That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (転生したらスライムだった件, Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken), also known as Regarding Reincarnated to Slime and the short name TenSura (転スラ), is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Fuse [ja], and illustrated by Mitz Vah. The story follows Satoru Mikami, a salaryman who is murdered and then reincarnated in a sword and sorcery world as a titular slime, who goes on to gather allies to build his nation of monsters.
It was serialized online from 2013 to 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine, which published the first light novel volume in 2014. Twenty-one volumes have been released as of October 2023. The light novel has been licensed in North America by Yen Press, who published the first volume in December 2017. It has received a manga adaptation published by Kodansha along with five manga spin-offs published, respectively, by Micro Magazine and Kodansha, and an anime television series adaptation produced by Eight Bit, which aired from October 2018 to March 2019. A second season of the anime series aired from January to September 2021, and an anime adaptation of the second spin-off manga aired from April to June 2021. An anime film was released in November 2022. A three-episode original net animation spin-off titled Visions of Coleus was released in November 2023. A third season which aired from April to September 2024. A fourth season has been announced, along with a second film.
Synopsis[]
It is just another ordinary day for Satoru Mikami. The sun is shining brightly on the streets of Tokyo, and he is in the midst of a discussion with his colleagues when suddenly he gets stabbed by a passing robber. The average 37-year-old corporate worker is now at death's door, and he has only one regret—dying a virgin. Fading out, he is startled by a mysterious AI-like voice reciting commands.
Satoru abruptly wakes up in the middle of a strange cave, but something odd has happened: he is now a goop of slime! Thanks to his new body, he has acquired the skill to absorb anything and obtain its appearance and abilities. While testing out his newfound powers and exploring the cave, he stumbles upon a massive dragon named Veldora, who has been sealed away for the past three hundred years. After quickly befriending the beast, Satoru decides to help him escape; in exchange, Satoru is bestowed a new name: "Rimuru Tempest."
Wishing to avoid a life like his boring and mundane past, Rimuru is about to set out on a grand quest that will change his own destiny and the fate of his new world.
List of Published Books[]
Light Novels[]
Fuse originally serialized the series as a web novel on the user-generated content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō between February 20, 2013, and January 1, 2016. The series was acquired for print publication by Micro Magazine, who published the first light novel, with illustrations by Mitz Vah, under their GC Novels in May 2014. On April 15, 2017, English publisher Yen Press announced during their panel at Sakura-Con that they had licensed the series for release in North America.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | May 30, 2014 | 978-4-89637-459-9 | December 19, 2017 | 978-0-31-641420-3 |
| 2 | August 30, 2014 | 978-4-89637-473-5 | April 24, 2018 | 978-1-975-30111-8 |
| 3 | December 24, 2014 | 978-4-89637-488-9 | August 21, 2018 | 978-1-975-30113-2 |
| 4 | April 30, 2015 | 978-4-89637-502-2 | December 11, 2018 | 978-1-975-30114-9 |
| 5 | May 30, 2015 | 978-4-89637-507-7 | April 23, 2019 | 978-1-975-30116-3 |
| 6 | October 30, 2015 | 978-4-89637-538-1 | August 20, 2019 | 978-1-975-30118-7 |
| 7 | April 28, 2016 | 978-4-89637-561-9 | December 24, 2019 | 978-1-975-30120-0 |
| 8 | August 30, 2016 | 978-4-89637-577-0 | May 19, 2020 | 978-1-975-31299-2 |
| 8.5 | August 30, 2016 | 978-4-89637-580-0 | — | — |
| 9 | November 30, 2016 | 978-4-89637-600-5 | November 3, 2020 | 978-1-975-31438-5 |
| 10 | April 7, 2017 | 978-4-89637-630-2 | January 19, 2021 | 978-1-975-31439-2 |
| 11 | December 8, 2017 | 978-4-89637-678-4 | June 22, 2021 | 978-1-975-31441-5 |
| 12 | March 9, 2018 | 978-4-89637-698-2 | November 9, 2021 | 978-1-975-31443-9 |
| 13 | September 28, 2018 | 978-4-89637-816-0 | April 5, 2022 | 978-1-975-31445-3 |
| 13.5 | January 30, 2019 | 978-4-89637-845-0 | — | — |
| 14 | March 29, 2019 | 978-4-89637-862-7 | July 26, 2022 | 978-1-97531-447-7 |
| 15 | September 28, 2019 | 978-4-89637-923-5 | November 22, 2022 | 978-1-97531-449-1 |
| 16 | March 27, 2020 | 978-4-89637-989-1 | August 22, 2023 | 978-1-97536-975-0 |
| 17 | September 30, 2020 | 978-4-86716-056-5 | December 12, 2023 | 978-1-97537-553-9 |
| 18 | March 31, 2021 | 978-4-86716-122-7 | April 16, 2024 | 978-1-97537-555-3 |
| 19 | November 30, 2021 | 978-4-86716-203-3 | August 20, 2024 | 978-1-97537-557-7 |
| 20 | September 30, 2022 | 978-4-86716-339-9 | February 18, 2025 | 978-1-97537-559-1 |
| 21 | October 30, 2023 | 978-4-86716-488-4 | July 8, 2025 | 979-8-85540-337-4 |
| 22 | January 30, 2025 | 978-4-86716-707-6 | — | — |
A spin-off web novel series set between the ninth and tenth volumes of the light novel, titled Toaru Kyūka no Sigoshi-kata, began serialization on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 20, 2023
Book[]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | September 15, 2021 | 978-4-86716-183-8 | — | — |
| 2 | September 15, 2021 | 978-4-86716-184-5 | — | — |
| 3 | September 15, 2021 | 978-4-86716-185-2 | — | — |
| 4 | October 15, 2021 | 978-4-86716-194-4 | — | — |
| 5 | November 15, 2021 | 978-4-86716-206-4 | — | — |
| 6 | December 15, 2021 | 978-4-86716-217-0 | — | — |
| 7 | January 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-232-3 | — | — |
| 8 | February 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-247-7 | — | — |
| 9 | March 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-263-7 | — | — |
| 10 | April 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-274-3 | — | — |
| 11 | May 16, 2022 | 978-4-86716-286-6 | — | — |
| 12 | June 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-305-4 | — | — |
| 13 | July 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-315-3 | — | — |
| 14 | August 16, 2022 | 978-4-86716-326-9 | — | — |
| 15 | September 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-333-7 | — | — |
| 16 | October 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-345-0 | — | — |
| 17 | November 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-361-0 | — | — |
| 18 | December 15, 2022 | 978-4-86716-372-6 | — | — |
| 19 | January 14, 2023 | 978-4-86716-381-8 | — | — |
| 20 | February 15, 2023 | 978-4-86716-392-4 | — | — |
| 21 | March 15, 2023 | 978-4-86716-400-6 | — | — |
| 22 | April 15, 2023 | 978-4-86716-412-9 | — | — |
| 23 | May 15, 2023 | 978-4-86716-422-8 | — | — |
| 24 | June 15, 2023 | 978-4-86716-431-0 | — | — |
| 25 | July 17, 2023 | 978-4-86716-445-7 | — | — |
| 26 | August 17, 2023 | 978-4-86716-456-3 | — | — |
| 27 | September 15, 2023 | 978-4867164679 | — | — |
Manga[]
Taiki Kawakami launched a manga adaptation in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius on March 26, 2015. Kodansha USA announced their license to the manga during their panel at New York Comic Con on October 6, 2016.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | October 30, 2015 | 978-4-06-376578-6 | August 22, 2017 | 978-1-632-36506-4 |
| 2 | April 28, 2016 | 978-4-06-390623-3 | October 31, 2017 | 978-1-632-36507-1 |
| 3 | November 30, 2016 | 978-4-06-390666-0 978-4-06-397020-3 (SE) |
December 26, 2017 | 978-1-632-36508-8 |
| 4 | April 7, 2017 | 978-4-06-390693-6 | February 20, 2018 | 978-1-632-36638-2 |
| 5 | September 8, 2017 | 978-4-06-390728-5 978-4-06-397050-0 (SE) |
April 17, 2018 | 978-1-632-36639-9 |
| 6 | December 8, 2017 | 978-4-06-510505-4 | June 19, 2018 | 978-1-632-36640-5 |
| 7 | March 9, 2018 | 978-4-06-511098-0 | August 21, 2018 | 978-1-632-36641-2 |
| 8 | June 8, 2018 | 978-4-06-511672-2 978-4-06-512501-4 (SE) |
October 16, 2018 | 978-1-632-36729-7 |
| 9 | September 28, 2018 | 978-4-06-512742-1 978-4-06-513500-6 (SE) |
March 12, 2019 | 978-1-632-36747-1 |
| 10 | December 7, 2018 | 978-4-06-513916-5 978-4-06-514674-3 (SE) |
June 11, 2019 | 978-1-632-36748-8 |
| 11 | March 29, 2019 | 978-4-06-514780-1 | October 15, 2019 | 978-1-632-36749-5 |
| 12 | July 9, 2019 | 978-4-06-516205-7 978-4-06-513935-6 (SE) |
March 17, 2020 | 978-1-632-36926-0 |
| 13 | December 4, 2019 | 978-4-06-517764-8 978-4-06-514032-1 (SE) |
June 16, 2020 | 978-1-646-51007-8 |
| 14 | March 27, 2020 | 978-4-06-518759-3 978-4-06-514033-8 (SE) |
November 3, 2020 | 978-1-646-51074-0 |
| 15 | July 9, 2020 | 978-4-06-520127-5 978-4-06-514034-5 (SE) |
December 15, 2020 | 978-1-646-51075-7 |
| 16 | November 27, 2020 | 978-4-06-521244-8 978-4-06-518334-2 (SE) |
June 29, 2021 | 978-1-646-51169-3 |
| 17 | March 31, 2021 | 978-4-06-522558-5 978-4-06-523052-7 (SE) |
October 5, 2021 | 978-1-646-51232-4 |
| 18 | July 8, 2021 | 978-4-06-523837-0 978-4-06-523838-7 (SE) |
December 14, 2021 | 978-1-646-51307-9 |
| 19 | December 9, 2021 | 978-4-06-526034-0 | June 28, 2022 | 978-1-646-51436-6 |
| 20 | March 9, 2022 | 978-4-06-527091-2 978-4-06-527100-1 (SE) |
October 4, 2022 | 978-1-646-51596-7 |
| 21 | July 7, 2022 | 978-4-06-528494-0 978-4-06-528492-6 (SE) |
March 28, 2023 | 978-1-646-51720-6 |
| 22 | December 8, 2022 | 978-4-06-529915-9 | July 25, 2023 | 978-1-646-51721-3 |
| 23 | May 9, 2023 | 978-4-06-531626-9 978-4-06-531625-2 (SE) |
December 19, 2023 | 978-1-646-51907-1 |
| 24 | September 8, 2023 | 978-4-06-532861-3 978-4-06-533092-0 (SE) |
May 14, 2024 | 979-8-888-77236-2 |
| 25 | January 9, 2024 | 978-4-06-534117-9 978-4-06-534118-6 (SE) |
November 12, 2024 | 979-8-888-77306-2 |
| 26 | June 7, 2024 | 978-4-06-535745-3 978-4-06-535686-9 (SE) |
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| 27 | September 9, 2024 | 978-4-06-536687-5 978-4-06-537170-1 (SE) |
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| 28 | January 30, 2025 | 978-4-06-538016-1 978-4-06-538390-2 (SE) |
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A spin-off manga, titled That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: How Monsters Walk (転生したらスライムだった件～魔物の国の歩き方～, Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken: Mamono no Arukikata), with art by Shō Okagiri, has been serialized on Micro Magazine's Comic Ride website since July 28, 2016.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | April 7, 2017 | 978-4-89637-628-9 | July 21, 2020 | 978-1-97531-350-0 |
| 2 | December 8, 2017 | 978-4-89637-684-5 | November 3, 2020 | 978-1-97531-353-1 |
| 3 | March 9, 2018 | 978-4-89637-701-9 | January 5, 2021 | 978-1-97531-357-9 |
| 4 | September 28, 2018 | 978-4-89637-820-7 | March 30, 2021 | 978-1-97531-360-9 |
| 5 | March 29, 2019 | 978-4-89637-865-8 | December 14, 2021 | 978-1-97531-363-0 |
| 6 | October 30, 2019 | 978-4-89637-935-8 | January 18, 2022 | 978-1-97533-988-3 |
| 7 | June 30, 2020 | 978-4-86716-025-1 | May 3, 2022 | 978-1-97534-243-2 |
| 8 | January 30, 2021 | 978-4-86716-104-3 | July 19, 2022 | 978-1-97534-245-6 |
A mini spin-off manga, titled That Time I Got Reincarnated I was cultivating an island (転生したら島耕作だった件, Tensei shitara shima kōsakudatta kudan), with art by Shō Okagiri, has been serialized on Micro Magazine's Comic Ride website since July 9, 2019.
