Slime Saint (スライム聖女, Suraimu Seijo) is a Japanese manga series written by Aira Yao and illustrated by Umashi. It began serialization on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website and the Nico Nico Seiga website under Shueisha's Isekai Young Jump brand in December 2023.
| Slime Saint | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| スライム聖女 (Suraimu Seijo) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy comedy[1][2] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Aira Yao |
| Illustrated by | Umashi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Original run | December 12, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
Synopsis
editThe series focuses on an unnamed slime who has inhabited the corpse of Jelly Aspic, a saint. The slime took over Jelly's body without any prior knowledge of who Jelly was, and when she later learns of Jelly's reputation as a cruel wicked woman, she tries to avoid getting killed.
Characters
edit- Jelly Aspic (ジェリィ・アスピック, Jeryī Asupikku)
- Voiced by: Sora Amamiya (PV)[1]
- Erin (エリン)
- Voiced by: Ai Kakuma (PV)[1]
- Will (ウィル, Uiru)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (PV)[1]
- Markov (マルコフ, Marukofu)
- Voiced by: Mutsuki Iwanaka (PV)[1]
- Rumiru (ルミル)
- Voiced by: Nozomi Furuki (PV)[1]
Media
editManga
editWritten by Aira Yao and illustrated by Umashi, Slime Saint began serialization on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website and the Nico Nico Seiga website under Shueisha's Isekai Young Jump brand on December 12, 2023.[3] Its chapters have been compiled into five tankōbon volumes as of September 2025.[4]
In December 2025, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the manga for English publication, with the first volume set to be released in November 2026.[5]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 18, 2024[6] | 978-4-08-893335-1 | November 24, 2026[7] | 979-8-89863-499-5 |
| 2 | September 19, 2024[8] | 978-4-08-893366-5 | — | — |
| 3 | January 17, 2025[9] | 978-4-08-893544-7 | — | — |
| 4 | June 18, 2025[10] | 978-4-08-893724-3 | — | — |
| 5 | September 19, 2025[4] | 978-4-08-893820-2 | — | — |
| 6 | February 19, 2026[11] | 978-4-08-894154-7 | — | — |
Other
editIn commemoration of the first volume's release on July 18, 2024, a promotional video was uploaded to the Weekly Young Jump YouTube channel that same day. It featured voice acting from Sora Amamiya, Kaito Ishikawa, Mutsuki Iwanaka, Ai Kakuma and Nozomi Furuki.[1]
Reception
editThe series topped Niconico's 1st Manga General Election in the "Isekai Comic" Category in 2024.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g 安心安全に暮らすためスライムが愛され聖女を目指すファンタジー、雨宮天出演のPVも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 18, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ "Series: Slime Saint". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ 極悪聖女に転生したスライムが愛され聖女を目指す新連載、異世界ヤンジャンで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ a b スライム聖女 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (December 14, 2025). "Seven Seas Licenses Flirting with my Bear-like Boyfriend, Slime Saint, Wonder Cats, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ スライム聖女 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ "Slime Saint Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ スライム聖女 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ スライム聖女 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ スライム聖女 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ スライム聖女 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
- ^ 「みんなで決める！第1回・マンガ総選挙」投票結果が発表！各部門の1位は『スライム聖女』『ダラさん』『魔法医レクス』に. Komi Rock (in Japanese). November 29, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
External links
edit- Official manga website at Tonari no Young Jump (in Japanese)
- Official manga website at Nico Nico Seiga (in Japanese)
- Slime Saint (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia