By the Grace of the Gods

Only 39 years into a life full of bad luck, Ryoma Takebayashi passes away in his sleep! Taking pity on him, three divine beings show compassion by reincarnating him as a young boy to a magical, new world. Now he spends his time researching and caring for slimes in the forest. But after healing an injured traveler, Ryoma decides to set out with his new friends on a journey to use his power to help others. A whole new world awaits him, where his skills as a magic user and slime tamer continue to elicit surprise and admiration.

By the Grace of the Gods (2020-2023) is a Japanese animated isekai fantasy series produced by MAHO FILM and Lantis and broadcast on TOKYO MX. Ryoma Takebayashi, who dies in his sleep at thirty-nine after a life of misfortune, is reincarnated by three divine beings as a young boy in a magical new world. Voiced by Azusa Tadokoro and later by Hiroki Yasumoto, Ryoma spends his days researching and caring for slimes in the forest, accompanied by the creature Kufo and the companion Miya. After he heals an injured traveler, he sets out on a journey with new friends to use his magic and slime-taming skill to help strangers they meet along the road. Daisuke Ono and Takehito Koyasu voice figures who widen the world beyond the forest. The show runs across two seasons and twenty-four episodes, built from self-contained episodes of gentle wandering and everyday kindness rather than a single hard-driving plot. Its tone is warm, soothing and cozy, with an iyashikei comfort register and light humor. Fans of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Re:Zero will find familiar isekai pleasures here, though the pace is far calmer and the stakes gentler.

Audiences rate the series as mixed-to-positive, appreciating its gentle, slime-centered fantasy world.

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Release Date

2020-10-04

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

7.0 / 10 (143)

What is By the Grace of the Gods about?

A man given a second life as a young boy in a magical world spends his days tending slimes and setting out to help travelers with his newfound magic.

What is By the Grace of the Gods like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of By the Grace of the Gods as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is By the Grace of the Gods violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in By the Grace of the Gods as mild.

What did critics think of By the Grace of the Gods?

Audiences rate the series as mixed-to-positive, appreciating its gentle, slime-centered fantasy world.

Which shows are like By the Grace of the Gods?

Shows with a similar feel include Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Re:Zero, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

How long is By the Grace of the Gods?

By the Grace of the Gods: 2 seasons, 24 episodes.

Is By the Grace of the Gods still running?

No, By the Grace of the Gods has ended.

Where can I watch By the Grace of the Gods?

In United States, By the Grace of the Gods streams on Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.