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Slayers

Why not, really. I wanted to find a light, fun, and silly anime to unwind after watching "Death Note" - and I found it. Besides, I heard about this anime a long time ago and decided to give it a try.

+ It's genuinely funny. Don't expect anything special, but it does a great job as a fun and not entirely brainless show. The setting is decent, the plot is cliché, but it's presented well and it's not boring to follow. The characters are mostly a bit flat (haha), but still charismatic enough to be interesting to watch; I'd especially like to mention Zelgadis (10/10, husband material, still not as good as Luke and Azazel, but he could easily make it into my top 10 favorite characters) and Xellos (I wonder when I started liking tricksters? This one is an excellent example), the others are also fine. Also, as I mentioned before, the series is really funny; even though I might not have understood all the humor due to my limited knowledge of fantasy and RPGs, it's still fun to watch, the humor is pleasant and not too crude, and there were many moments when I laughed out loud. The successful and unobtrusive breaking of the fourth wall is also a plus. At the same time, there are also serious, sometimes even heavy and dramatic moments, which are also presented well.
- Well, I'm not a big fan of humorous fantasy as such, and even towards the best examples of the genre, I have some reservations - even though I occasionally get involved in reading/watching representatives of this genre. I got into the series somewhere in the middle of the first season; at first, it didn't inspire me - maybe because Lina and Gourry didn't really grab my attention as characters, even though they turned out to be likeable. Also, the last two seasons evoked mixed feelings - it's still good, but it's not quite as good anymore, the art style changed a lot (I know there was a 10-year break), but it's still quite watchable, although Pokota is annoying at times >_>. However, I don't really want to nitpick, because it's pointless to expect too much from humorous fantasy, and this example, in my opinion, is very decent.
Also, I want to nitpick about Lina's catchphrase. In the very first episodes, it's said that Dragon Slave is "like, it's just a shortened version of Dragon Slayer))." But what if it was shortened to a completely different word, which is very poorly related in meaning, and as a result, my internal translator started to malfunction terribly?!
= 9/10. I'm not giving it a maximum score because of the genre, but I can raise it a little bit for Zelgadis. A good, light, and fun series, without too much drama, but not too brainless either. Probably one of the best examples of the genre. I like it.