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Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch office but he didn’t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime : Tears of the Azure Sea : After concluding the opening ceremony of the Demon Kingdom Federation Tempest, Rimuru and his companions are invited by the Celestial Emperor Elmesia of the great elven nation — the Magi Dynasty Thalion — to visit her private resort island. As the group enjoys their brief vacation, a mysterious woman named Yura appears. A new incident unfolds against the backdrop of the boundless azure sea.
Director : Yasuhito Kikuchi
Screenwriter : Toshizo Nemoto, Yasuhito Kikuchi
Distributor : Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co : Eightbit co., Ltd.
Rating : PG-13 (Some Violence|Suggestive Material)
Genre : Fantasy, Adventure, Anime
Original Language :Japanese
Release Date : May 1, 2026, Limited
Runtime : 1h 44m
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