That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
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) is also known as TenSura (転スラ)[4] or Slime Isekai.[4] It is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Fuse. The pictures in the light novel are drawn by Mitz Vah. It was published online between 2013 and 2016 on website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Micro Magazine 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. It published the first volume in December 2017.
| That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | |
| 転生したらスライムだった件 (Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy,[1] isekai[2] |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Fuse |
| Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Original run | 2013 – 2016 |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Fuse |
| Illustrated by | Mitz Vah |
| Published by | Micro Magazine |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | GC Novels |
| Original run | May 30, 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 21 + 2 extra |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Fuse |
| Illustrated by | Taiki Kawakami |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
| Original run | March 26, 2015 – present |
| Volumes | 27 |
| Manga | |
| That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: How Monsters Walk | |
| Written by | Fuse |
| Illustrated by | Shō Okagiri |
| Published by | Micro Magazine |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic Ride |
| Original run | July 28, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by | Yōhei Itō Shigeto Sugimoto? |
| Written by | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu |
| Music by | Elements Garden |
| Studio | Eight Bit |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, tvk, MBS |
| Original run | October 2, 2018 – September 21, 2021 |
| Episodes | 48 + 5 OVAs |
There is a manga based on the light novel published by Kodansha. It also has a manga spin-off published by Micro Magazine. There is an anime television series based on the light novel by Eight Bit.
Reception
changeThe light novel series has over 4.5 million volumes in print.[1] It was the fifth best-selling title of 2018 with 539,277 copies[5] Its manga adaptation was the ninth best-selling title of 2018 with 3,460,066 copies.[6]
The light novel ranked eighth in 2017 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, in the tankōbon category.[7] It ranked sixth in 2018[8] and fifth in 2019.[9]
In 2019, Rimuru Tempest won Best Protagonist on the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.[10]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 7, 2018). "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Light Novels Get Fall TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ↑ "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - The Fall 2018 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. October 1, 2018. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Interview: The Directors of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime". AnimeNewsNetwork. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Frye, Patrick (15 August 2019). "That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Season 2 release date confirmed for 2020". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
Affectionately known as Slime Isekai or TenSura
- ↑ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2018". Anime News Network. November 29, 2018. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2018". Anime News Network. November 29, 2018. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 23, 2016). "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2017's Series Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 24, 2017). "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018 Series Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019 Series Ranking". Anime News Network. November 23, 2018. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ↑ "The Anime Awards - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
Other websites
change- Official light novel website (in Japanese)
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official spin-off manga website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia