Update: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Episode 17 is now streaming on Crunchyroll! Join our isekai anime Facebook fan page to discuss the episode.
The official website of the isekai anime has revealed preview stills and the synopsis for Season 3 Episode 17, which is titled The Lightspeed Hero, and it's expected to adapt Chapter 107 of the source material. As final preparations for the festival are underway, Rimuru holds a meeting and receives a report from Soei about the Elven slave trade that Mjollmiles informed him about. Soei told Rimuru that the group behind the slave trading has already been taken down by an individual known as the Lightspeed Hero, Masayuki.
Rimuru quickly recognizes the name as Japanese and immediately suspects that Masayuki is an otherworlder like him. However, the Lightspeed Hero has already declared demon lord Rimuru as his next target. The next episode will likely reveal how Masayuki first arrived in this world, and all the powers that he, like Rimuru, gained upon entering it. It seems that Masayuki also has an existing relationship with Yuuki Kagurazaka, a leader of the Free Guild and fellow otherworlder. The episode will also show additional work in getting the labyrinth set up in time for the big festival.
Check out the preview stills for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Episode 17 below:
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© Fuse, Kodansha / Studio Eight Bit
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© Fuse, Kodansha / Studio Eight Bit
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© Fuse, Kodansha / Studio Eight Bit
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© Fuse, Kodansha / Studio Eight Bit
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© Fuse, Kodansha / Studio Eight Bit
Here's the official synopsis for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Episode 17:
When Rimuru found out about the elf slave trade, he had Souei investigate, but he learned that the organization in question had been destroyed by the hero , Masayuki, and that the hero was heading to Tempest with the goal of defeating the Demon Lord .
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Episode 17, which is Episode 65 overall, is scheduled to premiere on Friday, August 2 at 23:00 JST. Studio Eight Bit is animating the third with director Atsushi Nakayama directing the series. Toshizo Nemoto is in charge of the series composition while Ryoma Ebata is working on character designs, and Takahiro Kishida on creature designs. Jin Iketagawa is the sound director while Hitoshi Fujima is the music composer.
Where to Watch That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 in the U.S.
While That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 is streaming on Netflix and Muse Asia in some Asian regions, the isekai anime series is available to stream on Crunchyroll in North America and other regions. In the U.S., Season 3 Episode 17 was released at 8:30 AM Pacific Time (11:30 AM Eastern) on Friday, August 2.
Season 3 is confirmed to have two consecutive cours with 24 episodes total, so we can expect the isekai anime to run until September 2024. With 17 episodes already out for Season 3, we can expect 7 more new episodes to arrive in the Summer 2024 anime season.
Here's the expected schedule for the remaining episodes of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3:
Episode 17 | August 2 |
Episode 18 | August 9 |
Episode 19 | August 16 |
Episode 20 | August 23 |
Episode 21 | August 30 |
Episode 22 | September 6 |
Episode 23 | September 13 |
Episode 24 | September 20 |
What is That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 about?
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime anime is based on the isekai fantasy light novel series of the same title (Japanese: Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) by author Fuse and illustrator Mitz Vah, which begins with a 37-year-old salaryman named Satoru Mikami, who's stabbed by a robber and wakes up in another world. However, the hero is reincarnated as a Slime, one of the weakest Monster classes in this fantasy world.
Season 2 of the anime is based primary on the Volumes 5 and 6 of the light novel series, and the third is covering the events of the next few volumes. In Volume 7, tensions escalate when Hinata Sakaguchi — the captain of the Crusader forces and the chief knight of the nation's Imperial Guard — sets her sights on the heroic Rimuru. Things get complicated when a priest that Rimuru sends to Lubelius is killed, but in Volume 8, which focuses mainly on a festival that's happening in Tempest.
Crunchyroll shared a description for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3:
Rimuru has officially become a Demon Lord after defeating Clayman. Following Walpurgis, the Demon Lords’ banquet, Rimuru’s domain is expanded to include the entire Great Forest of Jura. Anticipating a flood of representatives from all races showing up to pay their respects, Rimuru decides to throw a festival to commemorate the opening of Tempest, using it as an opportunity to gain new citizens and present Demon Lord Rimuru to the world. Meanwhile, in the Holy Empire of Lubelius, home base of the monster-hating cult of Luminism, Holy Knight Captain Hinata receives a message from Rimuru. But the message is actually a fabricated declaration of war sent by some unknown party. Upon learning that Hinata is heading for Tempest, Rimuru makes a decision… Thus begins a new challenge for Rimuru, striving to distinguish friend from foe in a pursuit of the ideal nation where humans and monsters can prosper together.
For more information about That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, visit the official website of the anime.
