That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

## That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Saga of How the Demon Lord and Dragon Founded a Nation

***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 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 own 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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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*.

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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*.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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## Rimuru Tempest

### Aliases:

* Ruler of Monsters
* Great Phantom Thief Satoru *(During Coleus' Dream)*

### Nickname:

* Slime-san *(By Shizu)*
* Rimu-chi *(By Elmesia)*

### Affiliation:

* Jura Tempest Federation
* Octagram
* Council of the West
* Free Guild
* Three Wise Drunks

### Blessing:

The Grace of Fraternity *(Rimuru's Grace)*

## 「Biographical Information」

### Traits:

Reincarnated, Otherwolder, Ruler, Demon Lord, True Dragon

### Relatives:

* Divine Core: Ciel *(Partner)*
* Veldora Tempest *(Brother)*
* Velgrynd *(Sister)*
* Velzard *(Sister)*
* Veldanava *(Brother)*
* Milim Nava *(Niece/Best Friend)*

### Occupation:

* Monarch of Tempest
* S Class Homeroom Teacher *(Temp.)*
* Adventurer <Swordsman>

## 「Physical Description」

### Species:

~~Slime~~ ➤ ~~Demon Slime~~ ➤ Ultimate Slime

### Height:

* 20cm *(Slime)*
* 155-160cm *(Human: Ultimate Slime)*

## 「Voice Actor」

### English VA:

Brittney Karbowski

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.*"
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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.

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.

 Black Robe
* God-Grade Armor
* Material Creation
* Magic Item
* Suppresses Magicules.

After awakening, he evolved into a "*Demon Slime*" with greatly increased physical abilities and more than ten times the amount of magical elements.

* Universal Sense: Allows the user to perceive almost all sensations including but not limited to, Light, Sound, Smell, and Heat in a wide radius.
* Universal Shapeshift: Allows the user to freely change their body's properties and disguise their appearance.
* Universal Thread: Enhanced version of Sticky-Steel Thread
* Enhanced Body Double: A more durable version of Replication. Capable of being used as an incarnation medium for True Dragons.
 **RESISTANCE SKILL*** Physical Attack Nullification
* Natural Effects Nullification
* Abnormal Condition Nullification
* Spiritual Attack Nullification
 **COMMON SKILL*** Telepathy: Allows the user to communicate mentally.
* Thought Communication: A stronger version of Telepathy that allows the user to directly share their thoughts and experiences with the target(s). Its effective range is about 1 km.
* Poisonous Breath: Allows the user to unleash a corrosive poison breath attack.
* Paralyzing Breath: Allows the user to unleash a paralyzing breath attack.
* Body Armor: Allows the user to form a scaly armor around their entire body (or selectively) which is harder than steel.
 **EXTRA SKILL*** Enhanced Body Double
* Magic Aura: Allows the user to imbue magical properties into their Aura to combine Arts and Magic.
* Steel Strength: Increases the physical strength of the user greatly.
* Strengthen Body: Enhances all of the body's physical aspects.
 **ARTS**
* Magic
* Summoning Magic
* Holy Magic & Physical
* Stance

True Dragon Species Magic (Unnamed)
* Imaginary Blade

Storm Magic
* Death-Calling Wind
* Storm of Destruction
* Black Lightning
* Black Fire
* Storm Blast

Scorch Magic
* TBA

Elemental Magic
* Nuclear Strike Magic
* Legion Magic [Completed Transportation Technique]
* Barrier Magic [Anti-Magic Area, Space Expansion Barrier]
* Mental Magic
* Illusion Magic [Confusion, Channeling, Thoughtography]
* Magic Communication
* Engraving Magic
* Spatial Magic [Dress Change, Warp Portal, Transportation]
* Fire Magic [Fire, Fireball, Fire Wall, FireStorm]
* Explosion Magic
* Explosive Fire Magic [Explosive Flames, Super-High Explosive Flames]
* Wind Magic [Wind Cutter, Tornado Blade]
* Water Magic
* Ice Magic [Icicle Lance, Icicle Shot]
* Earth Magic

Spiritual Magic
* Spirit Communication
* Secret Art of Revival
* Arcane Soul Recall
* Secret of Faith and Grace
* Space Spirit Magic
* Fire Spirit Magic
* Wind Spirit Magic
* Water Spirit Magic
* Earth Spirit Magic
* Necromancy

