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Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
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Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Regarding Reincarnated to Slime, Re: My Reincarnation as a Slime, TenSura
Japanese: 転生したらスライムだった件
English: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Mar 26, 2015 to ?
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Fantasy Fantasy
Themes: Isekai Isekai, Reincarnation Reincarnation
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Sirius
Authors: Kawakami, Taiki (Art), Fuse (Story)

Statistics

Score: 8.361 (scored by 5912259,122 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2892
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #97
Members: 147,122
Favorites: 6,338

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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.

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Background

Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken has been published in English as That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Kodansha Comics USA since August 22, 2017, and as 3-in-1 omnibus volumes since April 2, 2024. The series has also been simulpub through K Manga.

The series won the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the shounen manga category in 2022.

Characters

Tempest, Rimuru
Main
Diablo
Supporting
Nava, Milim
Supporting
Shuna
Supporting
Shion
Supporting
Tempest, Veldora
Supporting
Benimaru
Supporting
Izawa, Shizue
Supporting
Ranga
Supporting
Souei
Supporting

Reviews

Feb 22, 2025
Preliminary (125/? eps)
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken is one of the most different Isekai I've ever seen.

When I started watching this series it seemed like just another generic Isekai (fun but generic) but that's not what happened. I feel like as the story progressed it brought up more themes of tribal problems and politics. This is something you rarely see in an Isekai world. I remember seeing this only in Overlord and Log Horizon.

The way the series progressed was very coherent and fun to follow. The characters have their own plots that make them captivating to read. One downside is that over time some characters start to ...
Jun 24, 2021
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (17/? eps)
Slimesekai.

It is a painfully average story.

That's it really. There's no factors in Slimesekai that you can't find done better somewhere else.

The only interesting facet of Slimesekai is the idea of reincarnating as a slime, and it's ruined within two chapters when the slime is A: not weak at the fuck all, B: not challenged by literally anything, and C: has no reason to even be a slime.

Ever played Terraria? Dragon Quest? Final Fantasy? Do you remember slimes being able to eat literally anything, absorb skills and attributes of those things, and just do generally unrealistic actions like shooting swords of water?

Yeah, that's not called ...
Sep 2, 2021
Preliminary (87/? eps)
=Art=
Artstyle and character design are generic, forgettable at worst.

The only notable thing I like is a specific Orc's tanky armor much later in the story. It looked kinda cool~

=Characters=
I don't care for them because they're either:
- Rimuru fanatics
- friends/allies
- future friends/fanatics, before they get their asses handed to them
...

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