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| Released Date | July 9, 2019 |
| ISBN | 978-4-06-516834-9 |
A second spin-off manga, titled The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (転スラ日記 転生したらスライムだった件, Tensura Nikki: Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken), with art by Shiba, has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius since March 2018, compiled into five volumes as of March 2021, and licensed in English by Kodansha USA.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | September 28, 2018 | 978-4-06-512744-5 | July 30, 2019 | 978-1-64212-968-7 |
| 2 | March 29, 2019 | 978-4-06-514857-0 | September 10, 2019 | 978-1-64659-017-9 |
| 3 | November 8, 2019 | 978-4-06-517464-7 | June 16, 2020 | 978-1-64659-394-1 |
| 4 | July 9, 2020 | 978-4-06-519725-7 | November 24, 2020 | 978-1-64659-821-2 |
| 5 | March 31, 2021 | 978-4-06-522559-2 | July 27, 2021 | 978-1-63699-245-7 |
| 6 | July 7, 2022 | 978-4-06-528314-1 | February 28, 2023 | 978-1-68491-608-5 |
| 7 | January 9, 2024 | 978-4-06-534119-3 | — | — |
A third spin-off manga, titled That Time I Got Reincarnated (Again!) as a Workaholic Slime (転生しても社畜だった件, Tensei Shitara Shachiku Datta Ken) and illustrated by Shizuku Akechi began serialization in Kodansha's Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius manga web platform on September 26, 2018, and has been compiled into one volume as of July 9, 2019. On June 3, 2020, Kodansha USA announced that it has licensed That Time I Got Reincarnated (Again!) as a Workaholic Slime.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | July 9, 2019 | 978-4-06-516294-1 | September 1, 2020 | 978-1-64659-554-9 |
| 2 | March 27, 2020 | 978-4-06-518831-6 | October 6, 2020 | 978-1-64659-661-4 |
A fourth spin-off manga, titled Tensei Shitara Slime datta Ken Ibun - Makoku Gurashi no Trinity (転生したらスライムだった件 異聞 ～魔国暮らしのトリニティ～), with art by Tae Tono began serialization in Suiyōbi no Sirius on March 14, 2019. On March 18, 2020, Kodansha USA announced their license to the manga for a print release under the title That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Trinity in Tempest.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | April 12, 2019 | 978-4-06-516906-3 | November 30, 2020 | 978-1-64651-176-1 |
| 2 | March 27, 2020 | 978-4-06-518757-9 | February 2, 2021 | 978-1-64651-182-2 |
| 3 | July 9, 2020 | 978-4-06-520044-5 | March 16, 2021 | 978-1-64651-195-2 |
| 4 | March 31, 2021 | 978-4-06-522504-2 | November 23, 2021 | 978-1-64651-196-9 |
| 5 | July 8, 2021 | 978-4-06-523796-0 | December 28, 2021 | 978-1-64651-221-8 |
| 6 | March 9, 2022 | 978-4-06-527029-5 | October 18, 2022 | 978-1-64651-222-5 |
| 7 | December 8, 2022 | 978-4-06-529930-2 | June 20, 2023 | 978-1-64651-299-7 |
| 8 | September 8, 2023 | 978-4-06-532855-2 | May 7, 2024 | 978-1-64651-300-0 |
| 9 | January 9, 2024 | 978-4-06-534107-0 | — | — |
| 10 | June 7, 2024 | 978-4-06-535707-1 | — | — |
A fifth spin-off, a yonkoma titled Tenchura! Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (転ちゅら！ 転生したらスライムだった件), with art by Chacha, began serialization in Monthly Shōnen Sirius on February 26, 2019. This story differs from the main one after Rimuru's encounter with Shizu, when he learns how to mimic a human body. However, the body he creates is that of a three-year-old.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | March 27, 2020 | 978-4-06-518897-2 | — | — |
| 2 | November 27, 2020 | 978-4-06-521251-6 | — | — |
| 3 | March 31, 2021 | 978-4-06-522629-2 | — | — |
| 4 | March 31, 2021 | 978-4-06-524322-0 | — | — |
| 5 | July 7, 2022 | 978-4-06-528510-7 | — | — |
| 6 | December 8, 2022 | 978-4-06-529914-2 | — | — |
| 7 | July 7, 2023 | 978-4-06-531711-2 | — | — |
A sixth spin-off manga centered around Demon Lord Clayman, titled Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Clayman Revenge (転生したらスライムだった件クレイマンREVENGE) (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Clayman's Revenge), with art by Wataru Kajika began serialization in Monthly Shōnen Sirius on April 26, 2022.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | November 9, 2022 | 978-4-06-530095-4 | — | — |
| 2 | May 9, 2023 | 978-4-06-531662-7 | — | — |
| 3 | October 6, 2023 | 978-4-06-533288-7 | — | — |
A seventh spin-off manga, titled That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Gourmet Legend: Peko and Rimuru's Cooking Notebook (転生したらスライムだった件 #美食伝〜ペコとリムルの料理手帖〜), with art by Chika Nakatani will begin serialization in Monthly Shōnen Sirius on April 26, 2023.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | January 9, 2024 | 978-4-06-534155-1 | — | — |
A manga adaptation of the Toaru Kyūka no Sigoshi-kata (転生したらスライムだった件 とある休暇の過ごし方) web novel illustrated by Yuzo Takada began serialization in Monthly Shōnen Sirius on July 26, 2023.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | January 9, 2024 | 978-4-06-534106-3 | — | — |
Character[]
Rimuru is the protagonist of the film and the series. The initial setting is that Satoru Mikami (voiced by Takuatsu Terashima), a Japanese businessman, was stabbed to death by a street demon and reincarnated as a demon slime, and that he is the protagonist of the story. Rimuru's "previous life" in the work refers to the period of Mikami Satoru's life. Incidentally, he was a college graduate and a company employee of a major general contractor.
He became a "named monster" by exchanging her name with Veldora, the storm dragon, a willful creature she first encountered in the cave where she was reincarnated, and she acquired the ability to mimic human form by absorbing Shizu, the first compatriot with whom she had a connection in the reincarnated world. Although her human body is more feminine in appearance, she is biologically asexual, and since her mentality is the same as in her previous life, her tone of voice is masculine, etc.
Basically, he is a jovial, mild-mannered pacifist who cannot say no when asked for help, including when he was a businessman. He considers the demons under his charge whom he has named as his family, and he has developed a ruthlessness that only shows no mercy to those who harm his own people. He is aware of his shortcomings, such as his talent as a genius and his subordinates' willingness to carry out even the most absurd orders with a smile, his tendency to get carried away and make mistakes, his loss of judgment when he gets passionate, his tendency to draw wrong conclusions without listening to those who are trying to correct him, and his repeated failure to give permission without thinking about the consequences of his action, which he then regrets. He is aware of his shortcomings, such as repeatedly making the mistake of not listening to the person who is trying to correct him and coming to the wrong conclusion.
The basic principle of his action is "to create a country where all races can live happily and comfortably," and as a result of his efforts, the food, clothing, and shelter of the Federation of Demon Nations (Jura Tempest Federation) that Rimuru founded eventually reached a level that is comparable to those of most other countries. On the other hand, he believes that freedom of thought, speech, and expression should be guaranteed in order to create diversity and develop culture (entertainment), so he does not have ambitions such as world domination.
As for friendships, he is friends with the storm dragon Veldora for the first time, and they are brothers-in-law and the greatest of allies, sending each other their names and connecting the corridors of souls/soul corridors; he is close friends with the demon king Milim, brother apprentices with the dwarf king Gazel Dwargo, and is friends with the celestial emperor Elmesia El Ru Sarion as a fellow trickster.
─ THEME SONG (覚悟 by Elements Garden)
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Abilities[]
"It's simple. I want to create a world where life is as convenient as I wish it to be. A comfortable world where everyone can laugh and enjoy their lives as much as possible. That's what I truly and honestly want.
deals without power are nonsense, and power without ideals is empty, right? I'm a greedy guy, but I don't have an interest in seeking power just for the sake of power, without the ambition to do something with it."― Rimuru to Erald Grimwald, Light Novel Volume 6, Chapter 1
At the time of his reincarnation, Rimuru believes that when blood is insufficient, people die, and so he becomes a slime, a "body that does not need blood". Slime is also described as a viscous creature or demon race in this work, and is usually set as the lowest-ranking monster that does not think, only absorbs, divides, and regenerates itself repeatedly, and rarely leaves its habitat.
| EP | Demon Slime: 171.15 million 7789 (+ 2.28 million for the Dragon Blade) → Ultimate Slime: Unknown (Hundreds of millions more?) |
The body is an aggregate of cells that combines the functions of brain cells, nerves, and muscles, and since the slime race has no need to reproduce in this work, Rimuru herself, whose body is slime, has no biological sex, and even when she later acquires the ability to transform into a human, her transformed body is neither male nor female but asexual.
Rimuru is a master swordsman trained by Hakurou and further refined in the fight with Hinata. Rimuru was able to completely overwhelm Yuuki Kagurazaka with pure skill. Rimuru's weapon of choice is a Katana.
Drago Blade (竜魔刀 ryūmatō?)
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Black Robe
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Anti-Magic Mask
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After awakening, he evolved into a "Demon Slime" with greatly increased physical abilities and more than ten times the amount of magical elements.
Furthermore, in Book 15, after preying on Veldora, who was controlled by Rudra, Ciel analyzed the prey and evolved it into the "Ultimate Slime," the fifth "dragon species" (subspecies), which is the highest level Holy Demon Spirit in the world, and the "Dragon Demon Viscous Star God Body" (Ultimate Slime). It evolved into the "Ultimate Slime," the fifth "dragon species" (subspecies) in the world, and gained the same amount of magical elements as Veldora.
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TV Anime[]
Season 1[]
An anime television series adaptation aired from October 2, 2018, to March 19, 2019, on Tokyo MX and other channels. The series is animated by Eight Bit and directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi, with Atsushi Nakayama as assistant director, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu handling series composition, Ryouma Ebata designing the characters, and Takahiro Kishida providing monster designs. Elements Garden is composing the series' music. The first opening theme is "Nameless story" performed by Takuma Terashima, while the first ending theme is "Another colony" performed by True. The second opening theme is "Megurumono" (メグルモノ) performed by Terashima, while the second ending theme is "Little Soldier" (リトルソルジャー, Ritoru Sorujā) performed by Azusa Tadokoro. The series is simulcast by Crunchyroll with Funimation streaming an English dub as it airs.
- Staff:
- Director: Yasuhito Kikuchi
- Series Composition: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Script: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (eps 1-25)
- Storyboard: Hidetoshi Namura (ep 10), Junichi Takaoka (ep 5), Katsumi Terahigashi (eps 8-9, 15, 21), Masashi Kojima (9 episodes), Munenori Nawa (ep 12), Risako Yoshida (ep 19), Ryōma Ebata (OP1; ED1), Shinji Itadaki (ED2; eps 13, 22, 24), Taizo Yoshida (eps 4, 11), Takaomi Kanasaki (ep 3), Takatsugu Umeda (OP2) & Yasuhito Kikuchi (4 episodes)
- Episode Director: Akira Yamada (ep 15), Atsushi Nakayama (5 episodes), Munenori Nawa (eps 16, 24), Ōri Yasukawa (ep 21), Shige Fukase (ep 22), Shin Tosaka (4 episodes), Shintaro Inokawa (ep 2), Takumi Dōyama (ep 8), Tokugane Tanizawa (eps 4, 10, 20), Yasuhiro Ito (eps 6, 14), Yoshifumi Sasahara (ep 11) & Yoshihiro Mori (eps 5, 12, 18)
- Unit Director: Risako Yoshida (ED2), Ryōma Ebata (OP1; ED1) & Takatsugu Umeda (OP2)
- Music: Elements Garden
- Original creator: Fuse (light novel), Mitz Vah (light novel illustrations) & Taiki Kawakami (manga)
- Character Design: Ryōma Ebata
- Art Director: Ayumi Satō
- Chief Animation Director: Hideki Sakai (ep 22), Junichi Takaoka (7 episodes), Kenichirō Katsura (8 episodes), Ryōma Ebata (OP2; eps 1-2, 24) & Takashi Mamezuka (6 episodes)
- Art design: Masahiro Satō & Tomoyasu Fujise
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
- Director of Photography: Hiroshi Satō
- Executive producer: Bungo Kondō, Hideyuki Igarashi (eps 15-25), Katsuya Tasaki, Shizuo Takeuchi, Shunichi Morishita, Takuya Matsushita (eps 1-14), Tsutomu Kasai, Yūki Tsutomi & Yukio Haruyama
- Producer: Nobuaki Sugimoto & Yōhei Itō
- Animation producer: Hidenori Kosuge
- Art Board: Ayumi Satō & Kenta Masuda
- Assistant Animation Director: Hideki Sakai (ep 23), Lie Jun Yang (ep 21), Masayuki Yoshida (ep 17), Nanako Ninomiya (ep 21), Riwako Matsui (ep 24), Tomohiko Muraki (eps 23-24)
- Assistant Director: Atsushi Nakayama
- CG Producer: Yūji Haibara
- CG Production: Takuya Asahina
- Color design: Maki Saitou
- Editing: Yumi Jinguji (ep 1)
- Effect Supervision: Takatsugu Umeda
- Ending Director: Yūji Haibara (eps 2-4, 14)
- Graphic Design: Yūji Haibara
- Setting Production: Yumiko Kobayashi
- Setting Production Assistant: Tomoko Kawabata
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Production Manager: Rie Tanaka & Taiichi Iguchi
- Theme Song Arrangement: BBC (ED1), Junpei Fujita (Elements Garden; OP1), Shōta Horie (ED2) & Takuya Sakai (Arte Refact; OP2)
The first season ran for 24 episodes. An original animation DVD was originally scheduled to be released on March 29, 2019, bundled with the 11th manga volume, but it was delayed to December 4, 2019, bundled with the 13th manga volume. A second original animation DVD was released on July 9, 2019, bundled with the 12th manga volume. Three more original animation DVDs have been announced, with the third OAD being released on March 27, 2020, bundled with the 14th manga volume. The fourth OAD is being bundled with the 15th manga volume, which released on July 9, 2020. The fifth OAD was to be bundled with 16th manga volume, which released on November 9, 2020.
| EPISODE LIST (SEASON 1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episode | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | "The Storm Dragon, Veldora" Transcription: "Boufuu Ryuu Verudora" (Japanese: 暴風竜ヴェルドラ) |
October 2, 2018 |
| 2 | "Meeting the Goblins" Transcription: "Goburin-tachi to no Deai" (Japanese: ゴブリンたちとの出会い) |
October 9, 2018 |
| 3 | "Battle at the Goblin Village" Transcription: "Goburin Mura de no Tatakai" (Japanese: ゴブリン村での戦い) |
October 16, 2018 |
| 4 | "In the Kingdom of the Dwarves" Transcription: "Dowāfu no Ōkoku nite" (Japanese: ドワーフの王国にて) |
October 23, 2018 |
| 5 | "Hero King, Gazel Dwargo" Transcription: "Eiyū-ō Gazeru Dowarugo" (Japanese: 英雄王 ガゼル・ドワルゴ) |
October 30, 2018 |
| 6 | "Shizu" Transcription: "Shizu" (Japanese: シズ) |
November 6, 2018 |
| 7 | "Conqueror of Flames" Transcription: "Bakuen no Shihai-sha" (Japanese: 爆炎の支配者) |
November 13, 2018 |
| 8 | "Inherited Will" Transcription: "Uketsugareru Omoi" (Japanese: 受け継がれる想い) |
November 20, 2018 |
| 9 | "Attack of the Ogres" Transcription: "Ōga no Shūgeki" (Japanese: 大鬼族の襲撃) |
November 27, 2018 |
| 10 | "The Orc Lord" Transcription: "Ōku Rōdo" (Japanese: オークロード) |
December 4, 2018 |
| 11 | "Gabiru Is Here!" Transcription: "Gabiru Sanjō!" (Japanese: ガビル参上！) |
December 11, 2018 |
| 12 | "The Gears Spin Out of Control" Transcription: "Kuruiyuku Haguruma" (Japanese: 狂いゆく歯車) |
December 18, 2018 |
| 13 | "The Great Clash" Transcription: "Dai Gekitotsu" (Japanese: 大激突) |
December 25, 2018 |
| 14 | "The One Who Devours All" Transcription: "Subete o Kurau Mono" (Japanese: 全てを喰らう者) |
January 8, 2019 |
| 15 | "The Jura Forest Alliance" Transcription: "Jura no Mori Dai Dōmei" (Japanese: ジュラの森大同盟) |
January 15, 2019 |
| 16 | "Demon Lord Milim Attacks" Transcription: "Maō Mirimu Raishū" (Japanese: 魔王ミリム来襲) |
January 22, 2019 |
| 17 | "The Gathering" Transcription: "Tsudōmono-tachi" (Japanese: 集う物達) |
January 29, 2019 |
| 18 | "Evil Creeps Closer" Transcription: "Shinobiyoru Akui" (Japanese: 忍び寄る悪意) |
February 5, 2019 |
| 19 | "Charybdis" Transcription: "Bōfū taiyō uzu" (Japanese: カリュブディス) |
February 12, 2019 |
| 20 | "Yuuki Kagurazaka" Transcription: "Yūki Kagurazaka" (Japanese: ユウキ・カグラザカ) |
February 19, 2019 |
| 21 | "Shizu-san's Students" Transcription: "Shizu-san no Oshiego-tachi" (Japanese: シズさんの教え子達) |
February 26, 2019 |
| 22 | "Conquering the Labyrinth" Transcription: "Meikyū kōryaku" (Japanese: 迷宮攻略) |
March 5, 2019 |
| 23 | "Saved Souls" Transcription: "Sukuwareru tamashii" (Japanese: 救われる魂) |
March 12, 2019 |
| 24 | "Black and a Mask" Transcription: "Gaiden: Kuro to Kamen" (Japanese: 外伝: 黒と仮面) |
March 19, 2019 |
| 24.5 | "Tales: Veldora's Journal" Transcription: "Kanwa: Verudora Nikki" (Japanese: 閑話: ヴェルドラ日記) |
March 26, 2019 |
| OAD1 | "Hey! Butts!" Transcription: "Gaiden: HEY! Shiri!" (Japanese: 外伝：HEY!尻!) |
December 4, 2019 |
| OAD2 | "The Tragedy of M?" Transcription: "Gaiden: Emu no Higeki?" (Japanese: 外伝：Ｍの悲劇？) |
July 9, 2019 |
| OAD3 | "Rimuru's Glamorous Life as a Teacher, Part 1" Transcription: "Gaiden: Rimuru no Karei na Kyōshi Seikatsu Sono 1" (Japanese: 外伝: リムルの華麗な教師生活 その1) |
March 26, 2020 |
| OAD4 | "Rimuru's Glamorous Life as a Teacher, Part 2" Transcription: "Gaiden: Rimuru no Karei na Kyōshi Seikatsu Sono 2" (Japanese: 外伝: リムルの華麗な教師生活 その2) |
July 9, 2020 |
| OAD5 | "Rimuru's Glamorous Life as a Teacher, Part 3" Transcription: "Gaiden: Rimuru no Karei na Kyōshi Seikatsu Sono 3" (Japanese: 外伝: リムルの華麗な教師生活 その3) |
November 27, 2020 |
Season 2[]
A second season was announced to be a split-season anime, but the first half was delayed from October 2020 to January 2021, and the second half was delayed from April to July 2021 from due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. The first half aired from January 12 to March 30, 2021, and the second half aired from July 6 to September 21, 2021. Eight Bit animated the series, with the staff and cast members reprising their roles. The opening theme is "Storyteller" performed by True, while the ending theme is "STORYSEEKER" performed by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION.
- Staff:
- Director: Atsushi Nakayama
- Series Composition: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Script: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (eps 24.9, 25-36)
- Storyboard: Atsushi Nakayama (eps 24.9, 25), Masashi Kojima (eps 28, 30), Ryōma Ebata (OP; ED; ep 25), Satoshi Shimizu (6 episodes), Shinji Itadaki (eps 32-33) & Taizo Yoshida (eps 26, 29)
- Unit Director: Atsushi Nakayama (ep 24.9), Ryōma Ebata (OP; ED) & Tomotaka Kawabe (ep 24.9)
- Music: Elements Garden
- Original creator: Fuse (light novel) & Taiki Kawakami (manga)
- Original Character Design: Mitz Vah
- Character Design: Ryōma Ebata
- Art Director: Ayumi Satō
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
- Cgi Director: Masaya Machida
- Director of Photography: Hiroshi Satō
- Executive producer: Katsuya Tasaki, Ken Ōkawara, Naotoshi Tsunoda, Shizuo Takeuchi, Shunichi Morishita, Tomoya Takeda, Tsutomu Kasai & Yukio Haruyama
- Producer: Nobuaki Sugimoto & Yōhei Itō
- Animation: Masaru Yonezawa (ep 24.9) & Ryōma Ebata (OP)
- Animation producer: Hidenori Kosuge
- Animation Production Supervisor: Hirokazu Suyama
- Art Assistant: Stanislas Brunet (OP; eps 26-36)
- Art Setting: Masahiro Satō & Tomoyasu Fujise
- CG Producer: Masaya Machida
- Editing: Yumi Jinguji
- Graphic Design: Yūji Haibara
- Planning: Kenji Hamada & Kouhei Furukawa
- Prop Design: Kō Inaba & Noriko Ogura (6 episodes)
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Production Manager: Rie Tanaka & Taiichi Iguchi
- PV Production: Tomotaka Kawabe (Kawatomi Honten)
- Recording: Nobuhiro Negishi
- Recording Assistant: Shō Satō
- Setting Production: Yumiko Kobayashi
- Setting Production Assistant: Ryōka Sato
- Theme Song Arrangement: Kohei Tsunami (OP) & R.O.N (ED)
| EPISODE LIST (SEASON 2: Part 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 0 | "Digression: Hinata Sakaguchi" Transcription: "Kanwa: Hinata Sakaguchi" (Japanese: 閑話：ヒナタ・サカグチ) |
Atsushi Nakayama, Tomotaka Kawabe | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | January 5, 2021 |
| 1 | "Rimuru's Busy Life" Transcription: "Rimuru no Isogashii Hibi" (Japanese: リムルの忙しい日々) |
Munenori Nawa | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | January 12, 2021 |
| 2 | "Trade with the Animal Kingdom" Transcription: "Jū Ōkoku to no Kōeki" (Japanese: 獣王国との交易) |
Daisuke Eguchi | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | January 19, 2021 |
| 3 | "Paradise, Once More" Transcription: "Rakuen, Futatabi" (Japanese: 楽園、再び) |
Shō Kitamura | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | January 26, 2021 |
| 4 | "The Scheming Kingdom of Falmuth" Transcription: "Bōryaku no Farumusu Ōkoku" (Japanese: 謀略のファルムス王国) |
Akira Katō | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | February 2, 2021 |
| 5 | "Prelude to the Disaster" Transcription: "Saiyaku no Zensōkyoku" (Japanese: 災厄の前奏曲) |
Shunji Yoshida | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | February 9, 2021 |
| 6 | "The Beauty Makes Her Move" Transcription: "Ugokidasu Reijin" (Japanese: 動き出す麗人) |
Shunsuke Ishikawa | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | February 16, 2021 |
| 7 | "Despair" Transcription: "Zetsubō" (Japanese: 絶望) |
Munenori Nawa, Daishi Katō, Takahiro Tanaka | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | February 23, 2021 |
| 8 | "Hope" Transcription: "Kibō" (Japanese: 希望) |
Kazuto Fujiwara | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | March 2, 2021 |
| 9 | "Putting Everything on the Line" Transcription: "Subete o Kakete" (Japanese: 全てを賭けて) |
Shigeru Fukase | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | March 9, 2021 |
| 10 | "Megiddo" Transcription: "Megido" (Japanese: 神之怒) |
Daisuke Eguchi | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | March 16, 2021 |
|
11 |
"Birth of a Demon Lord" Transcription: "Maō Tanjō" (Japanese: 魔王誕生) |
Shō Kitamura | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | March 23, 2021 |
| 12 | "The One Unleashed" Transcription: "Tokihanatareshi Mono" (Japanese: 解き放たれし者) |
Shunsuke Ishikawa | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | March 30, 2021 |
The second opening theme is "Like Flames" performed by MindaRyn, while the second ending theme is "Reincarnate" performed by Takuma Terashima. The series is available on Netflix and Crunchyroll with both English sub and dub. The series is also available with multilingual subtitles on iQIYI in South East Asia and Taiwan.
- Staff:
- Director: Atsushi Nakayama
- Series Composition: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Script: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (eps 36.5, 37-48)
- Unit Director: Daisuke Eguchi (ED) & Ryōma Ebata (OP)
- Music: Elements Garden
- Original creator: Fuse (light novel) & Taiki Kawakami (manga)
- Original Character Design: Mitz Vah
- Character Design: Ryōma Ebata
- Art Director: Ayumi Satō
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
- Cgi Director: Masaya Machida
- Director of Photography: Hiroshi Satō
- Producer: Nobuaki Sugimoto & Yōhei Itō
- Animation: Masaru Yonezawa (eps 36.5, 37) & Ryōma Ebata (OP)
- Animation Assistant: Futoshi Fujikawa (ep 42)
- Animation producer: Hidenori Kosuge
- Animation Production Supervisor: Hirokazu Suyama
- Art Setting: Masahiro Satō, Rémy Boisseuil (ED) & Tomoyasu Fujise
- CG Producer: Masaya Machida
- Color design: Maki Saitou
- Editing: Yumi Jinguji
- Monster Design: Takahiro Kishida
- Music A&R: Kaori Ono
- Music producer: Katsuhiro Kawano & Terushige Yoshie
- Planning: Kenji Hamada & Kouhei Furukawa
- Prop Design: Kō Inaba
- Setting Production: Yumiko Kobayashi
- Setting Production Assistant: Ryōka Sato
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Production Manager: Rie Tanaka & Taiichi Iguchi
- Theme Song Arrangement: Hisashi Koyama (OP) & R.O.N (ED)
- Theme Song Performance: MindaRyn (OP) & Takuma Terashima (ED)
Muse Asia also streamed the episodes on its YouTube channel. The Blu-ray of Season 2 will be released on April 19, beginning with Part 1.
| EPISODE LIST (SEASON 2: Part 2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 12.5 | "Tales: Veldora's Journal 2" Transcription: "Kanwa: Verudora Nikki Tsu" (Japanese: 閑話：ヴェルドラ日記2) |
Atsushi Nakayama, Tomotaka Kawabe | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | June 29, 2021 |
| 13 | "The Visitors" Transcription: "Otozureru Mono-tachi" (Japanese: 訪れる者たち) |
Atsushi Nakayama | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | July 6, 2021 |
| 14 | "A Meeting of Humans and Monsters" Transcription: "Jinma Kaidan" (Japanese: 人魔会談) |
Ken Sanuma | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | July 13, 2021 |
| 15 | "Ramiris's Warning" Transcription: "Ramirisu no Shirase" (Japanese: ラミリスの報せ) |
Ryōsuke Azuma | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | July 20, 2021 |
| 16 | "The Congress Dances" Transcription: "Kaigi wa Odoru" (Japanese: 会議は踊る) |
Ryō Nakamura | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | July 27, 2021 |
| 17 | "The Eve of Battle" Transcription: "Kaisen Zen'ya" (Japanese: 会戦前夜) |
Kazuto Fujiwara | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | August 3, 2021 |
| 18 | "The Demon Lords" Transcription: "Maō-tachi" (Japanese: 魔王たち) |
Ken Sanuma | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | August 10, 2021 |
| 19 | "The Signal to Begin the Banquet" Transcription: "Kaien no Aizu" (Japanese: 開宴の合図) |
Munenori Nawa | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | August 17, 2021 |
| 20 | "On This Land Where It All Happened" Transcription: "Innen no Chi de" (Japanese: 因縁の地で) |
Shō Kitamura | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | August 24, 2021 |
| 21 | "Adalmann, the Index Finger" Transcription: "Jishi no Adaruman" (Japanese: 示指のアダルマン) |
Shigeru Fukase | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | August 31, 2021 |
| 22 | "Demon Lords' Banquet ~Walpurgis~" Transcription: "Maō-tachi no Utage ～Warupurugisu～" (Japanese: 魔王達の宴 ～ワルプルギス～) |
Takahiro Enokida | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | September 7, 2021 |
| 23 | "Returning from the Brink" Transcription: "Kishikaisei" (Japanese: 起死回生) |
Munenori Nawa | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | September 14, 2021 |
| 24 | "Octagram" Transcription: "Okutaguramu" (Japanese: 八星魔王) |
Daisuke Eguchi | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | September 21, 2021 |
Spin-Off[]
A spin-off anime series based on the Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime manga was scheduled to premiere in January 2021 but had been delayed to April 2021 due to COVID-19. The series aired from April 6 to June 22, 2021. Eight Bit also animated the series, with Yuji Haibara directing the series, Kotatsumikan writing the script, Risa Takai and Atsushi Irie as character designers, and R.O.N composing the music. The opening theme is "Brand new diary" performed by Akane Kumada.
