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My Review of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

How did I get into this anime? I felt it necessary to push watching this series into the high priority category instead of waiting for fate to take the wheel in the randomizer. Because of the fall anime lineup for 2021, I thought I could breeze through the first 11 episodes and get prepared for the second season. I did it and I don’t regret it!

A 34 year old shut-in is out of the house for the first time in forever. And he’s immediately hit by a truck.

Oh Truck-kun, you always show up at the first episode of Isekai animes to spice things up.

This man then wakes up as a baby in another world to parents Paul and Zenith. We’re not sure what the man’s name was in his prior life, but he will now be known as Rudeus (or Rudy). His 34 year old mind is in the body of this child. And this new world Rudeus is in is heavily focused on magic and swords. In the first 5 years as Rudeus, he managed to become well equipped with learning magic incantations, even out-doing his own teacher, Roxy. In his downtime, he ends up making friends with a cute, green-haired girl named Sylph. And when he’s sent away for training, he meets his cousin Eris and becomes her tutor. Rudeus’s days are filled with the unexpected moments and whimsy compared to his old life in modern-day Japan.

While the story seems to be in a lull watching Rudeus grow episode to episode, the normal stuff indicating it’s a real Isekai doesn’t come until a little later. For now, embrace Rudeus taking small steps in his new life in this new world. He was tormented in high school, so having an episode where he leaves his parents property was quite the watch. So let’s take a journey into Rudeus’s life.

BETWEEN THE SUB AND DUB: I watched the entire first part dubbed and I gotta say, FUNimation did a bang-up job with this one. I was blown away when I found out that the dude who voiced Paul, this is like his first big role. Good job on voicing a questionable character! And as for the sub, I always have a kick whenever Sugita is voicing someone who can be cheeky at times. Good times by all! Here’s what you might recognize these folks from.

JAPANESE CAST: *Rudeus (Adult) is played by Tomokazu Sugita (known for Gin on Gintama, Joesph on Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Kyon on Haruhi Suzumiya, Karasuma on Assassination Classroom, Hideki on Chobits, and Eizan on Food Wars)

*Rudeus (Child) is played by Yumi Uchiyama (known for Puck on Re:Zero, Mare on Overlord, Emma on Tokyo Revengers, Ruri on Nisekoi, and Yajima on Genshiken Nidaime)

*Roxy is played by Konomi Kohara (known for Chika on Kaguya-sama, Koyomi on Bloom Into You, Miu on Domestic Girlfriend, Hanako on Demon Slayer, Luna on Oresuki, Chitose on Tonikawa, and Kai on Hitoribocchi)

*Sylph is played by Ai Kayano (known for Darkness on Konosuba, Menma on Anohana, Alice on SAO: Alicization, Nana on Golden Time, Ryouko on Food Wars, Anna on The Promised Neverland, and Kanae on Demon Slayer)

*Eris is played by Ai Kakuma (known for Machi on Fruits Basket 2019, Rossweisse on High School DxD, Mikasa Worst on Index III, Lala on Monster Musume, Hato on Genshiken Nidaime, and Mayumi on Food Wars)

*Ruijerd is played by Daisuke Namikawa (known for Rotomdex on Pokemon SM, Jellal on Fairy Tail, Italy on Hetalia, Rock on Black Lagoon, Ulquiorra on Bleach, Waver on Fate/Zero, and Arima on Tokyo Ghoul)

ENGLISH CAST: *Rudeus (Adult) is played by Ben Phillips (known for Giran on My Hero Academia, Freed on High School DxD, and Dyne on Overlord)

*Rudeus (Child) is played by Madeleine Morris (known for Chitanda on Hyouka, Inca on Fire Force, Miko on Kaguya-sama, Chie on Tokyo Ghoul :re, Nifa on Attack on Titan, and Tachibana on Nichijou)

*Roxy is played by Michelle Rojas (known for Mion/Shion on Higurashi Gou, Kanan on Love Live Sunshine, CZ2128 on Overlord, Marco on Black Clover, and Touka on Assassination Classroom)

*Sylph is played by Emily Neves (known for Kotomi on Clannad, Mine on Mirai Nikki, Kanade on Angel Beats, Ringo on Penguindrum, Kumin on Chunibyo, and Setsuko on Grave of the Fireflies)

