Mushoku Tensei Episode 17 Went The Extra Mile For Animating Two Flawed Characters

[@ChibiReviews]

Perfection! How do you feel about the forgiveness scene?

[@Ramen4liferapman]

Beautiful. Ive read the source material, yet I still cried.

[@ivandermurano6519]

I cried 😭

[@shinobisan9357]

Cried when they started speaking openly again and that the bartender his line hit me hard! Also the guy who talked to Paul he really have Paul a reality check.

[@shinobisan9357]

@@ivandermurano6519 same man!!

[@Fullautomania]

made me tear up in the manga and the anime really good ep

[@l0kk016]

A cool detail: Ruijerd always says that there are only "warriors" and "children", and he said he'd never harm a child. Him punching Eris was a throwback, when Eris hit him for the first time in ep12 he started calling her a warrior as well. He's still escorting them because of the promise, but he already sees both as warriors. Noice stuff.

[@HiannDNorris]

Oh man, that’s so cool

[@kevo9352]

Oh shit I really like ruijerds character alot

[@michaelwalsh9404]

Based on reading that, I'm not sure that's the case since he was described as being distinctly unhappy about it, followed by: "Hmm. Normally, he was the kind of guy who’d explode in righteous anger if he saw someone strike a child, but maybe his principles were more flexible than I thought. Eris must have thrashed around like a lunatic in her fury. And of course, the two of them did spar constantly, so this was hardly the first time he’d given her a bruise or two…Looking at his face more closely, though, I realized that wasn’t really relevant. Ruijerd wasn’t calm right now. He wasn’t an expressive man, but I could see something like anguish in his eyes.He never wanted to hit her. He must have had no choice.I didn’t know exactly what had happened, or what words they’d exchanged. But there was one thing I could say for sure: It was my fault the two of them got in a fight. But I was able to make peace with Paul as a result…which meant I ought to be more grateful than anything."

[@kevo9352]

@@michaelwalsh9404 thx for sharing that

[@VictorLiso]

Great point!

[@visoth7791]

This episode was fantastic. I want to highlight a few points about the episode and I will also mention some things the Anime skipped from the Light Novel. I won't spoil anything and only bring up "cut content". While I am disappointed they montaged-through Paul's journey with Norn, it can't be helped. They can only adapt so much. Regardless, what they did with that entire montage was still incredible. It summed up the chapter (LN vol 5, Chapter 2 "Paul's Story") perfectly. Here's a tidbit for Anime onlys (since it won't be covered in the Anime). Paul and Norn were transported relatively close from where they were. They were transported 2 months worth of travel away. Luckily, it was a location that Paul recognized from his youth. He was transported near a town that he and Lilia trained in the Water God sword style. He got the horse seen in the montage from the Adventurer's Guild there (basically stole it). I want to shoutout both Geese and that bartender. Both these men went out of their way to help both Paul and Rudeus notice their mistakes; Paul overestimating and expecting too much from Rudeus, and Rudeus not even looking at Paul's face. You can't empathize with someone if you're not looking at them. Ruijerds comment to Paul before he left to leave them alone is important for characterization of Ruijerd. Do remember that this is from a man who killed his own son while mind-controlled. "Any argument can only be had when the other is alive." You can tell Ruijerd has already experienced the depths of hell. The scene where Paul hallucinates (or imagines) Rudeus was filler, but it was done very well. I am very happy with how that scene turned out. I especially like how it references a scene in the novels where Rudeus is watching Norn sleep. I can't remember if that was shown in the Anime, but I don't think it was. Rudeus's character development was amazing. The anime did this perfect. His inner monologue and flashback to his previous life I think were done better than the Novel. Maybe that's bias towards the amazing voice actor (who also voiced Minato Namikaze from Naruto and Isshin Kurosaki from Bleach, by the way). I think Pauls voice actor was the greatest part of this episode. His emotion when breaking down in Rudys arms cannot be matched. That will be a hard scene to dub for sure, for any voice actor. Okay now for the things that were skipped / changed drastically. First of all I should mention that the entire montage of Paul and Norn in the opening song was actually an entire novel chapters worth of content. If you still aren't sold that Paul is indeed a good man, I highly recommend you read their story. It gave glimpses to what happened which I won't go too much into detail, but Norn gets sick during the journey and Paul looks after her. This is in part why Norn becomes so attached to her father. Of course it has inner monologue and is told from the perspective of Paul. Something I wish the Anime would do more of; changings the perspective of who the story is being told from and to hear other characters inner thoughts. 1. There was a scene after Rudeus and Paul reconciled where they visit a restaurant with Eris, Norn and Paul. This scene was more mostly to show how Norn feels about Rudeus and Rudeus's struggle to make up with Norn (which fails completely). 2. Now regarding Vierra and Shierra. Before Rudeus went out for dinner with Paul, he visited their headquarters and met them. There is actually a reason why Vierra wears skimpy clothing. The reason is Shierra. They both were teleported and captured by bandits who sexually abused both of them. Vierra was able to bounce back through sheer willpower. Shierra on the otherhand has extreme PTSD and cannot deal with men looking at her. That is why Vierra started wearing revealing clothing, to get all the mens gazes away from Shierra. This is a common thing among the work-team and Vierra also does it for the other abused women. Paul said that "I consider her an indispensible part of the team." 3. On a similar note, I forget exactly how this was explained (whether through Pauls inner-monologue or conversation) but it is made clear that Paul this entire time had been keeping his hands to himself. He has not slept with any women and instead resorted to alcohol to deal with his stress. This is implied in the Anime very subtly. I hope attentive anime-onlys will have noticed this. This comment should be long enough as it is. I have learnt my lesson to never pick a fight with "KZbin's Comment Character Limit". So I will stop here. If anyone else noticed anything interesting, leave a reply! I love discussing the anime & novel. Be sure to hide all potential spoilers below the "read more" button and be sure to warn people beforehand. Thanks for reading!

