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Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken – 11

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(Gabiru Sanjyou!)
“Gabiru is Here!”

Ah, I’ve been waiting for a while for this week’s episode and it did not disappoint!

General Impressions

Seeing how I had prior knowledge of what was going to happen this week, I went into this week’s episode with a lot of heavy expectations. Expectations that, for a lack of better words, were hoping for an episode that managed to recreate the humor and fun from the source material. Luckily for all of us, I think the episode managed to do all of that and then some. Be it demonstrating just how strongly Shion feels about her duties to Gabuta laying down the law on the silly lizardman prince whose name escapes me, I had literally zero things to complain about this week.

If I had to pick my favorite moment from this week’s episode, I think the award would have to go Shion’s homemade food scene. Besides truly taking the idea of terribly made food and making it look like something that could actually kill you, I loved how the Great Sage had an opportunity to make itself known by saving Rimuru’s life (and nearly taking out Gobuta in the process). That and I loved how the moment took the opportunity to show us just how close Rimuru and Benimaru have become with the latter getting stuck with a pretty terrible responsibility. Then again it’s all in service to Rimuru so it can’t be all that bad, right?

Besides that, not much really happened on the exposition front. With Gabiru appearing and revealing to Rimuru that the threat of the Orc Lord and his subordinates are a lot closer than anyone would have thought, I can’t wait to see just what happens. Toss in the appearance of the Dryad Treynii and her request for Rimuru to save the forest and it looks like everything is building up to an inevitable big battle where we’ll hopefully get to see Rimuru and all of his new subordinates kick some butt. Until then, stay safe and I’ll catch you guys next week!

Spoiler Talk

I’m so hyped for the upcoming arc! I think Orc Disaster was one of my favorites especially since there are some physical ramifications for Rimuru after the battle is decided. That and I think we get to meet our hyperactive sweet loving friend afterwards which has me HYPED. That and I can’t wait for the show to show off just how quickly Rimuru’s village will advance once things have settled.

 

Preview

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  1. Wanderer
    December 12, 2018,

    Re: spoiler talk I also can’t wait for Milim to show up. She’s my favorite character from the anga by far.

    • Mistic
      December 13, 2018,

      Same here. Looking forward to her appearance. But is it worth the spoiler, though? It’s not as if the opening and the ending haven’t been spoiling it for a long time.

      • Wanderer
        December 13, 2018,

        I used the spoiler tag mostly because I was responding to content from a spoiler tag, and if I hadn’t used one I would have revealed some of what Takaii clearly wanted hidden.Regarding the OP, what you say is true, technically, but it also contains details that the anime cannot possibly reach within the time available. I’m erring on the side of caution.

    • kirin
      December 13, 2018,

      oh just realized that gabil was voiced by jun fukushima AKA Kuzuma LMAO

  3. Okina
    December 12, 2018,

    LOL’ed at the spoonful of “food” moaning and groaning. Reminds me of Kyouka’s in Kyouran Kazoku Nikki.

  4. zztop
    December 12, 2018,

    I’m more curious if the plot will address the Demon Lord(s?) and why they’re doing what they’re doing (like Shizu and that Orc leader.)

    • Mickbis
      December 13, 2018,

      Yea, Demon Lords are part of major plot after all

    • Aex
      December 13, 2018,

      Never. That’s a big part of their problem.

    • Jac
      December 13, 2018,

      They do (I’m one of them).And I do taste my own cooking. Beer stew chicken failed. Tried to feed it to my dog. He ran away.

      • Greed
        December 13, 2018,

        What did you do to fail that dish? Did you use too much olive oil?

    • ewok40k
      December 17, 2018,

      Akane’s cooking trope, as codified by Ranma 1/2

    • DmonHiro
      December 13, 2018,

      And the problem is….? What exactly?

      • Mistic
        December 13, 2018,

        I think the point may be that there are other Isekais out there, with similarly overpowered protagonists who were losers in the mundane world but now are geniuses that nobody can defeat and quickly have a harem around them. A lot of those series are lambasted for being cheap escapism, yet this one is becoming very popular and appreciated. Why, if it has the same vices? Well, I’d say it’s because those other series lack its many, many strengths. Especially its endearing and likeable protagonist and supporting cast. And I personally love how the story never forgets to make fun of Rimuru, so that his OP status doesn’t get in over his head (like that very picture; enjoying the harem, aren’t you, Rimuru?).

