Tempest throws a feast for the living and the dragon, Rimuru announces he is a demon lord who is going to pick a fight with Clayman, and then Gazel, Fuze, and a Thalion archduke walk in like the human world RSVP’d to the problem. The visitors are not here for cake.
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Hook
Tempest throws a feast for the living and the dragon, Rimuru announces he is a demon lord who is going to pick a fight with Clayman, and then Gazel, Fuze, and a Thalion archduke walk in like the human world RSVP’d to the problem. The visitors are not here for cake.
This page is the sequential stop after Episode 12 — not a random recap dump. Scores below are for this 24 minutes only.
Quick Information
- Anime: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
- Season / Episode: Season 2, Episode 13 (overall #37)
- English title: The Visitors
- Japanese episode title: 訪れる者たち
- Runtime: ~24 minutes
- Studio: 8bit
- Original air date: July 6, 2021
- Kagex score: 8.4 / 10
- Where to watch legally: Crunchyroll (region-dependent)
Should You Watch It?
Watch it as the second-cour handshake: celebration, then a multinational meeting. Skip it and the Youm-for-king plan and Walpurgis politics have no table. Talkier than Megiddo, still required. Sequential after Veldora. If you like this show’s council episodes, you are home.
Beginner-friendly? No as a start point. Watch from Season 1 Episode 1. This installment assumes you already know Tempest’s core cast — Rimuru at minimum.
Bottom line: sequential viewers should not skip “The Visitors.” Fight-only watchers may feel the talkier stretches; nation-building fans will not.
Spoiler Warning
Spoilers for Season 2 Episode 13 (“The Visitors”) follow. Stop above for a clean first watch. This page does not spoil later episodes.
Story Recap
A feast that is also a press conference
The party for the revived and for Veldora is real joy with a podium hiding under the plates. Rimuru tells his people the future: he will announce himself to the world as a demon lord and he will go at Clayman. No more hoping the West files them under “weird forest.” They are going to pick the font.
Shion eating, Diablo standing like a butler-shaped omen, Veldora being loud — the family photo of a country that just committed a massacre and a miracle in the same week. The feast is allowed. The speech is the bill.
Party for the revived and for Veldora is real joy with a podium under the plates.
Kings RSVPing to a newborn lord is the map admitting the magnet worked, and the visitors are not a party: they are a seating chart that can still kill the town.
Declare the title, declare the war
Going public as a demon lord is a security choice. Hiding did not stop Falmuth. Raphael can model the board: Clayman used Falmuth and is using Milim’s name. The counter is visibility plus a targeted war, not another cave. Rimuru’s quiet-life dream gets a formal funeral in a toast.
The cabinet hears “we tell the world” as both pride and incoming knights. Benimaru already has the field-commander face on. Souei starts thinking in assassination graphs. The visitors have not even arrived and Tempest is already a wartime capital again.
Going public as a demon lord is a security choice. Hiding did not stop Falmuth. Raphael models the board: Clayman used Falmuth and is using Milim’s name. Counter is visibility plus targeted war, not another cave.
Gazel, Fuze, and a father-in-law from Thalion
Gazel Dwargo arrives because a partner just became a demon lord on his border. Fuze of Blumund arrives because the small human kingdom that has been adjacent to this mess needs a chair. Archduke Elalude of Thalion arrives because Ellen is his daughter and a slime has been dragging his house into folklore. The meeting is not optional. It is the human-adjacent world kicking the door in before the Church does.
Three different human polities, three different fears, one table in a monster capital that still smells like revival and Megiddo. Rimuru has to host the people who might sanction him. That is the job he hired for when he named goblins.
Gazel because a partner just became a demon lord on his border.
What kind of demon lord, asked by kings
The important meeting is the episode’s second half: not yet the full congress-dances circus, the opening statements. Is Tempest a Falmuth-shaped threat. Can Youm be a story. What does Veldora in the open air mean. Gazel tests. Fuze calculates. Elalude measures the man who took his daughter into a forest funeral and a three-percent plan.
