Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu (無職転生 〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜, literally Jobless Reincarnation: I Will Seriously Try If I Go To Another World) is a Japanese light novel series by Rifujin na Magonote and illustrated by Shirotaka. The series is about a jobless and hopeless man who dies after having a sad and withdrawn life and reincarnates in a fantasy world while keeping his memories, determined to enjoy his new life without regrets under the name Rudeus Greyrat.
Originally published on the internet web novel website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in November 2012, a year later it was announced the series would receive a print release under Media Factory's MF Books imprint with illustrations done by a Pixiv user called Shirotaka. A manga adaptation by Yuka Fujikawa began serialization in the June 2014 issue of Monthly Comic Flapper while three spin-offs were also released. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the tankōbon volumes of the manga for localization in North America. The company also has licensed the original light novels. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Bind aired from January to December 2021. A second season premiered in July 2023.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation has become a success, with its web novel published from Syosetu's rankings has made cumulative appearances as the most popular work on the website, and later expands into a franchise began in 2014. By June 2023, the franchise had over 13 million copies in circulation. Although early volumes of the light novels were the subject of controversy due to sexual themes leading to censorship and complaints, the latter chapters of the series were subject of praise for the development and handling of Rudeus' growth.
Overview[]
Serialized as an online novel from September 2012 to April 2015 on the novel posting site "Shōsetsuka ni Narō". Since January 2014, it has been made into a book by MF Books (Frontier Works, publishing / KADOKAWA). The illustration is Shirotaka. The abbreviation is "Mushoku Tensei". A synonym for the Narō-kei, a pioneer, and a work called the monument.
A fantasy novel in which a 34-year-old unemployed Japanese reincarnated in a different world of medieval European style. A pioneering work of high fantasy in which the main character of "Shōsetsuka ni Narō", a hero who has reincarnated in a different world, uses modern knowledge and magic to make a match, is a human being including his family. A story is unfolded in which the hero overcomes the trauma of the previous life and grows around the relationship. It is revealed that the main axis of family and human relations is influenced by "Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer" and "Parasyte".
The author's unreasonable grandson's hand describes the process of writing this work, at that time modern different ability battles such as "Shakugan no Shana" were the mainstream of light novels, and fantasy works were shunned, but novels from "Re:Monster" He said he started posting because he knew that he was going to be home and thought that he might be accepted here. Regarding the world view, it is set in the era 80 years before the work that I was thinking before writing this work, and the story set in another era became a novelist as "The Story of the Six-sided World".
The manga version is Serialized in the June 2014 issue (from May 2, 2014) in "Comic Flapper" (published by KADOKAWA Media Factory). A spin-off comic "Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious" is being serialized in the WEB comic magazine "ComicWalker". Volumes 9 and 10 of the manga version include a collaborative novel and collaborative manga with "Re: Life in a Different World from Zero". To commemorate the release of the 10th volume of the manga version, a large poster was posted in the JR station yard near Kanto from March 25th to March 31st, 2019. In commemoration of the release of 12 volumes of the manga version and 5 volumes of Roxy, aposter was posted on the 5 lines of the Tokyo Metro from March 23 to March 29, 2020. From August 17th to September 14th, 2020,stickers were posted in some vehicles on the Seibu Line .From December 2021, a comicalized version of the original novel, "Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Edition" is being distributed on "Comic Solmare". From March 2022, the spin-off "Mushoku Tensei: Eris wa Honki de Kiba o Togu (Eris Sharpens Her Fangs)" centered on Ellis is being serialized in the "Gangan ONLINE" app version (Square Enix).
From October 2013 to February 2019, he maintained the number one position in the cumulative ranking of Shōsetsuka ni Narō. "This light novel is amazing!" In the 2017 edition, it ranked 4th in the book / novels category. As of January 2022, the cumulative circulation of the series has exceeded 10 million.
Synopsis[]
Despite being bullied, scorned, and oppressed all of his life, a 34-year-old shut-in still found the resolve to attempt something heroic—only for it to end in a tragic accident. But in a twist of fate, he awakens in another world as Rudeus Greyrat, starting life again as a baby born to two loving parents.
Preserving his memories and knowledge from his previous life, Rudeus quickly adapts to his new environment. With the mind of a grown adult, he starts to display magical talent that exceeds all expectations, honing his skill with the help of a mage named Roxy Migurdia. Rudeus learns swordplay from his father, Paul, and meets Sylphiette, a girl his age who quickly becomes his closest friend.
As Rudeus' second chance at life begins, he tries to make the most of his new opportunity while conquering his traumatic past. And perhaps, one day, he may find the one thing he could not find in his old world—love.
List of Published Books[]
Web Novels and Light Novel[]
Rifujin na Magonote published his work on the online web novel website, Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Shortened to Syosetu); the first chapter was uploaded on November 22, 2012. In November 2013, the author announced his work was to be released as a light novel under Media Factory's MF Books imprint; regardless, the author stated his intentions to continue publishing his chapters online. The illustrator for the light novel is a Pixiv user called SiroTaka. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the light novels for publication in North America. They made localization changes in their translations of the light novels, such as toning down Rudeus' perverted behavior and removing references to rape. They later decided to "re-evaluate" their localization decisions.
| Content Volume | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — Digital | — Physical | ||||
| Web Novel 1 | January 24, 2014 | 978-4-04-066220-6 | April 4, 2019 | May 21, 2019 | 978-1-64275-138-3 |
| Web Novel 2 | March 25, 2014 | 978-4-04-066393-7 | May 23, 2019 | July 30, 2019 | 978-1-64275-140-6 |
| Web Novel 3 | May 23, 2014 | 978-4-04-066755-3 | August 1, 2019 | October 29, 2019 | 978-1-64275-705-7 |
| Web Novel 4 | August 25, 2014 | 978-4-04-066961-8 | October 10, 2019 | January 7, 2020 | 978-1-64505-179-4 |
| Web Novel 5 | October 24, 2014 | 978-4-04-067130-7 | January 16, 2020 | April 14, 2020 | 978-1-64505-228-9 |
| Web Novel 6 | February 25, 2015 | 978-4-04-067412-4 | April 2, 2020 | July 28, 2020 | 978-1-64505-488-7 |
| Original story set between Web Novel 6 and 7 | August 25, 2015 | 978-4-04-067759-0 | July 9, 2020 | October 27, 2020 | 978-1-64505-753-6 |
| Web Novel 7 and start of 8 | October 23, 2015 | 978-4-04-067946-4 | October 1, 2020 | December 8, 2020 | 978-1-64505-793-2 |
| End of Web Novel 8 and part of 9 | January 25, 2016 | 978-4-04-068046-0 | January 21, 2021 | March 30, 2021 | 978-1-64505-952-3 |
| Web Novel 10 and start of 11 | March 25, 2016 | 978-4-04-068192-4 | March 25, 2021 | April 20, 2021 | 978-1-64827-087-1 |
| End of Web Novel 11 and 12 | May 25, 2016 | 978-4-04-068347-8 | May 6, 2021 | June 1, 2021 | 978-1-64827-222-6 |
| Web Novel 13 | August 25, 2016 | 978-4-04-068483-3 | July 15, 2021 | August 17, 2021 | 978-1-64827-260-8 |
| Web Novel 14 | December 22, 2016 | 978-4-04-068745-2 | September 23, 2021 | November 16, 2021 | 978-1-64827-322-3 |
| Web Novel 15 | April 25, 2017 | 978-4-04-069189-3 | November 25, 2021 | January 18, 2022 | 978-1-64827-360-5 |
| Web Novel 16 | July 25, 2017 | 978-4-04-069355-2 | February 17, 2022 | April 5, 2022 | 978-1-63858-128-4 |
| Web Novel 17 | October 25, 2017 | 978-4-04-069587-7 | April 21, 2022 | May 10, 2022 | 978-1-63858-194-9 |
| Web Novel 18 | January 25, 2018 | 978-4-04-069664-5 | June 16, 2022 | July 19, 2022 | 978-1-63858-241-0 |
| Web Novel 19 | May 25, 2018 | 978-4-04-069925-7 | July 14, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | 978-1-63858-350-9 |
| Web Novel 20 | August 25, 2018 | 978-4-04-065167-5 | September 29, 2022 | November 8, 2022 | 978-1-63858-765-1 |
| Web Novel 20.5 and start of 21 | January 25, 2019 | 978-4-04-065502-4 | December 22, 2022 | January 31, 2023 | 978-1-63858-860-3 |
| End of Web Novel 21 | March 25, 2019 | 978-4-04-065637-3 | February 23, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | 978-1-63858-978-5 |
| Start of Web Novel 22 | July 25, 2019 | 978-4-04-065908-4 | May 4, 2023 | June 6, 2023 | 978-1-68-579636-5 |
| End of Web Novel 22 | June 25, 2020 | 978-4-04-064540-7 | July 6, 2023 | August 15, 2023 | 978-1-68-579645-7 |
| Start of Web Novel 23 | December 25, 2020 | 978-4-04-680069-5 | August 24, 2023 | October 17, 2023 | 978-1-68-579470-5 |
| Continuation of Web Novel 23 | September 25, 2021 | 978-4-04-680509-6 | October 26, 2023 | December 26, 2023 | 978-1-68-579571-9 |
| End of Web Novel 23 and 24 | November 25, 2022 | 978-4-04-681933-8 | — | March 12, 2024 | 979-8-88-843435-2 |
Rifujin intends to create a sequel to the web novel series based in the Six-Sided Universe. On January 15, 2021, the author stated that he plans to finish the Orc Eroica web novel first. He also suffers from health problems and plans to heal before starting the new work.
Manga[]
In the May 2014 issue of Monthly Comic Flapper, it was announced that the manga adaptation of Mushoku Tensei by Yuka Fujikawa would premiere in the June issue; though Yuka is the author of the manga series, character designs are credited to SiroTaka. Media Works collected the individual chapters into tankōbon volumes; the first volume was released in October 2014. In January 2015, Seven Seas Entertainment announced its licensing of the manga series for localization in North America under the title Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 23, 2014 | 978-4-04-066884-0 | November 24, 2015 | 978-1-626922-35-8 |
| 2 | March 23, 2015 | 978-4-04-067293-9 | February 9, 2016 | 978-1-626922-44-0 |
| 3 | September 19, 2015 | 978-4-04-067808-5 | June 7, 2016 | 978-1-626922-79-2 |
| 4 | March 23, 2016 | 978-4-04-068226-6 | October 18, 2016 | 978-1-626923-42-3 |
| 5 | September 23, 2016 | 978-4-04-0694-18-4 | April 18, 2017 | 978-1-626924-54-3 |
| 6 | March 23, 2017 | 978-4-040691-09-1 | October 24, 2017 | 978-1-626925-62-5 |
| 7 | September 23, 2017 | 978-4-040694-18-4 | April 24, 2018 | 978-1-626927-23-0 |
| 8 | March 23, 2018 | 978-4-040697-76-5 | December 18, 2018 | 978-1-626929-45-6 |
| 9 | October 23, 2018 | 978-4-040651-00-2 | August 20, 2019 | 978-1-642751-19-2 |
| 10 | March 23, 2019 | 978-4-040655-76-5 | February 25, 2020 | 978-1-64505-204-3 |
| 11 | October 23, 2019 | 978-4-040640-46-4 | September 8, 2020 | 978-1-64505-740-6 |
| 12 | March 23, 2020 | 978-4-040644-69-1 | February 16, 2021 | 978-1-64827-077-2 |
| 13 | August 20, 2020 | 978-4-04064-816-3 | July 6, 2021 | 978-1-64827-283-7 |
| 14 | January 21, 2021 | 978-4-04680-113-5 | February 15, 2022 | 978-1-63858-105-5 |
| 15 | June 23, 2021 | 978-4-04-680670-3 | August 9, 2022 | 978-1-63858-608-1 |
| 16 | November 22, 2021 | 978-4-04-680885-1 | March 7, 2023 | 978-1-68579-472-9 |
| 17 | June 22, 2022 | 978-4-04-681385-5 | August 8, 2023 | 978-1-68579-915-1 |
| 18 | December 22, 2022 | 978-4-04-681985-7 | March 5, 2024 | 979-8-88843-373-7 |
| 19 | July 22, 2023 | 978-4-04-682607-7 | — | — |
A second manga series illustrated by Kazusa Yoneda, titled Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Shitsui no Majutsushi-hen (無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～ 失意の魔術師編) began serialization on NTT Solmare's Comic Cmoa website on December 20, 2021. It adapts the light novel's seventh volume.