[@Nonos2324]

🐐 comment, lol I actually stuck through it all and now this makes me want to read more about Paul's pov👌🏽🔥

[@juliane.mfarias9285]

Thats the best excuse to Bikini Armor that i had ever read or heard. Thank you. And Paul not sleeping with any woman makes me very happy. Thank you for that detail, i tought he used alchool for the worried he was for his family. And i tought he 10000% slept with the bikini armor girl. Im glad to see Paul being loyal this time.

[@mudpie6927]

I think they skipped something with their extended family. Not sure if it's after this or not

[@visoth7791]

@@Nonos2324 Do it! You won't regret it. This story and world has so much to offer in terms of depth. Me personally, I can't put the books down. I have to force myself to stop reading, or I will read it all in a week and be sad when I have no more to read.

[@visoth7791]

@@mudpie6927 Minor spoilers below If you're referring to Lilia and Aisha...That will be next arc.

[@thesquid9737]

I think one of the best parts of this episode is the opening. They really manage to tell a coherent, 18 month, story with character development, in 90 seconds with only music and no dialogue. Really on another level.

[@filip8985]

ive always though that this show really nails the purpose of an opening, its not just another forgettable song over some flashy montage of what will happen in the rest of the season. It shows you what the characters are getting up to in a way that doesnt need an explanation, like at the start of part 2 when in the intro we see how Roxy made her way to the demon continent, it would have been a bit sloppy if it was just explained because the show is told from Rudeus' point of view and he doesnt know about what Roxy is doing. Whereas by having in the intro, its almost as if we step back to look at whats happening in the broader world, just with a bit less detail. The openings in this show are used in a way to present information unique to each episode, but in a very subtle way, where even if you skipped it the story would still make sense, but those that see it get all these small hints that really bring the story to life. And the song is a banger too, its not like the One Piece rap or anything, but it perfectly matches this world of Mushoku Tensei (i think its called the Hexahedral World) and really sets the tone for the journey Rudeus is on.

[@EmptyShico]

Geese is a fucking legend. That last scene with him talking to Paul about searching in another area and Paul's face when it comes to realization that Geese had been looking for his Family was fucking great writing.

[@Othomqcpwr]

I was waiting for Paul to ask Geese how he met Rudy. In the LN the big wake up call for Paul in that conversation is when Geese tells him that he met Rudy in the Doldia jail (apparently there is only one) and he's like "Oh shit, I guess he had it hard" Also, it's not just because Geese was searching for his family, he spent 6 months in the Great forest looking for people/negotiating with the tribes and sending the refugees to Millishion. Paul is surprised because in the last 6 months, they received thousands of refugees coming from the Great Forest. It is also revealed that Geese got arrested on purpose to help Rudy escape the jail because "it's easier to break out than to break in"

[@justaguy1304]

Geese is one of the best written characters tbh, I mean when it comes to mushoku tensei all the characters could fall under that category depending on how you argue it.

[@commandblock7077]

​@@justaguy1304 I second this statement, especially for what is to come... wink

[@justaguy1304]

@@commandblock7077 indeed

[@marquin7672]

What a wholesome episode! That reunion scene may only be a mere 5 minutes. But you never see a hug like Rudy's and Paul's in anime every so often. This episode had me grinning ear to ear! And that opening scene with Paul protecting his daughter is adorable! The music just draws me in to the scenery despite Paul's depression. And yes, Geese is best boy! Never expected a pep talk between him and Paul!

[@notationmusical]

Rudy's such a great character. (Paul too) Though I wonder when he's going to reflect on his perverted actions. Don't get me wrong, he's a well written character, but I felt like the anime skipped something.Guess I'm too impatient, I mean Rudeus has a long way to go. He's been through a lot. But yeah, that hugging scene hit hard. I'm a softie when characters hug each other.

[@Kingbud329]

Redemption. Rudy past life able said I’m sorry 😢

[@Kingbud329]

Paul great father. Worst. Husband

[@Envoy-io5vn]

Yes gisu is best boy

[@tachyon1441]

@@notationmusical It'll happen probably in season 3~4 so be patient just a while longer!

[@MarvyG23]

Despite his misfortune, I think Paul was EXTREMELY lucky to have been teleported together with Norn. I can't imagine what would've happened to Norn had she been alone when that happened, not to mention Paul would've been even more broken than he is now if he had had to endure that time alone without any kind of emotional support.

[@visoth7791]

It's pretty much implied that the majority of outcomes are bad, to the victims of the displacement incident. Enslaved by nobility, abused by bandits, killed by monsters. These are the most likely scenarios. Unless you are exceptional AND lucky like Paul and Rudeus, you would not survive.

