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Slayers - The Motion Picture is a 1995 anime feature film animated by J.C. Staff, produced by Bandai Visual, Kadokawa Shoten, Marubeni and King Records and distributed by Toei Company. This film is first movie in the Slayers anime series. Among fans, this film is commonly known as Slayers Perfect.

The film is set a few years before the TV series. Bandit killer Lina Inverse and her companion, Naga the Serpent, take an economy boat trip to the magical disappearing island of Mipross, so they can enjoy the hot springs there. However the two find that things on Mipross are "Not Quite What They Seem". The story does not follow the original novels.

The film's release date on July 29, 1995 in Japan.

Plot
The movie begins as bandit killer Lina Inverse has a dream about a blue-haired boy, asking her if her name is Lina Inverse and before he first introduces himself, Lina wakes up on a path and walks along it. While walking down the road, however, she accidentally steps on a thief's foot. Two other thieves rush toward him and call Lina. When they confront her, she blasts them away with her spell, Explosion Array, which sends the thieves splashing into a lake.

While at an open restaurant, she is confronted once again by the thieves. They have an ally with them. When the ally appears, she laughs and Naga the Serpent introduces herself and after a talk with Lina, she prepares for an attack, but Lina quickly burns her with a simple Fireball. Once Naga realizes that she is working for the thieves, she quickly joins Lina and ties them up. In the process, they take two tickets.

Releases
Slayers - The Motion Picture premiered in Japan on July 29, 1995.

Music
The soundtrack to Slayers - The Motion Picture was released by King Records on September 6, 1995, over five weeks after its premiere date. It was composed by Takayuki Hattori. The soundtrack was released by King Records in Japan and ADV Music in North America. The ending song, "Midnight Blue", is sung by Megumi Hayashibara.

Cultural References
There are several anime and manga references in the English dubbed version.
 * When Naga runs through the hallway to enter the springs, she says "Last one in is a rotten Dragon Ball", a reference to Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball series.
 * When Naga is with the slime-halves, Naga makes references to Dragon Half and the slime-halves resemble those of Square Enix's Dragon Quest series, which Toriyama also designed the characters.