

Episode 12: “The Gears Spin Out of Control”
- 12 of 24
- December 18, 2018
- 23 min
- Aired
Contents
| Series | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime |
|---|---|
| Episode | 12 of 24 |
| Original air date | December 18, 2018 |
| Episode length | 23 min |
| Studio | 8bit |
| Previous episode | Episode 11: “Gabiru Is Here!” |
| Next episode | Episode 13: “The Great Clash” |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll, Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu |
“The Gears Spin Out of Control” is episode 12 of the anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. It first aired on December 18, 2018.
Summary
The summary below describes what happens in this episode.
Treyni, one of the Dryads responsible for the forest, takes action after observing Rimuru Tempest’s growing prominence there. She asks Rimuru Tempest to defeat the Orc Lord.
Characters in this episode
Music in this episode
- OP 1“Nameless Story” — Takuma TerashimaAnimeThemes
- ED 1“Another colony” — TRUEAnimeThemes
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About the series

After dying in his former life, a man awakens in a fantasy world in the form of a slime and takes the name Rimuru Tempest. The story follows his first steps in this unfamiliar setting and his effort to build a society where different races can live together, using the unusual perspective of a creature often seen as…
Read the article →References
- “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”. Kitsu. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- “Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved October 27, 2026.
- “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
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