That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (Tensura Movie 2) revealed its North American theatrical release date. The movie will premiere in the United States and Canada on May 1, 2026, with both Japanese with English subtitles and English dub screenings.
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will distribute the film. A special 10-minute sneak peek will be shown during Crunchyroll’s Anime Nights screening on April 20, 2026, along with That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond.
The movie is a standalone side story set after the events of Season 3, following Rimuru and his companions as they visit a private resort island at the invitation of Elmesia of the Magi Dynasty Thalion. While enjoying the vacation, a mysterious woman named Yura appears, setting off a new incident set against the azure sea. You can watch the trailer for the film below.
Fuse wrote the Tensura light novel series starting in 2014, featuring illustrations by Mitz Vah. The novel ended on November 29 last year with the release of Volume 23. The anime is adapting the manga, which is drawn by Taiki Kawakami.
The TV anime adaptation by studio 8bit began in October 2018, with the first season until March 2019. The second season was released through 2 split cours in Winter 2021 and Summer 2021. The third one began in April and concluded with Episode 24 on September 27, 2024.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond was the first movie for the franchise, and it premiered in 2022. The movie had an original story by the creator Fuse, also featuring the movie-original character called Hiiro.
Season 4 was announced alongside this second film after the conclusion of the third season.Crunchyroll is streaming both the first movie and three TV seasons. It was confirmed for five split cours, with the first one starting on April 3. It will also stream on Crunchyroll.
Source: Press Release, Crunchyroll Official YouTube
©Taiki Kawakami, Fuse, KODANSHA/“Ten-Sura” Project
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