That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 1 Is Now Streaming Worldwide on Netflix

What Netflix announced

Netflix has added the first season of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime to its catalog worldwide, the platform's official anime channel confirmed on July 1. The message frames the release as a fresh starting point for newcomers, inviting viewers to follow Rimuru's journey right from the start. The announcement is specific to Season 1, the 24-episode run that opened the franchise, rather than the later seasons or films. For a series this large, that framing matters: the streamer is pitching the debut season as the clean entry point rather than dropping viewers into the middle of an ongoing story.

Where the story begins

The debut season first aired in October 2018. It follows Satoru Mikami, an ordinary corporate worker whose life ends abruptly when he is stabbed by a random attacker. He wakes reincarnated in an unfamiliar fantasy world, and not as a warrior or a mage but as a slime. Reborn with the name Rimuru, he sets out on an unlikely quest: to build a world that is welcoming to every race. What starts as one creature adapting to strange new abilities gradually becomes the story of a growing community and the leader at its center, as Rimuru turns early alliances into the foundations of a nation.

A franchise built on that first season

Across its opening 24 episodes, the series established the blend of action, comedy, and fantasy that carried it forward. Since its 2018 debut the anime has expanded well beyond that first run, growing across multiple television seasons and two theatrical films. That steady expansion is part of why a global launch of the original season is worth noting: the catalog around it has grown large enough that a newcomer can easily lose track of where to start. For viewers who have only heard about the franchise's later arcs, the worldwide arrival of Season 1 offers a single, accessible place to see how Rimuru's story actually begins, before the larger conflicts and the sprawling cast of allies arrive in the seasons that follow.

What to know

Netflix's post confirms the availability but does not spell out which additional seasons or films, if any, will join Season 1 on the service, so for now the global release covers the first season specifically. There is no word yet on a timeline for any further installments on the platform. Whether you are revisiting the isekai favorite or meeting Rimuru for the first time, the debut season is streaming on Netflix now.