- Released on August 18, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-86657-583-4
Spin-Off[]
A spin-off manga illustrated by Shoko Iwami, titled Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious (無職転生 ～ロキシーだって本気です～, Mushoku Tensei: Rokishī Datte Honki Desu), began serialization online in Kadokawa Shoten's ComicWalker website on December 21, 2017. As of January 23, 2023, eleven tankōbon volumes have been published. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in September 2019 for print and digital release.
- Released date March 22, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-069697-3
- Released date September 22, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-065108-8
- Released date March 22, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-065604-5
- Released date October 25, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-064033-4
- Released date March 23, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-064482-0
- Released date August 21, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-064825-5
- Released date January 22, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-680096-1
- Released date September 21, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-680545-4
- Released date December 23, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-680950-6
- Released date July 23, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-04-681524-8
- Released date January 23, 2023 - ISBN 978-4-04-681973-4
A second spin-off manga illustrated by Kaede Nogiwa, titled Mushoku Tensei: 4-koma ni Natte mo Honki Dasu (無職転生 ～4コマになっても本気だす～), was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Comic Dengeki Daioh "g" magazine from October 25, 2018, to August 27, 2020. Three tankōbon volumes were published from October 26, 2019, to December 26, 2020.
- Released date October 26, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-912759-1
- Released date March 27, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-913115-4
- Released date December 26, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-913562-6
A third spin-off manga illustrated by Take Higake, titled Mushoku Tensei: Eris wa Honki de Kiba o Togu (無職転生～エリスは本気で牙を砥ぐ～, lit. "Jobless Reincarnation: Eris Gets Serious About Sharpening Her Fangs"), was serialized online on Square Enix's Gangan Online service from March 15 to October 11, 2022. It was compiled into a single tankōbon volume, published on November 25 of the same year.
- Released November 25, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-7575-8268-2
Rifujin na Magonote (Author) / Shirotaka (Character Draft) "Mushoku Tensei: Anthology (無職転生〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜アンソロジー Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Anthology)"
- Released date (Side Story: Roxy) March 22, 2019 - ISBN 978-4040655932
- Released date (Side Story: Eris) December 23, 2020 - ISBN 978-4046800350
- Released date (Side Story: Sylphy) December 23, 2020 - ISBN 978-4046800367
Character[]
The main character of this work. Her nickname is "Rudi/Rudy". He is a reincarnated person from modern Japan and was born in the village of Buena, Fitua, Kingdom of Asura. In his previous life, he was withdrawn until he was 34 years old due to bullying in high school and did not attend the funeral of his parents, so he was kicked out of the house by his brother and died in an accident trying to help three high school students who were run over by a truck immediately afterwards. did. After his reincarnation, he decided to live seriously this time because of the regret that he threw everything halfway in his previous life.
Keeping in mind "do not get sick", "do not blame others", and "work hard", learn magic, swordsmanship, language, etc. from an early age, avoid rubbing with others as much as possible, even if something happens I try not to unilaterally say bad things, considering the other person's position and what I did wrong . Also, because he was a dropout in his previous life, he does not want to abandon the weak and the dropout, and tries to do his best. It is thought to be a hard-working and mild-mannered person, but since his roots are amorous, he cannot read the air and may make the other person uncomfortable. Other than that, the bad things of the previous life have not completely disappeared at the time of reincarnation, such as playing around with the other person and making a fool of the other person, but he grows up by meeting various people.
The total amount of magical power is extremely large due to magical power training from childhood and Laplace factor. Since you can use attack magic without chanting, you can control the generation and store the magic power so that even low-ranked magic can be released with the power of the imperial class. However, since the human body cannot withstand using magic that is commensurate with the total amount of magical power, magic that makes use of the enormous total amount of magical power cannot be used. Also, only attack magic can be used without chanting, and healing magic cannot be used without chanting. His specialties are "rock cannonballs" that shape stones made with magical power, add rotation, and shoot them at ultra-high speed, and "mud swamp", a mixed magic of water and soil systems. In addition to the fact that swordsmanship does not have a fighting spirit, the sword god that does not suit the aptitude because his master Paul did not dislike the aptitude of the Kitagami style and the next master, Guillene, was a sword god style swordfighter. He was taught the style and stopped as an intermediate swordfighter, but when he was 11 years old, he changed his right eye to a magical eye "predictive eye" that can see the future a few seconds ahead.. Its ability is recognized by some of the most powerful people in the world, but its self-evaluation is low due to the fact that it has seen many such overwhelming strong people and the reflection of the previous life. On the contrary, there is a tendency for people to misunderstand or overestimate what went well by chance as a strategy.
In addition to the "human language" that I learned in my childhood, I can use the "beast god language" that I learned from Guillene and the "genie language" that I learned from the dictionary I got from Roxy.
After learning magic from his tutor Roxy, he taught Sylphiette magic, but became Ellis's tutor to earn money for Lanoa Magic College. In the Fitua territory transfer incident that occurred the day after his 10th birthday, he was sent to the demon continent with Ellis, where he was helped by the Spelled Louis Geld, and then the three of them formed an adventurer party "Dead End". Aim for the Kingdom of Asura. Arriving in Fitua territory over three years, he left for Louis Geld and Ellis to find his missing mother, Zenith, in the northern part of the central continent.
In the search in the north, Zenith went around to make a name for himself as an adventurer in order to find himself, and after two years he became known as "Rudeus of the Quagmire". After learning from a report from Erinarise that Zenith was on the continent of Vegarit and Paul and his friends were heading for him, he enrolled as a special student at Lanoa Magic University at the recommendation of Erinarise and Hitogami.
| 《Personality》 |
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| ── Because of his former life, he is careful not to get carried away and become arrogant. As a result, he is extremely self-aware and humble because he does not want to revert to his old self. He is a kind person, helping his friends and protecting his family whenever needed. Due to being capable in many fields, people have high expectations of him. Rudeus is very polite to others, often making them uncomfortable. ── Having the morals of his past life, he hesitates with the thought of killing someone. However, he displays aggression and blood lust toward anyone threatening his family. He is extremely perverted and even though he has this shortcoming, his family and friends still love him since he always takes care of them to a great extent. Even with very high magic capacity and high potential in battle, he often lacks the confidence to fight his enemy. |
Abilities[]
"It's no good to overestimate me. Victory is something that you grasp by always being modest, you know?"
― Rudeus Greyrat
Rudeus doesn't have cheat abilities that accompany reincarnation (for some reason, he has a high limit value for total magical power "Laplace Factor"), and most of the abilities he obtains are the result of his own tireless efforts. Rudeus is a powerful magician born with a strong Laplace factor which is one of the reasons for his great magical power besides his intense training at an early age. As he was reincarnated from another world, he is immune to Orsted's curse. This is a trait that is inherited by his descendants.
When he was a child, he learned the language of the Central Continent, "Human Language", while my father Paul read to me, learned the language of the Great Forest, "Beast God Language" from Ghyslaine, and learned the language of the Magic Continent from the dictionary I received from Roxy. He learned "Magic God Language" and self-studyed "Battle God Language", the language of the Begaritto Continent whose grammar is close to human language.
However, there are some languages that cannot be used, such as 'Tenshingo', 'Umishingo', and 'Ryujingo', which are minority languages and have no materials or opportunities to learn. In addition, it is possible to read, write and speak the characters and languages of the previous life (real world Japan) as they are.
- 【Voiceless Incantation】
- Rudeus is one of the few people capable of using a voiceless incantation, and even rarer as a person who can use voiceless incantation with melded magics. He cannot use voiceless incantation for healing magic due to his lack of understanding in regards to how mana is manipulated to heal. A normal Magician takes at least five seconds for a simple spell, while for higher-level spells its thirty to sixty seconds. Rudeus can do it almost instantly no matter what difficulty of the spell, with the exception of healing magic. Rudeus needs to use the chant of a new spell being taught to him before he can use its voiceless incantation version which puzzles Orsted.
- 【Demon Eyes】
- When he was born, both eyes were normal eyes, but when he was 11 years old, he met Kishirika, the Great Emperor of the Demon World, who changed his right eye to a demonic eye. She later had her left eye changed to another demon eye.
- 『Foresight』
- It's a Demon Eye that Kishirika gave to Rudeus for giving her food replacing his right eye. It allows the user to see a certain amount into the future. It is difficult to adjust the focus point; the farther into the future he looks, the more unreliable it becomes. The power of Demon Eyes are adjusted according to the amount of mana poured into them. The more mana Rudeus inputs into the Foresight Demon Eye, the farther into the future he can see. Rudeus is able to fine-tune the eye to see 10 seconds into the future reliably.
- Experienced warriors can negate the Demon Eye's usefulness in battle by making split-second decisions, forcing the eye to see multiple futures. This is learned when Rudeus duels Ruijerd. Some beings such as Badigadi are completely immune to the eye when wearing the Fighting God Armor. The eye can also act as a conduit for another being's power as Hitogami was able to show Rudeus a vision of where to find Aisha and Lilia through his eye. Another weakness of the eye is that it does not pick up sounds and as such, Gyes was able to incapacitate Rudeus using Howling magic.
- Overuse or losing control of the eye may cause the user some sort of pain and nausea as a result of overloading the brain. This is shown when Rudeus felt a moment of extreme nausea after Hitogami used the eye to show him a vision of the future, or when he originally received the eye and it took him a while to learn to control it since it would give him a double vision.
- 『Clairvoyant』
- It's a second Demon Eye that Kishirika gave to Rudeus for giving her a donut when she is captured by Atofe replacing his left eye. It allows the user to see far away. However, the "focus point" is difficult to control. Rather than acting as a scope, the Clairvoyant Eyes seem to change the perspective of one's vision, with the amount of mana determining the distance from the user.
