Mushoku Tensei Is Amazing, So Why Is Everything Bad?

[@karu]

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[@doodlegame8704]

I gotta know. Have you watched Re;Zero? Also Sonny Boy is technically an isekai, but its an amazing anime if you want an existential crisis about the arbitrary nature of existence and how by this logic both everything and nothing can have meaning. Its all up to you. Its like Eva levels of confusing plot structure, but really good!

[@crackerswithchez]

Attention to the designated grid zone!

[@Sekooo.]

rimuru>mushoku tensei

[@Pedro-24]

Did you know that there is a season 2 of Fog hill of the five elements

[@remi5636]

get that bag karu my boiiii

[@Dadude572]

Yeah, Mushoku Tensei and Re:Zero are the two isekai animes that gave me the most interest in their stories. There are some unlikeable elements of the MCs, and Rudeus is definitely not as redeemable as Re:zeros protag, but seeing their characters grow and learn over the course of their series is refreshing with good world building and stories to boot.

[@adiytakumar6989]

Have you tried, The time I got reincarnated as a slime?

[@hteteaindraykyaw996]

Let's not forget about Konosuba, Youjo Senki.

[@Dadude572]

@adiytakumar6989 I have, it's a different vibe and feels less similar to Mushoku than Re:zero. Much less drama, character developments, or real stakes until way later, I did enjoy it, though, and hear the light novel goes pretty crazy.

[@Dadude572]

@hteteaindraykyaw996 Konosuba is primarily a comedy, I enjoy it for a completely different reason and although I do enjoy The Saga of Tanya I feel it needs another season to fully flesh out its world and character stakes.

[@bagasn.f4882]

@@adiytakumar6989 watch all season and honestly kinda mid. Mushoku is far more good than tensura

[@almostcheesecake]

The way Mushoku Tensei writes character flaws is so genuine, honestly even Paul is somewhat lovable

[@merlyworm]

Agreed. Paul is such a normal horndog guy that wants to do right. Even his 'fling' with Lilia isnt completely his fault, she seduced him. And as the story goes on he ALSO grows and becomes better. I adore this story so much.

[@voraxityy8349]

dont remind me

[@childeater319]

​@@merlywormDidnt she take advantage of him when he was drunk?? Seduce my ass she assaulted him and then the mc lied about it to the mom

[@merlyworm]

@@childeater319 Nah he wasnt drunk. She was bathing with the door open. She seduced him cuz she was basically frustrated listening to them carry on for years. and her fingers just werent enough. Then Rudy lied about it to keep the family together.

[@bellarue6738]

i've heard people hate on the anime purely for that reason. Like they complain that its boring to see characters having internal problems and talking about it. I don't see how you could hate their approach to it since its so well spread out and not just "MC has problem, works for 1 episode and it's solved". Instead it spread over months to show his actual growth as a person

[@nguyenthanhhai6725]

What Mushoku Tensei does better than the trash ones is the world can exist with or without the main characters. ( If you read the redundancy or the novels you will know why). Rudeus has to learn about this new world and adjust himself to it. However, since we are in this little dude's head, we know he is messed up and has a lot to learn to grow. And, this is a miss or hit point because if you project yourself as him you will feel weird but if you take a step back and realize you are just an observer you will understand the story. Also, the supporting casts can be independent of the MC, they have their own stuff to deal with too. For example, Eris has her own training arc to realize her dream, Sylphy and Roxy even Ruijerd,... all have goals to achieve therefore, they can exist without the MC. A lot of trash Isekai just made a whole world and characters exist to serve the MC, whatever the MC does is justified and their audience can project themselves to the MC, This is why trash Isekai keeps getting adaptation like mushroom after rain.

[@was_machin8060]

I didnt read most of it but becauze you took the time to make this comment i agree with you.

[@klys05gaming95]

(LN Spoilers) It's interesting to think about because in the story of mushoku tensei this is the first time that Rudeus existed in the time loop experienced by Orsted. When Orsted first meets Dead End he knows both Ruijerd and Eris but doesn't know Rudeus. So the other characters would have lived their own lives even without Rudeus present. Plus apparently this was a prequel to the actual story.

[@Bo55man25]

@@klys05gaming95 uhm, wdym by “prequel to the actual story”? I know that there is a continuation planned with another protagonist some 50 to 70 years after the battle in biheril kingdom, but that’s not “the actual story” right? It’s just another part of it innit?

[@duckamasta6348]

​@klys05gaming95 hey so, this is my opinion but. I never understand why timeloops and time manipulation is used in stories like this. If it could just have a normal ending I honestly think I would give this story a perfect rating no flaws. But, it's just a turnoff in a story, it's absurd even by magic world standards. I'm just wondering. Is it not cool enough without it? Or what's the deal

[@klys05gaming95]

​@@Bo55man25 i myself haven't really looked too much into it. I just heard somewhere (most likely from watching videos like these) that there would be another story taking place in the same universe after Rudeus dies. I believe that Rudeus' story is just a setup for the war between the man-god and Rudeus' children. The reason why I said the actual story is because Muskoku Tensei is written in the pov of Rudeus (sometimes other character but mainly Rudeus) so when the sequel to Mushoku Tensei comes out I think that it will feel different bc most of the characters we know in Mushoku Tensei won't be there anymore. So it will be a part of the Mushoku Tensei story as a whole but it won't be part of Rudeus' story anymore. At least I think?

[@filosfilos4572]

"Maybe not Paul" See you in Begaritt, man.

[@-eternal]

fuck

[@frijolito9719]

Dude the dungeon boss episode just aired and im in shambles

[@Solrac34]

Paul is half the man he used to be

[@print-diot]

​@@Solrac34just like gojo and yamamoto

[@Solrac34]

@@print-diot nope gojo got pauled not the other way around

[@RGC_animation]

It took 14 years and a severe case of erectile dysfunction, but Rudeus has finally managed to not grope a girl in their sleep, that's character development!

[@voidbite]

This was absolutely hilarious, also a bit spoilery.

[@nordbard5027]

Such an achievement

[@uchihajunior5648]

I won't get into details... but: MNOR SPOILER ALLERT! Considering the first half of season 2 will end on vol 9, on the light novels he still have 15 volumes + extra web novel stories of character growth that will get him from an almost unredeamable asshole to one of the most likable characters out there.

[@RGC_animation]

@uchihajunior5648 He is already pretty likeable when he isn't being a creep.

[@uchihajunior5648]

@@RGC_animation SPOILER ALLERT!! in the future he's no creep anymore, he have no boner for anyone but his wives, he becomes a good father and husband, and one of the peaple with the most positive impact in the world of mushoku tensei, everyone who knows him just become better peaple the longer they interact with him at this point, altough he got a bit psycothic due to the gigantic fear of losing more of his family, to the point of... burning an entire territorry of a noble to ashes becouse the noble responsible for that territory offended his family (it's not explicitely said if he evacuated the citizens first but it's pretty likely since it had no consequences for him and at this point he apreciates the lifes of others much more), at the end of the story he's the kind of guy that would only kill someone if they are an hitogami apostle of if they're a threat his family someway.