[@cyan3393]

@@visoth7791 aisha and lilia get killed in the manga lol

[@PIJOLO03]

@@cyan3393 why did you have to say that lmao

[@visoth7791]

@@cyan3393 Wait, what? ....WHAT? I haven't read the Manga since volume 6 stuff. But WHAT???! How could the Manga deviate THAT much from the source? Lilia and Aisha are main supporting characters! If I recall, the Manga is only at volume 13 stuff, right? If what you say is true, then the Manga at this point should be considered a spin-off or alternate retelling. Because that shit ain't right. Does the Author even know that the manga is butchering his story?

[@honestlyidk3383]

copy pasted bruh but facts

[@loganstaark9411]

Awesome episode once again. I just got one thing to say: that Rudy folding a piece of bread in half animation wasn't necessary, that was just the animator flexing his/her abilities

[@Ricardo_Rick]

that moment where you as an animator are given a single scene, so you just make the most of it

[@stupiedhead]

When I saw that seen , the words wow left my mouth in awe over fucking bread 😂

[@muhwyndham]

Director : alright no action this week, you animators can take some break Animators: animating bread tearing in the most satisfying way possible.

[@oppaidah]

It just shows how passionate the animators are

[@johnwong5317]

In lots of anime, the food looks much better and more tasty than real life food. We all make joke about how animators are secretly desire for those food because they didn't get pay enough to enjoy themselves in RL.

[@paupop09]

Every week mushoku tensei has the ability to make 25min feel like a 2min, everytime I start earing the ending song I'm like ALREADY ?! such a great show

[@Lorddacenshadowind]

I know dangit it's a while week until we get to see what happens next lol

[@cokestealer5691]

I find it funny how Eris got punched by Rujerd, the child friendly guy 🤣

[@L3onking]

She wants to be seen as a woman. He maliciously complied.

[@juliane.mfarias9285]

He must have been like "ok young lady, thats enought"

[@clanwargods]

@@L3onking lmao

[@Piromysl359]

Rujerd joins the Gender Equality club.

[@smittywerben1849]

It wasn't shown that he punched her, probably self inflicted in the sense that Ruijerd deflected her attack and she hit herself.

[@LeoArmada]

this episode was one of the best anime episodes I've ever seen, from the brilliant payoff of everything that was set up in the past episodes, the raw emotion and solid development that feels natural and smooth to the brilliant visual storytelling of Pauls post teleportation life and how he slowly fell in that dark, mirroring a little with rudy's past life and how he also slowly started to fall into a, depressing state, also showing Paul falling but non the less looking out for the people around him especially his daughter, truly spectacular, a flawless episode.

[@johnwiese6760]

I want you to know that this is not the peak of the season It still somehow gets better

[@Kingbud329]

norn is Paul saving graces with norn Paul probably still be drinking but lees help people out

[@TruthSerum]

I love Chibi's reviews BECAUSE it always feels I get to extend the episode I just watched of whatever amazing series and the beakdown lets me continue to enjoy the anime for an extra 10-15mintues of time. Thanks Chibi!

[@ChibiReviews]

I appreciate this so much. Thank you

[@l0kk016]

Well this episode truly wrapped up all my worries about last week's adaptation. 10/10 A cool character building that was skipped about the two assistants that were with Paul: They are two sisters, and when they were kids they were enslaved, the warrior one was always a tough woman, but her sister was a shy and anxious girl. After they went through all the abuses of slavery the shy girl became traumatized of men's looks, so her sister started to wear that bikini armor to attract the lust of everyone around them to her, in order to spare her sister of it. That's also part of why Paul got so upset when he accused him of cheating and mocked her clothes.

[@emperortea2061]

Wow I wish they touched on that! Even when I saw them ab to split up I was wondering to myself.. do they rly got her wearing that for no reason??

[@DeviiBT]

The feels when father and son reconcile, peak fiction. Damn Ruijerd had to give Eris a black eye lol, she's gotten strong enough that he had to hit back.

[@VictorLiso]

He sees her as a warrior now.

[@electrokineticphenomenon8800]

Restraining a person with minimal damage instead of being able to injure or kill them is way harder.

[@TheRandomMuffinMan]

If memory serves, Eris is considered an Advanced Sword God Style user atm. So she's starting to get pretty strong herself.

[@VictorLiso]

@@TheRandomMuffinMan She is advanced in the Sword God style, but she also had training with Ruijerd, who is as strong as a North Emperor.

[@kazadori164]

"peak fiction" as in it would never happen in real life ??

[@Piromysl359]

According to "Chekhov's gun" rule, "If there is a gun seen hanging on the wall in the 1st act, in 3rd act it must go off". Back in season one, we have seen a scene in which Paul was supposed to scold Rudy for defending Sylph from bullies, yet it was Rudy, who scolded Paul in the end. Now I see, that it was more than just Rudeus flexing his above average maturity. In that scene Rudeus completely DESTROYED Paul's authority over him and his self-esteem, which resulted in his inferiority complex and over the top expectations and just now we have seen the results. Amazing writing. Just when I thought this show cannot get any better, here it is to surprise me. Also, Rudeus reconciling with Paul reminder me of Flowerfield Scene from Clannad After Story, which is my personal favourite scene of all time from my favourite show of all time. Absolutely phenomenal. Easily AOTY

[@FrizFroz]

Agree with your points, but I’m not sure about the “easily AOTY” part considering the number of gems we have this year. That said, easily best episode of arguably the best isekai this year.

