# Rimuru Tempest Rimuru Tempest asks the viewer to accept an identity change before anything else: a past life as Satoru Mikami gives way to a startlingly young new existence. The pleasure comes from how lightly Rimuru wears that discontinuity. The character never feels trapped inside a solemn thought experiment about the self. Adaptation instead feels active and immediate, as if curiosity can get to an unfamiliar situation before anxiety does. That buoyancy makes the long run inviting. Rimuru gives the series a center that can absorb greater pressure without losing its conversational warmth. ## Fast Facts - **Japanese name:** リムル・テンペスト - **Age:** 37 (past life) → 3 - **Gender:** Male (past life) → Agender - **Japanese VA:** Miho Okasaki - **English VA:** Brittney Karbowski ## Appearance Rimuru's screen presence reads instantly, even when a scene grows busy. The visual impression favors clarity and approachability, helping the character move between comedy and tension without making either mode feel like a costume change. There is a useful contrast between that inviting image and the authority implied by Milord. A pause can consequently land as charming uncertainty in one scene and composed control in another. The design keeps attention on Rimuru's reactions and on how the room seems to change when that composure takes hold. ## Personality Rimuru is most enjoyable when calm competence becomes part of the comedy. The character tends to make a situation feel manageable, but never so mechanically that the human trace of Satoru Mikami disappears. Miho Okasaki preserves that balance in Japanese with a bright, flexible performance. Brittney Karbowski gives the English version comparable ease, keeping quick reactions lively without turning every beat into a punchline. Rimuru can carry authority while remaining pleasant company, a quality that matters across a long series. Constant anguish is unnecessary here. The pleasure rests in watching judgment take shape in real time, with humor softening the edges rather than erasing the pressure. ## Rimuru Tempest's Story ### Spoiler-free introduction The opening establishes a clean break between Satoru Mikami's past life and Rimuru Tempest's new one. The person watching this unfamiliar existence unfold has a previous perspective to draw on, although the identity now forming cannot be reduced to that history. Early material gets considerable mileage from the mismatch. Rimuru can seem new to a moment and oddly settled inside it at once. Discovery is allowed to be funny instead of becoming a checklist of explanations. For a first-time viewer, the useful thread is Rimuru's habit of meeting change with attention. It supplies emotional continuity while nearly everything else feels open, and it gives the early comedy a point of view rather than leaving it to run on novelty alone. ### Spoilers beyond the 2018 series As the story continues, Rimuru's adaptability begins to carry a different weight. What first plays as an appealing response to personal change becomes the quality through which wider pressures are judged. Later seasons ask more of the relaxed presence that made the opening so friendly. Authority can make kindness consequential, while confidence can close off choices as readily as it opens them. The performance does not announce every burden with a grand change of tone. Familiar warmth sits beside harder decisions, leaving the viewer to notice when reassurance has become responsibility. Patience with Rimuru's composure pays off here. Steadiness stops being only a source of comfort and becomes something the audience is invited to examine. ## Watch Rimuru Tempest's Story Start with That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime from 2018. It introduces the identity shift and the tone that later material develops, so beginning elsewhere would flatten the pleasure of getting to know Rimuru. The availability section matches each appearance with its current legal streaming options. Continue in release order, checking that section as you go because services differ between installments. **Start here:** [That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime](https://hozuna.com/anime/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime) — Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Hulu - [That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime](https://hozuna.com/anime/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime) (2018) — Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Hulu - [That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-season-2) (2021) — Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix - [That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-season-2-part-2) (2021) — Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix - [That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3](https://hozuna.com/anime/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-season-3) (2024) — Crunchyroll, Netflix - [That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-season-4) (2026) — Crunchyroll, Netflix ## Questions **Who voices Rimuru Tempest in English?** Brittney Karbowski voices Rimuru Tempest in English. Her performance keeps Rimuru personable while allowing authority to land without an abrupt change in character. **Who voices Rimuru Tempest in Japanese?** Miho Okasaki voices Rimuru Tempest in Japanese. She gives the character an alert, approachable energy that suits quiet reactions and comic timing. **When does Rimuru Tempest first appear?** Begin with That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime from 2018. It gives Rimuru's change from Satoru Mikami the context that later installments assume. **Where can I legally watch Rimuru Tempest?** Use the availability section attached to the appearances on this page. It shows legal services separately for each installment because one service may not carry every season. **Is Rimuru Tempest the same person as Satoru Mikami?** Satoru Mikami is Rimuru's past-life identity. Their continuity gives the new existence emotional context without making it feel like a simple change of name. **Why do descriptions of Rimuru's gender differ?** Rimuru is male in the past life and agender in the new identity. That distinction keeps two parts of the character's existence from being forced into one label. **Is Rimuru Tempest worth watching for?** Yes, especially if you enjoy a lead whose adaptability is pleasant company. Rimuru makes a long story feel welcoming, while the tension between warmth and authority holds attention.