[@Necron-Xiron]

Mushoku tensei is like the grandfather of isekai, the one you never had

[@karu]

:(

[@mercurial_genin2045]

big cap

[@lupusreginabeta3318]

@@mercurial_genin2045no mushoku tensei was with rezero and sword art online one of the first „new gen“ isekai anime

[@mercurial_genin2045]

@@lupusreginabeta3318 You could also mention tensura because that's part of it too imo but the rest is clearly facts and I'm still waiting for a sequel to Sao

[@kingsley2004]

It's the Pioneer of Modern Isekai troupes, even Slime came after Mushoku, you'll see ton of similarities between these two

[@Alexkeys141]

I’m basically heartbroken from this show, from eris walking out and causing rudeus’ ED to the marriage proposal to sylphy, it was all just too much, but the plot of the anime was just too good and I’m glad that we’re getting more episodes

[@MioMate]

Eris was just to dumb to write a good letter 😭

[@Alexkeys141]

@@MioMate ugh fr, she literally didn’t know how to communicate properly

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

I just hope beyond God that I'll get to see Eris's reaction to Rudeus and Sylphiette being together, I really did enjoy their time together but honestly, I hope Rodeus and Sylphy stay together. And I'm not even one for promoting or caring much about fictional romances but with thr painful Season 2 and their history, they just have good chemistry together and it's just so well written. I kinda hope Eris sees them and starts hating them.

[@Player01163]

@@MioMate it’s not like she had to write a lot either. She could have just said “I’m going off to train wait for me” that’s it and Rudy probably would have

[@uncletrashero]

@@CerealExperimentsMizuki you gotta be careful. GRR Martin LIVES to torture people like you. ;P "This character is so lovable- DEATHDEATHDEATHSHINESHININSHINU!! Martin sells another book.

[@bujin5455]

4:35. The more you understand any of the characters in MT, the more difficult it is to judge any of the other characters in MT. All of them are pretty twisted in some way, and yet are lovable, relatable, and growing. People like to fixate on how this or that character is so bad, but they have all done some pretty messed up stuff. In part, that is to show the reader that no cow is sacred, and if you are going to give character 'X' a chance, why not character 'Y'?

[@karu]

yeah, it's what makes them feel like real people rather than perfectly crafted vessels to project oneself on. If i wanted that, i'd just play an MMO

[@HeWhoLaugths]

Good point, and the author never tries to justify a character's behaviour. Sometimes they just do bad things, like real people do

[@go-at7783]

exactly, like when roxy was peeping on zenith and paul, or when the maid seduced paul, or when rujerd literally killed someone who was just smuggling pets

[@aozoraaoi3745]

@@go-at7783real people can killing just for 1 cent.

[@voraxityy8349]

@@go-at7783 nobody talks about those, everyone just goes "rudeus bad" lol

[@doodlegame8704]

Sonny Boy is technically an isekai, but its an amazing anime if you want an existential crisis about the arbitrary nature of existence and how by this logic both everything and nothing can have meaning. Its all up to you. Its like Eva levels of confusing plot structure, but really good!

[@downhill18]

It's a show that I can never fully understand or appreciate but that's all the more reason to love it and watch it again

[@wolflink9000]

Sonny Boy is my favorite single season show of all time. Favorite series is Monogatari lol

[@SilverKiwi_YT]

I honestly wasn’t a fan at of it. The characters didn’t feel real and the plot felt super inconsistent and boring. But I can see why people would like it.

[@wolflink9000]

@@SilverKiwi_YT it's definitely not a show for everyone.

[@doodlegame8704]

@@SilverKiwi_YT That was kinda the point. (not the boring part) but it’s basically episodic since time has no meaning in that world. As for inconsistencies, only the worlds appear inconsistent. The people are actually quite consistent, to their own detriment. Only the few who actually changed made it back home. Yeah there are a lot of metaphors, symbols, and philosophy that will make the plot confusing, but the plot is about how the students handle change and the chaos around them. Though tbh to sum it up, it’s a story that is very much meant to be what you make of it.

[@Obi667]

Karu's commentary is top tier like always

[@karu]

👌😮‍💨👌

[@aqua0187]

​@@karudon't suck his toes

[@silentprotagonist4183]

overuse of the male genitalia

[@MashZ]

Mushoku does everything from scratch while other Isekais assume the audience already know whats up. That's the single biggest issue and it also enhances the effect of the other issues

[@timothylangin4095]

Right there is the biggest problem that’s why with so much isekai anime coming out reincarnated as a vending machine is right behind mushoku. The other anime’s are scraping the wrong parts of the source material or are based on flimsy material to begin with. With mushoku it feels like the people doing the anime took the time to truly understand the novels they are adapting.

[@Sareza.]

Manhwas also have the same issues, you know the monster, hunter, system cliches, authors just doesn't explain it even in their novels, they just assume everybody knows it.

[@NfNcTHUMPER]

Easily the best anime in the last decade for me and after fully reading the novels it’s solidified it truly recommend the novels as they go so much more in depth trust

[@KarmaTheKiller]

I can not agree more. I caught up on the anime, went to the manga, then jumped into the light novels. Ended up reading/listening to the last 18 novels in Two weeks. It is an incredible story, though I do wish I had spent more time digesting all of the information. The information overload I had from all the world building and character progress made me miss out on a good bit of side plot so i am going back through it slowly.

[@kcfam8814]

I’m the same. I love mt so much I’m doing another re-read again

[@loliconenjoyer9770]

No rezero has everything this anime has but slighty better

[@DebateEnjoyer]

​@@loliconenjoyer9770The light novel do outscale Rezero as a whole, because Rudeus arguably has the best character growth in isekai history.

[@imsentinelprime9279]

Cap

[@otenbaka]

Mushoku tensei technically introduced TRUCK-KUN that's reason enough to be popular Btw try watching tensura it's a good isekai anime also re:zero

[@LilT2o00]

Mushoku came out in 2021. Truck-kun went viral in 2016. It's a very common trope, lol had been done plenty before.

[@otenbaka]

@@LilT2o00 yeah but it's really highlighted in mushoku tensei you know I only said technically Lol I just remembered when TRUCK-KUN missed out on Nasa

[@CreeperCombos]

@@LilT2o00 The web novel began serialization on November 22, 2012

[@LilT2o00]

@@CreeperCombos okay but he was referring to anime, not manga, not light novel, or anything else and if you want to go to web novels still not the first

[@theonpointheavy4401]

Those both suck...

[@reshaunlott9399]

Re: zero is also amazing! They did a crossover with mushoku a couple times in the light novel, I hope the do an OVA of it (probably not)

[@krishpache7271]

I wanted someone to write this Re Zero is just as good as Mushoku Tensei atleast imo .

[@syewh]

Personnally I love Mushoku Tensei because it's just holds an emotional connection between you and the world in the best way possible. Every character doesn't feel out of place, even times like when (spoiler alert) Roxy left the Greyrat household, Rudy chasing after her with the background music and thanking her for helping him surpass his trauma. After it exactly, Lilia finds Rudues most tresured belonging. Yet it doesn't feel out of place nor ruining this emotional moment, that's Rudy's nature

[@kristoffer2250]

WAIT YOU'RE ONLY 12 EPISODES IN YET? Oh man, if you have it hard for the damn setup cour, you are gonna love cour 2 and the setup cour of season 2

[@karu]

you guys are hyping this so much!!! it better be good

[@kristoffer2250]

@@karu You should definitely have an update video after

[@DishonoredSkull]

​@@karuAgreed, make a video for cour 2 please.