[@HaxeRain]

@@FrizFroz honestly, id give it AOTY due to how much one can connect with the series, its a series that gets into you and you just feel it, at least, thats imo, and that anime awards is always "what fandom is the biggest" and not "what is considered the best"

[@wuxiagamescentral]

Was Flowerfield the part where he brought Ushio? Or was it where he says he regretted loving his wife but his wife in his dreams says meeting him was the best thing to ever happen to her?

[@FrizFroz]

@@HaxeRain What’s “best” is subjective to everyone really. But I do agree that anime awards usually go to the biggest names than what’s actually good in the market, which is a damn shame because so many shows slip under the radar. What is my AOTY is less than a quarter as popular as MT in fact :) That said, there really are a number of great series this year, and MT is right up there with them.

[@KuroiHoshiV]

The season is not over yet, you guys haven't cried enough.

[@visoth7791]

Round of applause for the three MVPs this episode: #1 Geese! "Aren't you overestimating him? He's just a boy." #2 Barkeeper-san! "I don't know the details, but...shouldn't you at least look at his face?" #3 Ruijerd! "Your argument can only be had because he's alive." Clap clap clap. Rudeus's character development is huge! He realizes he was making the same mistake he made in his previous life and actually stops himself by forgiving Paul. He also compares Paul to his previous self, who wouldn't go to apologize, but recognizes Paul is doing exactly that.

[@MrTigracho]

Man, I wanna spoil so bad

[@smack3154]

@@MrTigracho Keep strong man

[@Kingbud329]

Rudeus. Didn’t let this fight. Stopped is growth

[@Kingbud329]

Paul become bigger men come to said sorry to is son. But Rudeus didn’t let pride get head of him.

[@shinobisan9357]

This episode made me cry! Thanks to guy who talked to Paul and MAN that bartender scene up to the before he interrupted them I was hoping that he would give them free food and say "on house" to make the awkwardness easier. He did in the end but man I love this anime with passion truly Mushoku tensei day!!

[@cgecko3]

Geese Nukadia is the name of the man who set Paul's ass straight before speaking to Rudy again.

[@GreatKingEd]

Favorite 2 eps of the series. Truly emotional and good look at a father and son. Really feel these human moments distinguish this isekai from others and I truly appreciate the attention to these dynamics and the way these characters are examined and developed. Really been a pleasure watching this series

[@whosatboogie4208]

I haven't talked to my father in a while and this episode gave me the courage to call him. I'm glad I did

[@87jonito]

I cried 😭 when Rudy and his father hugged. I cried 😂 even harder when I saw Eris with a black eye.

[@fireestyle]

I really loved the way they used the "intro" to showcase the hardships Paul went through while also showing how his daughter viewed him as such a great father/leader. Some shows would've drug out needless screen time to encapsulate what Mushoku Tensei did in under 2 mins. Flawless

[@HaxeRain]

not only that, they also used the ed to show them bonding over a bit more and parting in their travels

[@feliper9473]

If you want to do another video about MT, please do it! I enjoy a lot watching and hearing your reactions to MT and how you review it. It really feels good to see someone enjoy MT as much as you do.

[@takudesu7566]

This episode was just so good and I didnt think I was going to get so emotional . I'm just so happy whenever a new episode comes out. Can't wait for next week !

[@LordEyepatch]

They both had their circumstances, but I gotta say the journey Paul went on and the gradual draining of the life in his eyes was deep and that change he went through after shaving seems he finally snapped out of it and returned more to normal. However they are a long way from having their lives back, after all the others are still missing and we as of yet know *what* caused that event and for what *reason.*

[@Kingbud329]

Paul was living nightmares. He finally snapped out of nightmares because geese talk no jujitsu giving Paul all facts.but. Give Paul. Respect he said n sorry.

[@bluecloak_7773]

I cried when Rudy and Paul finally hugged each other. I had to think of something else or I would've cried all over my food lol this was such a good episode.

[@notationmusical]

Anime characters hugging each other makes me feel all fuzzy inside.

[@marioxmariox]

I wish they added the part where Geese told Paul he intentionally go put in the jail cell with Rudy and how he knew right away that Rudy was Paul's son as soon as he saw him naked on the bed being smug. Though i could keep ahead in the LN (not a fast reader) but the LN has more side stories, like Eris's goblin slaying adventure and why she wanted to kill some Goblins. Which was funny.

[@cgecko3]

I was hoping they added that part about Geese too, he's not just a gambler he literally used gambling to get himself thrown into jail for the sake of someone else's son.

[@danielbrady3062]

I did not expect how heart warming this episode was going to be that moment when rudy hugged his dad i felt the feels coming right out of the screen 😭😭

[@rolandrush5172]

The visual story telling of this episode was so amazing. You didn’t need the dialogue to see what was going on. I was blown away when they showed Paul see a happy Rudy then show what could have been with a disfigured Rudy. This show is turning into a master class of storytelling Beautiful anime

[@PetarBladeStrok]

Man I teared up heavily in this episode with Rudy and Paul scene. And Eris was so adorable when she said that she was prepared for her family missing. What a touching episode.