- 『Foresight』
- 【Magic / Witch Craft】
- When it comes to magic, he has a natural talent, and he improved his talent with Roxy as his teacher when he was a child. His natural growth allowance is extraordinary due to a peculiar constitution called the Laplace factor (the total amount of magical power in a lifetime is determined by how much this growth allowance can be drawn out by training by the end of childhood). In addition to that, since his consciousness was connected to him from his previous life, he began training very early on, and boasted a huge amount of magical power that was far from human. He also masters Chantless attack magic.
- Even an excellent magician will not run out of magical power even if he fires a series of saint-class or king-class magic that runs out of magical power after a few hits. It is said that its amount of magical power is comparable to that of the demonic hero "Majin" Laplace. The advantage of Chantless magic is that you can change the power and effects of attack magic, and by using a huge amount of magical power, even low-rank magic can be as powerful as an emperor class. He also reproduces a technique called "Multiple Casting", which uses two types of magic at the same time, with Chantless magic, and is able to quickly activate "Mixed Magic", which normally takes a long time.
- In addition to Chantless magic, it is easy to imagine "mixed magic", which is a fusion of phenomena from the knowledge of natural phenomena in the previous life, so it can be efficiently reproduced (King and Emperor class magic is within Saint class + Since it is a derivative of mixed magic, it became synonymous with mastering all offensive magic except God class, which requires a separate magic circle, when the Saint class of four attributes was acquired).
- In addition, he has a high sense of magic, such as self-studying magic that he has only seen once, and mastering the control of the demon eye in a short time. However, he cannot fully use that magical power with a human body, and is no match for the strongest class magicians such as the demon god Laplace. Also, only attack magic can be used without chants, and healing and detoxification magic cannot be used without chant (because there is no medical knowledge and it is not possible to imagine healing the human body).
- His rankings as a magician are as follows:
- «Water Emperor Ranked»
- «Earth Saint Ranked»
- «Wind Saint Ranked»
- «Fire Saint Ranked»
- «Healing Magic - Saint Ranked»
- «Detoxification Magic - Saint Ranked»
- «Barrier Magic - Intermediate Ranked»
- 『Nuclear Explosion』: Unofficial God-class magic(stated by Orsted) that Rudeus created in a desperate attempt during his fight against Orsted. By focusing a tremendous amount of magic power at a designated area, he creates a huge explosion around his pinpointed target and leaves behind a mushroom-like cloud similar to a nuclear explosion. During the second confrontation with Orsted, he managed to destroy a village with this magic. Even with Orsted opening the First Dragon Gate to tremendously lower its power, the explosion was still packed with power similar to Laplace. It is hinted that this is Fire-type magic.
- 『Ran Ma』- Disturb Magic: It is a unique magic that Rudeus learns after observing Orsted in their first fight and works by interfering with the magic of the opponent disturbing it thus preventing it from working. This is a very rare and difficult technique as Sylphiette, who is a talented mage in her own right, had a lot of trouble learning it.
- 『Dry Steaming』: Dry Steaming is a melded magic of fire and wind originally developed by Rudeus to dry wet clothes with a risk of damaging the fabric. Used to block the opponent's field of vision. It is often used in conjunction with quagmire.
- 『Explosive Stone Cannon』: It is a variation of Stone Cannon originally developed by Rudeus. The stone is hollow thereby exploding at the point of contact.
- 『Electric』: Realizing that 『Lightning』 might be a bit overkill as a single target spell, Rudeus weakened the King-class Water magic. Rudeus was able to use Voiceless incantation to create a miniature thundercloud, compressing it, and designating a target for 『Lightning』. In order to distinguish it from the normal overpowered spell, he named it 『Electric』. The Electric strike is hard to avoid and can numb the nervous system, making it a very useful spell against people who can wear Touki. It is effective against the Immortal Demon Race as demonstrated in the battle against Atofe.
- 『Light Spirits』: Rudeus can make a light spirit scroll and use them to summon bright light spirits as a source of light.
- 『Howling Magic』: Howling is a type of magic that can locate or paralyze enemies by using sound as a medium, but Rudeus can only use it to surprise or scare opponents. He learned it from Gustav Dedorudia.
- When it comes to magic, he has a natural talent, and he improved his talent with Roxy as his teacher when he was a child. His natural growth allowance is extraordinary due to a peculiar constitution called the Laplace factor (the total amount of magical power in a lifetime is determined by how much this growth allowance can be drawn out by training by the end of childhood). In addition to that, since his consciousness was connected to him from his previous life, he began training very early on, and boasted a huge amount of magical power that was far from human. He also masters Chantless attack magic.
Rudeus trains his body by running and modern Japanese muscle training (push-ups, sit-ups, squats) every day, so his basic physical strength is high. However, since he was unable to learn physical strengthening through fighting spirit (a technique that uses the magical power within the body to explosively improve physical abilities), compared to warriors with fighting spirit, his power and reflexes are considerably inferior, making him a high-ranking magus.
- 【Fighting Style】
- 『Sword Techniques』
- Intermediate-ranked Sword God Style
- Elementary-ranked North God Style
- Elementary-ranked Water God Style
- Since Rudeus cannot make use of Touki, he cannot rise to Advanced ranked Sword Techniques.
- 『Saint Dragon Battle Aura』
- Saint Dragon Battle Aura is a fighting style that was created by Dragon God Urupen, who was considered to be the weakest Dragon God due to having the lowest magical capacity ever and rose to become the strongest with this fighting style. It involves defeating an opponent using the minimal amount of magical power. It is described as a fighting style by Rudeus that combines magic arts and the real world martial art Wushu.
- Rudeus is currently being taught how to use this fighting form by Orsted. This fighting technique is the best fighting style for Rudeus due to it's great compatibility with the 『Magic Armor』, making the 『Magic Armor』 performance more potent, efficient, and useful during combat. It should be noted that it is a fighting style and not a type of touki as Rudeus lacks the ability to use actual touki.
- 『Tactics』
- He has been noted by others to be a battle genius. During his first fight with Paul, he was smart enough to trap Paul's leg to restrict his movements. During his time as an adventurer, he was known for his skill with Quagmire and trapping opponents with earth magic before attacking. After training with Orsted, he became more aware of his tactics and was able to perform the strategies more efficiently since he was conscious of them.
- In the case that he is trapped by a high level barrier magic that restricts his magic, he will use the Manatite stone to destroy the seal and use a combination of Quagmire, Mist, and Electric to slow down or disable his opponents before using a summoning scroll to summon his trump card, the Magic armor MK I, to defeat his enemies should the need arise for the fire power. Taking stories and legends from his previous world, he was also able to come up with a strategy to defeat a hydra that could regenerate its heads.
- 『Sword Techniques』
Since childhood, as part of his training in magic, he has been making dolls (figures) that apply chantless earth magic. There was a time when he was obsessed with figurines and plastic models in his previous life, so his dolls are quite good, and Zanoba, who is a doll otaku, calls them "supreme".
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Production[]
Rifujin na Magonote commented that he created Rudeus aware of his controversial personality. He intended Rudeus' actions would be more meaningful in the process. He had no issue criticizing Rudeus at an early stage and left it to the audience to judge him. Magnote wanted the audience to pay attention to a specific side of his character and be able to relate to him. Earlier, he said that I felt a big response in episodes 6 to 7 of the web version of the novels, but that was just when Roxy took Rudeus out. Thanks to her, Rudeus overcomes the trauma. Such a story gave a warm impression to his readers and made him think, "Let's grow in this direction."
After publishing the first parts of his work, Rifujin wrote that he intended the series to last at least a hundred chapters. Due to criticism towards his work, Rifujin considered ending the series prematurely but was inspired to continue when his work reached the first place on Syosetu's daily rankings. Originally, the story arc where Rudeus' reunites with Aisha was supposed to be completely different from the published work. The author intended to have Lilia die off-screen, and Aisha to be hiding under a different identity. However, he found Lilia's death anticlimactic and decided against it; thus, he had to rewrite the story arc to make sense of her survival and lack of contact. Rifujin stated the story arc might be bizarre due to the changes but expresses no regrets in his decision; he noted Lilia's survival made him reconsider Zenith's condition in the story.
TV Anime[]
Mushoku Tensei is a Japanese anime series based on the light novel series of the same title. It follows jobless and hopeless man who dies after having a sad and reclusive life and reincarnates in a fantasy world while keeping his memories, determined to enjoy his new life without regrets under the name Rudeus Greyrat.
It was directed by Manabu Okamoto and animated by Studio Bind, with Kazutaka Sugiyama designing the characters, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the music. Egg Firm is credited for production. The series was originally scheduled to premiere in 2020, but it was delayed until January 2021. The first half aired from January 11 to March 22, 2021 on Tokyo MX, KBS, BS11, and SUN. The second half was originally set to premiere in July 2021, but was delayed to October 2021. The second half aired from October 4 to December 20, 2021. The series ran for 23 episodes. Toho released both parts of the first season on Blu-ray across 4 volumes, with the first volume releasing on April 21, 2021. The anime's fourth Blu-ray volume was released on March 16, 2022, and included an unaired episode.
The first opening theme song is "The Traveler's Song" (旅人の唄, Tabibito no Uta). The second opening theme song is "The Awakening Song" (目覚めの唄, Mezame no Uta). The third opening theme song is "The Inheritance Song" (継承の唄, Keishō no Uta). The fourth opening theme song is "The Prayer Song" (祈りの唄, Inori no Uta). The fifth opening theme song is "A Distant Child Guard Song" (遠くの子守の唄, Tōku no Komori no Uta). The first ending theme song is "Only" (オンリー, Onrī). The second ending theme song is "The Way to Go With the Wind" (風と行く道, Kaze to Iku Michi). All of the openings and endings were performed by Yuiko Ōhara.
