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ren0080

over 4 years ago

3

How do I even start with this review... Simply to put it in a few words, I don't like this anime. It's not because I hate this anime, but because there's nothing I like here. Hear me out. There's nothing really going in this anime. And that frustrates me because of how locked the perspective and the whole premise of this show is. Something like this can easily be fit within a 12 minutes cour season. Not a full 24 minutes cour season. To put it simply, this anime is just a huge waste of time. There's really no point in this anime existing. What's the pointhere? There's no conflict, no plot moving forward, nor any important plot threads that puts together a coherent story. Nothing.

It's just a boring story about a boring protagonist and her boring life.

Slow life, more like painfully tedious life. Again, I've said this before in some of my reviews, but stories need to have a reason to exist, otherwise what's the point of it existing? Sure, you can make unique stories with that mindset, but who cares if it doesn't follow the basic story-telling.

There's a reason why cliche stories still works to this day, because of how they twist the formula, but still keeping it the same.

But this anime is a SOL, so if I say it to this anime, won't it apply to all SOL anime as well?

Well, no actually. Some of SOL anime yes, but most of them have a reason to exist.

Whether they actually tell a story with moral lessons with the disguise of being SOL anime (Mushishi, etch.), or SOL anime that is romance-based. Of course, these two are two of the some examples, and even then, the anime would still suck if it isn't executed well.

Well, moving on. The characters. Oh boy, oh boy. I really don't like how one-dimensional the characters are. They are basically just a set of archetypes, so it's not really that interesting to watch them. Honestly, even my dumb dogs have more personality than all of these cardboard characters. There's basically no personality in the cast nor the side characters because they all basically agree to one another with few exceptions.

The animation is decent. It's just real cutesy and moe sh*t. The animation is really decent at best, so I don't have anything to say about it.

The music is also decent. I find the ost to be super lacking, but the ed is surprisingly decent. The opening though, I can't put my fingers to it, but I don't like it. It's not my cup of tea.

Overall, just a bad anime without any purpose to exist.

(3.2/10)

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KANLen09

over 4 years ago

7

Slimes. Everyone knows what it is. They are more often than not, one of the first creatures one will encounter in video games of fantasy worlds, bar none. As such, they are easily defeated. It’s only when one faces more than a blob of slime that they can get to be a problem, because they attack in groups or in tandem with other types of monsters. In essence, simes find great power in numbers. So why does one kill them if they are too stupid to mean any real ill will? They’re not just holders of experience and loot. Some kill them because they reproduceextremely quickly. They are capable of asexual reproduction once every few minutes, and it is often used as a means of self defense (as can be seen in Secret of Mana). Otherwise, they just kind of go and do it as they please. A single slime can create hundreds of clones a day, and those clones can create further clones, and so on, and so forth.

There are mandates in most fantasy worlds to kill slimes on sight, as to help keep their populations down. It is also ill-advised to keep one as a pet, regardless of how insanely cute they may be. Without the right training, a pet slime can grow to be a big problem very quickly. There is no known way to “neuter” them; they just keep reproducing willy-nilly until they are killed. But if slimes are good, these prove that they can be noble, hardworking creatures if they absolutely have to.

In the meanwhile, one will keep coming across their brethren on the battlefield and slicing open their gooey centers for gold and EXP (mostly that). But from this point forward, one can do so knowing everything about the little creature he/she is slaying. Know that he/she must kill them to further their adventuring career and to help the environment! It is cruel, but it is the way of virtual nature.

Now take a look at Slime 300. Yet another Syosetu work, which means that it's no doubt an Isekai. But to see someone who has consciously died in real life, only to get resurrected in another world just to kill slimes for 300 years as means of protection for her village brethren, that's some insane "God"-like feature that one can only dream of grinding the monotonous way just to be OP. And all that hinges on 27-year-old Azusa Aizawa, overworked with stress to the point of humanly death, to get rebirthed and killing slimes as an immortal, and dubbed the "Witch of the Highlands" due to her expertise on medicinal knowledge. Talk about OP in the most generic and literal sense, though I'd believe that only a handful of gamers actually did MAX their levels this way. You're a genius if you could just bear grinding and levelling up with just slimes alone. I tip off my Fedora hats to you.

The basis of Slime 300 is just what it is: a fantasy, comedic, slice-of-life CGDCT. What, you only realize now that the entire character cast consists of only females? Man, you're slow on the uptake. That said though, Azusa "the Witch of the Highlands" Aizawa has had quite the objective to just grind slimes for 300 years for boredom's sake until level MAX, so much so that as low-key as Azusa wished she'd live the stress-free life, people come knocking on the insanely powerful girl's doorsteps instead. From challenging her as a sorta "Final Boss" treatment to recruitment because she is a great asset to the group, Azusa is constantly bombarded from mere humans, to even monsters and creatures. Atta girl.