[@stephaniejohnson5361]

@@karu Please make a video if you enjoy Cour 2. cour 1 was great but the 2nd part blew it out of the water

[@kingsley2004]

​@@karubut do watch it with a neutral mindset, yes cour 2 is better than cour 1, most fans of the series would say that only, but still, don't set the bars *too high*

[@generalbreadman4236]

2:20 Dumbledore said calmly.

[@Szystedt]

If you do indeed want another isekai with LOTS of emotional drama and WORLDCLASS worldbuilding, please do consider watching/reading Ascendance of a Bookworm! The novel series is a true masterpiece. Despite the adaptation being pretty mediocre and the budget being next to nothing, the anime is still decent and very beloved anime-onlies! But of course, the novels are definitely the way to go if you want to get to the real meat of the story

[@dokkino7105]

Would you recommend the LN or the WN for that show ? I just finished binge watching in like three days and I'm hooked

[@fathanthoriq2413]

True, it's great series

[@acakeshapedlikeatrainonatable]

Definitely a top teir isekai

[@Szystedt]

​@@dokkino7105 The novels! It's basically a polished version with some extra side-stories and beautiful illustrations! (All the illustrations work to enhance the story, no fan-service here). The translation work from Quof is also second to none! While the machine translations you can find of the webnovel.. well, it _is_ a machine translation. Painful to read but better than waiting for some! :D

[@Hetsu..]

the anime is fucking amazing once you realize that they had the budget of a fucking single mother trying to fund 3 full seasons

[@xkaspergaming5668]

As the biggest ReZero fan of all time i can confirm that Mushoku is equally as good as it is Also i know a lot of people have already said this in the comment section but really do try out Re:Zero, its by far my favorite show of all time. And my next advice is for both series. Read the LN, like the novels are incomprehsnibly better. I have gone through a shit ton of novels probably in the novels but Mushoku Tensei has some of the most goated scenes and ReZero has by far the best chapter i have ever read

[@dokkino7105]

What's your favorite chapter so far in Re:Zero ? I just finish Arc 6 so personally it's between "Natsuki Subaru", Natsuki Subaru, Shaula, and the one with the hero speech in Arc 5

[@xkaspergaming5668]

@@dokkino7105 Natsuki Subaru and 《Natsuki Subaru》are my favorites as well

[@Hetsu..]

@@xkaspergaming5668 wtf are those titles lol

[@xkaspergaming5668]

@@Hetsu.. chapter names, the named chapters of ReZero are special chapters based around a single character.

[@Cat_Garfield]

​@@Hetsu.. Spoiler: Subaru entered a cloning facility and has to win the battle royale

[@randomyoutuber2633]

The Spider anime and LN and WN are actually some of the best storytelling stories I have ever seen, let alone in a Isekai, the main character's decent into insanity and murder is also a greatly written one, as every plot twist and power she gets blends her mind into not thinking people are even real animals and just xp points. I recommend it.

[@lunarbat6009]

Fr that anime was so enjoyable

[@RetroCube]

It’s a shame the anime cgi was terrible, but the premise convinced me to read the LN and goddamn it was good

[@Xx0ME0xX]

Yes. This, and slime are, imo, the only animes i have seen that can even compare to MT, and both still fall short for various reasons imo. But yeah, MT, slime, and spider are my favorite isekai, in that order too. Nothing else really comes to them, and no other isekai including the two mentioned come close to MT, it does everything most isekai do, but does them better, plus it does things that others dont do that makes it that much better

[@theonpointheavy4401]

I hate that book it was boring. why do so many people have garbage taste, do you enjoy eating trash?

[@208xx]

Mushoku Tensei, Re:Zero, That Time I Got Reanimated As A Slime.... I have a special love for these three.

[@divinest]

Those are the big 3 isekais Then konosuba too.

[@theonpointheavy4401]

only one of those is good...

[@Kier_1]

Sadly tensura falls of in the later volumes imo

[@PLAYERPRORAJH]

What about the rising --of my penis-- of the shield hero

[@DevilHunter1994]

@@Kier_1 I still enjoy Slime, but it's more of a casual fun read, not like with Mushoku, where I basically marathoned the entire light novel series, because I couldn't put it down.

[@sadcat1176]

Mushoku Tensei as a series also benefits just from the sheer ammount of detail there is about everything. So much so that the anime can't even fit all of it in, things like how magic works or the sword styles from volume 1 were skimmed to the bare minimum yet the novels go in deeper in status, ranks, requirments and interactions between them. If you are interested to learn more about the world of MT but aren't planning on reading the novels, then I would highly recommned to watch videos from AniNews on YT, he's made a cut content video for each episode of season 1(as well is currently doing them for season 2, not to be confused with part 2 of season 1 😭) as well as multiple other videos explaining sword styles, magic, demon eyes etc... And honestly he's doing an amazing job at it Also great video🙏

[@josephroberts6643]

So true, I’m an anime only, (kinda) I only read the LN up to the current anime episodes and watch aninews videos as well, and I’ve found this way of consuming MT content very enjoyable, obviously adding this amount of detail to the anime would be very time consuming and the average viewer might not care as much, but for those who are interested in the world, it’s definitely the way to go.

[@strangedogg5068]

​@@josephroberts6643 man the novels ad so much to the experience...

[@miracleedwards5356]

Yay you realesed I've been waiting for weeks W vid

[@karu]

i remembered my account's password

[@reezwave]

I hugely agree on this one. My first isekai was SAO, and it's so unbelievable how good it was (the first season I mean). But then I never felt that anymore for another countless isekai I tried to watch, until Shield Hero came out. And the first half of S1 Shield Hero was awesome, but then the mc got his revenge, and suddenly I wasn't that interested anymore. Then In 2021, I saw Mushoku Tensei and I felt it again, that feeling of immerse in the story, characters, and the world is exactly what I was looking for and Mushoku Tensei nailed that 100%. Now, I know that there are more great isekai out there like re:zero, overlord, the blue slime one. Those are on my watchlist, and I will eventually watch it👀. But at the moment, I just didn't need another isekai.

[@trestons]

i would def recommend rezero if you like sao and mushoku

[@reezwave]

@@trestons Absolutely love to, as I heard great things about it

[@zeimen9529]

@@reezwave i would also reccomend rezero to you like the other guy, it is fire

[@somefatkid2080]

Re zero is an absolute masterpiece

[@Syrxen]

Can only recommend re:zero to be honest. Slime and Overlord are quite... Mediocre in my opinion. Overlord seems quite popular, maybe I just don't get it. Slime has no interesting storyline at all.

[@Vladik.28]

Did i ever tell you how much i love you? I think i did

[@GvsnGaming]

We all do

[@karu]

i think u did

[@GLI-CHY]

​@@karu hello

[@arac_modeyt9467]

I love Mushoku Tensei and isekai. We are not the same.

[@karu]

im better

[@nguyendi92]

😂

[@Iamherebutidonotknowwhy]

​@@karunu uh

[@euphy_connect]

​@@karunah

[@wanadamharith03]

​@@karu u never has be 😜

[@svedenska4535]

Honestly? I kinda like Reincarnated as a Vending Machine, it just feels like a Saturday morning cartoon, I found a lot of summer anime either too serious or boring, so a silly anime about a guy reincarnating as a Vending machine just felt nice

[@SceurdiaStudios]

I also found it surprisingly enjoyable. I tend to enjoy comedy more than other genres, though.