[@Kingbud329]

Eris is warriors family. She probably paired sometime

[@JzanderN]

I'd like to note that in the opening sequence, not only was his interactions with Norn pretty much the only time Paul would keep himself stable, but they were also the only time he would smile. She was the one light in a very dark time for him. I can only imagine how much worse he would be if he didn't have her with him.

[@VictorLiso]

Wow, man! Your commentary hit the bullseye! I got nothing to add.

[@ChibiReviews]

Thank you bro!

[@darkmafia9358]

This episode helped me fix my mistake and I am thankful for it. Last week I got in an dumb argument with my parents and I ignored them for a whole week and was starving myself. Little that I know I was hurting them more than me, watching this episode showed that I was wrong so I killed my stubborn pride and ask for forgiveness from my parents, I gotta say I never felt more relieved 😌.

[@FrizFroz]

A few observations: - To add on to your comment in the last vid of Paul being a good father as he kept his daughter looking prim and proper despite becoming more of a mess each day - at the start of the episode Paul was as frightened and confused as anyone after the teleportation, but kept things together because he didn’t want to stress Norn. - In the manga/LN Geese brought Paul to fight a monster in the sewers, which he struggled with, and told him Rudy fought against stronger foes daily in the Demon Continent. In the anime, they instead used a vision of a maimed Rudy blaming Paul for not finding him sooner (I liked this better, because one of the reasons Paul was in such a disheveled state was because of how guilty he felt when anguished survivors he couldn’t help in time came to him every day) - In the manga/LN Rudy was ugly crying when hugging Paul as well, because he treasured Paul and because he managed to get past his lingering guilt towards his friend from his past life. All in all a fantastic episode and, irregardless of the cut content people mentioned, a lovely adaptation by Bind, who never fail to captivate and immerse me with the changing opening sequence/song.

[@HaxeRain]

about the sewer part, that is manga only, in the novel is pretty much the same, geese lectures paul in the very same tavern, and then paul figures it out when he sees Norn and thinks of her as "ordinary" and thinks then of rudy, the what ifs and comes ot teh same realization as in the anime

[@Vraii25]

like you said in the manga Geese brought paul to fight a monster... but in the anime .. they just let Geese told him that paul underestimated monster in DC, and paul just went silience... (i think this hinted at that fact that Paul understand what Geese has been through.. or paul trusted what Geese said)

[@Satepin]

Don't take the manga for reference as it changes many things from the novel. This will be very prevalent next arc as a lot of things will be different

[@anghainguyen9951]

Remind you that Millis have a fucking High tier barrier tower that pervent and monster form enter they city

[@Kingbud329]

In manga version. Geese did take Paul fight monster sewer letting Paul have difficulty times defeat. Monster. Your have difficulty time dealing monster Rudy face more dangerous monster demon country daily .

[@dracoslayer16]

For me the one single line from Geese stole the show, "were you hoping for a dead-eyed son with parts of him missing?" This one simple line completely solidified the fact that nothing would have made Paul happy here, given his state of mind. Obviously Paul would have been crushed to find his Rudy a broken man, but he was also displeased to find Rudy in good health. This one line slammed home that Paul needed to take a step back and figure out what he actually wanted.

[@Kingbud329]

Paul desperate

[@namoma4922]

Yep Paul really wanted a release from the mental hell he was in. Being the chief of the rescue group, he knows better than anyone how likely it is that his whole family faced horrible fate. At this point in the time in the anime, people like ghyslaine are still unacounted for, and with almost two years having passed he could no longer reassure himself they would be fine just because lillia, zenith and rudeus are stronger than normal people When he blamed rudy, really, he lashed out at the fact he wanted to find them all back.It's wrong but the man sanity was barely holding on

[@JMon]

I've got really engrossed into this anime and no one I really know have seen or even talk about it, so I was really happy when I found your channel and seen that you have also like/ appreciate this anime. This community is amazing and I've had a lot of fun; thank you for the great content and keep it up!

[@Giliver]

This episode killed me The pain Rudy felt from being a shut in hit really close to home for me.

[@conanedogawa4798]

Ruijerd's comment to Paul has a much deeper meaning if you remember what Ruijerd's past is all about. Thanks to that cursed spear he was given by Laplace, he was actually forced to kill his own family and it was his son's dying act that broke him free of that curse. So, yeah. Whatever grievances you have with your son, you can only have those grievances while he is still alive. Those are not just casual words spoken, they are spoken from the place of someone who wishes he could still talk to his own son who he has lost.

[@MoomiesKitchen]

Great analysis I really appreciate your takes on the character development that took place this episode

[@mohamedmoon6513]

Damn so many quality shows this season, Japan has us spoiled.

[@MrAnonymousme10]

HGS?

[@BladeOfSteel-Sword_Saint]

@@MrAnonymousme10 you mean High Guardian Spice? That was made solely by Crunchy Roll.

[@MrAnonymousme10]

@@BladeOfSteel-Sword_Saint sorry my bad, i will sink myself in the sewer of PC culture and woke culture.

