In any case, this new film can be watched without having seen any of the previous chapters, though that’s mostly because the plot is cookie-cutter generic.

Director Yasuhito Kikuchi’s stand-alone movie catches you up on the mythology enough to keep up with a diverting, one-off fantasy adventure that throws everything into its blender.

A diverting dip in the anime sea.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea generally works as an extension of the existing anime series, but there’s still some fun to be had, along with a cute romance.