[@Bluequaz]

I liked it at first but dear God did it get old by the end

[@theonpointheavy4401]

Sure you can enjoy junk, but its still junk.

[@Weedmen337]

Exactly. It’s a fun show about a non verbal vending machine being thrown into cliche genre tropes. It works more often than it doesn’t.

[@GinHindew110]

A big element thats understated, are the languages, as those were made by the animation staff, in the novels it was just explained when someone speaks another language, _and as Rudeus speaks most of them, it made little difference for him_ Then the studio went far and beyond actually fleshing out the languages, and animating who understands them and who doesnt, its a detail thats not present all the time, but its a really large amount of work For another isekai, i recommend The Weirkey Chronicles, is an ongoing western novel series where the MC got isekaid to a system of 9 worlds, then got killed by his mentor for unknown reasons, and returned to earth in the same moment after being ran over by the truck, then lived a life full of resentment hoping for payback until he got isekaid again (this is chapter 1 btw,notreally a spoiler) It also deals with a flawed main character, in this case one filled with anger and kinda stuck up due to his knowledge and experience, who is on his quest for revenge while also remembering how easy it was the first time, when he was the chosen one The level of introspection is ok, but the world building is extremely rich and original, and the side characters have their own stuff going on, while the enemies operate like a proper conspiracy, with their layers of secrecy and power, while there are lots of factions who already have their own conflicts Its a very original and entertaining read

[@bombintheseeinq]

tbf, i guess it would be less rewarding to incorporate new languages to the novel because there isn’t any voice acting.

[@zagy5807]

Another Isekai that fleshing out their fiction language is Drifters. I think for a couple episode the inhabitant of the isekai world speaking strange language that can't be understand by the drifters and i thought it was quite neat.

[@garethbaus5471]

​​@@bombintheseeinq JRR Tolkien did it. As did Christopher Paolini. Done right creating a fictional language in writing can contribute to a story.

[@bombintheseeinq]

@@garethbaus5471 yeah

[@say_woo]

1:07 gonna use this graph in my work meetings (I don't have a job)

[@user-pk3eo6pq6m]

watch re:zero. its actually really good and was very much compared with mushoku tensei when mushoku first dropped. I personally prefer mushoku tensei but they are really close to each other in story and character development. edit: this comment section is a perfect reason for why I recommended it. people are split in the comment section with it just overall being the thought process that these 2 are the top 2 isekai but yk yall can do what you wanna ig

[@mercurial_genin2045]

My man It's good to see people who support both communities And maybe both anime can appear in spring season

[@karu]

nice, will add to the list

[@TheVelmont666]

​@@karube careful with re zero, don't have so many expectations.

[@LevMynskin]

@@karu Re:Zero (LN) is definitely as good as MT. The authors of both stories are also very good friends and they praise each others work often. The only thing that struck me that was the different scaling of suffering; while Subaru suffers through hell as he keeps dying and then revived, he has to face it quite early in his life, while Rudeus's struggle is continuous and it follows him even across the timelines.

[@TheVelmont666]

@crystalblade13 I hate re zero anime, I like MT in any version: WN,LN, manga and anime.

[@kristoffer2250]

Best part about the anime is that it's a nerfed, surface-level (not as much as the manga) adaptation of the light novels because of how it cut most the POVs aside from Rudeus and how it cuts quite literally all the great chunk of character development that subtly happens through monologues. It has also barely started, there's like 2 seasons of setup for the non-stop payoffs. And yet it's still better than 99% of Isekai out there. They were supposed to be inspired by this, what even went wrong?

[@karu]

i'd read the LN if i could read

[@kristoffer2250]

@@karu I'm always hoping that the anime does it justice so that people who don't prefer reading can at least experience the journey the author put us through. This isn't just a storyline. It's a fictional autobiography, covering Rudeus' entire life, from his birth to his death. He and everyone else around him literally grows.

[@ryu_lidu]

@@karu You really should, I know a lot of people who aren't that fond of reading and still loved reading it The novel is soooo much deeper and makes you appreciate the world even more

[@Syrxen]

​​@@ryu_liduMT is actually what got me into reading LNs. It's honestly way better than watching the anime. You gain so much of a better understanding of the characters, the mechanics and the world

[@DishonoredSkull]

Perfect timing, I literally just finished reading Turning Point 4. I haven't been this excited for a scene to be animated in years, I'd say Re:Zero would be the same if I read it, plan to after. However the light novel is a masterpiece in my eyes. When turning point 3 and 4 finally get animated I will smiling the whole time. Then watch every KZbin reaction to relive even a fraction of the emotion I experienced while reading this.

[@Rastaboulotte]

I'm at the 20th novel right now, I wonder what are turning point 3 and 4? Am I still to read them? If I did read them, just tell me so I'll go read about them so I don't spoil myself xD

[@mammelperry]

after you finish MT read lord of the mysteries. I'm currently reading through it and it gets so good

[@DishonoredSkull]

@@Rastaboulotte 3 was the end of volume 11 i believe and 4 is near the end of volume 14. Just started reading 15 now. (SPOILERS) The scene when Rudeus begins to write a diary after being home from the Chaos Breaker fortress.

[@rafaelbittencourtmiranda4338]

@@Rastaboulotte In MT the turning points (TP) are moments when the story changes completely, if you saw the anime TP 1 is when the teleport disaster occurs and TP 2 is when they fought Orsted, and you probably perceived already that the history changed drastically after those episodes, the same will happen in TP 3 and 4.

[@user-tq6fx7tl7e]

@@rafaelbittencourtmiranda4338 will they be in s2?? the TP?

[@blazedlith]

I love Mushoku tensei but it is still second for me because Re:Zero exists

[@karu]

big praise i see

[@blazedlith]

@@karu Yup if you don't mind dark and gruesome stuff watch re zero for sure especially season 2 will leave you dazed with its darkness and gruesomeness. (Ignore me if you have already watched 🥲)

[@mercurial_genin2045]

Yeah he is right you should really watch it the lore in Re:Zero so crazy good and You also know when a story is good when there are so many mysteries that people can't spoiler you because they don't know it themselves

[@diogomelo7897]

Judging by the title alone and without having watched the anime, the vending machine one sounds more like a comedy/parody isekai that isn't supposed to be taken too serious while watching

[@fronz2124]

well it is and it does it well lol

[@Tan12]

The answer is pretty simple: Mushoku Tensei takes itself seriously as a fantasy story rather than just copying the vague outline of something that came before it with only a minor gimmick or two to set it apart. Characters have well-defined personalities, personal histories that aren't always spoonfed to the audience, real flaws, and receive actual development, and character relationships are treated seriously. There's actual inventive worldbuilding instead of just a copy/paste demon lord/chosen hero plot. There's an actual magic system instead of some contrived RPG bullshit with levels, stats, named skills and all (only time I don't mind that at all is with parodies like Konosuba). There's actual stakes, character choices can have far-reaching consequences, fights are exciting, characters have a healthy fear of death and are sometimes at real risk of it. The vast majority of newer isekai seem content to just stay in the established "box" of what an isekai story is supposed to look like. Mushoku Tensei happens to be an isekai but is first and foremost a "proper" high fantasy series. And ironically it even makes far more interesting use of its "isekai" elements than most of the later stories it inspired.

