RUDEUS vs. LUKE - Why This ONE SIDED Duel Was So Important | MUSHOKU TENSEI Season 2 Cut Content

[@AniNews]

As promised, here's the cut content for Rudeus vs. Luke! Don't forget the Ancient Magus Bride giveaway stream tomorrow. Join the wishlist here if you wanna secure your own: tinyurl.com/FIGIBRIDE

[@janlehur4820]

Good stuff!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks For this! Love your content ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ytchannel-howtooutgrowstutteri]

Wasn't there a video uploaded this week about re:monster? If so, why was it deleted?

[@leearie6474]

Even after this exclamation, I feel the entire fight was stupid. It shouldn't have happened at all... If Luke wanted to test out his protective capabilities, he should have done it before they got together. Why help him with his man problem, which was expensive, and then question his manhood afterwards? Dumb. And what were they going to do if he couldn't protect her? Take her away like villains? Dictate who she should be with? Rudeus knew her 1st. Stopping childhood friends from being together is crazy to me...

[@leearie6474]

Ohh, and that's another thing I realize, which makes me even angrier. If he wasn't able to handle Luke, and they ripped her away from Rudeus, they would literally destroy all the efforts they have done to help him with his manhood in the first place. Why give him expensive potions to test whether he deserved to be with her later? You should have done that before they got together. I have more reasons to believe this is a pointless fight, but that is my take.

[@TimS.]

Rudeus didn’t even realize how strong he was after training with some of the strongest people in the verse

[@GameBreaker1055]

Rudy's unshakable self-doubt is the core trait of his character. At every step of his journey you will see him doubt himself about almost everything.

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

Rudeus meets a world-class warrior in every corner so he has a very weird perception of reality, even though he technically knows the strength of the average joe, for him people are either average of craaaaaazy strong

[@deenman23]

i mean...he has an ultimate cheat with that eye,even eris who was better than luke as a kid still couldnt beat rudy,it takes guys like ruijerd or literal gods like orsted to be fast enough that the eye doesnt help,granted even if the eye helped rudy keep up with them ,he couldnt hurt them with his sword alone

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

@@deenman23 anyone above saint could probably beat Rudeus even with the demon eye without much issue. But then again, we are talking about maybe the top 10% or hell maybe 5%, as intermediate are the average, then there's advanced and then saint. And king and above are in single digits for each style

[@MasterChief-ie2xu]

@@ShiNijuuAKL Technically on paper it depends, rudy with prep time should be able to kill majority of the verse as long as they're not immortal considering he nearly killed orsted. Lmao, if rudy was batman he'd win

[@BigG61]

Considering who he trained with. His father, an S rank adventures. Ghislaine, also S rank and sword king. Eris,and Ruijerd. Of course He thinks he is average. Big frog on an ocean.

[@marmyeater]

Sword wise Rudy is average in power, it's just his experience and other abilities that outweigh everything else by completely insane amounts.

[@ao2415]

and literally carried the entire party of Soldat, who is an S ranked adventurer 😂

[@icebox1954]

@@ao2415 He does have a cheat amount of mana, as has been explained. I always thought mages were lame until season two as their magic was weak as hell compared to what a melee fighter could do. I guess they just didn't have enough mana to nuke everything like Rudeus. Although, I would've expected more corkscrew attacks from other or smaller and sharp magic to reduce mana requirement but increase effectiveness. It's weird that mages seem so useless compared to Rudeus when fighters are stronger than him and it's not even close. Where are all the top mage opponents? I guess they'd suck without incantationless magic.

[@TheMinuteman]

If Rudy could use battle aura he’d be a true force of nature. He’s already that much a skilled bladesmen without it.

[@internetjerk2839]

To be fair without his foresight eye he's about intermediate which is the average

[@deltalord6969]

Rudy was anxious but then he realized that luke just wasnt that guy

[@deltalord6969]

Day 141 of asking for a grand assassin Hassan servant review 😊

[@Area_GnC]

Luke wasn't him.

[@Skepticalraven]

Imagine challenging your cousin (to death if it has to come to it) on his wedding announcement day. He really ain't that guy.

[@DavidPereiraLima123]

Is this a coronga varus reference?

[@raylenn4444]

​@@Area_GnCmore like he's him...but there's always a bigger fish.