- Staff:
- Director: Yūji Haibara
- Series Composition: Kotatsumikan
- Script: Kotatsumikan (eps 1-12)
- Unit Director: Munenori Nawa (OP), Shintaro Inokawa (ED2) & Yūji Haibara (ED1)
- Music: R.O.N
- Original creator: Fuse (Tensura) & Shiba (manga)
- Original Character Design: Mitz Vah
- Character Design: Atsushi Irie & Risa Takai
- Art Director: Ayumi Satō
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
- Cgi Director: Fūma Aizawa, Tsukasa Saitō (Chiptune; ep 8) & Yūji Haibara
- Director of Photography: Hiroshi Satō
- Executive producer: Katsuya Tasaki, Ken Ōkawara, Satoshi Matsumoto, Shizuo Takeuchi, Shunichi Morishita, Tomoya Takeda, Tsutomu Kasai & Yukio Haruyama
- Producer: Nobuaki Sugimoto & Yōhei Itō
- Animation producer: Ryō Kazama
- Animation Production Supervisor: Hirokazu Suyama
- Art Setting: Masahiro Satō & Tomoyasu Fujise
- Chief Producer: Bungo Kondō & Yōhei Takami
- Color design: Maki Saitou
- Editing: Yūji Haibara (OP; ED1-2) & Yumi Jinguji
- Music A&R: Kaori Ono
- Music producer: Katsuhiro Kawano & Terushige Yoshie
- Setting Production: Daiki Masuda
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Production Manager: Taiichi Iguchi
- Theme Song Performance: Akane Kumada (OP), Asuna Tomari (ED 1), Chikahiro Kobayashi (ED 1), M.A.O (ED 1), Megumi Toyoguchi (ED 1), Miho Okasaki (ED 1; ED 2), Sayaka Senbongi (ED 1) & Tomoaki Maeno (ED 1)
A more light hearted series showing the day-to-day lives of those in Tempest; taking place in the gaps between major events
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Residents of the City of Monsters" Transcription: "Mamono no Machi no Jūnin-tachi" (Japanese: 魔物の町の住人たち) |
Shintarō Inokawa | Kotatsumikan | April 6, 2021 |
| Rimuru decides to keep a diary of the adventures experienced in this new world, remembering the trials and the friends made along the way. With the monster city growing, Rimuru and the council hold a meeting to help bring up everyone's morale. The Oni, Orcs, and Dragonewts enjoy their new lives under Rimuru's leadership. | ||||
| 2 | "The Air in Spring and ..." Transcription: "Haru no Kūki to" (Japanese: 春の空気と) |
Kōsuke Hirota | Kotatsumikan | April 13, 2021 |
| Rimuru gets to enjoy a rare break from work in Rimuru City, but quickly returns to old duties as boredom sets in. The inhabitants plough the fields and plant crops, including rice, to improve the city's food variety and production. Geld learns to appreciate the value of the less physically demanding gardening jobs, while Dryad Treyni is upset she didn't get invited to participate in the seeding. | ||||
| 3 | "Summer in Jura" Transcription: "Jura no Natsu" (Japanese: ジュラの夏) |
Shin Tosaka & Hiroshi Tamada | Kotatsumikan | April 20, 2021 |
| As summer arrives, its heat is causing exhaustion among the city's working population. To cool down, Rimuru enjoys some activities in the forest with a group of Hobgoblins, including bug-catching and a water fight. Back in the city, Benimaru takes part in an endurance contest to see who can best take the heat, but is taken out by Shion's cooking. Later in the evening, Rimuru enjoys a refreshing drink in Treyni's bar before heading to a lake lit up by fireflies. | ||||
| 4 | "A Day in a Swimsuit" Transcription: "Mizugi de Ichinichi" (Japanese: 水着で一日) |
Yūsuke Yamamoto | Kotatsumikan | April 27, 2021 |
| Accompanied by the Kijin, Gobta, Ranga, and Souka, Rimuru takes some time off at the beach. Shion and Shuna enjoy games on the beach with Rimuru, while Hakurou spends his time fishing with Gobta. Treyni and Gabiru are disappointed they weren't taken along, but Treyni joins the group anyway under the pretense of an inspection. Souka and Souei confide in their friends about their relationship with each other. | ||||
| 5 | "Return of the Summer Festival" Transcription: "Saigen Natsu Matsuri" (Japanese: 再現ナツマツリ) |
Shin Tosaka | Kotatsumikan | May 4, 2021 |
| Preparations are made for a Japanese-style summer festival in Tempest. Rimuru is creeped out by the usage of masks in his likeness, but is delighted, along with everyone else, with both the food served and games played at the stalls. The festival ends with a dance performance by the Dragonewts, a parade featuring Rimuru, and a fireworks show. | ||||
| 6 | "Changes" Transcription: "Utsuroikawaru" (Japanese: うつろいかわる) |
Shigeru Fukase | Kotatsumikan | May 11, 2021 |
| As the spirit of Shizu enters the village, the Bon Festival is announced, a festival to connect with your own kin and ancestors. Many townsfolk reminisce about the past. A number of changes that the Kijin have undergone after their evolution are highlighted. Shizu is embarrassed by both people's memories of her, and the outfits worn by Rimuru in the human form that resembles her. | ||||
| 7 | "Here Comes the Demon Lord!" Transcription: "Maō ga Kita!" (Japanese: 魔王が来た！) |
Shintarō Inokawa | Kotatsumikan | May 18, 2021 |
| Milim writes her own diary entry. After enjoying some food with Rimuru and the Kijin, she runs into Ranga and Gobta in town before returning for more snacks. To learn about the simple pleasantries in life, she watches Geld do construction work. In the evening, she rests while being carried on Rimuru's back, who has to repair the damage Milim's caused with her reckless behaviour. | ||||
| 8 | "A Fruitful Autumn" Transcription: "Minori no Aki" (Japanese: みのりの秋) |
Kazuo Miyake | Kotatsumikan | May 25, 2021 |
| Autumn arrives, and the citizens, supervised by Ririna, work together to harvest the crops planted in spring. Shion and Milim have potato-harvesting contests, while Treyni shows great fondness for the tubers, revealing she was born from a potato. The harvesters all enjoy their roasted sweet potatoes and gathered fruit. Treyni makes off with a supply of potatoes, planning to fry them and serve them at her bar. | ||||
| 9 | "The Arrival of Winter" Transcription: "Fuyu no Otozure" (Japanese: 冬のおとずれ) |
Ryō Nakamura | Kotatsumikan | June 1, 2021 |
| Winter is around the corner, so as the temperature drops, Milim finds enjoyment in resting under a Kotatsu. Shuna prepares for winter by handing out personalised clothes to Rimuru and Benimaru. A delegation from Blumund makes their way to Rimuru City meeting Youm's party along the way, but they are mostly interested in Tempest's meat and potato chips. Youm tries to get used to the differences between monsters and humans. | ||||
| 10 | "Snow Blankets the City of Monsters" Transcription: "Mamono no Machi no Yukigeshō" (Japanese: 魔物の町の雪化粧) |
Noriyoshi Sasaki | Kotatsumikan | June 8, 2021 |
| Tempest sees its first snow, and a team is assembled to shovel the city's streets. After a snowball fight, Milim builds a Kamakura shaped like Rimuru where they eat sweets with some of the town's children. To warm up, Rimuru enjoys a hot spring bath built by Souei, accompanied by Shion, Shuna, Milim and Eren. | ||||
| 11 | "Where Is Santa Claus?" Transcription: "Santa Kurōsu wa Doko ni Iru" (Japanese: サンタクロースはどこにいる) |
Kazuo Miyake & Munenori Nawa | Kotatsumikan | June 15, 2021 |
| Rimuru introduces Santa Claus to Tempest and has the dwarves help him set up a Christmas festival, complete with a tree and Santa outfits. Together with Milim, they get to enjoy a fancy Christmas dinner. Eren performs a Christmas song on stage with the children's choir. At the gift exchange, Rimuru is the intended recipient of many of the city's presents. | ||||
| 12 | "Enjoying New Year's to the Fullest" Transcription: "Shōgatsu o Mankitsu" (Japanese: 正月を満喫) |
Shigeru Fukase | Kotatsumikan | June 22, 2021 |
| Festivities are held around the Japanese New Year. Rimuru performs an act of worship at the first shrine visit before learning that Rimuru is the deity revered at the shrine. A body double is left at the shrine to greet the line of visitors. Geld, Kurobe, and three Hobgoblins form a team to make mochi, while Shion can barely enjoy dinner with the Kijin after losing to Milim in badminton and having her face inked black as punishment. | ||||
| TRAILER (SPIN-OFF) |
Season 3[]
A third season was announced on November 9, 2022. It aired on April 5, 2024, on the Friday Anime Night programming block on Nippon TV and its affiliates, as well as BS11. The staff from the second season and the Visions of Coleus ONA series are returning to reprise their roles. The opening theme is "PEACEKEEPER" performed by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION, while the ending theme is "Believer" performed by Rin Kurusu (来栖りん). The second opening theme is "Renacer Serenade (レナセールセレナーデ)" performed by Momoiro Clover Z (ももいろクローバーZ), while the second ending theme is "Miracle soup" performed by MindaRyn.
- Staff
- Director - Atsushi Nakayama
- Series Composition - Toshizo Nemoto
- Storyboard - Masao Kojima (ep 49)
- Episode Director - Satoshi Ōsedo (49)
- Music - Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)
- Original creator - Fuse (light novel), Taiki Kawakami (manga)
- Original Character Design - Mitz Vah
- Character Design - Ryōma Ebata
- Art Director - Ayumi Satō (Studio Naya)
- Chief Animation Director - Tomoko Ito (49)
- Sound Director - Jin Aketagawa
- Director of Photography - Hiroshi Satō
- Art Setting - Masahiro Satō, Rémy Boisseuil, Tomoyasu Fujise
- CG Chief - Makoto Satō (佐藤真; Sublimation; ep 51)
- Color design - Maki Saitou
- Concept Art - Kenichiro Tomiyasu (INEI)
- Editing - Yumi Jinguji
- Graphic Design - Yūji Haibara
- Key Animation - Takaaki Wada (ep 49)
- Monster Design - Takahiro Kishida
- Background Art Cooperation - Creative Freaks (OP)
- CG Modelling Cooperation - Bandai Namco Entertainment
- CG Works - Stimulus Image
- Monster Design: Takahiro Kishida
- Theme Song Composition: Junxix (ED1), Motoki Ōmori (OP2), R.O.N (OP1) & SACHIKO (ED2)
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken 3rd Season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in four volumes from July 24, 2024, to October 30, 2024.
| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Demons and Strategies" Transliteration: "Akuma to Sakubō" (Japanese: 悪魔と策謀) |
Satoshi Ōsedo | Toshizo Nemoto | Masashi Kojima | April 5, 2024 |
| After Clayman's defeat, Rimuru continues to attend Walpurgis, to which Leon Cromwell and Luminous Valentine leave early, Rimuru gains the ability to replicate dishes and refuses to let Milim Nava drink wine due to him thinking that she's too young for it, and Ramiris passes out from overdrinking. Rimuru returns home where he is greeted by the citizens, including Diablo. While having matcha pudding, Rimuru finds out that Veldora told everything to Diablo and had his pudding taken away in response, but soon feels pity and gives it back. He learns that Diablo had healed Falmuth's king and his subordinates, who were previously tortured by Shion for threatening Tempest. The three then become Diablo's servants and they all travel back to Falmuth along with Youm, Grucius, and Mjurran. Meanwhile, the nobles in Falmuth are unable to heal the king. Once Diablo's group arrives, they present their story of the defeat of Falmuth's army and Veldora's revival. This shocks the nobles as the Western Holy Church claimed that Veldora was long gone, until Razen points out that a True Dragon can never be destroyed as they can be reborn. They also learned that the Dryads helped Rimuru bargain with Veldora to calm his wrath. This leads the nobles to see that attacking Tempest was a bad idea. When Carlos, one of the nobles, refuses to believe this nor agree with the idea to ally with Tempest, Razen imprisons him in a block of ice. After healing the king using one of Rimuru's potions, Diablo has them choose to either ally with Tempest or continue the war, all while warning them to not double cross Rimuru or else. This gives the nobles very little time to decide. After learning of this, Rimuru leaves Diablo to handle the situation. | |||||
| 2 | "The Saint's Intentions" Transliteration: "Seijin no Omowaku" (Japanese: 聖人の思惑) |
Chen Xiaocan | Toshizo Nemoto | Masashi Kojima | April 12, 2024 |
| Laplace informs Yuuki and the rest of the Moderate Harlequin Alliance of Clayman's death and that their plan to take down Rimuru has ended in failure, to which he and Footman almost get into a fight. Now seeing that his plans for world domination is being compromised, Yuuki considers planning revenge, but also decides to lay low for a while as Rimuru is too powerful for them to fight. Meanwhile, at the Western Holy Empire, Hinata recalls her past, including her confrontation with Roy, his twin brother Louis, and Luminous Valentine. Louis later informs her of Roy's death, Veldora's revival, Falmuth's defeat, and that Tempest is still intact; Hinata realizes that Rimuru is still alive and tricked her into letting him escape, but suspects that she's being manipulated due to information that she received from an Eastern merchant. They later deliver the news to Luminous, who, after she explains what happened in Walpurgis, warns them not to engage Veldora or Rimuru, knowing how powerful they are now, and that she has not declared them enemies. Also, she reveals that although Rimuru technically isn't evil, he presumably still holds a grudge towards Hinata for trying to destroy him and his nation. Meanwhile, in Falmuth, the king holds a meeting and, after learning of the events that occurred in Walpurgis, Blumund’s allegiance with Tempest, and what the Western Holy Church plan to do next, they eventually decide to form an alliance with Tempest after all. The king also steps down from his throne and passes it to his brother. | |||||
| 3 | "Peaceful Days" Transliteration: "Heiwana Hibi" (Japanese: 平和な日々) |
Tomio Yamauchi | Toshizo Nemoto | Shinji Itadaki | April 19, 2024 |
| In Tempest, Rimuru and his subordinates recall their battle against Clayman. After a few days, Diablo informs Rimuru that Falmuth has formed a peace treaty with Tempest and that a civil war will break out due to the king stepping down and having his brother take over, which will eventually allow Youm to take the throne. Diablo also reports that the Church may be planning to take action to this. Afterwards, the residents of Eurazania move into Tempest for the time being, accompanied be two of the Three Beastketeers. Gabil returns from his mission, who also hands Rimuru a letter from Milim, who intends to invite guests to give her cooking lessons during her next visit. Geld later returns and reveals that there were complications during his mission, so the two spend time with each other at a bar. Rigurd soon reveals that Blumund has formed a relationship with Tempest. The Oni later inform Rimuru of the dangerous Kusha Mountains, inhabited by the Tengu. Benimaru decides to go speak to them alongside Albis, leading everyone to suspect that he has a crush on her. Hakuro later tells Rimuru about the dark elves that reside in Clayman's domain, and Rimuru convinces Hakuro to keep it a secret. During another meeting, Rimuru decides to invite more people to his nation and expand his territory. | |||||
| 4 | "Everyone Has a Part to Play" Transliteration: "Sorezore no Yakuwari" (Japanese: それぞれの役割) |
Tomio Yamauchi | Shingo Irie | Taizo Yoshida | April 26, 2024 |
| After Rimuru hears of dangerous monsters that lurk around the road to Tempest, Vesta and Kaijin reveal that they have planned to place Anti-Magic Barriers around the road to keep visitors safe. Veldora is hoping to unleash his aura, but the others insist that he doesn't as it could kill them; however, Diablo warns Rimuru that he cannot contain his aura for long. Rimuru tasks Geld with building Milim a castle and learns from Diablo that Edmaris is teaching Youm how to properly act like a noble, and Reyhiem is on his way to the Holy Western Empire to deliver his message. Veldora also begins to remember Luminous after Rimuru mentions her. Recalling his encounter with Hinata, Rimuru begins to wonder who is the mastermind behind Falmuth's attack, Hinata's attempt to kill him, and Clayman's motives, while Diablo suspects that there is another mastermind. Suspecting that a merchant is helping these masterminds, Rimuru has his subordinates hunt down the merchant. Meanwhile, at the Western Holy Empire, Hinata begins a meeting. | |||||
| 5 | "Meeting of Both Sides" Transliteration: "Ryōyoku Kaigi" (Japanese: 両翼会議) |
Masaharu Tomoda | Okumura Junichirō | Masashi Kojima | May 3, 2024 |
| Hinata, Nikolaus Spertus, and the Ten Great Saints talk about the revival of Veldora, Rimuru's motive, and Falmuth's downfall, with Louis watching the meeting in secret. While starting to regret not listening to Rimuru in the first place, Hinata also suspects that the Eastern merchants visiting Tempest and the Holy Western Empire are up to something. She also explains that Luminous has ordered them to not attack Rimuru and his nation, but the Saints aren't happy with this. After revealing Rimuru's origins and the merchants' deception, she decides to negotiate with Rimuru despite the Saints' concerns. Reyhiem then arrives to deliver his message; three of the Seven Luminaries, followers of Luminous, appear to listen to this. Reyhiem then explains how dangerous Rimuru is and the truth behind the defeat of Falmuth's army. He also displays a crystal ball that shows Rimuru challenging her, which, to Reyhiem's shock, was not his intended message. Despite having suspicions, Hinata agrees to challenge Rimuru. The Luminaries support her decision and provide her with a powerful sword called the Dragon Buster. Hinata then leaves to confront Rimuru despite Nikolaus having doubts that the situation will go well. Meanwhile, at Tempest, Rimuru learns that Hinata is coming, accompanied by some of the Saints. Rimuru is confused that his message didn't play out well, but Diablo appears and reveals that Reyhiem was murdered. | |||||
| 6 | "Those Approaching" Transliteration: "Semari Kuru Mono-tachi" (Japanese: 迫り来る者達) |
Chen Xiaocan | Toshizo Nemoto | Shinji Itadaki | May 10, 2024 |
| Rimuru informs his subordinates of Reyhiem's death, Hinata's approach, and the forces gathering in Falmuth to eliminate the demon seemly responsible for killing Reyhiem. They request the help of Adalmann for more information about the Western Holy Church. Adalmann tells them about the Seven Luminaries, the Ten Great Saints, and Hinata. Diablo also explains the current situation going on in Falmuth, leading Rimuru to decide to take action against this. Upon learning that Hinata is bringing an army with her and will be arriving in two weeks, Rimuru prepares to face them, all without trying to kill them. Albis and Suphia also decide to join in on the conflict. Veldora also wants to join in, but Rimuru has him serve as their last line of defense. Meanwhile, it is revealed that one of the Ten Great Saints and the merchant who manipulated Hinata earlier are working for the Rozzo family, led by Granville and his granddaughter Maribel, who seek to take out both Hinata and Rimuru. | |||||
| 7 | "Saint and Demon Clash" Transliteration: "Seima Gekitotsu" (Japanese: 聖魔激突) |
Satoshi Ōsedo | Shingo Irie | Satoshi Ōsedo & Hideki Yamazaki | May 17, 2024 |
| Rimuru recalls his first encounter with Hinata and wonders what she'll do. Meanwhile, Hinata learns that four of the Great Saints have followed her and she reluctantly lets them tag along. Arriving in Blumund, they notice how much the city has changed, leading them to suspect that Tempest had something to do with this. They also try out food at one of the restaurants, but end up eating all of it. As they continue their journey to Tempest, they are amazed by the road’s structure and how friendly the monsters in Tempest are. While stopping for a drink of water, the group begin to see that Rimuru is not as much of a threat as they thought, though Hinata is unsure of why Rimuru wants to challenge her. Rimuru soon learns that Hinata is close. Meanwhile, the Seven Luminaries have sent two other Saints with an army to destroy Rimuru and his city, all while tricking them into believing that Hinata is in danger, but they are ambushed by Tempest's forces; this leads Rimuru to take the situation as a real challenge. After Hinata learns from Nikolaus that the other three Saints, the Three Battlesages, are taking part in Falmuth’s civil war, Rimuru interferes with her telepathic call before it is cut off and prepares for battle. Meanwhile, the Holy Empire's army is overwhelmed just as Rimuru and his subordinates arrive. When Hinata's group arrives at the battlefield, she notices how powerful the monsters are and, believing that Rimuru truly does want to fight her, prepares to face the monster leader. | |||||
| 8 | "Misunderstanding" Transliteration: "Botan no Kake Chigai" (Japanese: ボタンのかけ違い) |
Yasushi Muroya | Okumura Junichirō | Satoshi Shimizu | May 24, 2024 |
| As Luminous cuddles the Holy Ark, which contains an adult version of Chloe, Louis and Gunther inform her of Hinata and the Seven Luminaries' actions. Luminous leaves with them to handle the situation. Meanwhile, back in Tempest, Shion faces off against Leonard and Garde, the leaders of the army, who place a Holy Field around her. However, Shion reveals that she is a Wicked Oni and proves to be too strong for them, although she is ordered to not kill them. Though Leonard admits defeat, Garde refuses to, until Shion destroys the Holy Field. Leonard begins to grow suspicious of the situation after noticing that Garde is acting differently. While Hinata explains that she did not intend to bring an army, she also didn't know of Reyhiem's death, while Rimuru does not recall challenging Hinata and believes that she is responsible for the attack. While their subordinates split up to fight each other, Rimuru and Hinata fight each other one on one. Seeing that Rimuru is stronger than before and her skill-stealing ability has no effect on him, Hinata takes on a much stronger form to combat him, but without using the Dragon Buster; she instead resorts to using her own weapon. During the fight, Hinata remembers her past with Shizu after seeing a vision of her over Rimuru. At the same time, Rimuru gains a new ability that allows him to predict Hinata's attacks. The fight ends in a draw, and Rimuru suspects that his message to Hinata has been tampered with. Rimuru's subordinates emerge victorious over Hinata's. After surviving Hinata's final attack by sacrificing a previous ability to gain a new one that allows him to withstand it, the two immediately become friends, but then realize that the Dragon Buster is a rigged trap as it suddenly releases a deadly attack that strikes Hinata after she pushes Rimuru out of the way. | |||||
| 9 | "The Scheming of the Seven Days" Transliteration: "Shichiyō Anyaku" (Japanese: 七曜暗躍) |
Masahiko Suzuki | Tatsuto Higuchi | Ken Ōtsuka | May 31, 2024 |
| In Falmuth, Damrada, the merchant responsible for manipulating Hinata, analyses Rimuru, Edmaris, and Edward's motives, while preparing to leave as the demon who supposedly killed Reyhiem is too powerful for him to deal with. Meanwhile, Edward prepares to attack Youm's hometown with the Three Battlesages helping him; however, the three are also seeking to defeat the one who killed Reyhiem. Diablo is observing this from the skies and sees that one of the Three Battlesages is leaving with the army, while the other two are with Edward. He then has Hakuro deal with the army, all while trying not to kill them. Edward's army is quickly defeated by Rimuru's forces, forcing them to retreat. Diablo then confronts Edward and the two Battlesages, and creates a forcefield around them to keep innocents out of the way. He demands that they make peace with Youm, but Edward refuses as he is aware of Diablo's actions in Falmuth, also believing that he killed Reyhiem due to false evidence from one of the Battlesages. Diablo nevertheless challenges them and easily defeats Edward's men (who are actually soldiers sent by Damrada), also revealing his true nature that scares off the soldiers and Edward, leaving only the two Battlesages to face him. They too prove to be no match for him, resulting in one of the Battlesages fleeing. The remaining Battlesage eventually realizes that Diablo is innocent, but three of the Seven Luminaries arrive and attack Diablo's forcefield in an attempt to eliminate witnesses. Meanwhile, Hinata is gravely injured by the Dragon Buster's attack while Rimuru tries to save her life, albeit unsuccessfully as only holy magic can heal her. Two of the Seven Luminaries arrive and, after restraining the four Saints to prevent them from healing Hinata, intend to destroy Hinata for seemly disobeying their orders. | |||||
| 10 | "God and Demon Lord" Transliteration: "Kami to Maō" (Japanese: 神と魔王) |
Daisuke Tsukushi | Toshizo Nemoto | Kenta Mimuro | June 7, 2024 |
