That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime will return with new episodes and Season 3 this spring and the first season will come to Crunchyroll on March 30. The first episode focuses specifically on Diablo and fans will it can be watched on the streaming platform at 8 a.m. PT. The official subtitled trailer is available now:
Studio 8bit will return to produce the sequel under the direction of Atsushi Nakayama. Toshizo Nemoto is in charge of compiling the series. Jin Iketagawa is the sound director. The Tensura anime will once again feature character designs by Ryoma Ebata and creature designs by Takahiro Kishida. Hitoshi Fujima is composing music. The cast includes:
- Miho Okasaki as Rimuru Tempest
- Megumi Toyoguchi as the Great Sage
- Tomoaki Maeno Veldora
- Furukawa Makoto like Benimaru
- Sayaka Senbongi like Shuna
- MAO like Shion
- Takuya Eguchi like Soei
- Chikahiro Kobayashi like Ranga
- Rina Hidaka like Milim Nava
That time I was reincarnated as a Slime. also known as Tensura, based on the Japanese light novel series written by Fuse and illustrated by Mitz Vah. The anime adaptation follows the manga more closely, including artwork by Taiki Kawakami. The franchise also has a spin-off anime titled The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, adapted from one of the spin-off manga series. A film titled Scarlet Bond is set to premiere in 2022. The most recent installment in the anime series is the three-episode OVA Coleus' Dream that premiered last year.
Season 3 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime officially launched on April 5, and Crunchyroll describes the plot as follows: Rimuru has officially become a Demon Lord after defeating Clayman. After Walpurgis, the party of the Demon Lords, Rimuru's domain expanded to include the entire Great Forest of Jura. Anticipating a host of representatives from all races appearing to pay their respects, Rimuru decides to hold a festival to commemorate the opening day of Tempest, using it as an opportunity to get new citizen and introduce Demon Lord Rimuru to the world. Meanwhile, in the Holy Kingdom of Lubelius, the base of the monster-hating Luminism sect, Saint Knight Captain Hinata receives a message from Rimuru. But the message was actually a fabricated declaration of war sent by an unknown party. Upon learning that Hinata is heading towards Tempest, Rimuru makes a decision… Thus begins a new challenge for Rimuru, trying to differentiate between friend and foe in pursuit of an ideal country where humans and monsters can prosper together.
Source: Press release © Fuse, Kodansha/Tensura Project