| SEASON 1 STAFF | PART I
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PART II
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| Original | Rifujin na Magonote | |
| Character Draft | Shirotaka | |
| Original Plans | Frontier Works | |
| Directed by | Manabu Okamoto | |
| Assistant Director | Hiroki Hirano | |
| Series Configuration | Manabu Okamoto | |
| Character Design | Kazutaka Sugiyama, Yoshiko Saito (sub) | |
| - | Mizuki Takahashi | |
| Prop Designer | Ryo Imamura, Shigeyuki Koresawa, Tomu | |
| Michiru Kodaka, Akira Hamaguchi | Nakamura Rinko, Sano Hokoji, Honjogo, Sannomiya Shota | |
| Art Director | Masakazu Miyake | |
| Color Designer | Makiko Doi | |
| Cinematographer | Shinji Tonsho | |
| Edit | Akinori Mishima | |
| Sound Director | Aketagawa Hitoshi | |
| Sound Effects | Yuu Ueno | |
| Music | Yoshimasa Fujisawa | |
| Music Producer | Takeki Kobayashi | |
| Chief Producer | Fuminori Yamazaki, Nobuhiro Osawa | |
| Producer | Takahiro Yamanaka, Takumi Morii, Ryosuke Imai, Tomoyuki Owada, Sho Osuga, Takuro Hatakeyama | |
| Sokichi Onoda | Mitsuteru Hishiyama | |
| Animation Production Producer | Toshiya Otomo | |
| Producers | EGG FIRM | |
| Masaichi Hotta | - | |
| Animation Production | Studio Bind | |
| Production | "Mushoku Tensei Part 1 & 2" Production Committee | |
Funimation licensed the series and streamed it on its website in North America, Mexico, Brazil and the British Isles, in parts of Europe, Central Asia and North Africa through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab. The series also streamed on Hulu in the United States. On February 13, 2021, Funimation announced the series would be receiving an English dub, with the first episode premiering the next day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll released the first 11 episodes on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on December 5, 2022. Muse Communication has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia and streamed it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel and its respective regional variants, and on iQIYI, Bilibili and WeTV in Southeast Asia, Netflix in South Asia and Southeast Asia, Catchplay in Indonesia and Singapore, meWATCH in Singapore, and Sushiroll in Indonesia.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
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SEASON 1 - PART I
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| 1 | "Jobless Reincarnation" Transcription: "Mushoku Tensei" (Japanese: 無職転生) |
Hiroki Hirano | Manabu Okamoto | Manabu Okamoto | January 11, 2021 |
| After being hit by a truck and dying, a homeless and jobless Japanese man reincarnates into a fantasy-like world as Rudeus, son of the swordsman Paul Greyrat and his wife, the healer Zenith. Keeping his memories of his previous life, Rudeus quickly learns to read and eventually starts practicing magic. Noticing his aptitude, Rudeus' parents hire the adventurer Roxy Migurdia as his magic teacher. Roxy has some doubts at first about tutoring him due to his tender age until she witnesses his unique ability to cast magic instantly and realizes his potential. As the Greyrat family gives Roxy a welcome party, Rudeus vows to work hard to improve himself and make proper use of the second chance he was given to have a happy and fulfilling life. | |||||
| 2 | "Master" Transcription: "Shishō" (Japanese: 師匠) |
Hiroki Hirano | Manabu Okamoto | Manabu Okamoto, Hiroki Hirano | January 18, 2021 |
| Rudeus reminisces about his past life, when he was expelled from home and was hit by the truck that killed him while attempting to save some teenagers. He spends the next months training magic with Roxy until the day of his five-year-old birthday party, when Roxy declares that she has nothing more to teach him and will hold his graduation exam. The next day, Rudeus leaves his home for the first time accompanied by Roxy. He gets distressed over his past trauma, when he was severely bullied by his classmates in school that led to him becoming a recluse, but he ends up overcoming it once he realizes how Roxy has blended well with the villagers, despite all the prejudice she usually suffers due to her demon origin. In the exam, Rudeus manages to summon a massive thunderstorm and Roxy declares that he passed. Roxy then departs to continue her journey and Rudeus thanks her for everything she has done for him. | |||||
| 3 | "A Friend" Transcription: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達) |
Chiaki Ōji | Hiroki Hirano | Manabu Okamoto, Chiaki Ōji | January 25, 2021 |
| After losing his fear of leaving his home thanks to Roxy, Rudeus starts playing outdoors by himself until he rescues a half-elf child, whom he assumes is a boy named Sylph, from a group of bullies. Sylph becomes friends with Rudeus and starts learning magic from him, and it is revealed Sylph is capable of casting magic without incantations as well. Six months later, Rudeus brings Sylph home during a storm and takes away Sylph's clothes by force so that they can take a bath together. However, he discovers that Sylph is a girl and her full name is Sylphiette. Despite Rudeus' apology to Sylphiette, she starts avoiding him, much to his chagrin. Sometime later, Sylphiette approaches Rudeus, and the two make up, with Rudeus determined to cherish the first true friend he has made in his new life. | |||||
| 4 | "Emergency Family Meeting" Transcription: "Kinkyū Kazoku Kaigi" (Japanese: 緊急家族会議) |
Nao Miyoshi, Asahi Oka | Manabu Okamoto | Hiroki Hirano | February 1, 2021 |
| The Greyrat family is overjoyed upon learning that Zenith is pregnant again, but their happiness is cut short when their maid Lilia reveals that she is also pregnant after having an affair with Paul. To protect Lilia from Zenith's wrath, Rudeus convinces his mother to forgive her by having Paul take all the blame for the incident, despite realizing that she was the one who seduced him, which earns him Lilia's gratitude and loyalty. Zenith and Lilia give birth to two girls, named Norn and Aisha, respectively, and Rudeus considers leaving to study at the Ronoa Magic Academy after receiving a letter from Roxy encouraging him to, but Sylphiette does not want him to leave her side and he decides to look for a job to pay for her tuition as well. Sometime later, his parents decide to entrust Rudeus to a friend of theirs, the beast woman Ghislaine Dedoldia, who leaves the village with him. | |||||
| 5 | "A Young Lady and Violence" Transcription: "Ojōsama to Bōryoku" (Japanese: お嬢様と暴力) |
Hiroyuki Takashima | Manabu Okamoto | Hiroyuki Takashima | February 8, 2021 |
| As Ghislaine and Rudeus leave the village, he reads a letter from Paul explaining that he found a tutoring job for him to pay for his and Sylphiette's studies. However, Paul forbids him from returning home or meeting Sylphiette for the next five years. In the city of Roa, Rudeus meets his employer, Philip Boreas Greyrat, who is also the mayor and his father's cousin, and is tasked to teach Philip's daughter Eris. However, once Rudeus is introduced to Eris, she acts hostile towards him. Certain that Eris will not listen to him at all, Rudeus comes with a plan to gain her trust by faking their kidnapping with her father's consent. Rudeus and Eris are captured and after convincing her to cooperate, he uses his magic to escape with her. Back in Roa, Rudeus discovers that one of Philip's servants is working with their captors and they took advantage of his plan to stage a real kidnapping. Rudeus fights the kidnappers to protect Eris until Ghislaine comes to their rescue, killing the criminals and arresting the servant. Once they return home, Eris accepts Rudeus as her tutor and he begins living in her house. | |||||
| 6 | "A Day Off in Roa" Transcription: "Roa no Kyūjitsu" (Japanese: ロアの休日) |
Mihiro Yamaguchi, Takahiro Tamano, Ōri Yasukawa, Hiroki Hirano | Hiroki Hirano | Kazuya Aiura | February 15, 2021 |
| Philip thanks Rudeus for protecting Eris and warns him to not reveal to anyone his connections with the Greyrat family or he may be targeted again. While Ghislaine begins teaching swordsmanship to Eris and Rudeus, Rudeus teaches magic, literacy and math to both. However, Eris usually skips classes out of boredom and Rudeus decides to give her one day off per week to encourage her. While taking a stroll in the city, Eris attempts to buy Rudeus an expensive book, but he refuses, claiming that she cannot give presents to others without her own money and suggests her father to give her an allowance. With her allowance, Eris presents Rudeus with a vial he was previously interested in, which puts him in a pinch, as he is in fear of revealing to her and Ghislaine that it is in fact an aphrodisiac. | |||||
| 7 | "What Lies Beyond Effort" Transcription: "Doryoku no Saki ni Aru Mono" (Japanese: 努力の先にあるもの) |
Katsuya Shigehara | Manabu Okamoto, Hirohisa Saitō | Katsuya Shigehara | February 22, 2021 |
| With the approaching date of Eris' tenth birthday party, Rudeus allows her dance teacher to take over part of his tutoring schedule to have her improve, while he makes use of his newfound free time to learn other languages. Despite that, Eris barely improves her dancing and considers giving up, but Rudeus encourages her to continue and starts helping with her lessons. As Rudeus makes some progress on his foreign language skills with Ghilsaine and Roxy's help, Eris does not improve at all and on the day of the party, she fails to dance with another noble. Rudeus steps in and successfully dances with Eris after instructing her to incorporate some of her fighting skills in her moves. After the party, Rudeus meets Eris' grandfather Sauros, who sees a strange ball of light in the sky and fears it could be an ominous sign. | |||||
| 8 | "Turning Point 1" Transcription: "Tāningu Pointo Ichi" (Japanese: ターニングポイント１) |
Tenpei Mishio, Manabu Okamoto | Manabu Okamoto, Hirohisa Saitō | Tenpei Mishio, Manabu Okamoto | March 1, 2021 |
| Two years later, Eris, and her family hold a birthday party for Rudeus, who is disappointed at first that his own family could not attend due to the increase of monster activity around the country. Rudeus is presented with a top quality magic staff and Philip expresses his will to have Rudeus marry Eris and become his successor, but Rudeus rejects the offer. Later that night, Rudeus is surprised to see Eris waiting in his room. He then attempts to have sex with her, but she pushes him away. Realizing his mistake, Rudeus apologizes to Eris, who forgives him. A few days later, a huge cloud of mana forms in the sky and the legendary hero Perugius Dola sends his aide Arumanfi to investigate. Suspicious that Rudeus, who was practicing with his new staff alongside Eris and Ghislaine, could be involved with the cloud's appearance, Arumanfi attacks him, but Ghislaine defends Rudeus and confirms his innocence when a massive burst of light envelops them. | |||||
| 9 | "A Chance Encounter" Transcription: "Kaikō" (Japanese: 邂逅) |
Takahiro Tamano, Hiroki Hirano | Hiroki Hirano | Atsushi Kobayashi | March 8, 2021 |
| Inside his dreams, and looking like his past self, Rudeus has a short encounter with an elusive being known as the Human-God, who instructs him to rely on and help the man who saved him. He then awakens in his current body and learns that he and Eris are stranded in the middle of the Demon Continent, and were rescued by Ruijerd Superdia, a member of the dreaded Superd race, who becomes their friend and promises to escort them home. Ruijerd brings Rudeus and Eris to the nearby Migurdia village, which is Roxy's birthplace. During their stay, Rudeus learns from Ruijerd that his tribe's ill repute comes from the cursed spears they received from the Demon-God Laplace, which turned them into mindless murderers, and that the spear in his possession belonged to his son, whose death by his hands made him recover his senses. Moved by Ruijerd's determination to clear his race's name, Rudeus decides to help him, and the trio departs from the village to begin their journey across the Demon Continent. | |||||
| 10 | "The Value of a Life and the First Job" Transcription: "Hito no Inochi to Hatsu Shigoto" (Japanese: 人の命と初仕事) |
Hiroki Hirano, Ōri Yasukawa | Manabu Okamoto, Hirohisa Saitō | Shizutaka Sugawara, Hiroki Hirano | March 15, 2021 |
| Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd arrive at the city of Rikarisu. To have Ruijerd enter the city without trouble, Rudeus dyes his hair and has him pretend to be a member of the Migurdia tribe. The three become an official group of adventurers called "Dead End", but their novice status prevent them from taking quests that pay well enough for them to make ends meet. By the Human-God's suggestion, Rudeus accepts a quest to look for a lost pet, which leads them to another group of adventurers who kidnap pets to get the bounty for finding them. After the kidnappers are defeated, Rudeus attempts to interrogate them, but is hit by one of them, which leads Ruijerd to kill him instantly. Rudeus reprimands Ruijerd for it and forbids him from killing again. Taking advantage of the kidnappers' higher rank, Rudeus coerces them into taking higher ranking jobs for their own party while helping improve their reputation. | |||||
| 11 | "Children and Warriors" Transcription: "Kodomo to Senshi" (Japanese: 子供と戦士) |
Shingo Fujii | Muneo Nakamoto | Shingo Fujii | March 22, 2021 |
| After the Mana Surge in Fitoa, all of Paul's family members are missing except for Norn and he asks for his contacts to make search parties to find them. Meanwhile, to accomplish a quest, Rudeus' party look for a mysterious monster in the middle of a forest. They encounter two other parties also searching for the monster. One of the parties is ambushed by monsters, but Rudeus decides to wait, which ends with one of the adventurers being killed. The monster they are looking for attacks and kills the other party before it is slain by Rudeus and co. Back in Rikarisu, Rudeus is approached by another adventurer, who discovers his scheme to take higher ranked quests and attempts to blackmail him. Moved by Rudeus' resolve to protect Eris, Ruijerd drops his disguise, revealing himself as a Superd and threatens to kill the adventurer should he reveals their secret. After leaving the city, Rudeus reconciles with Ruijerd. Rudeus keeps traveling with Eris and Ruijerd all the way to a coastal city on the edge of the Demon Continent, unaware that Roxy is also arriving at the continent to look for him, accompanied by two of Paul's former companions. | |||||
SEASON 1 - PART II
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| 12 | "The Woman with the Demon Eyes" Transcription: "Magan o Motsu Onna" (Japanese: 魔眼を持つ女) |
Fumiaki Kataoka | Kōhei Urushibara | Atsushi Kobayashi | October 4, 2021 |
| Rudeus and his party finally arrive at a coastal city with a port while Roxy and her party arrive at the same time by boat, but both parties fail to encounter each other. Unfortunately, Rudeus and Eris learn that due to Ruijerd being a Superd, his boat fee to travel the ocean is too high for them to pay. While looking for a solution, Rudeus is once again contacted by Human-God, who instructs him to buy some food in a specific place, where he stumbles on a hungry vagrant and feeds her. The vagrant reveals herself as the reincarnated Demon Emperor Kishirika Kishirisu, who rewards him with a Demon Eye that allows him to see a few seconds in the future, and Rudeus uses this power to save a man from harm. After getting used to his new ability, Rudeus decides to sell his staff to get enough money for Ruijerd's ticket, but Ruijerd himself dissuades him from doing so, pointing out it will hurt Eris' feelings. Then the man who Rudeus saved arrives and introduces himself as Gallus Cleaner. | |||||
| 13 | "Missed Connections" Transcription: "Surechigai" (Japanese: すれ違い) |
Yoshitsugu Kimura | Atsushi Takayama | Hiroki Hirano | October 11, 2021 |
| Roxy and her companions, Talhand and Elinalise, begin searching the city for any sign of Paul's missing family, including Rudeus. Unfortunately, since Rudeus has been traveling under an alias, Roxy doesn't realize that he is in the same city. As Roxy explores the city, she comes across Eris and Ruijerd sparring, but flees when she assumes they are both Superds. Failing to find any information, Roxy and her party decide to leave for the next town. Meanwhile, Rudeus and his party are able to leave the city by sea after Gallus helps smuggle Ruijerd onto the ship, in return for Rudeus "liberating" some goods for him in Zant Port. Upon reaching Zant, Rudeus heads to the smuggler's hideout, where he finds out he is supposed to liberate beast children being held captive by the smugglers. Ruijerd kills all the smugglers and escorts the children to safety while Rudeus stays behind to free a magical dog. However, he is ambushed and captured by a pair of beastmen who were looking to save the children and their Sacred Beast, as well. Mistaking Rudeus to be one of the smugglers, they decide to take him to their village for questioning. | |||||
| 14 | "No Such Thing As a Free Lunch" Transcription: "Tada yori Takai Mono wa Nai" (Japanese: 只より高いものはない) |
Yoshinobu Tokumoto | Hirohisa Saitō, Kōhei Urushibara, Manabu Okamoto | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | October 18, 2021 |
| Rudeus is imprisoned in Doldia Village, later joined by another human prisoner, a rogue named Geese. A few days later, the village is attacked by the smugglers seeking to kidnap beast children and both Rudeus and Geese break free and help the villagers. Together, they defeat all enemies except for Gallus, who reveals himself as the head of the smuggling ring who deceived him in order to use Ruijerd as a distraction to lure the village's warriors away. Gallus overpowers Gyes and kills two of his men. Realizing that Gallus is too strong for him to deal with alone, Rudeus considers letting him escape, until the Sacred Beast arrives to help and all parties defeat him together. After the battle, Rudeus reunites with Eris and Ruijerd, who explain that they were delayed due to helping the Doldians wipe out the rest of the smuggling ring. The villagers apologize for falsely accusing Rudeus, also thanking him for his help. Back at Fittoa, Eris' grandfather is blamed for the situation at the city after the Mana Surge, stripped of his position and executed before the king. | |||||
| 15 | "Slow Life in the Doldia Village" Transcription: "Dorudia Mura no Surō Raifu" (Japanese: ドルディア村のスローライフ) |
Katsuya Shigehara | Hirohisa Saitō, Kōhei Urushibara, Manabu Okamoto | Katsuya Shigehara | October 25, 2021 |
| With the rainy season starting, Rudeus and his party are forced to stay in Doldia Village for the next three months. During this time, Eris befriends some of the beast children, including Tona, the daughter of Gyes who is the village's best warrior. However, when Ghislaine's name is mentioned, this elicits a negative reaction from Gyes, who reveals that Ghislaine is his younger sister who left the village long ago and is considered a traitor for refusing to become a village guardian. This sparks Tona's interest in learning sword fighting, and Eris gladly becomes her instructor. Three months later, Rudeus and his party are prepared to leave after the rains stop. Tona doesn't want Eris to leave and has a falling out with her over it. Gyes manages to convince her to apologize by revealing that Ghislaine was very rebellious when she was young, and the village allowed her to be taken away by an adventurer to be rid of her. He has come to regret letting Ghislaine leave without trying to understand her. Rudeus and his party then leave for the Holy Country of Millis while Geese hitches a ride with them. | |||||
| 16 | "Family Squabble" Transcription: "Oyako Genka" (Japanese: 親子げんか) |
Michiru Itabisashi | Kōhei Urushibara | Yoshinobu Tokumoto, Tatsuyuki Nagai | November 1, 2021 |
| The party reaches the capital city of Millis, Millishion. Geese parts ways with the group while Rudeus decides everyone should take the day off. However, Rudeus notices what appears to be a kidnapping taking place and follows the kidnappers. He confronts the kidnappers and is surprised to see Paul is their leader. Paul explains that their home village was caught in the teleportation disaster, and he and his party have been spending the past year and a half tracking down all of the missing villagers and their family. When Rudeus tells Paul about his journey from the Demon Continent, Paul asks Rudeus why he never tried to write a letter home, or even think about the other victims of the disaster, which Rudeus has no answer for. Both of them get into a fight, which is only broken up by Norn's intervention. Seeing Paul's party scorning him triggers memories of being shunned in his past life, and Rudeus flees. Seeing Rudeus in a poor mood, Eris does her best to cheer him up, which he is grateful for. | |||||
| 17 | "Reunion" Transcription: "Saikai" (Japanese: 再会) |
Hiroyuki Takashima | Muneo Nakamoto | Tatsuyuki Nagai | November 8, 2021 |
| Geese pays a visit to Paul, revealing he is a member of Paul's party, and encourages him to make amends with Rudeus, reminding him that Rudeus is still just a child. Paul has nightmares about what could have happened to Rudeus and decides to quit drinking. The next day, Rudeus and Paul meet again. While the meeting starts off awkward, Rudeus realizes Paul misinterpreted his initial intentions, and is trying to apologize for it. After having a heart to heart, they reconcile. In the occasion, Rudeus reveals that he will begin looking for the rest of his family after escorting Eris home, despite knowing that her family is still missing. After parting ways with Rudeus, Paul learns from Geese that he will continue with the search for the rest of Paul's family, traveling to places they did not check yet. | |||||
| 18 | "Separate Journeys" Transcription: "Sorezore no Tabi" (Japanese: それぞれの旅) |
Chihiro Kumano | Atsushi Takayama | Taichi Yumemi | November 15, 2021 |
| While Rudeus and his party cross the sea to the Central Continent, Roxy returns to her home village, where she reunites with her parents. Still feeling herself displaced for being unable to use telepathy to communicate with her fellow villagers, Roxy considers leaving immediately, but reconsiders after realizing how much her parents missed her. In the occasion, Roxy learns from her father and mother that Rudeus visited them two years ago, and relieved that he is safe, departs with her companions to keep searching the Demon Continent for the rest of his family. | |||||
| 19 | "Route Selection" Transcription: "Rūto Sentaku" (Japanese: ルート選択) |
Yoshinobu Tokumoto | Shigekazu Kondō, Manabu Okamoto | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | November 22, 2021 |
| Rudeus has another encounter with the Human-God, who gives him instructions on how to reunite with Lilia and Aisha. Once arriving at the Kingdom of Shirone, Rudeus sends a letter to Roxy, who works as a teacher in the palace and rescues Aisha from some pursuers. Following the advice of the Human-God, Rudeus refrains from revealing his identity to his sister, who thinks Rudeus is a pervert due to finding Roxy's panties that Lilia had confiscated from him. Rudeus is then summoned to the palace for an audience with Roxy, but falls into a trap set by Shirone's seventh prince, Pax, who holds Lilia hostage. Infatuated with Roxy, Pax reveals that he intends to use Rudeus as bait to capture her. | |||||
| 20 | "The Birth of My Little Sister, the Maid" Transcription: "Imōto Jijo no Umareta Hi" (Japanese: 妹侍女の生まれた日) |
Katsuya Shigehara | Shigekazu Kondō, Manabu Okamoto | Katsuya Shigehara | November 29, 2021 |
| While waiting in his cell, Rudeus is met by Shirone's third prince, Zanoba, who idolizes him for making such lifelike sculptures of Roxy and Ruijerd and seeks to become his apprentice. When Rudeus explains that only Pax can undo the seal on his cell, Zanoba promises to resolve the situation. Meanwhile, Pax's guards smuggle Ruijerd, Eris, and Aisha into the palace in return for rescuing their families, who are being held hostage by Pax. Zanoba then captures Pax, with Aisha revealing Zanoba is a Blessed Child who was born with superhuman strength and is known as the Decapitator Prince. Zanoba coerces Pax into freeing Rudeus while Pax's guards refuse to help the moment they hear their families are safe. Afterwards, Lilia and Aisha are arranged to be sent home, and Lilia returns Roxy's panties to Rudeus and gives him a necklace Sylphiette made for his tenth birthday. Rudeus then gifts his forehead protector to Aisha as a keepsake. As she leaves, Aisha apologizes to Rudeus for calling him a pervert, revealing she knew his true identity all along. Meanwhile, Pax and Zanoba are exiled from the Shirone Kingdom due to the scandal under the guise of studying abroad. | |||||