[@PythonPlusPlus]

Rudeus: I’m just an average swordman Average Swordsman Training History: - Trained since toddler age by an S rank adventurer - Trained by a Sword King - Trained alongside a genius Swordswoman - Trained by a Legendary Warrior - Practices sword swings everyday with a dense stone sword everyday

[@JohnLee-g7f]

he just an average guy they said the guy

[@biolifeless150]

Is Eris the legendary swordsman?

[@PythonPlusPlus]

@@biolifeless150 I never mentioned a legendary swordsman, I said legendary warrior. Which would be Rujerd

[@biolifeless150]

@@PythonPlusPlus oops I meant genius swordsman

[@iammiist]

@@biolifeless150 yeah but if you dont want spoilers don't ask questions like that, you'll regret it.

[@hcook1023]

As an anime watcher, thank you for describing why I should care about a 20 second fight

[@a1pha_star]

He is a national treasure. ❤️🙏

[@pandareijgah3820]

If you "as an anime watcher" couldn't think of a reason yourself/thought this fight was meaningless to begin with I've got some bad news for you dawg

[@hcook1023]

@@pandareijgah3820 I understood why it happened, I meant on why it was 20 seconds in the comment that's why I watched the video If you're just watching you'd think Luke was a third rate mob getting his ass handed to him after getting uppity. I knew it was different and that he was an elite at least for his age, the explanation of his strength was very helpful

[@icebox1954]

@@pandareijgah3820 I wish we had gotten more context in the anime about just how overpowered the items he uses are. It makes him look even worse because he lost a melee fight to a mage even with overpowered gear. That has to hurt his ego a ton.

[@pandareijgah3820]

@@hcook1023 ah like that, I understand and agree, more depth would definitely have been nice

[@reverseflash7095]

It shows rudeus s growth , His commitment towards silphy and the fact that he can protect his precious people

[@Ttyumbra]

So like katakuri vs luffy?

[@blaket1841]

It more so shows Luke's lack of dedication and nonchalant attitude toward practicing his sword skills. Rudy doesn't even have touki so for Luke to lose easily means he isn't fit to protect Ariel. Even Paul who was known as having kind of an arrogant attitude like Luke knew to train and sharpen his skills every day or else they would dull.

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

mm... naaaaah, is just Luke wanting to do follow his process

[@treedecapitator7095]

@@Ttyumbra Not really, Rudeus had a way out to save sylphy without going with her. He could ask her to not go. She would listen to him. But He knows that it would be probably a thing She is gonna hate him for. Luffy vs katakuri was luffy solo fighting katakuri since his whole crew was too weak. Completely diffeent both amazing but different

[@icebox1954]

Reverseflash you bastard. That PFP took me back. It's been a while.

[@0bserver00]

I like how cautious rudy is now... Every potential life or death situation he encounter he treat it like his about to fight orsted. That's how It is with badigadi, and that's how it is with luke. No matter how strong he is, he will remain humble

[@DaReal_Magic]

I think that will change over time the more fights he wins. If he realizes just how strong he actually is he will become more confident. This is dangerous if he should begin to underestimate oponents.

[@salt7532]

​@@DaReal_Magicit does not

[@user-ef3om4jb6s]

@@DaReal_Magic it wont change until he died, he will continue to overestimate his opponent due to trauma against orsted

[@eddoh2701]

cuz he was unalived by Orsted, one of the 7 powers, he saw Ruijerd the best fighter (he knew at the time) get wiped like nothing. Of course you'll be paranoid.

[@paledrake]

While I do think he is humble now, I also think he is a fair bit traumatized by that encounter. Hence he treats every serious fight like his life is a hair's breath away from being snuffed out, because he never wants to be that close to dead again.

[@hashim4512]

This always feels like i get 2-3 episodes per week with your videos

[@ScarTalon]

this! its so nice getting more in-depth info on each episode, what was left out or unsaid in the anime. As an anime only it just brings so much more to it

[@josuegarcia5236]

Well said!

[@kirito_online97]

Because he covers the cut content from the source material with how it connects with the anime, added with how well he explains it all, makes understanding the story far more enjoyable and entertaining, plus his reading voice is really good.

[@calibursatsujin3112]

I mean, compared to ghilane, Eris, and ruijerd, Luke might as well have been a kid with a stick

[@LuciferMorningstar-uk7oh]

I assume Luke isn't much older than Rudy so compared to seasoned warriors and a guy in a gods army... well he a child lmao

[@Snzn_7]

@@LuciferMorningstar-uk7oh despite Luke being weaker than most people whom Rudeus had sworfights with. Luke is still way stronger than most knights actually, Like he often fights the deadliest assassin's nobles can throw at the princess so Luke is not just a "child" with a sword.

