The most impressive thing in Mushoku Tensei is 100% the charecters. I can't remember a series with so many distinct characters each fully fleshed out with their own motives and problems, every single character has flaws and each Villain in the show gives the reader a chance to Empathize with them. Most importantly no matter how fast or slow the pacing is everything feels important in some way.
@@DutchDread idk why but for me i can generally remember every character name and plot of any anime i watch even 7+ years later but i will say mushoku tensei does have more memorable characters among anime
@@s3n-paiyour friend is wrong, the next few volumes and chapters do focus less on action and more on world building, Rudeus’ family life and the Orsted stuff, it’s basically just starting to build up to the endgame, it’s still amazing imo
Mushoku Tensei - the great granddaddy of the modern wave of second grade isekais. Honestly, this is THE isekai that got the genre right. Probably because it kind of pioneered the fantasy.
I watched it AFTER having seen many isekai and even from that perspective, this is a great one. It's not just because it's one of the originals and everything that came after copied it, it's actually because this one is straight up amazing.
@@nikumeru It's definitely like LOTRs in that it set the benchmark. You had series that were straight ripoffs, Shanara Chronicles, but you also had series that went the opposite direction, Game of Thrones, First Blood etc. or series that actually managed to provide an epic fantasy with a bit of darkness, Memory, Sorrow and Thorn or went its own unique direction with heroic fantasy, Wheel of Time.
This is different from my regular content, but I felt like challenging myself to make a video like this. Also it's worth noting that the problems I had with the pacing aren't as bad in the Light Novel, and are fairly non existent in the anime. So pacing is an issue mainly found in the web novel.
Its crazy since the story is still ongoing and there is a huge potential to be a sequel. Like the Old Dragon's Tale was released a few months ago and I wouldnt be surprised if he comes out with another side story/more lore.
@@DJ-hi6oc SLIGHT SPOILERS Throughout the series there is major setup to events that happens after Mushoku Tensei. With characters introduced in the series that will be key characters in the next series. It is not actually confirmed but the author was quoted to say that he plans on making a sequel.
The last 2 volumes I hope should be fleshed out in the eventual adaptation. The final battle has serious Avengers Endgame vibes and Studio Bind should capitalize on that
To think that the end of Mushoku tensei as a whole as being the first part of the Story line is amazing how there is a whole new story line getting made right now after the end of MT
The light novel polishes the story draft that is the webnovel. Let's just hope Rifujin makes the already existing WN better than it already was, especially with LN7 and other original side-stories/details.
as a LN reader up to vol 16 of translations, i can confidently say that Rifujin has improved the story more from the LN, events flow much better with some added stuff and other things he has included while other parts remain but due to the changes feel much better when reading them
Yeah, the " Post Masterpiece Depression" is real, man. I can't find any other story do things remotely as good as MT. Shitty story aside, It doesn't help that most "good story" start up strong , then just keep meandering to nowhere just to milk the popularity. LOL, I also play Ruina. To be fair, the game just keep throwing new game mechanic until the end game. And they do such a shitty job explaining them.
Ayyyy that's boss man. I read the whole light novel too after the anime. You ready to read all the after story content! And of course that prequel content too. But in any case, what would be your favorite moment without giving any spoilers to anyone that might leap into this video without have read the LN
@@Tsunul mmm yeah, I gotta say it was just so gripping, like you feel like you shouldn't breathe during that whole segment. Also that makes me think of a funny video someone made, "Turning Point 4 in a nutshell"
I totally agree with everything you said here. The part of MT that really sets it apart is that throughout the story, I constantly found myself wondering "who exactly is Rifujin that he can write such realistic characters with realistic personalities?" Every single character feels REAL, the world feels REAL, everything. I found myself making comparisons between these fictional characters and people I know in real life, then thinking "what would ____ do in this scenario?" and it would play out as I thought. I even consulted some of these people I know IRL just to see if it was just my bias! It's seriously a masterwork among masterworks, and both the LN and anime are my absolute #1 favorites in their respective mediums.
I don't see how ruijerd and eris are well written or any other character apart from Rudeus. Those are just your normal generic side characters you see in every single isekai. Haven't read the light novel but thus far I'm really not into it. Hate the mc and might as well drop it if he doesn't change in the light novel. The only thing that keeps me reading is the interesting world building . It has potential. That being said i feel like it will never be as good as Tbate
@@flottebiene2838 Obviously the anime didn't flesh out these characters as well as the Light Novels. Read them, you will gain a new perspective on Eris. :)
4:17 Dude I've been constantly saying this about Mushoku Tensei. Follows Chekhovs gun like crazy. Everything in the story is relevant, full of content and yet feels so well trimmed down and refined.
All of the character of this anime mostly has a insane story. Ruijerd and his race, Who is Laplace?, Perugius, Man God, Dragon God Orsted, Zanoba, Nanahoshi, Cliff, Paul and his Party, Ghislaine, Elinalize, Zenith and her Family, Geese, even Pax 🤣. There's a Family Complex in Greyrat Family Politic really heavy How this world Work, Mage and Swordman Rank System, also have detail Sword Style (Sword God Style, North God Style, Water God Style) And the World it self have a story why there's a Demon, Beast People, and another race. And why every continent have really different vibes. Even there's a unique Magic from other Race like Migurdia that can use magic can telepath, and Beast People that can using unique magic Sound Magic. Even Orsted Dragon Race has a Unique magic that he use when he absorb Rudy Fire Magic. And the Multiple God and also Seventh Great Power. Mytholgy Refference And Past story like Laplace story that connect with our main character that try to help Ruijerd. When we get the complex story but our main character just want to live peacefully Even if our main character isn't reincarnated yet this world already have heavy history.
There’s one plot point you wouldn’t think was anything more than just some tasteful background, but like 14 volumes later it screws over the main character
Bruh, its the world building, characters and lore/history of that world that Really took me in. The 3 different sword styles, the 7 heroes who fought Laplace, the North God who defeated, married and had a baby with a Demon King, the 6 faced world, the great human-demon war 2000yrs ago when Kishisriku was the leader... So much, man. An Awesome fictional novel(s)
finished reading the LN recently gotta say its amazing and i know what you mean by the anticlimatic scenes around the end but i think their good as well because the way the writer pulls them of still leaves it satisfying and good by using it as a chance for character development especially the orsted vs kalmann III and pax death
I personally think 2 things that mushoku tensei did right or you can say it caught 1) World building and i dont need to say a lot about that 2) Family and relationships issues and causes- let me explain how. See this 1 thing that mushoku tensei grasp very strongly is our/viewers/humans tendency to always peak into someone else's life. We want to family issues or relationship issues of other persons. And that it has a lot. Re zero is amazing without a doubt but people could connect it to personal level. Even orsted has his own personal issues despite all other larger than life things.
