Parents React To MUSHOKU TENSEI For the First Time (Season 1 Supercut)

[@chriall]

2:05:02 "Whenever a Pervert dies, They get Reincarnated as a Greyrat" 🤣🤣🤣

[@imtheuglyguy4485]

paul tainting the greyrat name literall

[@A-Kira]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Hawkcam1996]

35:20 Fun fact: The test was for Rudy to maintain this spell for an hour, but Rudy used his rudimentary knowledge of meteorology to make the storm self sustaining because he thought the point of the test was to make it self sustaining when he was actually supposed to continue the casting of the spell for an hour straight, so he ended up *really* impressing Roxy.

[@adamsem23]

Test lasted like 5 minutes when Roxy heared his explanation

[@potatoadw9387]

@@adamsem23 Of course the anime doesn't mention it, but that's how it is described in the source material, the light novel.

[@dobber43]

wish theyd of included it thats really cool@@potatoadw9387

[@Leonardo-jz5jf]

1:10:52 There’s a reason to this whole arc and I like how it was thought out. It goes to show the people you love are not perfect. Paul isn’t a paragon, but he’s human and he struggles with his own desires. But despite all of his flaws he manages to be a good father to Rudeus and his other kids. And it’s awesome how all these plot points are tied to one another: Paul never planned to cheat on Zenith, but he wasn’t satisfied as he got no action while Zenith was pregnant, that’s how Lilia was able to seduce him; and the reason that Lilia did that was because she had for years gotten no action while at the same time hearing them LOUDLY doing it every night, and she saw this as her chance

[@darkhannomad]

Rudy-mentary knowledge

[@proximitive3872]

7:30:34 damn bro you completely understood Eris' intentions. YES what Eris meant was that she is not good enough for Rudy. She can't keep on relying on Rudy so she's going to her own training arc to get strong and be able to fight side by side with Rudeus. She doesn't want to see Rudeus almost die again. And yes Eris is not good with words.

[@fallendown8828]

She straight up declares that she will slay the dragon God in Redeus's stake and that says a lot

[@CaptainGrogg6109]

you realis this literally shouted at you its not hard to pick up on?

[@proximitive3872]

@@CaptainGrogg6109 well a lot of people in comment sections dont realize it

[@AlunethMaster]

@@proximitive3872 idk what eris meant she still abandoned rudy

[@proximitive3872]

@@AlunethMaster she didnt abandon rudy. She left to train because she thinks she is not strong enough for him beacuse Rudy almost died in front of him and she couldnt do anything. She's always been relying on Rudy from when they got teleported til they got home. Its explained in the novel

[@DanielSilva-gc4xz]

As someone who just finished the novels, many people complain that he doesn't actually get better, but seeing this first part of the anime again, he is definitely someone else.

[@TheMan21892]

Whaaa?? Who the f*** says that?? Lmao I’m up to Vol.25 and he’s a _completely_ different person! 😂

[@DanielSilva-gc4xz]

@@TheMan21892 many people say.

[@DanielSilva-gc4xz]

@@TheMan21892 the change is so gradual that some people don't realize it.

[@Pikaton659]

@@DanielSilva-gc4xz I have literally never seen someone say this. I can only possibly imagine someone saying that if they have never interacted with the story in anyway and are just hating on it in bad faith

[@Asic229]

@@TheMan21892 everyone ive heard say that is at the end of the first season of the anime. Like, no, hes entirely different. The only people who say he hasnt made enough progress are people who dont realize how long the series actually is. He doesnt finish the better part of his character arc until like volume 19 or 20 whichever one is the shirone arc

[@pokeball1101]

5:57:03 You have to think of Roxy as basically being deaf. The other villagers never learned how to speak because they dont need to. The only Migurds who know how to speak are the village elder, so he can communicate with other communities, and Roxy's parents, with her dad being a guard to check vistors and deal with outsiders. Roxy is disabled so of course her parents are sad, like parents of deaf/blind children; they understand well before the child does what a difficult life they will have. Its also why they are so upset that they drove her away. They feel like they failed to make her feel normal.

[@LIAuNXeNON]

problem is she's not just deaf she's deaf and mute to them hell like you mentioned only a few know how to comunicate with others for all we know it's essencially a different language to them compared to the languge they would use for talking telepathically so while yes she's not outright mute she might as wekk be talking in a foreign language which most won't understand.

[@Tounushi]

It's worse than being deaf. If she were telepathically deaf, she wouldn't even be able to tell that they're trying to communicate with her. Her condition is closer to Auditory Processing Disorder; she can tell people in her village are trying to talk to her, but she can't comprehend any of it.

[@AnyMEmdq]

Not only that, pretending an entire village to change their nature for the one person is just absurd. If you have a disability it sucks, but the world cannot be made to cater specifically to you just because of that. Forcing everyone else in the village to learn a language (you can see Roxy's mom didn't even know how to say "horse" before, implying their telepathic communication is not language-based) because of one person is, at the very least, abusive. Expecting them to go through such an ordeal (collectively learning a foreign language) without forcing them is, at the very least, disingenuous.

[@Eleyvie]

@@AnyMEmdq It's possible if you frame the request correctly, because having more people in the village who can communicate with the rest of the continent can actually be helpful, but that would require a perspective that her parents simply didn't have.

[@AnyMEmdq]

@@Eleyvie And it wouldn't be because of Roxy, in that scenario, she would just be collaterally benefitted by it. Regardless, based on the geography of the Demonic continent, and the distance to their closest neighbours, it wouldn't even benefit the village, they don't factually need more people to know the demonic language than the guards and the chief/elder. It's not that by learning it they would be able to establish trade routes, or anything like that. It'd basically be like asking people living in Manhattan to learn how to groom and milk cows. And at most it would be a few more people, and definitely not the children.

[@Real_MisterSir]

Something to note about depression, is that it can hit so much harder when the people close to you are supportive yet you fail to get a hold of yourself. Makes you feel that much worse about yourself because you're seeing how everyone around you are doing well, being nice people, even having enough excess energy and morale to support you, and here you are not even being able to care for yourself - and seeing all this kindness towards you go to waste. Now it feels like you're also dragging those who love you down with you. If it was only your resentment towards yourself you had to deal with, that would be much easier to deal with mentally. But when you're shown love and affection, now you're also conscious about how much of a burden you are to the good people around you. It instills possibly the strongest form of guilt a person can experience. Depression and trauma is a tough one to handle. And this anime is portraying it masterfully. It's the subtle hints and in-between-the-lines parts that truly sets it apart.

[@Dread_2137]

Mushoku Tensei is not a typical "reborn in another world", it's a story about getting a second chance and deciding whether to keep everything as it was or change something. A story about how people are full of flaws, how they make mistakes, how they don't know everything. Rudeus is complicated character, there's more to him than just him being perverted, above all he's emotionally fragile and weak. One bad day with a delinquent in school, locked himself in his room and never left again. He can't really handle trauma, and he have a very hard time facing some hardships and tragedies that we all face in life. His real trauma was not school stuff, but him being a useless parasite, he leeched off his parents and couldn't even bring himself to go to their funeral. He was disgusting, and he fully knew it. All weird stuff, anime, games, dating sims, pornography were "drugs" he used to numb his pain. The problem being that using these "drugs" made him feel even more disgust with himself, and he blamed everything on himself. Which also caused his view of sex and relationships (both romantic and friendship) to be completely warped. What we observe up to about episode 8 (so like first 2 volumes of light novel) is a drug addict going through withdrawal, who's starting to understand his addiction, that withdrawal is needed for normal functioning, and that he needs to unlearn all the weird stuff from previous life, and how to treat people around him as actual human beings. The great enlightenment comes on his 10th birthday, when Eris let's him do "just a little", and he completely loses control. She withdraws consent and beats him up (he deserved that, there's no need to argue about that). That was the moment he realized that he had been treating people around him as some NPCs from JRPG or dating sim. But sadly he only treats Eris as "fellow human", the rest are still just NPCs. Next day, the teleportation incident happened, there's no time for bullshit anymore. So he vows to protect Eris at all cost and bring her home. It takes some time until he starts to recognize others as alive, and self-aware humans. For some time he also thought of himself as main character of some story, until yet again, life in this new world proven him wrong. This is a very long process that will last for a large part of 2nd season as well. A slow and painful process of unlearning old habits and how to function in human society. Of course, not everything can be fixed, some flaws stay with us for the rest of our lives and we simply have to learn to live with them and how not cause problems for others. Generally, I really recommend reading the light novel, not everything can be adapted, so some of the content is cut out, some things are only visual, so unlike the text they're easy to miss, and novel has many other smaller details that really add depth to the whole story, and make everything easier to understand.

[@reggielacey2235]

It's the typical stuff. Mid

[@rythmrocket3983]

@@reggielacey2235 clown

[@yankee6912]

@@reggielacey2235bro who hurt you?

[@ikhwanmauaja1184]

That " One bad day" Consist of him stripped naked in front of school gates where everyone can see

[@Chy_Tajrian]

The f*ck is wrong with these people who didn't even watch the show. Just hating because you've got nothing better to do. Honestly pathetic

[@seancurtis1199]

This show is so powerful because it acknowledges that people do not always make good decisions or do the "right" thing, it allows the characters to have genuine flaws and then gives realistic growth that respects change being a slow process of learning from your mistakes.

[@ArlanKels]

It's a story about real people living in a real world, suffering real difficulties and making real mistakes. You're not supposed to idolize the main character, because he's not a hero. He's not a villain. He's just a human being with a lot of psychological trauma and the inherent issues that come with it. So many people watch this and get upset, and it's like....yeah, that's the point.

[@Vonmoonlight]

​@ArlanKels and this is medieval world where anything goes Slaves etc, alot of things in medieval where anyone in modern era will question the morality of it all Medieval era is where humans are still in the midst of transition from being inhuman and listening to their animal instinct to civilised.

[@SkyMina_]

​@@Vonmoonlightsadly , its still happening behind the scene and much more hidden and worse now. Nothing change.

[@Real_MisterSir]

Also respecting that some lessons are never learned, some growth isn't a given. Far too often story media portrays characters who just need this one lesson to overcome their trauma and grow. Even when you learn the lesson, growth isn't always following. Some things just stick through life.

[@siginotmylastname3969]

​@@SkyMina_no plenty of stuff has changed. Even though slavery still exists in many places, neocolonialism continues from multiple global powers, global warming etc is a disproportionate threat to places which were previously colonised, you can't just write it off as all the same. It's not all the same, it's impossible to measure because life cannot be weighed like that but saying it's all the same is dismissing the times when numerous genocides were at least slowed down drastically, I'm not one to say anything is objectively easily stated to have improved but I can see that many populations which were previously unable to defend themselves except by force can now improve the world with technology, legal battles, etc. From a charity run largely by indigenous people in South America preserving their homes and land in the Amazon to the refugees and asylum seekers my sister's colleagues work to help, there's masses wrong with the world but there were times where less risky methods like this simply wouldn't work because so many people were treated far less like equal humans than they are now, even though things are still far from equal. I find your viewpoint of shielding yourself behind the suffering of others to insist that nothing will change anyway disgusting. The only people you can direct a message like "things will never get better" towards are those trying to improve things.

[@Hawkcam1996]

1:20:40 But that’s the whole point. When Rudy made that request, all three adults in the room, Paul, Zenith, and Lilia, realized that Rudy and Sylphie were becoming too dependent on each other. So they needed to separate them before it was too late. That’s why Paul got Rudy a job in another city. So he can still earn the tuition money he wants for him and Sylphie, but he and Sylphie can also learn to be less dependent on each other by spending some time apart.

[@CainLupus]

For the Roxy situation, you have to understand, Roxy is legit the only Migurd who has left the village permanently in like 20 years

[@Tiro_de_Esquina]

clever

[@daveTHEdirty]

What makes zenith even more of an angel in the light novel there's a moment where she basically tells Rudy she knew he was lying.

[@fossillight7916]

About what?

[@cloudd4062]

@@fossillight7916 She knew that he was playing the innocent child when it's revealed that Paul was cheating. She was just looking for a reason to forgive them and Rudy gave it to her.

[@fossillight7916]

@@cloudd4062 ohhh thanks for clearing that up

[@gadaye7770]

@@cloudd4062dam bro zenith is so nice

[@Killjoy1204]

Well from the start zenith knew paul was playboy and was just going to sleep with him to get over him but she gets pregnant with Rudy and surprisingly Paul takes responsibility and married her, she knew paul won’t be monogamous for long because polygamy is norm in this world if you’re not follower of millis like zenith was but he still stayed loyal for long enough that she thought he wouldn’t get another wife but whole lilia fiasco and just timing of it just screwed her up bad mentally! So she was angry at first because of betrayal but she forgave them.

