‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ Season 4 Episode 17 Release Date and Time

Fans of ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ have been counting down the days for the next chapter in Rimuru’s ongoing saga, and the wait is almost over. Episode 17 of the anime is set to arrive on July 31, 2026, giving viewers a fresh dose of Tempest drama right on schedule. The long running isekai series has kept a remarkably consistent release rhythm throughout its fourth season, and this week is no exception.

For anyone just catching up, ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ follows a man reincarnated in another world as a slime named Rimuru, and the story has since ballooned into one of the most ambitious sagas in modern anime. The series is based on the light novels written by Fuse and illustrated by Mitz Vah, with the anime produced by the studio Eight Bit. Season 4 continues to expand that world in ways longtime readers have been anticipating for years.

‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ Season 4 Release Schedule Explained

The current season kicked off with strong momentum. Season 4 premiered on April 3, 2026, and the show is structured to run for five total cours, with the first two cours airing consecutively starting from that premiere date. That means fans are currently in the middle of a lengthy, uninterrupted run rather than the shorter split cour breaks the franchise has used in the past.

According to weekly episode listings, the rollout has stayed remarkably steady. Episode 16, titled Gran, the Hero of Dawn, aired on July 24, 2026, followed by Episode 17 on July 31, and the schedule continues on into August with Episode 18 on August 7, Episode 19 on August 14, and Episode 20 on August 21. That kind of predictable weekly cadence has made it easy for viewers to build ‘Slime’ into their regular anime watching routine.

Looking further out, the season appears to be building toward a late summer finish for this particular cour stretch. The schedule currently lists Episode 24 arriving on September 18, 2026, which would round out this batch of episodes before any potential break. It is worth noting that the remaining cours beyond the first two have not been formally dated yet, so the back half of Season 4’s five cour run is still something of a mystery.

Where to Watch New Episodes Weekly?

Streaming access has been one of the smoothest parts of this rollout for international fans. New episodes of Season 4 release on Fridays at 7 a.m. PT, which lines up to 10 a.m. ET, exclusively on Crunchyroll. That consistency has made Friday mornings something of a ritual for the show’s global fanbase.

The distribution footprint for this season is notably wide. Crunchyroll is streaming the season across North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and Southeast Asia, which covers the vast majority of the show’s international audience in one clean release window.

On top of that, episodes are released with both English subtitles and an English dub, so viewers who prefer either format do not have to wait for a delayed dub release like older anime seasons often required.

Domestically in Japan, the broadcast setup has stayed familiar for longtime followers of the franchise. The anime airs on NTV’s Friday Anime Night programming block, continuing the same home the series has used for its previous domestic runs. That dual track release, simultaneous streaming abroad alongside the Japanese broadcast, has become the norm for the franchise at this point.

What the Story Covers in this Stretch

The narrative meat of this season centers on Rimuru’s biggest political gamble yet. As Demon Lord Rimuru’s dream of an alliance between humans and monsters inches closer to reality, Tempest continues to prosper, but Granville Rozzo and his granddaughter Maribel Rozzo clash with Rimuru over their own plan to protect mankind by ruling over it instead. That central conflict, cooperation versus control, has given this stretch of episodes a sharper political edge than some earlier arcs.

There is also a second front brewing far from Tempest’s borders. Meanwhile in El Dorado, Demon Lord Leon is working toward goals of his own, and the awakening of a new Hero draws near. That subplot has been teased as a slow burn, and fans have been speculating about how it will eventually collide with the main Tempest storyline.

The broader thematic backbone of the season traces back to the ambitions Tempest set in motion earlier in the story. After holding the Founder’s Festival and establishing diplomatic relations with various nations, the Jura Tempest Federation begins moving toward realizing a world where humans and monsters can coexist, even as certain shadowy figures view Rimuru’s rise as a serious threat. That tension between unity and suspicion is exactly the kind of stakes raising that has made this later stretch of Season 4 feel like a turning point for the franchise rather than just another filler arc.

A Franchise That Keeps Building on Itself

It helps to remember just how far this story has come since it first hit screens. The original series premiered back in October 2018 and ran through March 2019, and the franchise has steadily grown its scope with every subsequent season. Season 3 aired from April through September 2024, setting the stage directly for the current chapter.

That kind of steady, multi year buildup is part of why Season 4 carries so much weight for longtime fans. Every alliance, betrayal, and political maneuver introduced in earlier seasons is now paying off in a much bigger, more consequential way. With Episode 17 landing this week and the story only getting more layered from here, how do you think Rimuru’s coexistence dream is going to hold up against Granville and Maribel’s opposition, and what’s your prediction for how Leon’s arc in El Dorado eventually collides with Tempest?