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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Light Novel #5
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS!
Despite Rimuru's absence, things seem to be proceeding fairly smoothly in the newborn nation of Tempest. But there's trouble brewing elsewhere: The nearby Kingdom of Farmus's top brass are planning an invasion of Tempest, and at the same time, Rimuru's demon lord friend Milim Nava has declared war on Tempest's ally, the Beast Kingdom of Eurazania. As if things couldn't get any worse, all communication between Rimuru and his crew back home has suddenly gone silent in their hour of need! Tempest may be in for some hard times ahead-but this steadfast slime isn't throwing in the towel just yet. He has a plan...and it's downright demonic!
Despite Rimuru's absence, things seem to be proceeding fairly smoothly in the newborn nation of Tempest. But there's trouble brewing elsewhere: The nearby Kingdom of Farmus's top brass are planning an invasion of Tempest, and at the same time, Rimuru's demon lord friend Milim Nava has declared war on Tempest's ally, the Beast Kingdom of Eurazania. As if things couldn't get any worse, all communication between Rimuru and his crew back home has suddenly gone silent in their hour of need! Tempest may be in for some hard times ahead-but this steadfast slime isn't throwing in the towel just yet. He has a plan...and it's downright demonic!
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July 13, 2016
This is getting ridiculous, I can understand that heroes needs to be overpowered. But overpowering heroes in every chapter is too much.
May 27, 2019
5/5 This series is still playing my Jam. The last book was a little slower and felt a lot like filler while this one gets right back into it. The story in this turns quite a bit darker than the previous 4 and we’re starting to see a little more clearly where the story is going. The lead character, Rimiru is still hecking over powered but the story is fun even if you do start to feel that he’s guaranteed to win every time.
Now that the novels released have surpassed the anime it’s time to go give it a watch. And it’s dubbed so the kids will be watching with me.
Now that the novels released have surpassed the anime it’s time to go give it a watch. And it’s dubbed so the kids will be watching with me.
October 28, 2024
Still very much enjoying reading through this! Also so happy that I finally have time to actually read
April 26, 2019
This light novel has yet to let me down or disappoint me in any way up to and including this volume. This volume starts off a little weak with some longer POV chapters from new characters no one really cares about but they are necessary world building so you know why whats happening in the world is happening. The entire volume is major conflict stacked with major conflict coming to a head and exploding, there aren't any actual real fight scenes despite there being a lot of action going on. The main character continues to grow and become even more over powered but by this point it's expected and enjoyable. After finishing up his promise to Shizue in the previous volume he finally gets around to his promise to Veldora from the first volume which is a nice chapter in that book closed and a great chapter open for whats to come. I look forward to his welcome party so to speak in the world at large in the next volume.
May 3, 2019
Where did the time go?
I genuinely couldn't stop reading once I started. I flipped through the first few pages to get going and then a few hours later I had completed the book.... WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TIME? It's a VERY good read and I really hope this is what season 2 of the anime is like. I highly recommend this series to my friends and family a the time. I really think Fuze-sensei knocked it out of the park with this one tho.
I genuinely couldn't stop reading once I started. I flipped through the first few pages to get going and then a few hours later I had completed the book.... WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TIME? It's a VERY good read and I really hope this is what season 2 of the anime is like. I highly recommend this series to my friends and family a the time. I really think Fuze-sensei knocked it out of the park with this one tho.
March 7, 2021
Captivating. Interesting. I can't get my eyes off this book. If I could, I would have read this in one sitting. It's just that captivating!
The story is very interesting, I can't get enough of it! And the way it was written and presented is so good too!! I love the descriptions and the touch of humor. Rimuru's self-dialogue and dialogue with Great Sage are funny most of the time. I love this book a lot! Can't wait to read the next!
The story is very interesting, I can't get enough of it! And the way it was written and presented is so good too!! I love the descriptions and the touch of humor. Rimuru's self-dialogue and dialogue with Great Sage are funny most of the time. I love this book a lot! Can't wait to read the next!
April 24, 2021
This was a gripping and exciting continuation of the story, one I couldn’t put down as long as I was awake! I’m very eager to start up volume 6, so I’m so glad I bought them at once to indulge in my reading binge.
