The Best of Slayers is somewhat of an odd bird, as it represents the kind of album that often-times doesn't get released domestically. Rather than being a standard soundtrack, this collection gathers the theme songs from the TV shows, as well as remixes and other tracks that appeared in other venues, such as radio dramas. Some of the songs you will recognize, while some of the songs you probably won't recognize, but most of them are in the general style of the various TV theme songs, so the album as a whole has a good thematic unity to it.

There are two discs in this set. The first disc contains the full opening and ending themes from all three seasons of the TV show, as well as some additional songs. The non-theme songs are a mix of completely new pieces as well as some new versions of the theme songs. For example, track 13, "Brave Souls ~ Give a Reason" is a version of "Give a Reason," the opening theme to Slayers Next; except in English, and a guy is singing it. Additionally, "Power of ∞" is a dance remix of "Get Along," the opening theme for the first TV series. Most everything here is either electric pop (guitar and keyboard) or full-on dance music, and your enjoyment of the non-theme songs will depend heavily on how much you enjoy those styles.

The second disc is a moderate change of pace from the first album, though not to a significant degree. Most of the tracks are standard, dancy J-pop, but this disc still feels a little mellower than the first disc. I don't recognize any of them from the TV show, but most of these tracks are remixes of other songs, so they could have originated from a variety of sources. Some of them are quite good, including track 2, "Process," and track 8, "Stand Up!" The last track, "Slayers 4 the Future," is interesting because it is a duet between Megumi Hayashibara, the voice of Lina Inverse, and Yasunori Matsumoto, the voice of Gourry Gabriev. To be honest, I expected more such duets, but this is the only one of its kind in the album. It also bears noting that the second disc isn't as repetitive as the first disc. In fact, I only noted one repeat song. "Somewhere in the World," track 14, is a Japanese version of "Somewhere" from the first disc, and is pretty much exactly the same except for the change in language. Other than that, the songs on the second disc are unique to the disc.

There are a number of different artists that handle singing duties. As the voice of the main character for the show, Megumi Hayashibara appears on several different tracks, but she is by means not the only singer. As noted above, Yasunori Matsumoto shows up a couple times, as do other singers. The liner notes for this release are practically nonexistent, so I can't be sure, but I'm sure I hear the voice of Masami Okui. A half-dozen other singers help out, as well.

All of the Slayers series, and even some of the movies, are covered by the music in this collection.

With two discs, it can't be denied that this set gives you quite a lot of songs, with 30 tracks total on the two discs. Whether this set is worth your money, however, is up for debate. I originally bought it just because I wanted the first and second season theme songs, and soundtracks for those seasons were never released domestically. There are other tracks that I enjoy listening to, but there are also tracks that I almost always skip over. If you really enjoy '90s, Japanese dance-pop, then this album really is for you. If you are a huge Slayers fan, this album will most likely scratch your itch. If you fall in neither of those categories, then this album is more of a gamble. It might not be worth full price to you, but there is enough good stuff here for the general anime fan that it could be worth the risk, especially if you enjoy the theme songs from the TV shows, which are all here at full length.