Anime
October 2018 – present
8 years in service
Still going
Where to keep reading
Select the season you finished to find your continuation.
Open the light novel
Series Run
Web novel
2013–2016
ran 3 years
Finished
Light novel
May 2014 – present
12 years in service
Still going
Manga
March 2015 – present
11 years in service
Still going
Source material
Some stories start as a novel, then a comic, then an anime. Pickup below names the medium the recommendation is for.
| Work | Role | Score | Ran | Vols | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Web novel TenSura web novel 2013–2016 · ran 3 years | Earlier / other edition | — | 2013–2016 ran 3 years | — | — |
Light novel That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2014–present · 12 years in service | Anime follows this | — | 2014–present 12 years in service | — | — |
Manga TenSura manga 2015–present · 11 years in service | Earlier / other edition | — | 2015–present 11 years in service | — | — |
- Light novel. The light novels are the canonical pickup after the anime.
- Manga. A solid parallel adaptation, slightly behind the novels.
English edition
Where the official translation stands, when the next volume is due, and where to buy the recommended pickup.
Light novel
Caught upYen On
English novels through the empire setup
Next English: New volumes every few months
Manga
Licensed, trailing JapanKodansha USA
English manga ongoing, behind the novels
Audiobook
We only show Audible when an English audiobook edition is confirmed.
