By the Grace of the Gods (Manga), Vol. 6

By the Grace of the Gods (Manga) #6

by Roy . (Original Creator), Ranran . (Artist), Ririnra (Original Character Design)

Slime's up for one recently deceased middle-aged businessman! When the gods reincarnate him in another world as a boy with magical powers, he discovers that magically-tamed slime are an untapped natural resource!

In his past life on Earth, Ryoma worked himself to the bone as an employee of an exploitative company. Now, in Seilfall, the former office drone decides to start a business of his own?!


A plot of land from a kind acquaintance, construction labor courtesy of his multitalented pack of slimes...and opening day is at hand! As it turns out, a little help from his friends—slimy and otherwise—goes a long way to making Ryoma's dream a reality!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Adventure

192 pages, Paperback

Published November 8, 2022

Reviews

[Natalie H]

August 2024
Kindle edition

Binge read 4,5 and 6 so had to go back and recap the chapters. Starts at Monster extermination day 4, meeting new adults to dazzle and setting up the laundromat, ends with Ryoma getting his first employees. Ryoma really is the jack of all trades, the shop building is the most impressive thing he's done so far. The opening party was nice, all Ryoma's helpers gathered in one place. Finally Gordon finds out about Tekun's blessing. Gonna leave it there this month. Already went overboard.

[Bryn]

I'm really speeding through this series, so beware extra spoilers since I might not remember exactly what happened in which volume!

Once again, total wish fulfillment, at least if your wish is... starting a small business? But also, why not? I found it charming that Ryoma is trying to provide a service that people really do need, in a way that's affordable for the widest variety of people -- there's not a direct connection made, but it follows on the plague/pandemic problem from a few volumes before, that it's very hard to get clean & stay clean without modern technology, and it is kind of cool to me that Ryoma has both found a solution & is eager to apply it. I liked that he had a lot of concern for the well-being of his workers, too -- it seems like an older idea of business & work, where the goal isn't maximum profit but rather long-term community stability.

One weird thing, though -- if disease has been eraditcated from the world, then what was going on with that pandemic due to the filthy sewers problem? It's either a huge plot hole, or maybe two different Japanese terms are being translated using the same language? The Saint could have eradicated 'disease' without eradicating 'bacteria' for instance, and it was the latter that was the problem in the sewers? I'm not really sure and it's not such a tightly plotted series that I really have to worry about it, but I did notice.

[Jennifer]

I like this volume more than the previous. It was interesting to find out the impact of the previous reincarnators from earth. Although becoming a saint and being able to heal was a blessing, and she was truly benevolent, in the long run it negatively impacted the world. Although getting rid of most disease was positive, dependence on her for miracles grew, and medical knowledge regressed or disappeared altogether. I liked that the author considered those factors, that not all “good” things are necessarily all good, they have downsides as well.

Since the gods choose a random person to transfer, it makes sense that they would be of vastly different skill and capability levels. That some lacked knowledge or drive to bring changes is fine, they didn’t come by choice, no one said they had to change the world. It’s too bad that the original Saionji wasn’t able to get okanomiyaki to catch on, but his ingredient shop lives on, so Ryoma can bring great cuisine to this world 😂

[Jack]

I really love the LN and the Manga for this series. The audiobook for the series gets better in about volume 3 or more. I didn’t like the narrator’s children’s voices in the early ones but it got better. The anime series was decent but the two main characters faces were a bit exaggerated and they had no visible teeth which bothered me for some reason. All in all, this is a delightful series to read in manga or LN form.

[Aurora]

It was cute, watching him get everything together to open a laundromat!

[Nav]

Please see review of first in series.

[Mara]

Rating: 4.25/5.00 Stars

[Sunread26]

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Je suis presque à jour dans la série ! Pour ceux qui me suivent depuis un moment, vous le savez, c’est assez rare avec moi ahah. L’histoire est toujours assez simple, avec beaucoup de bienveillance, mais elle aborde aussi des points assez peu utilisés dans les autres séries que j’ai pu lire, comme le fait de créer une laverie pour les vêtements. Dans les mondes de fantasy, il est facile et rapide d’être sali, mais les machines à laver n’existent pas, je trouve donc cette idée super bien trouvée, reste à voir si elle sera bien exploitée aussi.

