My Reincarnation as a Slime Announces New Movie!
It's official! A second movie is coming for the slime's adventures, and it's expected to hit Japanese theaters sometime next year.
Second Movie Revealed
The "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) franchise revealed the title, animation studio, and teaser visual for its second anime film on Tuesday during the Sapporo Snow Festival 2025 in Hokkaido.
The film, titled Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Blue Sea Arc), is set to premiere in Japan in February 2026.
8-Bit will continue to handle the animation, and the event was also live-streamed on Bandai Namco Filmworks' "isekai channel" on YouTube.
Further details are expected to follow soon. In addition, an impressive snow sculpture honoring the series was erected at the STV Plaza on 4-chome Daido Street at the festival.
New Season in the Works
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xf73IT2cnGE[/youtube]In addition to the movie, the "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" TV series is also getting a fourth season.
The third season of the anime premiered in April 2024. Notably, episode 48.5 aired a week before the official season premiere in March 2024.
The series ran for two consecutive cours—a continuous, six-month broadcast period—and concluded on September 27th with episode 24, marking the anime's 72nd episode overall.
Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired and also offers an English dub.
Returning Talents
Atsushi Nakayama returned as director at 8-Bit, while Toshizo Nemoto (known for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Visions of Coleus) coordinated the screenplays.
Ryōma Ebata continued his work as character designer, and Hitoshi Fujima from Elements Garden, who previously worked on Scarlet Bond and Visions of Coleus, once again composed the music.
Conclusion
As reported on X/Twitter and Comic Natalie, anime fans have much to look forward to with the new movie.