I don't understand why people say "the best of isekai" when it's honestly one of the best anime in general ! It has in-depth characters on par with Steins Gate, Sangatsu no Lion, and Code Geass. It's world building is the best I've seen in anime/novel/manga. And the ending is as fulfilling and warming as Clannad After Story and A Silent Voice. I would say my favorite anime is Clannad, but MT stands up there in my top 3 stories in weeb culture, alongside Steins Gate
I was hooked in the first 6 episodes. I watched them over and over, no other Isekai starts this way, the wholesomeness of Zenith, combined by the comic relief of Rudeus the maid and his childhood friend Sylphie. Really brought the series to life for me, his development with Roxy also left an impact on me, the only thing I can compare it too was my relationship with my Aunt (minus all the perversion), as a kid she was the only maternal figure I could rely on, she taught me so much and offered me words of encouragement when I was down. Every time she came to visit my heart was filled with joy, those first few episodes reminded me of that, so maybe I'm a little biased based on my personal experiences.
I plan to making more videos like this soon, I plan to have a once a week upload schedule. Biggest problem with anime reviews is just waiting for new anime to finish.
I have read up to volume 17 of the light novels and continued on to the end of the web novels. I hope that when the light novel and anime get to it, they include the redundancy stuff before the finale or release them as an extra light novel and OVA, respectively.
I know what you mean by things being underexplained or anticlimactic. I felt the same way when reading it, but although it's anticlimactic it's just funny when looked at through another lense. Orsted is hard to get a read on but I'm pretty sure he knew what would happen once he saw Rudy wearing that ring. He just didn't explain it, possibly because it wouldn't have worked as well otherwise.
5:25 " Post Masterpiece Depression" Same here 😭Just from watching ss1 and hearing about some spoilers alone, nowadays whenever I see any show, my brain just automatically goes to "yeah, this is good, but if it was Rifujin (MT's author) that wrote this, it would have been wayyy better". Suddenly, every show sucks and I realize how little character developments there are in most shows
Mushoku Tensei is a perfect example of how you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I remember listening to Comics Perch(a great channel), and he was doing a retrospective on Scott Pilgrim. He was talking with his guest about how nowadays, many webcomics are looked down upon because they often recycle a lot of tropes and don't do them well. Perch remarked how reading Scott Pilgrim reminded him of why those tropes got famous in the first place and appreciated how well they were crafted. Mushoku Tensei was the progenitor that inspired a lot of modern Isekai, like Slime, Re; Zero. But ultimately, Mushoku Tensei handles those elements really well. For example, Rudy isn't perfect. He's got serious issues and flaws which the series actively showcases why they are bad(no, you're not a bad person for liking Rudy. He's fictional). But the series also showcases how Rudy manages to slowly change. That his prior life was that, prior. He can change and become someone else. It's a textbook example of a second chance series(which are very rare in real life), and it is leveraged excellently. Plus, the series has an excellent supporting cast and fully fleshed-out world. In short, it's a series that I argue shows the best of Isekai, much like Now and then, here and there, Escaflowne, Twelve Kingdoms, etc. and the older Isekai that existed. Where the characters are at the forefront and also it leverages the concept of a world by making it believable, with races, creatures, languages etc. In short, it's pretty close to being a masterpiece, if the series can keep up the quality.
Bro I'm still in my depression state. As a light novel reader, I patiently wait a few months to get the novels to read and each time after reading a volume, I go online looking for a novel which is as good but never compare to mushoku tensei in the slightest. I wish I could unread it so I could experience it all over again. Mushoku tensei is one of the greatest pieces of literature period. I might be exaggerating but if u just take time to unpack the series I think it can rank really high.
I think the LN maybe give more explanation to the ending tho, if you already read some of spinoff and after story. I just hope the LN have a more chapter for the conclusion especially later on Volume 26 LN
I know it has some good narratives and themes, but, from its concept, I don't care about any of that. All the good things in the story lose meaning because use the escapism of "isekai" and the "wish" for better given conditions (e.g. appearance, innate potencial, social background, family relationships, communication skills, etc) to enacte a false redemption story. False, because the protagonist doesn't make the innitial effort to change for the better, is just put in a conditional were he can naturally be better. Even if he later make an effort, the most difficult part, the innitial step was already granted for free. In contrast with other animes that just want to tell simple stories (which is the majority), of course it looks like something "mature", but just make a comparison with other media that want to have a deeper meaning, and you would see this anime is nothing out of the ordinary. And even then, the fact that the author end up giving the protagonista the classic "harem ending" make everything even more hypocritical that just giving the "harem ending" to the generic anime; because at least those animes didn't camouflaged their basic narrative.
The ending of mushoku with rudeus made me question my mortality, like will I even be able to live like that or accomplish anything and will I be able to die with no regrets? (probably not cause I'm over here watching anime instead of doing anything productive)
I really don't like reading without anything else. I sometimes have to put music so I have th patience to read. This is why I normally watch anime and once in a while I read manga, never ever touching the light novels. This is the single anime that made me actually want to see both Manga and Light Novel. I can safely say it was fucking worth it, no other anime made me want to check their TLDR, but hey, here I am interested in the Light Novel of Mushoku Tensei.
It's like i my self is living the life cuz in every isekai they have an already well developed character but rudeus he shows that how to not do mistakes and how to overcome them
Some minor and one significant spoiler below. I loved how all the characters slowly changed throughout the story. Rudeus goes from a disgusting excuse for a human being to a respectable man who can draw 5000 people to his funeral. Eris learns how to calm down and becomes a competent Sword God Style teacher. Sylphy gains her own identity and learns to stand on her own without support from anyone. And Roxy learns humility and becomes a genuinely good teacher. Of course that is not to mention all the side characters and how they change. Perhaps the biggest change of all is Orsted and how he changes from someone who needs to do everything by himself to someone who leans on his comrades and friends. And there is also the fact that Rudeus is like stupidly overpowered by normal standards, yet when faced against any of the 7 great world powers, or even just someone at Saint rank or higher in swordsmanship, he suddenly looks weak by comparison and needs support from his allies to survive, much less win.
I'm a failry casual anime watcher , watched mostly all of the big hits since DBZ was still airing watch some strange anime aswell but as far as media goes i always preferred western shows and I can honestly without a shadow of doubt say Mushoku Tensei is of my favorites , it does soooo many things right .
i never read words for me to enjoy the story (I just watch anime) but I liked mushoku tensei so much that I read the novel series 2 times that's like 250pages read 52 times 13000 pages, only a masterpiece could make me read that much
From the Isekai I've seen so far, mushoku tensei feels like the one true isekai. Not to say the others aren't but it feels like it really shows the potential of what isekai can be. A story about second chances, about making the best of those second chances and fucking it up sometimes. I think this is where the true theme of this genre lies. Not in the power trip fantasy or the lesson of friends being the real tresure. Those have places in other fiction too, but isekai seems to be the only fantasy genre where you can truly take a character who hasn't had a good run in our world, and make himself better through the hindsight of a shitty life.