[@purem4dn3ss]

"rudy is so likeable that he tricks you" best description. 😂😂😂 so funny how they were reacting to his perviness, dear god.

[@nicolrb2210]

Rudeus is both incredibly immoral, but also incredibly moral compared to like 40% of the six-sided world

[@theperson8539]

To be fair, the entire story, upon reflection, is basically a justification for Rudeus to have a harem. It's the author's ultimate fantasy, largely driven by sexual and/or fantastical desires. It's also best not to forget, that future Rudy did whatever the f*ck he wanted, and morality is kind of a defence mechanism for an awkward Japanese NEET. Not to give the story too much credit though, this is simply the most polished version of the story, the web novel was... so boring.

[@specialk9762]

@@theperson8539 thats false. The story is meant to be rudeus TRYING to overcome his flaws. If you read the novel you would know why I say try. In some ways rudeus overcomes his flaws but others ways he doesn't. It may be because of how he grew up in the world or because of the social norms of the world justified some of his actions. Also the novel is not boring. It is actually one of the best fantasy isekais I've read/seen.

[@theperson8539]

@@specialk9762 Starts off boring and a little directionless, with some decent concepts later, but nothing you couldn’t find in a half decent Doujin.

[@specialk9762]

@@theperson8539 that is not true lol.

[@Eterrath]

​@@theperson8539Mushoku Tensei is an interpersonal journey at its core. The author is pretty good at integrating existing concepts but not necessarily creating new ones. When he does do so, he doesn't use some crazy quirk that makes an impact of a worldbuilding. It's mostly stuff you'd think makes sense for there to be upon hearing about them for the first time or even if they are slightly off, it's presented more as a culture shock. This is why the fantasy aspect of MT ends up disappointing people who want crazy dungeons or town designs or crazy economics or new races like the Hollows in MiA etc. To me, it ends up becoming quite pleasant because any half-assed attempt at trying to improve the fantasy genre ends up ruining it completely so it's better that the author has a set lore about the creation of the MT world but doesn't try to go too crazy with it

[@aperson4097]

I love the transition of "Aw, what a happy, wholesome family!" to then realizing that people in this world are almost never innocent.

[@hasaznasa]

I love this show. Just remember no one is perfect and dont judge too hard

[@andrewlynch4126]

Some people are more perfect than others

[@giogarduno1593]

no, no one is perfect but can be a better persona and there are people working harder in their things and plans everyone can does anything they want to just don't hurt anyone

[@lsoli7021]

Often "normies" are more disgusting than perverts. And this reaction is an example.

[@prestonwuvsyou990]

@@lsoli7021 It's ok to be wierded out by this show right? Isn't that the intention of the writer? If being a Normie is being uncomfortable with a literal weirdo of an MC. I'd rather be a Normie until said MC becomes more likable. Which Rudeus does become eventually.

[@gabbie25]

everyone agrees that rudy had a scummy attitude as a child though

[@dillanditcham1413]

Speaking as someone with depression, the bubbles at the end were symbolic in two ways. The First of which being the feeling of drowning that often comes with being severely depressed. The second being after all the effort Rudy has put into pulling himself above the surface of the metaphorical water, just for something to drag him back under and put him right back where he started.

[@Runo1923]

Mushoku Tensei is the only show that convinced me to read whole Light Novel series. It was a great decision. Although the anime adaptation is top-tier, it still misses some side notes and inner monologues of other characters. 10/10

[@jidhindharanm.p9351]

Just 15 more paves left for me to cover up the 9th vol till which the anime has covered till now...cant wait to see whats next starting with the vol cover of vol10

[@Runo1923]

@@jidhindharanm.p9351 I'll just say from vol 12 to 17 there is nonstop action/drama. Then 22 onwards is peak. You won't get bored in other volumes too.

[@mackdonaldvivasmonroy4378]

Mannn, I couldn't agree more. It a wonderful anime.

[@amarshegokar]

You should react to That time I was reincarnation as a slime.

[@aoko8486]

​@@jidhindharanm.p9351oh my, you are not prepared, the light novel just keeps getting better and better 😊

[@vegboylokesh7778]

Rudeus is not extra horny. Everyone is that horny. We just don't hear the internal thaughts of characters in this situation

[@Shinpostor]

Facts

[@kristoffer2250]

I cannot believe i spent the whole day binging this all. My new favorite Mushoku reactors. Can't wait for season 2.

[@zev_nx]

Fr bro they are so real 😅

[@sast5454]

Mushoku Tensei is all about family. It's why it feels so much more intimate and personal than other fantasy stories.

[@MetalSmith]

I appreciate how when you watched through the show, you kept relating some of the problems they faced and some of the character moments to your own lives. Especially when it comes to Rudy's past traumas and contemplated how you would or could deal with something like that. I think the purpose of fiction in general is to help us think and work through this type of thing and become more aware of its impact on others. The focus on the parenting and reactions, and reacting to it with so much compassion is heartening. A lot of people get hung up on the character faults that kinda stem from it being an anime, and discount the whole thing because some of the characters and situations are well used tropes that just are not appropriate. I dunno if that makes sense, but hearing how you would aggressive try to help your own child in that situation, regardless of the outcome, is a nice thing to hear parents consider.

[@wesandsteph2822]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment!!

[@Xantheus07]

2:28:20 you need to stop thinking in terms of our modern times.First Eris parents have not had any offers for Eris to wed any heirs so thats why they were fine with her training to be a swords women (think about it Eris is of Noble bloodline) they thought she would be alone forever. Now Rudy comes along who not only does their daughter get along with but also seems to have feelings for. Better still Rudy shows interest in her aka he isnt scared of her. Philip knows Rudy is going to be a powerful person when he is an adult at his young age he is a accomplished mage, is good with numbers, has a strategic mind, and has noble blood. He knows if Eris marries Rudy her future is secure their children his grand children will be secure. So to Eris parents Rudy is a gift from the gods. It was Eris mother who told her to dress that way and BED Rudy but Eris couldnt do it but she does love him so plans on them waiting till Rudy is 15 aka an adult.

[@TheMattVis]

I think many people forgot how "medieval" this anime setting is, and sometimes getting angry at that, ironically imo the differences value with the modern time is actually what makes the story interesting, cause we can see and learn how bad back in the day was, like legit there's a lot of noble who got married at 13 and seen as normal. People need to be more open minded when watching a "story" cause when a story deviated from reality that what makes it interesting sometimes.