July 21, 2020
This may be my favorite stand alone novel outside the opening few (which I adore). While the whole series is a definitely a power fantasy of epic proportions, this volume stands out in that it documents the rise of Rimuru as a Demon Lord. In this world the class system has two tracks, Good and Evil if you will. The good side peaks with a Hero while the evil side peaks with Demon Lords. Now you could argue that Rimuru is kind of stuck on the evil track of this class system for the most part because he was reborn a Monster anyway, but the Demon Lord status/class requirements have some pretty strictly evil sounding pre-reqs which go against pretty much everything he stands for. The journey to this monumental decision makes for some very interesting and compelling story telling, and I can assure you it is all quite satisfying.
So the content is good... but the pacing is not. And maybe it's not really the pacing as much as it is that the author is not concise in his expansion of the lore.
Prior to reading the light novels I read through the entire web novel translation and they are somehow better paced. Reading the light novel versions, you can tell the author used the publishing opportunity to pour back over his work and expand it quite a bit. This has advantages and disadvantages. If you like the characters and love this world, the light novels really give you so much more to enjoy and sink your teeth into.
I can't tell you how relaxing it is to just sit back and enjoy the antics of the various characters - all of whom I find to be quite likable, while flipping through the excellent printed editions and beautiful art of the light novels.
But the pacing gets murdered by this expansion of lore throughout the series.
For example - Book 4 ends on a MAJOR cliff. Book 5 doesn't pick up on that cliff until half way through the book. It's not that I don't enjoy everything that's being written, but the order is disorienting at times. I'm the sort of person who found myself hating Frodo because he kept interrupting what was going down with Aragorn. It's not that Frodo's arc wasn't interesting, but Aragorn was where the action was and the cuts to a much slower paced section of story always devalued that slower paced story for me. (Lord of the Rings reference)
In the original Webnovel, the storytelling was always pushing forward and progressing with Rimuru front and center and I think I prefer that. Still, the added content is all quite entertaining and enjoyable, so I can't be too harsh on the extension.
All in all, if you like the characters introduced in Vol 1, I think you'll have a blast here.
So the content is good... but the pacing is not. And maybe it's not really the pacing as much as it is that the author is not concise in his expansion of the lore.
Prior to reading the light novels I read through the entire web novel translation and they are somehow better paced. Reading the light novel versions, you can tell the author used the publishing opportunity to pour back over his work and expand it quite a bit. This has advantages and disadvantages. If you like the characters and love this world, the light novels really give you so much more to enjoy and sink your teeth into.
I can't tell you how relaxing it is to just sit back and enjoy the antics of the various characters - all of whom I find to be quite likable, while flipping through the excellent printed editions and beautiful art of the light novels.
But the pacing gets murdered by this expansion of lore throughout the series.
For example - Book 4 ends on a MAJOR cliff. Book 5 doesn't pick up on that cliff until half way through the book. It's not that I don't enjoy everything that's being written, but the order is disorienting at times. I'm the sort of person who found myself hating Frodo because he kept interrupting what was going down with Aragorn. It's not that Frodo's arc wasn't interesting, but Aragorn was where the action was and the cuts to a much slower paced section of story always devalued that slower paced story for me. (Lord of the Rings reference)
In the original Webnovel, the storytelling was always pushing forward and progressing with Rimuru front and center and I think I prefer that. Still, the added content is all quite entertaining and enjoyable, so I can't be too harsh on the extension.
All in all, if you like the characters introduced in Vol 1, I think you'll have a blast here.
May 1, 2019
This volume marks a major turning point of the series as Rimuru finally gets confronted by the darker side of human nature. It's definitely a massive change of tone from the earlier volumes, where things were never seemingly too bad even in the face of some grim situation.
It's hard to talk about this volume without being able to spoil some of the best parts of it, but suffice to say the author was definitely going for the "road to hell is paved with good intentions" theme for this book as some decisions taken by Rimuru backfire and forces it to face the consequences.
What ensues is a pretty goddamn dark volume as Rimuru finally snaps and loses it, in some of the worst possible ways. Still, I could easily empathize with Rimuru as both sides easily made bad decisions, even if there are some good intentions behind them.
The book's tone does yet another abrupt turn towards the end, being more light-hearted like the previous ones, which does engender a sense of uncanniness especially right after going the the rest of the book.
All of that adds to this book being one of the more memorable light novel volumes I've read in recent times and definitely makes me know why this series has such a big following in its original homeland, to the point of having a long anime series that seems to be getting a 2nd season as well.
With all the major developments in this volume, I'm definitely looking forward to the next one and hope that the author manages to surprise me again, in a good way that is.