Ryôma a donc fini par décider de s’installer en ville, ou du moins, d’y vivre, puisqu’il semble vouloir habiter dans la mine… Son projet de laverie avance petit à petit, tout le monde semble enjoué et impatient de voir cette nouvelle boutique ouvrir. Mais pour cela, il faut d’abord réaliser les démarches administratives, et trouver un terrain ! Heureusement, Ryôma ne sera pas seul, Serge l’aidera pour réaliser toutes ses démarches. Grâce aux différents travaux qu’il a déjà réalisés, Ryôma possède une petite cagnotte, qui l’aidera à pouvoir choisir ce qui lui convient le mieux, sans avoir besoin d’aide (financière). Une fois le terrain acquis, les travaux commencent, et il réalise tous ses aménagements par lui-même, avec ses slimes. Ce passage permet de remettre en avant une partie de sa vie passée, et les nombreuses compétences qu’il a acquises, mais aussi celles de ses slimes ! Ses petits monstres ne semblent avoir aucune limite d’apprentissage, il va vraiment finir par faire avoir une crise cardiaque à quelqu’un avec toutes ses prouesses.

De nouveaux personnages en profitent pour faire leur apparition, pour le moment, il est difficile de savoir s’ils seront récurrents pour certains, comme la fleuriste par exemple. Pour les jumeaux, employés de la laverie, par contre il est sûr qu’ils seront présents plus souvent. Comme ils risquent d’être rapidement débordés, il est possible que Ryôma est besoin de plus de main d’œuvre, après tout, s’il doit recommencer à gérer le nettoyage des latrines, tout en s’occupant de la boutique et de la mine, il va finir par avoir des soucis. C’est pour cette raison que je pense qu’il va engager les jeunes qu’il a rencontré auparavant, soit pour aider au magasin, soit pour l’aider dans la mine. D’ailleurs, ça serait intéressant si au moins l’un deux pouvait aussi apprivoiser un slime ou deux. Je me demande aussi comment il va gérer tout ceux qu’il possède… leur nombre doit commencer à être conséquent et n’ira pas en diminuant. Il va falloir arriver à maitriser tout ce petit monde, mais aussi leur trouver de la place, d’où le choix de vivre dans la mine je suppose.

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[William Schram]

By The Grace Of The Gods reaches the sixth volume of the manga.

I will reiterate what I said before about this series; the art is adorable. The premise of the series could dissuade people, where the main character is a "Gary Stu," but I find it relaxing. Ryoma Takebayashi coasts through his second life as an eleven-year-old boy; he doesn't encounter any real challenges or problems.

We finally reach the part where Ryoma opens a laundromat, but first, he needs to buy land, pay taxes and assorted fees, and construct the building. We encounter new characters from the Merchant's Guild and learn that any living thing can learn skills and techniques.

The author reveals a plot point where the gods visit other worlds for fun. It won't come into play quite yet, but this is important.

The laundromat opens, Ryoma makes several business connections, and then holds a party to celebrate the store's opening. All told, Ryoma makes food and drink for 29 people. Last but not least, Ryoma meets his new employees. Mr. Morgan recommends them, but they don't realize how awesome Ryoma is until they hear of his feats.

Finally, the end story discusses the twin employees and how they felt going into Mr. Morgan's main branch. It adds some depth to those characters. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.

[Wilbert Bishop]

Very good ,fun!

I enjoyed this because of the simplicity of the stories. It doesn't get very complicated and it stays within a wonderful comfort zone. I give with a 4 out of five. I can't wait to read the next one.

[Jordan huerta]

Better then the anime

Awesome way better then the anime.
The anime does not do it justice.
can't wait for the next manga.
JH.