Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken 2nd Season Part 2

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 the ... sole 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.

*Sighs* It seems it's time to get Cancelled,

Before calling me hater or edgelord let me throw in some background.


I loved slime, I was the OG watcher of slime season 1 when it was trolled on by multiple anitubers who believed it was gonna be a generic kirito clone isekai. I was still not talked out of it and watched it from start to finish.


Then came season 2 part 1

Even though it was not the same level of quality the hype that this season had bought me to tears this was the best underdog story to finally get its shine and Although i was let ... down by the very significant reason which I did mention in my review of season 2 part 1 - overloaded with way too many relevant characters with not enough screen time and I thought …….

2)somehow cut the lesser relevant characters as background characters and provide a richer experience with the more relevant ones. ---------december review


I was wrong about that !

Slime diaries Was the perfect solution. The sheer amount of lore and character interactions it had was mind blowing and it was a side series hence no one was gonna watch it and say … the series is getting way too slow or boring…. Since it's not the original story line anyway .



And thus sprayquaza11 falls into the hype trap once again……



When this season’s first episode aired it was an absolute hit i loved it and so did many others MAl ratings shot to 8.5 above and it looked like it was gonna be the best anime this season but then came the sloppy as fuck Diplomacy Parts that absolutely killed it for me .


Season 2 part 1
1)The diplomacy was way better where king gazel and rimuru talks were exciting and rimuru took his own shortcomings seriously .
2)Rimuru asserts his Rule and appears strong as a King must at all times
3)The demon lord clayman actually feels like a threat and.




Season 2 part 2
1)Diplomacy = people of high authority and importance must clap for at least 30 seconds(to save animation budget ) after every important decision (which totally kills the seriousness of the decision)
2)Rimuru Looks lost all the time either he acts like a child or gives his input like he s a puppet of the rest of his friends , he is either distracted half the time or just wants to fuck around.
3)Rimuru has totally lost his KINGLy aura he just seems like a spoilt brat that just wants to get this all over with .
4)More clapping
5)leagues of many important characters not giving any input (the gob king , the oni prince , lizardmen prince etc) they are all basically one character at this point and i will call it the Rimuru-fan-club kun.No inputs no objections nothing whatsoever they only exist to make the room feel filled .


Although i do agree,
Rimuru used to forgive too easily, making the less nice people get off the hook and setting the wrong example as a king multiple times by now(it was understandable as the orcs were under control). This is the only character development I have seen OF THE ONLY MAIN CHARACTER OF THE ENTIRE SERIES !


I love slime but they just keep introducing more characters than they can handle ,at least kill some of them off? It builds some tension , makes the villain seem like he actually has a chance and may do something significant and in the long run , reduces the number of characters you have to draw and give a personality to.



Can we seriously have a more serious and smart diplomacy scene like the one with yuuki ? the villains seem to feel more likable at this point . they don't clap all the time either .


AH yes stats time, i wrote a lot already so ,

Plot - 9/10
Characters- 2/10
Animation and art- 8/10
Voice acting- 10/10
Overall 7/10

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.

This ... entry 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.

okay, i love this show, like it my No.1 favorite and trust me i have alot of favorites and nothing come close to this. i have lost the number of times i have rewatched this whole thing from the first season and everytime i just fall in love with it.
so to all the people who made this. i am very thankfull for making something so beautifull, i wish there was alot and i mean alot more of this show or more shows like this, once again thank you so much for making this.
the first season was amazing like really amazing. the second was a little ... sad but it was so good. and i have read alot of reviews where people dont like overpowered characters, but i so love this, and i so love overpowered main character, almost all the isekai overpowered main character shows are in my favorite list. and i cant get enough of them i wish people started making this stuff about 10 or so years ago. then we would have so much amazing stuff, not that the shows made arn't amazing and good. but isekai plus overpowered is just the best. and recently alot of shows are coming out with this theme and i so love it.

thanks a whole lot.

Keeping this quick. If you're watching this you know the story up to this point and I'm not going to spoil anything.

If you're reading this after the season is over, completely forget about everything said below and just binge the entire season already, what are you waiting for?

