Ruin Explorers

a.k.a. Ruin Explorers Fam & Ihrlie

Ruin Explorers is a manga written by Kunihiko Tanaka, who also made character designs for Xenogears and Xenosaga Episode 1; it was made into a four-episode OAV by ANIMATE and Ajia-do in 1995. It covers the exploits of Fam and Ihrlie as they explore ruins and search for the Ultimate Power.

Compare with Slayers, a somewhat different story in the same genre.


 * Action Girl: pretty much every girl.
 * Aerith and Bob
 * Affably Evil: Ruguduroll
 * Animated Adaptation: started as a manga.
 * Badass Adorable: Fam
 * Baleful Polymorph: Ihrlie turns into a mouse if she uses magic.
 * Big Damn Heroes: When the party defeats Ruguduroll.
 * Catgirl: Fam
 * Curtains Match the Window: Ihrlie
 * Cute Little Fang: Fam
 * The Ditz: Fam
 * Fantasy Kitchen Sink
 * Functional Magic
 * Green-Eyed Monster
 * Impossibly Cool Clothes
 * Little Bit Beastly
 * MacGuffin: The Ulimate Power, the
 * Medieval European Fantasy
 * Noblewoman's Laugh: Oh my goodness, Rasha.
 * OAV
 * Only the Pure of Heart: required to wield the Sword of Sargus.
 * Revenge: why Lyle seeks Ruguduroll.
 * Rivals Team Up: the two treasure hunter groups do this.
 * Sealed Good in a Can:
 * Stripperiffic: what pants?
 * Talking Weapon: the Sword of Sargus
 * The Rival: Rasha
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Rasha & mice
 * The Wise Prince/ Warrior Prince: Prince Lyle
 * Wiccan: Fam claims to be one and can talk to spirits.