Slayers: The Book of Spells is a oVA anime that premiered in summer 1996, produced by J.C.STAFF.

About the production: the story comes from a light novel, there are 3 episodes of about 30 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are adventure, comedy, fantasy and supernatural, with themes such as Magic and Female Protagonist.

On AniList, Slayers: The Book of Spells has an average score of 70%, a good score, and appears on 5,119 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Slayers Excellent, Slayers and Slayers Movie.

Join Lina and Naga as they thwart a plan to create the ultimate chimera. Watch as they attempt to turn the effeminate son of a noble family into a man deserving appointment to the Royal Guard. And double the trouble when our heroines take on a rogue magic user with a mirror that duplicates his enemies in reverse! (Source: ADV Films)

Official synopsis from AniList.