The fourth season of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime continues this week with Episode 18, following a scheduling shift that moved the back half of the season. The episode arrives on Friday, August 14, 2026, according to multiple episode guides and schedule trackers.
Episode 17, titled “Lubelius, the Point of Convergence,” aired on August 7, 2026. That installment itself was delayed from its original July 31 date, pushing the entire back portion of the summer schedule into its current slot. This was not the first scheduling disruption of the season. Episode 5 had also been postponed earlier in the year, moving from an original May 1 date to May 8 due to programming changes tied to Japan’s Golden Week holiday period.
Release Time and Streaming Details
For viewers outside Japan, new episodes of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 release on Fridays at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes are available with both English subtitles and an English dub at the same time.
Crunchyroll carries the series across North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS region, and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime continues to air on NTV’s Friday Anime Night programming block.
The international release window has remained consistent throughout the season, even as the Japanese broadcast experienced its recent one-week delay.
What Happened in Episode 17
Episode 17, “Lubelius, the Point of Convergence,” picked up the season’s ongoing thread involving the Holy Empire of Lubelius. The episode marked the eighty-ninth installment of the anime overall and the seventeenth of the fourth season.
Season 4 as a whole follows Demon Lord Rimuru Tempest’s continued effort to forge an alliance between humans and monsters. That vision continues to run into resistance from Granville Rozzo and his granddaughter, Maribel Rozzo, who oppose Rimuru with their own plan to protect mankind by ruling over them.
Meanwhile, in El Dorado, Demon Lord Leon works toward his own goals.
What to Expect in Episode 18
Episode 18 continues the narrative as Tempest continues to prosper. Granville Rozzo and Maribel Rozzo continue to clash with Demon Lord Rimuru over their plan to protect mankind by ruling over them. In El Dorado, Demon Lord Leon continues working toward his own objectives.
The episode runs approximately 24 minutes in length.
Production Staff and Cast
The fourth season is produced by studio 8bit, with Naokatsu Tsuda serving as director. Kenji Yasuda is the assistant director, while Atsushi Nakayama is the supervising director. Hitomi Ogawa handles series composition, with character designs by Ryoma Ebata and music composed by R・O・N.
The opening theme song “Esoragoto (Unrealistic)” is performed by Eir Aoi, and the ending theme song “Katsubō (Craving)” is performed by CiON.
Miho Okazaki reprises her role as Rimuru Tempest, the protagonist of the series. The cast also includes Megumi Toyoguchi, Tomoaki Maeno, Makoto Furukawa, Sayaka Senbongi, Mao Ichimichi, Lynn, and Takuya Eguchi.
Season 4 Overview
Season 4 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime premiered on April 3, 2026. The season consists of an unprecedented five-cour broadcast, with the first two cours airing consecutively for a total of 24 episodes.
The season follows Demon Lord Rimuru’s dream of uniting humans and monsters as Tempest continues to thrive. However, Granville Rozzo and Maribel Rozzo oppose him with their own vision for protecting humanity, while Demon Lord Leon pursues his own agenda in El Dorado.
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Remaining Episode Schedule
The release schedule for the remaining episodes of the second cour is as follows:
- Episode 18 – August 14, 2026
- Episode 19 – August 21, 2026
- Episode 20 – August 28, 2026
- Episode 21 – September 4, 2026
- Episode 22 – September 11, 2026
- Episode 23 – September 18, 2026
- Episode 24 – September 25, 2026
The series is expected to feature 60 episodes in total across its five-cour run.
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