The Next Chapter

TenSura Episode 48 was the final episode of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2. It was structured more or less as I expected. But it was also better than I was anticipating thanks to some of the additional details regarding the demon lords we got.

For that reason, today’s review is going to focus almost exclusively on the demon lords. And to start off, we need to take a look at the death of, arguably the weakest demon lord, Clayman at the hands of Rimuru.

Clayman’s death was important because it closed out the current chapter of the series (not to be confused with manga chapters). Clayman had been the primary antagonist for a while, and with him dead, we can now move on to the next antagonist.

The way I see it, there are three primary candidates for the role of the next antagonist. And no, Guy Crimson isn’t one of them. I could definitely see Guy being an antagonist later on in the series, but not right now.

For now, the contenders are the demon lords Kazalim, Cromwell, and Valentine.

Kazalim is an obvious choice because he’s Clayman’s master and the only one not connected to the newly formed Octagram. However, the argument could be made that it’s too soon after Clayman’s death for Kazalim to show up.

Cromwell has been the stated enemy of Rimuru since way back in the first season due to his involvement with Shizue. And, Valentine appears to be connected to the nation that invaded Tempest and killed Rimuru’s citizens.

Honestly, Valentine would make the most sense if Octagram wasn’t just formed. That kind of makes things awkward.

Octagram: The Eight-Star Demon Lords

Before Rimuru was officially accepted as one of the demon lords, there were 10 of them and they were known as the 10 Great Demon Lords. Simple enough. And, since Rimuru killed Clayman, that means his addition to the group didn’t change that number.

But, both Frey and Carrion decide to give up their demon lord titles so that they can serve under Milim. They’re still going to control their own domains — or at least Carrion is — but they also want to formally acknowledge Milim as above them.

It should also be noted that this doesn’t mean Frey and Carrion are going to disappear. Every demon lord is allowed two companions, and Milim brought none. So at the next Walpurgis, I fully expect Frey and Carrion to be accompanying her. Also, let’s not forget that Carrion and Eurazania are allied with Rimuru and Tempest.

Anyway, with the departure of Frey and Carrion, we’re now down to eight official demon lords, known as Octagram. And of these eight demon lords, I think only about half are true (awakened) demon lords.

Guy states that Frey and Carrion hadn’t awakened, so we don’t have to question their status. And it was revealed that Roy Valentine isn’t a real demon lord either — he was just a stand-in for Luminus Valentine.

We know for a fact that both Milim and Rimiru are awakened demon lords. It’s also fairly obvious that Guy and Valentine are as well based on their power. As for the others, it’s less clear.

Ramiris might be a true demon lord since she’s one of the three oldest demon lords, alongside Guy and Milim. We don’t know enough about Deeno or Daggrull to say either way for them. And it seemed to be implied that Cromwell is not an awakened demon lord.

Yes, Cromwell killed Kazalim, who is almost certainly a true demon lord. But, he stated he killed Kazalim just to take his title, which implies he didn’t awaken himself.

God Luminus

I’m glad we got the scene toward the end of the episode that shows Hinata is working under the demon lord Valentine. I was going to bring it up anyway, but now I feel like I don’t have to waste as much time explaining the connection between the two since we were shown it.

But, basically, the “god” who Hinata and many other characters in this world believe in is none other than demon lord Valentine. It’s no coincidence that Hinata’s god is called Luminus and she was present within Luminus Valentine’s domain.

However, Valentine’s influence seems to extend far beyond Hinata. We know the Holy Kingdom Ruberium is a nation in this world, and I’m guessing that’s Valentine’s domain. On top of that, the Falmuth Kingdom also worshipped the god Luminus, if I remember correctly.

And, remember the skeleton who formerly worked under Clayman, but who has now defected to Tempest? That’s right, he was also a follower of the god Luminus. We can even assume Luminus is the god Shuna worships since we don’t have the names of any other gods within this world.

I’m going to guess that Luminus Valentine is a fairly powerful demon lord considering she’s revered as a god throughout multiple nations. She’s probably not as strong as Guy or Milim, though.

Also, I know he’s dead now, but you may be wondering about who Roy Valentine was. There’s really no question about his identity; he’s exactly who he was stated to be. Roy was the servant of Luminus Valentine. She turned him into a vampire like herself and gave him her surname, as is common.

Conclusion

What do you think about the final episode of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2? Who do you think the next antagonist is going to be? Which of the eight current demon lords do you think are awakened? And why do you think Hinata is following a demon lord? Let me know in the comments.