One by one, Azusa's "family" gets bigger after the numerous amount of attempts to sink or reel her in, and her adoptions are as follows. Minor spoilers be warned, but honestly it's no biggie:

- Firstly, the shape-shifting red dragon Laika. Like many challengers who've come and failed at the same time, Laika is no different in this department. Getting thumped and whomped by the Witch of the Highlands is embarrassing enough, even for a dragon species, and if that's not enough, she carelessly destroys Azusa's house in the process. Seeing as though that's her fault in her first place, Laika makes amends to help repair her house, and at the same time, requests to be the Witch's apprentice/pupil. Family no. 1 adopted.

- Secondly, the slime spirit girls: the turquoise Falfa and lime-green Shalsha. Having had their brethren killed for 300 years without a cinch, the 2 slime spirit girls are noticeably sad, and one of them hatches a plan to get revenge on Azusa, which again, like Laika before her apprenticeship, fails to do so. The acknowledgement that other brethren slimes that doesn't originate from them are allowable to be exterminated, and Azusa adopts the slime daughters, which Falfa appropriately called Azusa their "mother". Family No. 2 and 3 adopted.

- Thirdly, the nonsensical elf apothecary Halkara. She is easily the funniest character of the family due to her abrupt mood swings, aside from having a busty build of a body. In the real world, think of those insurance agents who go out of their way to chase people into purchasing their products, and Halkara is the exact same: marketing her products to people around her and not giving two Fs about it...until she manages to piss off someone (that we'll comeback to soon) and seeking for protection when threatened. The mushroom-knowing but scatterbrained and accident-prone elf you are, all the blame's on you Halkara. Her purpose to stick around in the family is so until her business can get moving again. Family No. 4 adopted.

- Fourth, the demon girl Beezlebub. Having been naively bought into Halkara's nonsene of a product, the side-effects caught onto her, and as such for compensation, she seeks revenge against this scatterbrain of a character, to which under someone's protection, deems that she is a potential enemy. As expected, it does not take too long for the misunderstanding to get fleshed out, and with the constant challenges that racked up more losses overtime, Beezlebub is stuck into following Azusa's growing family as well...and still purchasing Halkara's product, because that's a thing. Family No. 5 adopted.

- Fifth, the blue dragon Flatorte. Even within the dragons themselves, different beings will have different temperaments, and that's definitely the case with both her and Laika. Going out of hand to gate-crash a wedding between red dragons, this feud is unstoppable, until both Azusa and Beezlebub had to intervene by attacking Flatorte's brethren blue dragons and eventually making peace within both red and blue dragons, much to the chagrin of the latter, which stems from her discipline problems (that slowly overtime gets better). Family No. 6 adopted.

- Last but not least: Sixth, the ghost girl Rosalie. Initially, she was hampering Halkara's business, so much so that it scared workers off, and so Azusa and her indirect family has to solve this issue directly on-site. It was tough NGL, to get the restless ghost out of her comfort zone and relocate her to Azusa's house, which, you've guessed it: Rosalie eventually becomes part of the family, completing the family relations as adoption No. 7.

Phew...this is a lot to take in for a growing budding family of 8 girls, but we're not done yet.

Under Beezlebub's command are 2 girls: Fatla and Vania, both are Leviathan women, and the former is the older sister-cum-secretary. Despite very much looking like whales that stem from the myth that they are water creatures, they are in fact air dwellers, employed for living transportation with a resort on their backs. This is common in the Demon Realm that serves Beezlebub and privileged guests to their designated places, and both sisters have to work in tandem with one resting and one working as transport. Rounding this up with the Demon King: a loli Pecora, whom is like PriConne's Illya in every way with the natural kid-cum-mature adult transformation. The small, petite girl that can be interacted with informally and cheerfully, she can be a viable threat when she goes all-in. The other females (the shy immortal "Witch of the Cave" Eno, music singer almiraj ministrel Kuku) that pop by once in a while in the show aren't limited to Azusa and her extended adopted family, but are like stopgaps in the slice-of-life, comedic fantasy of a journey that just keeps the ball rolling forward into enjoyable episodic adventures. Seriously though, this is a definite CGDCT trait through and through.

If anything, this resembles a kids type of show in every way with the light-coloured pastels of visuals, and damn, does Revoroot do such a good job replicating the source material with its kiddy-like themes. Animation might not be much, but who cares when the visuals are so brightly coloured that it looks dazzling to the eye. Even that trait trickles down to the light-hearted OST with Aoi Yuuki and Azumi Waki's happy-go-lucky OP/ED songs, and need I say much that Aoi Yuuki has had quite the recent MC explosion of a reputation from "So I'm a Spider, So What?" lead MC spider Kumoko to this show, being yet another lead MC witch Azusa Aizawa. You can't deny that you can instantly recognize Aoi Yuuki's voice now.

