Tensura Season 4 Episode 5 – Japanese Fans React to Rimuru's Table-Kicking Council Outburst
Overview
Tensura S4 Episode 5 aired May 8, 2026. The episode features the dramatic moment where Rimuru — pushed past his limit in the Western Holy Church council — kicks the table in front of the gathered Western powers. Japanese fans reacted strongly to both the outburst and the contextual underrating that justified it.
This article translates Japanese fan reactions from the 'Hoshoku 111' 5ch thread. Topics include: the table-kicking scene as catharsis vs 'this would be jail in Japan' criticism, the cumulative underrating context (Hinata battle reattributed to Yuuki etc.), source material differences (90% of the S4 first cour is book-original content not in the web novel), the cut scene where Rimuru tries to enter the women's bath and gets called out by Hinata for 'being originally male,' and universal love for Sweater-Shuna.
Japanese Fan Reactions (27)
Rimuru just lost his cool and kicked the table over like a tantrum-throwing kid? That's so lame.
It was entertaining, but a head of state kicking and breaking a council chamber table? That's a bad look.
As the leader of a country, he's definitely lacking in self-control.
Nah that was the right call. For the people of his nation.
I mean, given the demands they made, of course Rimuru-sama got pissed.
I cracked up at the old man literally targeting Rimuru's body specifically lmaooo
I want to send this old man this figure as a present bleh
The Tempest side has gotten so strong that humans now look like absolute trash-tier slugs by comparison. Even Hinata, supposedly humanity's top fighter, is on Rimuru's side now.
I just wish Maribel had been able to put up a real fight or at least match him. Don't know how it goes in the source material though.
It's a big important council meeting — don't shove a battle scene in the middle of it, it ruins the pacing.
Trash-tier battles should wrap up in like 10 minutes. What is this, Dragon Ball?
The assassin gets caught after failing the assassination, has a whole back-and-forth, then officially joins the delegation — and she's still standing AT THE CRIME SCENE. Rimuru's enemies are insanely stupid.
After Rimuru blocked the shot, she hesitated for a split second on whether to fire again, and that's when Souei showed up. She's not THAT incompetent.
Honestly didn't expect them to go all the way to the king's appearance in episode 1.
I thought since this is 5 cours they'd take their time, but at this pace I feel like we might actually reach the Empire arc.
Quite the opposite — BECAUSE they're taking their time, we'll only make it to the Empire arc. One light novel volume per cour is a really thorough pace.
Is this where the Maribel arc ends? Her absolute-confidence brainwashing got broken easily, and every scheme she pulled at the council failed.
If Maribel exits I bet the ED changes. Next ED is probably Chloe or the three demon girls.
If they can revive allies now, I want them to revive Shizu-san too. Even if it's just the final episode.
Revival, sure, but even if you summon her soul back — does Shizu-san even have a body left to inhabit?
Disintegration is the strongest attack spell in Holy Magic. Shuna pulling off the magic circle in secret while in close combat is a S-tier technique.
Shion's battle scenes were pretty good in comparison. Most disappointing: Frey's chest. The way they drew that was just wrong.
Hinata is fundamentally an ugly guy-face. These days she's a narrow-eyed, slanted-eyed fox-face. I don't think we're getting a smiling Hinata ever again.
Rimuru got murdered by a passing maniac in his past life and reincarnated. But Hinata was a high school girl, walked home from school, a gust of wind hit, and she ended up in this world. she was just A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL...
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