{"rewrite":{"id":"r_aa2ce4aadc44effdf02143e2","clusterId":"c_4bfb0644a2d075a8827892f2","slug":"crunchyroll-brings-reincarnated-as-a-slime-movie-to-north-american-theaters","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Crunchyroll Brings Reincarnated as a Slime Movie to North American Theaters","summary":"Crunchyroll will release That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea in U.S. and Canadian theaters on May 1, the company announced. The film, distributed with Sony Pictures Entertainment, will screen in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub. It is a standalone side story set after season three of the anime series, following Rimuru Tempest and his companions on a vacation that turns into a supernatural conflict. Yasuhito Kikuchi directed the film, with animation by Eightbit, the studio behind the TV series. To build momentum, Crunchyroll will re-release the previous film, Scarlet Bond, on April 20 as part of its Anime Nights program, paired with a 10-minute sneak peek of the new movie. The theatrical rollout comes just weeks after season four of the series premieres on Crunchyroll on April 3, showing the company coordinating its streaming and theatrical schedules rather than treating them as separate operations.","whyItMatters":"Crunchyroll is using a coordinated streaming and theatrical calendar for the Slime franchise, releasing season four on April 3 and the new film on May 1, with a re-release of the prior movie and a sneak peek in between, to turn a single franchise into a sustained multi-week event.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe film Tears of the Azure Sea is a new entry in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime franchise, directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi and animated by Eightbit. Crunchyroll announced the North American theatrical release for May 1, with distribution through Sony Pictures Entertainment. The movie will be available in both subtitled and dubbed formats. It is described as a standalone side story that takes place after the events of season three, centering on Rimuru Tempest and his group during a resort vacation that leads to a supernatural encounter.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrunchyroll is using its Anime Nights program to promote the release. On April 20, the company will re-release the previous film, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond, for a single night in theaters. That screening will include an exclusive 10-minute preview of Tears of the Azure Sea. The timing connects the theatrical push to the streaming calendar: season four of the anime series premieres on Crunchyroll on April 3, roughly a month before the film opens. The company has previously used similar multi-platform strategies for franchise films like Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Crunchyroll re-releases Scarlet Bond on April 20 with a 10-minute sneak peek of the new film, using the older movie as a promotional platform rather than a separate event.","twitterPost":"Crunchyroll uses Scarlet Bond re-release as a promo vehicle for the new film, not as a standalone theatrical run.","threadsPost":"Crunchyroll's theatrical strategy for the new Slime movie includes a re-release of Scarlet Bond on April 20 that functions as a promotional event, pairing the film with a 10-minute sneak peek of Tears of the Azure Sea. That is a coordinated push, not two separate releases.","newsletterBlurb":"Crunchyroll announced a North American theatrical release for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea on May 1. The company will also re-release the prior film with a sneak peek on April 20, timed around the April 3 premiere of season four.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cartoon Brew\",\"url\":\"https://www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution/reincarnated-as-a-slime-theatrical-crunchyroll-259103.html\",\"title\":\"Crunchyroll Bringing 'Reincarnated As A Slime' Movie To Theaters\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5009,"outputTokens":836,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780169854,"createdAt":"2026-05-30T18:54:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-30T18:56:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:56:59.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4bfb0644a2d075a8827892f2","canonicalTitle":"Crunchyroll Bringing 'Reincarnated As A Slime' Movie To Theaters","representativeArticleId":"a_62532821f9f9185f53c14e04","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-02-25T19:05:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-02-25T19:05:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:56:59.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cartoon Brew","url":"https://www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution/reincarnated-as-a-slime-theatrical-crunchyroll-259103.html","title":"Crunchyroll Bringing 'Reincarnated As A Slime' Movie To Theaters"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Crunchyroll will release That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea in U.S. and Canadian theaters on May 1.","The film is a standalone side story set after season three of the anime series, following Rimuru Tempest and his companions on a vacation that turns into a supernatural conflict.","Yasuhito Kikuchi directed the film, with animation by Eightbit, the studio behind the TV series.","Crunchyroll will re-release the previous film, Scarlet Bond, on April 20 as part of its Anime Nights program, paired with a 10-minute sneak peek of the new movie.","Season four of the series premieres on Crunchyroll on April 3, about a month before the film opens."]}