English Dub Review: I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level: “We Opened a Coffee Shop”

Overview: In celebration of the harvest festival, Aizasa (Skyler Davenport) decides to open a coffee shop herself along with Laika (Rachelle Heger), Falfa (Lizzie Freeman), Shalsha (Suzie Yeung), Halkara (Xanthe Hunyh), Rosalie (Anne Yatco) and Flatorte (Amber Lee Connors) acting as the staff of their humble establishment. Also some old friendly faces show up to lend the ladies a hand. 

Our Take: In what can only be described as just an absolute bundle of sweetness like the heart shaped chocolates received on Valentine’s day, “We Opened a Coffee Shop” is a wholesome goodbye gift as the season ends its run. 

With a festival underway, the gang decides to open up a cute little cafe. Just by the simple fact of becoming more involved to her community as a whole, it shows the ways in which Aizasa has evolved and changed her mindset of how to approach her life because of her newfound family as opposed to her quiet, peaceful life alone. Aizasa’s development was initiated in the very beginning of the series but hasn’t been built upon too often since then. These subtler examples of her sweet family dynamic are nice because they show the greater length of how the facets of both Aizasa and her lifestyle have been cultivated. 

Of course, one of the cuddly isekai’s best qualities is that of it’s characters and the café allows each one of them to get to their own moment to shine with the group’s ideas for food and drinks being unique to each of their own wacky and equally adorable personalities. That lends itself even more to the actual café service scenes. Whether it’s Laika’s continued bashfulness of her maid outfit, Falfa and Shalasha’s pure cuteness or Flatorte’s competitive side with Laika being, the lovely ladies are as endearing as ever and will remind you just how precious they are and why they carved a special place in your heart in the first place. 

Beyond the main cast, it truly is a who’s who of cameos from past characters that make appearances. From the lewd demon king Provat to the refined yet shy Beelzebub to the courteous twin Leviathan sisters Vania and Fatla to the impassioned saleswoman Eno and many more, every notable side character helps make this finale a satisfying delightful treat to end on. After closing the shop and the sun rises upon a new day, Azusa opens the door to a new adventure but closes the one to that of the show, ending with all the charm and loveliness the series has been carrying around like a bouquet of flowers. 

I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level shines bright as it takes its leave with the heartwarming characters and their charm, that may not reinvent the genre or tropes, but like a cup of hot chocolate are warm and inviting all the same.