Audience reviews
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Anderhy
To be honest, this season compared to the others was very less action-oriented and more focused more on politics. That isn't to say there wasn't action throughout the season, and the politics and society-building was very fun to watch, especially since you could see that Rimuru is new to building a society and has his ups and downs throughout.
However, the first half of the season was more thrilling as battles were ongoing while different enemies were introduced; and the unveiling of the connection between all of them, that was interesting. So many characters were introduced and they each had their proper part in the story.
Yet I really enjoyed the second half that focused on Rimuru growing his country whilst also dealing/figuring out the identities of his enemies. This half of the seas…
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Story (4):
Meeting and meeting and meeting for this series. The highlight here is Hinata and Rimuru's fight but the reality is bad. I don't feel the hype and the war is just that. Besides that, it's just preparing for the festival. I know in this anime it seems like they want to build a city, advance the economy, establish relationships between cities. but the execution is boring. All the meetings in those people are just Yes men. The point is very boring. but I hope the next season will be better. Because what I still stick with in this anime is Yuuki
Characters (6):
There are so many tensei characters that I don't care about each of their characters. It's just ordinary with some of their comedy traits which I think are still okay but also a bit childish. There are some new characters bu…
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Bearable.
This is what Americans mean when they say "We work more hours though" *Proceeds to spent 50% of the their hours on pointless things like meetings.*
Look it wasn't completely terrible, but compared to season 1 for example it was utter trash.
The world building is "good" but you can't literally just *only* have world building and exposition.
there's funny moments, interesting ideas. But nothing actual which even remotely feels like it poses a threat at any point.
This season felt like the story was over, and now we had to find a way to keep it going with things we hadn't completely resolved yet. It's like someone is writing, but no longer has a Story. Imagine like if at the end of an epic movie you just kept writing "and he went home, he ate lunch, he went to the toilet, he watch…
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This season felt very similar to watching paint dry. The business meeting episodes really do add up and it is just not enjoyable. That aside this anime never seems serious; Tensura suffers from always having a happy ending (Has a single likeable character actually died??). The first two seasons were good but this one falls short by a large margin. To be blunt season felt like filler. This anime has slowly transformed into an uninteresting slice of life anime and I am not here for it. On one final note there were no moments in which I was excited during this season; the animation was very subpar (Blue box the romance anime outdoes this season in animation). I would highly recommend a different isekai anime instead of this one, things like Frieren or TBATE (manhwa or book) are much more enjo…
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This season had classic Slime action, silliness, drama, politics, etc., but was unfortunately also chock full of filler or at least filler-adjacent scenes. It's still good, but "mixed" implies that some viewers will not enjoy this, and I genuinely believe that. I personally had to watch some episodes at 2x speed in order to tolerate all the forced feel-good moments and stretched out dialogues.
The first 12 episodes seemed to have much more thought put into them. The plot seemed focused, the pacing was perfect, and any serious moment had tiny little silent gags carefully inserted in the background, like the production team was having a good time making it. In other words, the classic Tensura experience.
The latter 12 episodes were completely different. The pacing seemed almost glacial a…
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When it comes to anime, I truly think "That time I got reincarnated as a slime" truly has a special place among shows that changed the genre of isekai. I truly believe that the idea of this show was amazing from the very beginning, but it was also what killed it for a lot of anime fans.
To understand the 3rd season of a show we have to look at the first two: Season 1 came out at what felt like the perfect time for a new idea in the isekai genre. A more slow-paced and realistic view into what a person might do if they were transported into another world. Manipulate the people who cant read or write into creating you a whole ass city to run, and then just play politics. Its something we all imagined we could do if actually transported to another world, and this show puts that idea into prac…
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Just not a good show anymore. I loved season 1. I liked season 2 but it had episodes I found boring. Season 3 is basically all the boring parts of season 2 but throughout the entire season. Very little action and a lot of standing around talking.
I don't care enough about the nations to watch it with interest. Most characters are shallow with their personality just being to suck up to Rimuru so they aren't worth sticking around for.
