Anime · Tokyo MX
By the Grace of the Gods
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Azusa Tadokoro
Ryoma Takebayashi (voice)
24 eps
Hiroki Yasumoto
Ryoma Takebayashi (voice)
24 eps
Makoto Koichi
Kufo (voice)
24 eps
Marika Kouno
Miya (voice)
24 eps
Makoto Furukawa
Tabuchi (voice)
24 eps
Kikuko Inoue
Lulutia (voice)
24 eps
Yuuki Kuwahara
Eliaria (voice)
24 eps
Motomu Kiyokawa
Gain (voice)
24 eps
Daisuke Ono
Reinhart Jamil (voice)
24 eps
Takehito Koyasu
Reinbach (voice)
24 eps
Saori Hayami
Elise (voice)
24 eps
Yuuki Takada
Mizelia (voice)
24 eps
Yui Fukuo
Cilia (voice)
24 eps
Yuuki Hirose
Welanna (voice)
24 eps
Tetsu Inada
Wogan (voice)
24 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How By the Grace of the Gods actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
By the Grace of the Gods reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 24 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
202039 episodes
Mini: Animated shorts, which feature characters from the anime transformed into slimes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202012 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S01E04 Clean-Up Duty, with the Slimes
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202312 episodes
7.0IMDbBest episode · S02E02 Ryoma and the Crime Prevention Drill
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04 · Signature episode
Clean-Up Duty, with the Slimes
Ryoma arrives at Miya's house, overflowing with trash from a nearby dump. Ryoma and his slimes show a remarkable ability to clean, a skill that, as it turns out, the town of Gimul desperately needs.
- Directed by Kyohei Oyabu
- Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
S01E09 · Signature episode
The New Coworkers, with the Slimes
The laundry business explodes in popularity, so Ryoma rushes out on day two to hire more help. He meets Fei and Li Ling, foreigners with a hidden past.
- Directed by Naoyoshi Kusaka
- Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
S01E10 · Signature episode
The New Slimes, with the Slimes
With the business going more smoothly than Ryoma ever imagined, Ryoma is able to go back to studying his slimes and adventuring. He discovers several new types of slimes.
- Directed by Toshiaki Kanbara
- Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
S01E08 · Signature episode
Laundry Business, with the Slimes
The laundry business is ready to open. Ryoma hires new employees to help get his business started, and throws a party to express his thanks to the friends who have supported him thus far.
- Directed by Kyohei Oyabu
- Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
S01E01 · Signature episode
Ryoma, with the Slimes
Ryoma Takebayashi is a young boy living by himself in a forest, who, in a previous lifetime, used to be a tortured middle-aged Japanese office worker. He meets a group of distressed travelers in the forest, and decides to save them.
- Directed by Yuuji Yanase
- Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
S01E03
First Time in Town, with the Slimes
Ryoma and the Jamil family travel to Gimul, a mining town. There, Ryoma and Eliaria take the first steps in becoming professionals in their crafts. Ryoma is given another opportunity to flex his new powers.
- Directed by Hiromichi Matano
- Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Lin XinrenProducer
- Toshiyuki MiichiProducer
- Shigeto TakeyamaProducer
- Shuta SasakiProducer
- 蔵本昌也Producer
- Shinji OmoriProducer
Writing
- Shunma HaraWriter
- Kazuyuki FudeyasuWriter
Direction
- Yuuji YanaseDirector
- Tomihiko OhkuboDirector
- Toshiaki KanbaraDirector
- Kyohei OyabuDirector
- Naoyoshi KusakaDirector
- Hiromichi MatanoDirector
Cinematography
- Yukina NomuraDirector of Photography
Music
- Hiroaki TsutsumiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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