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Clayman the Weakling

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2 Episode 47 was a pretty good episode of TenSura. But I wouldn’t call it a pretty good episode of anime overall. It was alright. When you compare it to the good anime this season, it doesn’t stand up.

Anyway, I still don’t really understand what a majin is within the context of this series. My best guess is still that they’re a person who has a large magicule count. But that seems to include a lot of characters.

It would be nice if we got a real definition. But, I suppose that’s asking for a bit much when you consider that we don’t even have a definition for what a demon lord is. Despite what Clayman claimed, he was definitely not a demon lord (until he awoke at the end of this episode).

Also, I find it funny that Clayman talks down to Rimuru and Shion by calling them mere majin while referring to himself as a demon lord. And yet, Clayman is recognized as the weakest of the Moderate Harlequinn Alliance — of which the other members are majin.

That also doesn’t even take into consideration the fact that Rimuru has the actual demon lord title, unlike Clayman. Clayman’s such a loser. And I remember people were trying to convince me that he’s actually a threat back in Season 1 or the first part of Season 2.

Even back then I called out Clayman as a weakling. How did this guy manage to convince the other (real) demon lords that he was one of them? There’s no way Guy actually believed that Clayman was a true demon lord.

Also, speaking of Guy, it now makes sense why he said Milim entered the arena on Clayman’s side of her own free will.

The Chad Shion vs. The Virgin Clayman

Despite Clayman always putting on an act and talking himself up, it’s pretty clear that he recognized how weak he was deep down. Even before he was defeated by Shion and we got the flashback that told us he was weak, there were plenty of signs.

For example, didn’t it seem strange to you that Clayman decided to fight Shion while leaving Rimuru to Milim? I’d imagine that a true demon lord wouldn’t lower themself to fighting the subordinate of another demon lord.

Just by doing that, Clayman is acknowledging that he’s no match for Rimuru and that Shion’s power level is more appropriate for him to fight against. But, as we saw, even the “lowly majin” Shion was way too powerful for Clayman. He didn’t stand a chance.

Oh, and let’s not forget that Shion isn’t even the strongest of Rimuru’s subordinates. There’s Veldora, Benimaru, and Diablo who are above her. You could probably make arguments for Souei or Hakurou to be above her as well.

And, although I’m not a Shion fan in any way, I’ll admit that it was satisfying to see her slap Clayman around the way she did. When she had him on the ground and asked if she could finish him off, I almost expected Rimuru to tell her to leave him out of pity.

We know Rimuru has no problem with killing people who make him angry — something Clayman has definitely done. And of course, Rimuru is going to kill Clayman next week. But Clayman just looked so pathetic that it seemed like Rimuru might spare him in exchange for information on his master.

I guess even Clayman isn’t going to rat out his comrades, though.

The Final Battle

The final episode of TenSura Season 2 is also going to include the final battle between Rimuru and Clayman. Something tells me that, even with Clayman now awoken as a true demon lord, there isn’t going to be much of a fight.

Even if he now has a lot more magic power, this is still Clayman we’re talking about. He’s a loser and a coward. He still won’t stand a chance against someone like Rimuru. In fact, even Shion might still be able to take him in that form.

But, honestly, the real reason why I think Rimuru is going to wipe the floor with Clayman is actually that it’s the final episode of the season. That means most of the episode is going to be what I call “cool down” content after the fight.

We’re going to need a scene of the other demon lords acknowledging Rimuru as one of them. And then there’s probably going to be a little discussion of who Clayman’s master could be — Guy and Milim might have an idea.

The other demon lords might acknowledge Veldora as well. And, let’s not forget, Rimuru is going to have to go home to Tempest and they’re probably going to have a celebration there.

At the very end of the episode, I’m sure there will also be a scene catching up with some villains of the series. We might see Laplace, Tear, and Footman, or demon lord Kazaream, or the Kirito-looking guy who’s actually the one pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

Basically, because this is the final episode of the season, there’s going to be a lot of content that isn’t the fight between Rimuru and Clayman. So based on that, I’m expecting that maybe Rimuru will just absorb Clayman and all the souls within him.

Conclusion

What do you think of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Episode 47? Was this your favorite episode of the season? Am I still giving Clayman too little credit? And is there anyone else who works under Rimuru who you would say is stronger than Shion? Let me know in the comments.

