By the Grace of the Gods | |
神達に拾われた男 (Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko) | |
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Genre | Adventure, fantasy, slice of life[1] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Roy |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | January 28, 2014 – present |
Light novel | |
Written by | Roy |
Illustrated by | Ririnra |
Published by | Hobby Japan |
English publisher | |
Imprint | HJ Novels |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | September 22, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 15 |
Manga | |
Written by | Roy |
Illustrated by | Ranran |
Published by | Square Enix |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Manga UP! |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | November 29, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 13 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takeyuki Yanase |
Written by |
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Music by | Hiroaki Tsutsumi |
Studio | Maho Film |
Licensed by |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, BS Fuji |
English network | |
Original run | October 4, 2020 – March 27, 2023 |
Episodes | 24 |
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 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 fifteen 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 twelve tankōbon 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.