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doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

8one6 posted:

You can pick up the LNs from where a season stops and be fine, but I'd also recommend reading from the beginning because
1) I'm a nerd and like books
2) there are a lot of details that the anime glosses over or skips entirely.

This. I do still strongly recommend the spinoffs of Slime Diaries and Trinity which add a lot of context to some events particularly the recent anime events where it shows the invasion from the POV of the Trinity cast and the townsfolk

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Gyges
Aug 4, 2004

NOW NO ONE
RECOGNIZE HULK

Nitrousoxide posted:

Are the LN’s something you can pickup from where the anime left off, or was enough story critical stuff left out that one should start from the beginning? Having slogged through Spider’s early LN’s with its enormous stat blocks and endless grinding, I really wouldn’t want to repeat the experience, especially if I know more interesting things are coming later.


Slime has skills and stuff, but it's not anywhere near the excel spreadsheet type of thing in Spider. Slime LN do however display a love of civil engineering. The biggest NUMBERS GO UP thing is probably our Slime Boy just giving up and giving the Orcs number names because there are so many of them.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

Gyges posted:

Slime has skills and stuff, but it's not anywhere near the excel spreadsheet type of thing in Spider. Slime LN do however display a love of civil engineering. The biggest NUMBERS GO UP thing is probably our Slime Boy just giving up and giving the Orcs number names because there are so many of them.

There's actually a later side-story about that with some orcs named lake-m-35 and the such. It was equal parts hilarious(because of the namesl and rather heartwarming(reminiscing about life and enjoying the simple pleasure of a honest job well done).

New Episode as always, and There's something legitimately nice about the fact that even though he's basically the Supreme ruler, Rimuru's ideal house is basically a small and simple 1 to maybe 2 room apartment. Like he could build himself a palatial estate(there IS one, but it's used more for state guests and municipal events), but instead prefers an apartment that pretty much looks like the one he first moved into in Tokyo.

duz
Jul 11, 2005

Come on Ilhan, lets go bag us a shitpost


Just lol that they installed a cat flap for Rimuru so he could roll into their offices.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

duz posted:

Just lol that they installed a cat flap for Rimuru so he could roll into their offices.

That was amazing. I especially loved that Gabil and Souka's dad is like a mix of the two.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018
Today's episode was really cute since it was all Milim.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018
This weeks episode was nice. I liked that they included the scene with the Dragon Worshippers and the addition of the potato War between Milim and Shion.

Edit: New Chapter dropped as well.

https://cubari.moe/read/imgur/WypBtFx/1/1/

doomrider7 fucked around with this message at 14:21 on May 26, 2021

Grouchio
Aug 31, 2014

Chapter 84 is out!
In which Milim punks everyone







(DUN DUN DUN)


:allears: :allears: :allears:
:allears: :allears: :allears:

Grouchio fucked around with this message at 15:45 on May 26, 2021

Lurking Haro
Oct 27, 2009

Isn't this the anime thread?
Is it ok to post spoilers for the next cour?

Grouchio
Aug 31, 2014

Lurking Haro posted:

Isn't this the anime thread?
Is it ok to post spoilers for the next cour?
We keep posting the newest manga chapters here so it's no problem

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

Lurking Haro posted:

Isn't this the anime thread?
Is it ok to post spoilers for the next cour?

Pretty sure the whole thing got merged. As long as it's all spoiler marked with where it's from(anime, manga, LN)then it should be fine.

M_Gargantua
Oct 16, 2006

STOMP'N ON INTO THE POWERLINES

Exciting Lemon
Just stop posting un/poorly marked LN spoilers too though?

Also that was a long time of buildup for this, but its Milim and wholesome so it is forgiven.

TenWren
Jan 22, 2012

I can't believe how much I enjoy Slime Diaries. Treyni and Geld are the big MVPs, but everyone's great and the show is so generous with spotlighting characters. I wish Rigur got a moment of his own, though. Rigurd at least gets screentime and a funny scene here and there, but you don't really see or hear much of the son. I guess he's always out on patrol?

Also what was up with Milim's enormous sweet potato? I thought it was going to turn into a beholder.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

TenWren posted:

I can't believe how much I enjoy Slime Diaries. Treyni and Geld are the big MVPs, but everyone's great and the show is so generous with spotlighting characters. I wish Rigur got a moment of his own, though. Rigurd at least gets screentime and a funny scene here and there, but you don't really see or hear much of the son. I guess he's always out on patrol?

Also what was up with Milim's enormous sweet potato? I thought it was going to turn into a beholder.

https://site.nicovideo.jp/seiga/ten-sura_vote/

Geld was the 7th most popular character and 2nd most popular male character behind only Rimuru. Orc Dad FTW! Rigur actually gets some good moments in the Diaries manga proper, but yeah he's on patrol a lot which is a job he takes very seriously.

The sweet potato thing was hilarious. Was 100% expecting it to be a Mandrake or something and then start screaming.

Kung Food
Dec 11, 2006

PORN WIZARD
Anyone find it out of character for Milim to go along with Clayman's schemes to "See what he was up to," instead of just knocking his block off on the spot?

8one6
May 20, 2012

When in doubt, err on the side of Awesome!

If you're going to post spoilers maybe indicate somewhere outside of the spoiler block what version of the story you're spoiling.

TenWren
Jan 22, 2012

doomrider7 posted:

https://site.nicovideo.jp/seiga/ten-sura_vote/

Geld was the 7th most popular character and 2nd most popular male character behind only Rimuru. Orc Dad FTW!

That poll is wild. He even beat out Benimaru and Souei! Great Sage ranking second is a pleasant surprise as well, and I completely agree with it.