[@gagrin1565]

Even by the standards of the six-sided world the Noble families of Asura are considered degenerate asshats. And not exclusively in the fun way.

[@talwarsrightnut]

that interaction has me very on edge with Philip, like even though he's supposedly dead with Ghislain confirming the body and all, we're in a world with magic, and even without that it's not unimaginable that there would be some way he could have a double dead in his place, he goes talking about a coup then not long after the mana disaster happens causing a ton of chaos, great way to get change to happen, something about that feels rather fishy

[@Xantheus07]

@@talwarsrightnut Their is no resurrection magic and the Mana Disaster was not caused by Philip as explained in season 2 it was caused by someone summoning Nanahoshi. For a noble to fake his death while his territory is in shambles would be a extreme act of cowardice and would dishonor his family line so its something no noble would do.

[@talwarsrightnut]

@@Xantheus07 oh yeah u right I forgot that, my bad

[@matthewhass1384]

I love how they gave an open mind and attentive thought to what the world would be like in medieval times. Most people talk about how it's so unforgivably sinful and creepy. And the laws aren't far off of Japan as it is, who until recently had age of consent at 13 (thankfully it's now 16). The reason I feel that even though you despise Rudy, but still find yourself rooting for him is how he's presented. His old body was physically 30, but they do a good job of showing that mentally he was stunted at like 16 when he got bullied and chose to be a shut-in. Even considering him 16 doesn't make it any better what he did to Eris during the early interactions. But you never consider him a monster and root to watch him grow, even if that growth is slow.

[@wesandsteph2822]

Great points!

[@xenon9531]

For sure the best reaction video I've ever seen. You pointed out a lot of stuff that I didn't even think about (even while reading the novel, which is a lot more detailed), and a lot of your assumptions were either right on point, or pretty damn close to it. Loved how invested you got into it, and how you never failed to point out what a great job the author did at writing people that feel real. When I stumbled upon this video, I didn't even consider watching all of it, but here I am. Keep it up, you guys are great, and thank you for doing this show (and others) justice!

[@wesandsteph2822]

Thanks so much for this comment!!! It made our day!! ❤️❤️

[@johnbaron2228]

@@wesandsteph2822 The beginning in episode 2 the truck thing is a think where characters die because of an accident usually a truck incident and then get reincarnated but Konosuba was a parody where he didn't need to save anyone and died because of a tractor ( uncommon) and peed himself making it a parody of the isekai genre.

[@ArlanKels]

Mushoku Tensei's anime was made because the director loved the novel, found it controversial, and knew it had a lot of potential to draw in viewers and was deserving of an adaptation. However due to the nature of the story it was going to be a lot of work, since the environment and characters constantly shuffle around and change. Studio BIND was literally made to make this anime, as per the producer. Mushoku Tensei is one of the few anime to extensively utilize CGI. Carriages, horses, books, objects, backgrounds, buildings, magical effects, it's filled with CGI.

[@Tounushi]

And of course Hitogami.

[@Thromash]

The creator of the story said to those who dislike how Rudy is at the start as he is very creepy ect. That is the point, you're meant to not like him. He is creepy. He is weird & treats people poorly, that's the point. It is a second chance and as you watch you see him learn how to act & treat people, how to be a better person than who he was. Hope you enjoy it & continue to watch the show! And as you've probably noticed, always watch the intro with this show as they actually have story in it a bit.

[@lonestrider11]

Thank you so much for the Supercut, I really loved your reaction, so much so that I just had to watch it in one sitting and it's 5 am now. 😂 I'm pretty sure that if these were released episodically on patrons, then the members would have most definitely cleared some of your questions regarding certain things in the episode. A thing to add regarding the woman who's almost naked in episode 16 with Paul; she has a backstory that the anime never explained. She and her sister who's wearing the cloak, are also victims of the mana disaster. They became sex slaves and were saved by Paul. She's wearing that daring outfit because her sister got traumatized by the sexual abuse and can't stand being looked at by males so she wore it to get the attention of males away from her sister. Regarding the bubbles in the dark in the last episode, to me it felt like a symbolism to indicate how Rudy was feeling at that moment. Like the feeling of hopelessness and drowning in darkness. Sinking down not being able to do anything; just the heavy feeling of anxiety and depression. But again thank you so much for all the wonderful reactions!

[@MustangD]

I was so hyped when i saw this listed on your Patreon. So glad to finally be able to watch this masterpiece of a series with you guys.

[@reggielacey2235]

Mid

[@sora2541]

5:08:47 There is actually a very good reason why she dresses like that. Basically, the 2 girls are sisters and when the teleportation incident happened, they were captured by some bandits and were "used". They got saved by Paul and his group later (you can actually see it at 5:25:08) but the young sister was traumatized and are now scared whenever a man look at her. The older sister got over it quicker so she decided that she will where things that make man look at her and not her little sister. I love how in Mushoku Tensei common anime tropes are not so much tropes but are there for a reason.

[@i.hsanabi]

I really apreciate that you were still going to finish the show even sometimes it makes you guys unconfortable. Really great to see people with open minded and can apreciate the art as it is : 3

[@InstanRamen]

About rank System for Mage and Swordman - Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced - Saint - King - Emperor - God Sword Style (the different i will explain down below) - Sword God Style User : Paul, Ghislaine, Eris, Orsted, Sword God Gal Farion - North God Style User : Paul, Eris Kidnappers, Gallus Cleaner, Orsted, Assassins on OVA, Kalman North God - Water God Style User : Paul, Orsted, Guard lady on OVA, Water God -------------------------------------------------- Every character Rank 1. Rudeus - Saint class Water Mage - Advanced on Fire, Earth and Wind - Intermediate on Healing Magic 2. Roxy - from Saint to King class Water Mage - Advanced on Fire, Earth and Wind - Intermediate on Healing Magic 3. Paul - Advanced on Sword God Style - Advanced on North God Style - Advanced on Water God Style 4. Eris - Advanced on Sword God Style 5. Ghislaine - Sword King (title for Sword God Style that reach King class) 6. Gallus Cleaner - North Saint (title for North God Style user that reach Saint class) 7. Gal Farion - Sword God (title for the strongest Sword God Style user) 8. Kalman - North God (title for the strongest North God Style user) 9. Water God -------------------------------------------------- Status Dragin Race - Dragon God (Orsted) - Dragon Emperor - Dragon King (Perugius Dola) Demon Race - Demon God (Laplace) - Demon Emperor (Kishirika Kishirisu) - Demon King Beast Race - Beast God Human Race - Man God Sky Race - Sky God Ocean Race - Ocean God