It's hard to talk about this volume without being able to spoil some of the best parts of it, but suffice to say the author was definitely going for the "road to hell is paved with good intentions" theme for this book as some decisions taken by Rimuru backfire and forces it to face the consequences.
What ensues is a pretty goddamn dark volume as Rimuru finally snaps and loses it, in some of the worst possible ways. Still, I could easily empathize with Rimuru as both sides easily made bad decisions, even if there are some good intentions behind them.
The book's tone does yet another abrupt turn towards the end, being more light-hearted like the previous ones, which does engender a sense of uncanniness especially right after going the the rest of the book.
All of that adds to this book being one of the more memorable light novel volumes I've read in recent times and definitely makes me know why this series has such a big following in its original homeland, to the point of having a long anime series that seems to be getting a 2nd season as well.
With all the major developments in this volume, I'm definitely looking forward to the next one and hope that the author manages to surprise me again, in a good way that is.
January 28, 2022
nothing but respect for our androgynous, bisexual, mass murdering, interventionist Demon lord rimuru tempest.
it's absolutely astounding the story goes from fun and happy go lucky to mass murder. while in the anime it happens at basically mach speed, it takes a bit more time to get there. but the effect remains the same. the red wedding has nothing on meggido.
however, is it the laziness on the author's part or is it because of editorial constraints, the tempest dead should have been fleshed out more. it honestly is not enough at all to just have shion and gobzo be named among the dead to make the make death toll anything more than just a statistic. and that puts into question whether rimuru deciding to resurrect them was because he cared for his townspeople or because he cared for shion and maybe gobzo.
and as it turns out shion's tits are supposed to be a lot more covered unlike in the anime. so that's one point docked from the anime. the anime however lowered veldoras pants further down his waist and that honestly is a masterstroke.
it's absolutely astounding the story goes from fun and happy go lucky to mass murder. while in the anime it happens at basically mach speed, it takes a bit more time to get there. but the effect remains the same. the red wedding has nothing on meggido.
however, is it the laziness on the author's part or is it because of editorial constraints, the tempest dead should have been fleshed out more. it honestly is not enough at all to just have shion and gobzo be named among the dead to make the make death toll anything more than just a statistic. and that puts into question whether rimuru deciding to resurrect them was because he cared for his townspeople or because he cared for shion and maybe gobzo.
and as it turns out shion's tits are supposed to be a lot more covered unlike in the anime. so that's one point docked from the anime. the anime however lowered veldoras pants further down his waist and that honestly is a masterstroke.
July 5, 2020
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Volume 5 of That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime goes past where season 1 of the anime ended. Some changes to the anime actually ignored the cliffhanger from the end of Volume 4, but that is understandable. They probably did not know if they were getting renewed and wanted a real ending if the show ended there. Season 2 is going to be a thing but is not out yet at the time of this writing. So, instead of any book vs. show analysis, let’s start with how Volume 5 compares to the previous entries.
For starters, there is no time-skip between this volume and the last. Up to this point, the various story arcs have been connected but relatively self-contained. This time we actually go back in time, seeing what was going on in Tempest while Rimuru was off in other countries. This covers a substantial part of the book until it catches up to where Volume 4 ended, and the story continues in earnest. All of this is involved with one of my favorite aspects of any fantasy story: world-building.
Up to this point, Tempest has really only dealt with their direct neighbors on a political level. But now that their influence is growing, countries that don’t share a border with them are starting to take notice. And not necessarily in a good way. This world still functions on a number of ye olde medieval principals, like conquering other nations militarily for their resources. Tempest is a new nation, so its military must be small and weak, right? Right? Riiiiiiiiiiiight…
One thing that does continue to be annoying is how unbelievably powerful the characters are. We’re not talking planet-busters on the level of Dragon Ball here, but the series is rapidly approaching the point where each character is a walking, talking nuke. To whatever degree of “being powerful” the story requires of the characters at any given time. Basically, a power structure more similar to the main universe of DC Comics.
If the power was earned, that would be one thing. A slow build-up, a training montage, whatever. But most of the time it’s Rimuru doing one thing and going, “Oh, I’m now 10x stronger than I was before. Cool.” And then all his minions also get powered up because of how power-sharing works in this narrative. I don’t know; it’s one of those things that makes That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime seems more on par with middle school fiction than anything else in Western literature.
