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Arc Almanac

3 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime / Arc 1

Arc 1 of 22 in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Arc 1: Volume 1

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Seen by the end of Season 1.

Seen by the end of Season 2 — Part 1.

Seen by the end of Season 2 — Part 2.

Seen by the end of Scarlet Bond.

Seen by the end of Season 3.

Seen by the end of Tears of the Azure Sea.

Seen by the end of Season 4 — Cour 1.

Seen by the end of Season 4 — Cour 2.

What happens

A newly reincarnated slime befriends a dragon and helps a goblin village. Encounters with dwarves and a human adventurer give Rimuru a place in this unfamiliar world.

Parts of this arc

  1. Prologue
  2. Chapter 1
  3. Interlude 1
  4. Chapter 2
  5. Interlude 2
  6. Chapter 3
  7. Interlude 3
  8. Chapter 4
  9. Final
  10. Side 1

Where it sits

Volume 1 in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 1v01prologue–v01side01Japanese
Light novelVol 1v01prologue–v01side01English
MangaVol 2Chapter 10Japanese
MangaVol 2Chapter 10English
AnimeSeason 1Season 1, episodes 1–8—

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