7.8/1066 votes#1 - Ryoma, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2020
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.
Director: Yuuji Yanase
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.8/1060 votes#2 - Departure, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2020
It turns out that the travelers Ryoma saved were the local duke and his family. Impressed by Ryoma's various skills and enamored by his personality, they offer to take Ryoma along on their journey.
Director: Kyohei Oyabu
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
8.1/1061 votes#3 - First Time in Town, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2020
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.
Director: Hiromichi Matano
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
8.1/1062 votes#4 - Clean-Up Duty, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2020
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.
Director: Kyohei Oyabu
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.6/1051 votes#5 - The Lady's Training Session, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2020
Eliaria and Ryoma practice magic and combat in Gimul. They practice fighting against the weak but numerous monsters now infesting the abandoned mine shafts.
Director: Tomihiko Ohkubo
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.8/1050 votes#6 - Monster Hunting, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2020
The Adventurer's Guild sets up a large-scale group of adventurers to deal with the massive monster infestation discovered in the abandoned mines. Ryoma joins them.
Director: Yuuji Yanase
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.7/1050 votes#7 - Starting the Business, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2020
Ryoma decides to strike out on his own as an adventurer and business owner. He discusses his plans with the ducal family, and works with Serge the merchant to put his business plans in motion.
Director: Naoyoshi Kusaka
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.8/1049 votes#8 - Laundry Business, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2020
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.
Director: Kyohei Oyabu
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.6/1051 votes#9 - The New Coworkers, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2020
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.
Director: Naoyoshi Kusaka
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.8/1048 votes#10 - The New Slimes, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2020
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.
Director: Toshiaki Kanbara
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.9/1049 votes#11 - Taming Training, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2020
The Jamil ducal family are all experts in the art of monster taming magic. Ryoma and Eliaria receive the Jamil elders' tutelage to further hone their taming magic.
Director: Tomihiko Ohkubo
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.7/1054 votes#12 - The Beginning of a New Era, with the Slimes
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/2020
Ryoma and Eliaria make another attempt to tame the limour birds. If they succeed, it would be a great milestone in their careers as monster tamers. However, whatever the outcome, their separation is inevitable as Eliaria leaves for school.
Director: Yuuji Yanase
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
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Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Tokyo MX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Ryoma, with the Slimes" is the best rated episode of "By the Grace of the Gods" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by Yuuji Yanase and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, it aired on 10/4/2020. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Departure, with the Slimes".