Manga Review | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Trinity in Tempest Volume 1 by Tae Tono

October 29, 2020 In Manga Reviews

This was such a cute read! I haven’t read That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime before but I’d heard lots of good things about it so I was looking forward to diving into this spin-off.

There were many scenes which were pretty cute and had me giggling, I think it’s a great little introduction to the main story too as it shows so many different characters, will definitely be checking it out at some point.

Read on for my full review of the first volume.

Title: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Trinity in Tempest
Volume: 1
Creator: Fuse
Artist: Tae Tono
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: 3rd November 2020
Pages: 160
Format: e-ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley (this in no way affects my review which is honest and unbiased)
Rating:

Synopsis

‘The new spinoff manga to the hit fantasy isekai series, developed by original creator Fuse! Against the odds, the little slime Rimiru has established his magical kingdom for all monsters, called Tempest, and it’s thriving. But three visitors, Phos the fox girl, Stella the dragon girl, and Nemu the winged girl, come to pay Tempest a visit, they’re stunned at just how quickly it’s developed. Don’t miss this new story in the world of Slime, just as the second season of the anime arrives!

EVERY DAY IS MAGICAL IN THE LAND OF MONSTERS!

Against the odds, the little slime Rimuru has established Tempest, his magical country for all monsters, and it’s thriving. Three visitors, Phos the fox girl, Stella the dragon girl, and Nemu the winged girl, come to pay Tempest a visit, and they’re stunned at just how quickly it’s developed.’

Review

This was such a cute read! I haven’t read or watched That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (‘TTIGRAAS’) before but I’d heard lots of good things about it so I was looking forward to diving into this.

The first volume largely followed Phos from the beginning, a fox girl with a tail that another of the main characters, Nemu (a harpy) is pretty much in love with cause of its fluffiness. Phos has been sent to Tempest to see what it’s like, and straight away she’s shocked at how it isn’t a case of survival of the fittest like where she’s from.

I had to read up a little on TTIGRAAS and found that Rimiru is a human who’s ended up in the magical kingdom as a slime, so I guess it’s no surprise that his kingdom follows basic good humanity traits like letting anyone earn money as long as they work.

The next of the Trinity themselves we meet is Stella, and she’s visiting the kingdom to learn ways to please the head of her kingdom. Phos is initially wary of her, since she’s part of a guard services, but she lets her worries fall away as soon as she realises she’s just there to observe the kingdom too.

Nemu arrives toward the end and she seems like a pretty lazy character, she doesn’t want to work at all. In the end she ends up working to pay off a debt and it turns out she’s good at what she has to do, so gets offered a job there full-time.

The artwork was likewise very cute on the whole, and I think if I was already a fan of TTIGRAAS then I’d have really loved it. In the end, it doesn’t quite have enough happening for me as a whole volume, hence the 3.5 rating.