Well, what I believe makes Mushoku Tensei so great, is its properly planned-out story. It's like you said, everything that is explored or given at least some focus in the story, has a purpose to play in it, even if it takes some time for the reader to understand what it is. This is the opposite of what most other isekai do, which just make up stuff on the spot and never actually think about proper setups and payoffs in their story. If their stories happen to be successful they then run into considerable problems, because their worldbuilding was never really thought through and they just end up making up a bunch of sometimes contradictory worldbuilding elements, retconning some stuff in the process. Classical examples of this would be after the defeat of the "unbeatably powerful" villain, a new even more "unbeatably powerful" villain shows up, who for some reason has never been mentioned up this point. In contrast, in Mushoku Tensei the 7 Great World Powers are introduced very early, effectively eliminating the possibility for the author to just endlessly add new more powerful characters, which would only ruin the established worldbuilding.
the best shi* I've ever read and still remember to this day even tho I read em like 4 or 5 years ago was vol 16 of mushoku. Where rudeus read a certain diary. That was the best arc ever. This was like the turning point of our MC finally, finally took things very seriously. I really want the alternative story to be written by the author based on vol 16 (if you know what I mean). If it exist, it'll prob gonna be another masterpiece. Tho more violent.
I find it difficult to articulate what makes Mushoku Tensei so good, so transformational, especially to people who made up minds on their first impression of the series. It's rat rod of a series that somehow never loses steam.
weak is taking it a bit far when you compare him to the strongest being in his world but yeah, he grows a lot (mentally and and strength-wise) while growing up and is not instantly op like in generic Isekais
I'm yet to see anything past volume 24, I need to read the redundancy chapters but I don't know where I can find them. I might just find them on youtube like other comments have said, but I'd prefer to read them.
ty for the Nice Music every time i hear something from FFXIV I get goosebumps but srsly Nice video was great ty for sharing your feeling about it and the same for me it's 10/10 i Just finish it 3 week ago and still in this hole XDDD
Hunter and Mushoku Tensei as 10/10? Hunter×Hunter has been one of my favorites when I found it around 10 years ago. The only longer anime I watched twice. And I just finished the MT novels a few days ago, and it's just one of the best.
What you are referring to is Battle Aura, or Touki in Japanese. Laplace couldn’t use Touki either and Rudeus was born with the Laplace Aspect so it makes sense. I’d call it an offset more so than a disability because Rudy has the largest mana capacity in the entire MT universe and pretty much nobody aside from Julie, Sylphie and his kids can use voiceless incantations. Biggest drawback is that you can’t go beyond advanced rank for the 3 sword styles without Touki.
This video is somewhat old and you said you didnt like to read, but i highly recommend you read, 3 other isekais. 1 of which you know and two others you might not know. Re:zero Lord of the mysteries Omniscient readers viewpoint
wait wtf 4:54 how did i not notice this is this just me or is the lina that cat girl and peruna or some shi the dog girl from the magic school arc thing wtfff
5:30 man ik the feeling its so bad i got that post masterpiece depression after watching HxH and mushoku tensei, but witn HxH it hit me so fucking hard that cried a little the day after i finished it then proceeded to re watching HxH all over again xD
I read the slime one and mushoku tensei's light novel, but it's still on the "probably" side for me If I'd say it's better on the worldbuilding side of things.
btw i have no idea if you did this on propose or not but come of the clips were perfectly placed! Spoiler: Examples : talking about the something being pointless and then chowing a clip leo xd!
After watching mushoku every anime that i watched felt generic like i just feel bad for people saying slime was better than mushoku in crunchy roll even gigguk loved this show it just shows how good it was Yeah the fan service was a little annoying but it was needed to fulfil Rudeus character how he wants to be a better person and we can see that as the story goes on and the fan service becomes less
It will contain spoilers wn I agree that it's web novel feel's a little bit slow paced but i think that is what the writter was going for, i think the slow slice of life pacing of mushoku tensei was intentional because rudy main goal was to live a normal life. By the way what were the scene that you feel was anticlimactic, and what do you think about mushoku tensei ending
Spoilers for the WN I think the main antagonist's death was anticlimactic. He's hyped up as being very resourceful yet just die's to the saint class fire spell, I'd have thought he'd have some plan in store. I know the reasoning is he couldn't wear armor to protect against fire like he did with earth, because it'd weigh too much. But I thought at the very least he'd dig like a hole or something to try and survive in. Although the ending is amazing. I think that the ending was the perfect way to end off the series and it's probably one of my favorite endings in fiction.
@@Tsunul Spoiler for the WN, I, on the other hand think it's a fitting end. Very logical and natural since Rudy has already full counter his plan. Rudy using fire spell is unthinkable to him, so that's why he lose. It also give the story the time for them to talk. If he didn't got done in already, other people would just instantly killed him since he was too unpredictable. Thinking the whole war was like a chess game is more fitting IMHO, and the Antagonist is a King piece. Rudy already sacrifice every stronger chess pieces to counter the the other side. Delivering checkmate with a pawn is also a fitting end.
Yeah, I agree. I think this was the writer's intention behind the pacing. But I also think, that it makes the story more "realistic" - if you can call it that - if there are faster, more thrilling parts of the story with more action and then again slower parts that focus more on domestic issues, character building/progression and worldbuilding. Said aspects are vitally important for a well-constructed fantasy world like in Mushoku Tensei and they are exactly what the other (frankly inferior) isekai stories are lacking. Hence, I believe that the partially slower pacing in Mushoku Tensei actually works entirely in its favour and elevates it over the other superficial isekai stories, that are so fast-paced, that they don't even have any time for proper world- or characterbuilding.
