Slayers is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized in Dragon Magazine since 1989, before being published into individual volumes. They follow the adventures of teenage sorceress Lina Inverse and her companions as they journey through their world. Using powerful magic and swordsmanship they battle overreaching wizards, demons seeking to destroy the world, and an occasional hapless gang of bandits.
First light novel volume cover, featuring Lina Inverse
A Slayers themed mural featuring Lina Inverse in Seville, Spain. Along with Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball, Slayers was one of the most popular anime series in the country during the 1990s
A light novel is a type of popular literature novel native to Japan, usually classified as young adult fiction targeting teens to twenties. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging.
A light novel bookstore in Macau