While this may be a generic fantasy Isekai through and through, it's kiddy themes are the anime's strongest suit. Pair that with the diverse cast of female characters with different personalities, and you have the makings of a relaxing chill of a lovely Isekai to watch. So why not come in, breathe in and breathe out a sigh of relief, and just gander at a show that doesn't require too much from your brain? On-point fantasy comedy, with the slice-of-life tones, this show knows what it's doing, and it does to a very good extent while being miidly OK at best. Still though, a stress reliver of a show.

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Ellenwitch

almost 5 years ago

8

Before I start this review, I just wanted to say when I heard that this was getting an anime adaptation, I was so hype. I've been reading the manga for many months now, and it's near and dear to my heart. So to see it have an anime, and for it to look and sound like this. Of course I'm super happy with it all. If you love the series, please do check the manga when it's finished airing. It's good fun. Isekais are everywhere. Every season, there will always be one, two, three, or even more. Some of them good, some of them bad. Thisfor sure is one of the more good ones. But good for reasons you may not expect. Isekais are quite common in terms of how their plots go and develop, but this one is far different in many aspects. There is no long term goal, there is no big baddy to defeat in order to return home, there is no special purpose. It's just light hearted and relaxing fun, to the point I would say that this is the most relaxing Isekai that I've ever seen.

Story and characters

The story is pretty simple. Our MC, Azusa, Aizawa dies from over working, and gets the Isekai treatment. Instead of wanting super powers, or something OP. She chooses to just want a relaxing and peaceful life, and who can really blame her. We would all want that, and we all can relate to Azusa in her wants.

Of course, her peaceful life won't last long, as after many years of murdering 25 slimes per day, she has as of a result maxed out her level, making her the strongest being that is in the area, and possible more so. Doing that for 300 years will do that to you. It of course gets found out, and gets some interest. One from which in a precious and lovely dragon in Laika, Who's anime design I just adore, and I will not scream enough about it. It's fucking precious. After a fight with her, and Laika accidentally causing damage to Azusa's house, she agrees to help out, and later asks to be her apprentice, which she accepts.

There are many other lovely characters too. To Azusa's precious slime kids, who are both are just lovely and I adore both of them. To a real dumb dumb in an elf in Halkara, whom joins them after convincing she is being hunted by te great and powerful demon Beelzebub. Which you'll later find out the reason why that is the case. But the characters I just love them so much, none of them are too over te top, and each and every one has been greatly animated.

Art and sound.

Art is real lovely within this show. I am so happy with how everything looks, and I cannot say anything wrong about it. Everyone looks great, and everyone looks super pretty. What's not to love? While the sound is real good also, and is fit for purpose scene by scene. Both departments have done a real good job and I cannot be happier with it.

This is going to be one of my fave Isekais for many reasons, and it can be yours for sure too. It's chill, it's lovely, it's borderline fantasy fun. Watch it and love it now!

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khaosklub

over 4 years ago

5

it's an isekai in name only. aside from the first episode and mention of reincarnation in the last episode, the isekai aspect of the show has no bearing on it. The first episode is a snore, as it explains her being isekai'd and sets things up for the show to actually begin. The ONLY way her being reincarnated in this world factors in is as a motivation for her wanting to live an easy laid back life. So, while this is technically an isekai, I wouldn't consider it one. Our main character reincarnates and the story starts after a 300 year time skip of ourimmortal heroine living in that world. she's lived in that world several times longer than she lived her life as a japanese woman. I can barely remember what life was like 10 years ago, so she really isn't thinking of japan 300 years later. This world is her world far more than her previous life at this point. The isekai part serves no purpose aside from putting it in the genre, it should just be a story about an immortal witch who wishes to live a peaceful life.

It's really just a slice of life show set in a fantasy world. It's just a show about cute girls doing wholesome and cute things. it tries to be funny, but the comedy falls flat most of the time. it has some ecchi, but that too sort of falls flat. it's really just a relaxing anime about cuteness. There are some battles too, as the main character is overpowered. Character interactions are this shows strongest point, but don't go in expecting too much.

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ShadonKin

almost 5 years ago

8

This anime is 200000/10 better than AOT !!! omgomogmgomoggomgogmoogomg But for real, this anime is pretty good. It's an enjoyable and light-hearted isekai with a cute plot. Would I watch this anime for action and stuff? No. Most likely not. Would I watch it to have a good time and laugh. Most definitely. The characters are cute and the concept of the anime is fun. The main character spends her new life killing slimes peacefully. Little did she know, in that time, she straight up becomes OP. Kinda generic but still enjoyable. The art is adorable and nice. The sound design is good and the voices ofthe characters like sheeeeesh. Plus the OP kinda a banger.

Now the most important part, the comedy. Usually, most anime does not make me laugh. However, this anime kills me. The comedy delivery is on point and it's funny.

