Wise Man's Grandchild (2019)

Action · Adventure · Animation

A young man is reborn in another world where he is adopted as a baby by the hero Merlin Wolford and named Shin. By his 15th birthday, Shin has accumulated all kinds of power by studying under Merlin, but one thing his adoptive grandfather didn't give him was a lick of common sense.

IMDb rating: 6.8 (4,931 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Hulu · Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.43 avg 12 episodes 7.3 → 7.6 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Babe in the Woods Goes to the Capital	7.3	155
2	The Unconventional New Student	7.6	146
3	An Emergency Arises!	7.3	133
4	The Name of the Instigator	7.7	139
5	A Pioneering New Hero	7.4	127
6	Outbreak of War and a Joint Training Exercise	7.5	124
7	Let's Go to Camp!	7.3	123
8	A Starlit Pledge	7.0	119
9	The Grandchild, the Magic Gear, and the Engagement Party	7.4	122
10	The Fall of the Empire	7.6	118
11	The Mightiest Corps of Magicians Ever	7.4	116
12	And So, Off into the World...	7.6	122