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The cover of the first volume of the Slayers light novel series released by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko.

The Slayers series of Japanese light novels is written by Hajime Kanzaka with accompanying illustrations drawn by Rui Araizumi. It follows the adventures of teenage sorceress Lina Inverse and her companions as they journey through their world.[1][2] Using powerful magic and swordsmanship they battle overreaching wizards, demons seeking to destroy the world, and an occasional hapless gang of bandits.

Slayers began serialization in Dragon Magazine in 1989 as a short story series written by Hajime Kanzaka, with illustrations by Rui Araizumi.[3] The chapters were then published as light novels under the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint across 15 volumes from January 17, 1990 to May 10, 2000. Although the original story ended with the 15th volume in 2000, Kanzaka began a new arc 18 years later in the May 2018 issue of Dragon Magazine, which was published in March 2018, to celebrate the magazine and Fujimi Fantasia Bunko's 30th anniversary.[4] He described it as "kind of a reunion" and said he had not decided to relaunch the series yet.[5] Volume 16 was published on October 20, 2018.[6] A third story arc began in the November 2019 issue of the magazine, released in September 2019.[5] The author described this as "Rather than an official history, the third arc is going to be more like one of the possibilities, a parallel existence to the TRY TV anime and the Water Dragon King manga, I guess."[7] Volume 17 was published on October 19, 2019.[5]

On September 7, 2004, Tokyopop began publishing the light novels in English, ending with the release of volume 8 on January 2, 2008. On July 3, 2020, J-Novel Club announced their rescue license of the series during their panel at Anime Expo Lite. As part of their digital pre-publication releases, the first chapter was released on their website that day.[8] The J-Novel Club release of Slayers set to begin in July 2021, is a 3-1 hardcover omnibus edition based on the 2008 revised edition that featured new illustrations and covers.[9][10]

Slayers Special is a spin-off prequel series written by Kanzaka with illustrations by Araizumi. 30 novels were published between 1991 and 2008, each consisting of one-shot stories (sometimes, two-chapter stories) chronicling the exploits of Lina and Naga the Serpent before the events in Slayers. A similar series titled Slayers Smash. was released as five volumes between July 2008 and November 2011. Slayers Delicious is a four volume prequel series also featuring Lina and Naga that was released between 1997 and 1999. These four stories were originally published separately by Fujimi Fantasia in mini-bunko format, and later they were included in different Special novels.

Slayers

No. Title Original release date English release date
1The Ruby Eye
Sureiyāzu! (スレイヤーズ!)		January 17, 1990[11]
978-4-8291-2345-4		September 7, 2004 (Tokyopop)[12]
978-1-59532-094-0
2The Sorcerer of Atlas
Atorasu no Madōshi (アトラスの魔道士)		August 20, 1990[13]
978-4-8291-2369-0		December 7, 2004 (Tokyopop)[14]
978-1-59532-095-7
3The Ghost of Sairaag
Sairāgu no Yōma (サイラーグの妖魔)		February 18, 1991[15]
978-4-8291-2388-1		March 8, 2005 (Tokyopop)[16]
978-1-59532-579-2
4The Battle of Saillune
Batoru obu Seirūn (聖王都動乱)		October 17, 1991[17]
978-4-8291-2412-3		June 7, 2005 (Tokyopop)[18]
978-1-59532-580-8
5The Silver Beast
Shirogane no Majū (白銀の魔獣)		July 13, 1992[19]
978-4-8291-2454-3		September 6, 2005 (Tokyopop)[20]
978-1-59532-581-5
6Vezendi's Shadow
Vezendi no Yami (ヴェゼンディの闇)		March 12, 1993[21]
978-4-8291-2495-6		December 13, 2005 (Tokyopop)[22]
978-1-59532-582-2
7Gaav's Challenge
Gāvu no Chōsen (魔竜王の挑戦)		December 10, 1993[23]
978-4-8291-2536-6		January 2, 2008 (Tokyopop)[24]
978-1-4278-0504-1
8King of the City of Ghosts
Shiryō-toshi no Ō (死霊都市の王)		July 28, 1994[25]
978-4-8291-2575-5		January 2, 2008 (Tokyopop)[26]
978-1-4278-0505-8
9The Cursed Sword of Bezeld
Bezerudo no Yōken (ベゼルドの妖剣)		June 20, 1995[27]
978-4-8291-2633-2		—
10Solaria's Strategy
Soraria no Bōryaku (ソラリアの謀略)		December 21, 1995[28]
978-4-8291-2658-5		—
11Crimson Delusion
Kurimuzon no Mōshū (クリムゾンの妄執)		July 25, 1996[29]
978-4-8291-2693-6		—
12The Stratagem of the Army of Dynast
Hagun no Sakudō (覇軍の策動)		April 18, 1997[30]
978-48291-2740-7		—
13Road to the Demon's Reincarnation
Kōma e no Dōhyō (降魔への道標)		November 27, 1998[31]
978-48291-2856-5		—
14Hatred in Sellentia
Serentia no Zōo (セレンティアの憎悪)		July 21, 1999[32]
978-4-8291-2904-3		—
15Demon Slayers!
Demon Sureiyāzu! (デモン・スレイヤーズ!)		May 10, 2000[33]
978-4-8291-2966-1		—
16The Encounter at Atessa
Atessa no Kaikō (アテッサの邂逅)		October 20, 2018[34]
978-4-04-072905-3		—
17Long Way Back
Harukanaru Kiro (遥かなる帰路)		October 19, 2019[35]
978-4-04-073377-7		—