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K1r4_18

almost 5 years ago

2

This is absolute GARBAGE. I don't conceive how did this anime attract so much fandom. There are a lot of new seasonal anime that deserve better than this trash. But then why do people like this show? The plot? The character writing? NO, they watch it cuz the "mAiN cHaRaCteR iS cUtE gIrL, anD sHe wEarS a wItcH hAt." Does it really take so little to get these fan acclamations? So let's analyze the plot. You can already feel the originality just from the title: Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranau Uchi ni Level Max Nattemashita. pretty short huh? Basically, it is a fusion between reincarnated as a slime (oddlya good show) and 300 slime no- sorry, I meant 100 man no inochi (here we go, mystery solved: it inherited not only the title from this, but also the trashness).

Moving on to the story, a random girl died for a stupid reason (at this point i would have preferred Truck-kun) that I refuse to write, and the usual god reincarnated her into a cute girl in another world, but WITHOUT OP POWERS?

Don’t worry! we have a timeskip of 300 years where the mc becomes OP by defeating slimes, and here we have the show.

Wow, what an original plot, never heard of something like this before.

Honestly, I can write a plot better than this in 5 minutes.

And don’t tell me that you would rate this high because the originality here lies behind the fact that it is relaxing, you know why? I don’t think it is a problem that affects just me, but I can’t properly relax if I’m watching something cringe AF.

It is your average flat plotted isekai power fantasy show, filled with moe and useless (filler) scenes.

If you like this kind of stuff then cheer up, because it blends those “qualities” amazingly, taking the worse from each side in order to create one of the most painfully mediocre shows you could ever watch.

It reminds me of Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear.

If you still don’t believe me, then go to watch both of them and play "find the differences" between those two amazingly written shows.

Anyways, I can already tell that if you are gonna try this you lost in advance, so to avoid any other waste of time, both mine and yours, I would stop here, suggesting not to watch this fucking G A R B A G E.

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_-Yurei-_

almost 5 years ago

10

I'll defend this series because I really enjoy watching this. PLEASE READ THE SYNOPSIS FIRST BEFORE WATCHING SOMETHING. AND ALSO IF YOU'RE NOT INTO SLICE OF LIFE TYPE ANIME, THEN DON'T WATCH IT. If you're not into that type of thing, don't watch it. IT is just that simple. This show deserves more love for the fans of slice of life. This is the type of anime that's similar to Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear. They're isekai but really wholesome. Having a slow life depiction anime with a comedy is really comforting. The wholesomeness of this series totally overwhelmed me. Anime like this (Called Iyashikei) is reallyunderrated outside of Japan. Such animes like K-on, Blend-S, Yuru Camp, and other top Slice of Life Animes. Wholesome animes needs more recognition so that other people who is into this type of anime and yet others are still hating on this type of anime. Anime is supposed to be ENJOYED, not Critique it. That's what I believe.

The Story of this anime really fits in to my taste. It is like Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear but the main Character is a Witch. That's why I gave it a 10/10

Art doesn't matter to me as long as the story is good. So a 10/10 too.

Characters are really wholesome, of course I gave it a 10/10

Enjoyment is the top thing that gives on this anime. 10/10

Overall is a 10/10. I would personally buy a merch for this anime on how wholesome it is to watch.

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bigd0311

almost 5 years ago

5

This anime is like oatmeal with nothing else in it. No salt. No brown sugar. No nuts. Just plain, bland oatmeal. So far, there really hasn't been any character development. Each episode has been about the new character being added to the household. Everything I needed to know about this anime I could have got from the OP and the ED. The progression of characters are being marched out in the same order they march across the screen. I like isekai and I love a good SOL, but I have a hard time staying interested in this one.It's not bad, it's not good. It's just bland, mushy oatmeal.

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Mixed Feelings
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Kuten

over 4 years ago

7

In the vast sea of isekais about defeating demon lords and getting trapped in a game world emerges Slime 300, an isekai that's all about living a peaceful life... and slaying slimes. Slimes are what's known to be the most common and well, less rewarding monsters to kill in RPG games. However, this anime takes the entire weak concept of slimes to the spotlight and makes the MC slaughter them for 300 years only to achieve the max level. Think that's a good idea? Well, we'll see. [TL;DR] Characters: 7/10 Art and Animation: 5/10 Music and Sounds: 5/10 Story: 6/10 Enjoyment: 10/10 Overall: 6.6 (7)[Characters 7/10]

Let's start with what builds the entire story, the characters. Although the characters are nothing special and are basically what you will expect in an isekai anime such as elves, slimes, witches and dragons, they somehow managed to be interesting enough and sure contributed a lot to the comedy aspects of the anime. They know who they are, they have their own backstory, and all have a unique personality. The only downside about the characters is their lack of character development. I have only seen development in 1 or 2 characters but they are too minor and happens in the exact same episode the character was introduced in, which makes people overlook it easily.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

There's also a "curse" for the characters in Slime 300. If you see a new character get introduced, you should be expecting it to have some sort of cute girl form. From fearsome dragons to bouncy slimes, if it becomes somewhat relevant to the main plot of the story, it has a 101% chance to transform into a cute girl for no reason. I personally don't find this annoying but I do find it weird.