| The Luminaries prepare to exact punishment on Hinata for her apparent disobedience. Leonard realizes that he had been tricked, but is stabbed by Garde, whom Rimuru realizes is actually one of the Luminaries in disguise, having killed the real Garde. With his cover blown, the Luminary removes his disguise. Diablo contacts Rimuru and reveals that it was they who killed Reyhiem and framed him for it, and also altered Rimuru's message so to manipulate him and Hinata into fighting each other. The Saints realize that the Luminaries are the real masterminds behind the war. Rimuru orders his subordinates to kill the Luminaries, but they prove to be strong opponents, though Shion was able to stop their magic circle. The Luminaires release a powerful attack to wipe out Rimuru, Hinata, and their subordinates, but Rimuru blocks it with a copy of a previously-sacrificed ability. The Luminaries then use the same attack that Hinata previously used on Rimuru in their first fight, but this attack also fails to defeat Rimuru and Hinata as he manages to defend them both with a new ability. This frees the Saints. The Luminaries decide to let Luminous deal with them, but the latter personally arrives with Louis; the Saints learn who their god really is. After Luminous heals Hinata, Hinata recalls her unhappy childhood, how she entered the Central World and gained her skill-stealing ability, and how she met Shizu. As Hinata heals Leonard, Luminous kills the Luminaries for their corruptive actions. Meanwhile, the other three Luminaries fail to destroy Diablo's forcefield. The reporters realize Diablo's innocence, though Diablo does not forgive Edward for his earlier actions and in turn, Edward decides to pass the throne to Youm in exchange for protection. The Luminaries unleash a powerful attack on Diablo, but he turns the tables and kills them instead. Back at the Holy Western Empire, Nikolaus confronts the last Luminary, having learned of their scheme, and kills him with a magical amulet. Unbeknownst to him, the Luminary survived and is actually Granville. He and Maribel realize that their plan failed and start planning their next move against Rimuru. Meanwhile, Veldora isn't all that happy that he got left out of the fight, but accidentally reveals that Luminous is a Demon Lord in front of everyone, resulting in the two fighting as a result of Luminous having a long held grudge against him. Rimuru is nevertheless glad that he settled things with Hinata and Luminous. In the aftermath, the group enjoy the public baths and Japanese foods. | |||||
| 11 | "Reconciliation and Agreement" Transliteration: "Wakai to Kyōtei" (Japanese: 和解と協定) |
Naokatsu Tsuda & Neito Hirohara | Toshizo Nemoto | Masashi Kojima | June 14, 2024 |
| Damrada speaks with Granville and Maribel regarding Diablo's presence and their failed attempt to defeat Hinata and Rimuru; however, Granville is still determined to eliminate Rimuru. Deciding to not be involved any further, Damrada leaves, leaving Granville to swear revenge. Meanwhile, Rimuru speaks with Hinata and Luminous regarding past events that led to their conflicts along with Clayman and Damrada's motives. Luminous explains the origin of the Seven Luminaries, their true intentions, and their connection with Clayman, and that Granville was once a hero who previously fought her. Rimuru also suspects that Yuuki is the one pulling the strings. As they make peace with each other, Luminous vows to have Veldora punished one day. As a result, they decide to have two of the Saints remain in Tempest and build a church in the city to symbolize their alliance. Hinata also receives a new sword from Rimuru. Both groups then spend the evening together. Damrada later speaks with Yuuki, who had assisted the Rozzo family with their scheme, about what he learned, making the latter see that his revenge plan wasn't successful. Damrada leaves and Yuuki prepares to make his next move. | |||||
| 12 | "Festival Preparations" Transliteration: "Kaisai Junbi" (Japanese: 開催準備) |
Takaaki Wada | Shingo Irie | Takaaki Wada | June 21, 2024 |
| Rimuru decides to host a festival to celebrate the opening of Rimuru City and his country being accepted as a nation. He starts by seeing how Vesta and Gabil have been doing with the healing potions and then has a brief talk with Shion. Next, he and Shuna pay a visit to see Yoshida, a chef who is also an Otherworlder, who requests a special dish from them in exchange for his allegiance. Meanwhile, viscount Lord Kazak speaks with Gard Mjollmille regarding elf slaves, leading Gard to see that he's a criminal. Rimuru disrupts the meeting, to Kazak's annoyance. He then considers taking Rimuru as a slave, but a disgusted Gard kicks him out in retaliation and ends his business with him, leading Kazak to swear revenge. He and Rimuru talk about Kazak's motives and the upcoming festival. They also consider opening a restaurant for Veldora to work at in Tempest. Rimuru also requests for five people to help Veldora run the shop. He also has plans to turn his city into a resort with many fun activities for people. After learning about the theater and arena in the Kingdom of Ingrassia, Rimuru also decides to set up his own arena in Tempest. Gard agrees to help out of gratitude for Rimuru saving his life earlier. They then continue to talk about their upcoming plans. Later, Rimuru talks to Fuze, who is emotionally overwhelmed by the recent events, especially the truth behind the Seven Luminaries' real intentions. Rimuru passes some invitations to him to give to the king of Blumund. Fuze also tells him about what Yuuki was recently doing. Rimuru decides to invite him too along with Milim, which worries Fuze. | |||||
| 13 | "Invitations for All Nations" Transliteration: "Kakkoku to Shōtaijō" (Japanese: 各国と招待状) |
Yasushi Muroya | Okumura Junichirō | Yasushi Muroya | June 28, 2024 |
| Dwargo and his subordinates: Henrietta, Jane, and Vaughn, learn of Rimuru's recent actions and his evolution to Demon Lord. They also receive an invitation to Tempest's upcoming festival as Dwargo ponders about Rimuru's motives. Meanwhile, back in Tempest, Rimuru is preparing for the festival and comes across Ramiris, Beretta, and Treyni. They have left her old labyrinth and are trying to establish a new home in Tempest. Rimuru decides to build a labyrinth somewhere under the arena that is still in construction for Ramiris to live in and also create a dungeon in that labyrinth as an attraction for adventurers. Rimuru also hires Ramiris to help him create the dungeon and is promised good payment in return. Ramiris also decides to hire the Lycanthropes living in where they plan to build the labyrinth for help, as well as move their homes inside it. At the Sorcerous Dynasty of Thalion, the kingdom's ruler Elmesia has also received an invitation to the festival. Three months ago, she sent Erald to form a peace agreement with Tempest, even though he is concerned by the fact that it is a monster nation. Learning of Yoshida's connection with Rimuru along with Rimuru's plans, which proves overwhelming for Erald, Elmesia deducts that Rimuru is actually an Otherworlder who came from Earth like Shizu, Hinata, and Yuuki, except he was reincarnated. | |||||
| 14 | "Labyrinth and Storm Dragon" Transliteration: "Meikyū to Bōfū Ryū" (Japanese: 迷宮と暴風竜) |
Chen Xiaocan | Tatsuto Higuchi | Gō Kurosaki | July 5, 2024 |
| The arena in Tempest is almost finished while the dungeon is in construction. Ramiris had finished transporting the Lycanthropes' town inside it. She and Rimuru also get the idea to put stronger monsters in the dungeon as people proceed further inside it. Rimuru visits Kurobe for weapons to put in the dungeon, to which it is revealed that he had become a skilled craftsman after Rimuru evolved into a Demon Lord. Rimuru is hopeful that the dungeon and arena will make Tempest famous as Kurobe provides Rimuru with a new sword, though it is not finished yet. Later, Rimuru tells Veldora about the dungeon and has him live there as its strongest guardian and master so he can harmlessly release his aura from within. He then brings Veldora to the unfinished arena and sets up a room for him inside the dungeon with Ramiris's help where he can fight adventurers if they make it to him, along with a private room where he can read manga. The dungeon is finished in about a week, outfitted with a hundred transforming rooms and save points. Rimuru also decides to add bosses for some of the floors. Ramiris reveals her creation: a bracelet that can teleport people back to the beginning of the dungeon if they are defeated, but only one person can use it and the bracelet itself can only be used once. In the final room, Veldora finally unleashes his aura and assumes his dragon form as his aura travels across the dungeon. Rimuru warns Veldora to only release his aura inside the dungeon and also has Beretta serve Ramiris from now on. Afterwards, the group develop traps and obstacles for the dungeon. When Ramiris cannot put in terrain effects, Milim shows up to help. | |||||
| 15 | "Audience" Transliteration: "Ekkenshiki" (Japanese: 謁見式) |
Satoshi Ōsedo | Toshizo Nemoto | Satoshi Shimizu | July 19, 2024 |
| Milim gets into a fight with Ramiris over the fact that the latter now works for Rimuru and that she too wants to help before Shuna breaks it up. After deducting that Milim snuck out of her domain without Carrion and Frey knowing, Rimuru has her capture some elemental dragons to put in the dungeon as well as help finish with its construction. Gard visits Tempest for a tour and after learning that he was attacked by a monster, they suspect that it was sent by Kazak. During a meeting, Rimuru is warned that the tribes of the Jura Forest are coming to visit and may revolt against him if they don't deem him worthy to own the place. Rimuru is given a king's outfit to wear, to his embarrassment. Around this time, Falmuth has collapsed and a new kingdom will take its place as Youm becomes its new king. The next day, the tribes arrive. The first to visit are the Lizardmen, where their leader Abiru is informed of how his son is doing. The last group to visit are Trya and Doris. After meeting up with Ramiris and Treyni, Rimuru decides to have them work for Ramiris as well as help manage the Dungeon. On the second day, Rimuru meets two rival tribes: the Bovoids and the Equinoids, who both want to serve Rimuru so they can take each other down. Their argument is disrupted by something breaking through the barrier around the city. It revealed to be three brothers, who are the sons of another Demon Lord. They are upset by the fact that Rimuru robbed their chance of becoming a Demon Lord by killing Clayman. When they challenge Shion, Rimuru has them fight in the arena. After Shion easily defeats them, scaring Rimuru a bit, they reveal that Dagruel is their father and he had sent them to Tempest to train under Rimuru. Shion agrees to become their mentor and the Bovoids and the Equinoids both swear loyalty to Rimuru after watching the fight. The last visiting group are a tribe of elves, who are grateful of Rimuru for ending the conflict between the Bovoids and the Equinoids, which previously forced them to relocate. Rimuru provides them with a place to live in the Dungeon and after learning that some of their kind never returned, he suspects that Kazak is to blame and sends Souei to investigate. On the third day, Geld and Diablo have returned from Falmuth as Rimuru prepares to meet the arriving group: the Tengu. | |||||
| 16 | "Benimaru's Ordeal" Transliteration: "Benimaru no Junan" (Japanese: ベニマルの受難) |
Daisuke Tsukushi | Shingo Irie | Daisuke Tsukushi | July 26, 2024 |
| Raphael tells Rimuru about the Tengu and the female Tengu that's visiting is named Momiji. Sometime earlier, Benimaru and Albis were sent by Rimuru to negotiate with the Tengu, but find a barrier around their village. Only Benimaru and Albis are allowed in, where they meet Momiji. Benimaru wishes to pass through the village and build a tunnel through the mountains to Thalion. Momiji does not like that idea because the mountains are sacred to them. After she insults Albis, they get into a fight before Benimaru intervenes. Kaede, Momiji's mother, arrives and stops their bickering. She explains her history with the ogres and a human named Araki Byakuya, who passed away years ago. She also reveals that Hakuro is her husband, making him Momiji's father. Kaede also proposes that Momiji should be engaged to Benimaru in exchange for the Tengu’s allegiance with Tempest, but they are both hesitant as Momiji wishes to win Benimaru's heart first. After learning of Kaede's illness, Benimaru deducts that she lost lots of life energy giving birth to her daughter and naming her. Returning to the present, Momiji makes a deal with Rimuru while fearing that he may want to wage war with them due to his connection with Frey, who once tried to take over the Tengu’s domain so she can conquer Thalion, but she agrees to form an alliance with Rimuru after clearing up the misunderstanding with Frey, who had long given up her plans in favor of Milim’s capital. She gets embarrassed when the letter that her mother sent to Rimuru reveals her feelings. Hakuro returns from Falmuth and meets his daughter for the first time while agreeing to improve her fighting skills and is also supportive of her arranged engagement to Benimaru. Rimuru's subordinates then talk about their relationships with others, leading them to decide to compete for those that they love. | |||||
| 17 | "The Lightspeed Hero" Transliteration: "Senkō no Yūsha" (Japanese: 閃光の勇者) |
Hitomi Ezoe | Tatsuto Higuchi | Futoshi Higashide | August 2, 2024 |
| Rimuru introduces Gard, who’s now in charge of Tempest’s finances, to his subordinates (with the exception of Milim, who had to leave) and explains his plans for the upcoming festival, which includes an opera performance, the arena, and the Dungeon. After learning about the overgrowing trees in the Dungeon, Ranga suggests having the fox demon that Rimuru previously rescued from Clayman to deal with it as well as become one of the bosses of the Dungeon. Rimuru names her Kumara. Souei informs the group that Kazak and his men have been arrested and explains that the Lightspeed Hero Masayuki is the one who stopped his operations. Meanwhile, Masayuki and his group are on their way to Tempest. Flashbacks reveal that Masayuki is also an Otherworlder. After transporting to the Central World, he developed a special power that allows him to fight strong foes and eventually formed a group of heroes that includes himself and three other members. Yuuki later requests for him to take down a slave trading company called Orthrus in the Kingdom of Ballachia. Gosel, one of Orthus’s leaders, tries to make him look like a criminal after he discovers his true motives, but his party members foil this ploy and heal the surviving victim as a witness to the king. With the king's assistance, Masayuki destroys Orthrus' operations and is asked to return the rescued elves to the Jura Forest, which by now has become Rimuru's territory. The townsfolks believe that he is planning to fight the monster leader, whom they think is a threat. Returning to the present, Masayuki is doubtful that Rimuru is of any threat and although his party is thinking about challenging Rimuru, he decides to see what Rimuru is like first after learning about his fight with Hinata. Learning of his approach, Rimuru’s subordinates intend to challenge him, but he decides to deal with him personally to avoid confrontations. | |||||
| 18 | "A Throng of Visitors" Transliteration: "Senkyaku Banrai" (Japanese: 千客万来) |
Migmi | Okumura Junichirō | Chihiro Nitta | August 16, 2024 |
| Many visitors arrive for the festival. The first to arrive is King Blumund, who is grateful that Rimuru took care of Falmuth and makes a deal with him. The next to visit is Dwargo, who heard of his fight with Hinata along with the Western Holy Church's connections with Tempest, to which Rimuru tells him about the Seven Luminaries' plot. Youm is the third to visit along with Mjurran, who by now has become Youm's wife and that she and Youm are now the new rulers of the new kingdom that was built in place of the collapsed Falmuth. Accompanying them are Grucius and Edgar, the son of Falmuth's former king, who is surprised by the fact that Youm becoming king was Rimuru's doing. Rimuru later meets Yuuki and they talk about their previous conflicts. Yuuki agrees to go to the festival and introduces Kagali to Rimuru. Kagali reveals that she had recently explored some old ruins discovered near Dagruel's domain while Rimuru tells them about a discovery that Clayman made in the ruins. Afterwards, Rimuru and Yuuki visit Class S, who are also eager to go to the festival upon being invited. After meeting up with Tiss, she and the students prepare for their trip to Tempest as Rimuru teleports them all there. Rimuru gives the students an amulet that allows to them buy free stuff for the festival, but then learns that Masayuki has arrived and goes to greet them. Though Masayuki's group want to fight Rimuru, Masayuki, Rimuru, and Yuuki try to talk them out of it. Rimuru then makes a deal: if they can win tomorrow's battle tournament, then he will fight them. Despite having doubts, Masayuki accepts the challenge as his group leaves to prepare for it. | |||||
