Who inspired the creation of this stupendous Slime?
I have a lot of favourite characters and naturally, a lot of them are quite similar to Rimuru. Androgynous, blue and princely have always been my charm points! I like to analyse all of these characters and see in which ways they may have inspired the brilliant blob himself. Fuse mentions that Dragon Quest and the titular Slime were the main inspiration for Rimuru and the series in general. Now whether they actually ended up inspiring his ectoplasmic excellence is another matter but I thought this would be a fun list to make as a reference.
Hanon Hōshō (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch)
A perky and cheeky blue mermaid who was voiced by Brittney Karbowski (Rimuru's Voice Actor) in the cancelled Mermaid Melody dub.