*Eris is played by Lindsay Seidel (known for Nagisa on Assassination Classroom, Himegami on Index, Ruka on Steins;Gate, Romeo on Fairy Tail, Eto on Tokyo Ghoul, Reisuke on Mirai Nikki, and Maya Fey on Ace Attorney)

*Ruijerd is played by Christopher Wehkamp (known for Aizawa on My Hero Academia, Hinawa on Fire Force, Solid on Black Clover, Ren on Fairy Tail, Miles on Ace Attorney, and Inazuma on One Piece)

DISLIKED CHARACTER: Throughout the first season, I think we all went through a passing fancy of hating on either Paul or Eris! Some say Paul is a two-timing scumbag who cheated on his wife with the maid. And then Eris, I think it was her temper in her debut episodes that was a drawback. But we moved on!

Come season two, I wasn’t expecting to see this nothing prince from season one come back. Fuck was his name, Pax!? We would see him every now and then when we got an update on Roxy because she was tutoring him at the time. We thought nothing about this twat and moved on. He has an unhealthy lust for Roxy, his teacher and will stop at nothing to catch her, keep her, and force her to make babies with him. NOPE! NAH-AH! FUCK THIS TURD! Let’s just say I wasn’t pleased with his actions when he takes advantage of Rudeus, Lilia, and Aisha just to get Roxy.

SHIPPING: Before I talk about Rudeus in this portion, I think I must talk about a certain character that needs to be thwap’d with the no horny bat and thrown in horny jail.

PAUL! Dude, the fuck?! Bruh! I was this close, THIS FUCKING CLOSE, to commending you on being a top-notch husband and father. I mean, father yes he’s okay. But husband, the cheers from your bedroom say it all. But cheating on Zenith with your live-in maid? And knocking up both girls at the same time! What ever respect I had for this guy just plummeted to a level not discovered by any geologist!

Okay, let’s talk about Rudeus. It’s pretty clear in his former life, he had no kind of relationship, much less any interaction with females. He spent his days in bed whacking it San Diego style! In the first season, Rudeus has had some moments with three different girls (Sylph, Roxy, and Eris). Romantic wise is something that’s going to have to wait. Rudeus’s mind is that of a 34 year old shut-in, but depending on what episode you’re on he’s only a child.

With that said, Sylph has the better advantage than everyone else (at first). Rudeus is working in a home for five years in order to pay magic school tuition for not just him but for Sylph as well. I didn’t see him attempt that for Roxy. No, he just stole her panties and calls it a holy relic. And as for Eris, pfft, I doubt he’d even pay for a cup of water for Eris, let alone school tuition! Plus, aren’t they second cousins or something? They’re blood related. That’s more than enough reason to tank that ship in normal times. This anime, Eris’s father was A-OK with allowing his daughter to be felt up by Rudy.

*sighs* Everybody in this world has a healthy libido, but with an unhealthy sexual mentality.

Maybe the second season will ease up on the…

Or we’ll see a fucking orgy in the second episode! That Lize sure gets around and Roxy is not satisfied one bit about that.

Now when it came to the second season and shipping with Rudeus things got a little hot and heavy between him and Eris! I know they’re cousins, but…no, I can’t finish that statement without my logical mind coming into play. If they have a baby, that baby is just going to be a potato.

ENDING TO PART ONE: Things began to change once Rudeus turned 10. First of all, 10 years is a cornerstone age for people in this world so a big party was in order. Just not to the lengths of Eris’s party was due to family drama in one part of the Greyrat family. And surprisingly, it’s not Paul’s fault. And now comes the moment where everyone’s lives change and the story makes a complete 180º.

A giant mana disaster strikes! In that moment, Rudeus and Eris are transported to another continent. But before that, it’s time for Rudeus to have an out of body experience in his old body (doesn’t make sense what I just said, just go with it) and meet his maker. Rudeus meets a Man-God. A very femme Man-God! This new continent the kids were transported to is actually where Roxy was originally from. The two wound up traveling with a new mate named Ruijerd. Ruijerd was one of those people everyone was taught to be feared due to his green hair and mark on the forehead. But he hopes to one day rid the world of this prejudice and bullshit that’s been falsifying the Supard race for eons.

