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Netflix Adds That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2nd Season in India

Netflix is listing the second anime season of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime for release in India on July 30. The company will also stream the second 'final chapter' film in the live-action film series based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga on the same day.

Netflix describes the second season of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime:

As Rimuru watches over the growth of Tempest, a powerful enemy targets the peaceful nation. He and his friends must save it from destruction.

The season premiered on January 12 in Japan and aired for 12 episodes. The second half of the second season then premiered in Japan on July 6. Muse Asia is streaming the anime in India.

The first television anime of Taiki Kawakami's manga, which in turn adapted author Fuse and artist Mitz Vah's light novel series, premiered in October 2018. The anime specifically adapted and is based on Kawakami's manga adaptation of the original novels.

The manga has also inspired five original anime DVDs (OADs). The first OAD shipped with the 12th volume of the manga in July 2019. The second OAD shipped in Japan with the manga's 13th volume in December 2019. The third, fourth, and fifth OADs were bundled with the manga's 14th, 15th, and 16th volumes. The third OAD was bundled with the 14th manga volume in March 2020. The 15th and 16th manga volumes (with their accompanying OADs) shipped last July and on November 9, respectively. The 18th manga volume shipped on July 8.

Netflix describes the Rurouni Kenshin The Beginning live-action film:

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearful assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets the gentle Tomoe Tukishiro, his story begins to change.

Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final, the first of the two films, opened on April 23. The film ranked at #2 and earned 745 million yen (about US$6.9 million) in its opening weekend. Netflix began streaming the film in India on June 18.

Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Beginning, the second film, opened on June 4 and topped the box office chart in Japan in its opening weekend.

The films were originally slated to open on July 3 and August 7 last year, but were delayed to this year due the ongoing new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final has an original story that differs from the story in the manga. The film centers on the story from the manga's "Jinchū" arc, which features Kenshin's conflict with the mysterious weapons dealer Enishi. Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Beginning tells the story of how Kenshin got his cross-shaped scar. Kasumi Arimura plays the character Tomoe Yukishiro in the films. Tomoe was Kenshin's wife during his days as the assassin Battōsai, and her story ties into Kenshin's iconic X-shaped scar. Kenshin and Tomoe's relationship was previously portrayed in the Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal original video anime (OVA) project.

Keishi Ōtomo returned to direct the films. The rock band ONE OK ROCK returned to perform the theme song "Renegade" for the films.

Source: Netflix