Title: Slayers Special
Issue: Spellbound
Date: 2001
Publisher: CPM Manga
Writer: Hajime Kanzaka
Artist: Tommy Ohtsuka
Collection of short adventures starring sorceress Lina Inverse and her frenemy Naga the White Serpent. The two rival sorceresses are constantly finding themselves on the opposite sides of local conflicts, including a reporter out to break the story of a nilfa who has survived extinction and a rivalry between competing carriage services. Their battles take on a kind of Spy Vs. Spy level of silliness, but when Naga goes missing, it;s Lina who (reluctantly) steps up to get her out of trouble.
The slapstick comedy was amusing, and the multi-story format did a nice job of giving us little glimpses of the world, which is nicely detailed in spite of not taking itself too seriously.
Rating: 5.5/10
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