[@LuciferMorningstar-uk7oh]

​@@Snzn_7 it a bit hard to judge as he's only intermediate and beginner which doesn't sound all that impressive. I don't actually know the implication of each style and how far that puts Luke. Especially since he'd be around Erise in age and get stomped by her.

[@calibursatsujin3112]

@@Snzn_7 I meant specially in this fight, I’m aware Luke is strong among normal people/knights but the gap between what Rudy is used to is just way too vast

[@Snzn_7]

@@calibursatsujin3112 my point is that just being an "advance swordman and above" is like already like 20 or so % of the total swordsman population. So Despite Luke not being that high up in the class he is still Relatively stronger than most among those 80% or so swordsman. It's like you just don't bump up into a swordsman with the skill set on the level of Luke in your everyday stroll to the streets.

[@AWanderingSwordsman]

Considering Rudy was already basically a weapon of mass destruction back when he fought orstead, Luke probably doesn't realize how lucky he was.

[@InstanRamen]

Nah Orsted is just too strong even for Rudy and Ruijerd. Even if Ghislaine there Orsted can wipe out them without killing them even if there's another Sword King beside Ghislaine 😂

[@Snzn_7]

It's a swordfight so there is no Rudeus Nuking somebody with magic lol.

[@CharDhue]

I don't think anybody know that Rudy have experiencing fighting the dragon god, except the party involved plus badigadi ofc

[@-Meskil]

@@InstanRamen Even if its Sword God or Water God. Orsted is just too OP haha

[@Nazar_Melnyk]

​@@InstanRamenRudy actually was a weapon of mass destruction. Too bad that he confronted the weapon of total annihilation)

[@OniSamaTV]

Watching that ep really made me realize just how powerful his swordsmanship is. Throughout the story he humbles his sword skill A LOT, but you also realize just how good the ppl he has fought with are. Not to mention as a mage having that reaction time and physical ability is great

[@rotmistrzjanm8776]

2:18 "it was thicc, heavy and durable". Yep, our boy is definetly healed 👀

[@JohnLee-g7f]

man i laughed my ass off to this

[@Nakata2021]

It's funny that Rudeus has a messed up scale of things. In Swordmanship he takes Paul as a "common" and takes his swordmanship as low since his reference is a genius girl, a sword god and mitic killing machine that was trainning the genius girl during travel time.

[@whitehawk5]

i didnt expect him to be that strong, i thought he used his demon eye to win so was kinda feeling like he cheated, he is very capable with magic that i forget he trained swordsmanship with battle beasts. oh well glad he strong in both aspects

[@GameBreaker1055]

A rule I have grown to have about Mushoku Tensei. Whenever Rudeus makes assumption about his strength... Double it. Rudeus generally underestimates himself due to his actual illness which is unshakable self-doubt

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

Rudeus is nowhere near the world-class warriors in terms of swordmanship because he doesn't have battle aura, but for context of how strong rudeus is, he easily defeated Eris an advanced sword god by using his demon eye, and now he is stronger. He would still get clapped by a saint like gallus if he doesn't use magic, and probably even against paul

[@yhwach1]

@@ShiNijuuAKLusing sharingan is basocally cheating

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

@@yhwach1 it is, but he did it in this fight so yeah 😂

[@deenman23]

rudy is stupidly good with the sword,with the eye even eris who is like a top 5 in the world sword figther cant beat him,only guys like orsted or actual sword gods can proly make the eye meaningless

[@Willdror]

I'm so glad you're doing these videos for Mushoku Tensei as well

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks For all your hardwork! Never miss a video or stream of yours! This duel was the highlight for sure! But i really enjoy the slice of life parts! Keep up the good work ❤❤❤❤

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

You couldn't tell in the last season but his training with Eris did pay off. Although Ruedeus will always be a better mage.

[@AniNews]

If you missed the first part of the episode, you can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXPTm4ygYrZ1iZI

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Loved that one too! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

3:39 AINZ! Overlord references always welcomed! Can't wait For the Holy Kingdom movie! You excited too sam?!

