The Great Cleric

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The Great Cleric (聖者無双〜サラリーマン、異世界で生き残るために歩む道〜, Seija Musou: Salaryman, Isekai de Ikinokoru Tame ni Ayumu Michi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Broccoli Lion. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2015, the series was later acquired by Micro Magazine, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Sime. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hiiro Akikaze, began serialization on the Niconico-based web manga platform Suiyōbi no Sirius in June 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Yokohama Animation Laboratory and Cloud Hearts premiered in July 2023.

Synopsis
A young Japanese salaryman is killed by a gunshot and reincarnated by a goddess in an alternate, fantasy-like world as Luciel, a teenager blessed with healing magic. To make sure that this time he lives a long and happy life, Luciel works hard to improve himself. As he rises in the ranks of the clergy, Luciel uses his powers to assist those in need, while helping restore the church's reputation, tarnished by the greed and corruption of many of its members, making friends and enemies along the way.

Novel
Written by Broccoli Lion, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on October 17, 2015. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Sime on August 30, 2016. As of January 2022, ten volumes have been released.

In October 2020, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the novels for English publication

Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hiiro Akikaze, began serialization on Kodansha's Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius manga service on January 27, 2017. As of October 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into ten tankōbon volumes.

At Anime Expo 2019, Vertical announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

Character
"I am not omnipotent. I already knew that. But the realization that I couldn't save everyone was very painful. To abate the grief at the very least, I made a vow to the fallen that I would work very hard."

- Luciel vow himself

He is a young healer, and he used to be an office worker in another world (Earth), but he was involved in a shooting incident and lost his life. At the time of his reincarnation, he was allowed to choose his talents after reincarnation in a way similar to the character creation system of the game, and he obtained the talent of holy magic necessary for good luck and being a healer.

Many considered him to be uneducated when he was first resurrected because he had no idea about the common sense of this world. Nevertheless, after formally registering as a healer at the Healer's Guild, he completed rigorous training that made others wary of him. Luciel is devoted to healing people, even after he moves to the Adventurer's Guild, where he is trained under the direction of the adept adventurer, Brod. Under the direction of the adept adventurer, Brod, he practiced training that even adventurers would be hesitant to do, such as running through the streets and eating a lot of foo overlapping.

Luciel is a kind-hearted person who lacks prejudices against beastmen since he is not constrained by common sense. The common sense of this world, on the other hand, which has various perspectives on life and death, frequently confounds him.
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Abilities
One day, Earth's God of Destiny and Galdardia's Chief God had a bet. The God of Destiny lost and chose ten mediocre souls to hand over. For those ten souls, the Chief God of Galdardia handed them new vessels. Among those mediocre souls was one salaryman who fought against his destiny of death. Because he was reincarnated in the new world (Galdardia), Luciel gained a gift from Earth's God of Destiny to be able to survive in the new world. As he possesses the skill of Great Luck [Monster Luck Sensei] (which has evolved into Supreme Luck, later in the series) in his stats, he is trained by Brod for Martial Arts and Lumina for surviving in the dungeon and Swordsmanship.


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TV Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 7, 2022. It is produced by Yokohama Animation Laboratory and Cloud Hearts, and directed by Masato Tamagawa, with scripts supervised by Keiichirō Ōchi, and character designs handled by Guonian Wang. The series will premiere on TBS and other networks on July 14, 2023. The opening theme song is "Bagu-chan" (バグちゃん) by Nasuo☆, while the ending theme song is "A New Day" by Yuki Nakashima. Crunchyroll licensed the series. Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.
 * Staff:
 * Original - Burokkorīraion, Akikaze hiiro, sime
 * Director - Masato Tamagawa
 * Series composition - Keiichiro Ochi
 * Character Design/Chief Animation Director - Ōkoku-toshi
 * Monster Prop Design - Yoshinori Iwanaga
 * Color design - Miyuki Sato
 * Art director - Toshiyuki Tokuda
 * Cinematographer - Shinya Kintake
 * Editing - Mai Hasegawa
 * Acoustic director - Ryosuke Naya
 * Music - Toshihiko Sahashi
 * Music Production - Hine
 * Music Production Producer - Daisuke Mizuta
 * Producers - Maiko Higa, Kentaro Hattori, Yoshiyuki Shiotani, Nobuhiko Kurosu, Tomoyuki Owada, Kento Yoshida, Kimito Sekido, Takahiro Suzuki
 * Animation Producer - Satoshi Nakatani
 * Animation Production - Yokohama Animation Lab, Cloud Hearts
 * Production- "Saint Warriors" Production Committee (TBS TV, NBC Universal Entertainment, Kodansha, Crunchyroll, BS11, MAGNET, Micro Magazine, Nichion)

Reception
The series won the gold award (effectively second place) at the 4th Net Novel Award.

On the review aggregator website MyAnimeList, The Great Cleric has a score of 7.6 out of 10, based on over 20,000 user ratings. The anime has also been praised by critics, with Anime News Network giving it a score of 4 out of 5 stars.

The novel series has sold over two million copies.

Some of the positive reviews for The Great Cleric

 * "The animation is top-notch, and the characters are well-developed and likable. The story is also engaging and exciting." - Anime News Network
 * "The Great Cleric is a refreshing take on the isekai genre. It's not just about a guy who gets transported to another world and becomes a powerful hero. It's also about redemption, second chances, and the power of hope." - Crunchyroll
 * "The Great Cleric is a must-watch for fans of fantasy anime. It's a well-made anime with a heartwarming story." - MyAnimeList

External Link

 * The Great Cleric ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
 * The Great Cleric ─ Work information (Light novel official website) | GC Novel (in Japanese)
 * The Great Cleric ─ Work information (Manga Official Website) | Monthly Shonen Sirius (in Japanese)
 * The Great Cleric ─ Work information (Manga Official Website) | Nico Nico Seiga (in Japanese)
 * TV Anime "The Great Cleric" official website (in Japanese)
 * The Great Cleric ─ TV anime official (@seija_anime) - Twitter
 * The Great Cleric ─ Wikipedia  JP 
 * The Great Cleric ─ Wikipedia  EN 

Trivia

 * Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, "Light from Heaven or Light of God" and is of Italian origin. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Luciel is of Hebrew origin and means "Luci- Light -el God So, Luciel: Light of God".
 * The anime's original Japanese title is "Seijo no Tami no Akari".
 * The anime's director, Masafumi Tamura, has also directed other anime series such as "Sword Art Online" and "Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?".
 * The anime's opening theme song is "Hikari no Senritsu" by Akari Kito.
 * The anime's ending theme song is "Kokoro no Kakera" by Yui Ogura.
 * The anime has been licensed for streaming in North America by Funimation.

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