SPOILER END.

[Art and Animation 5/10]

The art in Slime 300 is surely not the best and not the worst either, it's kind of in the middle. Sometimes the art can very well be a piece of art, but sometimes it can also be a piece of trash. The animators tend to not shade the characters in dark areas a lot which creates an effect of weirdness when half of the screen is properly shaded while the other half of it is just coloured in a single colour. There are also times when the character heights are messed up. For example in episode 9, Shalsha appeared only a few centimeters shorter than Halkara for some time when she's meant to be a lot shorter than that. They are also known to occasionally reuse animations. "Wait, what's wrong with reusing animations? It's a smart way to cut down the budget!" Well, I do think so as well, but the fact that they forget to remove the mouth animation of the characters in some reused animations when they're not talking is just a bit more than simply reusing animations to cut down the budget. Other than those, the art in Slime 300 is not really that bad, and the cutesy art style fits the anime. The background images and visual effects look amazingly appealing and I won't be embarrassed to put them on as my wallpaper. They've shown potential to create smooth camera movements without the use of CGI such as in episode 6 when Rosalie is marvelling the night sky. Although the art can certainly be bad at times with maybe a few episodes as exceptions, it wouldn't effect the watching experience much if you just bear with it.

[Music and Sounds 5/10]

Probably the only thing I dislike about this anime is the mass reuse of soundtracks. They have this isekai-themed soundtrack that they use a lot in scenes where the characters hang out together or do something dumb, which I don't actually mind because who has the money to produce so many soundtracks for the same purpose anyways? BUT what I care about is that they literally used this funny soundtrack for inappropriate scenes such as action scenes that felt intense. Think that's actually acceptable since they don't stay long and aren't that important? Well, what if I tell you they also used that exact soundtrack for touching moments (at least they could've been), which completely ruined the atmosphere? There are still parts where the studio did a great job in this category though, such as that literally almost all of the sound effects are dubbed by the legend, Yuuki Aoi. Instead of hearing sparkling sound effects, you hear Yuuki saying "kira kira~". I personally found this approach very fun and unique since not many anime I know does this and it matches the comedic atmosphere of this anime. Slime 300 also has beautiful OP, ED and insert songs (TINY SPOILER: *cough* Episode 10 was a treat. *cough*) and they became the only songs on my Spring 2021 anisong playlist. I've been listening to them for 300 minutes and emptied out my phone battery. :)

[Story 6/10]

The story starts off with Aizawa Azusa suddenly dying for overwork, which is a serious problem in the society right now. The story then proceeds to let us feel severe déjà vu by using the common isekai plot of meeting an entity that reincarnates the MC with some sort of OP ability, in this case being the ability to become immortal. Alright, OP ability acquired, what's next? Forming an army to save the world? Nope. Azusa decides to just live like any other normal person and killing an average of 25 slimes every day as a source of income. 25 x 365 x 300 x (2 + 2) = Lv 99. She maxed out her level after 300 years and here's where the real story starts. The story in Slime 300 is pretty simple and straight forward, it is what it is and doesn't have any hidden meanings behind it. This can be both a good thing and bad thing depending on what kind of entertainment you are looking for. A new problem arises almost every episode, and the story is all about Azusa and the "family" solving them and putting the problems into a close. Besides getting reincarnated into a game world by a goddess with some OP ability, the rest of the story is quite original and interesting enough to keep me watching without urging to watch something else. However the sequence of most episodes are very predictable (much like a lot of other animes I guess):

A new problem arises -> Azusa summons Beelzebub into the bathtub? -> Tracks down the troublemaker -> Troublemaker transforms into a girl -> Troublemaker apologizes -> Troublemaker either disappears for a few episodes before reappearing or joins the family -> Yay, ED plays!

Yes, that's exactly how the original "family" of 4 expanded into huge numbers. If you look at the episode list, you might realize that the first few episode names all start with "Along came the blah blah blah", "A blah blah blah appeared!", etc. and I think you know why now.

[Enjoyment 10/10]

"What? Why a perfect score?" Well, it's because this anime brought me the most laughs this season and made me feel better and recover during sad times in the 3 months of it airing. Don't get me wrong, even though I gave this anime an overall score of 7 and pointed out a lot of its downsides, it was the only anime this season that made me feel hyped for the next episode every week. Even during rewatching a few episodes to confirm my statements in this review, it still made me laugh a lot in the process, although I have already seen it all and know what is going to happen next. It might not have good character writing, it might not have good art, it might not have a good plot, but it does a great job in keeping the viewers entertained and relaxed.

