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.

Tropes used in Ruin Explorers include:

• 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 Sword of Sargus
• 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: Sargus
• 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.