[@InstanRamen]

Sword Style Different 1. Sword God Style Focus on Take Down the Opponent as fast as Possible in one strike Characteristics : - Charge, Jump Straight to the Opponent and strike 1:19:29, 1:38:55 - Surprised Attack - Always attacking first even when the opponent not ready for the attack 2. North God Style This Sword style will literally using everything to Support their Sword Play. Literally using everything. They will : - Throwing Sword 1:38:38 - Play Dirty - Using Poison - Using Hostage - Deception or Distraction - Provoct the Opponent - Using Unique Weapon or Sword - has Dual Wielding Sword technique 3. Water God Style This Sword Style only Focus on Defense, this Sword style only about Defense. They normally : - Blocking Attack - Deflecting Attack - Anticipating Attack - the only attack they can do is Counter Attack - they normally calm wait for opponent Attack - analysis situation and the time they can counter -------------------------------------------- Sword God Style rank : - Sword God : Gal Farion - Sword Emperor : - Sword King : Ghislaine - Sword Saint : - Advanced : Paul, Eris - Intermediate : Rudy - Beginner North God Style rank : - North God : Kalman - North Emperor : - North King : - North Saint : Gallus Cleaner - Advanced : Paul Water God Style rank : - Water God : - Water Emperor : - Water King : - Water Saint : - Advanced : Paul - Intermediate : - Beginner : ---------------------------------------------- Seventh Great Power (the Seventh strongest person in the World) 1. Technique God 2. Dragon God (Orsted) 3. Fighting God 4. Demon God (Laplace) 5. Death God 6. Sword God (Gal Farion) 7. North God (Kalman)

[@dhfnzdn]

The demon king is Badigadi right?

[@cherri4676]

​@@dhfnzdn yes, but there is also like 10 more demon kings

[@dhfnzdn]

@@cherri4676 well thats a lot

[@mRidley508]

what I really love about mushoku tensei is that it asks you to consider what makes someone a bad person. It blurs the line between good people who do some bad things and Bad People who do some good things. Everyone has an opinion on wether or not Rudeus is a redeemable character or not and I think that its really interesting. Some people think he's a good guy who has to unlearn bad habits, some people find him too gross to even finish the show, and some people think he is a bad persion but can empathize with him anyway. No one in the show is a true hero or perfect role model, but instead they each learn things from each other.

[@wesandsteph2822]

Good points!!!

[@dragiel]

Thank you. it was nice to recap the first seasons with you.

[@lawlach8341]

An 8hr reaction to season 1? Omg what a treat

[@IrfanTheBosnian]

Before I say anything else, I would like to say that I love this show and I love your reaction to it. I'm a parent too and I really love how you relate that to the family environments in this show. Now, regarding that: I would really like to add something to the perspective since I realize many people seem to refer to Rudeus's physical age compared to his mental age. I agree that, yes, he was 30+ years old in his past life, but realistically speaking, his mind never developed from that trauma when he was still in school. Mentally, he was a high-schooler at most. So after being reincarnated, his advantage of having past knowledge didn't really translate to 30+ years of experience but more like 15 years. On top of that, his additional 10 years of experience in this word did not amount to his mental age reaching 40+, it's not additive. It's more like when you, in high school, repeat everything you studied in middle school, but just to a more detailed degree. So with all, all I want to say is that by the age of 10, Rudeus's mind was more likely in line of a really intelligent 15 year old than that of a 40 year old. If he had a 40+ year old body - he should be treated by that physique, but since he doesn't I think it's harsh to treat him that way. As for the sex aspect, in most old societies, adulthood was equivalent to puberty and children were educated to take on responsibilities at that age. Therefore, sex and marriage under the age of 15 is really not that weird. It's only weird if you compare it from the mental maturity of modern 15 year olds.

[@ebreshea1337]

Sure but we are watching this anime today and it includes ~2.5 sex scenes between minors over both seasons so far.

[@StupidAnon-gn8ih]

@@ebreshea1337 What point are you trying to make by saying this?

[@ebreshea1337]

@@StupidAnon-gn8ih People here are saying that Paul is an incredible character because he's flawed. But the author is constantly making excuses for him, and never having him suffer from the consequences of his mistakes. If anything, he's actually glorifying this type of behavior.

[@stefanstepanovic3245]

​@@ebreshea1337Not every bad person gets punished especially in world where power is that important. You cannot punish someone who is too strong. That is whole point. In our world we got Kim Jong Un and many other dictators who do terrible things but we still cannot punish them. Author isn't glorifying anything he is portraying things as they are. Power trough violence or connections equals to freedom to do whatever you want that is point in our world too.

[@StupidAnon-gn8ih]

@@ebreshea1337 I'm unaware of any statements made by the author as to Paul's behavior, so hypothetically I suppose I'd have to take your word for that, but frankly, I don't think _you_ have ever seen any statements by the author as to Paul's behavior either.

[@lucienschlut]

3:10:00 When you try to change (losing weight or anything really) , the WORST feeling is to see your old self in the mirror in the morning. you got complacent and got back a few kilos... in his case, he completly changed from a old bum to a badass kid, and brutaly see himself again... 7:29:15 This is a pet peeves of mine. Being perverted (sexual obsession) is NOT synonymous with being abusive. Rudy was a 37 years old man who got traumatized and shut himself in, spending most of his time with porn he never had a girlfriend and fantasized about having the thing he understood (sex/gratification) but he NEVER spat on love or women in general. you shouldn't confuse the need for sexual gratification and affection. You can be a pervert AND be affectionate and compassionate, a good ref are BDSM, LIBERTAIN or CUCK couples. Rudeus always talked about having a wife and kids, about having a couple, he never projected to be like his father. 7:48:00 In japan, there is a high number of Hikkikomori (shut in). The japanese society is very demanding of it's citizen and, a bit like chinese, many parents EXPECT their kids to be successfull. useless members of the society are easily discarded, bullied, left to rot, because it's more convenient for the society to focus it's efforts on the successfull. Add to that the "shame" system ("If an apple is rotten, throw out the basket") which en up also ostracizing any person who would be in contact with a "failed member of society" and you get that result. Kids who try to do good, get something bad happen, decide to retire from society to not "be a problem", parents who enable failures to hide to preserve their image....

