That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime

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About

That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime is a light novel series written by Fuse and published by user-generated publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō. The series follows Rimuru Tempest, a human who is reincarnated as a genderless slime creature due to requests made at the time of his death. He can devour anything and then take that object's form. The popularity of the series led to it being licensed, published abroad, and adapted into an anime and manga series.

History

Fuse began publishing That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime on February 20th, 2013, where they updated it until January 1st, 2016.^[1] It was picked up in print by Micro Magazine, who published the series with illustrations by Mitz Vah starting in May of 2014. Taiki Kawamaki began publishing the manga in Monthly Shonen Sirius on March 26th, 2015. Kodansha USA announced they would license the Manga in America at New York Comic Con 2016.

Anime

An anime adaptation of the series animated by 8-Bit and directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi premiered on October 2nd, 2018. It is simultaneously broadcast on Crunchyroll and Funimation and is planned for a 24-episode run.

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Reception

The series has been received well, with over 4.5 million volumes of the light novel series in print. The series has an 8.2 on MyAnimeList based off reviews from 19,000 users.^[2] It also has a score of 4.2 on Anime News Network.^[3] The manga has a score of 9.2 on Anime Planet.^[4]