This story keeps getting more and more hype every episode, the only issue is the pacing. It's both good and bad. There is a lot of world building that had to be done this season as Rimuru ventures more outside of his own forest so because of that there is a lot of talking. This is ultimately good ... for the story but it feels like a bit of a c*ck tease seeing as we know there are awesome events and battles coming near the end of the season. It's not bad it's just agonizing to wait every week.

"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, and ... more 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."

Might seem like a biased rating becuase i love this anime...

Been with the series since Season 1 and i've loved every part of it, Story is pretty good, Artwork is very pleasing and nice to look at, especially those intense magic moments, and the sounds... The sounds are the best in my opinion...

So far the sounds have me feel like i was right next to the caster, The sounds make everything magic related in this Anime even better... There not too in your ear but neither feel too far away...

With regards to characters, Love the Characters and Character Design and love watching the characters ... do there thing, especially rimaru, its also nice to see how the characters work together...

Overall is a enjoyable Anime for me... Every aspect of it to me makes this anime a fun one to watch and listen too, Its nice watching Rimaru move on up in the world along with his family!

Very good anime. I consider myself to be new to anime, and this one has been one the much better ones I have seen so far. I never find myself bored with any winding plot points. Art is quite good, some very compelling art at times and at worst it's simple and doesn't take away from the scene. Characters are probably the best part of the show, although some of the villains feel more like caricatures (which is intended to some extent without spoiling anything). I would rate this as a 8.5, but Geld is so awesome that it brings it to a 9. If ... you don't like Isekai, I would still recommend this to you.

In my opinion the first few episodes of the 2nd Season Part 2 is going much better than part 1 where i felt that the creators were rushing it a bit. In the last season i found that only the final 3-4 episodes were in a good quality.

This time i feel that they are taking their time trying to give the best possible work. They are putting up the story in a detailed manner and the quality over all has increased greatly and hoping that they will continue to do the same with the rest .

Right now i have put a 7 ... rating as i want to see how they will pull of this arc in the end and will change it accordingly.I hope they will be able to put every detail as much as possible in accordance to the light novel and hope that they do not end this series after this arc.

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 preparing ... and 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.

*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 help ... the wait for the next season to be bearable.

In short, I strongly recommend watching this if you missed it this summer.

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 is ... not 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.

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 out ... some 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.

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 the ... antagonistic 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. I ... suppose 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.

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 among ... the 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.

That Time I Took a Tuesday Slot in Crunchyroll's Lineup in Some Way for Three Quarters of 2021.

*THIS REVIEW WILL COVER BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND PART'S OF SEASON 2*

Slime came back with a vengeance this year literally and figuratively. The first half of the season covered some plot points which were moved around or left out in the first season as well as a war with an enemy human kingdom. The second half dealt with the political full out of the war as well a meeting between the Ten Demon Lords.

Let's start with part one which was overall very good. Studio 8bit once ... again delivers a satisfying mixture between interesting political games and fast, explosive battles with good pacing, animation and weighty sound effectives. As the story kicks things up a notch it's good to see a character as over-powered as Rimuru being really pushed to his limits in both a fight and a game of war as he became too complacent. The consequences and stakes were high and it was immensely satisfying to watch the main war between the Kingdom of Falmuth play out.
Part two was less tense as it dealt with the wars fallout and it suffered slightly from it's pacing. It was good to have Veldora back and to see that his time spent in Rimuru's stomach has turned him into a total weeb, but because the first six episodes were so focused on the politics we didn't really get to see much out of him until the finale.
I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy the politics in Slime. Hell, it's strong world building and political, nation building premise is why I enjoy this show so much. It's just... the manga is better paced when it comes to this point in the story and because the anime sometimes skips details or changes/moves around certain order of events it can be a little unsatisfying. The goes for the whole of the anime adaptation and for that reason I do think that the manga is still the superior way to experience the story of Slime.

