The final episode of the first season of “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” provided fans with a lot of reasons to feel excited about what comes next in the adventures of Rimuru and his friends. With “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” Season 2 getting announced, the hype has only increased. However, fans might want to brace themselves since the plot for the next season will involve everyone’s favorite slime slaughtering thousands of humans and becoming a demon lord.
As Comic Book recently reported, “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” Season 2 has been confirmed for release. The swiftness of the decision to greenlight new episodes of the anime speaks to the quality of the property and the reception of the viewers of this wonderful show. However, while the first season ended on a positive note, the upcoming segments are going to be sobering.
Following his successful liberation of the summoned children from their death sentence, Rimuru will be attacked by one of Shizu’s former students. This person will nearly kill the slime and force him to make a hasty retreat. However, upon returning to Tempest, he will find that the city is being invaded by an army of religious extremists determined to wipe out the monsters living there. This is where things take a turn for the worst in “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” Season 2.
In defense of her beloved master’s town, Shion will die before Rimuru could get there. This causes indescribable rage in the slime, but he will be given hope by the Great Sage. It turns out that he will be able to bring his dead friends back to life if he becomes a demon lord. However, the price of admission is ten thousand souls. Fortunately, an army of 15,000 will be trying to kill them in “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” Season 2.
Basically, “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” Season 2 is where things get real in the world of everyone’s favorite slime. Armies and war, political intrigue and historic changes, these are what fans can expect when the anime returns in 2020.