The staff for the “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”, released a poster showing two new characters within the poster.
The poster of the anime film Tensei Shitara slime Datta Ken:guren no Kizuna shows not only the main lead Rimuru but also other side characters such as ogre survivor Hiiro wielding a Nagamaki sword over his shoulder and mysterious powerful queen Towa offering prayer.
About the characters:
Rimuru Tempest:
A 37-year-old human on earth who accidentality died while saving his colleague, he is been reincarnated in another world as a slime as he levels up, he comes across many monsters and gets powerful throughout his adventure.
His name when he was still a human was Satoru Mikami, but after he was reincarnated as slime, he got a unique skill “Predator”, which allows him to eat almost everything and obtain skills and items just by eating them he can get their original power.
He can even mimic the appearance of any item or creature he has devoured. While he was adventuring as a slime, he comes across a dragon name veldora.
He became friends with Dragon Veldora and the Dragon named him “Rimuru” and in return to which Rimuru gave Veldora and himself the surname “Tempest”.
Veldora Tempest:
He is a high-powered true dragon that appears to be a beast with wings and fangs. He can also transform himself into a human with blonde hair and tanned skin.
He is violent in nature but won’t attack anyone unless it’s appropriate. He is immortal with an age of around 20,000+ years.
In anime, he is a loyal friend of rimuru who is always ready to protect and help him throughout his journey.
Souei:
He is the overpowered fighter in the anime with cool and calm in nature. He is one of his friends of Rimuru and mostly avoids showing off his emotions throughout the series.
He has been a great help to his teammates and did an incredible job as a fighter in the series.
Benimaru:
Benimaru is a loyal, confident, and hot-headed character in the series. His only goal is to be a chief of the tribe and he is naturally a great leader with an efficient military commander.
Benimaru proved to be an efficient and beneficial member of Rimuru’s team, making him a very important character in the anime series.
About the Anime:
A lonely thirty-seven-year-old Satoru Mikami was stuck in a dead-end job, he was murdered while protecting his colleague by robber and was reincarnated in another fantasy world as a slime.
As a slime with unique power, he gathers allies to build his own nation of monsters.
The anime was first announced on March 7, 2018. It premiered on October 1; the series was broadcasted by Crunchyroll. The first season ran for 24 episodes and 1 special episode.
The second season was first announced on March 17, 2019. It was later announced that the second season ran for two Spilt-Cours, the first Cour premiered on January 12, 2021. The second season was also broadcasted by Crunchyroll.
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About the movie:
No specific announcement of the release date of movies is been made but the estimated date given by Crunchyroll had previously been announced in early 2024 in the international window excluding Asian countries.
Asian countries will all be seeing the film release on the aforementioned date November 25.
The two new characters featured in the latest poster are Hiiro and Towa, both will be debuting in the upcoming movie.
The movie is focused on a new country named Razha, located to the west of tempest. Rimuru (protagonist) and his companions find themselves involved in a long-running conspiracy that is centered on the mysterious queen Towa.
Rimuru and his commander, Benimaru, also run into the aforementioned Hiiro, an ogre survivor just like benimaru. They both have an interconnecting story within the movie and have respect for the latter at one point in the past.
