If there's one word to sum TenSura's 2nd Cour (or 2nd half) of Season 2, it would be "Walpurgis". This part of the season literally exists because of the pandemic, from an in-between of a stopgap that is Spring's TenSura Nikki a.k.a The Slime Diaries, and A WHOLE LOT of waiting and kinda unnecessary tension build-up over the majority of the season just to have this part of the story blow up in the final stretch. Yeah, pacing issues as they say. Hopefully this will be the last time that we'll see TenSura on the small screen, so here's the highlights of this season being thesole Volume 6 of the LN in a full course dinner's worth of a complete package: - The appetizer: At the end of the 1st half of TenSura Season 2, Rimuru meets up with Veldora (in his storm dragon appearance), and they do the E.T. thing again, but this time, Veldora gets a major change of its character to change the landscape of the fantasy world in an abrupt turn to everyone's shock. - The entrée/main course: The man-and-monster summit between the Jura Tempest Federation and other allied kingdoms and nations. A fair bit of reconciliation and recreation firsthand, then the major analyses to discuss about Demon Lord Clayman's atrocities (and other factions a.k.a the Kingdom of Falmuth attached to it) which laid waste to Tempest incurring huge losses in the 1st half of Season 2. - The dessert: The final course that is the meeting of the Demon Lords, or "Walpurgis" to settle this conflict once and for all between Clayman and Rimuru, whom the latter has completed the Demon Lord ascension evolution in Part 1. Overall, Part 2 adds to the complements of Part 1 (that aired in Winter), just in the split-cour fashion because of the pandemic. Combine both parts together, and we the audience know how extensive the destruction of Tempest was brought about, and surpisingly, this whole incident we were led to believe that Clayman was the one behind all of this. But don't forget, there's the Master puppeteer that is Yuuki Kagurazaka's devious act of instigating a huge and significant conflict such as this, and this is just the beginning of this wayward intelligent and nihilistic enemy that was once tutored by Shizue before she passed away. It's just that I couldn't understand why it takes about more than half of the season (which are like 200-300 pages worth of content) to drag through one of the most hyped events in TenSura's anime to date. Everything's the same as of Part 1, but boy did 8-Bit pump it up in the action scenes. Sure, it's a tad above the quality seen when Tempest was at its destruction phases, but the age-old quote of "saving the best for last" applies here with the same and improved touché to go out with a bang. The supposedly last OST set is not what I will call memorable, but I can say that they're good songs at the very least. MindaRyn's 2nd featured Anisong "Like Flames" for this part's OP is a step above Kamitachi Otoko's ED, though they share similar vibes with the same outlandish vocols. Takuma Terashima has been a mainstay ever since TenSura's anime adaptation started back in 2018, and while this ED "Reincarnate" is IMO the worst of the songs he's performed for the series, every song of his has never sounded stale at the very least. If you like the previous installments, then this should be the same and vice versa if otherwise. Nuff said that we should all know TenSura by heart by now and before.

