Sudden Pinch! The Terror of the Monstrous Zoamelgustar! (Japanese: いきなりピンチ! 魔人ゾアメルグスターの恐怖!, lit. Ikinari Pinchi! Majin Zoamerugusutā no Kyōfu!) is the first episode of Slayers NEXT. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 5, 1996. Spoiler warning: Major plot or ending details may follow.