@@Zoom03352 WN Spoilers . . . . . . . . . .. . . Because Rudy is THE Quagmire Rudeus, a well known and Renowned Saint-Class WATER mage his nickname Quagmire comes from his extensive use of the spell Quagmire which is a mix of Water and Earth Magic and as well as his extensive use of his modified Rock Bullet that has different variants like smoke bullets and explosive shells What the *Antagonist* didnt know was that Rudy was Advanced Ranked in ALL the elements (because the World's logic states that, if you are proficient in one element, chances are you are bad at using the opposite of it, Rudy good with water = bad with fire) and we know just how much mana Rudy can pump into even the basic elemental spells like the Rock Bullet he uses , and the Fireball in Turning Point 2
I just wished the author wasn't so complacent with his perverted acts, it never felt like the bad shit he did with some of the female characters was ever adressed, that's literally my only complaint to the series and every time people say HE IS A P3D* AND A M0L3$T3R all I can say is... yeah... can't denie, and is not as if this ever created a real consequence to his life (NO ED IS NOT A CONSEQUENCE OF THAT AND IT IS WHEN HE BECAME THE WORST OF HIMSELF)
Aha. So, I made the right call to stop watching. Being a playground predator isn't a character flaw, it's a crime that even hardened criminals find repugnant. No protagonist should be one. Wth was the creator thinking?
I was really liking it but I got caught up on volume 13. I can’t find the motivation to continue after seeing the route the romance is taking. I would love to continue but I just cant get on board with that. Honestly I’d prefer it if there was no romance at all. How do you feel about that part of the story?
I see what you mean, because at first I was thinking it was really weird. But eventually I ended up not caring as much the further I progressed in the story. I'd say it's pretty strange but the writing eventually makes up for it.
@@Tsunul maybe I’ll get used to it but the fact that he criticized Paul for it, was against it when Hitogami suggested it, and then promised he wouldn’t do it only for him to end up doing it without much guilt just made me mad.
Bro plzzzz reply 😭😭 I just completed anime and I want to know the rest of the story sooo badly . Should I read WN,LN,or manga and what is the difference plzzzz tell me broooo 😭😭
If You need the answer even after 4 weeks, You could choose either the LN or WN, or what i did a year ago, read the LN until what is traslated, and then read the WN for the ending (then when the rest of the LN volumes are traslated You do a re-read)
Biggest difference is the light novel added a chapter, which is chapter 7 and it will be adapted in the second season of the anime. Other than that it just has improved pacing and stuff like that over the web novel. If you have the patience to wait then the light novel will be the "best" way to see the story. But the improvements won't be substantial over the web novel.
I recently saw a video by Animation Soup (?) claiming that Mushoku Tensei directly promotes child abuse and grooming… I can’t even begin to break down the mental gymnastics required to get that impression, but hey, we do live in a society.
@@aterriblesliceoftoast It would’ve been fine if the one little thing is the protagonist was a 40 year old and still retained his adult brain knowing he is still a 40 year old mentally but he still gets with the girls who are way below him in age and this would’ve been fine if they just did a normal kid born who went through what the MC did except he’s the exceptional and ideal age.
@@Skye2993 that’s ridiculous. Even if he went for people his own age, by your meaning - he would be a 40+ year old man, in a child’s body, dating mature women, making them now offenders? Can you explain to me - as you haven’t actually told me when it happens in the story - where the child grooming takes place? Because, as it stands - and spoilers for the anime season 1 final few episodes: Rudy sleeps with Eris. At the time that this happens, Eris is 15, and Rudy is 13. Though, Rudy’s mental age is arguably 40+, he did actually die and experience death, and he also didn’t ask for any of it to happen. He did nothing wrong. He loved Eris. Eris left him. It literally gave him PTSD. I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.
@@aterriblesliceoftoast That’s why I said if he wasn’t reincarnated, it should’ve been a normal story of Rudy just being born and him turning out pervy as normal without him being previously a 40 year old, what I’m saying is Rudy would’ve been more acceptable dating the girls if he wasn’t a 40 year old reincarnated, also having Eris and Rudy having sex at that age honestly makes the series look bad, it should’ve been they started as friends and as they grew up to legal age of 18 then they could have them have sex to continue with the story instead of a 40 year old reincarnated having inter-coarse with a teenage girl.
The most impressive thing in Mushoku Tensei is 100% the charecters. I can't remember a series with so many distinct characters each fully fleshed out with their own motives and problems, every single character has flaws and each Villain in the show gives the reader a chance to Empathize with them. Most importantly no matter how fast or slow the pacing is everything feels important in some way.
I generally don't even remember most characters names these days, I know every single name in Mushoku Tensei.
Characters and the world building do it for me, top tier for sure
@@DutchDread idk why but for me i can generally remember every character name and plot of any anime i watch even 7+ years later but i will say mushoku tensei does have more memorable characters among anime
Why did you have to spell "character" wrong and right.
as a LN reader, this show hasn't even revealed its true forms yet. the real fun begins in next following seasons. can't wait.
Im going to start volume 18 and one of my friend said its boring from there is it correct ???
@@s3n-paiyour friend is wrong, the next few volumes and chapters do focus less on action and more on world building, Rudeus’ family life and the Orsted stuff, it’s basically just starting to build up to the endgame, it’s still amazing imo
@@ungabunga19992 aaah...... thank you
Where do u read for free with illustrations?
Mushoku Tensei - the great granddaddy of the modern wave of second grade isekais.
Honestly, this is THE isekai that got the genre right. Probably because it kind of pioneered the fantasy.
It's like LotR and all other crappy fantasy novels that came after it.
I watched it AFTER having seen many isekai and even from that perspective, this is a great one. It's not just because it's one of the originals and everything that came after copied it, it's actually because this one is straight up amazing.
@@nikumeru It's definitely like LOTRs in that it set the benchmark. You had series that were straight ripoffs, Shanara Chronicles, but you also had series that went the opposite direction, Game of Thrones, First Blood etc. or series that actually managed to provide an epic fantasy with a bit of darkness, Memory, Sorrow and Thorn or went its own unique direction with heroic fantasy, Wheel of Time.
Finally someone specifies its not THE grandaddy but the grandaddy of the isekai we know TODAY
This is different from my regular content, but I felt like challenging myself to make a video like this. Also it's worth noting that the problems I had with the pacing aren't as bad in the Light Novel, and are fairly non existent in the anime. So pacing is an issue mainly found in the web novel.
Master piece for pedo apologists
Its crazy since the story is still ongoing and there is a huge potential to be a sequel. Like the Old Dragon's Tale was released a few months ago and I wouldnt be surprised if he comes out with another side story/more lore.
Actually, MT was the prequel to the main story which he'll write "soon"
@@nikumeru Yup you're right. I just wanted to avoid confusion and avoid specifics because that is technically a spoiler.
Looking forward to read the old dragon's tales
Wait was a sequel confirmed??
When where what
@@DJ-hi6oc SLIGHT SPOILERS
Throughout the series there is major setup to events that happens after Mushoku Tensei. With characters introduced in the series that will be key characters in the next series. It is not actually confirmed but the author was quoted to say that he plans on making a sequel.
