The official Twitter account for Micro Magazine's GC Novels light novel imprint announced on Monday that Fuse's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime series has reached 30 million copies in print.
The light novel series, its manga adaptation, and various spin-offs all make up the milestone, with every series related to the franchise currently still running.
Fuse’s That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel series began serialization in 2014. The series was initially serialized as a web novel on user-generated content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō from 2013-2016, and was acquired by Micro Magazine under its GC Novels imprint in 2014. The light novels are illustrated by Mitz Vah and have amassed 19 collected volumes as well as 2 extra volumes.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Taiki Kawakami runs in Kodansha’s Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine, and was first released in 2015. 19 tankōbon volumes so far, with the latest one released in December 2021.
A spin-off series, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of the Monster Nation, began serialization in 2016. The series runs in Micro Magazine’s Comic Ride, and is illustrated by Shō Okagiri (So, I Can't Play H!). Another spin-off, The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, began serialization in 2018 in Kodansha’s Monthly Shōnen Sirius, with illustrations by Shiba. Shizuku Akechi illustrates the That Time I Got Reincarnated (Again!) as a Workaholic Slime spin-off that runs in Kodansha’s Suiyōbi no Sirius magazine.
A 24-episode anime adaptation from Studio Eight Bit aired during the Fall 2018 season, followed by a two cour second season in 2021. Yasuhito Kikuchi (Infinite Stratos, Macross F) directed the first season, with assistant director Atsushi Nakayama (KONOSUBA, Absolute Duo) taking over for season 2.
A 12-episode anime adaptation of the The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime spin-off manga, also animated by Eight Bit, aired during the Spring 2021 season. Yūji Haibara served as the series director, with Kotatsumikan handling the screenplay.
Yen Press publishes the light novel series and the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of the Monster Nation manga spin-off in English. Kodansha USA publishes the manga adaptation, The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and That Time I Got Reincarnated (Again!) as a Workaholic Slime spin-offs. Crunchyroll and Funimation license the anime in English, while Crunchyroll licenses the The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime series.
Source: Crunchyroll