The bonds of the Jura Tempest Federation have never been tighter, but when Benimaru’s older brother suddenly reappears, those bonds might get a little strained in the upcoming That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime anime film, which saw its first trailer released this morning alongside its first main key visual, premiere date, and character art for Benimaru’s older brother, Hiiro.
Hiiro’s character art:
The Slime movie, titled That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Guren no Kizuna Hen (Blazing Bonds Arc), will be an original story penned by Slime light novel creator Fuse, with the production once again being held at anime studio 8bit. The cast from the TV anime are set to return for the November 2022 film.
Both TV anime seasons of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime are streaming right here on Crunchyroll, alongside The Slime Diaries spin-off daily life TV anime series. Crunchyroll describes the main series as such:
Corporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his quest to create a world that’s welcoming to all races.
Source: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime official website
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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.