[@voidwonder7904]

Paul has been a great father doing his best and a person who try to uphold his moral values, hes a hero and always tries to do the right thing. during his "redemption arc" that you guys were talking about, yall were saying that "oh hes choosing to be a better person" no, that urked me the wrong way cause this is who paul has always been, he would have done this same thing if it happened before, its just that paul is a good guy with some major flaws. its not like he cared less about his people and his family before even when he cheated. hes just a human man, with good and bad in him. hes not this black or white person, he is a person with texture, a mix of colors, a human with strength and weaknesses. This is what i love about this show. It creates and portrays real human characters super well. Just cause you know someone from one side of them doesnt mean you really know them and a lot of us forget that whether its people we meet in real life or characters we judge in a show.

[@Zeroscifer]

Ya do not except this much from them. I just came across this and ya I cannot watch them anymore. They are the epitome of my morals are the only correct ones. Rather then try to learn about each person in the story they want to judge them. This is a story about the human condition and the different perspectives people hold but they cannot see that.

[@QuantumFishFTW]

Bro cheated on his wife

[@AraumC]

@@Zeroscifer You saying that is more pretentious than the amount you're claiming they're being. I agree with this guy, and I understand the sentiment, but you're going too far.

[@hundvd_7]

Paul is one of my favorite characters ever, precisely because of how flawed he is. It's so sad to see him berated like that... Like, are they even paying attention at all? 1:04:14 for example Edit: it got a lot better later on, but still. They were insanely quick to cast him away

[@wira572]

i think their opinion at the beginning is justifiable because while other people see paul strength and weakness as fun and still reasonable characteristic, it must be more difficult for them to see and accepting paul adultery behavior especially since they are a married couple and also a parents. beside, they see more of paul good value and characteristic and still able to appreciated it

[@r3.4ct]

This is the right way to view Mushoku .being open minded. Acknowledging both its weirdness and greatness. Even if some characters are made to be unnecessarily ..flawed.. still turn out to be a great story.. And personally what makes a well written story receives a good balance of both negative and positive reactions..

[@Vedhon]

rather than unnecessarily flawed I'd say it's completely the other way around. it's one of the charms, normal people are not without flaws.

[@Aleclovito]

@@Vedhonyeah, honestly the only thing I think with “unnecessary flawed” is Pax, no one else lol

[@Vedhon]

@@Aleclovito oh, i love pax he is great.

[@TheMan21892]

⁠@@Aleclovito Aaaah, I sort of understand what you mean, but later on in the LN you understand a bit more about him. In my opinion the author should’ve expanded his character some more, but it was just enough to serve the story. I wouldn’t call him “unnecessarily flawed”.

[@brianrauch2770]

Episode 18 really hits home for me every time I watch it…. What Roxy went through is a more intense and extreme version of what it was like for me growing up with autism. (I know she has something more like auditory processing disorder and she has something much harder to deal with but the disconnect from others and the emotions that come with it are the same) It’s like the words her parents said to her she understood but when they would communicate telepathically she didn’t understand and that’s how every interaction is as an autistic person…. It’s like you can understand what is being said but there is another layer almost a full language worth you don’t understand.

[@wesandsteph2822]

That’s a really interesting and deep comparison. Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@jaimesjuancarlosjcj]

I know you have seen these episodes a long time ago. But in the dialauge Rudus explains that Lilia was always kind and helpful to the family so he decided to help her. The way he did that was by saying Paul forced himself on to Lilia. It was not Rudus responsibility to save her but the alternative would have been for her to leave. Lilia is defiinity at fault for seducing Paul and Paul is at fault for not being faithful to Zenith. And he will now have to work hard to earn Zenith trust once more. At this point we love the family, but the story shows that there is family drama and that not everyone is "good". They all have flaws. But you are correct #Zenithbestwife #Zenithbestmom #Zenithbestcharacter. 1:07:49

[@Tounushi]

Some point along the line, Zenith forgave Paul enough for them to try for a third child. She and Lilia came to the agreement that Lilia could perform her marital duties as the second wife only if Zenith was pregnant.

[@CainLupus]

Sylphy wouldn't just let Rudy get away with murder, she'd be his accomplice

[@jaydonthewarrior636]

Make sure you watch the Eris special and the Season 2 special before watching Season 2! I hope you enjoy season two as much as this one. (Although it isn't over yet)

[@seankeimakiuchi8055]

just gonna let you know that Japan's psychology/mental health industry is almost non-existent. Hell, I've been battling my depression for more than a decade since high school, yet my parents (both are from Japan) still think depression=myth. Japan's medical industry is top-notch but psychology industry is so underdeveloped, it's so pathetic and devastating.

[@mezz09smezzanine]

This comment actually gives me a new level of respect for any anime (including this one) that deals with mental health issues. Stories are a powerful way to change the way people view things, so raising awareness and understanding for these issues will help create more people in Japan that want to do something about them and improve psychological care in the country.

[@RS-fy9hb]

I didn't actually know that. No wonder there's so many stories that focus so heavily on the topic.

[@deviousN]

No wonder Japan's suicide rate is so high.

[@reggielacey2235]

We don't care

[@joshuawilliams4314]

⁠@@reggielacey2235dude get a life and don’t speak for anyone else when you have that kind of mentality

[@luciowong8590]

"she can break time and space, of course she is going to get paid more" Let's be honest, if someone like Ghislaine wanted to work for you or more money, could you really say no? It's not me being a simp (I do love her and I think she is awesome), it's just reality: I'm pretty sure she could bend anyone into a purse without too nuch trouble (I'm sure she alredy did something like that, I have no proof but no doubts either)

[@aidaid3962]

You seemed to be missing some context about Rudeus' previous life. His social condition is a well-known occurrence in Japan, but I am not sure how common it is at such an extreme. He was a jobless high-school drop-out, leaching off of his family, without ever leaving his room for anything but the toilet or bath. He said that he pounded on the floor to "demand" food from his caring parent/s, but he was too out-of-touch to realize that they had died. His pissed off relatives came from the funeral to confront the entitled jerk who didn't even bother to show up at the funeral. Then they saw where his priorities were...so they kicked him out. Since he hasn't talked to anyone in decades, he has some kind of phobia about leaving his room/house, and about people in-general. There is no way he could survive for long out in the world, and his phobia persists into the new world. That said, this is a really interesting series that shows tremendous character growth through the interesting perspective of growing up from an infant. The world-building is deep, and the other characters have an element of gritty realism that reflects the rapidly changing world as well as Redeus' impact on it.