If there’s one ingredient that’s absolutely core to my enjoyment of a show, it’s relatability. It’s not necessarily that the characters have to be similar to me, it’s that I have to connect with some facet of their motivation. Rimuru Tempest (which I will refer to as “he,” despite being genderless, for ease of discussion) was easily the most appealing aspect of this narrative as he’s a character we all wish we could be. What made him stand out from the myriad of lackluster self-inserts was his open-mindedness and uncanny ability to befriend those who were once enemies--mostly due to his exuberant generosity and resources--whichallowed him to build a robust, ethnically diverse, RPG-esque community. It was fascinating to see all the moving parts of Tempest, how each individual can utilize their unique talents to contribute to their little society. Even if it’s all fictitious, there was a level of comfort in knowing that such a welcoming community exists where even a bumbling fool like Gobta has inherent value as a member. And while it has somewhat maintained this general appeal, I feel as though it has lost its luster over the course of Season 2. Spoilers ahead. There was a defining moment in Season 2 that dramatically shifted the dynamic of the narrative, and that was the Falmuth invasion. At first, I thought this was a good direction for the story to take. As the saying goes, you don’t know when something’s valuable until you’ve lost it, and witnessing the heartbreaking massacre on Tempest added some much-needed stakes to the story. It highlights just how fragile the city of Tempest can be, and it reinforces the idea that it’s something worth protecting. Such a loving community utterly devastated by humans, a race infamously known for their close-minded fear and ignorance. This can easily be seen as a metaphor for how minorities are often misunderstood and shunned because of it. The city of Tempest is truly the lifeline of the show, so it’s understandable that Rimuru would want to retaliate, but I feel as though he went too far. Up until this point, Rimuru kept that casualties to a minimum, only killing when absolutely necessary, so I was expecting the kind-hearted Rimuru to mourn the loss of his people, then try to establish a more sound relationship with the human race; this is a fantasy, after all, and I would like to believe people are actually able to be reasoned with, but the story took an unexpected turn. It introduced this cheap plot device where, if Rimuru evolves to Demon Lord, he can revive everyone who died in his city. Yea, you can kiss those stakes goodbye, ‘cuz from here on out, there will be none. There’s really no going back from this error. From now on, I know Rimuru will ALWAYS come out ahead no matter what, because the story can just pull something out of its ass to make sure of it. Throughout the show’s entirety, Rimuru’s powers and resources were handed to him on a silver platter, so I was genuinely interested to see how Rimuru would respond when things didn’t go his way, but of course, that doesn’t matter anymore. Yes, I understand that Slime is trying to be an escapist fantasy where everything goes right, but the invasion of Falmuth was an honest attempt at introducing a compelling conflict, and it fell flat because it’s trying to have its cake and eat it too. Needless to say, this has made Part 2 kinda boring...ish? Funnily enough, despite having no narrative stakes, it didn’t totally ruin the experience for me. I guess watching Rimuru and co. is enough to simply enjoy the show, so it wasn’t a chore to sit through, but it definitely isn’t as charming as it used to be. I, personally, enjoy shows from a spectator’s point of view, and I seldom enjoy things that require self-insert. While most people might project themselves onto Rimuru to live out their fantasy, I simply admire Rimuru as if I’m a part of the community, but after seeing the oh-so-kind Rimuru slaughter thousands of humans, it’s hard to appreciate him in the same light. Sure, he did slaughter hundreds of orcs in the previous season, but this time, he did it with this eerie sense of malice to him. It almost feels as though he’s this communist overlord coated with a veneer of humble benevolence and prosperity. I dunno, it’s kind of unsettling to see all of his subordinates obsequiously worship him with this unquestionable loyalty, and when someone does question Rimuru, he just responds with: “I want to make the world a better place!” and everyone is just like: “wow, Rimuru, you’re such a nice guy!” and I’m here like “dude, you just killed thousands of people in cold blood, who’s making their world a better place?” It’s hard to relate to all the characters who are doing nothing but blindly jerking off Rimuru, and it’s even harder to relate to the slime king who can do no wrong. Because the show has lost that relatability, the show just isn’t as engaging as it used to be. Now, the character interactions aren’t nearly as endearing and actually slightly obnoxious. The fight scenes have become overlong and exhausting. It’s well animated, but it’s just a bunch of badass wannabes standing around announcing meaningless attack names and doing some flashy nonsense, and the dreadfully loud, bassy sound effects make it especially nauseating to sit through. These are ultimately small, nitpicky details, but they do add up and take away from the experience. I should also mention, Slime has had a villain problem for a while now where their only motivation is that they’re evil, but Part 2 has exacerbated this issue. Clayman was the “big bad” the show’s been building up to for a long while now. Every conflict before now alludes to him being the guy pulling the strings, and now that we actually see him in action, it turns out he’s actually quite cartoonish and pathetic. It’s as if reviving half the population wasn’t enough, and they just had to hammer home the fact that this show has absolutely zero tension. Oh wait, but Clayman isn’t actually the guy pulling the strings, turns out there’s a guy above him who’s the REAL villain! Oh boy, I can’t wait to see that confrontation, isn’t it exciting? No. No, it’s not. Remember back in 2012, everyone was freaking out about Thanos in the Avengers mid-credit scene? Yea, that was a cool reveal because Loki was already a cunning, world-ending threat. I suppose Clayman is the Loki of this universe, but this shouty dumbass is laughable at best and pompously overbearing at his worst. Seriously, this is just a pitiful attempt at raising the stakes where there is none, since Rimuru is so OP that he’ll probably just brush off the next villain with ease anyways. I know I’ve been pretty negative throughout this review, but I still kind of enjoy the show despite all of its flaws. I wish I could just ignore these thoughts and experience the show for what it is, but alas, these things do indeed distract me. Like I said before, building the city of Tempest was what I found to be the most enticing aspect of the show, and I guess at some point, the show stopped being about the community and solely about Rimuru. Everyone either praises him or is impressed by him. We get a scene where 2 big bad demon lords talk about how mysterious and fascinating Rimuru is. In every fight scene, we have people shouting out how cool he is, and that kind of excessive stanning is lost on me. Thanks for reading!