The last 2 volumes I hope should be fleshed out in the eventual adaptation. The final battle has serious Avengers Endgame vibes and Studio Bind should capitalize on that
To think that the end of Mushoku tensei as a whole as being the first part of the Story line is amazing how there is a whole new story line getting made right now after the end of MT
The light novel polishes the story draft that is the webnovel. Let's just hope Rifujin makes the already existing WN better than it already was, especially with LN7 and other original side-stories/details.
as a LN reader up to vol 16 of translations, i can confidently say that Rifujin has improved the story more from the LN, events flow much better with some added stuff and other things he has included while other parts remain but due to the changes feel much better when reading them
@@HaxeRain Is it worth waiting 😕
Yeah, the " Post Masterpiece Depression" is real, man. I can't find any other story do things remotely as good as MT. Shitty story aside, It doesn't help that most "good story" start up strong , then just keep meandering to nowhere just to milk the popularity.
LOL, I also play Ruina. To be fair, the game just keep throwing new game mechanic until the end game. And they do such a shitty job explaining them.
Ayyyy that's boss man. I read the whole light novel too after the anime. You ready to read all the after story content! And of course that prequel content too.
But in any case, what would be your favorite moment without giving any spoilers to anyone that might leap into this video without have read the LN
Probably a generic answer but it'd be turning point 4, or more specifically the next chapter after turning point 4, "End and Beginning".
@@Tsunul mmm yeah, I gotta say it was just so gripping, like you feel like you shouldn't breathe during that whole segment.
Also that makes me think of a funny video someone made, "Turning Point 4 in a nutshell"
@@daxfer2945 turning point 4 was good ch but the few chapters after turning point 4 where rudeus reads the book are my favorite
Turning Point 4 and everything after has lived rent-free in my head since I've read it
@@Tsunul Master piece for pedo apologists
Wouldn't be against more videos like this!
Happy to see some branch-out content! 👌
I totally agree with everything you said here. The part of MT that really sets it apart is that throughout the story, I constantly found myself wondering "who exactly is Rifujin that he can write such realistic characters with realistic personalities?" Every single character feels REAL, the world feels REAL, everything. I found myself making comparisons between these fictional characters and people I know in real life, then thinking "what would ____ do in this scenario?" and it would play out as I thought. I even consulted some of these people I know IRL just to see if it was just my bias! It's seriously a masterwork among masterworks, and both the LN and anime are my absolute #1 favorites in their respective mediums.
I don't see how ruijerd and eris are well written or any other character apart from Rudeus. Those are just your normal generic side characters you see in every single isekai. Haven't read the light novel but thus far I'm really not into it. Hate the mc and might as well drop it if he doesn't change in the light novel. The only thing that keeps me reading is the interesting world building . It has potential. That being said i feel like it will never be as good as Tbate
@@flottebiene2838 Obviously the anime didn't flesh out these characters as well as the Light Novels. Read them, you will gain a new perspective on Eris. :)
4:17 Dude I've been constantly saying this about Mushoku Tensei. Follows Chekhovs gun like crazy. Everything in the story is relevant, full of content and yet feels so well trimmed down and refined.
All of the character of this anime mostly has a insane story. Ruijerd and his race, Who is Laplace?, Perugius, Man God, Dragon God Orsted, Zanoba, Nanahoshi, Cliff, Paul and his Party, Ghislaine, Elinalize, Zenith and her Family, Geese, even Pax 🤣.
There's a Family Complex in Greyrat Family
Politic really heavy
How this world Work,
Mage and Swordman Rank System, also have detail Sword Style (Sword God Style, North God Style, Water God Style)
And the World it self have a story why there's a Demon, Beast People, and another race. And why every continent have really different vibes.
Even there's a unique Magic from other Race like Migurdia that can use magic can telepath, and Beast People that can using unique magic Sound Magic. Even Orsted Dragon Race has a Unique magic that he use when he absorb Rudy Fire Magic.
And the Multiple God and also Seventh Great Power.
Mytholgy Refference
And Past story like Laplace story that connect with our main character that try to help Ruijerd.
When we get the complex story but our main character just want to live peacefully
Even if our main character isn't reincarnated yet this world already have heavy history.
There’s one plot point you wouldn’t think was anything more than just some tasteful background, but like 14 volumes later it screws over the main character
Bruh, its the world building, characters and lore/history of that world that Really took me in.
The 3 different sword styles, the 7 heroes who fought Laplace, the North God who defeated, married and had a baby with a Demon King, the 6 faced world, the great human-demon war 2000yrs ago when Kishisriku was the leader... So much, man.
An Awesome fictional novel(s)
finished reading the LN recently gotta say its amazing and i know what you mean by the anticlimatic scenes around the end but i think their good as well because the way the writer pulls them of still leaves it satisfying and good by using it as a chance for character development especially the orsted vs kalmann III and pax death
I personally think 2 things that mushoku tensei did right or you can say it caught
1) World building and i dont need to say a lot about that
2) Family and relationships issues and causes- let me explain how.
See this 1 thing that mushoku tensei grasp very strongly is our/viewers/humans tendency to always peak into someone else's life.
We want to family issues or relationship issues of other persons. And that it has a lot. Re zero is amazing without a doubt but people could connect it to personal level. Even orsted has his own personal issues despite all other larger than life things.
Mushoku Tensei has some of the most gorgeous light novel illustrations I've ever seen!!! Especially the further in series you get!!!
I don't understand why people say "the best of isekai" when it's honestly one of the best anime in general ! It has in-depth characters on par with Steins Gate, Sangatsu no Lion, and Code Geass. It's world building is the best I've seen in anime/novel/manga. And the ending is as fulfilling and warming as Clannad After Story and A Silent Voice.
I would say my favorite anime is Clannad, but MT stands up there in my top 3 stories in weeb culture, alongside Steins Gate
It is probably because the WN and the LN are the source material on which the anime is based on.
I was hooked in the first 6 episodes. I watched them over and over, no other Isekai starts this way, the wholesomeness of Zenith, combined by the comic relief of Rudeus the maid and his childhood friend Sylphie. Really brought the series to life for me, his development with Roxy also left an impact on me, the only thing I can compare it too was my relationship with my Aunt (minus all the perversion), as a kid she was the only maternal figure I could rely on, she taught me so much and offered me words of encouragement when I was down. Every time she came to visit my heart was filled with joy, those first few episodes reminded me of that, so maybe I'm a little biased based on my personal experiences.
Forever will label this one of the greatest anime ever made and so excited when the next season premieres.
I completely agree with you. This has to be the best single WN/LN I have ever read. Truly an endless masterpiece
I never expected that Goldenglow theme coming
Did anybody stop to think was that the truck that was taking the garbage out of his room?
So he is the instrument of his own isekai truck
I wish you did reviews like this frequently, I love your voice and your humour :) it's perfect for reviews
I plan to making more videos like this soon, I plan to have a once a week upload schedule. Biggest problem with anime reviews is just waiting for new anime to finish.