[@pseudo.Random-KF]

8:42 It took me this long to notice that the top left and bottom right images are the SAME THING, only the bottom right has a lake in the center and a big road going down. THAT IS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE.

[@alexadams2734]

Mushoku tensei is literally my favourite show of all time, as in nothing even comes close for me. It is the only show i have ever been truly hyped for, to a level where i experience visceral reactions whenever i see thumbnails about it because i am holding out on watching it to binge it.

[@hopper_love]

xdd

[@danylampo8410]

ngl bro i discovered u by searching some romance anime, u are so funny and the editing is amazing, keep it up, new sub

[@petermuller9480]

I feel exactly the same as you. I generally hate isekai, but MT is the ONLY exception for me. But it goes even further than that: When I got interested in MT, I actually started reading the WN and ended up basically binge-reading the entire story! It was the first and only webnovel, I’ve ever read, that’s how good MT is. It is an actually fully-fledged fantasy story, which already differentiates it from literally 99% of all other isekai. If you think, that season 1 is good already, then, oh boy, you haven’t seen ANYTHING yet! The story really becomes INCREDIBLE in the later parts. If you can tolerate the fact that Rudy is a pervert and understand that he ISN’T meant to be a role model (like many critics fail to understand). His character arc will be amazing and some of the plottwist MT has to offer LITERALLY made me jump off my seat! MT will subvert people's expectations so hard, they won't know what hit them. Some people don’t see it yet, but believe me, when I say it: IT IS THE ONLY ISEKAI WORTH WATCHING!

[@lucasvanwijngaarden670]

There are some other isekai that are good. Re:zero is still the most famous I think. Personally I love Ascendance of a Bookworm, the novels to be specific, the anime isn't quite as good and it suffers from the fact that the first volumes are incredibly slowpaced.

[@karu]

your passion is rubbing off on me a bit, makes me excited to watch s2

[@petermuller9480]

I'm not telling other people what opinion to have. All I'm saying is, that I (personally, as an individual) don't like isekai, but I was absolutely blown away by MT. It is my favourite anime in years and actually became one of my favourite fantasy stories. For me personally it is amazing, DESPITE me generally disliking the genre.@@lucasvanwijngaarden670

[@petermuller9480]

Happy to hear that! You won't regret it.@@karu

[@rgb2219]

Have you tried reincarnated as a slime? That one is also one of the better ones

[@xandersalamander3757]

I am an intense Mushoku tensei fan, and even owning manga books 1-15. I was extremely excited for this 2nd season, but when I watched it all the main emotional striking points felt a little flat compared to the manga and Light novels. However I did love the depression arc, since it was so emotionally investing and it was hard to watch personally. Especially when he couldn't get hard in front of the girl, I was recoiling in second hand embarrassment, Honestly was the hardest thing Ive watched in entire anime that I've watched.

[@billylionisnotagoat]

useing the OP and ending credits for world building was a stroke of genius made the run time feel so much fuller

[@Kutomi1]

Mushoku Tensei is my first isekai, and it's also probably my last. I really like how the story incorporates the mc's past life into the plot in meaningful ways and makes it so even if it's the _past_ , it's still always present in some way and gives the protag challenges he needs to overcome. I love how the whole reincarnation theme plays a huge role in the story and affects the main character. With that said, I don't think I'd want to watch a show with the same premise, even IF it was executed as well as Mushoku Tensei.

[@Agent_3141]

It's crazy how long the story is. I don't usually do this, but if they release the full series, I wouldn't mind rewatching it every so often. It's that fun of a story. It has comedy, romance, adventure, good world building, and serious moments. It's also important to clarify that people can like Rudeus but also not condone what he does.

[@Xx0ME0xX]

It most likely will get fully adapted, studio bind, the studio animating MT, was basically made solely to animate MT, but probably not until about 2030 or so will it be fully animated, season 1 part 1 came out winter 2021, part 2 in summer 2021, season 2 part 1 in summer 2023, s2 part 2 will be spring 2024. Each core is 3 LN volumes, there are 26 volumes total, 9 adapted so far, 12 when 2 part 2 is finished. Season 3 part 1 can probably be expected around spring 2025 and s3 part 2 around fall 2025. Thats just me going off of season 1 and 2's release time frames with skipping one season between cores, and 2 years between a new season. That would bring us to volume 18, core 1 would be volume 13-15, core 2 would be volumes 16-18 (or 6 volumes per 2 core season). That leaves 8 volumes, roughly 2 years in between seasons, season 4 would be around fall 2027, and season 5, the final season, would be late 2029/early 2030. This is obviously just me going off of the trend so far, the timeline could speed up, it could slow down, it could be cancelled (i hope not, this is PEAK fiction lol) but yeah, the earliest i see it getting fully adapted would be the end of 2029, but that all depends on the delay between seasons. Sorry for rambling on, your comment made me start to think of a possible timeline for release. If you read all this, thank you, that means my time wasn't wasted putting my 3am brainstorming into text lmao

[@vishnugurav1391]

I could die peacefully only after completing this series 😂😅

[@conradsmith9441]

Definitely destroyed rezero in taking the spot of my favorite Isekai so far. The world building, the characters, the writing! It’s all so good. People complain about some things, but that’s because they just haven’t watched enough anime yet. Most anime has that trash in it, and we love it for that reason. It isn’t afraid to talk about and do the forbidden things western media NEVER would. Does that make the forbidden right? Definitely not!! However, it definitely makes for entertaining shows that always keep you guessing and on your toes.

[@macmac6064]

its just not for everyone

[@ricchan66]

It feels like Mushoku Tensei set the bar for Isekai so high that most Isekai that came after it just gives up and couldn't be bothered trying to match its quality

[@whatsappprofile8043]

Base

[@DC-rb3uz]

Not really i dropped mt middle of first season and now looking at season 2 I feel gald I did it. I can watch any isekai over that trash horny guy.

[@gregorh.3919]

Mushoku Tensei has no bar, it's just shit

[@Justafeint]

​@@gregorh.3919chat this is how you are both right and wrong

[@giornogiostar3214]

Bar is so low on the genre even MT shines...

[@Sareza.]

MT is the one that popularized the modern isekai cliches, it may not be the very first isekai(Familiar of Zero) but the series did contribute a lot to modern isekai's story telling.

[@ImCroozy]

Mushoku Tensei is a masterpiece, I will die and be resurrected only to die on this hill over and over again.

[@theophobia3267]

The sad part is there is other series with what feels like real people it’s just they don’t get animated or they just disappear in the crowd like grimgar

[@Aspectioner]

Probably the show that has me most excited for every new season. I absolutely adore it. While I personally don't mind the degenerate parts of the show, I do wish they weren't in there, or at least presented in a different way. I can't ever recommend this show to a normal person when the mc casually molests a sleeping girl halfway through the first season. I can philosophy my way through it as "his bad traits aren't magically going to disappear" which I'm sure the author intended, but the reality is that scene is way over the top for the average person. I think this show offers one of the best combinations of world building, animation, character development, and plot out the entirety of the anime genre. It's such a waste those few scenes ruin everything else for some perople. I can rave about the show all I want and play down the degeneracy, but I can't in good faith excuse a scene where an adult man assaults a child and the show continues on with no repercussion. It's not a moment that can be glossed over in good faith. I've had multiple friends I convinced to watch the show drop it due to degeneracy, with one specifically outraged by this scene, and I completely get it. If they eased off the degeneracy a tad in the first season (while still maintaining the ecchi/sex for the degenerate viewers) I feel like this show could've had an unbelieve audience capture. This show really has it all, such a shame it initially put so much emphasis into degeneracy when it's virtually gone by the 2nd season anyway.

