That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
TV anime2018–Airing4 seasonsOriginal: light novelFuse
Over 62 million copiesCorporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his quest to create a world that’s welcoming to all races.
As of Ep 24, continue with Vol. 12
Season 4 is airing; we’ll re-check once the season ends.
Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 24Original: Vol. 3
- Read next
- Vol. 4light novel · English · Yen On
Season 2 goes back to parts of this book, so some of its events reach the screen in a different order than in the books.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 4 (light novel)
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Where it stops:
5 side entriesOVAONA ×2RecapTVreading notes
- OADOVAFive original OAD side stories accompany Season 1, including Rimuru’s teaching adventures. They do not establish a new endpoint in the main light novels.
- Visions of ColeusONAA three-episode adventure set between Seasons 1 and 2, based on Fuse’s bonus novel included with the Season 2 Blu-rays. It is separate from the main numbered light-novel continuation.
- Sukuwareru RamirisONAA two-part short story associated with Season 1. These extra scenes do not establish an independent light-novel continuation.
- Veldora's JournalRecapA recap accompanying Season 1; use the main season’s reading route.
- The Slime DiariesTVA 12-episode daily-life spin-off about Rimuru and the residents of Tempest. Watch it as a companion to Season 1; it does not advance the main light novels or establish a continuation volume.
Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 24Original: Vol. 6
- Read next
- Vol. 7light novel · English · Yen On
The anime cuts much of the world-building and lore of the light novels, so the earlier books are worth reading for the detail the seasons leave out.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 7 (light novel)
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Where it stops:
3 side entriesFRecap ×2reading notes
- Scarlet BondFScarlet Bond is an anime-original film. A separate starting point in the main light novels has not been established.
- Digression: Hinata SakaguchiRecapA recap leading into Season 2, not a completed season or a separate reading endpoint.
- Tales: Veldora's Journal 2RecapA recap of the first part of Season 2; it does not establish a separate light-novel continuation.
Season 3
- Anime ends at
- Ep 24
- Read next
- Vol. 10?light novel · English · Yen On
Season 4’s first two cours carry the story up to the start of Volume 12, so the next two books overlap with episodes that have already aired.
Provisional start: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 10 (light novel)
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Where it stops:
3 side entriesFRecap ×2reading notes
- Tears of the Azure SeaFTears of the Azure Sea is an anime-original film. A separate starting point in the main light novels has not been established.
- Digression: Diablo's JournalRecapA recap leading into Season 3, with no independent reading endpoint.
- Digression: Luminus MemoriesRecapA recap accompanying Season 3, not a new adaptation endpoint.
Season 4
- Aired so far
- Ep 24
- Read next
- Vol. 12?light novel · English · Yen On
This reading point covers only the first two cours; Season 4 continues with its third cour in July 2027.
Provisional start: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 12 (light novel)
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Original · Light novel
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
転生したらスライムだった件
FuseMicro MagazineCompleted23 volumes
Series copies in print
Over 62 million copies
Official anime site · October 2026
All volumes
Before you read
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 1 ends at Ep 24. Continue with Vol. 4. Reading notes: Season 2 goes back to parts of this book, so some of its events reach the screen in a different order than in the books.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 2 ends at Ep 24. Continue with Vol. 7. Reading notes: The anime cuts much of the world-building and lore of the light novels, so the earlier books are worth reading for the detail the seasons leave out.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Where Season 3 leaves off in the original hasn’t been confirmed. Reports point to Vol. 10. Reading notes: Season 4’s first two cours carry the story up to the start of Volume 12, so the next two books overlap with episodes that have already aired.
Season 4 is airing. As of Ep 24, continue with Vol. 12; we’ll re-check once the season ends.
The original light novel is complete in 23 volumes.
Micro Magazine: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 23.
Kurokawa: The French edition is at Vol. 8.
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