Daemon Summoning Magic
* Daemon Summoning Gate
* Summon Greater Daemon
* Summon Lesser Daemon

Elemental Summoning Magic
* Summon Greater Fire Elemental: Ifrit
* Summon Medium Space Elemental
* Summon Medium Fire Elemental: Salamander
* Summon Medium Wind Elemental
* Summon Medium Water Elemental
* Summon Medium Earth Elemental: Beast Gnome
* Summon Lesser Space Elemental
* Summon Lesser Fire Elemental
* Summon Lesser Wind Elemental
* Summon Lesser Water Elemental
* Summon Lesser Earth Elemental

Basic

* Holy Cannon | A focused beam of holy energy that rapidly purifies the magicules of a target. While a holy being or a being without magicules would simply be pushed by the shockwave, it's a surefire technique for killing monsters.
* Holy Bell | A wide range wave of holy energy surges from the user, purifying a large amount of magicules, and destroying any lesser monsters.
* Holy Field | Usually maintained by several magicians working in tandem, within the radius of the barrier purification of all magicules commences. Lesser monsters are killed instantly, and any higher magical being is severely weakened. The barrier is even capable of preventing the use of regular magic and sealing the use of most skills.
* Prison Field - A much weaker version of Holy Field that weakens all monsters over a vast area and prevents escape.
* Heal Ailments/Recovery | By utilizing holy energy, wounds and diseases can be cured instantly, and at higher levels, even entire limbs and organs can be regenerated.

Miracle

* Disintegration | In a process similar to nuclear decay, spiritrons bombard the target and destroy them on a molecular level.
* Holy Ray | A large beam or ray of spiritrons shoots out from the user, bypassing all barriers and destroying the target.
* Resurrection | By utilizing spiritrons, the user is able to heal any wound and even bring back the recently deceased.

Megiddo

* A Physically driven which uses Spirit to form multiple, very large magnifying-glass water constructs in the air, which are actually lesser water spirits transformed to suit the user's needs. This focuses the energy of the sun into a devastating heat beam capable of reaching thousands of degrees. The constructs disintegrate after use, but the energy needed to replace and maintain them is very little. Because they are clear, thin lenses of suspended water, the constructs are almost impossible to see. The size and number of lenses can be changed to varying effects: decimating 1000 armored soldiers in a single shot to killing a single target instantly and without sound. By gathering water droplets from the water vapor in the atmosphere, in the shape of convex lenses in the sky, Rimuru condenses sunlight to the point where it becomes a massive laser beam, similar to using a magnifying glass. The skill has low requirements; the water droplets can continually be replaced when they evaporate. The massive energy beam is a physical phenomenon, and therefore cannot be blocked by magic-disrupting barriers.

Argos

* A variation of Meggido that allows the user to observe almost anywhere on the planet, in real-time, via a reflective satellite of water in space, and even enables the casting of Meggido during the night.

Battlewill
* **Aura Slash** (気斬?): One of the most basic but also most deadly attacks within battlewill’s arsenal. The user launches their aura outwards from their weapon as a projectile.
* **Aura Sword** ( *ōra sōdo*, lit. "Fighting Aura Sword"?): The user coats their weapon in aura using modelwill, this boosts the weapon's durability and damage potential drastically.
* **Formhide** ( *ongyouhō*, lit. "Hiding Method"?): Allows the user to hide their presence and form.
	+ **Haze** (朧 *Oboro*?): Formhide pushed to it's absolute limit. The Art works in stages, First, you rid yourself of any sound, then wipe away any smell and disguise your temperature, before finally wiping away your aura and spirit. The end result makes the user undetectable even to things such as Magic Sense. The only way to counter is pure intuition.
* **Instantmove** (瞬動法 *lit. "Instant Movement Method"*?): Allows the user to rapidly increase their speed for a single movement, allowing for an almost teleportation-like effect visually.
* **Magic Bullet** (魔力弾 *maryokudan*, lit. "Magic Power Bullet"?): The user gathers their aura and surrounding magicules to form a dense ball of energy before firing at their target. One of the most basic arts but extremely versatile and scales to the user's power.
* **Modelwill** (気操法 *lit. "Aura Manipulation Method"*?): A fundamental technique that allows the user to create constructs out of their aura. They can also create bubbles able to encase objects, magic, or the effects of skills within.