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Declaration of War

Since this review is a day later than usual, I actually heard about the contents of TenSura Episode 46 before I watched it myself. I heard that it was potentially the best episode of the season. After watching it, I don’t think I agree with that.

The fight between Rimuru and Hinata from this season (not cour) was a better episode. I think Rimuru and Hinata finally coming face to face was potentially a bigger deal than Rimuru fighting Clayman. As for this cour, I can’t think of anything offhand that’s necessarily better. But I’m sure there was something.

I still don’t view Clayman as anyone dangerous. Sure, he’s a demon lord. But we’ve never seen him show his true power, he always gets other people to fight for him, and now we know even the other demon lords don’t respect him.

When Rimuru states that he’s going to kill Clayman in front of the other demon lords (multiple times), none of them even bat an eye. And it’s not because they don’t believe Rimuru is capable of such a feat. They just don’t care if Clayman dies.

Something else I noticed, which I guess I should have noticed earlier, is that every demon lord is from a different race. Well, unless you’re counting both Valentine and his “maid” — they’re both vampires. But, everyone thinks his “maid” is dead, so it still works out.

Does this imply that there can only be one recognized demon lord for each race at a time? Or does this simply happen to be a coincidence? Also, I find it odd that Cromwell isn’t a human. I was sure he was one, but maybe a human can’t be a demon lord as I theorized might be the case earlier this season.

Demon Lord Duel

Maybe this should be expected from a duel between demon lords, but the rules don’t seem to apply to both sides fairly. Or, perhaps it’s better to say that the rules only apply when Guy Crimson feels like applying them.

For starters, the barrier was erected so that no outside parties could interfere. And yet, Beretta is later allowed to enter the barrier to assist Rimuru. But, that’s not the worst case of rule-breaking going on here.

Guy also states that Milim can join the fight on Clayman’s side as long as she does so of her own free will. Later on, Guy also mentions that Milim is probably allying with Clayman because she has a plan. But it seems pretty obvious to everyone else that she’s being controlled. Rimuru even states as much.

Is Guy just dense, or is he allowing Clayman to break that rule for some other reason?

Building on Guy’s allowance of Milim to participate in the fight, he doesn’t let Ramiris participate on Rimuru’s side. And he really doesn’t give any good reason for doing so. He simply says that Ramiris doesn’t have anything to do with the fight and so has no reason to be involved.

But, what about the attendants of both Rimuru and Clayman? Well, they don’t follow the rules either. Before Beretta was allowed to enter the arena — which only came after she swore loyalty to Ramiris — Guy claimed that attendants weren’t allowed to participate in demon lord duels.

Not only does this contradict his eventual allowance of Beretta to join, but it contradicts how the duel has gone from the start. Both Rimuru and Clayman are fighting alongside their attendants.

It really does seem like the rules of the duel change depending on what Guy thinks will be the most entertaining to watch.

Storm Dragon Veldora Tempest

Before watching the episode, I had heard that Veldora shows up at the end. I was hoping that he would have some cool and intimidating entrance. Obviously, that’s not what happened. He appeared only to be punched in the back of the head by Milim.

But, although his entrance was very uncool, I think it did a good job of showing just how powerful Veldora actually is. Sure, he was hurt from Milim’s punch, but not much. It looked like it was the same amount of pain as if you stubbed your toe.

Stubbing your toe hurts, but you’re generally going to be over it in less than a minute. That’s the kind of injury Veldora appears to have received from Milim. And when you consider that punch would have killed Rimuru if it made contact with him, it says a lot about Veldora.

Is Veldora really going to participate in the fight? Probably for at least a short period of time. He’ll probably hold off Milim while Rimuru figures out how he’s supposed to bring her back to her senses. But I don’t see Veldora cleaning up and going all out against his opponents.

There’s also the question of what’s going to happen to Clayman. Rimuru has stated that he’s going to kill Clayman, but will this really happen? Honestly, I don’t know. Right now, I think it could go either way.

However, I don’t think that because Rimuru might choose not to kill him. We’ve already seen that when Rimuru decides to kill people, he’s fully capable of doing so without remorse. But, I could see Clayman somehow escaping and running away to his master like the coward he is.

Conclusion

What do you think of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Episode 46? Was this your favorite episode of the season so far? Do you think there’s ever been a dwarf demon lord? And do you expect Clayman to survive this encounter with Rimuru? Let me know in the comments.