Now these final two episodes of the first half are kind of the start of Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd’s adventure party as “Dead End”. So we’re finally at that point of the story where the hero becomes an adventurer in the isekai! At the beginning, Rudeus learned that his strategies weren’t always going to work. He had to crawl his way up from being an F-ranked group and not wait to attack when lives are on the line. And when he was caught by a corrupt guild member doing things not the right way, he was going to get in big trouble.

That was until Ruijerd came in and threatened the guy’s life and also blowing his cover being a superd. It was after that moment, Ruijerd decided to shave his head so no one could fear his green hair and cover his forehead. Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd as the group Dead End are going to continue their journey across the continent and return Eris home to her family.

Oh and one other big thing happened in the final episode. The big mana disaster hit more than just the mansion containing Rudy, Eris, and the rest. It hit Rudeus’s hometown as well. It’s unknown how Sylph is. Rudeus’s mother Zenith is missing. Lillia and Aisha are missing as well. Paul is somehow okay with his daughter Norn (the daughter he had with Zenith). But he’s calling on anyone, even his old adventurer comrades to help him find his family. And by chance, Roxy happened to be in town at the exact same time as two of Paul’s old teammates. So they’re going on a journey together.

PART TWO: It’s been a year or so since Rudeus started Dead End and the group has been gaining traction across the land. Ruijerd and Eris have been getting a cool reputation and Rudeus…eh, not so much. Not that many people even get his name right! At the beginning of this arc, both Rudeus and Roxy happened to be in the exact same town. They never once ran into each other.

Also, remember that femme Man-God that I mentioned in the first part finale? He returns to Rudeus’s subconscious one night telling him to go down some alley. I mean, last time he wound up with Ruijerd as an ally, so what harm could following this guy do? Hahaha, foreshadowing! Anyways, Rudeus follows that path and runs into a great demon emperor named Kishirika Kishirisu. And I swear any time she’s on screen, the animators got people from Studio Trigger to animate her. She grants Rudeus a foresight eye after saving her from starvation. This new power would prove useful for Rudeus when dealing with oncoming attacks.

While Rudeus wasn’t able to meet up with Roxy (as both were in town at the same time), he was able to run into his old man Paul a few episodes later. Their reunion was a less than stellar one as the two did indeed took blows to the head from the other. But Rudeus’s plans do change a bit as he puts finding his missing friends and family members at the top of the list. He was even able to meet his other younger sister, Aisha and saved her and her mother Lilia. Fortune is favoring young Rudeus.

END OF PART TWO: So the group ran into a snag. Rudeus ends up meeting a Dragon-God, one of the most powerful beings in the world. Usually, people tremble in fear when this guy comes through. Not Rudeus though, I think it had to do with him being reborn from another world. And it didn’t get any better from here as the Dragon-God Orsted learned that Rudeus has been in contact with that Man-God. The Man-God has been kinda…I don’t want to say untrustworthy, but I would rather trust Kyubey with a contract than this guy any day. So Rudeus and his team almost died. But was spared once more! It’s just that Rudeus talking to a Man-God has kinda gotten out to Ruijerd. And Rudeus felt a little guilty because it was only because of the Man-God that he put his faith in Ruijerd. Luckily, Ruijerd doesn’t see it that way. He feels it’s his duty to protect the children.

After a long journey, the trio made their way back to Rudeus and Eris’s home continent. And this is where Ruijerd parts ways with the children. When they made it back to Eris’s home, they learn a few things. Zenith (Rudeus’s mother) is still missing. Sylph has been found safe. Ghislaine is alive and well. Eris’s parents were murdered on another continent. Eris’s grandfather was executed on the speculation of starting the big mana disaster. And the remaining butler to Eris’s home says that if Eris were to return she must become a concubine to the local lord as to not fuck up things with the family any further. Eris had a lot to take in today so what will be her next move?

She and Rudeus have sex.

And then she left him.

She hit it and quit it!

This left Rudeus in quite a state of shock. He sunk into a deep depression, much like when he became a shut-in during his previous life. No matter how many years have passed since then, Rudeus will never shake those horrific memories and they just trapped him. Aside from Rudeus sinking into self depression, there seems to be activity all across the board with all of the other characters.