[@AniNews]

Yessirr!!!!!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

@@AniNews LET'S GO

[@Cr9y]

​@@AniNews you using the gold drops from 80k gold from another world anime? Lol exact same

[@tinyguy1015]

I am excited as well

[@dfillio8993]

I was sooooo bummed they left all of this out. I was really looking forward to seeing this animated cuz from what I remember rudeus genuinely thought he would lose to Luke in a sword battle and when they started their duel he had the realization of how far he’s come. When he realized how slow Luke seemed to be moving compared to characters like ruijerd, ghislaine, eris, and Paul

[@jayceewilliams5250]

Shid. Rudy went up against the dragon god😂. Brother had to start training after getting the donut special.

[@ast9052]

The gojo special

[@crackshack2]

Lol donut

[@VIIJMZ]

@@ast9052the Ace Topping

[@RayRMT]

Man I hate myself for thinking they made Rudeus win the duel against Luke too easily even when he's a mage and Luke an swordman. Rudeus went against Orsted and survived as a kid like damn no wonder he finally gets put against a normal person an wins in a flash. My boy is built different

[@jakubhavel1474]

Luke: "Fight or no balls." Rudeus: "Understandable broken wrist it is."

[@quigonkenny]

Luke's a pretty good guy, he's just genetically a fu-kboi, given that he's Asuran nobility and was raised that way. He's a real bro to Sylphie. As for Luke's stats and skills, there's no way Rudy, who trained with Paul, Ghislaine, Ruijerd and Eris, all of whom were way out of Luke's league, was going to have any problems. Even with all of Luke's PTW gear.

[@pulsar2977]

Just wait till he gets manipulated by Man-god lmao

[@AreYouFNQRAZII]

Ahhh, you must not be far in the LN, Luke’s a idiot too😂

[@artOVtrolling]

@@AreYouFNQRAZIII dislike Luke for being destined to smash Eris in the timeline unadulterated by the Displacement Incident. Makes self inserting feel like getting cucked, not that it’s a great idea to self insert with a character who owns a secret stolen pantsu shrine, but ima do it anyway.

[@zaetoir3586]

They definitely are missing a lot of important stuff in the animation. The part in this episode where Badigadi interrupts was much funnier in the novel. I was surprised they did not capture that very well in the animation, or explain the reason behind it.

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

I hope they are saving the budget for later at least...

[@pulsar2977]

yea in the anime it came off as kinda awkward

[@BrianBlaynolds]

​@@ShiNijuuAKL4 💀💀💀

[@RGC_animation]

I really like Ariel, I think she's a very interesting character, I'd like to see more of her in the future.

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

anime Ariel is a non-character, LN and partially manga Ariel are the real deal

[@_zenith_139]

Even with her ‘wedding gift’ and perverted tendencies? I for sure do.

[@vichav3167]

Rudeus’ stone sword weighed way more than ordinary sword. It’s more club looking like sword. But that’s the point in his training. He using heavy sword, to achieve performance as with ordinary sword. And when he takes ordinary sword his performance jumps to another level. If he used ordinary sword, against Luke, he would end up without his hand, even without using demon eye. Unfortunately Rudeus didn’t meet normal teacher of swordsmanship in his early life. They were all muscle heads. Except Ruijerd, maybe, not sure.

[@DellikkilleD]

his father is a top notch swordsman, and well as ghislane, and Eris. He has a *lot* of swordsman education actually.

[@vichav3167]

@@DellikkilleD they are. And I agree, that he had a lot of education. But how do they explain some movements to him? *swoosh* *swing**hiya* etc. Eris somehow understands this type of language. But he didn’t.

[@DellikkilleD]

@@vichav3167 fair, I assume because he isnt a swordsman? He doesnt have te ability to do the body magic swordsmen use. He has all the training, but nearly none of the natural talent, likely because he understands magic in an entirely differnt way then those born here do.

[@vichav3167]

@@DellikkilleD it's exactly because no one told him, that aura is the type of magic while he was young, so he cant use it. You see, he can't use healing magic without incantations because he didn't learn it at young age. And body magic is the same. Incantations for this type of magic don't exist, and you must use it without incantation.

[@megaavonaco9954]

@@vichav3167plus he has a soul from another world so he can’t use it if he did learn about it earlier.

[@josebarajas1998]

Thanks!