If I wasn't watching this as it was airing one episode a week I would have dropped it. I put the show on in the background whilst doing something else for most episodes.
I hope the show can become entertaining again for the next season. For the anime adaptation they may have been better off skipping meetings/summarising them briefly so the show can progress…
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It's rather depressing how little I felt happened through a 24-episode season. Each of the arcs felt extremely long, but the most satisfying parts, the build ups were just completely glossed over and instantly you're sent back to the gulag that is the meeting room. It seemed like the producers had an end goal of where they wanted the season to end and way too little screen time to achieve it. So to sum up everything without showing the viewers anything they decide to clog it up all with dialogue and some minor animations. Don't get me wrong it is watchable if you simply want a brain-off anime, but it won't be as engaging as the previous seasons have been.
Perhaps this is all for the buildup leading up to Season 4 but it's difficult for a viewer to mentally switch from an action genre anim…
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Another season of slime, pardon Demon Lord Slime. This one is more centered on the political conflicts and nations building. There're fight and they're still well animated and cool, not on the same level and scale as before, but still with big stakes behind.
Tempest as a nation evolves and gains more and more influence, and with it new enemies, Rimuru needing to be more careful with his decisions and actions, but still wanting to do what's right and best for his people. There's quite a bit of world building, and we get to know more about the other nations, culture and views included, and the political conflicts that are starting to surge due to a new big force entering the table.
The animation is, based on my opinion, a bit less detailed but more dynamic, the movement of the characters b…
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After a day at corporate America, I go home and enjoy corporate Tempest.
The only thing I remember from this season is meetings sprinkle with some fight scene. There is very few story progressions. Most of the runtime is dedicate to meetings and recap of meetings. We already saw sign of this in season 2 where some episodes were still frames with exposition dumb. Overall, if you want to keep up with the series, just read the overview on Wiki and skip all the talking.
Slime has great stories, but terrible execution where director equates meetings with fun. If you are a working adult and not one of those officer yappers, you might want to avoid this.
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While I would say that this was the worst season of the series up to this point, I still don’t think this was a bad one by any means. It’s pretty contentious when discussing this season as for everyone that loves how faithfully this recreated the light novel and the dreaded meetings, it seems like it alienated just as many.
I fully understand that it’s good to build this world out. That’s what separates this show from many of the other Isekai out there, but I do think there is a limit to what should be adapted, especially with static board room meetings mostly discussing what is getting ready to happen in a few episodes knowing that the plan probably isn’t going to work out the way they expected.
To some that may be excellent. To me it was fine, but I did unfortunately find this ultima…
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This show falls flat with an overabundance of meetings, detracting from the vibrant world and characters the show once showcased. Across 24 episodes, the plot stagnates, bogged down by dialogue-heavy scenes where key figures discuss politics, strategies, and alliances without moving the story forward. While some world-building is necessary, the pacing here is unbearable, making it feel like filler rather than meaningful progression.
What made earlier seasons captivating was the dynamic balance between action, character growth, and world exploration. Unfortunately, Season 3 prioritizes endless discussions over compelling storytelling, making it a frustrating watch for fans expecting more from the franchise.
If you're hoping for any of the excitement from earlier arcs, you may want to mana…
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If you haven't already heard, the strengths and weaknesses of this franchise has finally started to become more apparent to the general public... and the copium/mental gymnastics of the fandom as well.
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken/That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3 has received scrutiny as for the first 11 episodes were nearly entirely done in a single room where the cast simply sat around and discussed current events and what to do next. Not only that, but weirdly enough, the art and animation were somehow noticeably poor during these 11 episodes as it honestly felt like a slideshow.
However, after episode 12, the anime suddenly feels like it was picked up by another anime studio as more life and movement starts to fill the screen. As if it was an actual anime. The 2nd h…
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TL/DR: Boring, and a waste of time.
I find it unfortunate, because the series started out as pretty entertaining... This season however, comes with good news and bad news.
The good news is, the most interesting part of the season happens probably more than 20 times...
The bad news is, that "most interesting thing" is a meeting...