[Overall 7/10]

Admit it, no one watches this to get excited or to feel severe emotions (maybe except 1 episode *cough*). We only watch it to relax and get a few laughs. If you're looking for a soothing slice of life comedy, I would recommend to at least give the first few episodes a try as Slime 300 does a great job in that case. Despite having a lot of downfalls, it is still a great series to spend your free time with. If this anime does get a Season 2, I sincerely hope that it will receive better treatment in production.

[Conclusion]

Animes are all filled with gore and violence recently, and Slime 300 is for you to take a break from them.

Thanks for reading my first non-preliminary review and I hope this review was helpful to you. Happy anime watching!

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MyDogTige

over 2 years ago

10

I don't know if there if any way that I could list all of the great things about this show. I enjoyed it immensely. I can understand why some people wouldn't like it, simply because I always have take into account those that don't like the style and simplicity. It's not going to challenge you, but it will soothe you in a lot of different ways. Here are all the things that I found great about it as I can think of, off the top of my head. If you watch this, I hope you can find them too. The visuals are amazing. The color is maintainedthroughout.

Transitions are wonderful.

It's wholesome x10.

The gradual build to all of the main characters, which reaches a large amount is handled individually and shows up by every episode. The balance of characters is just about perfect.

The dub was spot on. Kudos to the actors that got all of the emotions and expressions and reactions perfectly. That goes across the board from adults down to children.

Like every other gag character, the one here was no exception to my annoyance, though she's still fits a pretty good gap and was a nice way to accent all of the regularness (yep, not a word, but I went with it because it's worth it that's when I was recording this.)

There was consistent attention to detail to the little things that you don't realize is being done. For example, there is a ghost that has blue flames that hang over her shoulders. If she is behind a couple of people and only one flame is showing and she flies just enough for the other shoulder to show, the flame shows as well.

This was mostly a two-part, one episode show, though there are two that take up the whole time slot.

I needed this is a breather from some of the things I have been watch and I made a wonderful choice; simple dumb luck paid off. I've added two more 10/10 shows lately I'm truly tickled. I'm ready to go back to something more like what I usually see.

As mentioned, 10/10. I slap a very hard recommend on this.

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dbturkey

almost 5 years ago

9

There are a lot of people giving this anime very low scores for having a lackluster plot or having issues in other categories, but the point of this show is not to be some masterpiece. Its a cute girls do cute things type of show. Just in an isekai. I for one absolutely love this show so far. I've watched the 9 episodes that are currently out and I think its really great. Its cute, funny, relaxing, just everything I would want in an anime. Ok now lets get into rating the show Story: 7/10 I get it, its nothing special. Its a slice of life its notsupposed to be very action packed (although it does have a few fight scenes and such) I think people misinterpret this show when it comes to the story. I personally think the lesson that this anime teaches, not to work so hard and to simply enjoy life, is really cool. And its kept consistent and executed well in the show.

Art: 7/10

Again its pretty standard for a 12 episode anime. The characters are cute and they have plenty of emotion but the art doesn't have a whole lot of detail and you can tell where they had to cut some things out for the budget. Either way it doesn't bother me and I think the show looks good

Sound: 10/10

I could go on forever about how much I love the sound in this anime. First of all the OP and ED are really cool and fun pieces of music. The op is crazy, random unique, all that and I love it. The ED always puts a big smile on my face (as if the show didn't already) at the end of each episode. I just love it. But neither of those are my favorite parts of the sound in this show. No, its the sound effects. The little "boom"s and "pow"s and "sparkle"s that Aoi Yuuki voices and adds in herself are sprinkled throughout the show are so funny. It might actually be my favorite part about the entire show, it brings me so much joy.

Characters: 10/10

I love them, all of them. I love how well all of the different character tropes fit together in this show. I wont go into too much detail here for the sake of keeping this review somewhat short but they all just connect with each other so well. All of the characters in this show are very memorable. in 10 years you could forget the names of these characters but still remember their personalities. (of course I think you could, this show has only been out 9 weeks) But anyways I just think they all are super unique and funny in their own way.

Enjoymeny: 10/10

This is very subjective and everyone likes what they like but I am thoroughly enjoying this show so far. I really truly love it.

Overall: 9/10

yeah I know it's high, but trust me its as good as I say it is. Just don't take it so seriously its truly very very good.

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SpencerVF

almost 5 years ago

10

Its got funny girls and a few maids, dragon girls and pointy ear people and mommy beelzebub and a few lolis if you into that. Best show of the season all the other shows suck compared to this one. Yeah its that good. Dont care about what you gonna say cause you will just be wrong. Cant prove me wrong so i win Best show of 2021. ok so it just told me that i need a longer review so . Its got this Maid whos a dragon. and her name is laika best girl. yeah shes cool. S Tier Waifu material. Its one ofthe better and smaller Isekai to come out cause it doesnt suck.