Slayers Special

No. Title Release date ISBN
1The Prince of Saillune
白魔術都市の王子		July 17, 1991[36]978-4-8291-2405-5
2Little Princess
Ritoru Purinsesu (リトル・プリンセス)		March 16, 1992[37]978-4-8291-2431-4
3Naga's Adventure
Nāga no Bōken (ナーガの冒険)		October 13, 1992[38]978-4-8291-2464-2
4Plot of the Sorcerer's Guild
魔道士協会の陰謀		June 11, 1993[39]978-4-8291-2506-9
5Fight! Our High Priest
戦え!　ぼくらの大神官		October 12, 1993[40]978-4-8291-2527-4
6Knockdown! Hero-sama
Datō! Yūsha-sama (打倒!　勇者様)		October 12, 1994[41]978-4-8291-2591-5
7Good Luck, Necromancer
がんばれ死霊術士		January 17, 1995[42]978-4-8291-2604-2
8Terrible Future
恐るべき未来		July 20, 1995[43]978-4-8291-2637-0
9Ileez's Travels
Irīzu no Tabiji (イリーズの旅路)		April 19, 1996[44]978-4-8291-2681-3
10Being a Goddess of Destruction is Hard
Hakai-shin wa Tsurai yo (破壊神はつらいよ)		October 25, 1996[45]978-4-8291-2711-7
11Violent Race! Stagecoach!
激走!　乗合馬車!		July 18, 1997[46]978-4-8291-2759-9
12The Maid Might Witness It
家政婦は見たかもしんない		December 16, 1997[47]978-4-8291-2789-6
13Respect is Depressing
仰げば鬱陶し		July 17, 1998[48]978-4-8291-2826-8
14Haunted Night?
Hōnteddo Naito? (ホーンテッド・ナイト?)		October 13, 1999[49]978-4-8291-2923-4
15April's Casebook
Eipuriru no Jikenbo (エイプリルの事件簿)		July 14, 2000[50]978-4-8291-2983-8
16Scramble Grill
Sukuranburu Guriru (スクランブル・グリル)		December 20, 2000[51]978-4-82911316-5
17Small, Strong Melody
小さな濃いメロディ		June 20, 2001[52]978-4-8291-1362-2
18Dispute About the Succession of the Ranger
跡継騒動 森林レンジャー		December 20, 2001[53]978-4-8291-1398-1
19Lunatic Festival
Runateku Esutebaru (るなてく・へすてばる)		July 18, 2002[54]978-4-8291-1450-6
20Mission Possible
Misshon Poshiburu (ミッション・ポシブル)		February 20, 2003[55]978-4-8291-1498-8
21Thy Name is Sweet Potato
Nanji Sononaha Suīto Poteto (汝その名はスイートポテト)		August 20, 2003[56]978-4-8291-1544-2
22G Hunter Folkus
Jī Hantā Forukusu (Gハンター・フォルクス)		February 20, 2004[57]978-4-8291-1589-3
23Break of Destiny
Bureiku obu Disutinī (ブレイク・オブ・ディスティニー)		October 25, 2004[58]978-4-8291-1654-8
24Threat of the Underground Kingdom
地底王国の脅威		April 20, 2005[59]978-4-8291-1710-1
25Encouragement of Chivalry
騎士道のススメ		October 20, 2005[60]978-4-8291-1763-7
26Missing Saint
Misshingu Seinto (ミッシング・セイント)		April 25, 2006[61]978-4-8291-1811-5
27Stamp to Kill
Sutanpu tu Kiru (スタンプ・トゥ・キル)		July 25, 2006[62]978-4-8291-1839-9
28Potion Scramble
Pōshon Sukuranburu (ポーション・スクランブル)		January 25, 2007[63]978-4-8291-1893-1
29Magical Old Woman Princia
魔法の老女プリンシア		July 20, 2007[64]978-4-8291-1944-0
30The Silver Bullet
Shirogane no Dangan (白銀の弾丸)		January 19, 2008[65]978-4829132586

Slayers Smash.

No. Title Release date ISBN
1Surpassing the Lion Test
獅子の試練を乗り越えて		July 19, 2008[66]978-4-8291-3307-1
2Academy Feast
Akademī Fesuta (アカデミーフェスタ)		January 25, 2009[67]978-4-8291-3369-9
3The Sticky Season
ねちゃねちゃの季節		October 20, 2010[68]978-4-8291-3577-8
4The Resurrected King
Yomigaeru Ō (蘇る王)		April 20, 2011[69]978-4-8291-3636-2
5The Girl Falls in Love
恋せよオトメ		November 19, 2011[70]978-4-8291-3700-0

Slayers Delicious

No. Title Release date ISBN
1Lina's Great Fashion Strategy
リナちゃん♥おしゃれ大作戦		March 6, 1997978-4-04-700142-8
2Forest of the Curse-Magic Sorceress
呪術士の森		July 10, 1997978-4-04-700177-0
3Mountain of Giant Beasts
巨大生物の山		July 25, 1998978-4-047002487
4Lunatic Festival
Runateku Esutebaru (るなてく・へすてばる)		July 12, 1999978-4-04-700278-4

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