[@ONiX_-xx2iz]

I love ur videos so much. Every week it feels like having 2 Mushoku tensei episodes

[@NTDang]

Now we had 3 🎉

[@hamiraii]

I will always love and appreciate your cut content videos

[@bird_0446]

this was why i subbed! (literally) Ill be sticking around

[@CookiCrsp]

I really like this channel. please keep doing these types of overviews for mushoku tensei, it's great

[@Lazy-Sage]

Pretty cool Its always interesting to see stuff like this, because one must remember, even though from our perception, it seemed like the equivalent of a rock paper scissors match Each movement, every moment, was something to think about and reflect upon for rudey, time would have moved MUCH slower for him This wasnt just a mindless duel, rudey would have come out of this fight a MUCH stronger person, just for the fact that he now realises how strong he is in comparison to someone like luke, knowledge like that can go a long way, not only for skill, but for confidence in that skill, allowing him to soar to even greater heights e.g. hes stronger than someone like luke, who in this world is at a pretty far point, and he was fodder to me, meaning i can soar higher than i can even imagine A nice moment for development for both characters and story Peak!

[@spacey86]

thank you i love your vids i keep missing your stream and watching the whole vod 😂😂

[@sisco2k2]

Your cut content is great!

[@profiesx]

Orsted>Ruijerd>Ghislaine>Paul>Luke On his best day Luke is still a ep 1 Paul victim it's nice that he even tried to fight Rudy but people seem to forget Rudy has been training with swords under some of the best in the world since he was a little kid

[@haziq12ish]

Ruijerd is stronger than ghilane?

[@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken]

@@haziq12ish It was Stated multiple times by Rudy and Eris when they traveled with him that he was stronger than her, and iirc, the Author even stated Ruijerd is.

[@salt7532]

​@@haziq12ishruijerd is emperor level while ghislaine is king

[@Phiro00]

wait, gihslaine is stronger than paul?

[@Miki_Naz]

Despite not having one, Rudy is used to fighting opponents using battle aura, and that's something you need to be an advanced swordsman. Being intermidiete means Luke is just a human with good technique and gear.

[@damienmoran8662]

Keep it going with this missing content train! Love it when you pick up a series Im enjoying and give me the deeper lore.

[@infinitygaming1253]

Bro never stop making content.. honestly just start doing the most popular shows, hop and that wagon and secure your place in anime KZbin history

[@inspiraPaz]

I felt like Rudy did at the end of that duel. I slowly realized he only seemed like a weak swordman because he trained with the best. Then I felt dread for him. As if he'd have to shoulder the whole rebellion based on his strenght alone.

[@DaReal_Magic]

I think that's what Ariel will count on. Given how strong Rudy really is if he uses his magic there won't be many people on theother side that could stop him. I assume that thats also why Ariel pushed Sylphie to win Rudy over. Of course she wanted to help Slyphie, because she is important for her, but i guess for Ariel it was more importan to get Rudy on her side as a really strong fighter for the upcoming succession wars. Maybe she hopes that she couldd win over the Thrones without fighting because Rudy is that intimidating that no one wants to fight him. Just like all the guys who wanted to marry Linia and Pursena chickened out after Rudy defeated Badigadi.

[@sirlorddoctormajorphd3016]

If you’re Krillin and training with Goku everyday you’d think you’re lousy too 😅

[@inspiraPaz]

@@sirlorddoctormajorphd3016 - I remember watching a KZbin video years ago where someone broke down how strong Krillin is. Basically they concluded that while Goku is a Galatic threat, Krillin still has the power to destroy our sun/solar system.

[@josephb8344]

I was just watching the last video and saw this just post!

[@scottb235]

Ruijerd: I'm going to fight Laplace. Rudy: Certainty of death... small chance of success... What are we waiting for.

[@simondelavega1938]

this is that ''wait a minute, im him'' kind pf moment. but honestly if anything else it was impressive and coragus of Luke to initiate the dual knowing the calibur of Rudeus was, just to see what lenghts he would go to for Sylphiie.

[@hcook1023]

What also is missed is the comparison to basically a warrior princess. She herself is probably as a schoolgirl within the top 0.01% of the population combat wise, that is the level Luke is at

[@TNTspaz]

It's basically the first time he starts to grasp the role he will play in the future. He falls into that role of trying to shape a better world for the people around him. Which informs the direction the story heads in.

[@alexcooper8074]

Liked and subbed my guy. Anime only watcher...yeah this moment was completely lost and that's a shame. Me and a couple friends watched it together and were just like 'lol super easy like what' and with no moment to really stop and realize what that ment, or even how strong Luke is like at all. Great video

[@VictorLiso]

Great video, Sam! I'm really happy that my concern was for nothing and that you didn't neem my help with the video.

