TENSEI SHITARA SLIME DATTA KEN

DESCRIPTION

CAST

OVA ActionTensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken OVA
NOVEL AdventureTensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
ANIME ActionTensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken 2nd Season
ANIME AdventureTensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Tensura Nikki
ONA ComedySlimetachi no Idobata Kaigi: Slime Tsukai to Slime no Maou
ONA Slice of LifeChiyuki no Fashion Check
ONA ComedyTensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sukuwareru Ramiris
MANGA ActionTensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
OVA ActionTensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Coleus no Yume
ONA ComedyGenjitsu no Rimuru: SUNSHINE in the SLIME

REVIEWS

• 

  Nonick96

  45/100
  Is your time so worthless?

  First a brief summary: our MC, Satoru Mikami, as known as Rimuru, got stabbed by a thug and resurrected in another world as a slime with incredible powers and an inner assistant who helps him to understand what's happening and allow a sort of auto-attack fight mode.

  Let's start looking closely to the settings and the plot.

  PLOT: 4/10
  As you can see, the plot is pretty generic, the author hasn't even found a good death to isekaify MC: it's been just a mere person running with a knife (without apparent reasons since nobody was following him) that casually killed him... Probably the writer's kindergarten's teacher always scolded him for running with his safety scissors.
  Anyway, while MC was dying, he started to regret his way of living and every sentence said is listened by what will become his inner assistant.
  This undefinite being grants him OP abilities: who's they? Why's helping him? We just don't know.
  Whatever the reason, he reborns in a new fantasy world where steampunk and medioeval settings coexist, starts collecting girls for his harem resources, leveling up and doing thing out of boredom.
  Rimuru just leaves himself flow with the current of events, he has no objective, he just wants to entertain himself while helping others.
  After some generic interactions, he fights wolves and founds a village. After a while, he defeats an army of 200.000 orcs and hires them to build an even bigger city in his territory, the Jura Forest.
  With the blessing of driads, who care and should defend the woodland, Rimuru's little town becomes a Capital. But now let's see some plotholes:

  • How could a town of fifty goblins and some Ogres sustain a so wild immigration (200k orcs, remember) without collapsing to a starving favela?
  • How could Rimuru assure safety and salaries to 200k new citizien without a stable economy and without any local currency? Remember goblins used to bargain and hunt in the wood.
  • Why did driads accept the destruction of the forest in order to take resources for the city's expansion?

  • Why does everyone love to suck slime's d***?

    CHARACTERS: 4/10
    here's the tipical meeting between Rimuru and others:
    Person: "Oh, a stupid slime is blocking my path, prepare to die!"
    Rimuru farts at their general direction
    Person: "Please accept my oath, Rimuru-sama!"

  Really, they're all so generic: there's the quiet edgy ninja, the arrogant prince felt in disgrace, the little princess in distress, 2 goofy side-character meant to be laught at (Gabil and Gobta), the super buffed, prideful ruler that all he does in order to make alliances which will define the future of his kingdom is brawls, a wise but weak ruler, and then... you know...

  F A N S E R V I C E

  I mean, tons and tons of fan service. I'm not against it, but damn, there're characters who would be easily fogotten if they didn't have great Oppais (Shion). All this takes me to give a low vote to the characterization.

  ARTS AND EFFECTS: 6.5/10
  average effects, there's some lame cgi (Orcs army was almost like the Goblin Army from Overlord 3), but overall is acceptable. at least Oppais are always bouncing and clothes' movement are well animated.

  MUSIC and OST: 6.5/10
  nothing incredible, the op are discrete, and the there're some (ripetitive) ost that just works.

  OVERALL: 4.5/10
  Is your time worthless? Even if that case, I don't suggest to spend time watching this anime.

  Nonick96

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• 

  kc2rxo

  93/100
  Another isekai that actually breaks the mold and forms its own identity

  This show is just amazing.

  I originally had not intended to watch this back when it started in Fall 2018. However when my roommate was in stitches about it and I saw the latter half of episode one I knew skipping this show would be a huge mistake.

  Rimuru is not your typical isekai protagonist. Yeah he falls for the normal quirks of the genre but does so out of irony, not because "the plot dictates that you now are super powerful". Yes he becomes an OP monster (literally) and can do whatever he wants. However the choices he makes are his own based on his will - not others.

