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'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime' Anime Season 2 Has Split-Cours Run in October, April

cours (quarters of a year), with the first cours premiering this October, and the second cours premiering in April next year.

Crunchyroll is streaming the above video with English subtitles.

The stream also revealed that The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensura Nikki Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) is also inspiring television anime adaptation that will premiere in January 2021 and will air through March 2021.

Both anime will air on on Gunma TV, making night straight months that anime from the franchise will air on TV.

Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka) is composing the music.

Other staff include:

• Art Director: Ayumi Satō
• Color Key Artist: Maki Saitou
• Compisition/Photography: Chiptune

The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime will feature a returning cast:

• Miho Okasaki as Rimuru
• Makoto Furukawa as Benimaru
• Sayaka Senbongi as Shuna
• M.A.O as Shion
• Sōei
• Houchu Ohtsuka as Hakurō
• Junichi Yanagita as Kurobee
• Kanehira Yamamoto as Rigurdo
• Asuna Tomari as Gobuta
• Chikahiro Kobayashi as Ranga
• Tarō Yamaguchi as Geld
• Jun Fukushima as Gabiru
• Rumi Okubo as Soka
• Rie Tanaka as Trainee

releasing the The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime manga in English, and it describes the manga:

“Dear diary… I got reincarnated as a slime.”

Even in another world, lives aren't always on the line. There's plenty of work to be done, from feeding the community and forging the items the community needs; as well as plenty of play …and hijinks throughout! Rimuru and friends as they kick back and enjoy their daily lives.

Shiba launched the manga in Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine in March 2018, and Kodansha published the manga's third volume last November. Vertical published the second volume last September.

Crunchyroll will returning for the new season.

The first television anime of streamed an English dub. The anime specifically adapted and is based on Taiki Kawakami's manga adaptation of the original novels.

The manga has also inspired two streamed that OAD on the same day.

The three new OADs will be bundled with the manga's 14th, 15th, and 16th volumes. The first new OAD will be bundled with the 14th manga volume on March 27. The 15th and 16th manga volumes (with their accompanying OADs) will ship on July 9 and November 9.

Update: Added English-subtitled trailer for season 2.

Sources: Bandai Namco Arts' YouTube live stream, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime anime franchise's website

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