@@Tsunul you should give 86 a try if you haven't , it's a LN adaptation just like Mushoku Tensei :) will be waiting for your next review
@@Tsunul Master piece for pedo apologists
I have read up to volume 17 of the light novels and continued on to the end of the web novels. I hope that when the light novel and anime get to it, they include the redundancy stuff before the finale or release them as an extra light novel and OVA, respectively.
I know what you mean by things being underexplained or anticlimactic.
I felt the same way when reading it, but although it's anticlimactic it's just funny when looked at through another lense.
Orsted is hard to get a read on but I'm pretty sure he knew what would happen once he saw Rudy wearing that ring. He just didn't explain it, possibly because it wouldn't have worked as well otherwise.
I'm always an anime only, but this is the first time i've ever decided to pick up the light novel, because the story is that amazing.
Love the XIV ost in the back great video
5:25 " Post Masterpiece Depression" Same here 😭Just from watching ss1 and hearing about some spoilers alone, nowadays whenever I see any show, my brain just automatically goes to "yeah, this is good, but if it was Rifujin (MT's author) that wrote this, it would have been wayyy better". Suddenly, every show sucks and I realize how little character developments there are in most shows
Mushoku Tensei is a perfect example of how you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I remember listening to Comics Perch(a great channel), and he was doing a retrospective on Scott Pilgrim. He was talking with his guest about how nowadays, many webcomics are looked down upon because they often recycle a lot of tropes and don't do them well. Perch remarked how reading Scott Pilgrim reminded him of why those tropes got famous in the first place and appreciated how well they were crafted. Mushoku Tensei was the progenitor that inspired a lot of modern Isekai, like Slime, Re; Zero.
But ultimately, Mushoku Tensei handles those elements really well. For example, Rudy isn't perfect. He's got serious issues and flaws which the series actively showcases why they are bad(no, you're not a bad person for liking Rudy. He's fictional). But the series also showcases how Rudy manages to slowly change. That his prior life was that, prior. He can change and become someone else. It's a textbook example of a second chance series(which are very rare in real life), and it is leveraged excellently. Plus, the series has an excellent supporting cast and fully fleshed-out world. In short, it's a series that I argue shows the best of Isekai, much like Now and then, here and there, Escaflowne, Twelve Kingdoms, etc. and the older Isekai that existed.
Where the characters are at the forefront and also it leverages the concept of a world by making it believable, with races, creatures, languages etc. In short, it's pretty close to being a masterpiece, if the series can keep up the quality.
I started reading it after almost 2 years for wanting to read it, and I don't regret reading it from the scratch.
It was too good. It's otherworldly exceptional. Great characters development, Characters dynamic, and most importantly the Bed Fights :)))
Man... This series didn't had to be this GOATED honestly. I read it with some night I almost didn't slept lol
bro i watched this video back when this first came out and now i find out you're the same pm guy i watch, crazy to me
Bro I'm still in my depression state. As a light novel reader, I patiently wait a few months to get the novels to read and each time after reading a volume, I go online looking for a novel which is as good but never compare to mushoku tensei in the slightest. I wish I could unread it so I could experience it all over again. Mushoku tensei is one of the greatest pieces of literature period. I might be exaggerating but if u just take time to unpack the series I think it can rank really high.
I think the LN maybe give more explanation to the ending tho, if you already read some of spinoff and after story. I just hope the LN have a more chapter for the conclusion especially later on Volume 26 LN
I know it has some good narratives and themes, but, from its concept, I don't care about any of that. All the good things in the story lose meaning because use the escapism of "isekai" and the "wish" for better given conditions (e.g. appearance, innate potencial, social background, family relationships, communication skills, etc) to enacte a false redemption story. False, because the protagonist doesn't make the innitial effort to change for the better, is just put in a conditional were he can naturally be better. Even if he later make an effort, the most difficult part, the innitial step was already granted for free.
In contrast with other animes that just want to tell simple stories (which is the majority), of course it looks like something "mature", but just make a comparison with other media that want to have a deeper meaning, and you would see this anime is nothing out of the ordinary. And even then, the fact that the author end up giving the protagonista the classic "harem ending" make everything even more hypocritical that just giving the "harem ending" to the generic anime; because at least those animes didn't camouflaged their basic narrative.
Mushoku Tensei did the impossible for me, it got me to pick up a light novel for the first time after strictly reading just manga for years!
The ending of mushoku with rudeus made me question my mortality, like will I even be able to live like that or accomplish anything and will I be able to die with no regrets? (probably not cause I'm over here watching anime instead of doing anything productive)
I really don't like reading without anything else. I sometimes have to put music so I have th patience to read. This is why I normally watch anime and once in a while I read manga, never ever touching the light novels. This is the single anime that made me actually want to see both Manga and Light Novel. I can safely say it was fucking worth it, no other anime made me want to check their TLDR, but hey, here I am interested in the Light Novel of Mushoku Tensei.
Listening to the anime music and ost while reading the LN...... Aahhh peace
mushoku tensei is no doubt a masterpiece and my one and only fav isekai, the development of the character are stunning.
That was a fantastic review! I give the review 10 out of 10!
It's like i my self is living the life cuz in every isekai they have an already well developed character but rudeus he shows that how to not do mistakes and how to overcome them
The mushoku tensei slander makes me sad man, its easily one of my favorite stories I have read
Some minor and one significant spoiler below.
I loved how all the characters slowly changed throughout the story. Rudeus goes from a disgusting excuse for a human being to a respectable man who can draw 5000 people to his funeral. Eris learns how to calm down and becomes a competent Sword God Style teacher. Sylphy gains her own identity and learns to stand on her own without support from anyone. And Roxy learns humility and becomes a genuinely good teacher. Of course that is not to mention all the side characters and how they change. Perhaps the biggest change of all is Orsted and how he changes from someone who needs to do everything by himself to someone who leans on his comrades and friends.
And there is also the fact that Rudeus is like stupidly overpowered by normal standards, yet when faced against any of the 7 great world powers, or even just someone at Saint rank or higher in swordsmanship, he suddenly looks weak by comparison and needs support from his allies to survive, much less win.
Hope that the second season keeps with the qualitie, that is a lot of things that im anxious to see it in screen
Light novel story was great.
Also ‘Ascendence of a Bookworm’. If you like Mushoku Tensei: read that too.