| 21 | "Turning Point 2" Transcription: "Tāningu Pointo Ni" (Japanese: ターニングポイント２) |
Hiroyuki Takashima | Shigekazu Kondō, Manabu Okamoto | Hiroyuki Takashima | December 6, 2021 |
| Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd continue their journey when they come across Orsted, the Dragon God. Eris and Ruijerd are stricken with fear and refuse to move, but Rudeus, ignoring their warnings, talks with him. Orsted inquires Rudeus about the Human-God and, believing Rudeus to be one of his apostles, attacks him. Ruijerd and Eris try to protect Rudeus, but are easily defeated by Orsted, who mortally wounds Rudeus. As he dies, Rudeus meets the Human-God, who reveals that Orsted is afflicted with several curses, including one that makes all living beings fear him irrationally, but somehow Rudeus was not affected. Despite not knowing the Human-God's real intentions, Rudeus thanks him for his help, but instead of dying, Rudeus returns to the world of the living, where he learns that Orsted's companion, Nanahoshi, interceded on his favor and convinced Orsted to save his life and spare him, before the two left. | |||||
| 22 | "Dreams and Reality" Transcription: "Yume" (Japanese: ) |
Kai Hasako | Atsushi Takayama | Hiroki Hirano | December 13, 2021 |
| During the night, Rudeus reveals the nature of the Human-God to Ruijerd, and the fact that the Superd curse on him is gradually fading away. The next day, the party reaches the ruins of Rudeus' hometown, where he has flashbacks to his early life there. Ruijerd then announces that since Rudeus and Eris are strong enough that they do not require his protection anymore, he will take his leave. Rudeus and Eris bid Ruijerd farewell before continuing on to Roa, which is also in ruins. There, Eris reunites with Ghislaine and her servant Alphonse. However, Alphonse reveals that Eris' parents were both killed as a result of the teleportation incident while her grandfather was executed by the king. Alphonse also explains that another branch of the Greyrat family has offered to allow Eris to marry into them to preserve the family line, though Ghislaine is against it. Rudeus later finds confirmation that Sylphiette was not found dead, but her location remains unknown to him. That night, Eris enters Rudeus' tent and has sex with him. The next morning, however, Rudeus wakes up to find that Eris had left with Ghislaine to an unknown location, which leaves him distraught and confused. | |||||
| 23 | "Wake Up and Take a Step" Transcription: "Mezame, Ippo," (Japanese: 目覚め、一歩、) |
Chihiro Kumano | Muneo Nakamoto, Rifujin na Magonote | Manabu Okamoto | December 20, 2021 |
| Rudeus falls into a state of depression, and begins having flashbacks to his old life where severe bullying at school traumatized him into become a social recluse. Meanwhile, Eris has left on her own journey with Ghislaine so that she can grow strong enough to fight Orsted and protect Rudeus. Ruijerd rescues some travelers from beasts, earning their praise despite revealing his identity as a Superd to them. Zanoba and Geese continue on their respective journeys as they recall Rudeus fondly. Gyes and Tona continue to train together in Doldia Village. Roxy encounters Kishirika and helps pay her enormous bar tab. In gratitude, Kishirika uses her Demon Eyes to locate the whereabouts of Rudeus' family, revealing Aisha and Lilia have safely reunited with Paul and Norn, while Zenith is located in the Labyrinth City of Rapan on the Begaritt Continent. Roxy and her party immediately make preparations to leave for the Begaritt Continent to rescue her. Rudeus is still in a depressed state, but after having a dream about Zenith, he remembers he still has a duty to find her and overcomes his insecurities to continue his journey. Elsewhere, Sylphiette, who is alive and now has white hair, tries to convince an unknown group to recruit Rudeus into their ranks. | |||||
| OVA | "Eris the Goblin Slayer" Transcription: "Erisu no Goburin Tōbatsu" (Japanese: エリスのゴブリン討伐) |
Fumiaki Kataoka, Yoshinobu Tokumoto, Kai Hasako | Shigekazu Kondō, Manabu Okamoto | Fumiaki Kataoka, Katsuya Shigehara | March 16, 2022 |
| Eris decides to take on a goblin slaying quest and witnesses a boastful young mage named Cliff getting into trouble. Eris saves him but when he calls her ugly, she beats him up. Cliff asks to form a party so Eris reluctantly agrees, but is furious when Cliff burns the goblins to ashes, leaving no evidence of the quests completion. They soon get lost in the forest. Witnessing assassins attacking, a little girl and her guard Therese, Eris kills the assassins and claims to Therese she is Ruijerd the Superd. As they leave, one of the surviving assassins recognizes Cliff as Master Cliff and wonders why he is with a Temple Knight. Ruijerd interrogates the assassin before he dies and learns they are allies of the Pope who supports co-existence between humans and demons, whereas the Temple Knights and their leader the Archbishop do not. As they return to town, Cliff asks Eris to marry him, claiming he must be more impressive than Rudeus, but when he sees Eris’ face while she thinks about Rudeus, he realizes he stands no chance against her feelings for Rudeus and goes home depressed where it is revealed the dead assassins were actually his tutors. Eris returns to Rudeus and finds him upset after his fight with Paul. Cliff sits in his room thinking about Rudeus. | |||||
| TRAILERS - SEASON I (PART 1) | |
| TRAILERS - SEASON I (PART 2) | |
| TRAILER (OVA) | |
In March 2022, it was announced that a second season had been green-lit. It is directed by Hiroki Hirano, with scripts supervised by Toshiya Ono, and character designs handled by Sanae Shimada. The second season will consist of 25 episodes and be aired in two parts. The first part aired from July 3 to September 25, 2023. The second part is set to premiere in April 2024. The opening theme song is "Spiral" by Longman, while the ending theme song is "Musubime" (ムスビメ) by Yuiko Ōhara.
| SEASON 2 STAFF | PART I
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| Original Author | Rifujin na Magonote |
| Character Draft | Shirotaka |
| Original Plans | Frontier Works |
| Directed by | Hiroki Hirano |
| Assistant Director | - |
| Series Configuration | Toshiya Ohno |
| Character Design | Mae Shimada |
| Prop Designer | Seiji Tanda & Shoko Nagasawa |
| Art Director | Masakazu Miyake |
| Color Designer | Makiko Doi |
| Cinematographer | Shinji Tonsho |
| Chief Editor | Akinori Mishima |
| Sound Director | Aketagawa Hitoshi |
| Sound Effects | Yuu Ueno |
| Music Director | Yoshimasa Fujisawa |
| Music Producer | Takeki Kobayashi |
| Chief Producer | Fuminori Yamazaki, Nobuhiro Osawa |
| Producer | Takahiro Yamanaka , Ryosuke Imai, Tomoyuki Owada, Sho Osuga, Takuro Hatakeyama |
| Makiso & Mitsuteru Hishiyama | |
| Production Manager | Toshiya Otomo |
| Animation Production Producer | Koji Yoneda |
| Producers | EGG FIRM |
| Animation Production | Studio Bind |
| Production | "Mushoku Tensei II" Production Committee |
The second season will be collected into a total of four Blu-ray volumes in Japan between October 2023 and September 2024.
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SEASON 2 - PART I
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| Special | "Guardian Fitz" Transcription: "Shugo Jutsushi Fittsu" (Japanese: 守護術師フィッツ) |
Hakaribito Ketsuzuki | Toshiya Ono | Hiroki Hirano, Yukihiro Komawo, Makoto Hirasawa | July 3, 2023 |
| In the wake of the teleportation disaster, Sylphie finds herself transported to the palace of the Kingdom of Asura, where she inadvertently kills a monster threatening the life of Asura's second princess, Ariel; in the process, Sylphie's hair turns from green to white. Witnessing Sylphie's abilities, Ariel uses the threat of charging her with trespassing to blackmail her into becoming one of her bodyguards, under the alias of "Fitz". Ariel is currently engaged in a secret feud with her brother Grabel over succession to Asura's throne, with her most loyal supporters being her other bodyguard Luke and his father Lord Pilemon. Later, Ariel learns that Sylphie suffers from nightmares related to the teleportation disaster, and Ariel confides that she has nightmares about her own near-death experience as well. The two decide to sleep together for the night; that night, Sylphie thwarts an assassination attempt arranged by Grabel. Lord Pilemon suggests that Ariel study abroad for the time being for her own safety. Accepting the idea, Ariel releases Sylphie from her service, but Sylphie, who has grown to see Ariel as a friend and confidant, decides to stay with her. | |||||
| 1 | "The Brokenhearted Mage" Transcription: "Shitsui no Majutsushi" (Japanese: 失意の魔術師) |
Ayumu Uwano | Toshiya Ono | Hiroki Hirano | July 10, 2023 |
| In the wake of Eris leaving him, a deeply depressed Rudeus continues his search for Zenith by traveling to the remote northlands. Needing to earn money to continue his travels, he reluctantly agrees to join the party Counter Arrow, consisting of frontline fighters Suzanne and Patrice, mage Timothy, healer Mimir, and archer Sara. However, Sara is mistrustful of Rudeus, and he finds himself comparing her to Eris in his head. He accompanies Counter Arrow on a quest to slay grizzlies, but the situation escalates when the party becomes surrounded by them. Witnessing the Counter Arrow members fighting for their lives, Rudeus regains the motivation to continue living and helps the party fight off the grizzlies. Upon returning to town, Rudeus is accepted as a member of Counter Arrow. After realizing that he has not lost everything and still has friends and family like Roxy to count on, Rudeus burns the lock of Eris' hair he had as a keepsake. | |||||
| 2 | "The Forest in the Dead of Night" Transcription: "Mayonaka no Mori" (Japanese: 真夜中の森) |
Nobuyoshi Arai | Kōhei Urushibara | Nobuyoshi Arai | July 17, 2023 |
| Several months pass, and Rudeus builds his fame and reputation in the northlands, hoping that word of his exploits will reach Zenith or that someone will know her whereabouts. He decides to accompany Counter Arrow on another quest to collect snow drake scales, but ends up accidentally running into another party, Stepped Leader, who are out to hunt the snow drakes. Despite this setback, Counter Arrow successfully complete the quest and return to town, where Sara convinces Rudeus to join their victory celebration. However, during the celebration, the leader of Stepped Leader, Soldat, goes on a drunken rant, revealing that Rudeus, whom he can tell he is holding back his true power, irritates him badly. The next day, Rudeus learns that Mimir has been killed and Sara has gone missing during a quest, with the rest of Counter Arrow being forced to retreat due to a blizzard. He heads into the nearby forest alone, recovers Mimir's remains, and rescues Sara. After being thanked profusely by Sara and Counter Arrow, Rudeus feels a sense of catharsis and regains more of his lost emotions. | |||||
| 3 | "Abrupt Approach" Transcription: "Kyūsekkin" (Japanese: 急接近) |
Sayaka Tsuji | Atsushi Takayama | Mie Ōishi | July 24, 2023 |
| After the rescue, Sara starts to get closer to Rudeus, eventually deciding to ask him out on a date. Later that night, Sara flirts with Rudeus and indicates that she is willing to have sex with him. Unfortunately for Rudeus, he discovers he is suffering from erectile dysfunction, which causes a disappointed Sara to leave. Afterwards, an embarrassed Rudeus tries to drink away his sorrows and ends up venting his feelings to Soldat. Soldat, figuring that Rudeus' issues lay with his lingering subconscious feelings for Eris, agrees to help Rudeus. He takes Rudeus to a local brothel where one of the prostitutes, Elise, also fails to arouse him; she theorizes that Rudeus cannot feel passion because he fears rejection from women. On the way home, a frustrated, drunk Rudeus goes on a rant, declaring that he dislikes Sara and finds her ugly. Sara happens to overhear his tirade; angrily confronting him, she slaps Rudeus, telling him she never wants to see him again before leaving. With his depression freshly renewed, Rudeus almost immediately tries to commit suicide, but Soldat, quickly appraising Rudeus' despair, stops him and offers to bring him along to clear a labyrinth in the Duchy of Neris. Meanwhile, Elinalise, who has been searching for Rudeus, learns that he has gone to the northlands. | |||||