[@animeworld2320]

Whenever I finish I always came for your review and I get much about episode , when you praise voice actor for that beautiful seen I came to realisation that whole apologize scene was created by someone and voice acted by someone I forgot about that because that scenes felt like real life . Thank you so much chibi for your work and appreciate to staff working on this show.

[@michaelwalsh9404]

Was a good episode, bit of a shame that time issues mean that certain things were cut short. I particularly liked Paul's monologues in the LN, such as: A year and a half had passed since “The Displacement Incident.”These days, alcohol was the only thing that kept me going. I started drinking in the morning, and I kept right on going into the night. I was literally never sober.I knew I should stop myself. But whenever the booze wore off, the exact same thoughts always popped into my head.I’d tell myself that my family was dead.I’d think about the ways in which they might have died. I’d wonder what had happened to their corpses. I couldn’t think about anything else.Can you really blame me? Even that absurdly talented son of mine had vanished without a trace. I didn’t want to believe it. I really didn’t. But in all probability, he was dead. They had all probably died sometime in the last eighteen months-with tears running down their faces, waiting for me to rescue them.Every time I pictured it, I thought I might go crazy. What the hell was I doing here, anyway? Why had I wasted all this time helping a bunch of strangers? I should have headed straight to the most dangerous parts of the world from the very start. I could have managed, somehow, even if I was on my own.I made the wrong choice, and now I’d lost my family. The people I cared for most had been stolen from me, and I could never get them back.I didn’t want to believe that, of course. So I drank. When I was drunk, at least, I could feel something like happiness.

[@blackdragonkalameet1016]

Yeah the anime made it too light

[@visoth7791]

These perspective swaps are something I really wish the Anime would do more often. Hearing the other characters inner thoughts really fleshes them out. It makes the world feel more alive, as you see Rudeus's life from a third perspective. It makes you feel that everyone has their own takes on everything around them. Regardless, this episode was still fantastic.

[@bump3r752]

I'm honestly kind of fine that they cut this. It would have been nice to have it in there, but I feel the anime did a great job of showing all of this without directly telling us.

[@imsentinelprime9279]

Oh stfu I'm tired of you fcking manga/ LN readers complaining and shit about changes. Like damn just watch the fricking show.... 😒

[@magicflierplays]

@@imsentinelprime9279 if the source material is really good, there will always be readers who have things to say if the animated adaption or live action isn't up to standards. You can't stop that, you should just ignore instead of complaining needlessly..

[@archie3547]

Underrated Moment; but when Eris stands up and goes after Paul before their reunion, you might think its a gag, but it’s really telling of how far she’s come as a character. She noticed that slight tense in Rudy as Paul came in, and immediately got up to defend him. Really goes to show how different she was since she was introduced. Same applies to Rujired here but I saw another comment talking about it

[@nphirea3172]

This episode is definitely the shortest episode. The whole thing just passed without me noticing, I was that immersed.

[@lightningandcloud]

these last 2 eps hit the feels man. when rudy was like aight lets reset, open your arms and kneel down and paul was like ummmm ok huh wot um ok kneeling down.... and they hugged man that got me. nice to see geese again hope he doesnt turn into a random villain or watever. damn man this shows too good

[@ChibiReviews]

Hit me hard in the feels man...

[@VictorLiso]

@@ChibiReviews and we ain't even reached Turning Point 2 yet.

[@lightningandcloud]

@@VictorLiso theres a turning point 2 oh god u know what ima wait and prepare myself

[@VictorLiso]

@@lightningandcloud There are actually 5

[@windrunner8497]

Geese hmmmmm......

[@Monster_Hoax-Book_Mark]

Honestly I have already finish the Webnovel and I'm aware what happens next but knowing others perspective make this show more relatable and I feel like I'm understanding things that I just might have missed or didn't pay much attention back then. Great review and I'm looking forward to your reaction to the sad and happy events to come. I hope you guys and Chibi enjoy this as much or more when I enjoyed it

[@Aetherion-l3u]

One thing i wanted to comment on is about eris in this episode. I know the episode its mainly about rudy and paul and how they deepen their relationship, but near the end when rudy is having their 2nd "Dead End" meeting you can see how vulnerable rudy feels about telling eris that the town and eris' family are still missing. I was really surprised about how emotionally rock solid eris seemed in that moment given that she struggles with empathy. She said she had accepted that much. I wonder if we'll see more of her emotional growth later.

[@smittywerben1849]

I actually like this series because the characters feel more real, despite being a fantasy genre it feels more real than most slice of life animes

[@arcanelight8365]

thats what a masterpiece should feel like

[@ecks0071]

💯

[@smittywerben1849]

@@arcanelight8365 i know right, it annoys me when people complain about character's flaws like Paul being unfaithful to his wife, it's called character development... Plot is generic although you can say it was the original isekai but characters and world building is 10/10

[@ZerCode]

Great vid and love your points. I wish i would have gotten more about Eris. Even though it was not for very long but how far she would go even against his Dad compared to how she started with Rudy. It took that eye injury to calm her down to a point. Any way again great vid

[@themidnightbanshee5927]

Those 2 episodes felt very real and down to earth just father and son arguing over an event no one could control or predict and their own shortcomings then reconciling cause they realised they shouldn't have done that and if they don't make up it'll hurt them for the rest of their lives

[@yonkocommander5531]

this shop keeps stepping up yhe quality week after week.

