In 2025, anime had special weight in movie theaters with the arrival of films as Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Infinite Fortressthe first of three episodes that will adapt the final arc of Koyoharu Gotôge’s hit manga.
The film was successful all over the world and now ranks fifth among the highest-grossing films of 2025 with a revenue of more than 730 million dollars.
However, this achievement could be surpassed next year with the arrival of a new film about one of the most popular isekai animes on the recent scene.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime could dethrone Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Infinite Fortress with his next feature film
Next year the new film by That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slimethe successful isekai anime series, that is, a subgenre of fantasy in which its protagonist ends up intentionally or accidentally in a world very different from his own.
In this case we follow the story of Satoru Mikami, a 37-year-old man who has a job he doesn’t like, with no way out, and who is not happy with the life he leads.
However, when he dies at the hands of a thief and thinks it is the end for him, Satoru wakes up to discover that he has been reincarnated in a world of magic and sword… but as a slime!
Now our protagonist needs to get used to his new life, although fortunately He has two unique abilities that will help him survive in this world: one that gives him a great understanding of everything around him and another that allows him to copy his opponents’ abilities..
Launched in 2018, the series was a huge success both in Japan and in much of the world, so much so that in 2022 it released its first feature film. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond.
Although the film went mostly unnoticed, now that the anime is gaining a lot of traction in theaters, it’s possible that its next film, titled That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, the movie: Tears of the Blue Seamanage to reach or even surpass the film of Kimetsu no Yaibagood Crunchyroll confirmed world premiere of this feature film.
The new film That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime will hit theaters in Japan next February 27, 2026 and intends to be one of the titles of anime of the year. Will he be able to overcome Kimetsu no Yaiba?