By the Grace of the Gods
By the Grace of the Gods is a Japanese light novel series written by Roy and illustrated by Ririnra. It is about a man who is chosen by three gods to be reincarnated into a fantasy world after living a sad life, using his past knowledge combined with new powers bestowed to him by said gods to help others and live a bountiful life. 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, which has published seventeen volumes since September 2017 under its HJ Novels imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Ranran has been serialized online via Square Enix's Manga UP! website since November 2017 and has been collected in fifteen volumes. The light novel is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club, while the manga is licensed by Square Enix. An anime television series adaptation by Maho Film aired from October to December 2020. A second season aired from January to March 2023.
Plot
The life of Ryoma Takebayashi could only be described as nonstop ride of horrible luck and abuse; which would have driven most people insane from all the painful experiences. However, despite all that, Ryoma remained a kind man until the day he died from hitting his head from sneezing in his sleep. Three gods from another world take pity on Ryoma, offering the chance to live a new life in their world; granting him jack of all trades magic and a new childhood body for his soul.With a strong moral compass and newfound confidence in the ability to truly live his life freely, Ryoma spends his life exploring and learning about his new home world.
Characters
Main characters
;Ryoma Takebayashi;Eliaria Jamil
Jamil Household
;Reinhart Jamil;Elise Jamil
;Reinbach Jamil
;Hughes
;Lulunese
Deities
;Lulutia;Kufo
;Gain
;Tekun
;Fernobelia
;Serelipta
Bamboo Forest Laundry Shop
;Carla Norad;Callum Norad
;Dorche
;Tony, Lobelia Caulkin
;Selma
;Fina, Jane Maria
;Fei Li Ling
Adventurer's Guild
;Miya;Worgan
;Welanna
;Mizelia
;Cilia
;Maylene Paena
Merchants Guild
;GlisselaOthers
;Tabuchi Kazuo;Miyabi Saionji
;Pioro Saionji
;Serge Morgan
;Prenance
;Michelle Wildan, Riela Clifford Kanan Schuzer
Media
Light novels
The series was first published online on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in January 2014 by Roy. 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. The series is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.Manga
A manga adaptation of the series by Ranran began serialization in Square Enix's Manga UP! app and website on November 29, 2017. The manga is licensed in North America by Square Enix.Anime
An anime adaptation of the series was announced by Hobby Japan on February 20, 2020, which was later confirmed to be a television series on April 17, 2020. The series was 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, the series officially ran for 12 episodes in Japan from October 4 to December 20, 2020, on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji. Azusa Tadokoro performed the opening theme "Yasashii Sekai", while MindaRyn performed the ending theme "Blue Rose knows".The series was licensed outside of Asia by Funimation. On October 31, 2020, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia and streamed it on their Ani-One YouTube channel.
On June 4, 2021, a second season was announced. Yuka Yamada replaced Kazuyuki Fudeyasu as the scriptwriter. It aired from January 9 to March 27, 2023. MindaRyn performed the opening theme "Way to go", while Azusa Tadokoro performed the ending theme "Drum-shiki Tansaki".