, appears and defeats the bandits. Lina and Gourry befriend each other. Soon after, Lina and Gourry are asked to exterminate the dragon threatening a small village. Having no reason to refuse, Lina takes on the job despite Gourry's dissuasion. Being intimidated by the dragon, Lina is outraged. Lina uses the Dragu Slave technique on the dragon, killing it and destroying most of the village. Lina and Gourry eventually run away from the villagers after the village's destruction.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Slayers Season 1 Episode 5 - ESCAPE! Noonsa, the Flaming Fish Man!
    7.2/10(54 votes)

    S1:E5

    Lina awakens to find that she is held captive in Zelgadis' hideout. After Lina is questioned about the Orihalcon statue, she lies about why Zolf is unable to locate it magically. She is then asked why she didn't fight back harder in the previous skirmish. Zelgadis determines that she should be kept alive until they retrieve the statue in any case and she is then subjected to threats of torture by Zolf and repercussions for her previous treatment of him, much of it ineffective, to his dismay.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Slayers Season 1 Episode 6 - FOCUS! Rezo's the Real Enemy?!
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    S1:E6

    Rezo suddenly appears during Lina's escape of and calls Zelgadis a traitor. Lina is surprised to discover the relationship between the two. Zelgadis' grudge against Rezo makes him revolt against him. Lina and Zelgadis barely make it out virtually unharmed, with Zelgadis using Lina as a distraction against Rezo, with quite a bit of protest from Lina. Rezo's men discover the escape, as well as the cooked Noonsa, and subsequently eat him, all while swearing vengeance for his death. Soon after escaping Rezo, Lina and Zelgadis take a break to rest and Lina, being quite confused after find out about Rezo and Zelgadis's relationship, asks Zelgadis to explain to her just what, exactly, is going on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasunori Yamada

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  8. Slayers Season 4 Episode 1 - AMAZING Astonishing Dragon Slave!?
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    S4:E1

    Lina and Gourry bump into some pirates on the high seas, and demonstrate they still got what it takes to beat up the bad guys. The pirates have a fish woman who was taken hostage. Zelgadis travels with Amelia, who brings her Seyruun fleet to Lina. As the gang reunite, a guy named Wizer Flayon, an inspector from the kingdom of Ruvignald, proceeds to arrest Lina Inverse with the crime of being Lina Inverse. As the gang try to bail out of town, they encounter increasing military opposition and someone who can cast a Dragon Slave!

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Slayers Season 5 Episode 3 - PARTNER! They`re sharing a body?
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    S5:E3

    Amelia and Nama get separated from the crew and Amelia ends up stuck inside of Nama. The two then hear about a dragon from a nearby village and decide to take it on.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Yasunori Yamada

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  10. Slayers Season 1 Episode 21 - UPSET! Gourry vs. Zangulus!
    7.3/10(41 votes)

    S1:E21

    Lina, Gourry, Amelia and Sylphiel get to Rezo's museum. They break the seal by the Sword of Light and look for Rezo's secret in the underground chamber. They are caught in a trap set by Eris and become separated. While Lina searches for Gourry and Amelia, Sylphiel asks her about her relationship with Gourry. She tries not to show any feelings for Gourry other than a mere friendship. In the meantime, Gourry is in the middle of man-to-man battle with Zangulus. He is cornered by the strong opponent but Gourry uses the full force of his Sword of Light and defeats Zangulus.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Yasunori Yamada

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  11. Slayers Season 5 Episode 2 - OH MY HEAD! Where did it go?
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    S5:E2

    Nama leads the crew to a village that has been being harassed by a headless knight named Hans. When they capture him, he offers one of his jars in exchange for them helping him find his missing head.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Slayers Season 3 Episode 7 - A Peace Conference? This is the Dragon Shrine?
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    S3:E7

    Lina and the gang are tricked to rebuild the temple they broke. When they are done, they demand answers about the prophecy only to have Almayce show up.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Slayers Season 1 Episode 8 - HELP! Shabranigdo is Reborn!
    7.4/10(50 votes)

    S1:E8

    While taking a rest in a village, Gourry and Zelgadis start fighting over the Philosopher's Stone. Lina calms them down but they become more hostile with each other. Then, they receive a message from Rezo, stating that unless they give the Philosopher's Stone to him, he will turn all the villagers into stones. Having no choice, Lina and the others go to meet Rezo. Lina has no intention of giving the Stone to Rezo because she knows that the Red Priest is scheming to resurrect Shabranigdo. Rezo manages to hypnotize Zelgadis and makes him steal the Stone. With the Stone in his possession Rezo revives the Dark Lord Shabranigdo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Slayers Season 1 Episode 13 - MONEY! Knock Out Those Bounty Hunters!
    7.4/10(46 votes)

    S1:E13

    Lina, Gourry and Amelia finally arrive in Seyruun and see the wanted poster. To their surprise Lina and Gourry find themselves on the wanted poster. Amelia, the Lady of Justice captures them, stating that she just carries out her holy mission. Lina and Gourry are handed over to two bounty hunters, Zangulus and Vrumugun. After sealing Lina's magic and taking away Gourry's swords they are both placed in jail. But Lina and Gourry somehow manage to escape. Outraged Lina and Gourry challenge the bounty hunters. They are cornered by strong counter-attack of Zangulus and Vrumagun. Amelia, dismayed in judging who is good and who is not, manipulates a strong incantation, saying "whoever stays alive is good!" and blows up the entire area. Lina and Gourry barely survive it, and continue their journey to Sairaag where they are told the person responsible for the wanted poster can be found.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Slayers Season 1 Episode 14 - NAVIGATION! An Invitation to Sairaag!
    7.4/10(46 votes)