Tensura Season 2 Part 1 went out on a relatively high note, and the hype for the continuation was real. This was my most anticipated summer anime of 2021. I am in shock and awe over what a disappointment it’s been. Story: 1/10 At the end of S2P1, it was clear that Rimuru would be spending the next arc taking down the antagonist, Clayman. The stage is set for an epic war between demon lords. Episode one rolls around, and the entirety is spent with the main, supporting, and minor characters talking it out. Okay, fair enough, it is the first episode, so it’s alright to spendit setting up the epic action teased to come. Then the second episode’s credits roll, and wouldn’t you know it, Rimuru and his pals are still talking it out in Tempest. Then the third episode’s credits roll… and the fourth’s… Wouldn’t you know it, we’re six entire episodes in and there has been no demon lord showdown as promised, but a whole lot of talking heads. If I wasn’t already three cours into this show, it would be an easy drop for this absolute travesty of pacing alone. Action finally starts with the seventh episode, but it amounts to little more than dick-measuring contests of power levels. No threat Rimuru’s underlings face are enough to create even an in-universe sense of urgency. As viewers, that’s one thing, but when the characters themselves show this level of apathy, why are we watching them? It’s the story equivalent of beating the stuffing out of early-game enemies after beating the final boss of a video game… but for entire episodes. It’s as senseless as it is boring. Speaking of Rimuru… what in the actual nine circles of hell was that Clayman fight? Episode ten ends with getting our hopes up with the promise of finally(!!) delivering the epic Clayman fight we were promised, and then the writing comes in and smashes the tiny strand of tension the narrative had finally managed to build up in favor of an episode worth of braindead sitcom gags that have no place in the middle of any fight sequence, much less to the death. This is paired with one of the dumbest plot reveals I’ve ever seen in my anime-watching career. Tension looks like it’s going to come back… and then evaporates moments later, rinse and repeat for as long as the airtime needs to fill the time slot. The sheer audacity of this entire trainwreck of bad writing is enough to put Tensura S2P2 alongside the very worst dregs of cheap cash-grabbing isekai properties. Art: 3/10 I can’t in good conscience give the art anything high when so much of the show has been the cast sitting around and talking with the enthusiasm of a cold bologna sandwich. While no animation jumps out as janky or mismatched, I know what Tensura is capable of showing us, and so I can’t help but be disappointed. At this point, the new character designs a have lost their charm as well. No more monsters for us, part of the selling point of the original imho, just generic mass-produced bishonen and bland waifus. The demon lords could have been really cool, but instead they have been designed as generically attractive human(oid)s in generic outfits designed to market sex appeal. It’s disappointing that this once-beloved anime has fallen so low. Sakuga might have made Tensura worth watching despite the atrocious state of its story. Unfortunately, there is very little, if any. Even the fight scenes somehow feel as comparatively devoid of life as the strategy room scenes. The best sakuga is found in the OP and ED sequences; speaking of which, why the slight updates halfway through the show? It’s not like it was particularly spoilery, so was it just not animated in time for the release, or what? Sound: 4/10 The OP and ED are okay. The rest of the soundtrack is nothing to write home about. The voice acting is hammy, but not as horrible as the other aspects of this show. Actors can only do so much with the script they’re given, after all. In that regard, the VAs are the most impressive aspect of the show. Thanks for trying, VAs, but you couldn’t save this one. Character: 1/10 The cast has undergone sitcom-ification. The script has never been Tensura’s strong suit. With a dearth of action scenes, any potential character of Rimuru’s posse has been killed in favor of unfunny jokes and tired cliches. Veldora suffers from this the worst, going from an intimidating dragon of few words to an insufferable buff bishie who’s about as intimidating as any character whose purpose is to be the butt of jokes. Clayman, the villain, is basically Baby’s First Antagonist. He’s as one dimensional as they come. Considering the arc focus is supposed to be between him and Rimuru, it’s extremely disappointing. If we have to be stuck in talking-head limbo, why not explore his motivations beyond being an evil, power-grabbing stereotype? Clayman is so transparently evil, arrogant, and abrasive to everyone(!) that it makes one wonder why none of the other demon lords have put him in his place. He feels like the author tried to evoke Roswaal from Re:Zero on a surface level, without the love and care that made Roswaal a compelling character. After being hyped up as an antagonist for so long, calling this a disappointment is an understatement. The other demon lords come off as a mix of arrogant as well as dumber than a sack of rocks, which is a combination of traits as odd as it is infuriating to watch for characters that are supposedly the cream of the crop. It comes off not as regal or powerful, but as an attempt to make the lowest common denominator of the audience feel smart. It’s hard to have respect for them as characters. Seriously, Tensura… it’s been a while since I’ve been so uninvested in a major faction reveal of all things. Not a single new demon lord is worth singling out to write about. There’s a certain level of horrid writing you have to reach to kill that kind of natural hype. Enjoyment: 1/10 I enjoyed the original Tensura immensely. It has a charm to it that I still believe sets it apart from your mixed bag of the seemingly endless amount of Isekai anime series churned out every seasonal cour, copycatting each other in an ouroboros of bad writing. S2P1 departed from the feel-good vibe of the original season in favor of edge, yet for all its controversy, I found it to be a strong enough and satisfying sequel. This one, though… I knew Tensura jumped the shark the moment Veldora began guffawing at manga in what was otherwise a high-profile political meeting, but I was determined to see it through to the end. Despite this, I couldn’t have anticipated how much worse the show got. I expected the show to throw me a bone, a reason to keep watching besides the sunken costs of having watched the earlier seasons. It never happened. Regarding any potential future seasons of Tensura, I would much rather watch an obvious bargain bin isekai anime where things actually happen than listen to the Rimuru Simp Squad kiss ass to their idol with just enough drip-feeding of plot to bait me into watching again next week, only to be let down again by more sitting and talking, a smattering of unhumorous, forced gags, and maybe watch someone gloat about their power levels if we’re lucky. If you enjoyed the previous Tensura seasons, do yourself a favor and pretend like S2P1 was the series finale and S2P2 never got funded. If that isn’t enough to stop you, at least turn it into a drinking game. Maybe the alcohol will help wash the bad taste of the writing out of your mouth. Overall, 2 out of 10.

Everyone’s lord and saviour Rimuru-sama has returned yet again, and this entry of Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken continues to be enjoyable despite its overall lack of narrative stakes. The characters remain just as entertaining to watch and help deliver on a well-timed arc that many previous fans of the series were most likely waiting for. Fans of the series know what to expect by now and this season makes sure not to disappoint them. Unfortunately for others who weren’t as keen on the previous seasons, many major issues remain as the show continues to play into its strengths rather than improve upon its weaknesses. Thisentry of Tensei Shitara knows it’s largest audience well. We get to see more one-sided battles from our carefree, overpowered protagonist, Rimuru, while all his friends are off engaging in their own rather insignificant battles. Under most circumstances the repeated lack of stakes would’ve resulted in a stale or boring story, however, Tensei Shitara manages to weasel its way out of any feeling of repetition through entertaining characters and a story structure that keeps you engaged. Plot points hinted at in previous seasons are delivered on and more plot points are set up for future developments. It keeps fans wanting more while making sure the current arc is interesting, and this continues to pay off greatly as the show progresses. There are numerous obstacles and antagonists, new and old, so don’t expect it to run out of ideas anytime soon. This season focuses a lot more on the demon lords, Clayman and his army in particular, and it was a good change of pace that resolved many issues brought in in previous arcs. It’s properly built up with numerous scenes of Clayman that allow the viewer to have become familiar with him as an antagonist by the end of the season. He can be pretty underwhelming at times though, and a more competent villain would’ve been much better for the series. This gets more evident the more the season progresses. The arc is wrapped up nicely in the twelve episodes though, with a satisfying conclusion to all the plot points it tackled. Other demon lords are also introduced, with some maintaining an aura of uncertainty around them adding a slight layer of unpredictability to the story. The exceptionally large number of characters continues to increase whilst quite honestly being one of the few things keeping the anime from dropping in entertainment value. You can expect to see previously introduced characters return, each one of them adding to the story in some way. Multiple new characters are introduced to set up for future arcs and there are only a select few characters introduced that seem to add no real value to the story whatsoever. At some points the number of characters can seem too large, with the series struggling to give enough screentime to them all. It’s forced to throw in a few random battles to make sure every character is doing something. While the fights were still entertaining to watch they can feel rather meaningless when looking back on the season as a whole. Although the large cast of characters keep on providing a fun and refreshing feel to the show there is still a noticeable lack of proper character development. All the major events that happen seem to barely phase any characters involved and by the end of the season they’re practically the same people they were at the beginning of it. Every event and battle just happens to play out in a way that leaves every character in great condition by the end of it. The events of Part One practically confirmed that you won’t have to worry about anything bad happening to the characters. Character development was never a goal for this series, this has been obvious since the first season, and it continues to prioritise fun and entertaining characters over more thought-out ones. Tensei Shitara has always had a slight focus on fantasy politics and this is now true more than ever. It makes sure you know this as well, with multiple episodes in a row being dedicated to having the characters sit in a circle and talk about… something. I’m not going to try and convince you that the political aspects of this season are particularly well thought out or complicated when they honestly aren’t. However, I can say that it was surprisingly easy to follow and digest, and the characters and dialogue made sure it never felt like it was wasting my time. There were genuinely comedic moments thrown in that helped stop making any long scenes of exposition from becoming uninteresting. Things like the relationships and conflicts between nations are explained well through dialogue rather than a narrator, which is just one small thing the series does that increases my appreciation for it. Tensei Slime never tries to be a complicated story and is able to clearly explain its world to the audience thanks to this. Visuals-wise the series maintains the quality seen in previous seasons. The animation gets the job done, with fight scenes being neither great nor bad. All the different races occasionally provide unique fight scenes that I think the animators do a fine job of showcasing. Some outfit changes such as Rimuru’s now all-black clothes added a sense of individuality to the season which was nice. The soundtrack was decent enough and went along well with whatever was taking place in the scene. Various sound effects stood out during fight scenes, for example certain abilities would leave a lasting impression thanks to the booming audio that went with them. The opening was great, standing out from previous ones it’s with English lyrics, something that is always refreshing to see. Anyone who’s seen previous seasons knows what to expect by now. This season of Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken show manages to meet expectations while delivering on an arc that has been built up in previous seasons, giving more of the same without the story ever dropping off in quality. It’s still a power fantasy through and through, but it’s an entertaining one in the end.

"THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME 2ND SEASON PART 2" Genre- Action, Adventure, Comedy, Isekai, Fantasy. With the coming of the new age, things are bound to change, and just like that, evolutions keep taking place without us even noticing. They might be as big as an evolution of a human to a monster or as small as a leaf turning to dust. Still, without fail, evolution does happen and in the second part of season 2, we see just that with the "Jura Tempest Federation" and its residence. The 2nd part is more inclined towards politics, the build-up of the story for season 3, andmore than anything the introduction of characters that we are likely to see further in the coming seasons. Halting us with the defeat of the 'Kingdom of Falmuth' in its prologue, the 2nd part starts right where it left off and resumes the story of what different policies Rimuru must apply to further his goal of living in harmony with monsters and humans. This season also shows you the growth of all characters from the last war, making the second part more in sync with the reality of how a nation functions and how each individual grows in their own war after something terrible. All the while that it does that, this season also helps to lay the foundation of season 3 as it introduces us to key characters in the anime and gives us a rough insight into what we are to expect. The animation deteriorates a little compared to the prologues, but given the amazing fight scenes in the end, you can say it might have been just worth it to save budget in the beginning and go all out at the end. This anime is absolutely a "MUST WATCH."

I have not written any reviews for any of the previous seasons cause I think the story content and overall execution was fine but for this particular part 2 of the season, its really bad. Ignoring the fact that this is basically another season for an ongoing series, the actual content explored in the story is not worth a 12 episode season. Spoilers ahead but compared to so many other shows out there, who enjoys a season that amounts to 6 episodes of pure debating and then followed by some one sided action with no in universe tension. It is cathartic to see one sided fightsbut that only works when there is tension to go along with it. What make it so satisfying is seeing someone get their just desserts that deserves it and that does happen here but its the only thing that happens this season. The last half of the season is someone slowly getting their asses handed to them for 6 episodes. I have to say this season has been overall uneventful and could have chosen to tighten up the pacing and focus on potentially more interesting content instead of dedicating so much time to slowly exploring the clayman plotline.

*may contain minor spoilers* I'll keep this review short if I can. I always think I will when I write that. You never know. In my opinion, this anime still holds up. It has never disappointed me or deteriorated throughout the whole anime, this being no exception. And that is baffling to me. That is why I love it so damn much. Everything is a 9/10 on the scores. Story is still amazing, art looks fire, sound is on point, characters are getting more and better, and everything is just straight up dope. I'm glad we got a satisfying end to the season because that will probably helpthe wait for the next season to be bearable. In short, I strongly recommend watching this if you missed it this summer.

Ok so, I didn't want to make a review, but seeing the other reviews kinda made me do this one. People don't seems to get the purpose of part 2, remember this is season 2 PART 2, it's a direct continuation for part 1, not a individual season. Part 1 is supposed to set the stage, make us hate the antagonist and gives the protagonist a goal and (usually) a power boost. Part 2s are supposed to be all payoff, each episode is fillied with action and satisfaction. Ok, let's discuss story (SPOILERS) So, the first part was like the calm before the storm, they were preparingand planning with the other nations, new alliances were formed, and new characters were introduced. This is where I have a problem, they take 5 while episodes to do this, don't get me wrong it is necessary to put a blank period, but it's pacing was just so slow. Imo they should've replaced those episodes with one's like episode 6, giving us a different perspective, maybe a Clayman backstory, or setting up Laplace for that badass stunt at the last episode. But, that's where the problems end, as soon as the fight begins the payoff never ends, Claymans army is defeated, each member gets to shine and show their op-ness. So, walpurgis, this is where the rest of the demon lords are introduced which imo was thrilling to watch, since we know what these guys can do, and the fact that Milim is "being controlled" puts us at ease. The fact that Rimuru destroys Clayman in words (which Clayman excels at), shows how screwed Clayman is, he's getting what he deserves. So, that forces him to fight Rimuru, and this fight was expected by both them and us, they initially set this fight up as the final battle, Milim being the obstacle that Rimuru has to overcome. Then after, the fight dissolves to Clayman being beaten up, after revealing the fact that everyone schemed againt him(Clayman's specialty), was an epic moment. Ok let's talk Clayman. So, in Clayman fasion he gets beaten up, not by Rimuru, but Shion, which cements the fact that he is weak. That's the whole point of his character, he's a coward hiding behind the shadows and controlling people. So, even after he awakens, he still wants to run, and Rimuru knows that. So, he forces a 1v1 fight, ok so a lot of people said that this fight was underwhelming, but I disagree. This is because though the setup pointed towards absolutely crushing Clayman (which wasn't supoosed to be hard, because he's weak), to becoming one of the demon lords. People looked forward to an episode long fight between Rimuru and Clayman, but what we got was a 4 min beatdown, which imo was another form of satisfaction. We all wanted a fight, but this one took a different approach, which was equally as satisfying watch. Anyway, like I said, the new payoff is Rimuru becoming one of the demon lords, this expands the world as more powerful characters are introduced. He gets recognized as a demon lord and returns home. This gave us a nice conclusion, Tempest living at peace and other demon lords recognizing Rimuru as one them. However, they also setup the next season, leaving us anticipating what will happen next.