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jusephhh

about 2 years ago

10

If you are reading this, please do not be dissuade with the rating of the Series it is by no means a terrible watch. Just like the quote say "Do not judge a book by it's cover". That being said, before proceeding to watch this Anime, I would like to emphasize that if you are looking for an adrenaline fueled Isekai I would recommend looking for something else. That being said, if you really want to watch this Anime and want a relaxing/passive/auto flight (or what ever you want to call it) Isekai genre I would definitely recommend this Series. I've Been Killing Slimes for 300Years and Maxed Out My Level emphasizes on the "Slow Life" feel throughout the show, meaning it gives the viewers a relaxing feel where you just want to retire in a Country-side, only that it's Fantasy-based. It has an OP FMC and yes it contains the traditional Isekai formula that most Isekai Anime that was recently released. That being said, it gives the viewers an opportunity in visualizing through Azusa what it's like to retire in place where one can relax and think without any worries, which in my opinion is the Strong point of the show.

Sometimes in life, you just want to relax and escape from the harsh reality that this life gives. This anime offers you that experience.

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SanjiDesuWaa

almost 5 years ago

10

anime that is very fun and comfortable to watch. With cute visuals it makes the heart happy and the peace makes the heart peaceful. And this anime is so colorful that you don't get bored seeing it. The story is also interesting with a brief explanation we can clearly know about the life of the main character. The jokes are also funny and easy to digest, and the main advantage is that the girls are beautiful. The story is also very relaxed but still fun to continue. The monsters are also cute like playing in rpg games. Really recommends to watch.

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FieryToast

almost 5 years ago

8

I dont know why so many people are giving this show such a hard time. It´s a slice of life, if you want a lot of drama or fighting you will have to look elsewhere. This show is very relaxing, laid-back and doesn´t take itself too seriously. At the same time the characters seem one dimensional on the surface, but have some depht added to them unexpectedly. Basically if you like slice of life and cute anime girls, I recommend it. There are yuri undertones, but they are not overwhelming. If you are into shounen and drama, don´t watch. It probably won´t match your tastes and wewill have another 1 star review complaining about the lack of plot.

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Rem4lifexD

almost 5 years ago

10

This is such a great anime. Characters all have great personalities, animation quality is good and is an overdose of cuteness (Falfa and Shalsha UwU). Highly reccommended from me. Main premise is the MC overworks herself and dies though gets reincarnated and kills slimes everyday to become OP but wants to live a peaceful life instead of getting attention. Characters introduce themselves throughout it and they are all great imo. If there is any conflict it is quickly resolved and there isn’t too much drama going on so you can just kick back, relax and enjoy the show :). I guess you could say thestory and main tropes are a bit cliche though the way they are done in here is on a much higher tier than other anime. Definitely should give it a watch.

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rndomdde22

almost 5 years ago

4

i am the type that gives bad reviewed animes a chance,i look at things objectively and this anime really is an absolute GARBAGE, every 1 have his own taste and some ppl don't understand that a slice of life genre is not the same as action /drama genre and judge poorly for that reason, but it's not the case with this anime bcz its have poor story/plot , poor logic , repetitive,copy-paste from other animes and finally have some "se-x-sism" "se-x-sism" may sound retard or i am exaggerating things and its a story about female characters, but it's not the reason **********spoilers*************** from thevery beginning when the mc reincarnated, the "Megami" gave her immortality /beauty /no aging and other bonus like free house /some items etc

while acknowledging "its ok to be "se-x-sism" , honestly this part is not something worth mentioning nor worth taking seriously, personally, i find it so funny and hilarious

the problem is after that its keep showing guys been bad or simply mobs,like when u expect the girl who works at the guilt reception hall to expose the mc secret but instead a creep guy who peeps at other ppl business did,or those clients at the bar who enjoy been insulted, i mean u can't just make it a good humors without insulting guys? o.O

the story/plot

from an "isekai + slice of life" point of view: garbage

that's can be a good mix but its wasted: every single episode or 2 new character(s) added to live with the mc just to fill the story

we want the story to be isekai but too lazy to think /animate the beginning so here is a cartoon presentation of how its happened

the copy-paste:no need to explain, there is lots of examples and if u watched reincarnated as a slime , when rimuru was waiting his turn at the enterence of the Kingdom of Falmuth while riding ranga,the guys who attacked him got knocked in cartoon style ,so not only they mimic that,they kept using it to the point its bcm boring

the logic ......

dying from overworking and reincarnated:hmmm ok

not getting bored for living alone for 300 years without a single friend : NANI ?o.O

no villager noticing something wrong:NANI ?o.O

been too lazy to think about status and skills that can dramatically help lazy ppl been more lazy or for protection reasons: NANI ?o.O

the guild members didn't notice at all until the genius girl who works at the reception ask for the mc status check ? not a single test for 300 years ? :NANI ?o.O

the slime twins born from all the slimes souls that the mc kills for all this years ,1 of them call her mummy ,the other hold a grudge for 50 years training hard to kill the mc ,after she failed :i accept u :NANI ?o.O are u kidding me ,imaging a monster killing human for 300 years then the souls transform into 2 strong human or something ,1 of them call that monster mummy then justify it by saying "its ok sister monsters killing human around the world no need to hold a grudge "

the title and the plot :the first episode : here is your damn "ive been killing slimes for 300 years and maxed out my level" ,done : what o.O