  The season goes through a few different phases of being a slow SoL kind of isekai following Rimuru and his rather eccentric followers around doing day to day things. Then the show always progresses smoothly into each new arc. Now each arc does seem to be a little rushed at times (particularly the last two). However being a anime only individual this only comes from others complaining about it.

  What makes this show for me is its amazing animation and characters.

  Animation wise this show is top notch. Nothing ever felt neglected or rushed. Fight scenes were clean and smooth with vivid colors and animation that complimented well and did distract you. Little details such as continuity of characters in the full frame of view was also nice to see. Rimuru (while in slime form) was so expressive and clearly the team had a ton of fun making new forms and faces for him.

  Rimuru's VA was also amazing. Apparently she is new to the industry and I honestly never would of known. Speaking of sounds the music of the show was also really good. It captured moments really well and accented interactions without sounding forced. The OP and ED's for the season were also really good as well. I especially liked how OP1 and ED1 told a story of its own in the animation that could be stitched together.

  Characters were another big selling point. The cast is full of eccentric and cute characters to get to know and see interact with Rimuru. From Shizu being super protective to the point of being yandere, to Milim being adorably deadly almost every base is covered in the central cast of the show. Even the male side is represented with Gabiru (who I am certain is Kazuma reincarnated again...) to Ranga (who is clearly best boi for the whole season), and more!

  The story seems to piece itself together slowly over the season allowing us time to digest and enjoy everything we experience. While there is definitely climaxes for every arc the whole picture was still missing. It is definitely hinted at at various points of the show it really isn't the main focus. It is more of getting to know and understand everyone while continuing to explore the world.

  With season 2 announced I am sure this is just the warm up for Rimuru and friends. I can't wait to see what other adventures of slime goes on and how the story progresses forward.

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• 

  CodeBlazeFate

  59/100
  Frankly, this is the first isekai in years to not suck.

  When was the last time a light novel adaptation or isekai tried to be straightforward? Nothing fancy, nothing repetitive or self-indulgent, just simple. With the likes of Re:Zero, Akashic Records, Overlord, and Mahouka, it’s become harder and harder to find an LN or isekai show that just wants to entertain (parodies like Konosuba don't count cuz fuck you). Even many of the “simpler”, “safer” anime like The Asterisk War and Isekai wa Smartphone fail to realize that we just want something simple and satisfying. That’s probably why Slime is as popular as it is. It just wants to entertain us with a fun, digestible isekai world for an adorable protagonist to build in and explore. Not to mention, it does so with some decent visuals, good music, and the sense of whimsey you’d expect from a show about being in a game-like world. That’s not to say the show never gets violent, that it never indulges in typical LN and isekai cliches, or even that it’s a good show. It’s just that Slime values entertainment above all else, never overindulging to the point of stupidity or alienation. Frankly, this is the first isekai in years to not suck.

  Slime’s visuals are honestly strange. It doesn’t really feel like it was made in 2018 or 2019. Something about this odd and inconsistent art style doesn’t feel like something you’d see nowadays. While the art style certainly feels unorthodox, a lot of the facial expressions are priceless and adorable as a result, particularly with Rimuru’s slime form. The sheer liveliness of some of the environments trumps even the likes of No Game No Life, which is arguably the most visually stunning isekai on the market. The show often experiments with different styles, like swapping between anime and photorealistic footage when getting us acquainted with Rimuru’s slime form in episode 1, or when he fantasizes about hot elves and they’re drawn in a 90s aesthetic. Several moments in the show, along with the first ED, also add a sort of digital, VR-like filter to whatever’s happening onscreen. Speaking of the first ED, the visuals for it change 4 times, and each version looks great. Even when they’re not experimenting, some of the action scenes and sequences of Rimuru wandering around in slime form look stunning and fluid. The first OP is a wonderful example of this. Sadly, the visuals are about as inconsistent as everything else. For every moment of smooth or lively visuals, we have moments of typical static shots, and episodes where we don’t get much animation. Some of the background and foreground scrolling tends to look awkward as well, and the rampant CGI tends to be even worse. Still, the character designs are generally great, and the high points in the animation put nearly every other isekai or LN adaptation to shame. Studio 8bit is probably one of the better sources of isekai anime out there.

