The announcement of that time I was reincarnated as a slime reveals new plans

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Key points

  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime will have a new season and a new movie.
  • The third season of the anime recently ended.
  • The series began as a self-published novel and has inspired multiple adaptations.



That time I was reincarnated as a slime will receive two new projects in the near future. On Friday, Bandai Namco Filmworks announced that the fourth season of the popular anime has been greenlit, accompanied by a new film.

A new image and trailer were released as part of the announcement. The announcement coincided with the finale of the anime's third season.

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The one with the fuse That time I was reincarnated as a slimeThe novel series was originally published from February 2013 to January 2016 on the self-publishing platform Shosetsuka ni Naro. The light novel adaptation, with illustrations by Mitz Vah, was first published in 2014 and currently has 21 volumes. A manga adaptation with illustrations by Taiki Kawakami began serialization in Kodansha's monthly Shonen Sirius in 2015 and has amassed 27 tankobon volumes so far.


The series has inspired myriad manga spin-offs over the years along with the popular anime adaptation, an ONA, and a 2022 anime film. That time I was reincarnated as a slime the anime first aired during the 2018 fall season. The first season of the anime lasted 24 episodes and was animated by Studio 8bit. Yasuhito Kikuchi (IS: Infinite Stratos, Saint Seiya) directed, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Black Clover, Shangri-La Frontier) taking care of the screenplay and music of Elements Garden. Atsushi Nakayama (KonoSuba: God's blessing on this wonderful world! – The Crimson Legend, Absolute duo) took over directing from the second season onwards, with Toshizo Nemoto (Steins;Gate, Durarara!!) delivering the series composition for season 3.


A spin-off anime, The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slimeairing during the Spring 2021 season. The manga of the same name began serialization in Monthly Shonen Sirius in March 2018 with illustrations by Shiba. An anime original film, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bondwas released on November 25, 2022. The film was directed by Kikuchi, with Fudeyasu adapting Fuse's original story.

Yen Press licenses the light novel and the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of the Monster Nation spin-off manga in English. The manga adaptation, as well as the The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, That time I was reincarnated (again!) as a workaholic slimeAND That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Trinity in Tempest the spin-off manga are published by Kodansha USA.

Source: ANN

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