    • ewok40k
      December 17, 2018,

      a game of rope pulling where he was both rope and reward…

  9. mac65
    December 13, 2018,

    Episode subtitle :: “It’s Always the Busty Ones…”I really liked the Anime’s portrayal of Gobta’s getting the “Poison Resistance skill”and the Simulacrum explanation, but the LN events were more consistent in that Gobtawas already there and didn’t just hop and skip to the Lizardmem envoy. Definitely handsdown for the funniest in the Anime, though…Gobta’s character has seen a steady development and it works well that while he’s thebutt of some of the humor in the series, he’s actually a character to be reckoned.Also, the series doesn’t really distinguish the different races as clearly as the LN.So, the Goblins really are still “weak” even after naming, but with the Anime theycome (IMHO) across as just other members in Rimuru’s town that are pretty much onequal footing as everyone else.Seeing how the animators are really enjoying this adaptation , I wonder how the futureevents will be with the Orc Lord battle and bringing 150,000 Orcs into the fold.Some things in the LN which took a few paragraphs were half an episode – this isn’t a complaint.They really seem to be focusing on the slice-of-life aspect of Rimuru’s character andthe conflicts don’t seem to be the epic part of the series. But the only realcomplaint I have is that the episode ends too quickly!Really looking forward to next week!

  10. jhpace1
    December 13, 2018,

    https://images.randomc.net/Tensei%20shitara%20Slime%20Datta%20Ken/Tensei%20shitara%20Slime%20Datta%20Ken%20-%2011%20-%2042.jpg https://images.randomc.net/Tensei%20shitara%20Slime%20Datta%20Ken/Tensei%20shitara%20Slime%20Datta%20Ken%20-%2011%20-%2044.jpgWe’ll see if fantasy-dryads are the same as story-dryads. In D&D, they’re limited to one tree, but try to make a scared grove or meadow as a “buffer zone” for their tree. Obviously an Orc army of 20,000 is making a highway through the forest, and that would give any dryad pause. Plus, in Japan, you have the super-sized “sacred tree”. Is this going to be Treynii’s tree?

    • Worldwidedepp
      December 13, 2018,

      plus “Fry my Hard-Disk”Why do you think he said this? I bet his Drive is full of… well, you know

  11. Aex
    December 13, 2018,

    I like how Gabiru wouldn’t be as much of an idiot if he wasn’t surrounded by boot-lickers. No doubt he’d be dumb, but we csaw that his ego wouldn’t be so big it’s as likely to kill him as a terminal illness like what we have here.

    • Mistic
      December 13, 2018,

      What I like a lot of the series is that it tries to explore why people act like they do, even when they do bad things:-The Dwarf King’s advisor: petty, ambitious, and willing to corrupt the law to get his rival disgraced. And yet, he does want to be useful to his king. But it’s that admiration and wish to serve that also fuel his ruthlessness and resentment.-The ogres: Their sense of honor and martial culture are great when they’re on your side, but when they mistake you for an enemy or feel threatened, it’s a pain in the ass that can get people killed.-Gabiru and friends: He’s too easily swayed by praise. But it’s not as if his circle has malicious intent either. They’re just blind to the bigger picture, overconfident in their leader and impatient to show everyone who’s boss. If anything, the series is consistent in its message that lack of communication, knowledge or understanding is to blame for a lot of problems, but that it can be solved if people make the effort.

    • Aex
      December 13, 2018,

      1vs1 they beat Orcs most of the time. Orcs are stronger but Lizardmen use armor and fight tactically. Lizardmen are about as strong as Hobgoblins, but again usually have better armor and tactics. Plus Gabiru is “Named”. That’s why Gobta wrecking Gabiru had all the Lizardmen speechless for a second.

    • DmonHiro
      December 13, 2018,

      They’re not. Gabiru is’t weak either, especially since he’s named. He’s just really dumb.

      • Sissy
        December 13, 2018,

        Number One Idiot right there, imo.

  14. HalfDemonInuyasha
    December 13, 2018,

    https://images.randomc.net/Tensei%20shitara%20Slime%20Datta%20Ken/Tensei%20shitara%20Slime%20Datta%20Ken%20-%2011%20-%20Large%2042.jpghttps://images.randomc.net/Tensei%20shitara%20Slime%20Datta%20Ken/Tensei%20shitara%20Slime%20Datta%20Ken%20-%2011%20-%20Large%2044.jpgYou also gotta love how consistent Rimuru is in that whenever it comes to beautiful beings he knows from games, they turn out to be just as beautiful in reality as he imagines them rather than ironically turning out to be the complete opposite for some reason just to screw with him.

  16. starss
    December 14, 2018,

    So when does Shion get that modern-day, totally-not-fantasy-based secretary suit?

  18. Worldwidedepp
    December 17, 2018,

    Offtopic:I just want to write down how good the background arts are in this Anime.in Episode 13, the “throne room” of the Lizardmen king and many more, these “Watercolors” like style feels good. Keep this Artist in your Books!

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