Ok so i keep it short and simple. Story is great not like those other isekai story is meh and nothing new, almost like wow mount reskin. There is some good ones but not that good as this one. Readed light novel, manga, story is great. Reading them makes me lose sense of time with is good thing. If i add more i afraid will spoiler so keep it at it. Music/Sound effects are top notch, especially sound effects. Those fights sounds just remarkable. Animation is great, style just fits perfectly and there is nothing else to add. Characters are great, we know some back story on main characters and protaginist isnot randomly op for no reason like in other isekai they just got into isekai max lvl. They are ok but o watch those anime while doing something else. Overall is a great show, recommend to watch it, manga is like 1-2 chapters away from anime so wait for more so have more to read.

Spoiler Warning: Our favorite slime showed us that he'll continue to get overpowered as the series goes on, and I love it. The second part of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is the best satisfying factor of the second season. After an exciting first part of the second season, the second part takes tons of buildup to reach a moment that will make us satisfied, and they were able to execute it almost perfectly. Let's take a small look back into what this part gave us for the summer 2021 anime season. The plot of this part focused on getting revenge against theantagonistic force that attacked the nation of Tempest, and it took a lot of buildups to reach that moment. Although the first half of the second part was somewhat slow, I didn't have a problem with it. It only got me more excited to see what they'll do in the remainder of the second season. Then, the second half of part two was the most exciting. Although the conditions for Tempest to fight weren't realistic, the fact that they used all that buildup to make this battle anticipated was a genius move, not to mention the possibilities it has for the secondary characters to shine. Finally, the confrontation with the primary antagonist was one of the most satisfying beatdowns we've been waiting for since the first part ended, and I couldn't be happier with the results on how it was adapted. The story leaves off from the ending of the first cour in the second season. It features the return of a recently fan-favorite character, which surprised me as it happened earlier than expected, but it was still well executed. After the revival, the story then takes a break from all the excitement by slowing down the pacing to plan out the revenge attack against the Kingdom of Falmuth and the forces of the primary antagonist. Despite the slow pacing, I was excited to see that Tempest's plan to fight back was foreshadowed in the first half of the second cour, while I was anticipating how 8bit can animate their battles. Eventually, the fights gave a majority of the characters their time to shine on-screen, and they did a great job portraying the plan from those episodes. On to the main event, Walpurgis, all that buildup leading to the battle against the primary villain was the best part. Not only were the cliffhangers insane, but just the long wait for that villain to lose was not only satisfying because he was involved in the attack on Tempest, but it benefited the protagonist as well. Although some parts were cut out from the second season, which may be somewhat disappointing, hopefully, it may get explained in the movie or a third season. The characters from the first season and the first half of the second season remain the same, but despite the little introduction of new characters, the ones that returned have gained their needed character development. First, the reintroduction of Veldora was my favorite part. Not only did the show more of Veldora's character, but the voice direction for it was well executed. His portrayal as an otaku, yet an overpowered character was funny, especially the references he makes to other anime and games, which I'm surprised the studio got away with it. Then, the other new characters were decent, I liked their character design, but I wish that we could've known them a bit more, but I believe they'll do so if they animated the remainder of the light novel more. As for the rest of Rimuru's citizens, I'm incredibly glad that they finally got the needed character development. For example, Shuna's role in the second half was unexpected. Her abilities in battle were almost overpowered, not only that, but it also showed us how she's not a female character that isn't strong, and such a portrayal earned my respect. The voice direction in this part was incredible, especially Takehito Koyasu's role as Clayman. At this point, I'm used to him voicing villains such as Dio from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, but the way he expressed Clayman's voice in the second half of the second cour was phenomenal. The animation for the second half of the season was just as spectacular as the first season and the first cour of season two. 8bit showed how intense the magic in the Slime anime world is as usual. It also includes some expressing the various types of magic the characters use. The battles were fluid and combined with the incredible sound design, made the impact of each attack feel strong. I have faith that the movie and future seasons will have just as great animation as the first two seasons, and I also have faith that 8bit will do a great job animating Blue Lock when it comes out. The soundtrack stepped up its game for the second cour. The opening "Like Flames" is hands down one of the best in the series. Not only did it gave Mindaryn a chance to shine from anime covers to actual openings, but the amount of emotion she put into the song was epic. It gave off the feeling that the nation of Tempest is prepared to get their revenge against the Kingdom of Falmuth and Clayman. The ending song calms each episode down but is better when the anime featured the singer for the first opening in season one. The ending's title is called "Reincarnate," which fits in well with the isekai genre, and it shows us just how peaceful the series will maintain for a while, even after the intensity season two produced. Overall, the entire second season changed the way we saw That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and showed just how great it was living up to the expectations from the first season. Veldora is now my favorite character in the series, while Rimuru is still in the top 10 for my favorite anime protagonists. The character designs were great, especially Rimuru's new drip. The animation, sound design, and music were incredible as always. Finally, the story itself was well still written. Although certain parts of the light novel volumes got cut out for most likely understandable reasons, it still managed to have a great season. And I'm looking forward to 8bit animating Blue Lock and the movie for the slime anime in the future.