[@BrianBlaynolds]

I saw comments say that "the was to show the rudeus can protect sylphy" and that reminds me of oldeus and now i crying in my bed thinking about the diary

[@soonerintexas4911]

Loving all the cut contents! Keep up the good work!

[@snipasteve5675]

Love the Ori music you used in the vid ❤

[@ChewyGummy17]

This is kind of videos why I love this channel. The duel is just a small part of the episode but so important you need to read it on the manga or LN to appreciate it. Thank you AN!

[@gorgeouslandscape4551]

Thx for explaining

[@BRADDERZ2K8]

somehow only now realised, sylphy is much better protected than a princess

[@stealthassasin1day291]

The only real enemy Rudy really has is himself and his doubts. I'm sure this will continue to plague him in the rest of the series.

[@SleepyKurisu]

I've been patiently anticipating this video, When I first watched this episode I was thinking the same thing rudeus was that he would lose I had no idea how powerful Luke was but I had a good feeling he was a mid - high lvl swordsman because of his position and lineage But to re learn just how insanely strong Ruijerd and Eris actually are and that they're training really helped Rudy despite how weak Rudy looked up again them was pretty insane Rudy not having battle reinforcement is still a nerf for him but going forward I can see how his sword skills can help him

[@SleepyKurisu]

@@morlyn-7859 I completely agree with there, Rudeus was supposed to be pretty lacking in knowledge about magic even after Roxy's mentorships They did a good job at showing his way of thinking and how he uses magic while traveling the demon continent but once he got to the school he just shocked everyone and had no real competition Zanoba can't use magic well The beast girls hardly ever use it Cliff should be very capable and should be Rudy's rival Sylphie just doesn't have the knowledge and mindset Rudy has to make her magic stronger

[@deadboy9955]

Luke: If you're a man, you'll understand Also Luke: demands a swordfight from a mage - a class known for being weak in close quarters combat.

[@pierredelapotterie5996]

Good work as always!

[@BuggyDClown-yc8ws]

I think Rudeus stays humble because of what happened in his previous life. He had the mindset that he was better than everyone else leading to his severe bullying and wasting of 2 decades of his life.

[@kongmode]

but we already know this ... they even told rudy why they did this in the anime , i dont seem to understand the reason for making this video . But i appreciate the effort ! you clarified it more guess , maybe im overthinking it again

[@SCTimbal]

New person to your channel. Great write up, right on point. Subscribed!

[@AniNews]

Welcome!

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

While the anime did cut a lot, I will say that I understood almost everything here from watching the scene, which I think tells a lot of the attention of detail they had in the adaptation. I've noticed that with a lot of "cut content" videos, the anime always has subtle hints that DO allow you to understand what was cut, even if it isn't explicitly shown, and as a viwer who likes to pay a lot of attention and carefully analyze the characters, that feels incredibly rewarding to me.

[@nightmareerrors9360]

watching mushoku tensei related videos makes my day

[@elorientalv]

Thanks love this extra video

[@reeks9608]

YES SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS!!! Knew I could rely on your channel for reassurance lol.

[@bencurran3204]

aerial the entire time: you're not that guy luke

[@nobodywatchesnooby]

How people wanted subaru vs julius to go down:

[@lloyd9819]

I have no idea why. But I damn near teared up watching this one. What I do know, is I am very impressed!

[@silasnebulous4533]

I had pictured this fight way more technical and strategical from rudy than was shown in the anime which just felt like a strength brawl, sadly they can't keep the quality with the first season but I pictured it first person as rudy NOT using the demon eye on him, to emphasise how easy it is.

[@deenman23]

he used the eye because he expected luke to be better than him,so he wanted to be sure he didnt die lol

[@bibbobella]

In the manga it is clearly shown it isn't power, but speed and technique that Rudy is a million times better at. He literally dodges with the least amount of movement necessary, hits his hand with a simple strike, and then easily kicks his leg to make him fall over all in the span of a second. Rudy isn't that much faster or stronger than Luke, but what he does have is technique literally beaten into him by some of the strongest sword fighters in the world and, even more important, he has A LOT of experience unlike most people his age. It isn't shown that well in the anime, but the manga does a really good job of portraying it.

