The official website for author Roy’s anime and illustrator Ririnra’s By the Grace of the Gods light novel series (Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko) announced on Friday that the anime will have a second season. The anime will be set three years after the end of the first season, when Ryoma and Eliaria promise to reunite. Character designer Kaho Deguchi drew the image below to celebrate the announcement.

The anime premiered in Japan in October of last year. Funimation co-produced the anime and streamed it as it aired. Funimation premiered the anime’s first episode during its FunimationCon virtual event in July 2020.
Ryoma Takebayashi is a lonely man who led a difficult life until he died of an unfortunate accident in his sleep. In the afterlife, he is greeted by three gods who became fond of him and sent him to another world as a child, where he makes use of his innate knowledge and skills, combined with the blessings of the gods to live a full new life. of challenges. and happy meetings.
Takeyuki Yanase (In another world with my smartphone, if it were up to my daughter, I would even defeat a demon lord) directed the first season of the anime at Maho Film (if it were up to my daughter, I would even defeat a demon lord), and Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Black Clover, Dropkick on My Devil!) Was the editor and writer of the story. Kaho Deguchi (If it were up to my daughter, I’d even defeat a demon lord, Cutie Honey Universe) designed the characters and served as chief animation director, with Ririnra credited with the original character designs. Hiroaki Tsutsumi composed the music on Lantis. The anime’s lead voice actress, Azusa Tadokoro, performed the opening theme song “Yasashii Sekai” (Kind World), while MindaRyn, a popular YouTuber known for posting her covers of anime songs, performed the closing theme “Blue Rose. Know “as his debut. unique.
Roy began publishing the story on the “Shōsetsuka ni Narō” (Let’s Become Novelists) website in 2014, before finalizing it and releasing a new version of the story in 2015. The most recent serialization is ongoing.
Ranran released a manga adaptation of the Manga Up! Novels. From Square Enix. app in November 2017. Square Enix Manga & Books licensed the manga and released the first volume last November. Funimation confirmed that it will air the new season.
The anime’s website notes that the first season ends with Eliaria leaving for school in the capital and promising to meet Ryōma in three years. It does not specifically say that the second season will begin three years later.
Sources: By the Grace of the Gods anime’s website, MoCa News via Animenewsnetwork