That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tensei shitara Slime datta Ken

[KrayZ33]

Did you enjoy that episode as a whole? I found it to be the most boring so far. (then I again, it's not like the rest *amazed* me so far, but still) Do we know anything about the characters that got "introduced" now? Or their motives? Why the hell did the demon lord summon a crippled child from another dimension/world for Ifrit to posess? Does he simply suck at summoning?

It's not like this doesn't happen in other shows too btw. I dislike such episodes in general.

It felt like the writer/director had several checkboxes he had to finish.

[Buffalobiian]

I actually didn't like this one much compared to the previous ones.

For someone who is his "fated one", Shizu was pretty low impact. If Rimuru didn't know beforehand that she was his fateful person, this would have felt even more awkward.

The only thing going for her is that she's Japanese, which only really serves to drive one point home: That she was forcefully summoned, has bad memories of this place and doesn't want to rest here.

Veldora feels more like the fated one than Shizu.

[Ryllharu]

I would have thought they'd combine this episode and the last one, but they stretched it out instead...

I'd think less about who they hinted at or introduced, and focus on what they introduced instead, because that was a pretty big deal.

- Demon Lord(s) are a thing.
- WTF is an "Orc Disaster"?
- Rimuru is a reincarnation, and fairly powerful, which is different from a summon.
- There are so many summons, that there was an entire school that Shizu taught at.
- What country is that school in, and how far away is it? The idiot trio weren't aware of it.
- Who is summoning them, and why? Is summoning slavery, or are they just abandoned if they don't meet potential?
- Where is the Jura Forest (the goblin village) in relationship to these other nations? They do show a map, but I don't think Rimuru has seen it, just the audience. Where is the castle that Shizu used to guard, and where is it in relation to the Jura Forest? Shizu headed with the three idiots because they were going the same way she was.
- The three idiots are going to be asked where they got mastercraft armor from.

[DarthEnderX]

For someone who is his "fated one", Shizu was pretty low impact.

Other than being the source of the human form he's probably going to use for the rest of the series...

The only thing going for her is that she's Japanese

Her being the only other person he's met from his world is kind of a huge thing.

[Buffalobiian]

Other than being the source of the human form he's probably going to use for the rest of the series...

But is that really that fateful? What if she didn't turn up? Would Rimuru be without a human form forever, or would he take on the next human corpse he was able to eat?

In a world where monsters readily exist, albeit shunned, this isn't really that big a deal.

As for the Japanese thing... so she knows his language, and may have read the same history book chapter up to 1940s. They know a quote from a video game...

Those are hardly reasons to form a "fateful" bond over. She's a senpai who's done this transversing-across-worlds thing before him. Great.

Perhaps 'fateful' should be interpreted as "Shizu changed Rimuru's fate by giving him a purpose in this world(1) other than waffling around, figuring out Veldora's seal and helping whoever happened to be nearby." But that's about as fateful as a quest giver.

And certainly much less than Veldora.



(1) By dying and saying "Leon C. fucked me up, he's out there somewhere".

[KrayZ33]

Her being the only other person he's met from his world is kind of a huge thing.

But how so. She gave him information, but why isn't his fated person the kid who used the game-quote?
A child from 70 years ago has roughly nothing in common with an adult from 2018.
She also lived far longer in this new world than she did in her original one. You can hardly even call her an otherworlder.

[Ryllharu]

I think of it the other way around.

To Rimuru, Shizu is the first other Japanese person she met, and really opened Rimuru's eyes to the world. Rimuru was already set on building a settlement after meeting the dwarves. Shizu just explained more of the stakes in their world. The idiot trio could have provided the same. A significant influence, but ultimately not that much of one.

But to Shizu, Rimuru was her salvation. Much bigger deal. From her perspective? Absolutely her fated one.

[KrayZ33]

I guess that's true.
From Shizu's point of view, it makes soooo much more sense

[DarthEnderX]

Those are hardly reasons to form a "fateful" bond over. She's a senpai who's done this transversing-across-worlds thing before him. Great.

Perhaps 'fateful' should be interpreted as "Shizu changed Rimuru's fate by giving him a purpose in this world(1) other than waffling around, figuring out Veldora's seal and helping whoever happened to be nearby." But that's about as fateful as a quest giver.

What does "fateful" even mean in the first place?

