Naga's frequent role in the anime is that of a comedic foil to Lina. According to Helen McCarthy, while the "Slayers" TV series has "remained essentially asexual," it was "the absence of TV restrictions" that allowed to "retain Naga from the novel stories." Naga's Japanese voice actress Maria Kawamura said she had trouble breathing after recording sessions of Naga's laugh for the "Slayers Special" episode "The Scary Chimera Plan", which featured Naga's ten clones all laughing at once. Kawamura also provided an audio commentary for all the movies and OVAs in the 2015 Blu-ray release.