Every year Japanese Studios are pushing out more and more isekai anime every season and it seems like a new Isekai anime “Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko” is on its way. Hobby Japan a light novel publishing company announced on thursday that Author Roy and illustrator Ririna’s fantasy series “Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko” or also called “By the Grace of The Gods” will be receiving an anime adaptation.
Roy and Ririnra’s light novel series “Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko” (By the Grace of the Gods) will be receiving an anime adaptation https://t.co/7zO7og80ov pic.twitter.com/lqWgAxQ4o9— A.I.R (Anime Intelligence (and) Research) (@AIR_News01) February 20, 2020
- Update April 17, 2020: Added Release Date and key visual.
By the Grace of the Gods will release in sometime in October 2020.
J-Novel club is publishing the light novel digitally in English. They describe the story as:
“Under the protection of the gods, a relaxed life with slimes in another world begins!
One day, the life of middle-aged Japanese businessman Ryoma Takebayashi came to a rather sudden and disappointing end. Ryoma had never had a blessed life, but after his death, three great gods sought his cooperation and reincarnated him as a child in another world with swords and magic!
Receiving a most cordial and divine welcome from the gods, Ryoma decides to live leisurely on his own in the forest for the time being. Working diligently at magic and hunting, Ryoma’s greatest passion comes to be researching his tamed slimes?! Training a variety of slimes (some newly discovered), the curtain rises on this easygoing life fantasy celebrating a second life with kind people in another world!”
Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko(By The Grace Of Gods) Volume 1 Cover Art |
If you are unfamiliar with Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko(By the Grace of the Gods), it is a Japanese light novel series written by Roy and illustraions probably by Ririna. Hobby Japan is currently publishing the manga in Japan with Seven Volumes in circulation. J-Novel Club is publishing its English version digitally.
The story received a manga adaptation by Ranran in November 2017 in Square Enix’s Gangan Online Magazine. The manga has 4 volumes in circulation.