[@dickdickling9389]

You literally just described why it would not have really worked without the degeneracy and then said it would have been better without it. The whole point is that he is a hikkomori, ,pervert, incel overcoming his negative traits one by one in the first season. There is a reason why its an ISEKAI and not just some random transported to another world without any real backstory or reason. Rudeus is a man child that never grew up or had a chance to grow up being reborn in a world that will let him grow up, and he does. If normies can't handle good character development then so be it, I would rather have a better show than some trash tier "in another world with my smartphone" type anime, they can go watch their vending machines for all I care.

[@Aspectioner]

@@dickdickling9389 It wouldn't work without a 'developing' main character, not without a child molester. There are plenty of ways to develop a character without explicitly depicting him steal panties and sexually assault. Some degeneracy would have been absolutely fine, there's plenty of sex/gore in western media, but it has to be within reason. The first few episodes of Mushoku Tensei are beyond reason for most and ruin it.

[@Syrxen]

I agree, I honestly kind of feel ashamed when I say it's one of my favourites. Sucks not being able to recommend it and having to explain yourself 😂

[@JohnDoe._.]

Speaking isekai, I like Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy first season and there will be another season coming up. Hoping I'll enjoy it as much I enjoying Mushoku Tensei.

[@jorendaleliquigan]

I didn't plan to watch mushoku tensei but I thought I would try watching 5 episodes so I did and ended up watching the whole anime in one night... The anime is well balanced just like I want it...

[@kovacsattila8993]

0:10 Do you realise that Mushoku means jobless, therefore "Mushoku-less life" means jobfull life?

[@paocut9018]

The thing is, I really love Mushoku Tensei. It's one of my favojrite isekais, which is why I hate the fact that I simply can't bring myself to ever recomend it to anyone... Rudeus being a litteral child mollestor is a flaw, sure, but it's never really met with consequences other than Eris punching him (and then telling him ok but wait till you're 15), and it's so frequent and so intesly disgusting that it becomes unwatchable at some point and even I who likes the series needs to pause it and take a break to process before continuing the episode...

[@martahoremska3729]

I agree i watched one episode and rudeus is the biggest emotional turn off from the series for me, i couldn't get into it at all

[@sameerrai1055]

I'm so glad you talked about the Bread scene

[@karu]

it's like those slime videos

[@kevsimoes]

Have u watched re zero. It's an isekai but the story is incredible amd the characters

[@kaedenplayz3675]

its crazy how they created not just one, but around 4 or 5 languages

[@orlong4000]

7:58 "Plot, Characters, World building, none of that matters when you have god like animations" sounds like demon slayer

[@aetherdraw]

6:47 From what I've seen of the interviews of the voice actors in season 2, Rifujin-no-maganote, the author, actually made a whole ass dictionary of the various MT languages for the VAs to reference when talking in said language to better act what they're talking about. A WHOLE DICTIONARY. Its like if Tolkien gave Peter Jackson extra materials to make the actors study LOTR elvish.

[@DeadAccount_CC1]

7:52 Yo when's this dropping???

[@TheKueiJin]

One of the best things I've ever heard about MT is rather simple: Follow any character except the MC and you still have an amazing time. That's world-building and character progression done right!

[@roronoazoro8789]

in season 2 something is not gonna rise

[@karu]

wut

[@roronoazoro8789]

@@karuyou will understand only after you start watching season 2

[@star5736]

watching bad isekai is hard but something else isn't...

[@ReDoDone]

There are 4 isekai anime that i have watched that i actually enjoyed 1. Mushoku tensei (obviously) 2.Kumo desu (It was my first anime and if you look past the animation flaws it has a pretty solid story, i even read the LN's) 3. Youjo senki. (Amazing anime, if you dissagree? Get in the pillbox, now.) 4. Re:Zero (Whos Rem?)

[@gamedummie]

ever watched konosuba, the author is friends with the author of re:zero and its currently airing its 3rd season, it has some great comedy

[@logiarhythm6285]

What I also loved about the first season was how there was no stupid opening song wasting my time, instead we got these beautiful, atmospheric chorals, while showing the beautiful landscapes they travelled and some daily life interactions between the character's that don't need to be audible, but add a lot to the believability of the world. Good storytelling does not need to explain everything through words - I think this is a rather Western artistical approach most Anime completely fail at (most prominent example sadly being One Piece, after Oda became a father and obviously felt the need to explain every little nonsense, so every 6-year-old could follow).

[@kevinlee6003]

The opening is fire. Though I can agree with ya for sure.

[@mymousebroke8258]

made in abyss is an emotional roller coaster with tantalizing world building as early as the first episode

[@zrakonthekrakon494]

Did you miss the fact he’s talking about isekai

[@boocchihitori4450]

Re;Zero is also top tier quality in all aspects

[@ComradeArthur]

6:52 At least *two* languages. Demon-God and Beast-God.

[@DH-cv8sn]

i honestly want a one piece like 1000+ episode series because the world goes beyond just the characters and it just want to see more of it, 1000% not happening but i can dream

[@lucasvanwijngaarden670]

Yeah even if they adapt the full novels plus all side content we'll only get maybe 150 episodes.

[@markgutierez9922]

Remember this is a prequel to the main storyline coming. We can get UpTo 200+ more

[@lucasvanwijngaarden670]

@@markgutierez9922 True, but that story is still to be made

[@samboonen5159]

Great video bro, you inspire me to make videos myself :)

[@karu]

hope u have fun with it

[@samboonen5159]

@@karu Gonna start after my exams 😪 Any tips?

[@Jaeywa]

Mushoku tensei is goated

[@karu]

agree

[@MuhammadAlfiansyah]

The beginning after the end is damn good. The author also said that mushoku tensei is the one that inspire him.

[@blackvolt1112]

3:05 the Elfen lied music ❤

[@allenharper2928]

💀

[@EbonySeraphim]

Mushoku Tensei is what most well written books have: a world, a plot, and characters that act all act with consistency. This is brought you to by an author (and probably assistance) who really is a master at their craft. I don't even think other isekai anime/manga are trying to measure up to Mushoku Tensei in the slightest; a lot of them are trying to make a super quick buck (Crunchyroll financed), and a few are trying to carve out something a little deeper, but no one else is taking it as far. But good story telling does this: as you take in more of the story, you more so realize you're really only gleaning into a window of time in the universe having continuous problems rather than a simplistic "after this, it's happily ever after for the rest of eternity." Junni Kokki (12 Kingdoms) kind of qualifies as an isekai, and is also based off of books. I love it. Junni Kokki's central themes have to do with morality.

