Crunchyroll Gets Theatrical Rights to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea Movie

Crunchyroll announced that it acquired rights for the theatrical release of the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea movie. The second movie in the TenSura franchise premieres in Japan on February 27, 2026. Crunchyroll will license the movie outside of Asia.

Crunchyroll describes the plot as:
After concluding the opening ceremony of the Demon Kingdom Federation Tempest, Rimuru and his companions are invited by the Celestial Emperor Hermesia of the great elven nation – the Magi Dynasty Salion – to visit her private resort island. As the group enjoys their brief vacation, a mysterious woman named Yura appears. A new incident unfolds against the backdrop of the boundless azure sea.

Studio 8bit is animating the new movie from the TenSura franchise. The movie will have a completely original new story, supervised by the original author, Fuse. This is the second movie in the series; the first was That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond, released in 2022.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is based on a Japanese light novel series written by Fuse and illustrated by Mitz Vah. The series also has an ongoing manga adaptation by Taiki Kawakami.

The TV anime adaptation by 8bit has three seasons, a spin-off anime titled The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, which adapts one of the manga spin-off series, seasonal special episodes, and a three-episode Coleus’ Dream side-story OVA. The Soukai no Namida Hen movie was announced alongside a fourth season, but information about it hasn't been revealed yet.

The main TenSura anime adaptation follows the manga serialized in Kodansha's Monthly SHONEN SIRIUS, not the light novel. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime.

Source: Official Website
© Taiki Kawakami, Fuse, KODANSHA/"Ten-Sura" Project