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 is set to premiere in April 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| 19 | November 30, 2021 | 978-4-86716-203-3 | — | — |
| 20 | September 30, 2022 | 978-4-86716-339-9 | — | — |
| 21 | October 30, 2023 | 978-4-86716-488-4 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | — | — |
| 25 | January 9, 2024 | 978-4-06-534117-9 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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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Demon's Ring |
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[]
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.
| EPISODE LIST (SEASON 1) | ||
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| No. | 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 |
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.
| TRAILERS (SEASON 1) | |
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.
| EPISODE LIST (SEASON 2: Part 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | 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 |
| TRAILERS (SEASON 2: PART 1) | |
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. 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) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No, | 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 |
| TRAILER (SEASON 2: PART 2) |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original work | Fuse, Mitzvah, Shiba | Director | Yuji Ikuhara |
| Series composition/screenplay | Kotatsu mandarin orange | Deputy Director | Yuki Kasai |
| Character Design | Risa Takai, Atsushi Irie | color design | Maki Saito |
| color design | Maki Saito | Art director | Ayumu Sato |
| Art setting | Tomoyasu Fujise, Masahiro Sato | Cinematographer | Hiroshi Sato |
| Edit | Yumi Jinguji | sound director | Aketagawa Hitoshi |
| music | R・O・N | Music Production | Lantis |
| Music Producer | Terunari Yoshie & Katsuhiro Kawano | Producer | Shinro Sugimoto, Yohei Ito |
|
Animation Producer |
Ryo Kazama | Animation Production | Eight bit |
| Production | Tensura Diary Production Committee</small | ||
A more light hearted series showing the day-to-day lives of those in Tempest; taking place in the gaps between major events
| No. | 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) |
A third season was announced on November 9, 2022. It is scheduled to air from April 2024 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.
| TRAILERS (SEASON 3) | |
OVA[]
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.
A three episode-OVA; taking place between seasons 1 and 2.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "To Coleus" Transcription: "Koriusu-Koku E" (Japanese: コリウス国へ) |
N/A | N/A | 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) |
N/A | N/A | 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) |
N/A | N/A | 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.
| Original Work | Taiki Kawakami, Fuse, Mitzvah | art setting | Masahiro Sato, Tomoyasu Fujise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story draft | Fuse | art director | Ayumu Sato |
| director | Yasuhito Kikuchi | color design | Maki Saito |
| Script | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | director of photography | Hiroshi Sato |
| Direction | Munenori Nawa, Kyoki Kusumoto, Atsushi Nakayama, Shintaro Inokawa, Satoshi Taniguchi Oshido, Takaaki Wada, Jimmy Stone, Naokatsu Tsuda | ||
| Character Design | Ryoma Ebata | Offline editing | Yumi Jinguji |
| monster design | Takahiro Kishida | sound director | Jin Akedagawa |
| guest monster design | Tetsuro Moronuki, Hideki Yamazaki | music | Hitoshi Fujima |
| CGI producer | Masaya Machida | music production | Lantis |
| prop design | Remi Boissei, Yukiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Motoigi | Music producer | Kaori Ono |
| Chief animation director | Yuichi Tanaka | producer | Shinro Sugimoto, Yoshiyuki Shioya |
| animationproducer | Kohei Eguchi | Storyboard | Yasuhito Kikuchi, Susumu Tosaka, Noriyoshi Nawa, Satoshi Shimizu, Hideki Yamazaki, Shintaro Inokawa, Jimmy Stone, Masashi Kojima, Go Kurosaki, Ken Otsuka, Tensai Okamura |
| effects drawing director | Takashi Umeda | Animationproduction supervisor | Hidenori Kosuge |
| action animation director | Tetsuro Moronuki | Animation production | eight bit |
| concept art | Kenichiro Tomiyasu | Production | Tensura Production Committee |
| art design | Boiseille Remy | distribution | Bandai Namco Film Works |
| Animation director | Tomoko Ito, Hideki Yamazaki, Takashi Tomioka, Keiya Nakano , Junichi Takaoka, Yu Yonezawa Masayori Komine, Takaaki Wada, Kana Ishida Irie Atsushi, Yukiko Watanabe, Ayumi Tanaka, Hideki Sakai, Momoko Nagakawa, Teruyo Kato, Tomoyuki Kameda, Tetsuro Moronuki, Kikuchi Yasuhito | ||
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.
| TRAILERS | |
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
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
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WEB Video[]
The Slime Diaries: Veldro Observation Extra
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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 Toyama Local Railway. Since then, wrapping has been rolled out to streetcar cars all over the country.
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
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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. It is developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment and 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 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
Trivia[]
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