Ruijerd is making progress by himself as no one on the continent is really scared of him because of the superd race. Eris and Ghislaine are traveling and we learn Eris truly loves Rudeus. Paul is reunited with Lilia and Aisha. And Roxy has an encounter with the strange being Rudeus met at the beginning of part two, Kishirika Kishirisu. Roxy did a nice thing for her and got rewarded with learning the locations of people she was searching for. Rudeus is okay, as is Paul and most of the family. Zenith however is unknown! There’s an approximation on the location it’s just too dark to tell. And Zenith might be the key to unlocking Rudeus’s depression.

As I recall in the first part, Rudeus was quite close to his mother Zenith. At least closer to her than he was to Paul! Given the choice between the two of them, I’d be a mama’s boy too. Rudeus recalls a memory of Zenith and that seemed to trigger him to get up and leave his tent to find Zenith, his mother. Rudeus goes alone on a journey.

…Oh and Sylph is…

END OF SEASON, DON’T KNOW WHEN WE’LL BE BACK!

Damn, this anime was addicting. There’s so much to say and yet I feel like I can’t say everything I want to because I feel like I’d be leaving out something crucial.

First of all, the animation was spectacular. And it’ll blow your socks off to know that this is the only anime under the belt of newly formed Studio Bind. No shit! The only animes this studio has done is this and only this. This is a success story! And everyone in that studio deserves a round of applause, a three month vacation, a legitimate massage, and the world’s best sake to drink. Did they seriously get animators that defected from other studios like Madhouse, KyoAni, and JC Staff?

Next I would like to talk about the characters. It was hard to stay mad at any main cast member no matter what Twitter says. Not that I give a shit about what Twitter says. Yes, we all know about Rudeus’s shut-in life and yes it is a little creepy that this little baby has the mind of a 34 year old NEET from modern Japan. But the point of this anime is second chances at life! Yes, Rudeus has a lot of perverted moments. A LOT! He still has those panties that once belonged to Roxy. Honestly, at least he’s not stealing underwear from every woman he meets like Happosai in Ranma ½. He was able to explore new things and sort of step out of the shadows of his past life. Now he doesn’t just leave that behind. His past constantly comes back to haunt him, especially when something traumatic hits him.

But sure Twitter, go on and be like “Durr, that baby has underwear on his head #CancelRudeus”!

Another character who made a significant change would be Eris. If you would have told me after her debut episode that by the end of the series I was going to enjoy her presence, I would have spit Ginger Ale in your face and laugh. Seriously, she was just some crazy-bitch wildebeest with a short fuse. One attempted kidnapping later wiped that bitchiness off her face real quick! But it was fun to watch Eris grow throughout her journey with Ruijerd and Rudeus. She’s really become a lady…

I mean besides the fact she literally became one after having sex!

Even Paul I can’t hate that much! I will give him props for being a man and owning up to his major fuck-up. I didn’t think the two wives scenario would work for him but up until the great mana disaster, it was. He is scummy when it comes to women and booze, but he truly loves his family. Although I did want to punch him when he got into it with Rudeus! Seriously dude, your son went through hell up to this point and spoiler alert, he was only 10. He didn’t know that his hometown got wrecked. His priorities were to survive and bring Eris home safe. And besides it is kinda your fault that Rudeus couldn’t see you up to that point!

As for the story set-up, I can’t complain. I know a lot of folks were probably turned off by how slow things started out. I thought it was nice that we saw Rudeus’s progression and key points in his training before we got into the actual adventure. It’s boring to just watch someone a baby one minute and a full-fledged mage the next. Kudos for giving us a protagonist we watch grow and not just slap it on us like, BAM, he’s an over-powered freak like Lord Ains or Kirito!

Now I have to wonder what’s next. I’m wondering if the characters from Mushoku Tensei will get added to Isekai Quartet. But more important queries are if this show will get another season. I think that was cemented after the release of the OVA. A big fat “YA BOI”! We’re going to live to see the Erectile Dysfunction arc. Seriously, is that really what it’s called? I know my friend calls it that. Well, whatever! I’m down for more Mushoku Tensei. I give it a full-on recommendation for anyone into fantasy, action, ecchi, or if you’re just an Isekai fan.

If you would like to watch Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, it is available on Crunchyroll, FUNimation, and Hulu (in several languages).

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