The Great Cleric
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, who 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 aired from July to September 2023. Plot
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. Characters

Media

Light 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. Volume list

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 July 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve tankōbon volumes. At Anime Expo 2019, Vertical announced that they licensed the series for English publication. Volume list

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, character designs handled by Guonian Wang, and music composed by Toshihiko Sahashi. The series aired from July 14 to September 29, 2023, on TBS and other networks. The opening theme song is  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. Episode list

Reception
The series won the gold award (effectively second place) at the 4th Net Novel Award. The novel series has sold over two million copies. Notes

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2016 Japanese novels
Anime and manga based on light novels
Cloud Hearts
Crunchyroll anime
Fiction about reincarnation
Isekai anime and manga
Isekai novels and light novels
J-Novel Club books
Japanese webcomics
Kodansha manga
Light novels
Light novels first published online
Muse Communication
Shōnen manga
Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Slice of life anime and manga
TBS Television (Japan) original programming
Vertical (publisher) titles
Webcomics in print
Yokohama Animation Laboratory