[@eidinch]

I'm a bit sad that reincarnated as a vender is on the thumbnail because its not that bad and is even a bit refreshing compared to the other isekais to have come out. But I do understand why it is the thumbnail, its eye catching and has been quite talked about as the character is a vending machine. I'd go as far as recommending it if you just wanna watch a feel good anime^^

[@clanakahati]

It's actually a parody to make fun about all weird isekais out there, like slime, spider, sword... Isekais are getting weirder and weirder ngl 😂

[@eidinch]

@@clanakahati ohh I see what you mean XD

[@Syrxen]

​@@clanakahatiSpider does have quite a unique story, but it does devolve quite a bit

[@randomyoutuber2633]

​@Syrxen The Manga is kinda bad for Spider, and the anime skipped over some stuff, the WN and LN are peak though.

[@Syrxen]

@@randomyoutuber2633 Yeah I read the LN and watched the anime. The LN was really good, it just felt like things were moving too fast towards the end. As for the anime... Without all the details the LN has it's really just meh.

[@someguyy194_2]

I hope when you get to coir two, maybe even season 3, you make a banger video on it

[@SeperSuzu]

i honestly just watch it for the world, nothing has gotten me more invested in a world as much as mushoku tensei has

[@karu]

fair, it's super good

[@mercurial_genin2045]

If you like worldbuilding, I want to see how you feel about Re:Zero Season 3's worldbuilding

[@wymg4480]

one of my favorite world building isekai is actually log horizon. i love how they incorporate the "trapped in a game" features into and explain alot of small details such as flavor texting or food creation. imo one of the most grounded and detailed isekai that doesnt focus on being overpowered or crazy plotlines. But more about how the game came to life and how it affects both the adventurers and those that lived within it.

[@mercurial_genin2045]

@@wymg4480 sounds interesting maybe I will watch it someday

[@dokkino7105]

@@mercurial_genin2045 Season 3 will be Arc 7 or Arc 6 ?

[@kuuluna]

I like that some authors actually give a sht a about characters and it's world building. Not just a way to show off a character's overpowered abilities. They feel like a real person with emotions and problems that needs to be dealt with or confront. An added feel of realism that makes it feel like a real world

[@mercurial_genin2045]

Mushoku tensei and Re:Zero are the best isekai anime/Ln please tell me otherwise

[@Midoss.9]

And that's all only in season 1, season 2 and the labyrinth arc are gonna blow your mind trust me

[@karu]

cant wait to watch it 2 years later, just like with season 1

[@bokuwatobi_]

I’m just worried about some of the stuff that’s coming up tbh. It made me extremely uncomfortable to read and I still cringe thinking about it sometimes.

[@Syrxen]

​@@bokuwatobi_ SPOILER TALK About Roxy and Sylphie?

[@bokuwatobi_]

@@Syrxen spoilers Nah just specifically the Sylphie stuff, marriage, intimacy, and kid; yknow all of it. Can’t wait to see everyone freak out when he gets the symbol for their connection. Tbh a lot of it made me uncomfortable too but after that stuff like it becomes so much less common. Like I’ve read like 7 novels after it and I haven’t really seen anything yknow.

[@Syrxen]

@@bokuwatobi_ SPOILER Ah yes, while it isn't very unexpected it does feel kind of uncomfortable to read

[@i5m1thy]

I feel like you kind of did a cop out when it came to the point about him deserving a second chance at life. It isn't simply fan service and Rudeus doesn't just get a pass because it's fantasy. The show is intentionally making you face moral dilemmas that mirror life in ways that make us very uncomfortable. It's a mature show because it isn't afraid to include very mature themes, and not sheltering us from difficult and controversial topics also makes characters and the story feel more realistic and immersive.

[@BearsBeersBeets]

Dawg he has sex with the redhead later on in the show. He tries to make out with her when sex like 10 years old.

[@kewlkat2712]

Rudy being perverted is the authors comedy relief. It's not really anything deep. He doesn't even stop being a perv in the ln. The pervert cliche/trope comedy relief has existed for years.

[@i5m1thy]

@@kewlkat2712 He improves his character to the point where he isn't as much of a creep and the pervy stuff remains as comic relief rather than something that's extremely problematic. The first sign of this is his reaction when Eris receives Ghislaine's ring that's mean to ward off "wolves" in the night. If you think a 40something year old dude groping a little girl in her sleep would be acceptable in any capacity as just comic relief then you have an issue. There have been other Isekai that have done this between the reincarnated MC and another child and those are totally fucked up imo. They are pandering to an audience that I wouldn't want to associate with. It only works in Mushsoku Tensei because the anime takes this mature approach to it, not acting like it's perfectly normal.

[@kewlkat2712]

@@i5m1thy The Ghislaine ring scene gets thrown out the window. Rudy continues being a weirdo he worships Roxy's underwear and gropes Pursena. Those scenes are clearly supposed to be treated as the "comedy relief" scenes by the author. The author attempts to mix the pervert comedy trope with serious moments and it ends up with mixed results. And as for the age thing I highly doubt the author cares about that. The author tried to make Rudy's son 12 YEARS OLD end up with his adult aunt only to be met with heavy backlash from the community so he ended up scraping that story. I think the author just lacks self awareness from some of the weird stuff he decide to write, which is actually kind of concerning.

[@razatlab2804]

@@kewlkat2712 its a medieval-fantasy world, a newborn could be married to a 40 year old man and it would be historically accurate

[@TsoDrag]

I think Isekai is just a genre where you have fun with rather than explore it deep I mean I like it how it is since if another good Isekai comes out it's just better for that specific good Isekai to be above every other Isekai

[@MABfan11]

you need to watch Re:Zero, it's the peak of the isekai genre and even better than Mushoku Tensei. also, it doesn't have a pedophile main character

[@khoonsta]

Re:Zero is not better than Mushoku Tensei

[@rea2887]

Completely agree.

[@rea2887]

​@@khoonstayou are right because re:zero is on a different league compared to mushoku you can actually recommend it to normal people and after arc 6 i see people comparing subaru with guts from berserk writing wise that's how phenomenal arc 6 is, in all mt arcs there is not a single one that reach the greatness of re:zero arc 6 imo.

[@dokkino7105]

@@rea2887 Agree, Arc 6 is peak Tappei, it take him 5 freaking years to write it, I'm so exited for the second part of Season 2

[@Shin-yuseong]

ngl reading the light novel of mushoku tensei gave me such a great experience and is now my favorite anime manga and ln right now

[@syan2240]

Mushoku Tensei is my fav anime It made me realise that my fav thing in a show is its world I'm convinced that no matter what charecter we follow in Mushoku's world, it would be interesting

[@calebharmon3653]

Im the exact same way with isekai, after watching mushoku tensei nothing else even compares to where it got me so invested I read the manga and might even read the light novel because monthly releases kill me. Good Video!

[@dimz5198]

watch re zero its one of the only other isekai that are actualy good

[@legogoa447]

You know that feeling when he's talking about bad isekai and shows scenes from anime you've watched and thought were kinda decent.

[@corry.8500]

I wouldn't say this is new, but that time i got reincarnated as a slime is definitely up there with new gen GOOD isekais such as this one. Both animes came out at relatively the same time, and both definitely have the same qualities. World building, characters, animation, the only thing that might not be liked about it is how fast the mc becomes "op." Yes it is cool to see him humble characters who underestimate him, but i understand that a lot of people don't like that "he's overpowered for no reason and can beat any and everyone" type of gimick. Although that's not really what it is, some people may see it that way. After recently rewatching season 2 it's safe to say that Tensura (the anime) is top quality isekai and worth a watch. I think both Mushoku Tensei and Tensura have their flaws, which is why i juggle between which one is better.