This is will be a short review since I'm not in the mood, but Slime season 2 was an overall nice watch. I would say the balance between fights + animation and character development + story leaned slightly towards the fights, which were often satisfying enough, but everything else felt slightly distant. Watching the anime weekly was a nice experience, and the anime was consistent enough so that I have little to complain about it. I don't know what happens after season 2, so hopefully the decision for a movie works out, as I do look forward to seeing the rest of the story. Isuppose I didn't find season 2 as interesting or intriguing, which is why I gave a 9 for enjoyment, but it definitely sets up for a sequel.

(spoiler-free!) I am infuriated right now. When I first started Slime, I was skeptical at first, but to me the first season was a neat idea executed decently well, and the second season kind of surprised me with how far it was willing to push the boundaries of the show. I binged all of it in like a day and arrived at this season 2 part 2 almost excited. But it was a huge let down. I understand that with covid, there are struggles and certain things should be tolerated, but the fact that at the writing of this review, this season sits at an average scoreof 8.40 is not people being nice, its people being blind. The strength of Slime has always been its concept, its characters, and its tact for switching being serious and laid back themes. To summarize my ideas on the first two seasons, I thought the first season's fight scenes left much to be desired and that the last chunk of it felt very rushed in, but was a unique spin on the genre that showed a lot of promise. Season 2 part 1 did well to add depth to the last part of the previous season, and while the pacing had not improved much the story was a lot more interesting since the crisis the characters were going through actually felt abundantly real. There were good twists and a lot of things that I did not expect out of a show like this, so I was pleasantly surprised. This latest season retains none of these good points. It should have been easy enough to build upon the high point that season 2 part 1 ends on, keeping the plot advancing and setting up the stakes. Instead, it hits the brakes HARD for almost the first SEVEN episodes to dump a stupid amount of dialogue and set up that could have been and should have been done with half the time. There are moments where characters will establish important points in the story to the viewer, then stall, then establish those same points to the viewer again just with different characters present. However, when all this setup was done the result was great no? Wrong. What the first part of this cour is trying to setup up is essentially just fight scenes. All of this show boils down to conflict, which would have been fine if this show's fight scenes weren't TERRIBLE. I thought that those jokes and images of animes where the characters will stop fighting to have a nice long conversation in between was gone with the times, but this show brings that back. I get that this is a much more laid back isekai, and that it should not be taken as seriously, but the previous season sure made it feel like it wanted to be taken seriously. Furthermore, it is impossible to deny that the writers were trying to build up the conflicts in this show really badly, so if it was supposed to be a laid back story, they should have just not. What also makes these fights so draining are the characters, which I actually like. On the surface, all of them look like characters that appeal well, almost like they are engineered in an isekai lab to be as accessible to the masses as possible. However some of them-especially the new ones-aren't that bad, and I would have liked to see them fight and develop. Instead, the show will cut to them before the fight starts, have them talk a bit with their opponent, then right before the fight happens it cuts away. Then it cuts back to the characters AFTER THE FIGHT HAS TRANSPIRED? Are you kidding me? One of them is just sent away to another part of the world. Come on, we just got that guy! However, the biggest problem with my enjoyment came from the amount of pushovers in this season. Villains that have been built up over the course of the whole franchise are either just obliterated or are not even evil in the first place. There are also also a lot of twists that just do not hold the same weight or impact as the twists in the first cour and just come off as super lame. Come on guys, a character just utterly destroying something that was proclaimed to be incredibly strong in one attack is not impressive, and it doesn't show off or build good character. It shows off and builds fake characters. I WANT to see these characters show off their growth, I WANT to see these characters struggle in evenly matched fights and grow, I WANT to see the intricacies of the fighting styles of other characters. What I don't want to see is a bunch of stupid dialogue, a character just breathing on a big villain and killing them, or people talking about how impressed they are or them saying "Heh, that's just how he is" WHEN IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A GOOD GRASP ON HIS STRENGTH WHEN HE JUST GOT THAT STRENGTH. This show pisses me off man, 3/10.

This review is directed at Season 2 Part 2 only and not Part 1. To start off, let me just say that Part 1 was very good, it was suspenseful, action-packed and just all around a very good first half of Season 2. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for Part 2. The past 12 episodes have been boring and mundane. I get that in the LN, this Clayman arc was supposed to be a plot build-up but I really cannot believe that the fun action-packed Tensura that I love so much spent the first 4 episodes literally talking. After many episodes just spent talking, right when Iwas led to believe that some action was going to happen, I was just met with utter disappointment at the poorly animated and poorly choreographed fight. You would think if an anime like Tensura made you literally crave for an epic battle by keeping you from any action whatsoever would lead to an epic build up for a grand scale war that would stay your hunger for action in one fell swoop. I was wrong. Not only was that "grand scale war" which they spent 2 episodes talking about absolutely anticlimactic and boring, the little fight scenes we were given weren't even close to a quarter as good as Season 1 and Season 2 Part 1. Now you ask, why am I so mad about this? You spent 4 weeks producing 4 episodes with minimal movement, minimal scenery change and the only thing moving is the characters' mouth. After 4 weeks, you lead on with the first action scene which has been talked about for the past 4 episodes ONLY TO WITNESS AN ANT WAR On a grander scale of things, this entire part was mainly surrounding this massively hyped up festival called Walpurgis where you get to meet the great demon lords of the Tensura universe. Yes well, thank you for that long and not so grand introduction to the great and mighty demon lords but what's the point of the past 9 episodes again? Oh yea, Clayman.. I have to admit, the fight with Clayman had its moments no matter how few but come on... Are you seriously telling me that's it? Okay so yea, Clayman is gone, what now? Nothing? Wait maybe lets throw in a 15 second scene to "foreshadow" for next season. Alright done, so is that it? We just spent 75% of the entire Part 2 having the characters talk with their awesome voices and introducing them barely. That's all right? YES THAT'S ALL, THE END But make sure to remember that we made Veldora use Hadouken and Kamehameha so you should be happy with this part okay? There. Summed up Season 2 Part 2 perfectly. On a more serious note, apart from the epic monologues and atrociously lacking animation quality that seemingly took a dumpster dive after Part 1, I do know that the anime didn't have much to work with as I have heard that this arc, even in the LN was quite boring. I just hope that if we get renewed for Season 3, I'd be getting some much needed action and an actually fun-to-watch season that is consistent throughout. What we need is consistency, talking is fine but you must have a balance. You don't spend episode after episode just talking, especially after such a splendid first half which set a benchmark for high expectations... Only to disappoint those expectations you have established for yourself.