I guess if "toxic productivity" is your thing, you might like this season... As for me though, I want my money back!
Unfortunately, the nature of this season doesn't leave me much left to critique, so sorry it's short, but this is where this review ends.
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TRULY A MASTERPIECE OF AN ANIME
With the new instalment of TENSURA Season 3 ended, it further solidifies itself as one of the BIG three of Isekai.
I mean... Peak Story, Peak Animation, Peak Character development, Peak World-building, Peak Comedy, Peak Action, Peak Slice of Life PEAK WAIFUS... I´m running out of things, what more could you possibly need???
Now down to earth though, this season although called a "Yapfest" by some fans due to "Lack of action" has been really good.
I mean, I get it having to watch 7 straight episodes of just meetings at the beginning of the season before any fighting is tedious and boring. Could we have skipped the meetings? Nop... Could they have summarised the meetings? Yes... By having those meetings we got more insight into the lore, world-building and i…
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It's mostly talking scenes, which normally isn't a negative on its own. I've scene dialog scenes that were still engaging to watch, but in this season their mouths moving is about the only animation done.
There are also way, way too many dialog scenes even if they weren't as boring as they are. The fights were all disappointing for me personally, way too short and not interesting in the slightest, but that's likely personal preference.
As I said earlier I've scene dialog scenes in other anime that were still entertaining to watch, none of the dialog scenes from this season are good at all. Maybe I'm just being arrogant but I feel like that particular statement isn't even a personal opinion, as I've seen plenty of other people who are bigger fans than I am of the series saying the exact…
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I’ve been reading the manga ever since watching the first season and, much as it has been adapted well, I can’t say it’s spent much of the time since that first drop really investing me. Season 2 had some really solid moments with their own problems, but Season 3 in particular felt like a substantial letdown. I chalk that up to three reasons.
First, the arc it’s adapting just isn’t that interesting. I love some good worldbuilding, but this season seemed to focus most of its time and effort on relations between Tempest and other nations, as well as building up new infrastructure in Tempest that could make them a center of commerce and a place where humans and monsters can coexist. That’s fine, but after two seasons of watching Rimuru become a force to be reckoned with and learn about some…
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Tensura was already a pretty safe anime, but had some interesting ideas, and some very high moments.
I actually enjoyed season 1 and 2.
Sadly season 3 bring it down, a lot.
First my thoughts on the season:
There were many, many, MANY meetings, most of them could've been compressed into small scenes, or even a summary from one person.
This made most of the season very boring, to the point that I watched it on 2.0x speed by the end. (No anime ever made me do this before.)
The small amount of fight scenes did not really help either, as they were cut very short, and even those parts were rarely anything special.
And yes, there was potential for great fights or at least showing some power levels here and there.
I had no problem with the production value, but it's funny to think about praising…
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While slimes in isekai fantasy anime these days aren't unique or special, there's something really fascinating about following the adventure of Rimuru. You know, the guy who got killed and reincarnated as a slime and now leads his group with his alluring charisma. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season really needs no introduction because this is essentially continuing the adventure of Rimuru reincarnated as a slime.
I don't want to be the deliverer of bad news but if you plan to watch this season, be sure to have patience. I really mean it, lots of patience. The reason is that the first 7 episodes of this season revolves alot of talking. By lots, I do mean lots that stretches across several episodes. Most of this deals with boardroom meetings while throwing in some snarky sarcasm…
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TenSura Season 3 – Oh thank God that we avoided a Tsukimichi problem here…but it’s not all “a bed of roses” for this rather conflicting season in a series that has gotten better since its initial years.
It’s no secret that when novelist Fuse’s Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken a.k.a That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, came out all the way back in Fall 2018, it impressed the hell right out of the gate for an Isekai reincarnation story that, overtime, grew larger than life itself for it to sustain a long line of seasons and spin-offs (on both AniManga sides) that made the franchise a major success that it is today, almost 6 years later. Heck, I’d tell you that out of the many Isekai reincarnation shows that have come out in the last 5 years or so, Tensei Slime would be a top recommendatio…
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