‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ Season 4 Episode 19 Release Date and Time

Rimuru and the nation of Tempest are gearing up for another chapter, and fans of ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ now have a confirmed date to circle on their calendars. Episode 19 of Season 4 has been dated for August 21, 2026, giving viewers a clear target after weeks of shifting schedules threw off the usual rhythm.

The isekai favorite has spent this season building out its political storylines rather than leaning purely on spectacle, and that focus has kept longtime fans invested even through the recent scheduling turbulence.

‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ Season 4 Episode 19 Release Date

According to episode guide reporting, Episode 19 is scheduled to arrive on August 21, 2026, with Episode 20 following the week after on August 28. The season’s Friday pattern appears to be holding steady for now, though further tweaks from the Japanese broadcast side remain a possibility given how the summer run has already played out.

That August 21 placement comes after a disruption earlier in the run. Episode 17 was originally supposed to premiere on July 31, but the show’s official website confirmed the episode would be pushed back to August 7 because of programming changes in Japan. That single week delay effectively nudged the rest of the back half of the season, including Episode 19, into its current slot.

Episode 18 landed on August 14, 2026, placing it exactly one week after the delayed Episode 17. With that pattern intact, Episode 19 lining up for August 21 tracks with the show’s return to its regular weekly cadence.

‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ Season 4 first premiered on April 3, 2026, and was built from the outset to be the longest run in the franchise’s history, spanning five total cours. The first two cours are airing back to back, which is why fans have enjoyed an unusually long, uninterrupted stretch of new episodes compared to the shorter split cour breaks the franchise has used in previous seasons.

Crunchyroll Streaming Schedule and Where to Watch

For international viewers, new episodes of ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ Season 4 are set to release on Fridays at 7 a.m. PT, which lines up to 10 a.m. ET. That timing has stayed consistent across the season’s Crunchyroll rollout even with the recent one week bump caused by the Japanese broadcast delay.

Crunchyroll remains the primary home for the season across a huge swath of the globe, streaming in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS region and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime airs on NTV as part of its Friday Anime Night programming block, a slot that has become something of a proving ground for high profile anime releases.

Prime Video has also been carrying episode synopses for the season, giving viewers another way to track the story beyond Crunchyroll’s simulcast. Episodes are also confirmed to release with English subtitles alongside an English dub, so fans have options depending on how they prefer to watch.

The series is currently airing through the Summer 2026 anime schedule, and episode tracking calendars have noted that new entries tend to populate with the most frequent updates occurring from Friday through Sunday, which lines up with when Japanese broadcasts typically debut.

Rimuru’s Storyline Heading Into Episode 19

Season 4 finds Demon Lord Rimuru’s dream of building an alliance between humans and monsters taking another step forward as Tempest continues to prosper. Granville Rozzo and his granddaughter Maribel Rozzo have clashed with Rimuru over their own plan to protect humanity, one that involves ruling over people rather than coexisting with monsters, according to the season’s official overview.

Meanwhile, in the separate territory of El Dorado, Demon Lord Leon continues pursuing his own goals, a subplot that has been running parallel to the main Tempest storyline throughout the season. The season’s official synopsis has also teased the approaching awakening of a new Hero, a plot thread that has not yet been fully explored on screen as of the most recent episodes.

Episode 16, titled Gran, the Hero of Dawn, aired on July 24, and gave fans a taste of the escalating stakes heading into the back half of this cour. With Episode 24 currently listed for September 18, 2026, the season appears to be building toward a late summer finish for this particular batch of episodes before any potential break.

Franchise Expansion Beyond the Anime

The ‘Slime’ franchise has continued growing well beyond the weekly anime rollout. A second film, ‘Tears of the Azure Sea,’ released on February 27, 2026, just weeks before Season 4 began airing, giving fans an extra dose of Rimuru’s world right before the new season kicked off.

Studio Eight Bit remains behind the production, continuing its work from the previous three seasons and keeping the visual identity of the franchise consistent as the story enters some of its most politically complex territory yet. The studio’s continued involvement has been one of the steadier elements of a season that has otherwise dealt with its share of scheduling surprises.

It is worth noting that the remaining cours beyond the first two have not been formally dated, so the back half of Season 4’s ambitious five cour run is still something of a mystery for fans trying to plan that far ahead.

With the Rozzo standoff still unresolved, Leon’s plans in El Dorado simmering in the background, and a new Hero’s arrival still looming, Episode 19 has plenty of ground to cover, so which of these threads are you most hoping finally gets addressed when ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ returns on August 21.