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In an episode of _That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime_ , Rimuru is
beginning to talk to his villagers. See [episode
3](https://www.crunchyroll.com/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-
slime/episode-3-battle-at-the-goblin-village-777521), timecode 17:30.

![Rimuru on tree stump wearing fake mustache. He says, "Right, it took five
minutes for all of you to quiet down."](https://i.stack.imgur.com/an88Rl.jpg)

> Right, it took five minutes for all of you to quiet down.

He waits momentarily to give them a chance to respond, then thinks to himself
after no response:

> They didn't get my best joke?!

Unfortunately, neither do I. It appears to involve the fake mustache, which he
discards soon after that. My guess is that this scenario would be familiar to
a Japanese audience.

**What is the "joke" Rimuru is making?** If it is something from Japanese
culture, why would he think the evolved goblins and direwolves from this
different world would understand it?


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What is the context for Rimuru's joke about taking five minutes for the audience to quiet down?


In a YouTube [reaction video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYL18fvLFfk) a
commenter by the name of Fernando Moraga said that the joke was referencing
the trainer in _Slam Dunk_. I have not watched that series, but I did look up
the character, whose name is **Mitsuyoshi Anzai**. Here is a picture:

[![bust of Mitsuyoshi
Anzai](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LXXmN.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LXXmN.jpg)

I was unable to find a quote that was anything like what Rimuru said, but
descriptions of him say he mellowed out after a star student of his died in a
traffic accident. His nickname shifted from "White Haired Devil" to "White
Haired Buddha", which somehow seems to fit.

Let me know if this is way off base. I'm fairly confident it is accurate,
though. I'll also see if I can get further data from Fernando.


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> What is the "joke" Rimuru is making?

As stated on [絢瀬絵里's
comment](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49657/what-is-the-context-
for-rimurus-joke#comment63625_49657) and [W. Are's
comment](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49657/what-is-the-context-
for-rimurus-joke#comment63696_49657), most likely it refers to **a school
principal/teacher**.

Reading the live-reaction of Japanese fans when that specific scene was
broadcasted, all referred to "school principal"

>   * [どこの校長先生だよｗｗ](https://twitter.com/Akrnai_29/status/1051855186128384006)
> (which school's principal lol)
>   *
> [校長ネタ(´^ω^｀)ﾌﾞﾌｫwww](https://twitter.com/kamui10karasi/status/1051855195909419008)
> (school principal joke lol)
>   *
> [校長先生みたいなことを言うなww](https://twitter.com/evi1101/status/1051855205917028352)
> (don't say something a school principal likes to do lol)
>   *
> [校長先生気取りｗｗｗｗｗ](https://twitter.com/hotate0ishi77/status/1051855269255237633)
> (school principal pretension lolol)
>   * [固有スキル＜校長＞](https://twitter.com/go3chicken/status/1051855242784980993)
> (Native Skill <School Principal>)
>

Another [Japanese fan](https://xn--cck5dwcu03uy0yb.com/?p=1449) also wrote an
article about this, in which the writer acknowledged their own experience,

> 「皆さんが静かになるまで5分かかりました」の元ネタは学校の先生ですね。笑  
>  そういう先生いませんでしたか？私の周りにももれなくいたのですごく笑ってしまいました。  
>  「皆さんが静かになるまで5分かかりました」先生は全国区なのかもしれないですね。
>
> Looks like the origin of "It took 5 minutes for all of you to quiet down" is
> a school teacher. lol  
>  Did such teachers not exist? Because without a doubt there was one around
> me, I laughed very hard.  
>  These teachers are probably a national constituency.

So, this is not only an entertainment trope, but it's also a real-life
reference.

* * *

> If it is something from Japanese culture, why would he think the evolved
> goblins and direwolves from this different world would understand it?

No one knows... but considering he likes to spout his local jokes, I don't
think it's too surprising for him to do this... maybe a habit as a humorous
person?

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Live reaction sources:

  * [アニコ便 (Japanese)](http://anicobin.ldblog.jp/archives/54295497.html)
  * [ころアニ (Japanese)](http://coroani-anime.ldblog.jp/archives/13010138.html)


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