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the art ,sound and character are good not gonna lie (its the only positive thing about this anime )

even for a slice of life ,the story could be far far far better than this

the 300 years could be filled with time skip events etc,i believe it could be a long series , but its wasted

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Elhwing

over 3 years ago

8

If you want to watch an "easy going" anime, a slice of life that takes place in a fantasy world with cute characters, you should give a try to Slime Taoshite ! Don't watch this for its isekai tag since it's almost non-existent, it's litteraly mentionned once in the very first minute of the anime, and afterwards, the reincarnation of the MC doesn't bring anything to the plot, except a few comic reliefs here and there. I've seen some bad reviews that criticise this anime for its lack of plot/character development, but this feels unfair. I mean, I could understand this can be seen asa flaw for "thriller" animes, ones like death note for instance where strategy has a big place in the plot and the viewer expects some nuanced characters in order to truly understand their motivations. But come on, if you've watched the trailer or read the synopsis for Slime Taoshite, the anime doesn't promise that kind of things at all. As a matter of fact, this show is only trying to depict the life of the MC in a fantasy world where she'll encounter new friends and each episode/chapter will narrate a small "adventure" in their everyday life, which is always resolved by the end of the episode.

Now I'm not saying this anime is enjoyable for everyone, it's a specitic type of anime, one where the plot won't have high stakes even in this fantasy world, and it's okay if that doesn't appeal to you, but all those reviews giving low grades to the anime because it was too "plain" feel innapropriate.

All in all, Iv'e enjoyed watching Slime Taoshite, I rate it 8 out of 10 because while being a nice watch, some episodes did feel a bit slow at times, or some scenes/jokes were too cliché, this is clearly not a master piece, but it remains entertaining.

If this anime sounds interesting to you, you can watch the first ( or 2 ) episodes : if you enjoyed them, you'll like the whole season, otherwise, you should probably drop because chances are you won't enjoy the rest of the season.

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AtsushiPilchzuki

4 months ago

8

I didn't expect to be watching such a unique series in my life. The plot is terribly thin and the action moves incredibly slowly. However, everything is so ienormous dyllic that it's incredibly relaxing and sympathetic to watch. I have no idea what the target group is, whether they are 12-year-olds or lesbians, but its ok. I have no idea what to expect in the second season, whether there will be more characters again, or on the contrary, the current characters will be deepened in terms of character. I see a great reseamblance between Halkara and Sławomir Mentzen (capacity for large amounts of beer, capitalismand physical features)

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Rigga

10 months ago

8

This show is essentially a comedy slice-of-life Isekai which is not concerned with adventure as much as generic wholesome character interactions. There is some adventure, but do not expect that to be the main appeal of the show. For a reference of another show which is similar in tone, the permise and concept is similar to Kuma-Kuma-Kuma bear, without the bear theme. To this end it is very effective, but it will probably not deliver on the usual OP MC Isekai fair, if that is what you are looking for. The show is much more relaxed and uninterested with genuine high-stakes battles. The premise is quitesimple: The main character dies of work-induced stress and is reincarnated into an immortal body of a witch in a fantastical world of swords and sorcery. She quickly adapts to living a simple life in the country, killing slimes and tending to her farm. After 300 years of near solitude, she has grown quite strong, and events cause people outside of the village to begin searching for her. We then follow the hijinks of someone trying to keep a low profile and live an ordinary life, while building a family with strange characters. There isn't really much of a story, and what is there is little more than an excuse to introduce characters to one another and get them to interact.

The OP MC trope is mostly there to provide security to the MC and give them an excuse to give proud characters a sense of perspective and softly humbling them without really changing their personalities. It also grants her various useful magical abilities to solve various peoples problems, along with surviving amusing but otherwise dangerous situations. Besides making the audience feel more relaxed that things will work out, it is mostly an aesthetic choice.

The artstyle is moderate, characters remain on model and the designs are in a consistent style befitting the tone and mood. The characters are cute and fit into the simplistic style of the world. It is nothing particularly unique but the entire show isn't really anything special to begin with, just generally high quality and keeping up to standards. General production is high quality and the pacing may feel slow but it's a byproduct of the genre as a whole.

The show will ultimately remain divisive, mostly because all character shows will be divisive for one reason or another. Don't expect any high concept stuff, and you may be pleasantly surprised with the atmosphere. The show is mostly here for chill vibes, and I am personally okay with a show not providing anything more than that, but I know many people have taken a negative view of this show for that very reason. For that, I cannot give it a recommend, even if it is a solid product IMO.

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