I'm a failry casual anime watcher , watched mostly all of the big hits since DBZ was still airing watch some strange anime aswell but as far as media goes i always preferred western shows and I can honestly without a shadow of doubt say Mushoku Tensei is of my favorites , it does soooo many things right .
i never read words for me to enjoy the story (I just watch anime) but I liked mushoku tensei so much that I read the novel series 2 times that's like 250pages read 52 times 13000 pages, only a masterpiece could make me read that much
From the Isekai I've seen so far, mushoku tensei feels like the one true isekai. Not to say the others aren't but it feels like it really shows the potential of what isekai can be. A story about second chances, about making the best of those second chances and fucking it up sometimes. I think this is where the true theme of this genre lies. Not in the power trip fantasy or the lesson of friends being the real tresure. Those have places in other fiction too, but isekai seems to be the only fantasy genre where you can truly take a character who hasn't had a good run in our world, and make himself better through the hindsight of a shitty life.
You'd think that the dorudia's punishment would be harder on rudeus considering the cause of his past trauma
For a second i thought i clicked on a Scamboli video
That's a huge compliment to me, thanks.
@@Tsunul Master piece for pedo apologists
Well, what I believe makes Mushoku Tensei so great, is its properly planned-out story. It's like you said, everything that is explored or given at least some focus in the story, has a purpose to play in it, even if it takes some time for the reader to understand what it is. This is the opposite of what most other isekai do, which just make up stuff on the spot and never actually think about proper setups and payoffs in their story.
If their stories happen to be successful they then run into considerable problems, because their worldbuilding was never really thought through and they just end up making up a bunch of sometimes contradictory worldbuilding elements, retconning some stuff in the process. Classical examples of this would be after the defeat of the "unbeatably powerful" villain, a new even more "unbeatably powerful" villain shows up, who for some reason has never been mentioned up this point. In contrast, in Mushoku Tensei the 7 Great World Powers are introduced very early, effectively eliminating the possibility for the author to just endlessly add new more powerful characters, which would only ruin the established worldbuilding.
Bruhh that persona 3 soundtrack came outta nowhere 😢
the best shi* I've ever read and still remember to this day even tho I read em like 4 or 5 years ago was vol 16 of mushoku. Where rudeus read a certain diary. That was the best arc ever. This was like the turning point of our MC finally, finally took things very seriously.
I really want the alternative story to be written by the author based on vol 16 (if you know what I mean). If it exist, it'll prob gonna be another masterpiece. Tho more violent.
Remember, Reudeus is just a main/side character for that world
I find it difficult to articulate what makes Mushoku Tensei so good, so transformational, especially to people who made up minds on their first impression of the series. It's rat rod of a series that somehow never loses steam.
I wanna read the light novel cause I can’t wait for the next season
Another really great series that's similar to this is the beginning after the end
There is one, not a gun, but a tactical nuke that was never used. Like in Naruto if Madara was hyped the entire series and he didn't show up.
on Vol 22 of LN, I agree it is a masterpiece
And don't forget to read
- Mushoku tensei redundancy
- Mushoku tensei dragon's tale
- Mushoku Tensei jobless oblige (Rudy's son story)
weak is taking it a bit far when you compare him to the strongest being in his world but yeah, he grows a lot (mentally and and strength-wise) while growing up and is not instantly op like in generic Isekais
post masterpiece depression is spot on for this show
Have you read the extra volume? If not, I highly recommend it.
I'm yet to see anything past volume 24, I need to read the redundancy chapters but I don't know where I can find them. I might just find them on youtube like other comments have said, but I'd prefer to read them.
Well, at least he played Guilty Gear and was a Dizzy Main.
I've read everything from Mushoku Tensei, and now I don't know what else I can read. Please help me with a recommendation.
This is the besr thing i've ever seen and the first thing i've been thinking about reading
ty for the Nice Music every time i hear something from FFXIV I get goosebumps
but srsly Nice video was great ty for sharing your feeling about it and the same for me it's 10/10 i Just finish it 3 week ago and still in this hole XDDD
Hunter and Mushoku Tensei as 10/10?
Hunter×Hunter has been one of my favorites when I found it around 10 years ago. The only longer anime I watched twice.
And I just finished the MT novels a few days ago, and it's just one of the best.
I had post masterpiece depressed after finishing mushoku tensei to. And after catching up with one piece
Rudeus Greyrat is disabled for life because he can't use magic around his body, like pretty much everyone in his new world does without realizing it.
What you are referring to is Battle Aura, or Touki in Japanese. Laplace couldn’t use Touki either and Rudeus was born with the Laplace Aspect so it makes sense.
I’d call it an offset more so than a disability because Rudy has the largest mana capacity in the entire MT universe and pretty much nobody aside from Julie, Sylphie and his kids can use voiceless incantations.
Biggest drawback is that you can’t go beyond advanced rank for the 3 sword styles without Touki.
Mushoku tensei is pure Kino. I read the whole thing over 2months. It's currently my second favourite work of fiction
What's the first?
@@Tsunul Master piece for pedo apologists
This video is somewhat old and you said you didnt like to read, but i highly recommend you read, 3 other isekais. 1 of which you know and two others you might not know.
Re:zero
Lord of the mysteries
Omniscient readers viewpoint
there will be a sequel so no need to get depressed
after I read it I suddenly wanted to bcome a novelist
wait wtf 4:54 how did i not notice this is this just me or is the lina that cat girl and peruna or some shi the dog girl from the magic school arc thing wtfff
Underrated channel
Ya I did the audio books
5:30 man ik the feeling its so bad i got that post masterpiece depression after watching HxH and mushoku tensei, but witn HxH it hit me so fucking hard that cried a little the day after i finished it then proceeded to re watching HxH all over again xD
I read the slime one and mushoku tensei's light novel, but it's still on the "probably" side for me If I'd say it's better on the worldbuilding side of things.
mushoku greatness
btw i have no idea if you did this on propose or not but come of the clips were perfectly placed!
Spoiler:
Examples : talking about the something being pointless and then chowing a clip leo xd!
and 1 more thing the light novel fleshes out some of the small issues that the web novel had and adds a good bunch of extra content like volume 7
After watching mushoku every anime that i watched felt generic like i just feel bad for people saying slime was better than mushoku in crunchy roll even gigguk loved this show it just shows how good it was
Yeah the fan service was a little annoying but it was needed to fulfil Rudeus character how he wants to be a better person and we can see that as the story goes on and the fan service becomes less
I wonder if you'd like the bookworm series.
It will contain spoilers wn
I agree that it's web novel feel's a little bit slow paced but i think that is what the writter was going for, i think the slow slice of life pacing of mushoku tensei was intentional because rudy main goal was to live a normal life.
