On the official site for the anime adaptation of the light novels Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime), a new visual for the anime was revealed. Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Coleus no Yume (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Coleus’ Dream), whose premiere is scheduled for the Fall-2023 season (October-December) in Japan.
This series will have a total of three episodes and is an adaptation of the additional novels included in the second season Blu-ray/DVD packs. The story takes place between the first and second seasons, and focuses on Rimuru Tempest facing the conspiracies of the Kingdom of Coleus.
Some special illustrations were also revealed that will be delivered as acquisition benefits of the Blu-ray version of the franchise film, which is scheduled for release on July 28 in Japan. Finally, let’s remember that the third season of the main series has its premiere scheduled for the Spring season-2024 (April-June).
Fuse began publishing the light novels with illustrations by Mitz Vah in May 2014 through Micro Magazine, with a manga adaptation by Taiki Kawakami currently publishing through Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine.
Production team
- atsushi nakayama (Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Kurenai Densetsu) is in charge of directing the anime at the studios 8-bit.
- Toshizu Nemoto (Steins;Gate, Durarara!!, Log Horizon) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Ryouma Ebata (Ao no Exorcist, Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica, Gleipnir) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
- Hitoshi Fujima (Grisaia no Rakuen, Grisaia no Meikyuu, Hoshizora and Kakaru Hashi) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken Synopsis
Satoru Mikami, 37, is a typical company worker who is perfectly satisfied with his monotonous lifestyle in Tokyo, apart from not having gotten a girlfriend once in his life. In the middle of a chance meeting with his colleague, he falls victim to a random mugger on the street and is stabbed. However, as he succumbs to his injuries, a peculiar voice echoes in his mind and recites a bunch of orders that the dying man can’t make sense of. When Satoru regains consciousness, he discovers that he has been reincarnated as a slime in an unknown realm. In doing so, he gains new abilities, most notably the power to devour anything and mimic his appearance and abilities.
Next, he stumbles upon the catastrophic-level sealed monster “Storm Dragon” Veldora, who has been sealed for the past 300 years for razing a city. Understanding his situation, Satoru befriends him and promises to help him destroy the seal. In return, Veldora grants him the name Rimuru Tempest to grant him divine protection. Now freed from the mundanities of his past life, Rimuru embarks on a new journey with a clear goal in mind. As he grows accustomed to his new physique, his sticky antics spread throughout the world, gradually altering his destiny.
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