The series is still entertaining though, having decent world-building and character development on top of the big flashy fights if that’s more your speed. And honestly, this is probably the best entry in the series so far. Here’s to hoping the next book holds up to the standard this one set.
Volume 5 of That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime goes past where season 1 of the anime ended. Some changes to the anime actually ignored the cliffhanger from the end of Volume 4, but that is understandable. They probably did not know if they were getting renewed and wanted a real ending if the show ended there. Season 2 is going to be a thing but is not out yet at the time of this writing. So, instead of any book vs. show analysis, let’s start with how Volume 5 compares to the previous entries.
For starters, there is no time-skip between this volume and the last. Up to this point, the various story arcs have been connected but relatively self-contained. This time we actually go back in time, seeing what was going on in Tempest while Rimuru was off in other countries. This covers a substantial part of the book until it catches up to where Volume 4 ended, and the story continues in earnest. All of this is involved with one of my favorite aspects of any fantasy story: world-building.
Up to this point, Tempest has really only dealt with their direct neighbors on a political level. But now that their influence is growing, countries that don’t share a border with them are starting to take notice. And not necessarily in a good way. This world still functions on a number of ye olde medieval principals, like conquering other nations militarily for their resources. Tempest is a new nation, so its military must be small and weak, right? Right? Riiiiiiiiiiiight…
One thing that does continue to be annoying is how unbelievably powerful the characters are. We’re not talking planet-busters on the level of Dragon Ball here, but the series is rapidly approaching the point where each character is a walking, talking nuke. To whatever degree of “being powerful” the story requires of the characters at any given time. Basically, a power structure more similar to the main universe of DC Comics.
If the power was earned, that would be one thing. A slow build-up, a training montage, whatever. But most of the time it’s Rimuru doing one thing and going, “Oh, I’m now 10x stronger than I was before. Cool.” And then all his minions also get powered up because of how power-sharing works in this narrative. I don’t know; it’s one of those things that makes That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime seems more on par with middle school fiction than anything else in Western literature.
The series is still entertaining though, having decent world-building and character development on top of the big flashy fights if that’s more your speed. And honestly, this is probably the best entry in the series so far. Here’s to hoping the next book holds up to the standard this one set.
March 2, 2021
Not good. Do not recommend at all. Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken Volume 5 is nonsensical and illogical. 2k+ patrol troops that cannot detect enemy knights in full armor, and do not disarm foreigners like in the Dwarven Kingdom is impossible. The all Knowing and all feeling dryads were nowhere to be seen. The security detail and alarms did not work. The enemy placed 2 magic barriers over Rimuru capital because the author was too lazy to come up with a logical and interesting plot twist-action arc in this light novel. The main character Rimuru is having a vacation "teaching 5 kids" that were Shizu's pupils. As if any of that was really important to Jura-Tempest Federation. There is no real reason tying Rimuru to the five summoned students. There was no promise made and prioritizing these 5 kids over thousands of citizens of Tempest Federation is crazy. Rimuru is lord over the Jura Forest. The author "conveniently forgets" all of these reasons to come up with a stupid plot twist of a Holy War. The author forgets that both the dwarven kingdom and Blumund have military and commercial agreements. Farma and the Holy Empire do not have any jurisdiction or reason to invade a foreign nation nor have they declared a formal war. For the author to promote hate crimes, discrimination, genocide and extermination of foreign citizens on a whim, lacks all logic and sense.
The author suffers from a chronic illness of repeating over and over again thins already expressed by the story. The author naively believes that if the explanations are placed by other characters then "everything thought by them and said by them is somewhat new". I don't know how many dozens of times he has written and rewritten that Tempest Federation is a nation composed of monsters and ruled by a slime. If all of these repetitions were taken out, the size of his light novels would shrink about 30%. This is shameful and too repetitive.
With worthless plot arcs and nonsensical, illogical writing the author and producers are defending and justifying evil. At 40 Rimuru is the biggest fool on that planet. It's sad to see that writing has no respect for audience.
The author suffers from a chronic illness of repeating over and over again thins already expressed by the story. The author naively believes that if the explanations are placed by other characters then "everything thought by them and said by them is somewhat new". I don't know how many dozens of times he has written and rewritten that Tempest Federation is a nation composed of monsters and ruled by a slime. If all of these repetitions were taken out, the size of his light novels would shrink about 30%. This is shameful and too repetitive.
