That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tensei shitara Slime datta Ken

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Originally Posted by Buffalobiian

Full power means Water Blade, because unless the opponent can vaporise it or is impervious to being cut, Water Blade is just so cheap and effective at dicing you up.

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Or you could just dodge it.

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Originally Posted by DarthEnderX

Or you could just dodge it.

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Yes. Yes you can.

Hardly an immunity however.

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Originally Posted by MFauli

Is this established? That the one doing the naming will still be stronger than the named one?

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Originally Posted by shinta|hikari

Wouldn't it make absolutely no sense otherwise? You are naming them and thus giving them power. How can you give them something you don't even have?

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It has not established or explained. Just roll with it.

But since the monsters Rimuru names evolve, there's some kind of system to it. It just hasn't been explained so far. There's no frame of reference for comparison because outside of Veladora naming Rimuru, everyone who has been named, has been named by Rimuru.

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Originally Posted by Ryllharu

But since the monsters Rimuru names evolve, there's some kind of system to it. It just hasn't been explained so far. There's no frame of reference for comparison because outside of Veladora naming Rimuru, everyone who has been named, has been named by Rimuru.

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Well, and that orc at the end of last episode.

Episode 10


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And that was the story of how Rimuru gained a very comfortable hat.

I love the lizardmen. Finally a lively, cheerful depiction. Most media portays them as coldblooded, slow, emotionally passive. This bunch is the opposite.

Also brunette lizardgirl ❤

The ogre transformations are disappointing, though. Liked them better before. They basically got more human like. Kinda racist. Erm, speciest?

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Originally Posted by MFauli

The ogre transformations are disappointing, though. Liked them better before. They basically got more human like. Kinda racist. Erm, speciest?

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That's how it works.

Dwarves, humans and other civilised species who are not monsters readily have names. The monsters who do get named evolve to become more human-like.

I dunno why, but Japan loves them some lizardmen. They're in everything.

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Originally Posted by MFauli

Also brunette lizardgirl

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Lizardmen hair is dumb.

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Originally Posted by Buffalobiian

That's how it works.

Dwarves, humans and other civilised species who are not monsters readily have names. The monsters who do get named evolve to become more human-like.

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I would think they would just evolve into something more powerful. Human-like or not.

But this is anime, so "more bishonen"="more powerful".

I tried looking up what a "kijin" was since I didn't recognize it as a monster type and it doesn't seem to exist outside of this series.

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Originally Posted by DarthEnderX

I dunno why, but Japan loves them some lizardmen. They're in everything.

Lizardmen hair is dumb.

I would think they would just evolve into something more powerful. Human-like or not.

But this is anime, so "more bishonen"="more powerful".

I tried looking up what a "kijin" was since I didn't recognize it as a monster type and it doesn't seem to exist outside of this series.

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They literally went from 大鬼族 to 鬼人.. so from "Large Oni" to "Oni-men". Everything around this points to them becoming more human.

What brings to question with all this naming business, is that Rimuru gave Veldora a surname without collapsing. Now, either surnames are relatively worthless, or this was an oversight. (Yes, there were six ogres compared with one dragon, but surely that's hardly comparable)

I'm fine with all ogres evolution but benimaru's.
He's the only one who feels far weaker after evolving. And his character design is bland and lacks impact now.
Even Rimuru's statement about his powersurge is not convincing at all.
You can always hope he can evolve from there and go to the gym to lift some weights :D

Shion's boob/belly cushion :o

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Originally Posted by Buffalobiian

What brings to question with all this naming business, is that Rimuru gave Veldora a surname without collapsing. Now, either surnames are relatively worthless, or this was an oversight. (Yes, there were six ogres compared with one dragon, but surely that's hardly comparable)

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Veldora already had a name (of that world). Giving him another probably means little. Otherwise you could make a goblin a godly being by giving it 10 names.

@DEx: At least these lizardmen are funny.

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Originally Posted by David75

I'm fine with all ogres evolution but benimaru's.
He's the only one who feels far weaker after evolving. And his character design is bland and lacks impact now.
Even Rimuru's statement about his powersurge is not convincing at all.

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If you look at the OP, Benimaru goes from so-so fire tornado to JDAMs. Sure, he's physically less imposing, but it fits the theme Rimuru has going in their budding nation.

Rimuru is scary-powerful when her aura isn't suppressed. Gobta is a surprisingly good fighter and calvary member. Benimaru's bishonen form is a "big badaboom" type of spellsword.

Understood. Somehow I didn't care for the other examples, but it's true that the author leans that way for that story.
I still like the show/world. Just a minor personal taste thing ;)

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Back in the manga scanlations, the scanlator, at least at first, wrote the Dryad's name as Trainee. It was quite confusing as it made me think she's a... well, a trainee dryad.

One little detail I enjoy about this series is how the girls are always carrying Rimuru around. Being originally a guy, he would obviously have nothing against it (except when they are trying to stretch him beyond reason).

Gabiru was as annoying as I thought he would be. Lacks a bit of a French accent to be even more realistic :D
Trainee was even more disturbing for me as a "trainée" is a whore...
A fine ep.

Gobuta OP. Please nerf.

I'm glad Shion is being given a position of prominence. I was worried she was just going to be a generic member of the oni squad.

Shion is magnificent MILF material... :o

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Originally Posted by David75

Gabiru was as annoying as I thought he would be.

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The episode actually almost felt too long because I was waiting forever for someone to kick his ass. I didn't expect it to be Gobuta though. Good job.

Yes, I guess the choice was to have a swift end to a painfully long Gabiru introduction :D
Some kind of quick relief.
And somehow being beaten by the weakest you could even call an underdog is priceless.