The Accidental Creation of A Slime Nation

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Episode 15 Review

Rimuru is remaining very much a character that plot just happens to. He died because the plot killed him off and was reborn for the same reason. He stumbled across Veldora in the cave by chance and equally became the leader of the goblins by a series of events mostly outside of his control. Same with the ogres. And now the Lizardmen and Orcs have decided to leave him in charge of the whole forest alliance supported by the Dryad and before Rimuru knows it the Dwarf King shows up and acknowledges the alliances as an actual nation.

At no point does Rimuru have any real plan for where this is going (outside of getting his bath constructed because that’s apparently a really high priority). And while Rimuru does make decisions, for instance he could have ignored the goblins when they asked for help against the direwolves, in terms of being the protagonist his choices are always kind of driven by circumstance.

What it means is that this bouncy blue blob, while amusing to be sure, seems very passive in a story that seems to be revolving around him. Certainly Rimuru gets some great moments, and watching him getting flustered as more and more titles and responsibility get thrust upon him, is entertaining, but Rimuru isn’t really driving this story. In point of fact, the plot isn’t really pushing forward at all. It progresses and there’s certainly indicators of future conflicts, but the story seems content to wallow in the everyday moments broken up by action only by necessity.

Episode 15 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is an excellent example of what this story seems to want to do. We see the town being constructed and encounters between characters. While there is a fight in this episode it is short and more good-natured than hostile and afterwards everybody eats.

For me this means while I am enjoying That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime but it isn’t going to be a story I hold up as a favourite and these characters are never going to leave all that much of an impression on me. From week to week I don’t really think about this show outside of watching it and even when things end on a bit of a cliff-hanger I’m not overly concerned. Still, for relaxing and entertaining, That Time I Got Reincarnated as Slime is certainly hitting the mark and it is just kind of a fun way to pass the time.

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THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME – RIMURU CHANGING MUG CUP

• Episode 1 – Strictly Set Up
• Episode 2 – So I Ate A Dragon and A Snake And A Bat Thing…
• Episode 3 – Submissive Wolves and Buff Goblins
• Episode 4 – Dwarven Blacksmiths and Giggling Elves
• Episode 5 – Past Wrongs and Future Destinies
• Episode 6 – The Importance of Pacing To Build Tension
• Episode 7 – Miraculous Survival of the Slime
• Episode 8 – 3 Ways Slime Is Exploring Endings and Beginnings
• Episode 9 – Watch The Slime Playing with Powers and Defeating Ogres
• Episode 10 – Slime, Ogres and Lizardmen; The Coming Conflict Looks Colourful
• Episode 11 – The Worst Way To Learn the Skill of Diplomacy
• Episode 12 – How Even The Best Laid Plans Can Be Derailed by Idiots
• Episode 13 – War: Crushing March of the Overpowered Monsters
• Episode 14 – The Fitting End of the Orc Lord Courtesy of the Slime
• Episode 15 – The Accidental Creation of a Slime Nation
• Episode 16 – Can You Catch More Demon Lords with Honey?
• Episode 17 – That Time The Powerful Slime Decided To Dabble in Diplomacy
• Episode 18 – The Slime, The Demon Lord and The Flying Sharks?
• Episode 19 – That Time We Defeated a Catastrophe Without Really Trying
• Episode 20 – Well It’s Been Fun, But Now We’ll Count Down Until The End
• Episode 21 – Who Would Have Thought That All You Need Is A Dog And Unlimited Power?
• Episode 22 – That Time We Found a Fairy Who is a Demon Lord?
• Episode 23 – That Time The Show Ended And The Audience Wondered Why?
• Episode 24 (Extra) – And Then Shizue Stole the Anime Right Out From Under Rimuru
• Episode 24.5 (Padding) – Now Worth The Slime
• Images from: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Dir. Y Kikuchi. 8Bit. 2018.