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By the Grace of the Gods
First light novel volume cover
神達に拾われた男
(Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko)
GenreAdventure, fantasy, slice of life[1]
Novel series
Written byRoy
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runJanuary 18, 2014 – present
Light novel
Written byRoy
Illustrated byRirinra
Published byHobby Japan
English publisher
ImprintHJ Novels
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 22, 2017 – present
Volumes9 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byRoy
Illustrated byRanran
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Square Enix
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 29, 2017 – present
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byTakeyuki Yanase
Written byKazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
StudioMaho Film
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, BS Fuji
Original run October 4, 2020 – present
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

By the Grace of the Gods (神達に拾われた男, Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko, "The Man Picked Up By the Gods") is a Japanese light novel series written by Roy and illustrated by Ririnra. It began serialization online in January 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, with a revised version began serialization since September 2015.

The series was later acquired by Hobby Japan, who have published nine volumes since September 2017 under their HJ Novels imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Ranran has been serialized online via Square Enix's Manga UP! and Gangan Online websites since November 2017 and has been collected in five tankōbon volumes. The light novel has been licensed in North America by J-Novel Club, and the manga has been licensed by Square Enix. An anime television series adaptation by Maho Film premiered in October 2020.

Plot

Ryoma Takebayashi is a lonely man who led a life filled with hardships until dying from an unfortunate accident during his sleep. In the afterlife, he is greeted by three gods who grew fond of him and send him to another world as a child, where he makes use of his innate knowledge and abilities, combined with the gods' blessings to live a new life filled with challenges and happy meetings.

Characters

Main characters

Ryoma Takebayashi (竹林竜馬, Takebayashi Ryoma)
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro (child),[2] Hiroki Yasumoto (adult)[3]
The main protagonist who lived an uneventful life as an office worker in Japan before dying in his sleep. Due to his diligent and kind behavior, he earns the grace of the gods who send him to another world as an 8-year-old boy where he lives in a forest for three years while polishing his skills and taming hundreds of slimes, making use of their multiple abilities in various tasks from combat and hunting to cleaning and crafting, until meeting the Jamil family who warmly welcomes him among them. Determined to live independently, he refuses to overindulge on the their hospitality and looks for ways to make ends meet by himself.
Eliaria (エリアリア, Eriaria)
Voiced by: Yūki Kuwahara[3]
Heir to the Jamil dukedom, Eliaria is an 11-year-old girl who becomes Ryoma's close friend. Like Ryoma, she is a monster tamer and her body is gifted with large magic potential, but has difficulty controlling it, until Ryoma teaches her how to train herself properly.

Jamil Household

Reinhart (ラインハルト, Rainharuto)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono[3]
The Duke of Jamil and Eliaria's father, he meets Ryoma in the forest and becomes his friend, later inviting him to live with his family.
Elise (エリーゼ, Erīze)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[4]
Duchess of Jamil and Reinhart's wife. Upon meeting Ryoma, she quickly grows attached to him, treating the boy like her own son.
Reinbach (ラインバッハ, Rainbahha)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[4]
The former Duke of Jamil, he is Reinhart's father and a well known monster tamer.

Deities

Lulutia (ルルティア, Rurutia)
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue[3]
The goddess of healing and love.
Kufo (クフォ)
Voiced by: Makoto Koichi[3]
The god of life.
Gain (ガイン)
Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa[3]
The god of creation.

Adventurers

Miya (ミーヤ)
Voiced by: Marika Kouno[3]
A female cat beastman and rank B adventurer, she becomes Ryoma's first client after he becomes an adventurer when he is tasked to clean her house, later becoming his friend.
Wogan (ウォーガン)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[5]
The master of the Adventurer's Guild's Gimuru branch.
Welanna (ウェルアンナ, Ueruan'na)
Voiced by: Yūki Hirose[5]
A female wolf beastman and Miya's friend.
Mizelia (ミゼリア, Mizeria)
Voiced by: Yūki Takada[5]
A female tiger beastman and Miya's friend.
Cilia (シリア, Shiria)
Voiced by: Yui Fukuo[5]
A female rabbit beastman and Miya's friend.

