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In episode 6 of _That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime_ , Shizue notices
that Rimuru is Japanese after he says “I’m not a bad Slime” which is
apparently a reference from a game she heard about from a friend she had. We
then discover that she got engulfed in flames during an air raid.

Excuse me if I’m wrong, but this seems like an air raid from WW2 and I don’t
think there were any games back then. Is she referring to a board game or
party game, or have I just got my history mixed up?

I’m curious as to what game she is referring to as well. Where did the idea of
living slimes originally come from? Is she referring to a “ _tabletop RPG_ ”?
Where did that quote actually come from?


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What was the “I’m not a bad slime” reference?


**What was the “I’m not a bad slime” reference?** A web search got me results
regarding a game called [Dragon
Quest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_\(Dragon_Quest\)). Apparently,
friendly slimes in that game greet players with 'I'm not a bad slime!' This is
most likely a reference to that game.

In addition, I also found
[this](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/9uf14f/tensei_shitara_slime_datta_ken_episode_6/e93u0jb/),
which says this is a reference to **Dragon Quest**.

**Regarding the air raids** : From the [link](https://anime-
tip.com/sahplant/ten-sura/10288#toc8) given by @AkiTanaka , a Japanese fan
speculated that Shizue, who was summoned during the air raids in the 1940's,
laughed not because she knew it was from a game or that she came from a time
when the game already existed but **because it reminded her of a friend** ,
most likely summoned from a time where video games (especially Dragon Quest)
already existed, **who told her about this**. Also, as @RossRidge said, the
air raid was most likely the [Bombing of
Tokyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo_\(10_March_1945\)),
which coincides with what is stated in Shizue's [wiki
page](http://tensura.wikia.com/wiki/Shizue_Izawa#Background).

Update: As @RossRidge mentioned, this was confirmed in **Episode 8** , with
Shizue saying:

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W8zqV.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W8zqV.jpg)It
> was a school for kids from other worlds. ... It was one of them that taught
> me that video game line you quoted.


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