| 4 | "Letter of Invitation" Transcription: "Suisenjō" (Japanese: 推薦状) |
Yoshitsugu Kimura | Toshiya Ono | Ayako Kōno | July 31, 2023 |
| Rudeus spends the next two years adventuring with Soldat's party, eventually culminating in him slaying a red dragon singlehandedly. Shortly after, Elinalise finally catches up to Rudeus and informs him that Paul and Roxy had already set off to the labyrinth city of Rapa to find Zenith. In the meantime, Rudeus decides to stay in the northlands until winter passes before traveling to Rapa himself; he quickly finds out about Elinalise's promiscuity. Some time later, Rudeus receives a letter from the Ranoa University of Magic inviting him to attend as a "special student" due to his recent exploits. Rudeus is intrigued, but is inclined to find Zenith first. That night, Rudeus encounters the Human-God in his dreams again, with the Human-God advising him to enroll at the university and investigate the teleportation disaster there, promising him that doing so will cure his erectile dysfunction. This persuades Rudeus to accept the university's invitation, and with Elinalise following, he journeys to Ranoa, where Sylphie, Ariel, Cliff and Zanoba are students at the same university he is set to attend. | |||||
| 5 | "Ranoa University of Magic" Transcription: "Ranoa Mahō Daigaku" (Japanese: ラノア魔法大学) |
Komari Kamikita | Kōhei Urushibara | Komari Kamikita | August 7, 2023 |
| Rudeus arrives at the university, where his ability to cast spells silently is tested in a mock duel against another silent caster, a boy named Fitz, who, unbeknownst to Rudeus, is Sylphie in disguise. Rudeus easily defeats Fitz and is accepted as a student, along with Elinalise. After attending a speech by Ariel, who is the student council president, Rudeus attends his homeroom class. There, he reunites with Zanoba and meets some of his fellow classmates: Gyes' daughter Linia Dedoldia, beastgirl Pursena, and self-proclaimed magical genius Cliff Grimoire, who tells him he knows Rudeus because of Eris. He also learns Fitz is part of his class, but rarely attends. After a brief encounter with Fitz, Rudeus meets Luke, who reveals he is also a Greyrat and Rudeus' cousin. Later, while Rudeus is on his way back to his dorm, Fitz accidentally drops Ariel's panties from a window abve him; when Rudeus catches them, the female students angrily confront him, accusing him of having stolen them. The dorm teacher attempts to punish him, but Fitz arrives to defend Rudeus, forcing the teacher and the mob to stand down by threatening them with violence and injury. Fitz apologizes for getting Rudeus into trouble, but Rudeus thanks Fitz for helping him, and Fitz decides to tease Rudeus by not telling him her true identity. | |||||
| 6 | "I Don't Want to Die" Transcription: "Shinitakunai" (Japanese: 死にたくない) |
Ayumu Uwano | Atsushi Takayama | Ayumu Uwano | August 14, 2023 |
| Rudeus begins to get used to school life in the university, where he studies magic he lacks experience in as well as researches the cause of the teleportation disaster alongside Fitz. However, Rudeus begins to realize he may have a crush on Fitz, much to his confusion since he still believes Fitz is male. Meanwhile, he also attempts to teach Zanoba how to create his own sculptures, but his own lack of magic capacity and his super strength prevent him being able to sculpt. Fitz suggests that Zanoba purchase a slave who can create sculptures for him. Rudeus, Fitz, and Zanoba then travel to the local slave market and purchase a young dwarf girl they name Julie. Afterwards, Rudeus begins tutoring Julie to teach her magic and general skills while she acts as Zanoba's servant. | |||||
| 7 | "The Kidnapping and Confinement of Beast Girls" Transcription: "Kemonozoku Reijō Rachikankin Jiken" (Japanese: 獣族令嬢拉致監禁事件) |
Ryōsuke Shibuya | Toshiya Ono | Ryōsuke Shibuya | August 21, 2023 |
| As Sylphie gets used to school life with Rudeus back in her life, she begins to realize that she may have romantic feelings for him. One month after Zanoba's purchase of Julie, Rudeus has been able to teach her basic magic as well as how to cast without incantations. However, when Zanoba shows Julie Rudeus' sculpture of Rujierd, Rudeus asks about the sculpture of Roxy that he had also made. Zanoba is forced to admit that in his first year, he lost a duel to Linia and Pursena, who destroyed the sculpture. Angered at this slight against Roxy, Rudeus defeats Linia and Pursena in a fight and confines them in his room, but leaves them tied up for so long that they wet themselves, forcing him to clean them up. He then consults with Fitz on the best way to punish them without creating a grudge, and Fitz comes up with the idea to prank the beastgirls by forcing them to wear embarrassing face markings for one day. Linia and Pursena leave with a grudging respect for Rudeus after learning he trained under Ghislaine, and Rudeus spends some time alone with Fitz. Fitz considers removing her sunglasses to show Rudeus her face, but decides against it. | |||||
| 8 | "The Fiancé of Despair" Transcription: "Zetsubō no Konyakusha" (Japanese: 絶望の婚約者) |
Yasuhiko Akiyama | Kōhei Urushibara | Tomohiko Itō | August 28, 2023 |
| Cliff approaches Rudeus one day and asks him to introduce him to Elinalise, who he has developed a crush on. Rudeus goes through with the introduction, but Elinalise privately reminds him the curse that forces her to sleep with men won't be fulfilled if she's dedicated to a single partner. Rudeus advises her to just turn down Cliff's feelings, but the next day, he is shocked to see that both she and Cliff are in a genuine relationship, with Cliff promising to find a way to lift the curse. Later, the beastmen of the school begin challenging Rudeus for the right to marry Linia and Pursena, having been misled by the beastgirls that he is their pack leader. However, the beastmen are all defeated by the Demon King Badigadi, the fiancé of Kishirika, who challenges Rudeus to a duel after hearing of Kishirika's praise of him. Rudeus manages to win the duel by wounding Badigadi with his first attack, convincing the demon king to concede. When winter arrives, Rudeus and his classmates are surprised when they find out that Badigadi has enrolled in the university and joined their class. | |||||
| 9 | "The White Mask" Transcription: "Shiroi Kamen" (Japanese: 白い仮面) |
Kento Shintani | Atsushi Takayama | Hiroki Hirano | September 4, 2023 |
| Flitz wants to reveal her true identity to Rudeus, but fears he might have forgotten her. She gets encouraged by Ariel's approval. Meanwhile, Rudeus continues to study teleportation and sees many similarities to summoning magic. Fitz suggests he consult with a summoning specialist, Silent Sevenstar, but Rudeus is shocked to discover it is Nanahoshi and faints after reliving the trauma of his death at Orsted's hands. Fitz revives Rudeus and Nanahoshi shows Rudeus two Japanese names, Shinohara Akito and Kuroki Satoshi, and asks if either of those names belong to him. Rudeus doesn't recognize the names and comes to the realization that Nanahoshi is a person from his own world. Nanahoshi removes her mask and formally introduces herself as Nanahoshi Shizuka, and Rudeus notes she resembles the high school girl he died attempting to save. However, Nanahoshi wants to find a way back to their world while Rudeus wants to stay. She explains that unlike Rudeus who was reincarnated as a child, she was summoned to the fantasy world as she is now five years ago though she hasn't aged since. Orsted found her and took her under his care, and she has been studying summoning magic ever since, though she lacks mana capacity and cannot cast magic herself. She makes a deal with Rudeus where he will use his mana to assist her in her experiments in return for her knowledge about teleportation. She further explains that the mass teleportation disaster was possibly a side effect of the spell that summoned her to the fantasy world. On the way back, Fitz is glad to hear Rudeus has no romantic feelings for Nanahoshi. | |||||
| 10 | "These Feelings" Transcription: "Kono Kimochi" (Japanese: この気持ち) |
Takahiro Hirata | Toshiya Ono | Takahiro Hirata | September 11, 2023 |
| Fitz continues to feel jealous how Rudeus is spending most of his time assisting in Nanahoshi's experiments now, but remains too afraid to reveal her identity to him. One year after enrolling in the university, Rudeus notices that the other students are in awe of him thanks to the reputation he had built up defeating Fitz, Linia, Pursena, and Badigadi, but turns down suggestions to take a leadership role. Later, he receives an invitation from Soldat to attend a clan reunion. After the reunion, he parts with Elinalise and Cliff, who plan to do some adventuring to give Cliff experience. After meeting Fitz again in town and in the library, Rudeus realizes that he has romantic feelings for Fitz, and begins to have doubts that Fitz is male. During another meeting in the library, Fitz accidentally falls on top of Rudeus, and he is able to confirm that she is in fact female. Fitz flees in embarrassment and Rudeus realizes that for a brief moment, he felt an erection. Now knowing Fitz's true sex and that she holds the key to curing his impotence, Rudeus decides to start a relationship with her. | |||||
| 11 | "To You" Transcription: "Anata e" (Japanese: あなたへ) |
Sayaka Tsuji | Atsushi Takayama | Komari Kamikita | September 18, 2023 |
| With Fitz's secret now known to Rudeus, Ariel pressures her to reveal her identity to him. However, Fitz is still uncertain if Rudeus remembers her as Sylphie, so Ariel and Luke come up with a plan to help jog Rudeus' memory. Later, Fitz invites Rudeus to accompany her to gather a rare flower deep in the forest despite it being the middle of winter. Rudeus agrees and the pair travel into the forest. Fitz then secretly casts a spell to cause it to rain, soaking both her and Rudeus before they can reach shelter inside a cave. Rudeus strips off his wet clothes to avoid hypothermia and advises Fitz to do the same, but Fitz insists that Rudeus strip her instead. Rudeus complies and recognizes her as Sylphie, much to her relief. Now properly reunited with Rudeus, Sylphie admits that she has fallen in love with him. | |||||
| 12 | "I Want to Tell You" Transcription: "Tsutaetai" (Japanese: 伝えたい) |
Yoshitsugu Kimura, Tomoaki Takatsudo | Toshiya Ono | Ryōsuke Shibuya | September 25, 2023 |
| Rudeus admits he loves Slyphie as well, but to his dismay he cannot make love to her since his impotence still isn't fully cured. Sylphie reports back to Ariel and Luke, with Luke agreeing to help Sylphie find a cure for Rudeus' impotence out of sympathy for him. Luke gifts Sylphie a rare and powerful aphrodisiac that should counter Rudeus' impotence while Ariel provides some advice on how to seduce him. Sylphie meets Rudues later that night and they both imbibe the aphrodisiac, which helps push them to make love. The next morning, after realizing that Sylphie hasn't abandoned him, Rudeus experiences an emotional catharsis and overcomes the trauma caused by Eris leaving him, and is cured of his impotence. Rudeus then thanks Ariel for her help by pledging his loyalty to her, and then asks for Sylphie's hand in marriage which she accepts. Ariel releases Sylphie from her obligation to disguise herself as Fitz and accepts Rudeus as part of her inner circle. Sylphie then thanks Ariel and Luke for everything they've done for her. | |||||
SEASON 2 - PART II
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Drama CD[]
Released on April 26, 2017 under the title of "Mushoku Tensei-If you go to another world, you'll be Serious Labyrinth Edition". The stage is the labyrinth edition and the battle against Hydra. The newly written novel "The Story of the Remaining Sword" is enclosed.
