Slayers Return

Article summary

, also known as Slayers Movie 2 - The Return, is a 1996 Japanese comic fantasy anime film written by Hajime Kanzaka and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Hiroshi Watanabe. It is the second film released in the Slayers saga and a sequel to 1995's Slayers Perfect that was itself followed by Slayers Great in 1997. In Slayers Return, the mercenary heroines Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent are hired to rescue a village girl from an evil wizard who is searching there for a legendary treasure that might be an invincible magical weapon instrumental for his plan of world domination. The film was met with a positive reception and was also adapted into a manga version by Kanzaka and Shoko Yoshinaka.

Key claims

1. publication date: 2004-02-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1996-08-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2015-10-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 1996-08-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2002-11-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 1996-07-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "2004-02-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1996-08-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2015-10-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "1996-08-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2002-11-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "1996-07-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372285674