I don't think I need to go into much more detail to explain why That Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime season 2 is pretty solid overall. If you've watched the first season and enjoyed it then you'll be getting more of the same which is great. The second half of season 2 is probably better as a binge watch rather than a week to week watch, but it was still an enjoyable experience.
Hopefully the recently announced movie will continue the story instead of being it's own thing, but until then we have two solid seasons of Slime and my hat goes off to the team at 8bit for making such a great series.

8/10 Great.

Should you watch it? : If you watch season 1 and Season 2 part 1 then I don't see why you shouldn't finish it.

Story: Part 1 was developing an interesting story and was mainly about the growth of Rimuru's character realizing that as a leader there are just some situations that you can't just talk-no-jutsu your way out of because it can cost you your loved one's lives. Part 2 was mainly just preparation on fighting that main enemy/ actually fighting him. Part 2 was definitely slow to get through. Like if felt they extended talking scenes just to make it where the main fight ... happens in the end. Each week I waited like alright just get to the main part already. It was killing me. I could care less about the smaller fights that I know the good side is just going to win because apparently everyone on the side of Rimuru is OP. So yeah felt like they could've done more story wise with this part instead of making the fight against Clayman the last fight of the season. Though I was concerned for Milim for the longest time, so they had me there lol. But the plot thickens as it brings questions with the recent episode 11 on Clayman's backstory. Which has me interested. So I'd say a good 6.5/10

Art: Animations good. Art is good. No complaints about it.

Sound: Opening is great! Ending is nice. I'd listen to the opening on repeat.

Characters: Eh no one really grew as a character. Though introducing the new characters has me interested like that one dragon who I think said is Veldora's sister. Like who is stronger? I like these new characters that are being introduced, but it also seems like some of the older characters are being left behind in some ways because they're introducing alot of characters.

Overall: I like the series. But part 2 could've been done better, but the main parts that have been done are great

I think I best start this review off with some information, as people seem to be talking about part one of this season quite a bit with nothing but negative comments to say.

It's fine if you don't like the world building and discussions that they have throughout the first part of this season, as I can understand it can be a bit repetitive. However, people fail to realize that this is much better than the alternative. Impossible to please people will complain that it is taking way too much time explaining things, while at the same time complaining about the more generic isekai, that absolutely ... just rushes to power fantasy fights with absolute nonsense surrounding it.

Tensura has not been about the op MC and power fantasy bs as much as it has been about setting up and building up the world it takes place in. So far, at least. Every time any character is brought back from the dead as well, people tend to bitch and complain that the author doesn't want to kill anyone. If that were the case, then certain characters from S1 wouldn't have remained dead after the fact.

I personally love this anime, it's not a masterclass isekai like Mushoku Tensei, however it is better than the rest of the rushed junk we have been getting, like Spirit Chronicles. The MC as well as his retainers are very likeable, and it takes the time necessary to develop side characters. With wonderful side characters, and actual world building considered as well, this does what others do not. It takes the time necessary to introduce you to the world and how things work. If this anime had the isekai label removed, and had the shonen label added, nobody would be complaining nearly as much.

People are too harsh, and if this show ever gets cancelled they will acknowledge how good it was for what it was accomplishing. Hope we get a season 3.

I'm an anime only viewer but part 1 of S2 already proved itself to be going down some morally gray/darker story tones, which I was fine with. However, as part 2 continues, I think it's best to warn some viewers that there might be even darker moments that could be upsetting to some people.

While the animation is still top notch, the story has sort of entered a lull as we introduce more characters and begin the "planning" of the next arc and big fight. Slime sort of has a character problem now, where it keeps introducing new characters because politics, which wouldn't be a ... problem since season 1 established the series as a slower, world-building focused isekai, but what's sad is that it really has sidelined some of the main characters in the meantime. It's not that the recent episodes are boring, but it's just tuning in week after week just knowing it's going to be more of characters doing nothing but talking about WHAT their plan will be.

I'm writing this review as of episode 40's release (which I believe is 4 of part 2) and as I said before, I think some people should be warned that the series does have some darker moments. If you are easily disturbed by gore or body horror I recommend you prepare yourself before continuing, or start to wane off of Slime as a whole since it might no longer be enjoyable.