| 19 | "Festival Eve" Transliteration: "Zen'yasai" (Japanese: 前夜祭) |
Atsushi Nakayama | Toshizo Nemoto | Chihiro Nitta | August 23, 2024 |
| Many guests gather in a ballroom in Tempest, where Rimuru begins the festival eve. Geld and Hakuro cut up a giant monstrous fish to make sushi. Hinata and Yuuki join Rimuru for a meal, while Rimuru learns of distribution issues going on in the Central World. A large dragon appears above Tempest, indicating the arrival of Elmesia. Dwargon tells Rimuru about the history of Elmesia and Sarion, leading Rimuru to be cautious of her. As Elmesia arrives, she tries to charm Rimuru with her powers, but it is blocked by Raphael. She requests a private meeting with Rimuru later. Gard later informs Rimuru of the motivations of some arriving merchants. Milim, Frey, and Carrion then arrive for the festival along with the Dragon Faithful while Maribel is shown to have also attended. After Rimuru accidentally insults Frey, he apologizes to avoid a bad outcome while Carrion finds this amusing and is punished by Frey. Middray considers the food an insult to Milim, leading an offended Shuna to force him to try it, making him reconsider following a lecture from Shuna. Benimaru and Rimuru are both proud of her. The next day, the festival itself is about to begin as Rimuru, again dressed as a king, gives his speech and announces that he has no intention of harming humans while warning them that he will treat them with hostility if they do consider him a threat as the festival officially starts. | |||||
| 20 | "Nation's Opening Festival" Transliteration: "Kaikoku-sai" (Japanese: 開国祭) |
Satoshi Ōsedo | Shingo Irie | Chihiro Nitta & Kiyoshi Okuyama | August 30, 2024 |
| Class S is surprised to learn that Rimuru is the king of the monster nation while Tiss is too shocked to wake up upon learning of this. Hinata then arrives and Rimuru introduces her to Class S and explains her history, warning them to not insult her. She agrees to watch over Class S as she reminds them of Shizu. Hinata also reveals that Luminous is also coming since she was also invited. A concert begins, starting with an orchestra led by a young halfling named Takt, followed by a duet performed by Shuna and Shion. The next event involves a potion experiment demonstrated by Vesta and Gabiru, which astounds Jeff. After meeting up with Hinata and Class S, Rimuru attends a meeting with Luminous, who requests cultural exchange after listening to the concert and gifts him with a new power and in return, Rimuru allows her to have her researchers do business in Tempest. During a meal, Rimuru speaks with Hinata and Yuuki regarding what happened so far. Later, Gard reveals that they are low on money and the coins they have are of no help. They suspect that someone is trying to sabotage them. Rimuru then forms a plan to deal with the financial problem, but they decide to continue enjoying the festival first. The next day, the Martial Arts Tournament is about to begin. | |||||
| 21 | "The Martial Arts Tournament" Transliteration: "Butō Taikai" (Japanese: 武闘大会) |
Yasushi Muroya | Tatsuto Higuchi | Ken Ōtsuka | September 6, 2024 |
| Sometime earlier, Rimuru makes plans for the tournament and has Shion, Diablo, and Benimaru become part of a group called the Elite Four, but forbids them from entering the competition as they would easily win. He also decides that whoever wins the tournament will either become the fourth member of the Elite Four or will be allowed to fight him. As the tournament starts, Masayuki, Jinrai, a warrior named Gaiye, the leaders of the Bovoids and the Equinoids, and Lion Mask, who is actually Carrion in disguise, pass the preliminaries. Gobta and Geld are also signed up for the tournament. The Bovoid and Equinoid leaders fight each other, with the Bovoid leader winning. Rimuru starts the competition and promises to fight whoever wins. Masayuki and Jinrai are to fight each other, but Jinrai forfeits to ensure Masayuki wins. As Gaiye and Gobta prepare to fight each other, Gaiye reveals his arrogant side, which angers Diablo. Though he overwhelms Gobta, the latter wins with Ranga's help. Geld and Lion Mask fight each other next, with Lion Mask winning and Geld fairly admitting defeat. In the semi-finals, Masayuki prepares to fight the Bovoid leader next, but after he gives out a speech, the Bovoid leader agrees to forfeit and challenge him later in the Dungeon. Lion Mask and Gobta are up next and although Lion Mask has the upper hand, Gobta wins with the assistance of Rimuru and Ranga while convincing Lion Mask to forfeit. In the final round, Gobta faces Masayuki next, but the tournament is put on hold until tomorrow as everyone celebrates with a meal, but Rimuru becomes concerned about the upcoming fight between Gobta and Masayuki. Dwargo later comes to talk to Rimuru. | |||||
| 22 | "Settling the Score with the Hero" Transliteration: "Yūsha to no Ketchaku" (Japanese: 勇者との決着) |
Natsumi Suzuki | Okumura Junichirō | Masashi Kojima | September 13, 2024 |
| Rimuru reveals that he called Dwargo over to deal with the financial problem. Elmesia also joins in on the conversation and agrees to help with the problem, providing him with a large amount of gold. During their conversation, they suspect that someone from the western nations is responsible for the financial problem. Souei goes to investigate. Elmesia enacts a pact between her and Rimuru, and questions him about Diablo due to her being cautious of him. Rimuru promises to stop him should he ever go rogue, to Elmesia's surprise. Dwargo also promises to aid Rimuru in the future while Elmesia explains that she will try to stop Rimuru if he does turn evil. They nevertheless form an alliance afterwards. The next day, the tournament continues with Gobta and Masayuki preparing to face each other, but Masayuki's fear begins to grow on him. Gobta reveals that he has gained the ability to fuse with Ranga, but he messes up and misses Masayuki, hitting the wall instead due to him being too inexperienced with his new skill. Despite winning by default, Masayuki decides to forfeit as he believes that he isn't ready to face Rimuru just yet, though the audience still cheer for him. Rimuru learns of Masayuki's influence on the audience and has Souei invite him to lunch later. Gobta is deemed the winner of the competition and becomes the fourth member of the Elite Four while Masayuki accepts Rimuru's invitation. Milim decides to help train Gobta and Ranga so they can handle their new form better. During Rimuru's meeting with Masayuki, he learns of Masayuki's true identity as an Otherworlder and the latter learns that Rimuru is a human reincarnated as a slime. Because he doesn't enjoy being a hero, he decides to become Rimuru's subordinate. The two also discuss Rimuru's plan to open the Dungeon to the public. | |||||
| 23 | "The Labyrinth Is Opened" Transliteration: "Meikyū Kaihō" (Japanese: 迷宮開放) |
Naokatsu Tsuda | Shingo Irie | Naokatsu Tsuda & Neito Hirohara | September 20, 2024 |
| On the third day of the festival, the Dungeon is officially open to the public. The groups that are taking part in it are Team Great Lighting, Kabal’s Party, and Team Lightspeed, who have been given a map for the Dungeon. Gaiye also takes part in the event in hopes of humiliating Rimuru, to Diablo and Shion's annoyance, though Rimuru stops them from attacking him. Four Dryads are tasked with observing the four groups and items are being sold to help them in the Dungeon so they cannot die. Gard also demonstrates the power of the resurrection bracelet by going into the Dungeon and having Gaiye slay him, to which he is revived and sent back to the entrance, though Rimuru is angered by Gaiye's ruthless actions. When Team Great Lighting falls into a trapdoor and Kabal’s Party is able to easily avoid the traps, Rimuru is annoyed with Ramiris for modifying the rooms that he designed and giving Kabal’s Party an unfair advantage after being bribed by Eren. Meanwhile, Team Lightspeed have reached the fourth floor through trapdoors and Gaiye is revealed to have a special ability that allows him to navigate through the Dungeon and find treasure easily. Team Great Lighting is eliminated several times while Kabal’s Party have made it to the second floor where they defeat some bat monsters and obtain a sword before returning to the entrance with a magical whistle, but this convinces Rimuru to remove some of the trapdoors later. Meanwhile, Veldora is still waiting for challengers in the one hundredth floor. Team Lightspeed confront and defeat a spider monster, obtaining a sword before using their magic whistle to return to the entrance. Gaiye arrives too late to gain the treasure that Team Lightspeed got and demands that the Dryad accompanying him to bring the boss back early, but she cannot do so. Offended, he decides to no longer follow the rules and attacks the Dryad in response, but she overpowers him, disables his bracelet, and kills him, sending him back to the entrance where he is revived without his rewards. Grad warns challengers against disobeying the Dungeon rules while Team Great Lighting returns to the entrance after falling into another trap. Rimuru then announces that whoever can beat the entire Dungeon can challenge him. A party is then held afterwards. The next day, Rimuru still needs to pay those who had helped with the festival. | |||||
| 24 | "After the Festival" Transliteration: "Matsuri no Ato" (Japanese: 祭の後) |
Daisuke Tsukushi | Tatsuto Higuchi | Masashi Kojima | September 27, 2024 |
| A group of merchants gather around Gard demanding payment from Rimuru, as they will only accept dwarven money. Duke Muese, who is in league with the Rosso Family, offers to pay them himself so he can make Rimuru indebted to the Five Elders so they can bring Tempest down from within, but Rimuru shows up with the money he got from Elmesia to pay them while Benimaru, Shion, and Diablo grow suspicious of Muese. Reporters and Shuna enter the room as the payment is done, where Rimuru reveals what Tempest really is to them. When the merchants expect further payment, Rimuru refuses because of their earlier criticism of Tempest as well as only taking dwarven coins, therefore leading Rimuru to reject them out of distrust, ruining Muese's plan. Rimuru later has a meeting with their subordinates and allies regarding the earlier meeting with the merchants, having known of Muese's scheme, and the train that Rimuru plans to build. Momiji, seeing why Rimuru wanted to construct a tunnel through the mountains, agrees to the idea. Dwargo questions Rimuru about the projected screens used for the tournament and Elmesia enters a trading business with Rimuru. Youm, Mjurran, Fuze, and Velyard enter an agreement with Rimuru regarding the train. Rimuru and Gard also talk to Yuuki and Hinata regarding the Dungeon; the latter deciding to have some of the holy knights do some training in it while attracting outsiders to try it out due to Veldora growing bored of waiting for someone to face him. The Rosso Family learn of Muese's failure, but they still continue their plans to take over the Central World and destroy Tempest. While talking about the Eastern Merchants' motives, Hinata tells Rimuru about Damrada and that Laplace's earlier infiltration in Luminous's territory is connected. Later, Rimuru tells his subordinates of Yuuki and Clayman's connections with Moderate Harlequin Alliance and the Eastern Merchants, and decides to be ready for their actions in the future. The next day, some of the visitors leave while others remain in Tempest. A month later, Tempest receives a letter from the Council of the West. | |||||
Season 4[]
Following the airing of the third season's final episode, a fourth season has been announced, along with a second film.
| TEASER (SEASON 4) |
ONA[]
A three-episode original net animation (ONA) series, titled Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken: Coleus no Yume (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Visions of Coleus, 転生したらスライムだった件 コリウスの夢), was announced on February 19, 2023, and premiered on November 1, 2023. The staff from the second season reprised their roles along with Toshizo Nemoto handling series composition. The opening theme song, "Hikaru Hanatsu", is performed by Takuma Terashima, while the ending theme song is performed by Miho Okasaki.
- Staff:
- Director: Atsushi Nakayama
- Series Composition: Toshizo Nemoto
- Script: Toshizo Nemoto (eps 1-3)
- Unit Director: Shoma Miyazawa (OP)
- Music: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)
- Original creator: Fuse (light novel) & Taiki Kawakami (manga)
- Original Character Design: Mitz Vah
- Character Design: Ryōma Ebata
- Art Director: Ayumi Satō (Studio Naya)
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
- Director of Photography: Hiroshi Satō
- Producer: Shinichirō Narita & Yoshiyuki Shiotani
- Assistant producer: Ryotaro Nakazato & Yūki Onoue
- Animation producer: Kōhei Eguchi
- Animation Production Supervisor: Hidenori Kosuge
- Art Setting: Masahiro Satō, Masashiro Watanabe, Takafumi Nishima & Tomoyasu Fujise
- Color design: Maki Saitou
- Setting Production: Ryōka Sato
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Production Manager: Taiichi Iguchi
- Theme Song Performance: Miho Okasaki (ED) & Takuma Terashima (OP)
A three episode-OVA; taking place between seasons 1 and 2.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "To Coleus" Transcription: "Koriusu-Koku E" (Japanese: コリウス国へ) |
Daisuke Tsukushi | Toshizo Nemoto | November 1, 2023 |
| Yuuki asks Rimuru to investigate the Kingdom of Coleus, where a battle for succession has pitted the kingdom's two princes against each other. Rimuru launches a covert operation to sneak into Coleus and find out what's driving this conflict. | ||||
| 2 | "Great Phantom Thief Satoru" Transcription: "Dai Kaitō Satoru" (Japanese: 大怪盗サトル) |
Michita Shiraishi | Toshizo Nemoto | November 1, 2023 |
| Aslan visits Rimuru to thank him for saving his sister, Zenobia. They discuss her illness and Souther's behavior, and begin to suspect that the court physician, Gustav, is behind both. Rimuru dons yet another disguise to investigate further. | ||||
| 3 | "Purple and Roses" Transcription: "Murasaki to Bara" (Japanese: 紫と薔薇) |
Daisuke Tsukushi | Toshizo Nemoto | November 1, 2023 |
| Rimuru confirms that it was Gustav who cursed Zenobia with illness. It turns out he and his accomplice, Carl, are Archdemons plotting to manifest their god using Zenobia as a vessel. Can Rimuru stop them before the Kingdom of Coleus is lost? | ||||
| TRAILER |
Film[]
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond, often shortened to Tensura: The Movie – Scarlet Bond (劇場版 転生したらスライムだった件 紅蓮の絆編), is a 2022 Japanese animated film based on the light novel series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse [ja]. Produced by Eight Bit and distributed by Bandai Namco Filmworks, the film is directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi from a script written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, who adapted an original story drafted by Fuse. Set after the second season of the anime television series adaptation, the film follows Hiiro, another surviving member of the Ogre Village, and Towa, the queen of a small country located west of the Jura Tempest Federation.