Thanks for the heads up on Rigur. I'll wait until the Diaries anime runs its course and then hop on over to the manga to check it out.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018
Not even Milim is a match for Kotatsu.

8one6
May 20, 2012

When in doubt, err on the side of Awesome!

I want some Knight Spider hot pot. That looks tasty as hell.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

8one6 posted:

I want some Knight Spider hot pot. That looks tasty as hell.

Indeed it did actually. Due to the size it even looks easier to eat than regular crab.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018
Orc Dad is Best Dad. This and the last episodes further make me bummed that things got pushed back because this was clearly meant to be airing in New Years and it would have been great.

8one6
May 20, 2012

When in doubt, err on the side of Awesome!

Slime Diaries was great and I hope they do another season of side stories like this again.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

8one6 posted:

Slime Diaries was great and I hope they do another season of side stories like this again.

They're up to five volumes of material and there's lots of hilarious stuff in the later ones that further flesh put side-characters such as the Adventure Trio and Guildmaster Fuse, Shizu's life as a teacher, the Beasketeers annoying Tempest(and it's booze), some back-story on the human merchant Mjormilles.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018
New Chapters have been up by the way.

https://cubari.moe/read/gist/JYC2r/85/1/

gwrtheyrn
Oct 21, 2010

AYYYE DEEEEE DUBBALYOO DA-NYAAAAAH!

doomrider7 posted:

New Chapters have been up by the way.

https://cubari.moe/read/gist/JYC2r/85/1/

omae wa mo shindeiru

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018
That Time I got Reincarnated as a Nissin Ramen Bowl

https://youtu.be/w9U_2qRd-4A

Grouchio
Aug 31, 2014

First episode of the new season is out!

Have there been any graphical improvements in this episode?

Guyver
Dec 5, 2006

On a light novel kick so I started reading this. They should have had the Shizu parts in the manga.

Quick question. Are the Veldora shorts in the novels or is that manga only?

Nitrousoxide
May 30, 2011

do not buy a oneplus phone



I see Rimuru and crew get new fashy uniforms in the OP.

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

Guyver posted:

On a light novel kick so I started reading this. They should have had the Shizu parts in the manga.

Quick question. Are the Veldora shorts in the novels or is that manga only?

Manga only. And I agree about the Shizu stuff(Slime Diaries alleviates this). I also think they should have done Gobta's Big Adventure as well.


Nitrousoxide posted:

I see Rimuru and crew get new fashy uniforms in the OP.

Yeah I've never understood WHY they went with that look. Black looks good, but this is...very Gestapoish.

NowonSA
Jul 19, 2013

I am the sexiest poster in the world!
The goblin baby being thrown 30 feet into the air while everyone celebrates is now my favorite thing to have happened in the entirety of this anime's history.

Reiche
Jan 28, 2009

I like my coffee with cream and lsd.

NowonSA posted:

The goblin baby being thrown 30 feet into the air while everyone celebrates is now my favorite thing to have happened in the entirety of this anime's history.

I'm glad someone else has this sentiment too

Nitrousoxide
May 30, 2011

do not buy a oneplus phone



Was I having a stroke while watching today's episode, or were the first 3-4 minutes after the OP something that has been aired before?

doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

Nitrousoxide posted:

Was I having a stroke while watching today's episode, or were the first 3-4 minutes after the OP something that has been aired before?

Possible stroke. I don't think we had seen the inner sanctum just yet.

Nemo2342
Nov 26, 2007

Have A Day




Nap Ghost
It's been a while since I read the LN, but did the anime just make a huge jump and cut to the chase about who's been manipulating things? I thought Rimuru only finally figured that out in the latest novel.

Guyver
Dec 5, 2006

Just started reading volume ten this morning and they come out and say it in nine after the festival.

Though it was pretty obvious who "The Boy" was before that.

In the manga they show him earlier.

Side note Rimuru shouldn't be such a dick to Veldora. Like chill man, jeez. Between him and how he treats Milim what does slime boy have against dragons who are supposed to be his friends?

Guyver fucked around with this message at 15:12 on Jul 17, 2021

Kung Food
Dec 11, 2006

PORN WIZARD

Guyver posted:

Side note Rimuru shouldn't be such a dick to Veldora. Like chill man, jeez. Between him and how he treats Milim what does slime boy have against dragons who are supposed to be his friends?
I guess it is like having tigers for pets. They can eat you on a whim so you need to establish iron clad ground rules or you are going to be lunch.

Maybe less true for Veldora as they are probably closer to equals after he became a demon lord, but especially true for Milim before demon lordship.

Kung Food fucked around with this message at 22:25 on Jul 17, 2021

Guyver
Dec 5, 2006

I guess but I'm pretty sure even after Rimuru becoming a demon lord Veldora is a lot more powerful. Like a subplot for the last three books was he was getting magic blue balls for the sake of not killing everyone in town just existing.

Also I have slowed to a crawl because I can not bring myself to give a poo poo about this dungeon/theme park. It's a fun background thing but it's been the focus for like half of book nine and all of the start of ten. Please move on.

Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying
Yeah that was the part that made me quit reading the WN.

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doomrider7
Nov 29, 2018

Nemo2342 posted:

It's been a while since I read the LN, but did the anime just make a huge jump and cut to the chase about who's been manipulating things? I thought Rimuru only finally figured that out in the latest novel.

Things got moved around a bit.

He had suspected Yuuki for some time, but it was always treated as a back of head thing. Some more info starts popping up in the festival events that lean that direction, but there's not much he can do about due to Yuuki's position on top of not knowing if he's acting of his volition or not(possession, mind control, blackmail, etc)

Otherwise, I like the dungeon. Is cool.

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