There is no doubt that “Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)” is one of the most popular franchises today, not only in terms of anime, but also for being one of the best-selling light novels in Japan. The long-awaited third season of the anime adaptation is currently airing.although, Some fans started to get upset for a very particular reason: there are too many meetings and not enough action!

When it comes to anime, fans obviously expect to witness spectacular battles and exciting outcomes, and while this third season promises that, The viewer must watch, so far, a total of six episodes in which the group of protagonists or the villains on duty sit down for a meeting. and talk throughout the episode.

All of these meetings are clearly a factor in the worldwide construction of the franchise. (i.e. laying the foundations on which the world of “Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken” operates), and are certainly a detail appreciated by anyone interested in this type of information. It's pretty clear that they also serve as a precedent for the battles in the upcoming episodes, so they're taking the time to prepare and set the stage for that.

Although it may not seem like it, the encounters in “Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken” are a crucial factor in the plot that emerges from the source material. In the light novels, the meetings are a large part of the plot and serve to learn about Rimuru Tempest's views, his inner thoughts, and the dilemmas he faces. In fact, many argue that if these scenes didn't exist, Rimuru Tempest would still be a one-dimensional character who ultimately just ends up "doing things just because." In many ways, some argue that this is what should have been done with “Classroom of the Elite,” where many of Kiyotaka Ayanokoji’s monologues are omitted.

But as with anything, there is a wide range of positive and negative opinions about the development of the third season of this popular series. However, it is more than evident that everyone will forget about this when the confrontation between Rimuru Tempest's group and Hinata Sakaguchi's group finally begins:

• «I think the problem is the direction of the anime. If there is a worse way to build the world, I haven't seen it yet. The episodes are not well paced, sometimes it's like you're watching still images. And the fact that for 5 consecutive episodes it's just meeting after meeting after meeting, information after information after information».
• «And it's all done in the most bland and unimaginative way possible. The first season was very good at world-building. That's literally what attracted most of the fanbase, but the world-building was done through actual exploration of the world.».
• «We've all read light novels or mangas, so it's not like we don't have the attention span to follow the worldbuilding. The problem is that the episodes are poorly paced, low budget, and poorly directed. So yeah, I agree with the people who say this season was a disappointment.».
• «I have no problem with the encounters in the light novel or manga. I have a lot of problems with them in the anime. In the light novel it works, you can read at your own pace, which makes the experience much faster. The anime stretches the dialogue to fit 24 minutes of something you could have read in 5 minutes. The pacing is not adequate, despite being very faithful. The context of the dialogue is not the problem, but the way it is presented.».
• «Tensura never had the kind of action you're talking about, but it still had episodes with characters moving. You know, moving pictures? Their body parts moving? Not just their mouths, but their entire bodies. The anime couldn't even match the quality of the light novel or manga, even if it tried to be original.».
• «Presentation and direction are essential and fundamental to this. You have to realize that watching meetings, where they mostly just sit and talk, with the occasional photo, is not the most exciting, but if you do it weekly, multiple times, you will annoy the crowd. The information in them is fantastic, but it is a dump of repeated exposition when it is the same information, just retold to other characters, plus characters and visuals barely move on screen, that is the reaction you would get.».
• «The reunions are one of my favorite parts of Tensura, every time there is a reunion they drop a big bombshell or introduce something new, but the reunions in season 3 feel like they are trying to save on the animation budget. They don't have to go into depth every time they explain the same information. This time not everyone is Hinata, but everyone is Hinata».
• «Everyone is losing the point of complaining. Courtrooms CAN be exciting. Just don’t liven up an entire episode with people sitting in static poses. Have them stand up, walk around the room, bang on the table, get passionate, reference what they’re talking about, get the audience involved in the conversation, get their eyes to light up, get some people to get bored, etc. etc. SHOW MORE than you tell. People watch court shows for this very reason. Most people are sitting down, but there’s still something visually appealing.».
• «It's true, nowadays we are conditioned to look for more action-packed shows. I don't mind reunions, but it would help the series a lot to reduce them a bit and eliminate scenes that don't sufficiently serve the progression of the narrative. In my opinion, this series would be better if it were a little more condensed. I still like it, it's an acceptable series, but it could be a refined series with a better pace.».

Source: Twitter