    S1:E14

    Lina and her friends are still pursued by the bounty hunters. They try to lose them in the mountains to no avail. Our heroes have no time for a meal and their empty stomachs is taking a toll on them. They follow their noses into a cave where the smell of delicious food emanates. But it is a trap setup by Zangulus and Vrumugan... They narrowly escape from the cave and escape on a raft in a rapid stream. Zangulus and Vrumugan try to catch on, but finally Lina's magic knocks them out and the pursuers are thrown into the water.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Slayers Season 3 Episode 15 - Disaster and Danger? This Place is a Wonder Island!
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    S3:E15

    Lina wanders around in several worlds guided by a pig. She finds Zelgadis in costume, and decide to break out of this utter nonsense. She uses a Dragon Slave, breaking a wall, and they both find out they are in an amusement park, theme is where you could travel the world, where Filia is having a good time.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Yasunori Yamada

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  17. Slayers Season 1 Episode 19 - SHOCK! Sairaag Falls!
    7.4/10(40 votes)

    S1:E19

    Lina and her friends are shocked to see Rezo alive, standing right in front of them. At the same time, they suspect that Rezo may be a clone just like Vrumugun. They visit the Sorcery Church in order to find out more information about the clones, but discover nothing. Rezo appears again and attacks them with as much power as he used to have in their previous encounter. The Red Priest tries to take the Sword of Light from Gourry and while our heroes struggle to escape, the entire town is engulfed in fire by Rezo's powerful incantation!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Slayers Season 3 Episode 18 - The Right Person in the Right Place! Amelia in the Village of Justice!
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    S3:E18

    Amelia and Gourry decide to hang out with 3 old people (and their friends) "fighting in the name of Justice" wanting to slay some demons. In the end, the evil trolls (or dwarfs) are actually good, and the demons that Amelia and Gourry had to slay was Lina, Zelgadis and Filia. Lina and Filia got offended when the 3 old people start to call them demons, and started to yell at them. Then the old people fell over, and Lina tried to wake them up (of course they weren't dead.)

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Slayers Season 5 Episode 5 - RAIDER! A voice from the darkness!
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    S5:E5

    Nama finally leads the gang to ruins where the jar that sealed her soul into the armor lies. Unfortunately, as Xellos notes, this is not the real Hellmaster's Jar, and the Hellmaster's Jar lies in Zuuma's possession.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Slayers Season 5 Episode 6 - SEEK! Who is the target?
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    S5:E6

    Upon Zuuma's demand, Lina and company go to Vezendi and find out that a merchant named Radock has the Hellmaster's Jar. As a target of Zuuma, he hires them to be his bodyguards, but they are attacked by two monsters, Gduza and Dugld.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Slayers Season 5 Episode 7 - TOWN SCAPE Because it's a thing made by the people
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    S5:E7

    In order to find out more information on the Hellmaster's Jar, Lina, Gourry and Pokota follow Ozzel, encountering Zuuma along the way. Meanwhile, Amelia and Zelgadis are attacked by Gduza and Dugld while guarding Radock.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Slayers Season 5 Episode 8 - UNCOVER! The Darkness Unvielded!
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S5:E8

    In order to lure Zuuma out, Radock, Abel, and Lina's crew go on a business trip. While they stop, Zuuma, Gduza, Duguld, and an army of monsters attack. Lina and company learn that Radock was Zuuma all along, but he is killed by Xellos.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Slayers Season 4 Episode 3 - CHASE Never ending pursuit
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    S4:E3

    In the middle of an eating challenge between Gourry and Lina, Wiser arrests Lina for abducting pets of nearby rich nobles. Lina protests as usual, but in addition to proving her innocence, she hears that the nobles are offering a reward for their pets return. Lina and the gang attempt to cross a lake to a mysterious and dangerous island.

    Director:Takashi Watanabe
    Writer:Yasunori Yamada

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  24. Slayers Season 1 Episode 10 - JACKPOT! The Great Life or Death Gamble!
    7.5/10(50 votes)

    S1:E10

    Lina and the others challenge the Dark Lord, Shabranigdo. Unfortunately, he is too powerful and no magic works against him. Gourry is knocked down and Zelgadis is struck hard. Then, Lina is given the Sword of Light and it increases the power of her sorcery. Lina challenges Shabranigdo with the most powerful incantation, Giga Slave, which is superior to the Dragu Slave. She realizes that Rezo is still inside Shabranigdo. In the final moment, Rezo gets away from the body of Shabranigdo and finally Lina's Giga Slave smashes the Dark Lord. Upon arriving in Atlas City, Zelgadis decides to part ways with Lina and Gourry.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Slayers Season 1 Episode 9 - IMPACT! The Eve of the Great Life or Death Struggle!
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    S1:E9

    Rezo succeeds in resurrecting the Dark Lord, Shabranigdo. However, Rezo's body is taken over by the Dark Lord which was not part of his plan. Zolf and Rodimas recklessly challenge Shabranigdo, but are no match to the power of the Dark Lord. All Lina and others can do is to run from the ferocious demon. Shabranigdo's evil power spreads out to the surrounding areas. The weather turns abnormal and monsters become wild. Seeing the monsters attack the village, Lina and others decide to fight back.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"BAD! Mummy Men Aren't My Type!" is the worst rated episode of Slayers. It scored 7.1/10 from 64 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on April 14, 1995.

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