By the way what were the scene that you feel was anticlimactic, and what do you think about mushoku tensei ending
Spoilers for the WN
I think the main antagonist's death was anticlimactic. He's hyped up as being very resourceful yet just die's to the saint class fire spell, I'd have thought he'd have some plan in store. I know the reasoning is he couldn't wear armor to protect against fire like he did with earth, because it'd weigh too much. But I thought at the very least he'd dig like a hole or something to try and survive in. Although the ending is amazing. I think that the ending was the perfect way to end off the series and it's probably one of my favorite endings in fiction.
@@Tsunul Spoiler for the WN,
I, on the other hand think it's a fitting end. Very logical and natural since Rudy has already full counter his plan. Rudy using fire spell is unthinkable to him, so that's why he lose. It also give the story the time for them to talk. If he didn't got done in already, other people would just instantly killed him since he was too unpredictable.
Thinking the whole war was like a chess game is more fitting IMHO, and the Antagonist is a King piece. Rudy already sacrifice every stronger chess pieces to counter the the other side. Delivering checkmate with a pawn is also a fitting end.
@@nguyendi92 why is using fire spell unthinkable to him?
Yeah, I agree. I think this was the writer's intention behind the pacing. But I also think, that it makes the story more "realistic" - if you can call it that - if there are faster, more thrilling parts of the story with more action and then again slower parts that focus more on domestic issues, character building/progression and worldbuilding. Said aspects are vitally important for a well-constructed fantasy world like in Mushoku Tensei and they are exactly what the other (frankly inferior) isekai stories are lacking.
Hence, I believe that the partially slower pacing in Mushoku Tensei actually works entirely in its favour and elevates it over the other superficial isekai stories, that are so fast-paced, that they don't even have any time for proper world- or characterbuilding.
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Because Rudy is THE Quagmire Rudeus, a well known and Renowned Saint-Class WATER mage his nickname Quagmire comes from his extensive use of the spell Quagmire which is a mix of Water and Earth Magic and as well as his extensive use of his modified Rock Bullet that has different variants like smoke bullets and explosive shells
What the *Antagonist* didnt know was that Rudy was Advanced Ranked in ALL the elements (because the World's logic states that, if you are proficient in one element, chances are you are bad at using the opposite of it, Rudy good with water = bad with fire)
and we know just how much mana Rudy can pump into even the basic elemental spells like the Rock Bullet he uses , and the Fireball in Turning Point 2
I just wished the author wasn't so complacent with his perverted acts, it never felt like the bad shit he did with some of the female characters was ever adressed, that's literally my only complaint to the series and every time people say HE IS A P3D* AND A M0L3$T3R all I can say is... yeah... can't denie, and is not as if this ever created a real consequence to his life (NO ED IS NOT A CONSEQUENCE OF THAT AND IT IS WHEN HE BECAME THE WORST OF HIMSELF)
Aha. So, I made the right call to stop watching. Being a playground predator isn't a character flaw, it's a crime that even hardened criminals find repugnant. No protagonist should be one. Wth was the creator thinking?
I'm only caught up with the English light novel releases. I've avoided the web novels because I hear the fan translations are bad.
From my experience it wasn't that bad.
I was really liking it but I got caught up on volume 13. I can’t find the motivation to continue after seeing the route the romance is taking. I would love to continue but I just cant get on board with that. Honestly I’d prefer it if there was no romance at all. How do you feel about that part of the story?
I see what you mean, because at first I was thinking it was really weird. But eventually I ended up not caring as much the further I progressed in the story. I'd say it's pretty strange but the writing eventually makes up for it.
@@Tsunul maybe I’ll get used to it but the fact that he criticized Paul for it, was against it when Hitogami suggested it, and then promised he wouldn’t do it only for him to end up doing it without much guilt just made me mad.
@@FrigidOven That's true, but I think the circumstances give good reason behind him doing that.
@@Tsunul Master piece for pedo apologists
Bro plzzzz reply 😭😭 I just completed anime and I want to know the rest of the story sooo badly . Should I read WN,LN,or manga and what is the difference plzzzz tell me broooo 😭😭
If You need the answer even after 4 weeks, You could choose either the LN or WN, or what i did a year ago, read the LN until what is traslated, and then read the WN for the ending (then when the rest of the LN volumes are traslated You do a re-read)
The story feels too real
it is a masterpiece btw sylphy best wife
Should I read the web novel or wait for the light novels to be finished? What are the differences essentially?
Biggest difference is the light novel added a chapter, which is chapter 7 and it will be adapted in the second season of the anime. Other than that it just has improved pacing and stuff like that over the web novel. If you have the patience to wait then the light novel will be the "best" way to see the story. But the improvements won't be substantial over the web novel.
@@Tsunul great! Thank you very much for the detailed response, much appreciated. Truly a masterpiece.
@@Tsunul Master piece for pedo apologists
I recently saw a video by Animation Soup (?) claiming that Mushoku Tensei directly promotes child abuse and grooming…
I can’t even begin to break down the mental gymnastics required to get that impression, but hey, we do live in a society.
Their not lying about the grooming part, the child abuse is a stretch but the grooming definitely is there.
@@Skye2993 how?
Please explain.
Because I’ve read the Light Novels and I don’t see it.
@@aterriblesliceoftoast It would’ve been fine if the one little thing is the protagonist was a 40 year old and still retained his adult brain knowing he is still a 40 year old mentally but he still gets with the girls who are way below him in age and this would’ve been fine if they just did a normal kid born who went through what the MC did except he’s the exceptional and ideal age.
@@Skye2993 that’s ridiculous.
Even if he went for people his own age, by your meaning - he would be a 40+ year old man, in a child’s body, dating mature women, making them now offenders?
Can you explain to me - as you haven’t actually told me when it happens in the story - where the child grooming takes place?
Because, as it stands - and spoilers for the anime season 1 final few episodes:
Rudy sleeps with Eris.
At the time that this happens, Eris is 15, and Rudy is 13.
Though, Rudy’s mental age is arguably 40+, he did actually die and experience death, and he also didn’t ask for any of it to happen.
He did nothing wrong.
He loved Eris.
Eris left him.
It literally gave him PTSD.
I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.
@@aterriblesliceoftoast That’s why I said if he wasn’t reincarnated, it should’ve been a normal story of Rudy just being born and him turning out pervy as normal without him being previously a 40 year old, what I’m saying is Rudy would’ve been more acceptable dating the girls if he wasn’t a 40 year old reincarnated, also having Eris and Rudy having sex at that age honestly makes the series look bad, it should’ve been they started as friends and as they grew up to legal age of 18 then they could have them have sex to continue with the story instead of a 40 year old reincarnated having inter-coarse with a teenage girl.
I feel u, i need another masterpiece after i finished “The beginning after the end” to fill the hole in my soul. Thats why im here.
spoilers:
Rudeus may not set out to defeat demon kings, but he does so anyway
Very big spoiler 😑
Magic rock ....