Hazy Style
* Myriad Variety Petals

Mystic-Arts
* Storm Break - Rimuru combines Veldora's Storm Magic with Arts to coat a sword in devastating magic. It is based on Hinata's Melt Slash and although the force behind it is much less, the powerful secondary effects make it just as deadly.
* Melt Slash - The user combines magic and arts by applying Disintegration to their sword and launching themselves at the opponent at immense speeds.

Other
* Absolute Guard
	+ Absolute End - A devastating attack that cuts through space itself, achieved by inverting Absolute Guard.
* Flare Circle
* Hell Flare
* Magic Flame Bullet

* Thought Acceleration (思考加速 *shikō kasoku*): Accelerates the thought processing speed of the user by factor of a million.
* Analytical Appraisal (解析鑑定 *kaiseki kantei*): Analyzes and assesses the target.
* Parallel Operation (並列演算 *heiretsu enzan*): The ability to detach analysis of phenomena from the thought.
* Chant Annulment (詠唱破棄 *eishō haki*): Eliminates the need for chanting when using magic.
* All of Creation (森羅万象 *shinrabanshō*): The ability to comprehend any non-concealed phenomena in this world.
* Synthesis (統合 *tōgō*): Transforms two differing targets into a single object. Can be used to chain the effects of several skills together, earning the user new skills with significantly less effort than would otherwise be required.
* Separation (分離 *bunri*): Releases the inherent properties of the target and separates them. Examples include depriving a person of their skills, with the exception of the ones bound to their soul, and removing foreign objects or entities from the target's body.
* Alteration ( *orutarēshon*): The ability to modify and evolve skills.
 ***Beelzebuth*** (ベルゼビュート, *beruzebyūto*, lit. "Lord of Gluttony") is one of Rimuru Tempest's Ultimate Skills. It had evolved from the Unique Skill of *Gluttony* at the cost of *Merciless* during Rimuru's Harvest Festival. Beelzebuth can absorb targets as if it were a Black Hole.
* Predation (捕食 *hoshoku*): Absorbs the target into the body and can be used at a range like Gluttony. If the target is conscious, however, the success rate greatly decreases. The affected targets include organic matter, inorganic matter, Aura, Magicules, Skills, Magic, and even space itself. It also takes effect instantly, ignoring space and time.
* Imaginary Space (虚数空間 *kyosū kūkan*?): A world of chaos. An ultra-evolved version of Stomach and Isolation with unlimited space. It is a prison where those who need to be quarantined are locked up. This ability was added to Beelzebuth during the events of The Abyss Unleashed.
	+ Stomach (胃袋 *ibukuro*): Where all absorbed targets are stored. Items produced via Analysis can also be stored. Anything that is stored in the stomach is not affected by time. Its capacity has been greatly enhanced compared to Gluttony.
	+ Isolation (隔離 *kakuri*): Harmful materials or things unnecessary for analysis can also be stored. They will be used to replace magic energy.
* Mimicry (擬態 *gitai*?): Replicates the absorbed target's appearance. The skills and abilities of the target can also be used. However, this depends on the successful analysis and acquisition of relative information regarding the target.
* Corrosion (腐食 *fushoku*): The ability to decompose the target in conjunction with Predation. It also can add the abnormal condition of corrosion. There is a chance of acquiring an ability after consuming only a part of a target's body. However, the chance of that happening is less than consuming the whole body.
* Soul Consumption (魂喰 *konjiki*): The ability inherited from Merciless that can eat the Souls of targets and kill them anytime. It can be activated once the target's heart breaks. It also can be used to directly eat the target's Heart Core when left unprotected by their Spiritual and Astral Body. Like Predation, it also takes effect instantly, ignoring space and time.
 ***Uriel*** (ウリエル, *urieru*, lit. "Lord of Oath") is one of Rimuru's Ultimate Skills and one of the seven virtue skills. Based on the unique skill "*Infinite Prison*" that sealed Veldra, this angelic ultimate ability was created by integrating the abilities that Rimuru had acquired through his previous activities. It is a power that specializes in spatial management, and it can perform "*Infinite Prison*," which confines the target in imaginary space, "Universal Warding," which is an absolute defense through multiple composite wards and spatial severance, black flame lightning, inertial control in addition to magical power manipulation and heat manipulation, "Law Manipulation," which freely moves heat in and out of the "stomach," and "Spatial Control," which freely controls and moves through space with the recognition of positional coordinates. He also acquires "spatial domination," which allows him to control and move through space at will, based on his perceived positional coordinates. Its essence is the loyalty of one's followers or the **Believer System**, and Spatial Management.
* Infinity Prison (無限牢獄 *infiniti purizon*): Seals the target away in an infinitely sized imaginary space for all time.
* Law Manipulation (法則操作 *hōsoku sōsa*): Black fire and thunder. Total magical control. Total control of the properties of heat and inertia. The ability to freely store and remove heat from the Stomach. Rimuru's version of this ability allows him to use the skills he obtained via *Food Chain*.
* Universal Barrier (万能結界 *ban'nō kekkai*): A Multilayer Barrier that can freely adapt to any situation, with space being severed between the outside and inside.
* Spatial Domination (空間支配 *kūkan shihai*): A movement ability, allowing the user to freely switch between spaces for which they are aware of the coordinates. Spatial Transition is possible without opening a hole in space.

 ***Veldora*** (ヴェルドラ *verudora*, lit. "Lord of Storms") is one of Rimuru Tempest's Ultimate Skills. The ultimate ability is acquired through the establishment of the soul corridor with Veldra and the predation of the residue. It is the ability to handle Veldra's powers in exchange for becoming Veldra's backup. The three powers are "*summon storm dragon*," which summons Veldra in the form Rimuru remembers, "*restore storm dragon*," which restores Veldra, and "*storm-type magic*," which is a superb magic not even recorded in magic books. This ultimate ability also made Veldra completely immortal as long as Rimuru was safe. While Veldra is being released, he also has the advantage that surplus magic element flows into himself and his body is revitalized by the circulatory effect, but he will never reach full capacity because he constantly consumes about 90% of the total magic element amount. After evolving into the Dragon Demon Viscous Star God Body, it can be called up with only a 30% burden. He also acquires the ultimate ability "Cthugha, Lord of Flame God (Velgrynd)" after taking in Velgrynd and analyzing it over a long period of time.
* Storm Dragon Summon (暴風竜召喚 *bōfū ryū shōkan*): The ability to call forth Veldora in either his human or dragon form. Only one Storm Dragon Summon can exist at a time. If the Skill is used while a Storm Dragon Summon is already ongoing, the previous one will be unsummoned first.
* Storm Dragon Restoration (暴風竜復元 *bōfū ryū fukugen*): Stores the memories of Veldora in the user's soul and mind. As long as the user remains alive, Veldora Tempest is practically immortal and since his memories are safely stored, Veldora's death will no longer cause his personality to change.
* Storm Magic (暴風系魔法 *bōfū-kei mahō*): The ability to fully utilize Storm Magic.

⬇⬇⬇[***WEB Novel***] **CURRENT EVOLUTION**⬇⬇⬇
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.