- Staff:
- Director: Yasuhito Kikuchi
- Screenplay: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Storyboard: Gō Kurosaki (Sublimation), Hideki Yamazaki, Jimmy Stone, Ken Ōtsuka, Masao Kojima, Masashi Kojima, Munenori Nawa, Satoshi Shimizu, Shin Tosaka, Shintaro Inokawa, Tensai Okamura & Yasuhito Kikuchi
- Unit Director: Atsushi Nakayama, Jimmy Stone, Kōsaku Taniguchi, Munenori Nawa, Naokatsu Tsuda, Naoki Kusumoto, Satoshi Ōsedo, Shintaro Inokawa & Takaaki Wada
- Music: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)
- Original creator: Fuse (light novel) & Taiki Kawakami (manga)
- Original story: Fuse
- Original Character Design: Mitz Vah
- Character Design: Ryōma Ebata
- Art Director: Ayumi Satō
- Chief Animation Director: Yūichi Tanaka
- Animation Director: Atsushi Irie, Aya Tanaka, Hideki Sakai, Hideki Yamazaki, Junichi Takaoka, Kana Ishida, Keiya Nakano, Masaru Yonezawa, Masayori Komine, Momoko Nagakawa, Takaaki Wada, Takashi Tomioka, Teruyo Katō, Tetsurō Moronuki, Tomoko Ito, Tomoyuki Kameda, Yasuhito Kikuchi & Yukiko Watabe
- Art design: Masahiro Satō & Rémy Boisseuil
- Art Setting: Masahiro Satō & Tomoyasu Fujise
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
- Director of Photography: Hiroshi Satō
- Executive producer: Bungo Kondō, Kimihito Sekido, Naoko Itō, Nobuyuki Iinuma, Tomoyuki Ōwada, Yōhei Takami, Yuka Sakurai & Yukio Haruyama
- Producer: Nobuaki Sugimoto & Yoshiyuki Shiotani
- Assistant producer: Akira Nagai & Asaka Kimura
- CG Producer: Masaya Machida
- CG Production: Naoki Hasemi
- Color design: Maki Saitou
- Concept Art: Kenichiro Tomiyasu (INEI)
- Editing: Yumi Jinguji
- Effects Animation Director: Takatsugu Umeda
- Effects Assistant Animation Director: Mitsutoshi Kubo & Yoshinobu Andō
- Sub-Character Design: Yukiko Watabe
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Production Manager: Natsuki Matsuzaka & Taiichi Iguchi
- Special Effects: Megumi Saitō
- Theme Song Arrangement: Hisashi Koyama (ED)
- Theme Song Composition: Misaki (ED)
- Theme Song Performance: MindaRyn (ED)
Talks for an anime film version of the light novel series began in 2019, with Fuse being asked to write a draft in early 2020. Production began in late 2020, and the film was revealed to the public in September 2021. The cast reprising their roles for the film were announced in March 2022, with Yuma Uchida, Riko Fukumoto, and Subaru Kimura joining them in August to voice the original characters. That month, the staff involved in the production were revealed.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond premiered in Tokyo on November 9, 2022, and was released in Japan on November 25. The film received mixed reviews, with critics praising one of the original characters (Hiiro) and visuals while criticizing how the character Rimuru Tempest was written. It grossed over US$13 million worldwide.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond held its world premiere in Tokyo on November 9, 2022, and was released in Japan on November 25. A barrier-free screening of the film, which included an audio description for the blind and visually impaired filmgoers and closed captioning with Japanese subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing filmgoers, began on December 16, 2022. The film ended its theatrical run on February 19, 2023.
Crunchyroll screened the film in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 18, 2023, in Australia on January 19, and in the United States and Canada on January 20.
Home Media[]
The limited-time transactional video on demand (TVOD) for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond in Japan began from March 24, 2023, to June 30, while its electronic sell-through began on May 1. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on July 28, 2023, as well as its actual TVOD. The features of the Blu-ray's special limited edition include a special booklet and two unreleased scenes from the film ("Interlude: Kurobe's Blacksmith Workshop" (幕間：クロベエの鍛冶工房) and "Interlude: Gabil and Wyvern" (幕間：ガビルとワイバーン)). The film began streaming on Netflix in Japan on November 25, 2023. Animax aired the film on December 3, 2023.
Muse Asia released the film on over-the-top media services in Southeast Asia on March 23, 2023. Crunchyroll began streaming the film in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent States on April 20, 2023
Marketing[]
The teaser key visual for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond was released in September 2021. The second key visual and the first trailer for the film were released in March 2022. That month, Akinori Egoshi, who voices Gabil's subordinate Yashichi, participated in the 2021 Tokyo Marathon to promote the release of the film. The third key visual was unveiled in July 2022. A marketing campaign for the film, titled "Challenge Everyone! Make Rimuru-sama the Best in Japan!" (みんなでチャレンジ！リムルさまを日本一に！), was launched in August 2022, in which participants could win prizes by completing certain missions on a dedicated website to elevate the character Rimuru's position in reaching the highest point in Japan (Mount Fuji).
The main trailer for the film, which features the theme song, was released in early November 2022. Three special programs for the film were aired on Nippon TV stations: the first program hosted by the Japanese comedy duo Magical Lovely [ja] on November 18, 2022; the second program in collaboration with the Japanese documentary variety show World Great TV [ja] on November 19; and the third program featuring the first 6 minutes and 30 seconds of the film on November 26. A prequel manga illustrated by Taiki Kawakami, titled That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond 0 (劇場版 転生したらスライムだった件 紅蓮の絆編 0, Gekijōban Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken: Guren no Kizuna-hen 0), was given as a gift to the first 800,000 filmgoers during the first week of the film's theatrical run. A special leaflet, titled Interview with Violet (インタビュー・ウィズ・ヴィオレ), was given as a gift during the fifth week of the film's theatrical run. It contains a short story written by Fuse which features the back side of the film in Violet's point of view.
Promotional partners for the film included condiment maker Riken Vitamin [ja], professional football club Tokyo Verdy, the store Funtos via a collaboration cafe, Frito-Lay via their Dragon Potato snack, Daiichi Kosho Company via their karaoke brand DAM [ja] and karaoke box chain Big Echo [ja], and Liv Heart via their Nemu Nemu Animals product.
WEB Radio[]
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Jura Forest Broadcasting Station (転生したらスライムだった件 ジュラの森放送局)
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tensura Radio (転生したらスライムだった件 〜転スラジオ〜)
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WEB Video[]
Veldria's Slime Observation Diary Extra Edition (ヴェルドラのスライム観察日記 番外編)
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Phantom Day's Rimuru -SUNSHINE in the SLIME- (幻日のリムル -SUNSHINE in the SLIME-)
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Theater Play[]
The stage play titled That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is scheduled to be performed at Mielparque Osaka Hall from August 3rd to 5th, 2023, and at Nippon Seinenkan Hall from August 11th to 14th of the same year.
- cast
- Rimuru Tempest - Nami Ogi ( ≠ME )
- Benimaru - Hiroki Nakada
- Shion - Yu Yoshikawa
- Shuna - Ayana Shinozaki (AKB48)
- Gerudo - Yuya Miyashita
- Gabil - Gaku Matsuda
- Ranga - Koji Konami
- Shizu - Kanade Nanaki
- Gobuta - Mahiro Sugisaki
- Souei - Ryo Kitamura
- Hakurou - Takashi Hagino
- Great Sage - Megumi Toyoguchi (voice appearance)
- Ensemble - Konosuke Akae, Suzuna Ishikawa, Tomoki Ishizawa, Takamasa Ogawa, Takao Sakuma, Iori Suetaka, Yuya Sugiyama, Yuki Takano, Masahiro Shinbari, Shio Yamazaki, Hayato Yamada
- Staff
- Screenplay/Direction - Naohiro Ise
Various Collaboration Projects[]
Hakodate City Transportation Bureau 9600 type train of the Hakodate City Tram that Rimuru imitated (with a wrapping advertisement set as such) (Luckuru No. 9601, November 2021)
To commemorate the start of sales of volume 16 of comics on November 27, 2020, a project was held to appear as a front-page advertisement in the morning edition of a newspaper on November 28, the following day. The advertisement is created with the concept that Rimuru imitates the specialties and local products of the area where the newspaper is published. The published paper and the content of the mimicry are as follows.
- Asahi Shimbun
- Kanto - Hinomaru bento (pickled plums)
- Kinki - Takoyaki
- Tokai - Uiro
- Hokkaido Shimbun - Potato
- Jomo Shimbun - Yaki Manju
- Shimotsuke Shimbun - Gyoza
- Nishinippon Shimbun - Karashi Mentaiko
On July 27, 2021, a concept project was announced in which Rimuru would spend more than a year mimicking streetcars across the country (becoming a wrapped vehicle), and it was announced that it would first be carried out on the Toyama Local Railway. Since then, wrapping has been rolled out to streetcar cars nationwide.
A collaboration project was held at the J-League official game "FUJIFILM SUPER CUP 2022" to be held on February 12, 2022, and special seats with collaboration goods were sold at the venue on the day and other special items. A movie was made, and the cast members streamed live soccer footage on the day of the match
Video game[]
At the AnimeJapan 2021 special stage for the franchise, a free-to-play role-playing game app titled Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Maō to Ryū no Kenkoku-tan (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Saga of How the Demon Lord and Dragon Founded a Nation), was announced. Bandai Namco Entertainment is developing it, and it will be released in 2021. The game was released in English under the title That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: ISEKAI Memories.
The mobile game The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross had a crossover event where some of the characters of the series could be obtained for a limited time.
Reception[]
The light novel series has over 4.5 million volumes in print. It was the fifth best-selling title of 2018 with 539,277 copies, and its manga adaptation was the ninth best-selling title of 2018 with 3,460,066 copies. It also became the first manga series based on a light novel, with at least 20 million total copies in print. By March 2021, it had over 24 million copies in circulation. In May 2021, it reached 25 million. In January 2022, it had over 30 million copies in circulation. In February 2023, it had 40 million copies in circulation, with 35 million copies in Japan and 5 million copies overseas.
In May 2021, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime was one of five isekai-oriented anime titles (along with KonoSuba, Zombie Land Saga, Princess Lover!, and Nekopara) that were given a limited ban by the Russian government for their depiction of reincarnation.
Awards[]
- The light novel ranked eighth in 2017 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, in the tankōbon category. It ranked sixth in 2018 and fifth in 2019.
- In 2017, the manga adaptation was ranked fifth at the third Next Manga Awards in the print category. The manga adaptation also won the 2018 BookWalker Award.
- The manga adaptation was nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2021; it won the 46th edition in the same category in 2022.
- In 2019, Rimuru Tempest won Best Protagonist on the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
- In 2022, the second season won the "Best Fantasy Award" at Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022.
Box Office[]
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond grossed ¥1.5 billion (US$11.4 million) in Japan and US$2.17 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of US$13.6 million. The film is the tenth highest-grossing anime film of 2022 in Japan.
The film grossed ¥416 million (US$3.2 million) in its opening weekend in Japan, debuting at second place in the box office behind Suzume (2022). It reached the 500-million-yen box office gross in six days since its release. The film earned ¥154.6 million (US$1.2 million) in its second weekend, dropping its ranking to fourth place, and ¥120 million (US$918,379) in its third weekend. In 24 days since its release, the film reached the one-billion-yen box office gross, becoming the thirteenth Japanese animated film of 2022 to do so. An additional ¥74 million (US$565,812) had been earned by the film in its fourth weekend, ¥40 million (US$305,769) in fifth weekend, and ¥24 million (US$184,539) in sixth weekend. Over one million tickets were reported to have been sold on the 46th day of the film's theatrical run, bringing its total box office at that time to ¥1.3 billion (US$10.1 million).
Outside Japan, the film earned £62,612 (US$77,639), including £27,291 (US$33,841) from its previews, in its opening weekend in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In the United States and Canada, Deadline Hollywood reported the film had earned US$697,700 from 1,468 theaters on its opening day, including the earnings from Thursday previews, and had an opening-weekend box office gross of US$1.46 million.
Critical response[]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 53% with an average rating of 5.8/10, based on 15 reviews. On Metacritic, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond has a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by PostTrak reported 77% of audience members gave the film a positive score, with 58% saying they would definitely recommend it.
Demelza of Anime UK News gave the film a score of 7 out of 10, feeling that it was "a fun installment of the series, but it's not without issues and certainly isn't something you can enjoy without having kept up to date with the TV series. It's an interesting story that's held back by being divorced from the canon material and unable to leave any lasting effects." She lauded the well-written stories of Hiiro and Towa, the animation done by Eight Bit which she felt was "just as good as its TV counterparts", the well-fit new music compositions, and the "energetic" theme song. However, she criticized how Rimuru was written in the film, feeling that the character was "far more powerful than anyone else in this story and that overshadows the struggles Hiiro faces" and wishing he "had stayed behind in Tempest and just sent the group of Ogres by themselves, which would have made for more compelling drama in the end." Richard Eisenbeis at Anime News Network graded the film "C+", feeling that it was "above average as far as original, tie-in anime films go. There were apparent attempts to connect the movie in a meaningful way to both the past and future of the story, and the film's newly created lead, Hiiro, is a character worth exploring. But other than that, everything about the film is forgettable, from the villains and the one-off heroine to the plot and setting." Eisenbeis praised the film for depicting a "justifiable" motives of Hiiro, its visual that he felt was "a step up from the TV series", and the theme song. However, he criticized how Rimuru was utilized in the film, feeling that the character was "so powerful he gets in the way of the story the film wants to tell", and the music for being "forgettable". Phil Hoad of The Guardian gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, feeling that it was similar to "having the contents of a Dungeons & Dragons manual screamed at you by your 12-year-old nephew after a Haribo binge – but it's kind of fun trying to keep up." Hoad felt that the film being in medias res was "not helpful", but he noted it had "crunchily animated brawls every five minutes and a playful embrace of sword'n'sorcery hokum that gives it a little lift" and found a "po-faced mope of a lead" in Hiiro.
Wendy Ide of The Observer gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, believing that familiarity with the previous adaptations of the source material was needed to understand the work. Ide felt the film was "visually striking, and at times somewhat overwhelming." Richard Whittaker at The Austin Chronicle also gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, feeling that it "collapses into the hourlong, supposedly epic but ultimately low-stakes multifront battle de rigueur in too much anime right now." Whittaker also felt that the film was not accessible to first-time viewers and would not make long-term fans satisfy. He criticized the "clumsy" comedy, "airless" script about Towa's poisoning, and cramming of cameos for every background characters, believing the film "might have been better as a season." Simon Abrams of TheWrap felt the film was "underwhelming because its creators don't seem to know how to translate their show's ever-mutating high-concept appeal into a feature-length movie." Abrams also felt the film did not compare well with the light novel, noted how Rimuru was written as a secondary role in his film, and found the characters Hiiro and Towa were not meshing well with the recurring characters.
External Links[]
- Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken ─ Official light novel website (in Japanese)
- Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken ─ Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken ─ Official spin-off manga website (in Japanese)
- Bishoku-den - Peko to Rimuru no Ryori Techo ─ Official manga website
- Toaru Kyūka no Sigoshi-kata ─ Official manga website
- Clayman Revenge ─ Official manga website
- Makoku Gurashi no Trinity ─ Official manga website
- That Time I Got Reincarnated (Again!) as a Workaholic Slime ─ Official manga website
- The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ─ Official manga website
- Official Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken ─ Portal Site
- TV Anime "Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken" Official (@ten_sura_anime) - Twitter
- TV Anime "Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken" Official (@tensura_official) - Instagram
- Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken ─ Wikipedia JP
- Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken ─ Wikipedia EN
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