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Review: That time I got introduced to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime via Tears of the Azure Sea

As someone who tries to watch as many animated releases every year, I end watching a lot of anime movies. Which is great, because I love anime. But a lot of those movies are parts of long-lasting franchises, which means I sometimes have to just jump in blind. If the shows are short enough, I'll catch up before the movie (as much as I can), like I did this year with Zombie Land Saga , The Dangers in My Heart , and Hypnosis Mic . All short-enough shows to do a quick catch-up. But with That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, with more than 70 episodes, I simply did not have the time do get up to speed. So my introduction to the franchise is the second movie (coming to theaters May 1 from Crunchyroll), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea. This ended up being a fine place to jump in, because the movie recognizes that not everyone watching will have seen all of the show (or in my case, any of it). After a cool opening scene showing a mysterious woma...

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