Rimuru’s answer has to be the same person who asked Myulan questions instead of executing her, and also the person who ran Megiddo. Both. The visitors came to see which face is the real one. The hour does not finish the verdict. It starts the exam.
Is Tempest a Falmuth-shaped threat. Can Youm be a story. What does Veldora in open air mean. Gazel tests. Fuze calculates.
A capital full of other people’s homework
By the end, Tempest is a conference center. Clayman is still the enemy. Milim is still a rumor of war. The visitors are the new constraint: Rimuru cannot only be Jura’s mayor. He is a demon lord with human allies in the building who would like not to be collateral.
The feast dishes get cold. That is the second cour in a sentence. Joy, then paperwork with swords in the coat-check.
By the end Tempest is a conference center. Clayman still the enemy. Milim still a rumor of war. Visitors the new constraint: cannot only be Jura’s mayor. Demon lord with human allies in the building who would like not to be collateral. Feast dishes get cold. Second cour in a sentence.
Story Analysis
Episode 37 is a council premiere, and it is honest about the post-Megiddo world: you do not get to festival in private. Gazel/Fuze/Elalude as a three-note human chord is smart casting of nations. Rimuru declaring the demon-lord war in a feast is character — he has learned that silence is not safety. Veldora as the elephant who is also the uncle is comedy with strategic weight.
Pacing is party then summit. Comedy is Veldora and Shion. World-building: multinational crisis meetings in a monster capital, Thalion as a sorcerous human dynasty, Blumund as the small neighbor. Required setup. Not a banger. A table being set for four more table episodes, which is a lot, but the pieces need chairs.
Council premiere honest about post-Megiddo: you do not get to festival in private. Gazel/Fuze/Elalude as a three-note human chord is smart casting of nations. Declaring the demon-lord war in a feast is character — silence is not safety. Veldora as elephant who is also uncle is comedy with strategic weight. Party then summit. Veldora and Shion comedy. Thalion sorcerous dynasty, Blumund small neighbor. Required setup. Not a banger. Table for more table episodes, which is a lot, but pieces need chairs. Elalude means Ellen’s tale had a duchy. Three polities as a bloc forming. I like visitors hours more than binge culture does. Gazel after Megiddo is friendship tested. Veldora at the feast is the joy the grim cour earned. Analysis is the exam starting, not finishing. Hybrid language. Both faces. Visitors came to see which is real.
Character Analysis
Rimuru as host-defendant. Gazel as the ally who can still fail him. Fuze as Blumund’s brain. Elalude as Ellen’s father with a duchy behind him. Veldora as the unleashed houseguest. Shion as proof of the Festival.
Diablo as the thing the visitors will stare at. Benimaru as military attaché. Ellen in the background of Elalude’s motives. Clayman as the empty chair the meeting is about. Lots of names. Gazel’s face when Veldora is mentioned is the scene.
Rimuru host-defendant. Gazel ally who can still fail him. Fuze Blumund’s brain. Elalude Ellen’s father with a duchy. Veldora unleashed houseguest. Shion proof of the Festival. Diablo the thing visitors will stare at. Benimaru military attaché. Ellen in the background of Elalude’s motives. Clayman empty chair the meeting is about. Lots of names. Gazel’s face when Veldora is mentioned is the scene. Three fears, one table. Hybrid mayor-lord performing for kings. Shion eating as evidence. Diablo pouring tea as omen. Veldora loud as agenda. The visitors are the cast that makes the second cour a summit, not only a war. Elalude measuring the three-percent man. Fuze calculating small-kingdom math. Gazel testing.
World Building
Demon-lord announcement as foreign policy. Human kingdoms demanding a meeting rather than a crusade — a fork Falmuth did not take. Thalion, Blumund, Dwargon as a possible bloc. A storm dragon as a disclosed asset. Feasts as cover for summits.
The Western map sending diplomats instead of only knights is a new rule unlocked by Megiddo’s shock. Tempest as a venue other nations will travel to. That venue status is power and a target. Clayman’s Walpurgis invitation is coming; this meeting is the mortal world’s Walpurgis first.