I've always been a big fan of tensura, having read a lot of volumes both in novel and manga. Their world building starts small and slowly spreads out to a bigger scope, introducing more characters and relations as the story goes on. There are serious arc and relax arc, so as a slow-life enjoyer I really like this kind of plot. This season (part) talks solely about Rimuru vs. Clayman and they did give us what we wanted; badass fight scenes with a lot of particles and choreography. The only problem I have would be how slow they progressed the story, as had they cut outsome unimportant part and instead focus on the story, we could've maybe got to the middle of the next arc and maybe lay the groundwork for the next season. The conversations did have some awkward moments every now and then, but it did turn out really well. The animation was great, as well as the sound effects. Very pleased with what they gave us here. Looking forward to the next one.

The second part of the second season of that time I reincarnated as a slime is great. If the last part was a scale up from regional problems to problems with countries then this part scales it up to dealing with demon lords. The story follows a very similar pattern as it did in the first part of the second season. First there is a lull and the anime slows down to deal with the aftermath of Rimuru becoming a demon lord. After that there is another escalation and things heat up like in the first part. The story stays very interesting and keeps revolving aroundthe worldbuilding and the development of the city/country. This part of the season follows the pattern of adding more different characters. At this point I actually like this system. Instead of having a lot of character development for a few characters, the anime just keeps adding more characters with clearly defined personalities. It leads to so many possible interactions and everyone being able to find someone they like. What disappoints me is the limited role of Diabolo so far and I hope to see more of him in future seasons. The animation and sound/music are the same as the last part because together they make up the second season. Overall this is a great anime and a lot of fun to watch. If you liked the previous seasons then you'll most likely enjoy this one as well.

finish the best isekai is going to start to rain but with its final address a half good news because we will have more tension and half bad because it will be a movie and I prefer anime xd I prefer 24 caps of rimuru, shion and company that only 2 hours. Anyway, it ended and it was a tremendous season in my opinion, 99% did not like it because in 8 chapters there were no fights but in my opinion those 8 chapters were perfect for the simple fact that in those 8 chapters the worldbuilding of the derie was masterful in 8 chaptersextended the world of tension more than in the season and half of last season, all that they spoke benefit to the plot they present us with new kingdoms where guy lives the cult of millim the detailed plans of clayman that clayman was not a true king demon, they told us about the strategies how he was going to fight clayman how confident rimuru was and all that led to chapter 9 arriving at walpurgis everything is epic the raped clayman shion's strength and above all the best moment of all tense a kame hame ha de veldora hahaha The characters, as always, is one of the strong points of the work, they all contribute and do something, the female ones, above all, you do not see any of them saying help rimuru AHHH no, they all solve their problems with their own hand Clayman disappointed me he was a disgusting villain I think he is on par with the villain of the 2nd part of the 1st season of SAO that disgusts I feel that they put him just so that rimuru and company could show off although this arc is very important in the future there is talk of kazeram and that the teacher is the main antagonist the soundtrack good as always an op and ed 10/10 and with the sound effects UFFFFFFF only behind fire force the same the animation never decayed 9/10

If you're this far in you might as well continue watching, it doesn't break any cardinal sin, but man this season really loves to waste your time. The season would have been overall stronger if it was only 8 episodes. Even if they kept in everything or almost everything they could have easily cut a third of the episodes. I'm gunna be honest too, the low effort exposition is getting really old. The season was still enjoyable besides the extreme drought of anything happening in the middle, and worth watching if you've made it this far into the story. The art seems to have become more inconsistent, badin some places and better in others. This is probably the beggining of the end. If the next season wastes my time as much as this one did, It'll be the last season I watch. More than anything I'm just really tired of shows that waste my time. It wasn't as bad as your lie in april but the thought did enter my mind several times.

How the great have fallen. First off, I’m writing this independent to the first part, SOME SPOILERS for season 2 part 1. Also, I think there might be a lot of comparison between the light novel and anime that I just can’t help, since I’m catched up to all officially translated volumes - vol 10; we just finished vol 6. Series wise, I love this, I fell in love with it from its feel good vibes and the wholesomeness along with the large machinations and world building. Initially, even the rise to power. But after seeing this part, I feel that the portrayal of power amongthe cast after Rimuru ascending to demon Lord-hood was simply unsatisfying to watch. Everything was a pushover - it was fun and permissible in the beginning but now the stakes are lowered to nearly nothing - all the tension of competition and opposing power is simply reduced to mindless hubris, and as sometimes satisfying as it is to see some arrogant person gets put in his place, it gets tiring seeing it play out again, and again, and again. Even Raphael is just a quantum computer in the middle ages, it dumbs down so much to stupidity on whoever’s opposing Rimuru and acts as an easy way of granting Rimuru’s ideals - no matter how pleasant they may be - it just isn’t too hard fought anymore. As an anime, it only has a certain amount of time to fill an extremely extensive plot and it honestly falls flat - many thoughts and feelings aren’t delved into, a lot of events happen but aren’t and realistically can’t be delved deeper I to, which is a given since this unfortunately suffers from being an anime. It had everything but there wasn’t much substance, don’t let the high score fool you, I rate the overall series a solid 8 but this part fell short from non-existent tension, a largely forgotten and undeveloped supporting cast, and finally a now mostly, overpowered cast. The previous seasons does help to bring some form of extra weight but it’s virtually nullified with the lengthy and actually decent world-building conversations. — As an aside - but somewhat related - the plot and story are so much more fleshed out and if you appreciated the anime and want more depth, better characterisation or hell, even more Tensei Slime, I implore you to try picking up the light novel. I know it’s not for everyone but the overall theme is just too captivating to pass - at least that’s what I thought. — Despite all my gripes with this part though, I still had major feel-good vibes even from the characters. The action was very smooth and consistent; though the introduction of even MORE characters and their subordinates may incite more confusion, with Clairvoyance EX, I can really say look forward to the Demon Lords, they’re the more interesting characters, and seriously look forward to the movie and hopefully seeing more of that attractive - and one of my favourite - maid with heterochromia. In conclusion, though this part may have fallen short due to the positioning of plot and constraint of time, this is still Tensei Slime. I adore it greatly and it’s as such that I can’t stand for anything less than a fantastic representation of a story with so much depth and enjoyment to offer. You’ve probably already watched the previous installments, so go ahead and continue, but don’t expect the same stakes as the beginning.