I have Pokemon I got from Gamestop that are "fateful" encounters.

Hardly lifechanging.

I think of it the other way around.

To Rimuru, Shizu is the first other Japanese person she met, and really opened Rimuru's eyes to the world. Rimuru was already set on building a settlement after meeting the dwarves. Shizu just explained more of the stakes in their world. The idiot trio could have provided the same. A significant influence, but ultimately not that much of one.

But to Shizu, Rimuru was her salvation. Much bigger deal. From her perspective? Absolutely her fated one.

*thumbs up*

[KrayZ33]

What does "fateful" even mean in the first place?

I have Pokemon I got from Gamestop that are "fateful" encounters.

Hardly lifechanging.

then it's not a fateful encounter.
I mean, just because marketing uses it for the purpose of selling pokemans doesn't mean the word is used in the correct situation.

For Rimuru this was hardly fateful, as mentioned earlier, any "questgiver" could've provided the same change in attitude/mission.

For Shizu hower, Rimuru was indeed the person that could and did change her fate.

Looking at it like that means it would probably have been better if not Rimuru, but the idiot trio and her visited a gipsy.

[David75]

Ep 9 out.







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Now we have the full cast, at least Rimuru's side. He only needs to name those ogres and they'll level up from a pretty good level.

I guess we have one swordman oponent missing from the OP now.

Rimuru needs to be careful, that old ogre still managed to land a hit passing through his guard and powers. And he even aknowledged his knowledge.

At least he got nice wariors.

[Kraco]

Rimuru needs to be careful, that old ogre still managed to land a hit passing through his guard and powers. And he even aknowledged his knowledge.

At least he got nice wariors.

It's not like Rimuru would have fought seriously, though. He needed better people in any case. Right now the goblins and wolves aren't really strong enough to fight serious opponents. It's no good if the village only has Rimuru when shit hits the fan. If he's elsewhere, there wouldn't be anyone around to welcome a bit more difficult unwelcome friends.

[DarthEnderX]

Everything about Rimuru exploring his human form was gold.

"My son didn't make it!"

You just know he was immediately planning to have sex with his own clones, too, before deciding it would be disrespectful to Shizu.

He needs to, like, absorb his clothes or something, cause it's inconvenient to lose his clothes every time he takes slime form.


The Oni-ass Ogres are cool. Maybe he can get himself a katana now. Also, if the old guy is some kind of monster-expert, maybe he can advise Rimuru on cool monsters he can eat.

[David75]

Totally agree with all the above.

For last comment, yup Rimuru can level up a lot with the sage ogre, but pretty sure he can get bonuses from the other ogres like magic with the Princess he was wary of.

[MFauli]

Most important news from this episode imo was that Rimuru gotta be careful after all. Even if he didn't go all out (although he said he went full power when he created the black flame), these ogres were too dangerous to his comfort zone. Once he names them and they get a proportional power boost like the goblins, they'll be pretty much second only to Veldora. I'm sure even Rimuru is weary about that, because at the end of the episode he was all like 'names ... huh ...', which didn't give the impression that he's all that eager to throw that kind of power up their way.

Also, cutest ogres in fiction. Forget about Shrek.

[shinta|hikari]

Ogres can't do shit against him. If you can name them, you are far more powerful than they are. Demon Lords however...

[MFauli]

Ogres can't do shit against him. If you can name them, you are far more powerful than they are. Demon Lords however...

Is this established? That the one doing the naming will still be stronger than the named one?

[shinta|hikari]

Wouldn't it make absolutely no sense otherwise? You are naming them and thus giving them power. How can you give them something you don't even have?

[Kraco]

Most important news from this episode imo was that Rimuru gotta be careful after all. Even if he didn't go all out (although he said he went full power when he created the black flame), these ogres were too dangerous to his comfort zone.

He never went full power. Shooting flames up in the sky means little, aside from intimidation. If the ogres were intimidated, it means they recognised they are nothing compared to Rimuru. Going all out means he'd put 100% in attack, defense, and strategy. The ogres would be dead and eaten.

[Buffalobiian]

Full power means Water Blade, because unless the opponent can vaporise it or is impervious to being cut, Water Blade is just so cheap and effective at dicing you up.

Rimuru's only ever used waterblade against things he intends on killing.