Demon-lord announcement as foreign policy. Human kingdoms demanding a meeting rather than a crusade — a fork Falmuth did not take. Thalion, Blumund, Dwargon as a possible bloc. Storm dragon as a disclosed asset. Feasts as cover for summits. Western map sending diplomats instead of only knights is a new rule unlocked by Megiddo’s shock. Tempest as a venue other nations will travel to. Venue status is power and a target.
Nothing here is later-arc homework. If a name or rule is only teased, it stays a tease.
Animation
Feast colors, then a serious table. Veldora in a banquet is the visual gag. Visiting rulers’ designs. 8bit does pageantry and talking heads. Fine. Not Megiddo. The group shot of human leaders in a monster hall is the image the cour needs. Clean, readable, a little long in the speeches if you hate meetings. You should not hate this meeting.
Feast colors, then a serious table. Veldora in a banquet is the visual gag. Visiting rulers’ designs. Pageantry and talking heads. Fine. Not Megiddo.
Kagex animation score for this episode: 8.1 / 10 — peaks vs average cuts, not a sakuga clip ranking.
Music and Voice Acting
Score 8.2. 8bit’s TV mix leans on Elements Garden sting + silence. Japanese track is the reference for Rimuru’s dual register (cute slime vs office-brain). Dub timing varies by season; don’t wait on it to judge the episode.
Hidden Details
- Elalude showing up means Ellen’s fairy tale had a duchy attached.
- Declaring the Clayman war at a feast is Rimuru refusing to let joy be apolitical.
- Three human polities at one table is a bloc forming whether they use the word or not.
Best Moments
- Rimuru telling the party he is going public as a demon lord.
- Gazel walking into a capital that now has Veldora in it.
- Elalude measuring the slime who involved his daughter in a three-percent plan.
Pros & Cons
Pros: Specific to “The Visitors” — A feast that becomes a summit. Required second-cour door: visitors, titles, a war announced over plates.
Cons: Requires earlier episodes. Viewers who only want climax fights may call the political / logistics scenes slow even when they are load-bearing.
Final Verdict
Kagex overall: 8.4 / 10 — A feast that becomes a summit. Required second-cour door: visitors, titles, a war announced over plates.
- Story: 8.5
- Characters: 8.6
- Animation: 8.1
- Music: 8.2
- Enjoyment: 8.3
I like the visitors hour more than binge culture does. Gazel showing up after Megiddo is the friendship getting tested for real. Veldora at the feast is the joy the grim cour earned.
What to Expect Next
Next week the meeting continues, and a familiar face sits down while clowns make a Clayman-shaped plan.
Next: Season 2 Episode 14 — A Meeting of Humans and Monsters. Watch legally on Crunchyroll.
FAQ
Do I need to watch Season 2 Episode 13?
Yes if you are watching the TV series in order. Skipping “The Visitors” leaves a hole later episodes assume you have.
What is the Japanese title?
訪れる者たち — Crunchyroll English title is “The Visitors.”
When did it air?
July 6, 2021 in Japan. ~24 minutes. Studio 8bit.
Is this Season 2 filler?
No. Tensura’s “quiet” hours are usually nation, diplomacy, or setup — not recap filler.
Where does this sit in the overall count?
Overall TV episode 37 of the main series (S1–S3 are 72; Season 4 continues from 73).
Should I watch Slime Diaries first?
No. Diaries is optional comedy. This review is the main TV track.
Where are character guides?
Tensura characters — Rimuru, Veldora, Milim, and the Tempest officers.
Where are facts / spoilers for the franchise?
Fact and Spoilers on the hub. This episode page stays inside Episode 13.
Keep exploring
- Tensura anime hub
- Season 1 review
- Overall review
- Previous: Season 2 Episode 12 — The One Unleashed
- Next: Season 2 Episode 14 — A Meeting of Humans and Monsters
- Characters
- Fact and Spoilers
Your turn
Was “The Visitors” a continue episode or a skip-risk for you? Favorite beat? Who should get the next character page?
Sources: Crunchyroll episode titles; Wikipedia list of Tensura episodes; official Tensura anime site.