Let's get this out of the way. I love Slime really a lot. I'm pretty biased about it, but even people wouldn't like how the people working on this beating around the bush for unnecessary buildup that often leads to boredom. The world-building and the powers are there but were pretty downscaled considering the episodes that just involved a lot of talking and repeating facts we already know. It takes too much time creating suspense that I would roll my eyes every time they start repeating something and go back again for the same facts all over. It's horrible. Now that's why I still give ita 9. If this problem was out of the way, I wouldn't hesitate to give it any higher than this, but I would've liked if the studio actually animated it straight to the point and keep the story going. Looking back, the 2nd season pacing dropped down quite a lot after the 1st season.

This review is for the entirety of what is currently available on blu ray in North America as of the time of this review (March 2024), which is all of seasons 1 and 2, through episode 48. In mentioning the blu ray, I'd like to start this review by quoting, word for word, the back of the blu ray case for the very beginning of the series- "Ordinary 37-year-old Satoru Mikami dies and is reincarnated as the most unremarkable creature imaginable- a slime. Initially things are pretty grim. He's blind, deaf and weak". There's a bit more, but it's these opening remarks I'd like todiscuss. In short, they're very misleading. Perhaps they use the word "initially" very, very loosely, but what ACTUALLY happens is our main character is completely, utterly, laughably overpowered within just the first episode or two and only gets more ludicrously powerful from there. This show is falsely advertised as starting out weak and from the bottom and slowly, with great struggle and sacrifice, beginning to gain power. In reality, Rimuru Tempest is Kirito levels of overpowered from very early on and the entire show revolves around everyone around him bowing down to his untouchable strength and swearing fealty without much of a fight. It's another generic isekai where the main character is conveniently among the most powerful beings in the entire world and the fate of races, countries and perhaps the entire world around him rests on his shoulders. As a whole, while I wouldn't cite it as my FAVORITE genre, isekai has consistently been the SAFEST genre of anime for my wife and I in that we almost always enjoy them, even the unremarkable ones, and it's very rare for us to find one we legitimately dislike. We've seen a ton of them, as you can see by checking out my list, and I mention all of this as a prelude to my opinion that there isn't anything about this anime in particular, highly regarded as it is, that stands out as being special or memorable amongst an ever-crowded field of genre contemporaries. It cannot measure up to the gorgeous visuals of Grimgar, the world-building of Log Horizon, the combat or emotional punch of Sword Art Online, the comedic moments of Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon or the darker more mature tone of Goblin Slayer. You're left with a program that, while not a blatant failure at anything, simply isn't amazing at anything either and fails to distinguish itself. Something I personally didn't care for, and perhaps it's just a classic viewer versus target audience mismatch, is what felt to me like a blatantly more juvenile tone as a whole, and definitely far too much "Bro, what?" and "Bestie for restie" and similar clearly aimed at teenagers ways of speaking throughout the entire program. The target audience for this is clearly younger than I am, and that's fine, but in that same breath I'd tell you this is perhaps not the correct isekai for the mature adult viewer. The second season does have a somewhat darker tone than the first, which I appreciated, but at no point is this truly a dark anime, nor does the obnoxious "cool if you're 15 or younger" manner of speaking ever let up. While unwaveringly portrayed as the protagonist who we're supposed to be rooting for, I'm not all that convinced that Rimuru Tempest is all that great of a person. In the second season he commits cold-blooded, merciless genocide and this is not questioned or pushed back on by any of his numerous underlings. He had a reason for doing it, and he told us it's right and it's okay, and therefore it is and we support him. Since his humor and manner of speaking fell really flat for me, combining that with what came off to me as very self-righteous, power-hungry decisions throughout the entirety of the show, I found this main character difficult to connect with or be enchanted by. He never seems to think twice about his right or his worthiness to command so many and to hold the fate of so many in his hands. He simply moves forward, growing stronger all the time, and is always 100% self-assured in everything he does. He never truly feels threatened by any enemy and there's never a fight he's not absolutely certain he will win, which simply harkens back to my point about him being overpowered- he is and he knows it, and he exploits it to the max throughout the show and never hits so much as a speed bump. The show also grants him countless ridiculously convenient benefits, such as introducing an underling out of nowhere, himself super overpowered, who immediately swears his loyalty to Rimuru Tempest and does his bidding without second thought. This review probably made it sound like I really disliked this show, and that isn't the case. Judging by its score here on MAL it's definitely overrated, but that's not the same as me disliking it. It does have most of the bread and butter of what makes isekai so appealing in the first place- an enormous cast of characters, many different races, skills/leveling/progression, fantasy elements, etc- but for me there simply wasn't anything about this program that pushed it over the top of the numerous others that I've watched and enjoyed, and as a whole I found it just a bit too immature and aimed at too young of an audience for my personal taste. I thought it was OKAY, and I'll watch the third season whenever it's available to me, but if a friend asked me to give them a list of five isekai I think they should consider watching, this definitely wouldn't be on it. Meh... OBJECTIVE RATING- 7~ PERSONAL ENJOYMENT RATING- 7 and not a fraction of a point more