Slayers Great

Slayers Great

Year: 1997

Runtime: 61 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Hiroshi Watanabe

AnimationComedyAdventureFantasy

Laia Einburg wants to end her father Galia’s and brother Huey’s feud, but it erupts when Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent rescue her from a golem. Galia asks Lina to model a golem, and Huey does the same with Naga. Their golems become the prize in a contest run by Lords Haizen and Granion, who plan to weaponize them. Lina and Naga must save Stoner.

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Timeline & Setting – Slayers Great (1997)

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Stoner

Stoner is a bustling town famed for its golem makers and entertainment industry. It hosts a festival where feuding lords sponsor giant, remote-controlled golems that battle for prestige and political control. The town's economy hinges on toy golems, magic craftsmanship, and spectacle, drawing sorcerers and engineers alike.

🏙️ Town 🧰 Golem culture 🎭 Festival and entertainment

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Main Characters – Slayers Great (1997)

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Lina Inverse (Megumi Hayashibara)

An overpowered sorceress whose fearless nature and sharp wit drive her through Stoner's golem spectacle. When Huey sabotages Galia's golem supply, Lina's magic is temporarily absorbed by the tournament construct, leaving her momentarily powerless. She eventually unleashes Dragu Slave to win the battle, though the victory comes at a cost to the town and to her own pride, reinforcing her independent, no-nonsense stance while she remains capable of forming uneasy alliances.

🔥 Prodigy 💥 Temperamental 🗺️ Adventurer

Naga the Serpent (Maria Kawamura)

A powerful sorceress and Lina's formidable counterpart, she is drawn into Huey's schemes and participates in the golem tournament. Naga becomes entangled in Huey's golem while maintaining a charismatic, self-assured presence that amplifies the competition's stakes. Her dynamic with Lina—competitive yet playful—drives much of the film's tension and humor.

⚡️ Power 🐍 Serpent 💃 Charisma

Laia Einburg (Laia Einberg) (Leia 'Rya' Einburg)

A resourceful young girl from Stoner who leads Lina and Naga to her family, becoming the catalyst for their involvement in the festival. Her connection to her father Galia and brother Huey grounds the personal stakes behind the golem competition. Laia embodies the town's innocence and curiosity amid the spectacle and scheming.

👧 Young Protagonist 🗝️ Catalyst ✨ Hope

Galia

A renowned crafter of classic toy golems whose finances are strained. He clashes with Huey over how golems should look and behave, reflecting the tension between artistic vision and market pressures. Galia seeks to create golems that are whimsical and charming, not simply tools of war.

🎨 Designer 💸 Struggling Artist 🤝 Family man

Huey Einburg (Huey Einburg) (Takehito Koyasu)

Galia's son and a student with growing talent for golems. He becomes entangled with Naga, luring her into his golem and pushing the Grand Goddess project as a demonstration of power. Huey sabotages his father's clay supply to favor his own designs, highlighting his cunning, pride, and willingness to manipulate others for control.

⚔️ Rival 💡 Inventor 💞 Infatuation

Granion

A formidable lord who sponsors golems and schemes with Haizen to control the town. Granion aims to mass-produce golems as weapons of war, turning spectacle into strategic leverage. His plans are challenged when his own golems are destroyed, underscoring the fragility of power built on technological domination.

👑 Lord ⚔️ Military 🏗️ Industrialist

Lord Haizen (Haizen)

Granion's rival and another ruling lord who hires Huey and Naga to secure victory for his faction. Haizen leverages the festival to expand his influence and push for mass-produced golems as a means of control. His scheming drives much of the competition's orchestration and its political implications.

👑 Lord ⚔️ Rival 🏗️ Industrialist

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Major Themes – Slayers Great (1997)

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⚡️ Power and Politics

Two feuding lords covertly plan to mass-produce golems as weapons, using the festival to further their control over Stoner. The tournament becomes a battleground where magical prowess and mechanical engineering intersect with politics. Lina and Naga's personal rivalry is co-opted by the lords' ambitions, forcing them to navigate a web of manipulation and greed.

🎨 Creativity versus Exploitation

Galia and Huey's designs for golems reveal a tension between beauty and function. The story pits cute and sexy aesthetics against deadly utility as the golems become instruments of war rather than playthings. Lina and Naga struggle with how their images are used, and the creators' competing visions shape the town's fate.

🤝 Friendship under Strain

Lina and Naga remain traveling companions despite rivalry, their partnership tested by jealousy and competition. They navigate the chaotic festival, balancing personal animosities with the need to survive the golem battles. The duo's bond endures certain challenges, revealing both friction and underlying loyalty.

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