[@Dadude572]

Granted both MCs are overpowered in their respected worlds. Rudeus got humbled by the strongest person in their world while Rimuru got humbled by Mellim and Hinata before his big power boost, granted even after season 2 I hear he gets another insane power boost but I'm sticking to anime only for both. That being said Mushoku has a lot more personal drama and adventure elements while Tensura is a lot more slice of life and developing a country with the characters the mc met along the way. Since Tensura has a lot more characters I wouldn't say there isn't as much growth as a lot of characters stick to their tropes and honestly Rimuru doesn't change all that much personality wise throughout the series, it's more akin to a Re:zero category which has a lot of elements of mushoku but without an overpowered mc.

[@corry.8500]

@@Dadude572 (anime s2 spoilers) That's also what i meant to say, Mushoku Tensei deals mainly with personal/real-life problems while Tensura is more of a fantasy. Obviously both are "fantasy" but Mushoku lets the MC go through current real life issues. And I think Rimuru building and developing a country is character development in itself, you can see that when they have their meetings and sometimes go back on memories at random times. I agree that there are too many characters to really see development in every one of them, and they do all stick to their tropes but i still think it stands at one of the top isekai. As i said before they're both different in their own way and have their own flaws which is why i cant decide which one is better. And i think he is a lot more skilled than what we seen in the anime, especially when he got humbled by Hinata he was still being nerfed by her barrier.

[@dentangaji6161]

Tensura has a great world building and decent fight scene too but i feel like it is less engaging than Mushoku for some reasons. It feels like the MC effortlessly overcome any problems and obstacles. Because of that his character development seems miniscule. He also seems like to be the type of MC who is likeable by everyone too which make it all easier to him. The story also revolves around him making allies and building some sort of community made of non human that's getting bigger which leads to larger scale and then it turns into fantasy politics story. It's becoming less of personal journey and i heard that in web novel version, another other worlder by the name Yuki which is the main villain is getting defeated easily by Rimuru because at that point he is already too op (but i heard they change Yuki character to be less villainous in official) I legit getting more emotional in Mushoku Tensei during the time Rudeus miscalculation causing the demon's children getting killed by monster than when Rimuru found out Shion is dead. For me Rudeus just has more depth and complexity as a character and he legit struggle a lot even though he is considered to be prodigy both in mana and intelligence. Sorry for the long rant. I really trying to love this series but i just can't.

[@yuliv715]

The thing you mentioned at the end, kinda happened to me, Mushoku Tensei is my first isekai, but I probably won’t watch many isekais after THIS

[@hisukamorrow605]

Not to mention Rudeus is just the story his perspective. The whole nover has a separate world building story called dragon tales and once Rudeus story come to an end its just ganna continue by another characters perspective.

[@karu]

ohhh

[@juwonikemoses2045]

It's just a trend, The OGs remember how saturated anime was in the 00s with generic shonen. It's the same now with Isekai. Mainly because a lot of trash Isekais shows are mediocre adaptations of really good mangas (ala, The Great Cleric or The Faraway Paladin) If you just go through the archive of 00s shonen, you'll see so many dull shonen, it'll blow your mind

[@yuuichi4356]

Mushoku Tensei was a huge surprise to me. Season 1 was a very successful start for the anime. The world and characters were built perfectly, the story was interesting, and the production in the anime is 10/10 in all respects. But in season 2, which is released in this season, the anime took a different path, and the story, to be honest, is no longer as strong as it was in the first season. But despite this, Mushoku Tensei is still the best isekai anime for me, so far.

[@terencebarnes7393]

I thought season 2 after the content for season 2 would have hits and misses. I think people will like second cour far better.

[@dokkino7105]

The second part will have more to offer, the first one is just Worldbuilding and character development, so pretty boring if you don't like this type of pace

[@terencebarnes7393]

@@dokkino7105 Just sucks that me have to wait till April ,as long as they get it right I’m fine.

[@MZ.steve23]

Looking forward to your review on Second season. Oh, yeah, btw, subscribed! 👍

[@senting4160]

re:zero and mushoku are best isekais (i recommend re:zero)

[@karu]

a couple of people have been recommending as well

[@JustBeingAlive]

Started good!!! Second season is…. God the end just sucks 😅

[@Brianworldwide_7]

After watching mushoku tensei a couple of times it became my absolutely best anime ever watched.

[@TheVelmont666]

Me too, not only the best isekai but the best anime.

[@zrakonthekrakon494]

Than you bozos need to watch more anime

[@retro__791]

Im close to completing the LN And i can confidently say nothing comes close to how wellplanned everything is

[@hebrux]

I'm suprised you didn't mention "That time I got Reincarnated as a Slime". Probably the only Isekia so far that holds a candle and sometimes surpasses Jobless Reincarnation

[@jasonpeng5798]

Dude… it’s not even close.

[@new_handoru]

あんな俺TUEEEEと一緒にするな。

[@Xx0ME0xX]

I love reincarnated as a slime, but it's not close, Mt is way better. Slime is probably the closest, but it falls behind quite a bit, side characters don't feel as real as they do in MT, they just exist in slime, but in MT, it feels like they actually have lives and are out doing their own things. Plus, the world itself doesn't feel as real as MT does, the world of MT is it's own thing and feels like a real place in a sense, whereas slimes world is built only by the characters we know, i guess i could say? i dont know how to explain it exactly, but i just wanna say again that i'm not hating on slime, it's probably my second favorite isekai, and the only one other than MT that i decided to pick up the LN for and actually read multiple volumes (as of now, i've read 20 volumes of MT and 8 volumes of slime). So, i agree that it can sometimes hold a candle to MT, but it doesn't surpass it any way, other than Rimuru being a complete badass sometimes, thats where it surpasses MT occasionally lmao

[@Haiyami]

nah I'm sorry I don't think That Time I reincarnated as a slime hold's a candle to Mushoku Tensei. The only one I've seen that does a decent job of shortening the gap is Ascendance of a Bookworm.

[@Xx0ME0xX]

@@Haiyami i really enjoyed that as well and plan on reading the LN eventually, it definitely does a better job than most isekai do, but based on just the anime, i wouldn't put it top 3 for me, maybe top 5 or 6. That could change with the LN though. Right now, it's just not as memorable even though it is a good story, but anime like MT, slime, spider, and re:zero are more memorable, but reading the LN may change that for me, since i did rate the first two seasons 9/10 and the third a 10/10.

[@erth8096]

For me this is an amazing anime because 1) Protagonist actually dies in real life so he don't have to care about real world anymore 2) he reborn as normal baby and slowly grows up which makes side characters really important 3) Due to his memories he acts like what you expect him to act after knowing about his previous life 4) there are no weird Loli or farry creature whose constantly screaming 5) He's power and whole power system is good Overall feels way way more realistic than other generic anime.

[@noman1997]

...If you want an Isekai that's as good or better (imo) than Mushoku Tensei, you should AT LEAST give Re:Zero a chance.

[@karu]

ive heard re zero is as good. that, and then konosuba for comedy