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3It was OK
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Average 4.3
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Nov 3, 2013 4:17 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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CANALUUU!! (best scene of the episode)

Overall the first half of the series was quite funny, but then it started focusing on serious plot and lost its brillance. Good characters and interesting premises, but the execution lacked. Shame there wasn't at least one movie.

EDIT: I learned since then some of the material was lost in a fire, which explains why most of the second half is rushed. These things used to happen but it's a damn shame.
EratiKFeb 20, 2017 5:31 AM
May 3, 2014 12:54 AM
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EratiK said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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CANALUUU!! (best scene of the episode)

Overall the first half of the series was quite funny, but then it started focusing on serious plot and lost its brillance. Good characters and interesting premises, but the execution lacked. Shame there wasn't at least one movie.

It's indeed true---not all shows can shine their best with a serious, dark, and heart-wrenching plot at times. This is a case study for the small exception, which lost its charm by giving it a brilliant plot. A contradiction it may seem, but the filler-like first half was better than that of the second half, yet you can't deny the fact that the ending was accomplished.
"If you reject me, I'll blast a hole in you!" Kanzaki H. Aria
Just kidding.

Sep 23, 2015 7:10 AM
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This was really not a good show, had to read the linear notes on the dvd to get the backstory.

Millie and Kane are cousins, wait what?!?!

4/10 blah, just bad fan fiction for Slayers in my opinion.
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May 27, 2016 2:47 PM
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I expected this to be a version of Slayers in space but it wasn't , although at some point I gave up on watching it .
It lacked enjoyable fillers , good character development and pretty much everything an great anime has .
Overall it was almost enjoyable but not memorable or worth rewatching .
Feb 4, 2017 1:56 AM
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overall I enjoyed the show. Some things were rushed like millies reveal. Besides that the characters were likable and the show had plenty of funny moments. Im happy we got a happy ending instead of her just waiting there and nothing happening.
Feb 20, 2017 5:19 AM
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Almost 30 years since it first aired.. I watched this because I heard that it's Slayers' alternative universe. Well, I agree that it has a lot of Slayers' elements. Millie even looked like Lina when she was wearing Kane's headband.

I just found out that Yashigani term came out from this anime
http://lost-universe.livejournal.com/8095.html
Feb 26, 2018 6:58 PM
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I too thought this was gonna be like Slayers in Space, but instead this anime was pretty average. Nothing special really stood out with the formulaic 1 guy and girl w/ constant "bad cooking" jokes . The twists at the end where millie was dark star was surprsiing though. overall 5/10 wouldnt watch it again, but it was pretty entertaining
May 19, 2018 10:08 PM
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I liked this show better when it was funny. Ep 8 was quite memorable, and some of the other filler episodes were good (like the one Kane goes by "Francoise"...)
I feel sure the English dub is actually an unrecognized joke dub for 99% of the show. Canal is a treasure, with most of her lines delivered at MAXIMUM AUTISM.

The 'serious plot' unfolds rapidly and with minimal explanation, so that it becomes only a bunch of "stuff that happened" that makes almost no sense. Things like Kane and co. becoming fugitives for no discernible reason, or who the old guy running Nightmare is in unclear for 24 episodes, Millie and Kane being apparently from the same family is abruptly thrown out there in ep 25 and carries no weight on the plot anyway.

It's decently executed and follows the typical Slayers trajectory of goofy filler+fight with evil gods, but it lacks the fun character dynamics of Slayers.
Jan 29, 2020 7:13 AM
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So, basically, this final gave you both good and bad ending. The writer basically left the last scene ambigious.

The Kanzakaverse has two Cannon Multiverses; The Anime Canon and Novel Canon.
If you take the last scene as a dream sequence, it leads to the events of Slayers TRY which is Anime Canon.
If you take the last scene as reality, it does not have greater effect on the remaining Kanzakaverse so its Canon to Novel.
Sep 4, 2021 6:51 PM

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This show was okay, a solid 7 until the mid way point, then when it got more serious, it dropped to a 6. It's not that I didn't like the more serious turn, it's just that I don't think it was executed well. The final 3 episodes were enjoyable though, even if the ending was rushed.
Aug 13, 2023 1:11 PM
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nidoqueen106 said:
I too thought this was gonna be like Slayers in Space, but instead this anime was pretty average. Nothing special really stood out with the formulaic 1 guy and girl w/ constant "bad cooking" jokes . The twists at the end where millie was dark star was surprsiing though. overall 5/10 wouldnt watch it again, but it was pretty entertaining
not bad cooking, good cooking but she screws up the place...
Aug 13, 2023 1:13 PM
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i honestly liked it, but it's very rushed and the f''funny bits'' were not as funny as slayers

i guess 6/10 or 7/10 is approitate.

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