Earthlings

Tabuchi (田淵)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[3]
Ryoma's co-worker during his previous life.

Media

Light novels

The series was first published online on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in January 2014 by Roy.[6] A revised version of the series was then launched in September 2015. It was later acquired by Hobby Japan, who published the first volume as a light novel under their HJ Novels imprint in September 2017.[7] The series is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.[8]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 22, 2017[9]978-4-79-861509-7February 1, 2020[10]978-1-71-836898-9
2 November 22, 2017[11]978-4-79-861571-4April 18, 2020[12]978-1-71-836900-9
3 March 22, 2018[13]978-4-79-861653-7May 31, 2020[14]978-1-71-836902-3
4 July 21, 2018[15]978-4-79-861730-5August 30, 2020[16]978-1-71-836904-7
5 November 22, 2018[17]978-4-79-861807-4November 22, 2020[18]978-1-71-836906-1
6 March 22, 2019[19]978-4-79-861887-6——
7 August 24, 2019[20]978-4-79-861980-4——
8 February 22, 2020[21]978-4-79-862124-1——
9 August 22, 2020[22]978-4-79-862270-5——

Manga

A manga adaptation of the series by Ririnra began serialization in Square Enix's Manga UP! app on November 29, 2017.[23] The manga is licensed in North America by Square Enix.[24]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 13, 2018[25]978-4-75-755742-0November 10, 2020[26]978-1-64-609080-8
  1. Isekai Tensei (異世界転生)
  2. Ibunka Kōryū (異文化交流)
  3. Suraimu no Himitsu (スライムの秘密)
  4. Tabidachi (旅立ち)
2 October 22, 2018[27]978-4-75-755881-6——
  1. Hajimete no Machi (初めての街)
  2. Doboku Kōji (土木工事)
  3. Gimuru no Machi de (ギムルの街で)
  4. Shō kensha Girudo (昌険者ギルド)
  5. Hajimete no Shigoto (初めての仕事)
3 April 12, 2019[28]978-4-75-756041-3——
  1. Sakusen kaigi (作戦会議)
  2. Seisō sagyō (清掃作業)
  3. Kako to Mirai (過去と未来)
  4. Mahō no Kunren (魔法の訓練)
  5. Majū Tōbatsu (魔獣討伐)
4 October 12, 2019[29]978-4-75-756343-8——
  1. Renkinjutsu Katsuyō-hō (錬金術活用法)
  2. Futatabi Majū Tōbatsu (再び魔獣討伐)
  3. Mōgan Shōkai (モーガン商会)
  4. Daikibo Majū Tōbatsu (大規模魔獣討伐)
  5. Kyūkei Jikan (休憩時間)
  6. Hōkoku (報告)
5 April 22, 2020[30]978-4-75-756610-1——

Anime

An anime adaptation of the series was announced by Hobby Japan on February 20, 2020,[7] which was later confirmed to be a television series on April 17, 2020.[2][31] The series is animated by Maho Film and directed by Takeyuki Yanase, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu as story editor and screenwriter, Kaho Deguchi as character designer with Ririnra credited with the original designs, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi composing the music. While the first episode had an advanced premiere screening at FunimationCon 2020 on July 3, 2020,[32][33] the series officially premiered in Japan on October 4, 2020 on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji.[34][35] Azusa Tadokoro performed the opening theme "Yasashii Sekai", while MindaRyn performed the ending theme "Blue Rose knows".[5] The series is licensed in North America by Funimation.[2] Medialink have also licensed the series and is streaming it in South Asia and Southeast Asia.[36] The series will run for 12 episodes.[37]