  Even more vibrant is the music. Early on, we’re treated to some fun chiptune pieces, along with some adventurous tracks. Somehow, the amount of more lighthearted and fun tracks, and even the amount of battle themes is completely overshadowed by the sheer volume of great emotional pieces. A track that perfectly exemplifies both sides of this is actually the first ED, "Another colony" by TRUE. The guitars and drums give this energetic vibe that’s both invigorating and a tad emotional, and the violins more than add to the more emotional aspect of the song. Along with the decent vocals, these elements turn this into one of the better EDs of 2018, and a great way to cap off each episode. I don’t care as much for the second ED despite its more sentimental tone. Takuma Terashima does the 2 OPs of this season, and they are both fantastic. The first, “Nameless Story”, is a striking tune, especially with that bombastic usage of the special guitar which gives a more rustic, perhaps 2000s vibe. The visuals accentuate that vibe, as both aspects of the OP meld to create both this sense of adventure and danger. The second OP, “Meguru Mono” is a far calmer, more emotional piece that shows just how far Rimuru and his civilization have come, and how wondrous things will remain in the future.

  As expected from an isekai, the writing is a bit of a mess. The show’s pacing is often strange, and it has a ton of pointless and bewildering time skips. Emotional moments often feel rushed or conjured out of thin air, and the show often forgets about its characters until they randomly appear later. Examples of the latter include the time when Gobta’s just left alone in a cell halfway into episode 5 and forgotten about, or when the goblins and wolves are told to wait outside at the beginning of episode 4 and are forgotten about until episode 6, where we see them and a whole new batch of goblins working. The show also tends to resort to time skips, glossing over the progression of the central village Rimuru builds, and making the town’s progression and some of Rimuru’s absences feel utterly ridiculous.

  Another problem is that the world-building is sometimes inconsistent and unexplained, like how Rimuru could only name like 50 or so goblins and one wolf before passing out in episode 3 and then 500 goblins in episode 6. The worst case of the latter is in episode 19 where the wolf Ranga suddenly has a strong partnership with Shion and pulls a flying ability out of nowhere, since the characters ask how and when he learned that and became that close with her, and we never get an answer. Granted, the world-building is never indigestible and rarely broken like it is in Mahouka or Smartphone. It’s just that these issues become especially distracting when the narratives are already rather unremarkable and badly paced. It’s even worse when most of the arc conclusions are drawn-out, anticlimactic, or cheesy, with the 4th arc’s finale being the worst example. That said, some of the storylines in this show are genuinely good. The best example of this is the 3-part storyline with Shizue at the end of arc 1, with its intense backstory and a sentimental payoff for Shizue and her ultimately tragic tale. If only more of this show’s arcs and mini-stories were as good as this or even the majority of the second arc, but inconsistency really is Slime’s middle name.

  A majority of the characters in this show are actual yes men, often with one defining character trait and only some level of chemistry to make them salvageable. Barring Rimuru (the little asshole), his internal sage assistant, and perhaps the utter dolt that is Gabiru, it seems like the best characters in this show are ones that appear for a short time, like Shizue, Veldora, or the trio of guild adventurers at the end of the first arc. They along with the characters I’ve named often have the most entertaining personalities and chemistry, and the most we get from them are a few gags at Gobta’s, Shion’s, and Rimuru’s expense. Almost none of them have any exceptional personalities or amazing chemistry to rival the GOATs in anime casts, nor do any of them necessarily wring any hype out of me aside from a character introduced in the penultimate episode. However, none of them are insufferable or horribly written. Still, this is probably Slime’s weakest and least entertaining aspect.

  The experience of watching this anime at its best is a lot like that of playing a Kirby game. It has an adorable, round, expressive protagonist who absorbs his enemies’ powers while exploring new lands, and a sense of whimsy crafted by the bouncy slime animation and wonderfully varied OST. The experience of watching this anime at its best is a lot like that of playing a Kirby game. It has an adorable, round, expressive protagonist who absorbs his enemies’ powers while exploring new lands, and a sense of whimsy crafted by the bouncy slime animation and wonderfully varied OST. It’s not necessarily well-written, visually stunning, or even consistently entertaining, but it sets a benchmark for isekai that frankly hasn’t been met in half a decade. All it needed to do in order to not suck was just be straightforward and willing to entertain.

  With that said, can we finally have a good isekai again, please? I don’t want another isekai ending with a recap episode, as amusing as this one was. (Yes, the recap is listed as its own anime now, but it was still advertised as the final episode by the show itself, and MAL did not list it as its own entry when this review was made. Fuck you, it's my review...you bullies.)

  Written and Edited by: CodeBlazeFate
  Proofread by: Peregrine

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