[@LuminousArc92]

you also are missing context. He was aware his parents died and chose not to go to the funeral because he was too busy getting off to uncensored loli porn (in the webnovel it was a video of his young niece in the bathroom) his phobia/trauma response persisted in the new world until it magically was gone because Roxy put him on a horse and rode it across the property line. Cause that's how trauma works, just poof and gone, no more issues

[@canadaman9373]

@@LuminousArc92 im so glad they retconned the niece thing and afaik the aisha and ars thing i havent read that far i just know about it cause the niece thing would make it litterally impossible for me to feel any sympathy for rudy at all

[@DreavyHinker]

The wholesome moments, the comedy, the adventure, the action… this show does them all so well. It definitely has some “bruh” moments where you want to yell at the characters but that’s what makes the wholesome moments better imo. Great reaction, thanks for posting!

[@ReaderViaNil]

About the Boreas and Notos families thing, specifically Mom and Dad Boreas being so weird about Rudeus: In the noble house succession struggle, only the males can inherit and continue the family line. The Family head, Pilemon Notos Greyrat, takes away the male children of the other houses to control them and keep them from growing, to keep the head family in control of the male inheritors marriages. Rudeus is technicaly from the head family, but Paul gave up his succession right leaving the younger brotther Pilemon in charge, so Rudeus has no right to hold land except the Kighthood his father earned. The current head, Pilemon, is basically a cowardly bastard that does underhanded things to curry political favor with other noble families by using the rest of the Greyrats as pawns and bargaining chips. What is left unsaid is that the Boreas family is likely forced to see Eris married or sold off to a noble as a political bargaining chip. Another thing left unsaid but hinted at by the kidnappers, is that the Greyrat women are sought after by perverted noblemen, and the rich nobles exchange favors with the head Greyrat family by purchasing the branch family's daughters as consorts. With this information, it gives context to the reaction of Mom, Dad and Grandpa Boreas in Rudy's birthday. Eris's father was literally asking Rudy to take over the family and thus ensure that Eris would be the next family head wife. The mother was just wishing for Eris to be spared being married off to some old creep in arranged marriage. Grandpa Boreas is somewhere inbetween, which is why he went on a rant about killing the Notos head himself.

[@colemanroberts1102]

The extra Eris chapter they chose not to adapt would have given the extra context needed, I think. The adults were trying to see to Eris's long term well being. It says something about what they're trying to spare her from by going to the lengths they do, whether Phillip offering Eris by force if need be, Hilda sending Eris to Rudeus' bedroom with instructions to get it on, or Sauros offering to commit to intra-familial warfare. That they could all see that Eris likes Rudy, Rudy likes Eris, and Rudy's magical talent would be a huge asset to the family probably didn't hurt either. I think that probably deserved more exploration than it was given, though I get the time constraints. Maybe collect the unadapted chapters (Zenith, Eris, etc.) as an OVA like Eris the Goblin Slayer?

[@houseofaction]

pilemon doesn't take the male children of the other houses away it was said the boreas family has the tradition of head of the boreas family taking the children of his brothers away not the other branches

[@Tounushi]

Pilemon is in the Notos branch with their own duchy. Boreas Greyrats are the dukes of Fittoa. James is the current family head as Sauros semi-retired, being the older and more connected brother of Philip. Pilemon became the Notos head after Paul ran away from home. Paul was 12 and Pilemon was 6. by the end of season 1, he's in his early 20s and his second son Luke is in his early teens. Sauros wanted to eliminate Pilemon and get Rudeus to be the Notos family head. Philip had a more realistic plan of getting him married to Eris as a member of the Boreas family and subsequently have him lend his power to aid Philip in taking the position of family head.

[@AlexanderHintz-r7d]

1:00:42 I love how he says dammit Paul when he hasn't heard the main catchphrase that I say all the time

[@nikm3r]

Shirone is a mix of Thailand, Vietnam, Bali and Nepal. Some sceneries are a direct copy of some gorgeous locations in these countries, a Nepali friend of mine was like "wait, I know this street, I cross it every day to go to school".

[@sultanprawiro3069]

is bali a country?

[@nikm3r]

@@sultanprawiro3069 no, but it's got a specific spot that's almost 1:1 in the anime.

[@Tovy]

I loved the entire video, the discussion and your perspective were really insightful. I normally watch reaction videos just to enjoy the people having experiences similar to mine while watching the show, but you two just knocked it out of the park. This show and this video are just now linked in my mind and are both incredible experiences

[@brof1sh953]

9:46 “I love that he came into the world a horndog and now he’s over it” - This didn’t age well😂

[@krishn5221]

Happy you guys chose to react to and uploaded this 😁

[@Hawkcam1996]

Most viewers: Rudy’s parents are so nice. Viewers after episode 4: Paul’s a piece of sh¡t! Some viewers after episodes 16 and 17: Oh, maybe Paul’s not so bad after all. People’s opinions of Paul are like a roller coaster😅

[@Tounushi]

Just wait until the second part of season 2.

[@Hawkcam1996]

@@Tounushi I have *eagerly* been waiting for that.😁

[@prinstyrio0]

I love this show so much myself, at times I can feel if the perviness was gone it'd be better, but then the perviness also adds a real flaws the way it's handled sometimes. The show works a lot with flaws in characters and then address them either as consequences or evolving from them, whilst many animes use them as gags or personality quirks that never go anywhere. There's a lot to analyse why this show is so good, but I feel you guys probably some of the best reactors who sees them. I love the mention of forgetting it wasn't a slice of life, cause I think that's why it's so good. Many isekai or stories like it with fighting being a focus, fantasy world, big powerful people and not too grounded in realism when it comes to the fighting scenes in general, have very little elements of slice of life, the characters are less a focus than the world, hero story and spectacles of the fight scenes. This one however mixes both, but the slice of life often takes a main focus until the background isekai-power-fantasy-hero-story comes up front and you're taken by surprise, like the first turning point episode you suddenly realize "Hey, this is a huge world with many intriguing powerful characters and crazy fantasy stuff way beyond our little group", then you're pulled back when it's not all about a hero triumphanting over something cause willpower/friendship/destiny and you notice it's also kinda grounded by the slice of life to allow for characters to be flawed to the point failing or losing is just part of the story progression and being traumatized isn't just about getting over it but what those events happening makes the character react abnormally in the future.

