Story/plot: Before saying anything, let start with that this anime is an Isekai. I will trust you that you know what that word means in this community. The story starts with Mikami Satoru, a regular everyday nice guy who just happens to get stabbed in the back by a robber out of unfortunate events. What continues is Satoru being reincarnated as a Slime in a Fantasy World. It starts in a cave where he gradually evolves by absorbing and killing various things and creatures. At one point it ends up meeting the storm dragon Veldora who is locked in that cave thanks to a spell. The Slime and the Dragon Form a friendship and give each others names. From then on they are Veldora and Rimuru Tempest. And from that day on Rimuru ends up helping others and bukding up relationships with other creatures.
So what is this anime about? To steal the words of others I say "This is not an Isekai, this is Civilization The Anime". And truly, the anime actually feels more like a civilization building game than an Isekai anime. Even past the civilization point Slime Datta Ken is surprisingly tame when it comes to the themes. Don't get me wrong, there is violence! But the theme and atmosphere of the anime is more or less very friendly and upbeat; something rare these days.
Art: The artstyle of Slime Datta Ken is very soft and light. The surrounding and background have a watercolor vibe to them. The characters also look pretty decent. Fighting animation was throughout the show really solid and sometimes even high quality. I don't remember the show dropping in quality at any point but I could have missed it.
Sound: Openings and Endings were solid, the ending more than the Openings. As far as my personal taste goes both the second OP and ED were the better ones. BGM was also solid but nothing stuck with me. SFX were of course there but I don't remember anything worth noting.
Characters: There are a lot of characters. A lot. Listing everyone is a bit tiring and most of them aren't worth even mentioning. The one and only one worth mentioning is the main character itself, Rimuru Tempest. Carried over from his past life Rimuru still has all his emotions, memories and self. Through these we learn Rimuru's personality. A fellow who likes peace and dislikes conficts and problems. All in all every character is fairly plain and easy constructed. Slime Datta Ken is not a deep anime do it does not need deep anime.
Enjoyment & verdict (of the main show): I'd say I overall really enjoyed the anime and it was a fun and cool ride. Slime is not the next big thing but it does what it does right. Being a nice more relaxed show is a good change for once. Now do I recommend it? Yes, I would say I recommend it as it is a nice show to watch and for what it does it's a good show. I give this anime an 8/10.
OVA verdict: Nice finisher for the show but overall unimportant and only slighly funny. If you have the time you can enjoy this last last episode, otherwise you are not going to miss anything amazing or groundbreaking.
And that's it for my review, I hope you liked it and I will see you in my next review!
