That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Movies
Alternate Title
転生したらスライムだった件
Synopsis
Depressed 37-year-old salaryman Satoru Mikami lives alone and has never had a girlfriend. When he’s killed in a random stabbing attack, he suddenly wakes up in another world but is dismayed to realize he’s been reincarnated as a slime! Now called Rimuru, he does his best to adjust to life in this new kingdom of creepy crawlies and vows to build a nation where everyone can live together happily regardless of species.
Background
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is adapted from the light novel series written by Fuse with illustrations by Mitz Vah. The original light novel series is available in an English translation published by Yen Press. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime has also been twice adapted as a manga, once by Taiki Kawakami in Monthly Shonen Sirius, and again by Sho Okagiri on Micro Magazine's Comic Ride website. The TV anime adaptation was announced on the jacket band for the 12th volume of the light novel published in March 2018. The two-cour TV anime adaptation premieres in October 2018.
The series’ opening theme will be "Nameless Story" by Takuma Terashima, while TRUE will sing the ending theme, “Another Colony.”
Characters
Rimuru (Voiced by: Miho Okazaki)
A 37-year-old salaryman, Satoru Mikami was stabbed in a random attack and died only to be reincarnated as a slime known as Rimuru. Making use of the two unique skills he was reincarnated with, “Great Sage” and “Predator," Rimuru is able to become friends with many other kinds of creatures even as a slime.
Great Sage (Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi)
The Great Sage is one of two unique skills Rimuru was granted with for his reincarnation. Whenever something happens to Rimuru’s body, a tiny voice that only Rimuru can hear offers guidance, sometimes also adding other relevant information…
Veldora (Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno)
Veldora is the first dragon Rimuru meets. Known as “Storm Dragon,” Veldora was shut up in a cave by a hero for 300 years.
Shizu (Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori)
Shizu is a woman whose fate radically changes upon meeting Rimuru. She is able to manipulate powerful flames.
Benimaru (Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa)
Benimaru is the son of a chief ogre whose family was wiped out in an orc attack. He has flame red hair and eyes with two jet black horns on his head. Benimaru has a strong sense of justice and bravely stands up to the things he thinks are wrong.
Shuna (Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi)
Shuna is Benimaru’s little sister and the princess of the ogres. She has pale pink hair and porcelain white horns on her head. Aside from her beautiful appearance, Shuna has also been blessed with an excellent fashion sense and cooking ability.
Shion (Voiced by: M.A.O.)
Shion is an ogre with purple hair and eyes with one shiny black horn in the middle of her head. At first glance she has a cool beauty but hides an intense fighting spirit.
Soei (Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi)
Soei is an ogre with blue-black hair, dark skin, and one large white horn on his head. Thanks to his calm, cool personality he excels at covert missions.
Hakuro (Voiced by: Hochu Otsuka)
Hakuro is an older ogre in the service of Benimaru. Despite his age, Hakuro remains a superior swordsman.
Kurobee (Voiced by: Junichi Yanagita)
Kurobee is an ogre who ran away from his home village and became friends with Benimaru and the others. He has two small horns on his forehead. Kurobee is also an excellent swordsmith.
Ranga (Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi)
The son of the chief of the Fanged Wolf Clan, Ranga is a well-built beast with a single jutting horn in the center of his forehead. Using the pretext of Veldora’s disappearance, the Fanged Wolf Clan attacked the village of the goblins who had become the forest’s dominant group.
Milim Nava (Voiced by: Rina Hidaka)
Milim Nava is a Dragonoid also known as Destroyer. She is the oldest and strongest of the Demon Lords. Realizing Rimuru was no ordinary person, she decided to show herself.
International Streaming
- Crunchyroll
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Staff
- Original Creators:Taiki Kawakami, Fuse, Mitz Vah
- Director: Yasuhito Kikuchi
- Assistant Director: Atsushi Nakayama
- Series Composition: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Character Designer: Ryouma Ebata
- Monster Designer: Takahiro Kishida
- Music: Elements Garden
- Animation Production: 8-Bit
- Opening Theme Song Artist: Takuma Terashima
- Ending Theme Song Artist: TRUE