With worthless plot arcs and nonsensical, illogical writing the author and producers are defending and justifying evil. At 40 Rimuru is the biggest fool on that planet. It's sad to see that writing has no respect for audience.
April 25, 2019
Rimuru is off on his tour of the surrounding nations, so Benimaru and the other residents of Tempest are doing their best to run everything like normal. Only there are various plots afoot, and without Rimuru, Tempest is poorly equipped to manage them . . .
It's really hard to summarize this without spoiling some of the best twists. This book covers some of my favorite material in the overall story.
The prologue alone sets out the more ambitious scope of this book: the Beast Kingdom allied with Tempest is under attack . . . by Milim? But explanations will have to wait for much later.
Mjurren, a magicborn working to carry out some of those plans, gets a lot of focus. I actually like the love triangle that unfolds around her because it's so silly---one of her would-be suitors is determined to win by waiting for the other one to age to death. For her part, she views Yohm and his comrades more like a babysitting job, where she's the only adult in the room.
And I love watching Rimuru break down and go more than a little crazy when he finds out what happened when he was gone. It's all the little things he does that betrays his raging heart. And then he decides he's putting his foot down. No more pretending the world is full of nothing but people with good intentions.
Raphael is another favorite. "It's just your imagination." The snarky little quips go almost entirely over Rimuru's head. I love how Raphael is developing as a character, and the conflict between emotions and logic as sentience grows where no personality should even exist.
Overall this is a very solid continuation for the series, as it provides a lot of character development for everyone around Rimuru, introduces interesting new characters (and brings back one welcome old friend), and paves the way for a rather unexpected journey. I rate this book Highly Recommended.
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It's really hard to summarize this without spoiling some of the best twists. This book covers some of my favorite material in the overall story.
The prologue alone sets out the more ambitious scope of this book: the Beast Kingdom allied with Tempest is under attack . . . by Milim? But explanations will have to wait for much later.
Mjurren, a magicborn working to carry out some of those plans, gets a lot of focus. I actually like the love triangle that unfolds around her because it's so silly---one of her would-be suitors is determined to win by waiting for the other one to age to death. For her part, she views Yohm and his comrades more like a babysitting job, where she's the only adult in the room.
And I love watching Rimuru break down and go more than a little crazy when he finds out what happened when he was gone. It's all the little things he does that betrays his raging heart. And then he decides he's putting his foot down. No more pretending the world is full of nothing but people with good intentions.
Raphael is another favorite. "It's just your imagination." The snarky little quips go almost entirely over Rimuru's head. I love how Raphael is developing as a character, and the conflict between emotions and logic as sentience grows where no personality should even exist.
Overall this is a very solid continuation for the series, as it provides a lot of character development for everyone around Rimuru, introduces interesting new characters (and brings back one welcome old friend), and paves the way for a rather unexpected journey. I rate this book Highly Recommended.
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April 29, 2019
Rounded down from 2.5 stars.
So wow, having Rimuru just sort of fuck off for the first half of this volume was a choice. It's a dick move when you ended the last volume on a cliffhanger though. The volume really suffers waiting for Rimuru to show up. Maybe it would've been better to be back with only the secondary characters if the author hadn't just spent ( most of ) the last volume ignoring them but I'm not sure. The secondary characters aren't all that interesting on their own. Honestly I don't even remember most of the Tempest-residents outside of the ogre mages and Geld. This could've been a good way to re-introduce them I guess but it's a light novel so description is basically non-existent. Instead of being being used as a way to really build up the secondary characters the author is really just burning time until Rimuru is back. Which is irritating when the outcome of the fight doesn't necessitate Rimuru being gone at all. It's not like he was in sleep mode or anything.
That said the rest of it was fine and taking down the army from Farmus was Overlord-esque in a fun way. I could've done without the slime-form Rimuru held under Shion's boobs scenes ( especially given the events of this volume ) but I say that every time soooooooo... Sucks that Yen-Press is incompetent enough that the next volume won't be coming out until August, but I imagine I'll read it regardless.
So wow, having Rimuru just sort of fuck off for the first half of this volume was a choice. It's a dick move when you ended the last volume on a cliffhanger though. The volume really suffers waiting for Rimuru to show up. Maybe it would've been better to be back with only the secondary characters if the author hadn't just spent ( most of ) the last volume ignoring them but I'm not sure. The secondary characters aren't all that interesting on their own. Honestly I don't even remember most of the Tempest-residents outside of the ogre mages and Geld. This could've been a good way to re-introduce them I guess but it's a light novel so description is basically non-existent. Instead of being being used as a way to really build up the secondary characters the author is really just burning time until Rimuru is back. Which is irritating when the outcome of the fight doesn't necessitate Rimuru being gone at all. It's not like he was in sleep mode or anything.
That said the rest of it was fine and taking down the army from Farmus was Overlord-esque in a fun way. I could've done without the slime-form Rimuru held under Shion's boobs scenes ( especially given the events of this volume ) but I say that every time soooooooo... Sucks that Yen-Press is incompetent enough that the next volume won't be coming out until August, but I imagine I'll read it regardless.
July 7, 2019
I really couldn't put this book down!!! It just kept getting better and better! It starts a bit slow because the first 100 pages or so were about all the other characters and what was happening while Rimuru was gone. I understood that it was important to explain it all, but I was so impatient for the story to pick up where volume 4 left off. I just raced through the beginning until it got back to that adorable slime! When he got back to his village and found so many of his people dead I was so worried that this could be the breaking point for the series. I've known other books and stories where everything just gets dark after and event like that and I was so worried that the writer was going to take it in a direction where Rimuru turns against everything he believed in. I was so happy that it didn't go that way. He becomes a bloody cool Demon Lord and still keeps his great personality. And then Veldora! I was so excited to read about Veldora coming back at the end that it almost made me cry! Thank you Fuse, for this wonderful and exciting adventure! I can't wait for the next one!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 29, 2020
My thoughts on the Fifth volume of the light novel of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken) by Fuze and Mitz Vah.
Starting this volume is what the second season of the anime will cover
The story: The novel continues where the last one left off until half of the book the protagonist finally appears, the whole plot takes a twist and for the rest of the volume the story got pretty dark pretty quickly.
Enjoyment:
This volume had everything I liked from the series but some things that took place really made this volume outstanding, especially the darker parts of the volume were splendidly executed, it was extremely enjoyable to read
Final verdict:
I fill that in this volume the track that the rest of the story will follow is set. All the things that happened in this volume just had me on the edge of my seat and I can't explain just how good it was with words (but believe me, it was outstanding) 10/10
Starting this volume is what the second season of the anime will cover
The story: The novel continues where the last one left off until half of the book the protagonist finally appears, the whole plot takes a twist and for the rest of the volume the story got pretty dark pretty quickly.
Enjoyment:
This volume had everything I liked from the series but some things that took place really made this volume outstanding, especially the darker parts of the volume were splendidly executed, it was extremely enjoyable to read
Final verdict:
I fill that in this volume the track that the rest of the story will follow is set. All the things that happened in this volume just had me on the edge of my seat and I can't explain just how good it was with words (but believe me, it was outstanding) 10/10
July 11, 2020
The novel finally caught up to the anime and things got REALLY heated and exciting. I enjoyed this volume so much, that I finished it in one go with a 7-hour-reading-session xD I'm so hyped for the next volumes! Rimuru is just getting the most bad ass slime ever. And I just love the Oni's so much ♡
Anyways, this one really had me on the edge of my seat and Rimuru becoming a true demon king by slaughtering those damn humans who dared to attack and kill the villagers? I felt bad for cheering that massacre on but it was sooooo satisfying. Especially to see that shrewd king getting what was coming for him.
This time Rimuru was able to resolve the catastrophe that had happened, but I wonder just how long things will go that way... I just want them all to live happily, eat cake and relax in the onsen! Dx
Anyways, this one really had me on the edge of my seat and Rimuru becoming a true demon king by slaughtering those damn humans who dared to attack and kill the villagers? I felt bad for cheering that massacre on but it was sooooo satisfying. Especially to see that shrewd king getting what was coming for him.
This time Rimuru was able to resolve the catastrophe that had happened, but I wonder just how long things will go that way... I just want them all to live happily, eat cake and relax in the onsen! Dx
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 10, 2021
In the previous volume we left Rimuru in a pickle, volume 5 starts in Tempest and the surrounding areas, were enemies are slowly encroaching upon the monster kingdom. Not all humans have good intentions, not all Otherworlders either. Saving Tempest requires Rimuru to leave their comfort zone.
Decent pacing with a good arc, and ending with a bang. Good characters and mostly entertaining tense story telling. Like the previous volumes there seem to be a couple of contradictions, e.g. a few organizations are described as relatively recent, but at other spots the text suggest they are much older. Rimuru is definitely growing in power to an almost ridiculous level and it does make me a bit curious how things go in future volumes.