An Audio drama adaptation, titled Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Ten'i Meikyū-hen (無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～ 転移迷宮編), was released by Frontier Works on April 26, 2017.
Smartphone games[]
On March 27, 2021, the distribution of "Mushoku Tensei: Game ni Natte mo Honki Dasu (職転生 ～ゲームになっても本気だす～, Mushoku Tensei - I'll Seriously Try Even If It's Made Into a Game)" was launched as a smartphone game. The initial planning and distribution were done by B-GREE, development, and operation by Aiming, planning cooperation by GREE, and game system provision and technical cooperation by Pokelabo, but at the end of September 2021, Aiming ended its management contract, and the service was terminated on August 31, 2022.
GAME TRAILER
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On January 9, 2023, Bushiroad announced the production of "Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Iryo de Tokkai de Motoi Dasu: Quest of Memories (無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～ Quest of Memories)" for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam.
Events[]
On March 7, 2021, a stage event for this work, "Mushoku Tensei - Isekai Ippai de Ippai ni Toru Honkidasu: Light Novel EXPO 2020," was held at the "KADOKAWA Light Novel EXPO 2020" distribution event held at Tokorozawa Sakura Town. Yumi Uchiyama (Ludeus Gray Rat), Ai Kakuma (Eris Boreas Gray Rat), and Yuiko Ohara (produced and sang the 1st season theme song) took the stage. The cast reviewed episodes 1 through 8 of the first season, and Yuiko Ohara performed two songs, "The Song of the Traveler" and "Only" on stage live.
On March 28, 2021, a stage event for this work, "AJ de Honkidasu Stage" ("Mushoku Tensei - Isekai Iryo de Honkidasu"), was held at AnimeJapan 2021, which was held online. Yumi Uchiyama (played by Ludeus Greylatt), Yoshimi Ohara (played by Roxy Migurdia), Ai Chino (played by Sylphiette), Ai Kakuma (played by Eris Boreas Greylatt), and Tomokazu Sugita (played by the man from the previous life)[260] took the stage.
On March 6, 2022, an advance screening of the extra episode "Eris's Goblin Defeat" was held at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, with Yumi Uchiyama (played by Ludeus Gray Rat), Ai Kuma (played by Eris Boreas Gray Rat), Daisuke Namikawa (played by Ruijerdo Speldia), and Tomokazu Sugita (played by the man in the previous life) Tomokazu Sugita (who played the role of the man from a previous life) took the stage for the greetings. The stage greeting was broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of TOHO animation. The decision to produce the second season was announced at the event, and Uchiyama later commented, "At the time of the announcement of the second season, it had not been decided that I would play the role of Rudeus. So at the time of the production announcement, I could not raise expectations that I would continue to play the role, and I did not want to cause speculation that 'it will be someone else? I was nervous in many ways because I didn't want to cause speculation.
On December 10, 2022, as part of the "TOHO animation THEATER FES," a project commemorating the 10th anniversary of TOHO animation, "Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Igarashi de Genkidasu" Fans' Choice 1st Season Gods' Times Screening Event was held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills and TOHO As a result of a questionnaire survey conducted from November 9 to November 20, episodes 2, 16, 17, 21, and 23 were screened, and a stage greeting was given by Yumi Uchiyama (playing the role of Ludeus Greylat) and Tomokazu Sugita (playing the role of the man from the previous life). The stage greeting was broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of TOHO animation. At this event, the teaser visual for the second season was unveiled, and it was announced that Yumi Uchiyama would continue to play the role.
On March 26, 2023, a stage event for this work was held at AnimeJapan 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight, with Yumi Uchiyama (playing Ludeus Greylat), Ai Chino (playing Fitz), and Tomokazu Sugita (playing the man from the previous life) on stage. At this event, changes in the director and other main staff were announced, and the second teaser PV for the second season was unveiled.
On June 25, 2023, an advance screening of episodes 0 and 1 of the second season was held at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, with Yumi Uchiyama (played by Ludeus Greylat), Ai Chino (played by Fitz), Haruka Shiraishi (played by Sara), and Tomokazu Sugita (played by the man from the previous life) taking the stage. The stage greeting was broadcast live on TOHO animations' official YouTube channel, ABEMA.
Store[]
From April 24, 2021 to June 29, 2021, a pop-up event for this work was held at the Narita Anime Deck in Narita International Airport's Terminal 2. Goods featuring the characters dressed as cabin attendants were sold, a collaboration menu associated with the characters was offered, and the scripts from the first season of the show were displayed.
From October 23, 2021 to December 19, 2021, a series of pop-up stores for this work were held at the Akihabara, Osaka, and Nagoya stores of G Store. The shops sold goods using newly drawn illustrations and exhibited setting materials from the first season.
From August 4, 2023 to September 24, 2023, pop-up stores of this work were held sequentially at Shinjuku Maruimen and Namba Marui. The stores sold goods featuring newly drawn illustrations of the main characters dressed in swimsuits.
Controversy[]
Aisha Greyrat's after-story[]
One of the web novel short stories from the after-story collection Dasoku-hen (Redundancy), titled "The Moment Aisha Greyrat Stopped Being a Maid", sparked a lot of controversy among its Japanese readers. In response, the author had initially planned to make some revisions, but figured it would not be good enough, and after receiving a notice from Shōsetsuka ni Narō management that it violated their terms of service, on February 24, 2016, the author announced that he had decided to scrap the short story altogether and would write a remake in the future.
LexBurner's controversy[]
On February 8, 2021, before the premiere of the fifth episode of the anime adaptation, a Chinese streaming network, Bilibili, temporarily halted the streaming of the anime on the grounds of a "technical failure." According to fan speculation, it might have been linked to the actions of the popular Chinese influencer LexBurner, who insulted the series and its fans, with one of his remarks saying that it is "for bottom-feeders in the social hierarchy." Incited by his words, his followers went to the media-reviewing website, Douban, to review-bomb the series with a 1-star rating; although the series concurrently enjoyed a 9.2/10 rating on Bilibili. This has led to LexBurner, who was one of Bilibili's top streamers, being banned from the site. Later, author Rifujin na Magonote commented on LexBurner's actions as follows: "His words are only his personal opinion, and he is free to hold whatever views he likes. Although I am displeased at how he has insulted other viewers, anime is not made only for successful people, so I hope that those who can enjoy it will enjoy it." He further commented: "If that is the kind of online presence he is, that's just the way it is sometimes. Even in Japan, there are plenty of people like him, although they might not have his influence. As far as I am concerned, instead of engaging with him, I think it is more important to ignore him and grow your own communities. Thank you!".
Reception[]
Web and light novel[]
In the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2017 by Takarajimasha, Mushoku Tensei reached the fourth place in the ranking. It is ranked seventh for the 2018 edition; and for the 2019 edition, the series is placed eighth. On Syosetu's rankings, the web novel made cumulative appearances as the most popular work on the website. The light novels have appeared on Oricon's charts and have also ranked on T-site's novel popularity polls. By August 2021, the light novels reached 8.5 million copies in circulation. By February 2022, the series had over 10 million copies in circulation. By June 2023, the series had over 13 million copies in circulation.
The main character of the series Rudeus, has been criticized for being overtly perverted. Anime News Network found Rudeus hard to sympathize, as in early chapters he barely develops connections. However, the way Rudeus interacts with Roxy during his training as a mage was noted to benefit him, was the subject of praise. Real Sound was concerned about how the narrative portrays Rudeus' previous life as it appears to focus highly on retired school students and issues they had at school comparing it to the famous light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World. Nevertheless, Rudeus commitment to surpassing his flaws in his new life was noted to turn him into a more sympathetic main character. Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World novelist Tappei Nagatsuki said that one of the strongest points of Mushoku Tensei was the handling of Rudeus who is noted to suffer in a similar fashion to the main character from the visual novel Clannad. Mindo Manihar Pasaribu from Institutional Repository of the University of North Sumatra notes Rudeus, who was previously a cowardly, weak, insecure character into a hard-working, strong, or fearless character who is more confident and compassionate; This makes the novels of Mushoku Tensei served as a major appeal to the audience. Writer Niji Kusano from Real Sound said that the key to Mushoku Tensei's success was how deep is the success Rudeus achieved in his new life despite how common it is in Isekai stories. Another element that helps the novel outstand is the mix of realism Rudeus is often seen while being mixed with the popular high-fantasy style.
Anime[]
The anime adaptation received positive responses from both critics and audiences, having considered one of the best anime of 2021. IGN gave a positive review, writing, "In a time where every type of isekai is being developed, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation takes a joyful and wholehearted approach to the genre."
At the Anime Trending Awards, the series receives 18 nominations in total, with seven wins. It receives three nominations, including Best Fantasy category twice in two consecutive years, at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Wiriting for the first season, Irfan Ghani Muhammad from Universitas Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember noticed Mushoku Tensei often tests Rudeus' morality from different point of views. His fears of the outside world change when Roxy starts training him and takes him through a ride across the town which changes the protagonist's point of view of how society works. The scholar mentions Roxy's character faces a similar arc due to her differences from her people. HITC found the anime properly followed the novel's narrative, most importantly Rudeus' coming-of-age story, which appealed to the audience. Comic Book Resources saw the focus on Rudeus' emotions as what marks the series a major departure from other isekai storylines.
The early episodes of the second season earned controversial responses due to the more miserable portrayal of Rudeus while highlighting a decrease in the animation values. Positive response focused on how more depth was given to Rudeus as he was now alone and tried interacting with new characters.
External Links[]
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ─ Shōsetsuka ni Narō
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ─ Official Light Novel - MF Books (in Japanese)
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ─ Official Manga - Comic Flapper (in Japanese)
- Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious ─ Manga Website
- Mushoku Tensei: Eris wa Honki de Kiba o Togu ─ Manga Website
- Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Shitsui no Majutsushi-hen ─ Manga Website
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (The Story of Six-Side world) ─ Official Light Novel
- TV Anime "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation" ─ Official Anime Website
- TV Anime "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation" Official (@mushokutensei_A) - Twitter Website
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ─ Game Website: Wayback Machine (For archived August 31, 2022)
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Game Official (@mushokutensei_g) - Twitter Website
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ─ Wikipedia JP
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ─ Wikipedia EN
Trivia[]
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