Summary
Crunchyroll announced that they will air the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime OVA side story, titled Visions of Coleus, in late October. The OVA serves as a continuation between Part 1 and Part 2, providing grants a short story that expands on the series but does not reveal major plot elements for the future. While not essential viewing for new fans, Visions of Coleus offers an exciting adventure for fans of the series and serves as a teaser for the upcoming Season 3.
Streaming service Crunchyroll announced that they will host an OVA side story for That time I was reincarnated as a Slime, subtitled The Vision of Coleus. It will be available at the end of October. The original story is packaged with a physical Blu-ray box, which will be available for all isekai anime fans to experience.
The OVA serves as a continuation between the events of Part 1 and Part 2. As a short story, it does not provide full plot elements or spoilers for the future.
However, for fans of the series who have been waiting to see more of Rimuru, this is the opportunity they have been waiting for.
New Slime OVA Follows Rimuru on a solo adventure
Crunchyroll’s official synopsis for the OVA says:
Rimuru has saved the children he was teaching in the Kingdom of Engrassia, and his time as a teacher is about to end. Then Yuuki, Grandmaster of the Freedom Alliance, asked him to go to the end of the race for the throne in the Kingdom of Coleus, located between Engrassia and the Holy Empire of Lubelius. So, Rimuru infiltrates Coleus under the name “Satoru”, and he finds a nation that is not only facing a war of succession but also a web of plots led by demons and Vampires weave!
Visions of Coleus has a curious release history. Written by the author of the light novel, Fuse, the source material is a free extra included with each Blu-ray disc for the second season of the anime adaptation. The studio responsible, Eight Bit, clearly saw its adaptation potential. The OVA will have three episodes; Crunchyroll announced that they will stream Visions of Coleus on October 31, while it will air in Japan on November 1. This is the first Slime anime in a long time, with Season 2 ending in 2021, while Season 3 of That Time I Got Reincarnated is a Slime will premiere next spring.
Given the story’s premise involves Rimuru traveling alone to an isolated and unrelated location, with none of the main story’s supporting cast appearing, it is unlikely that Visions of Coleus would be considered a “essential viewing” for new isekai fans. In other words, the OVA is really a “side story”. Still, it’s a nice appetizer before the next season and at least a neat little adventure for fans who don’t have the energy to watch or re-watch all 48 episodes. The slime’s previous antics.
While more isekai and fantasy anime are still coming out, including seasonal favorites like Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, it’s still nice to see a story that’s usually locked away in a box of discs become available worldwide. world. The fact that Crunchyroll managed the international broadcast almost simultaneously with Japan only further shows their influence and Slime’s popularity. even after years of rest and an unfortunate season delayed by Covid-19. Anyway, fans of That time I was reincarnated as a Slime should keep an eye out Crunchyroll when the Visions of Coleus arrived.
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