That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Japanese: 転生したらスライムだった件, Hepburn: Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken), also known as Regarding Reincarnated to Slime[lower-alpha 2] and by the contraction TenSura (転スラ), is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Fuse [ja], and illustrated by Mitz Vah.[5] 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.
Quick Facts 転生したらスライムだった件 (Tensei Shitara slime Datta Ken), Genre ...
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First light novel volume cover, featuring Shizue
(right), Ranga (left), Gobta (top left), and Rimuru (front) |
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Genre | Isekai[1] |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
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Original run | February 20, 2013 – January 1, 2016 |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Illustrated by | Mitz Vah |
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Published by | Micro Magazine |
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Imprint | GC Novels |
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Demographic | Male |
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Original run | May 30, 2014 – present |
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Volumes | 21 + 2 extra (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Illustrated by | Taiki Kawakami |
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Published by | Kodansha |
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Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | March 26, 2015 – present |
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Volumes | 25 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Illustrated by | Shō Okagiri |
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Published by | Micro Magazine |
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Magazine | Comic Ride |
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Demographic | Seinen |
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Original run | July 28, 2016 – January 30, 2021 |
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Volumes | 8 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Illustrated by | Shiba |
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Published by | Kodansha |
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Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | March 2018 – present |
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Volumes | 7 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Illustrated by | Shizuku Akechi |
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Published by | Kodansha |
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Magazine | Suiyōbi no Sirius |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | September 26, 2018 – present |
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Volumes | 2 (List of volumes) |
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Directed by | - Yasuhito Kikuchi (S1)
- Atsushi Nakayama (S2–)
- Assistant director:
- Atsushi Nakayama (S1)[2]
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Music by | Elements Garden |
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Studio | Eight Bit |
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Original run | October 2, 2018 – present |
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Episodes | 52 + 5 OVAs (List of episodes) |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Illustrated by | Tae Tono |
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Published by | Kodansha |
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Magazine | Suiyōbi no Sirius |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | March 14, 2019 – present |
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Volumes | 9 (List of volumes) |
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Directed by | |
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Written by | Kotatsumikan |
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Music by | R.O.N |
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Studio | Eight Bit |
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Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, GYT, GTV, TV-U, AT-X, Animax |
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Original run | April 6, 2021 – June 22, 2021 |
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Episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Illustrated by | Wataru Kajika |
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Published by | Kodansha |
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Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | April 26, 2022 – present |
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Volumes | 4 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
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Original run | February 20, 2023 – present |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Illustrated by | Chika Nakatani |
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Published by | Kodansha |
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Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | April 26, 2023 – present |
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Volumes | 1 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Fuse |
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Illustrated by | Yuzo Takada |
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Published by | Kodansha |
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Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | July 26, 2023 – present |
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Volumes | 1 (List of volumes) |
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Directed by | Atsushi Nakayama |
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Written by | Toshizo Nemoto |
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Studio | Eight Bit |
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Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
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Released | November 1, 2023 |
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Episodes | 3 |
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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 premiered in April 2024.