Episode list

No. Title[38][a] Original air date[39]
1"Ryoma, with the Slimes"
Transliteration: "Suraimu to Ryūma" (Japanese: スライムと龍馬)		October 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)[b]
Ryoma Takebayashi is an 11-year-old boy who lives in the forest with over 1000 magical slime familiars. He finds Reinhart Jamil, a noble, and his soldiers in the forest and invites them to his home. Seeing that he obviously lives alone, they become suspicious. Ryoma claims he learned magic from his deceased grandparents. Camil, a mage, determines Ryoma has a high resistance to mental and physical pain. After they leave, Ryoma feels guilty about lying. In truth, three years prior, he was an unhappy Japanese salaryman who unexpectedly died in his sleep. In the afterlife, he met three Gods, Gain, Lulutia, and Kufo, who explained their alternate Earth is running out of magic, and if they reincarnate him in their world, it will form a bridge to Ryoma's Earth which has an abundance of magic. They give Ryoma magical abilities and allow him to keep his brute strength and resistance to mental and physical pain. Arriving in the alternate Earth as an 8-year-old boy, Ryoma met his first slime and spent three years learning about them until meeting Reinhart. Two weeks later, Ryoma is surprised when Reinhart returns with even more people, including his daughter Eliaria.
2"Departure, with the Slimes"
Transliteration: "Suraimu-tachi to Tabidachi" (Japanese: スライムたちと旅立ち)		October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)
Reinhart introduces Ryoma to his father Reinbach, his wife Elise and daughter Eliarlia who are amazed by his monster-taming abilities. After presenting Ryoma with a gold clock for previously helping him, Reinbach reveals the Jamil family have been tamers for generations and requests Ryoma help Eliarlia tame a slime as her very first familiar. After sharing some of his slime knowledge, Eliarlia decides to tame a cleaner slime that can cleanse away impurities, filth and grime, even though it means using bath water tainted with her sweat as bait, the only definite way of attracting a cleaner slime. The Jamil family invite Ryoma to accompany them on their trip to another town, Gimul, and Ryoma accepts as he only knows the forest and is eager to explore his new world. Using item storage magic, Ryoma brings his extensive collection of possessions with him, including many valuable items he created experimenting with his slimes abilities, leading Reinbach to suspect Ryoma might have a bright future as a craftsman or even a merchant. On the journey, a rockslide blocks the path, but Ryoma solves the problem using several spells he created himself, impressing Reinhart's mages before continuing on to Gimul.
3"First Time in Town, with the Slimes"
Transliteration: "Suraimu-tachi to Hajimete no Machi" (Japanese: スライムたちと初めての街)		October 18, 2020 (2020-10-18)
Ryoma is taken to Gimul's church to obtain his status board which also functions as personal identification. Ryoma meets the three gods again. Gain, who created the slimes, congratulates Ryoma for creating the cleaner and scavenger slimes by unintentionally influencing their evolution. Lulutia reveals two Jamil ancestors were from Ryoma's earth, an animal lover who created Taming Magic and a shy otaku who became a powerful warrior magician. They also inform Ryoma he has gained the attention of the Gods of War and Magic and that the God of Artisans has given Ryoma his blessing. Returning to Gimul, Ryoma is advised to register at a guild so unscrupulous people are less likely to take advantage of him. Eliaria is amazed Ryoma can control his vast magic capacity so well, revealing she actually has more magic than him but with less control. At the Tamers Guild, Ryoma learns raising his rank will be difficult due to how unimpressive slimes are. Instead, he joins the Adventurers Guild where Guild Master Worgan accepts him immediately after witnessing Ryoma's warrior abilities. At the lowest rank of G, Ryoma takes his first G ranked job, to clean the home of Miya, a cat beastkin.
4"Clean-Up Duty, with the Slimes"
Transliteration: "Suraimu-tachi to Seisō Sagyō" (Japanese: スライムたちと清掃作業)		October 25, 2020 (2020-10-25)

Notes

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.
  2. ^ It had an advanced premiere screening on July 3, 2020.[32][33]

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