[@Snzn_7]

This is basically how they adapted alMushoku Fights though even in season 1, Like they never really went out to fully explain and just show you the fights and in a very quick fashion. That is why "battle aura" and a lot of swordfighting lore got cut in season 1. So what you talking about??? Like they adapted this fight with less details getting cut and is easily more understandable even without when the monologue and contexts that got left out compare to a lot of fights in season 1. Also again rye Luke fight never really went down to be actually technical or strategically of Rudy's part and if you watched the video it basically explains how "easy" thus was for Rudeus that he did not really need any strategy and he basically just use a "very basic technique" so ithe figh did not even went too technical either. So what you on about?? Like the anime basically just adapted what the actual fight look like without all the monologue and fluff.

[@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken]

There was no strategy to be had. Luke was just that weak compared to him lol.

[@ShneekeyTheLost]

Rudy was expecting at least Saint level swordsmanship from him. He's a princess's personal bodyguard, after all. He was expecting someone who was the fighter equivalent of Silphy, possibly even able do that light-speed attack Gislaine used to delete those goons back in the first season. What he got was... not that.

[@zobanpreetsidhu3746]

Like always, a banger video

[@Archangels_righthandboi]

I like the visual representation of Elden Ring equipment of Luke’s equipment

[@KniteSparxx]

Great breakdown!

[@wolfskiarat8777]

It's a shame I can hardly make the livestreams but please keep doing such an amazing job AniNews I love your videos thank you for your work

[@dennisonwant1808]

"so until next time, ciao." never gets old

[@hessian144]

i completely forgot they were making new episodes! well now i have an idea of the why lol

[@maxdon2001]

Great video!

[@ivorydragon]

I do wish they showed why it was Rudy won and just how much training with Eris actually affected him

[@caelanxatel5019]

"It was too big to be called a sword. Massive, thick, heavy, and far too rough. Indeed, it was a heap of raw iron."

[@alexstrz6995]

Love the new content!

[@godofgods9432]

Even without this extra content I still loved the fight, it seemed like Luke and Ariel were making sure Rudy was strong enough to protect her no matter what the situation was. They knew he was an incredibly strong mage but they didn’t know how he’d fair if couldn’t use magic.

[@alenmandal5794]

I think the anime did a good job of telling why rudy won without monologues and explanations. Let me explain how, frist of all this fight/match is the only time where rudy didn't use his foresight. In the past they have shown this with eris, rujired and the beast girls. Second by not having internal monologue of how is going to counter this attack from rudy. The anime showed rudy's attack as done on pure instinct, he doesn't think about it but his body does this instinctively showing us the gap between luke and rudy.

[@chauquanshengnamchoom]

I wish you'd make cut content for the new isekai animes that started recently, the spring releases. I want to know more about Re-monster but I don't have the time to read manga or lightnovels anymore with piles on new projects with half the time needed to complete them.

[@KiraiKatsuji]

Well all i can say is that they are speeding through that

[@Hasibuzzamantaz]

MUSHOKU is truly one of the best animes out there.

[@MyChiliIceCream]

I’m new to this channel and I love this series.

[@GamerFromJump]

I’m looking forward to when you talk about the next episode. We’re finally taking a deep look at the big difference between Rudeus and Nanahoshi. Rudeus _despised_ his old life. His family abandoned him (certainly mostly his fault), and he has no ties to his old life. In his new one, he has a life, respect, and a loving family, and has improved himself from the loser he was. Nanahoshi, on the other hand, had a life and good family. Not only is she separated from them, she’s not even able to use the abilities of regular people in this world. Oh, and I did the math. Nanahoshi was born in the 1990s, and was 17, meaning that she was isekaied as early as 2007 or as late as 2016. Assuming time is passing in that “real” world at the same rate as our world, she has been missing for 8-17 _years._ She has probably been declared dead by now. Her family and friends probably mourned the loss but had to move forward. Even if she _does_ manage to go home, her life as she knew is _gone,_ and that’s not even taking into account that she has not aged a day since then. She should be 25-34 by now. She’d be a national mystery. Anybody would break in her position.

[@jendlti]

Well Rudy was able to keep up with a sword saint without sword of light, mastered all sword god skills that doesn’t use touki so he’s basically way above a intermediate swordsman and wasn’t advanced level only because he cant use touki/aura. Eris is the real monster though, being above saint level without sword of lights is just op. If you want Rudy with Touki or as a swordsman just wait for Sieg’s story in 15 years? LoL

[@sunnykovvuri9101]

while I enjoyed the bit of power fantasy of rudeus blowing a skilled swordsman out of the water, I appreciate that you also captured the meaning of the fight beyond that, basically demonstrating the strength of the bond between Ariel's group and Sylphie and how by marrying Sylphie, Rudeus was committing to that same bond and to helping out Ariel if she ever needed it.

