In a recent interview, Riichiro Umetsu, the editor of That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime manga and light novel series, and Shinichiro Narita, the anime’s producer, discussed which characters they believe deserve more appreciation from fans. When asked about characters who deserve more recognition, Umetsu immediately brought up Gobta.
He emphasized Gobta’s knack for connecting with people and suggested that the character’s charm is often underestimated.
“Gobta (laughs). He is an underling, but you can kind of say he is the bad friend that you can goof off together with. He can see eye-to-eye with people, so I think he’s a character that deserves more attention.”
On the other hand, the producer mentioned Beretta, a character he feels is frequently overlooked despite their significant role in the plot.
The Underrated Backbone of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
“So in this world of very unique characters, I would have to say Beretta. Because they are tossed around in the plot a lot, but have a very strong backbone and put in a lot of effort to keep living. So that should be a focus point. Please give them more love because they are trying their best.”
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Fuse and illustrated by Mitz Vah. It was serialized online from 2013 to 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shosetsuka ni Naro. The series was later acquired by Micro Magazine, which published the first light novel volume in 2014. As of October 2023, twenty-one volumes have been released.
Taiki Kawakami launched a manga adaptation in Kodansha’s shonen manga magazine Monthly Shonen Sirius on March 26, 2015, and there are five manga spin-offs.
An anime television series adaptation, produced by Eight Bit, aired from October 2018 to March 2019. A second season aired from January to September 2021, and an anime adaptation of the second spin-off manga aired from April to June 2021.
Season 3 of the anime began airing on April 5, 2024. An anime film was released in November 2022, and a three-episode original net animation spin-off titled Visions of Coleus was released in November 2023.
