The fall 2018 anime adaptation of the manga That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime from Fuse and Mitz Vah is getting its home video release plans handled by Bandai Visual and they’ve set an interesting plan. The show is getting a four-volume release on Blu-ray with six episodes per volume while the DVDs are going for three episodes per disc, beginning on January 29th, 2019. The DVDs are priced at 5,400 yen each while the Blu-ray’s are priced at 18,000 yen each. Check the full schedule below!
The series was being directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi with Atsushi Nakayama as the assistant director. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu worked on series composition while Ryouma Ebata handled the character designs.
The Japanese cast includes Miho Okazaki as RimuruTomoaki Maeno as Veldora, Yumiri Hanamori as ShizuMakoto Furukawa as Benimaru, Sayaka Senbongi as Shuna, M.A.O as Shion, Takuya Eguchi as Sōei, Houchu Ohtsuka as Hakurō, Rina Hidaka as Milim, Megumi Toyoguchi as Great Sage, Junichi Yanagita as Kurobee, Chikahiro Kobayashi as Ranga, Kanehira Yamamoto as Rigurdo, Haruki Ishiya as Rigur, Asuna Tomari as Gobuta, Atsushi Ono as Kaijin, Takuma Terashima as Satoru Mikami, Rie Tanaka as Trainee, Takaya Hashi as the dwarf king Gazeru, Kenjiro Tsuda as the minister Besutaa, Ken Narita as Fyūzu, Itaru Yamamoto as Beruyaado, Ryūichi Kijima as Gido, Akane Kumada as Ellen, and Kengo Takanashi as Kabaru.
The manga, which has just under 5 million copies in print in Japan, began in 2013 and a manga adaptation launched in 2015, both of which are being brought out by Yen Press and Kodansha Comics respectively.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Satoru Mikami is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy realm…as a slime monster! As he acclimates to his goopy new existence, his exploits with the other monsters set off a chain of events that will change his new world forever!
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| BD 1 | 01/29/19 | Booklet, Mini Novel, Audio Commentary, Promos, Commercials |
| BD 2 | 03/26/19 | Booklet, Mini Novel, Audio Commentary, |
| BD 3 | 05/24/19 | Booklet, Mini Novel, Audio Commentary, |
| BD 4 | 07/26/19 | Booklet, Mini Novel, Audio Commentary, |
| DVD 1 | 01/29/19 | |
| DVD 2 | 02/26/19 | |
| DVD 3 | 03/26/19 | |
| DVD 4 | 04/26/19 | |
| DVD 5 | 05/24/19 | |
| DVD 6 | 06/25/19 | |
| DVD 7 | 07/26/19 | |
| DVD | 08/27/19 |
[Source: That Time I Got Reincarnated as ]
