{"rewrite":{"id":"r_79d48c48e2f7bf80c4522fc9","clusterId":"c_136795366da70e66625568fc","slug":"slime-voice-duo-still-find-rimuru-and-raphael-challenging-after-four-seasons","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Slime Voice Duo Still Find Rimuru and Raphael Challenging After Four Seasons","summary":"Miho Okasaki and Megumi Toyoguchi, the voices of Rimuru and Raphael in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, spoke at Anime Expo 2026 about how their characters have grown together. The two actors still find the roles challenging after four seasons, and they deliberately do not discuss their approach before recording, discovering each other's choices at the test recording instead.","whyItMatters":"Four seasons in, the pair still do not rehearse their scenes together, so each test recording is a fresh discovery of how the other will play it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe series began in 2018 and is approaching its eighth year on air, and the Anime Expo 2026 panel still drew a full house. In the current arc, Rimuru is trying to create a space where humans and monsters can coexist, facing an uphill battle with the Rozzo family.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOkasaki described Rimuru and Raphael as partners who sit side by side rather than facing each other, sharing the same understanding without needing to exchange a nod. Raphael started as Great Sage, a skill that spoke in a robotic way, and has evolved into a more human presence over the seasons.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two actors never discuss how they will play a scene before recording. Okasaki discovers Toyoguchi\u0026#39;s choices at the test recording, and she says that moment is something she looks forward to.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Miho Okasaki and Megumi Toyoguchi skip pre-recording discussions for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, so Rimuru and Raphael's dynamic is discovered live at the test recording, not designed.","twitterPost":"Okasaki and Toyoguchi keep Rimuru and Raphael's dynamic fresh by not discussing it before recording.","threadsPost":"Miho Okasaki and Megumi Toyoguchi find Rimuru and Raphael challenging after four seasons, so they avoid planning ahead. They discover each other's choices at the test recording, which keeps the duo's chemistry unscripted.","newsletterBlurb":"Miho Okasaki and Megumi Toyoguchi, the voices of Rimuru and Raphael in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, spoke at Anime Expo 2026 about a method that has not changed in four seasons: they never rehearse their scenes together. Each test recording is a fresh discovery of how the other will play it, and Okasaki says that moment is something she looks forward to.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-07-30/even-after-four-seasons-miho-okasaki-and-megumi-toyoguchi-still-find-their-roles-challenging/.240119\",\"title\":\"Even After Four Seasons, Miho Okasaki (Rimuru) and Megumi Toyoguchi (Raphael) Still Find Their Roles Challenging\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4751,"outputTokens":2271,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785955310,"createdAt":"2026-08-05T18:17:41.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T18:22:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T18:17:41.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_136795366da70e66625568fc","canonicalTitle":"All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2026\nEven After Four Seasons, Miho Okasaki (Rimuru) and Megumi Toyoguchi (Raphael) Still Find Their Roles Challenging","representativeArticleId":"a_ddfc93424ea7fd7a86665966","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Miho Okasaki\",\"Megumi Toyoguchi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-31T13:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-31T13:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T18:22:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-07-30/even-after-four-seasons-miho-okasaki-and-megumi-toyoguchi-still-find-their-roles-challenging/.240119","title":"All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2026\nEven After Four Seasons, Miho Okasaki (Rimuru) and Megumi Toyoguchi (Raphael) Still Find Their Roles Challenging"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Miho Okasaki","Megumi Toyoguchi"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}