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Additional Demon Lords

It seems like every week now, we’re getting more demon lords to add to the list. Previously, we had Rimuru, Clayman, Carrion, Frey, Cromwell, Valentine, Ramiris, Milim, Guy, and Kazaream, making 10 known demon lords.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2 Episode 45 introduces us to three additional demon lords. These are Lurus/Milis, Dagruel, and Dino. So, there are 13 current demon lords despite the official title of the demon lords claiming that there are only 10.

How does this work? Well, the 10 official demon lords are Clayman, Carrion, Frey, Cromwell, Valentine, Ramiris, Milim, Guy, Dagruel, and Dino. Rimuru is brand new, so he isn’t counted yet. And as for Kazaream and Lurus/Milis, while they’re still alive, they’re thought to be dead.

Starting with Lurus/Milis the first thing of note is that we don’t actually know her name. But, we know Valentine took over her domain and she’s now apparently serving under him. My guess is that she’s the one who turned him into a vampire and is pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

Dagruel is a giant and he’s strong enough to have fought Veldora multiple times. Other than that, we don’t really know anything about him. Though, I don’t believe we saw him bring any attendants. So perhaps he’s more of a loner.

And lastly, we have Dino, who much to my disappointment isn’t a dinosaur. As Ramiris explains, Dino is the only demon lord who’s lazier than she is. And while she doesn’t want to be compared to him in any way, it seems like the two of them are on good terms. They tease each other, but it’s all in good fun.

Adalman the Faithless

While Walpurgis is starting, Shuna, Souei, and Hakurou make their way towards Clayman’s castle. Before they reach it, however, they’re surrounded by an army of the undead led by one of Clayman’s Five Fingers, Adalman, the Index Finger.

Considering how the fight against the previous member of the Five Fingers went, I knew from the start that Adalman wasn’t going to be a major threat. The oni who serve under Rimuru are all far stronger than Clayman’s Fingers.

But, I can’t say that I was expecting how this fight would progress. In fact, I was just as shocked as Adalman was when Shuna started using holy magic. After all, holy magic is supposed to be what humans who are part of the church use to eradicate monsters.

However, after only a few seconds of thought, I realized that Shuna’s use of holy magic actually makes sense. She literally wears the outfit of a shrine maiden.

I can’t really say I was a fan of this fight or of Adalman himself, though. Apparently when he became undead he just never tried to use holy magic and assumed that he wasn’t able to because he was no longer human. That was a pretty bad development.

But what made it worse was that Shuna’s explanation didn’t really add up with what Adalman said. He claims to have lost faith in his god before his death and even now he’s searching for a new god. But Shuna says anyone who has faith can use holy magic regardless of their race.

So, how was Adalman able to use holy magic again? Even if he now realizes that he can use it as an undead, he’s already admitted to having lost his faith. So what’s the source of his newly rediscovered holy magic? Does it simply rely on faith in one’s ability to use it?

Walpurgisnacht

Moving back over to Walpurgis, there are a few interesting things we saw. Of course, one of them is that Valentine’s maid has a higher magic output than him, which is why it’s assumed that she’s actually the true demon lord of the two.

What we don’t know is where exactly that places Valentine among the demon lords. He’s clearly strong. But is he even a real demon lord? Or is he like Clayman in that he’s a demon lord in name only while his master is the one with the actual title?

The other attendant who turned heads was accompanying my favorite demon lord, Frey. I don’t believe we’ve seen Carrion in his beast form yet. But, it’s heavily implied that the beastman who shows up to Walpurgis with Frey is Carrion.

We don’t know what happened to Carrion after he was defeated by Milim and Frey. But it does make a lot more sense for him to have become a captive than for him to have been killed. Clayman, specifically, wouldn’t want to waste such a powerful pawn.

My assumption is that Carrion is being controlled by Frey in the same way that Milim is being controlled by Clayman. However, if that really is Carrion, it’s interesting that Frey is making him act as her assistant rather than in his role as a demon lord.

Isn’t the whole purpose of controlling Milim so that Clayman has more sway at Walpurgis? Using Carrion in the same way seems like it would be beneficial.

And imagine if Milim showed up with Clayman and just stood by the door rather than taking her seat at the table, everyone would be confused. So why isn’t the same happening with Carrion? Surely the other demon lords know what Carrion looks like.

Conclusion

What do you think of TenSura Season 2 Part 2 Episode 45? Do you think even more demon lords will be revealed in the future? How do you feel about Adalman? And do you think the beastman with Frey really is Carrion? Let me know in the comments.

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