Still, Volume 5 is one of the better volumes of the series (at least till this point) and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
Decent pacing with a good arc, and ending with a bang. Good characters and mostly entertaining tense story telling. Like the previous volumes there seem to be a couple of contradictions, e.g. a few organizations are described as relatively recent, but at other spots the text suggest they are much older. Rimuru is definitely growing in power to an almost ridiculous level and it does make me a bit curious how things go in future volumes.
Still, Volume 5 is one of the better volumes of the series (at least till this point) and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
March 15, 2022
This is it. This is the one volume where Rimuru's power, already formidable to begin with, just plain cascades into absolute overpowered territory.
June 25, 2023
No surprise here. This was amazing! I've seen the full anime (thus far) so I actually knew what was coming in this volume but it didn't disappoint! I love the writing of Fuse as they continue to weave this amazing story. I am also super excited that there is so much left that I haven't even had the chance to see and/or read! The next novel is the final one that is in anime form as well so far so after that I'm getting only new content! Can't wait!
September 7, 2023
Ooh boy, the anime did this volume dirty! It's a lot grittier, merciless, and gut wrenching than the anime adaptation and I love it. We have new characters and just like in the anime I find it hard to trust in him. Maybe it's because of the connotations about his race being "untrustworthy" but I hope I'm just being paranoid. In summary, it's a good volume on to the next volume.
October 19, 2024
Bhe che dire fin'ora questo è il più bello tra tutti i libri dell'opera ti tiene proprio incollato alle pagine, ho finito il libro in solo un giorno e mezzo. Rimuru è finalmente diventato un Vero Re Demone e fa la sua comparsa anche Diablo il Diavolo Primordiale Nero oltre alla liberazione di Veldora il Drago delle Tempeste, bhe un libro pieno di colpi di eventi importantissimi, non vedo l'ora di leggere il sesto volume. Libro assolutamente consigliato.
October 10, 2024
This was always my favourite section of the story so far. The anime had slightly better pacing, but the book had so much more information that explained a lot of the questions I had when watching the anime. I think the applicable anime episodes ranks just a hair's breadth higher than the book simply because of pacing + music, but definitely worth the read. On to the next one!
October 2, 2018
Tras un parón por haber estado arrancado con la de Reverte he devorado este light novel de una serie que empezaba a flojear. Me ha vuelto a recordar porqué adoro este tipo de novelas. Unas batallas muy entretenidas la verdad, se ha ganado otra novela de cuartelillo.
October 19, 2018
If you have to EXPLAIN to others that you have perspective and insight, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE PERSPECTIVE AND INSIGHT. And knowing the difference between a man and a demon with the appearance of a man is not so great THAT IT DESERVES A PAGE AND A HALF OF BOASTING. FUCKING 12 year olds.
April 27, 2019
Finally A “True” Demon Lord
I truly enjoyed this book. My lack of sleep can attest to that. Some many changes happen in the book to Rimuru and he gang but finally everyone is together. Read it!!!
I truly enjoyed this book. My lack of sleep can attest to that. Some many changes happen in the book to Rimuru and he gang but finally everyone is together. Read it!!!
June 30, 2019
Continuing refreshing lack of romance, instead focuses on building a monster society and some political and commerce implications. Much less focus on boobs than the anime version but not completely free.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 6, 2020
This volume has the main character go beyond the op and deal with the first real threat to face the nation he's building.
Look, this entire series is just reading about an overpowered isekai guy and his fun friends. It's a little shallow but I really enjoy it as pure escapism.
Look, this entire series is just reading about an overpowered isekai guy and his fun friends. It's a little shallow but I really enjoy it as pure escapism.
October 10, 2022
I noticed several typos in my print version which detracted from my enjoyment of this novel. Fortunately, I'd watched the anime before reading the novels so I was able to keep the characters straight despite the errors.
June 20, 2025
Oh My Word!!!
I wanted to read my favorite part since watching the anime and I absolutely loved everything about it. Just like the anime, my favorite parts made me cry again. So touching and moving. I freaking love Diablo. He's the best.
I wanted to read my favorite part since watching the anime and I absolutely loved everything about it. Just like the anime, my favorite parts made me cry again. So touching and moving. I freaking love Diablo. He's the best.
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