That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2

転生したらスライムだった件 (Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken 2nd Season)

8.4(2)

OtakuDen

8.3(656,217)

MAL Score

Ranked #299

Popularity #162

Action
Comedy
Fantasy
Isekai
Reincarnation

Episodes: 12
Duration: 23 min per ep
Aired: Jan 12, 2021 to Mar 30, 2021
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

Rimuru Tempest takes a brief leave from his teaching duties and heads back to the monster nation of Tempest, arriving in time to open negotiations with the neighboring Kingdom of Eurazania. The talks prove tense and far from peaceful, but they ultimately reach a successful conclusion—letting Rimuru return to the classroom for a while longer.

When Rimuru attempts to make his way back to Tempest for good, a mysterious individual intercepts him, somehow limiting the vast magic he normally commands. Meanwhile, Tempest faces a far more immediate crisis: unknown human attackers have invaded the land and are violently targeting its citizens, from key figures to ordinary residents, with lethal intent. With his power restrained and his home under siege, Rimuru must find a way to break through and reach Tempest before the damage becomes irreversible.

Otaku Consensus

Season 2 earns its high fan standing by turning Slime’s comfort-food isekai into a sharper kingdom-management drama, with Atsushi Nakayama’s direction and Kazuyuki Fudeyasu’s series composition keeping comedy, diplomacy, and escalation in steady circulation. Critics and viewers repeatedly single out the believable moral contrast between Rimuru’s community and its antagonists, while the most common friction point is the heavier political/table-setting cadence for anyone expecting constant combat.

Why You Should Watch

Watch Season 2 if you want isekai power fantasy filtered through civic planning, alliances, and emotional accountability rather than just bigger spell effects. It scratches the same nation-building itch as Overlord, but with a warmer found-family core and a more openly comedic texture; it also answers the old Sword Art Online complaint by giving its heroes and villains clearer ideological weight. The 12-episode winter 2021 cour is especially satisfying for viewers who like fantasy worlds where “being strong” is only one part of leadership: negotiations matter, public trust matters, and the ensemble around Rimuru is treated as the soul of the series rather than background decoration.

Key Characters

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Rimuru Tempest(VA: Miho Okasaki)
Rimuru remains one of modern isekai’s most discussed leads because the series frames overwhelming power through diplomacy, community-building, shapeshifting identity, and an unusually non-macho leadership style.

What Makes It Stand Out

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AniList tags Kingdom Management at 97%, higher than both Reincarnation and Isekai, which reflects how strongly this season is defined by administration, diplomacy, and the mechanics of keeping a fantasy nation alive.
2
The season is a compact 12-episode winter 2021 cour, airing from January 12 to March 30, giving it a tighter escalation structure than a long-running continuous adventure format.
3
Studio 8bit handles the production, with Ryouma Ebata credited for character design and Maki Saitou for color design, helping preserve the series’ bright fantasy identity even as the material leans into darker political conflict.
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The reception profile is unusually strong for a sequel cour: MAL lists it at 8.33 from over 656,000 votes, with a top-300 rank and top-200 popularity placement, while AniList records an 83/100 score and 10,861 favourites.
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Fan and critic discussion repeatedly highlights the season’s contrast between Rimuru’s “very good” found-family society and more openly malicious antagonistic forces, a moral clarity that many viewers find more convincing than in comparable isekai.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: Fuse is credited for the original story, while Mitz Vah is credited with the original character design; the anime’s visual identity traces back to the light novel’s design language rather than being invented solely for television.
Fun fact 2: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu handled series composition, a key role for this cour because the season has to balance comedy, ensemble character beats, political maneuvering, and action within only 12 episodes.
Fun fact 3: Rimuru’s AniList tag profile is unusually layered for a mainstream isekai lead: Shapeshifting is listed at 70%, Agender at 61%, and Femboy at 60%, reflecting how the character resists the standard male-power-fantasy template.
Fun fact 4: The season’s database footprint shows cross-platform approval: MAL records 656,217 votes, while AniList lists 10,861 favourites, indicating both broad viewership and strong personal attachment among fans.