[@GamingXXGaming]

Lol I love hearing your vids while I clean or am driving like if it was podcast good vid bro

[@ddy7323]

I like how who Rudeus was in his previous world still is relevant and inform and influence who he is today contrary to a lot of isekai.

[@KiyoKami_]

One of the things the anime didn't show was Paul thinking why he treated Rudy different for being a genius or whether he world treat norn different and that if Rudy was normal he would've stayed home and may have been with norn and Paul after the incident he always felt like he was getting in the way when trying to be a father to Rudy I think it was a great part.

[@architghosh1170]

When Paul in the episode said you are hiding behind a woman, eris said that “Rudeus isn’t hiding behind me! I’m hiding him! From his failure of a father!” in the LN

[@xenghuong]

Holy CRAP! This week and last week's episode were absolutely amazing. I was teary eyed watching this episode and that RARELY happens.

[@twistedconversations782]

They did pretty good. Reading the books give more details on Paul's journey but that montage summed it up pretty will.

[@VikeTang]

This episode….. it really actually saved my relationship with my girlfriend. Forgiveness between us two flawed individuals. The argument and fight we had really reminded me of this episode a day after me watching it. I rewatched it again. This made me look at everything and laid out everything fit both of us, and we did make up. This episode made me reflect a lot. Its a masterclass of thoughtfulness and forgiveness. It’s actually one of the reasons this series needs to get full attention. The light novel. All it needs to be presented In this anime. It will literally be one of the best series of all time. I truly believe that.

[@mrwhammer]

I havent seen the episode yet but from looking at the title i can probably guess they did some cut content and improved upon the characters so they dont look too distasteful to the viewers compared to the light novel. And that it probably makes us relate to their situation more. Cant wait to watch the episode and then this video later in the day!

[@chrisrey0018]

The art was extremely consistent too like wtf

[@pandecrema5956]

The silent background was damn good choice

[@crypto0829]

Love the content! ty for the great review

[@L3onking]

I know a lot was cut, but what remained was 👌

[@slowmotionwriting8714]

Tears came out of my eyes when I read this chapter for the first time. And I never really cry about that. Just remembering this scene makes my eyes tear up.

[@TsuchiGamer06]

I've been watching Mushoku since s1 ep 1 and this was the first one that had me in tears. Along with Faraway Paladin, the recent eps about the struggle between love and connection between family members has me extremely soft.

[@CrimsonFIame]

Rudy playing Guilty Gear in his past life had me fanboying

[@ReRoute25]

Sponsored by Arc System Works.

[@juliane.mfarias9285]

How can you be the father of modern isekai and also the master?

[@zealous404]

The build up and payoff to this episode is absolutely master class in narrative writing - probably one of the best in all I've seen so far, took me too long to give this show a shot

[@DaBoYZ91]

When Rudy jumped into Paul’s arms.. tears just started coming down unprovoked 😭

[@noearthlyclue]

Such a banger of an episode

[@Dricon1997]

I don't usually cry and this was a darn tearjerker. Loved it!

[@phantomthunder203]

Competition over, Norn is Best Girl of All Time, the absolute love for her father shot like a missile through this episode. Anyone who dislikes her for being scared of Rudy doesnt understand love and first impressions.

[@strawhat_beaner]

I didn't expect to cry watching this episode, something about paul and rudy reconciling just got to me

[@notationmusical]

It was probably the hug. Or the way the characters made up. Or both. Good stuff.

[@carlosvaldez3093]

big respect to anime studios that stay true to the source material. i loved the LN back then and i'm loving the anime even more!

[@rarelovell1093]

when you realise that Geese Found rudy, saved him and brought him back to Paul's city, then helped them make up their arguement, absolute MVP

[@Snzn_7]

Geese actually tried to set up them meeting up in the Adventurer's Guild. Too bad Paul and Rudy met prematurely before Geese found Paul

[@neriovelasquez8633]

Geese is such a good friend to Paul and rudeus in the story I hope that geese will help rudeus family and them becoming allies (sarcasm with hints of foreshadowing )

[@antzerobooks]

also at the last moment of the anime when paul slapped his own face to motivate himself, that's something that rudeus usually does, it's a nice little detail that is not in the novel, it's 👌

[@andyramirez4293]

The final episode of mushoku tensei this season is gonna hurt because of it ends where I know it will….people are gonna be wrecked

[@greenschemegummi6295]

The scene managed to be one of if not the closest to bringing me to tears in anime, even though I already read it in the manga and felt similarly in there too. Fukin Amazing.

[@cgecko3]

You know I remember there being a part in the light novel where Eris responds to Paul's comment. Paul: "Are you hiding behind a girl?" Eris:" No! I'm hiding his poor excuse of a father from him." She straight up roasts him, kinda disappointed they didn't add that, and Geese's extra words near the end of his convo with Paul.

[@neriovelasquez8633]

Wait but I swear I remember something like that in the anime? . Edit : wait ill😢 come back to this 1 year old comment and reply not knowing if my reply will be ever seen even by the sender .

[@T3HR3PP4]

Geese was amazing. He went searching, found Rudeus, setup their reunion, helped them to resolve their issues and moved onto searching for the rest of the family, all without asking for any acknowledgement from Paul. A truer friend to Paul may not exist.

