A very decent anime ruined by terrible pacing.
Did they really have to drag out Shion's death that far and replace it with Rimuru talking for 5 to 10 minutes straight? The last 3 episodes redeemed the show but goddamn was it a drag.
The animation was very nice and colourful at the fight scenes such as Hinata vs Rimuru and the voice acting saves the show. Still, it would've been nice to see a sneak peek of black cloak Rimuru or something that hypes Part 2 up.
Overall, a 7/10 anime. I never watched the first season but i got into the second season as i heard it was where things got good and intense.