[@XLR8Tony]

love your channel ty

[@DavidPereiraLima123]

Ah... Modern anime and that peculiar cut content style. It always happened, but now it leaves great details off the table. I'm glad we have quality people to fill that void in an elegant manner.

[@toolazytobeoriginal4587]

A fellow ori soundtrack enjoyer. Very awesome!

[@anosromanee-conti7960]

Yooo you need to cover episode 3 soon...that episode went HARD af

[@casualcrusader]

rudy not understanding his sword strength is totally understandable. even i thought he was just like any average foot soldier until now, considering it was said that he is intermediate in sword god style (which is the typical level of a normal soldier in an army), he cant use fighting aura (which is something every swordsman he ever fought before used), and every sword fight he has had until now were against people way better than him at it, so he had to use magic everytime. not to mention, his experience with swordsman thus far would have given him the impression that luke, a guard of a royal figure, would most likely at least be on the advanced level. im sure this fight helped rudeus further see just how uncommon fighters above intermediate are, it certain showed me.

[@haziq12ish]

Omg ariel throne war in the future wokld be insane Hopefully i dont see spoilers

[@jakeking974]

I think some of the most important info is that Rudy did this as a sword bout. As a mage. He didn't use any of his usual clever magic use, he stuck strictly to only using it to form his sword and maybe some strength enhancements. That means Rudy is literal MILES ahead of Luke because, if he were fighting seriously like he fought Orsted when he was young, Luke would have died where he stood because Rudy is the strongest mage alive aside from Orsted and Hitokami, literal god figures who are nigh-immortal. And no, I'm not counting the Demon Eye of Foresight as him using magic because, just like Luke's enchanted items, it's something that Rudy possesses that gives him an inherent advantage. Most people can't even use Demon Eyes properly, so it's purely out of his hard work that Rudy can even benefit from it, just like Luke's intermediate Northern Style skill level.

[@draw4566]

I’m glad the anime took a more subtle take on this scene as opposed to the mangas super expressive one.

[@floral43]

I can't wait to see how the anime is going to adapt the rest of the LN. I'm really enjoying it.

[@ryanreviews8566]

I wish they animated the part where the ghosts of rujerd and eris (maybe even orsted) showed up just to show the IMMENSE gap he has over normal skilled people. this is still a power fantasy isekai ofc so that would've been sick lol

[@gymnerk3269]

Thank You for explaination of my favoured unique isekai 😌

[@rickytan]

I read all of these while it was a web novel and that was about the point where I noticed how far my view point is from japanese people as I struggled figuring out why rudeus was such a punk while being one of the strongest around.

[@vert2552]

I feel like i am the only one who does not enjoy this season so far. I am not saying i have really bad time.... i literally love romances! slice of life genre etc . but i do feel like this is not what Mushoku Tensei was about, the adventure, the struggle, learning to be stronger.... first season was simply 10/10 - there is literally no single thing to go against, story (and lore of the world, exploring it), animations, pacing, action, relations, music... everything was just top quality.... now first part of the second season went bit down but was still very good, but getting to second part of season 2 and i must say.... it feels like author just decided to make a different anime (altough its similiar to what first part did, either it feels worse, or simply too much of it, it's strong "meh, we will see how it goes". I was sure the idea of getting married after announcing at the ending of part 1 of second season would be mostly just by name (as they will get 'quickly' married and still go with their lives, perhaps Rudeus is finally going to depart either with her, or with promise to meet soon), or would be dropped entirely because of some random events, stuff going down. Yet here we are with Rudeus and Sylp buying home, furnituring it, making wedding party and all.... and based on OP spoilers it looks like big part of season (if not all) will be like that... i semi hope at least even if anime literally said Rudeus told his dad he is getting married but did not invite, during wedding party they are going to show up with words like "what? you thought im going to miss my son's wedding??". but once again i was disappointed. I feel like they will still show up soon (did not see episode 3 yet at this moment) so i hope anime will still make it a decent moment and not end up on stupid gag where father runs towards Rudeus but actually misses him and hugs Sylpi... eh