[@neriovelasquez8633]

Geese in the light novel : 💀

[@mrjdsummers]

This episode brought a tear to my eye. Very moving. Love the way the author has taken a played out scenario and made it feel fresh.

[@TheMrGiannisgr]

Absolute BANGER of an episode! Incredible character development 👏🏻

[@denizejean]

This episode tell's us what family is all about. Finding your family and failing your family but most importantly forgiving your family. It was heartwarming episode for me and i think this episode show's us of the character development of rudy and paul and remember this anime is a ''REDEMPTION ARC'' and redemption arc is useless without character development. And studio bind delivered it to us into perfection of how the character development is all about three thumbs up for that 👍👍👍 😊

[@swuq5396]

I love the added detail that might be hinting towards something in ruijerds past where he said cherish your siblings idk something about the way he says that line feels like theres pain in his past

[@gtafan110010]

Really enjoyed this episode from start to end

[@fatlover1]

You are right, Chibi. This episode was perfection. And the reconciliation scene, oh man. It made this 63 year old otaku cry tears of joy for Rudeus and Paul. So well done.

[@jaylinmoseley3910]

Geese what a chad! He intentionally made himself caught in the Great Forest to search for Rudy’s family. Absolutely the MVP of this ep. And also an honorable mention to the based tavern owner! But Geese tho, hats off to him. he tried finding Paul's family at the Great Forest and hit the jackpot - Geese slap the shit out of paul & help Paul search for his family - Old man bartender the real bro - Ruijerd being the so mature and supportive asf The 3 character we don’t care or appreciate, yet they contribute the most Also, SOmething you anime only's wont know, There's a reason why that adventurer girl was dressed so scantily. That little girl that is always with her is her little sister who became a sx slave until rescued by Paul. She is severely traumatized and has developed a severe phobia of people looking at her, especially men. That's why her older sister dresses like that so that people's eyes fall unto her instead of her sister, basically to redirect attention away from her traumatized sister.

[@namehere5675]

The episode did a great job on all of it. They gave us a glimpse of what Paul went through at the beginning, making him a more empathetic character. Then they executed the reconciliation really well. Something that I especially give the show credit for is referencing back to Rudy's previous life. Some shows talk about the character being from another world, and there is some connection. Others just toss it aside and move on with the fantasy world. In this series, his previous life still strongly influences how he makes decisions. Re:Zero does this to a certain extent, though we only find out later. All in all, a really good episode. I'm looking forward to seeing more! 🙂

[@TheDeadlyBlueWolf]

Them onion cutting ninja be at it again!

[@TWYOP]

Even with the reincarnation thing, Rudy still only has 11 years worth of experience in that world. The only skills he could utilize from his old life are social/interpersonal skills and that was the thing he was the worst at Edit: Also I cried a little in this episode. Would've cried more, but I needed to read subtitles

[@Finderskeeper98763]

Yeah, because he was pretty much a manchild in his past life and never really grown. In this new life he basically had to grow up naturally.

[@almogwaingarden8006]

I have nothing to add. I just comment as a shout out to this great video

[@JoshuaHenelyThornhill]

I haven’t felt that level of satisfaction from an anime in a MINUTE ! It’s insane how good the writing this than Studio Bind comes in what a magnificent rendition of this rich universe both visually and sound wise 🤯🤯 I’m just grateful to be a witness of this classic in the making. It really is the grandparent of all Isekai.

[@thebacklashwaveV]

It only gets better dawg

[@duckdictator6531]

Gosh this show might be a contester for my favorite of all time if it keeps this up! I wasn’t so impressed by season 1 but it might be worth being my first rewatch knowing what I know now.

[@eidolon9767]

14:42 Don't worry, mushoku tensei has many moments that are more powerful than even this. There is actually one that competes with these two episodes coming up this season even. That's how you know mushoku tensei is a masterpiece.

[@91Lennard]

Paul’s VA definitely went all out in that moment. Last time I felt that was through Grisha Yeager’s VA expressing disappointment in Zeke.

[@greycrimson3228]

Just caught up to this episode, I can't remember when I got so emotional for a scene where characters weren't in a physically critical state. I really feel like they could forgive each other for what they did and it happened, i'm very happy with this episode and for Rudy getting to know Paul better. I hope he will get to know his mom in a similar way as well and really think of her more like truly family, mother and son. And then reunite all together, that would be great :]

[@CamTheCoolness]

After watching this episode really makes me appreciate everything that happened beforehand. The first season I was iffy on this show mainly because the characters weren’t likeable especially Paul and Rudy but that was the point. Seeing them reunite after this long shows how much they changed due to their journeys after the transportation. I’m glad I stuck with this show and I can’t wait to see what happens next.

[@DARKANGEL20PR]

Next week will be the dragon god?? We getting to the end of this seasson

[@BillGD]

Seriously some of the best character writing I've seen in a long time. I loved this whole little reunion mini-arc.

[@Marcusmanca]

chibi you should have mentioned the animation of the bread ! i mean cmon where you can find a studio soo awesome that put that much skill in such a normal thing. i really think they are the goat of studio specially for this moments .

[@ddy7323]

Let's just hope they will be able to keep it up each seasons and not go downhill like Tokyo ghoul which ended up as a slideshow.