* Universal Sense: Allows the user to perceive almost all sensations including but not limited to, Light, Sound, Smell, and Heat in a wide radius.
* Soul Gluttony (魂暴喰 *kon bōshoku*, Yenpress: "Soul Glutton"): A super-enhanced version of predation-gluttony, which can devour the target's Soul ignoring space-time.
* Imaginary Collapse (虚無崩壊 *kyomu hōkai*, Yenpress: "Void Collapse"): The ultimate destructive energy that fills Imaginary Space and is able to be used at full efficiency with the assistance of Ciel.
* Imaginary Space (虚数空間 *kyosū kūkan*, Yenpress: "Complex Space"): A world of chaos. The ultra-evolved version of "Stomach" and "Isolation" with unlimited size. It's a prison where those who need to be quarantined are locked up.
* True Dragon Release [Scorch・Storm] (竜種解放 [灼熱・暴風] *ryūshu kaihō [shakunetsu・bōfū]*, Yenpress: "Release True Dragon"): A variant of Parallel Existence that allows for Veldora and Velgrynd, as well as their power, to exist simultaneously assimilated with Rimuru and active in the outside world. When activated, an "other body" of Veldora and/or Velgrynd is created and all of Rimuru’s energy that would have otherwise belonged to them is loaned back. It can be undone with the respective True Dragon's consent and after doing so all of their energy will return to Rimuru.
* True Dragon Nucleation [Scorch・Storm] (竜種核化 [灼熱・暴風] *ryūshu kakuka [shakunetsu・bōfū]*, Yenpress: "Coreify True Dragon"): If Veldora and/or Velgrynd's energy are not currently lent by True Dragon Release, it can instead be materialized into the form of a spherical core. The core contains all of their energy as if it were their body and can be slotted into Rimuru's sword, creating an unmatched weapon.
* Space-Time Domination (時空間支配 *jikūkan shihai*): Manipulating and bending time and space to the user's will, being able to move in an instant just by consciously thinking about it. Even allows the user to interfere with Time.
 ***Shub-Niggurath*** (シュブ・ニグラト *shubu nigurato*, lit. "Lord of Abundance") is one of Rimuru Tempest's Ultimate Skills. It was made from the "Core" or "Essence" of Uriel that remained after the skill itself was given to Velgrynd.
* Skill Creation (能力創造 *nōryoku sōzō*, Yenpress: "Create Skill"): Allows the user to create brand new skills based on the Data (情報 *dēta*, lit. "Information") obtained from Analysis and Food Chain.
* Skill Duplication (能力複製 *nōryoku fukusei*, Yenpress: "Copy Skill"): Allows the user to recreate skills that they have a full analysis of.
* Skill Gifting (能力贈与 *nōryoku zōyo*, Yenpress: "Grant Skill"): Allows the user to grant skills to a target, assuming they're compatible.
* Skill Storage (能力保存 *nōryoku hozon*, Yenpress: "Save Skill"): Stores the Data of all analyzed skills so they can be recreated later.

These powers can also be given to subordinates as ultimate powers, and if they can acquire them on their own with only help, it is the ultimate ability, and if they are lent greatly to those who are suitable, it is the ultimate gift. This ability is the fruit of the bond between Rimuru and the demons under his command and was created by Ciel to dismantle a large number of skills and convert them into information.

## Opening Theme

### OP Title:

* Nameless story
* Meguru Mono (メグルモノ)

### OP Composer:

Takuma Terashima (eps 1-14) & (eps 15-24)

## Ending Theme

### ED Title:

* Another colony
* Little Soldier (リトルソルジャー)

### ED Composer:

* TRUE (eps 2-13)
* Azusa Tadokoro (eps 14-24)

### ED Audio:

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.

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.

SEASON 2: PART 1

## Ending Theme

### ED Audio:

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.

SEASON 2: PART 2

## Ending Theme

### ED Audio:

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.

## Ending Theme

### ED Title:

* Kamona Tempest! (カモナ・テンペスト！)
* Oyasumi Orange (おやすみオレンジ)

### ED Composer:

* Rimuru (Miho Okasaki), Great Sage (Megumi Toyoguchi), Veldora (Maeno Tomoaki), Shuna (Sayaka Senbongi), Shion (M.A.O), Ranga (Chikahiro Kobayashi), Gobuta (Asuna Tomari) (eps 2)
* Rimuru (Miho Okasaki) (eps 3)

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.

A more light hearted series showing the day-to-day lives of those in Tempest; taking place in the gaps between major events

A third season was announced on November 9, 2022. It is set to premiere in Q2 2024.

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

Miho Okasaki

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.

 2
 3
 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?

## Film Info

### Release

* November 9, 2022 (Tokyo)
* November 25, 2022 (Japan)

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

MindaRyn

*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.

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**** It was distributed every Thursday from 21:00-21:30 on Cho!A&G+ from March 31 to December 22, 2022. The personality was Miho Okazaki, who played Rimuru. It was also archived on BS11's official YouTube channel.

## Theater Play

Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Stage 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

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

## 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 Series"*
	+ *TV Anime "Tensura Nikki: Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken"*
	+ *Movie "Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Movie: Guren no Kizuna-hen"*
	+ *Stage Play "Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken Series"*
	+ *Game "Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Movie: Guren no Kizuna-hen"*
* *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**