Yen Audio announced they will publish the audiobook adaptations of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Weathering With You. The publisher plans to release the audiobooks in October 2024 and will reveal the voice cast soon. We’re hoping they can get some of the voice actors from the anime versions.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Story by Fuse
Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Satoru Mikami is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy realm…as a slime monster! As he acclimates to his goopy new existence, his exploits with the other monsters set off a chain of events that will change his new world forever!
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is one of the most beloved isekai stories of our generation, known for raising slimes from a simple RPG staple to the heights of mainstream popularity and trailblazing the way for other kingdom-building fantasies. Readers will now be able to listen along as Rimuru builds his nation of monsters, thanks to this new audiobook release. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime has also started its third anime season in Spring 2024, increasing the fans’ attention toward the series even further.
Weathering With You
Story by Makoto Shinkai
Longing to escape his island home, a boy named Hodaka runs away during his first summer of high school to find a new life in Tokyo. As rain falls for days on end and Hodaka struggles to adjust, he meets a girl named Hina who holds a mysterious power: With a single prayer, she can part the clouds and bring back the sun. But her power comes at a price, and as the weather spirals further and further out of control, they must choose what future they truly want for themselves. Written concurrently with production of the 2019 film Weathering With You, this novel comes straight from director Makoto Shinkai, the mind behind 2016’s hit your name.!
Weathering With You is an award-winning romance fantasy novel from the renowned Makoto Shinkai, Japan’s most celebrated creator of animated films since Hayao Miyazaki. The 2019 anime film of the same name has since exceeded $190 million USD in box office revenue, ranking #1 in its opening weekend, and is arguably Shinkai’s second most popular property next to your name.