[@mezz09smezzanine]

so it's not that this was one of the first Isekai, but it is the father of *modern* isekai because it was the first to use a lot of the tropes that Isekais use now. For example reincarnation after being hit by a truck (usually referred to as "Truck Kun") is really common in isekai now, but this was the first one to do it. You might see a few similarities to Konosuba here, since Mushoku Tensei started a lot of the tropes that Konosuba parodies. Most of what they did in story telling was groundbreaking, and many other anime after them tried to mimic it but few did it nearly as well A lot of isekai before Mushoku were things like getting stuck in a computer game (such as Sword Art Online) or being summoned to another world (such as Familliar of Zero), but now Truck Kun is the go-to

[@ghostface2239]

I can’t believe, I spent almost 8hour to rewatch the anime with you guys 😅

[@Jackex]

I noticed the last episode is hit and miss for some people. Unless you've dealt with depression for years it's not easy to understand. You two clearly speak about it as you have never really been depressed.

[@elijahriner4178]

I love how back and forth you guys go on the characters. I think the show was written so you’d have to really think about why they make allot of their choices and compare them to how you would handle it. Having fun rewatching it with you guys.🙂

[@wesandsteph2822]

The character writing is amazing!!

[@bojxit52]

Wow, surprised this didnt stay patreon-only and even got uploaded as a single vid. Jees, you guys really got the viewer retention figured out to be confident in uploading a video that lasts for a whole work day lol

[@alirosheno9473]

Just finished Mushoku Tensei season 2 part 1 last week and so far very good show Depth character development, awesome world building and top animation

[@melonlord5026]

honestly, Paul is someone with a lot of flaws and not perfect as a father but he is one hell of a family man. People who read the light novel must know just how awesome of a man he is even with his flaws.

[@saberruntv]

also how some of his worst actions. are totally the normal situations in this world. I think they didn't realised it. but when lilia says paul R"""" her. she also says she is glad he did cause she would have end up having her first time taking from forced prostitution with noblemans. I guess if lilia can work for paul after was happen and even seduce him again. to the point of having a child together and she also became one of his wives. I guess she appreciated it. maybe a kink of something. who's to say.

[@Hawkcam1996]

25:57 To put it simply, his *brain* is 100% a kid’s brain, whereas his *mind* isn’t as simple. Because he was an adult in his previous life, but his trauma from being bullied stunted his mental growth, so he essentially had the mind of a teenager, despite being an adult.

[@houseofaction]

No his mind is 100% a childs our mind is influenced by our brain

[@Hawkcam1996]

@@houseofaction Keyword there is “influenced”. Not “dictated”. That’s why I said it’s more complicated.

[@bryanmcclure2220]

You weren't wrong, I've read the light novels and that is exactly how they get to wood they're aren't very many trees that aren't monsters so you do have to hunt them for firewood just as you described.

[@saitamasaitama1865]

Loved your reactions! I'm glad we get an example of what its like when normal people watch the show 🤣 Like you don't have to excuse everything Rudy does, but some people who only live on the internet just lose their minds hating on this show lol

[@tobiasrietveld3819]

People with hang-ups on Rudy acting as a 40 plus creep in a kid's body, completely overlook that in many ways he never got the chance to grow up properly in his past life. They guy was thoroughly bullied loner in his youth and ended up living as a hikkikomori for half his life with games and manga as his only window to the outside world. Obviously he was never going to act like a well-adjusted, responsible adult in his second body, he would't even know how.

[@wilkiryu264]

i'm glad you enjoyed mushoku tensei! i finished reading the entire novel of MT and it was a beautiful journey. I can't wait to see your reactions to season 2! Btw, there are a couple things the anime missed out from the novels. One of which is Rudeus, Eris, Paul, and Norn going out to eat at a restaurant during their stay at milis. The anime also didn't show eris stealing rudeus' underwear and sniffing it.

[@ShinigamiKenReacts]

Eris: "I don't want Rudy to go through that so I'll protect him!" Eris: *leaves him without considering that he might die before she sees him again*

[@ProHero86]

The anime didn’t animate it but the reason she left was that she was unable to do anything to protect him and relied on his abilities too much, so she left to get strong enough to protect him on her own since she knows he’s so strong.

[@hasaznasa]

@@ProHero86 wdym i thought that she literally said I will become stronger so I can protect him or somthing like that when she was alone with ghizlane

[@ProHero86]

@@hasaznasa yea but she has an entire side story dedicated to it that they didn’t animate, that actually goes into her feelings about Rudeus

[@ShinigamiKenReacts]

@@ProHero86 you're right I was just making a joke because he got destroyed by orsted and Eris left to train but if rudy ran into orsted right after she left, he would die instantly

[@alishergr]

@@ShinigamiKenReacts he would die even if eris was there, wdym

[@MrEnvisioner]

I never got to see the initial series of reactions, but am really enjoying this supercut. Based on how much you love the pacing, worldbuilding, and in-depth character development, I would HIGHLY recommend you check out the anime "Ascendance of a Bookworm". It's very similar in the sense of an isekai with a long-term, slow-going storyline and a huge amount of character growth/worldbuilding.

[@Kirito_KR10]

yes

[@mahuloq7562]

Where they deleted or something?

[@Ho11ow661]

10:26 Wes's face when Steph talks about it being weird having other girls looking at your husband. He's like "yeah..." while secretly wishing he was in Pauls position lmao.

[@l30nard03]

Finished the video, Loved it. I'm so glad you enjoyed this amazing anime can't wait for your reactions to Season 2 🤩

[@maibeep3338]

Yessss this video is worth the 2 month wait, cant wait to watch!❤❤

[@crimsonpotemkin]

This was an amazing watch. You got so into it, it was really enjoyable.

[@SpieleSuchti894]

im really happy how your commentary turned out to be for this anime. Other people are much more resentful or defensive in their values but you have a lot of emotional intelligence to understand what you are watching. ++++

[@Tounushi]

3:56:40 "He just won't decide what to do and confuse him" That's exactly how it went. Ruijerd's way of countering the Eye was to fight reactively. He does A, and if Rudeus does X to counter, he'll do B instead. Essentially adding IF() clauses to the fighting style and just going with those. "I will punch him. If he moves to defend, I'll kick instead; if he moves to counter, I'll grab his hand." That already gives three options for him in a split-second, depending on if Rudeus is going to flinch and hesitate. If Rudeus does nothing, he gets punched; if he defends, he gets hit elsewhere; if he tries to counter, Ruijerd grapples.

[@Crazael]

19:10 Mushoku Tensei is the origin of the "get hit by a truck and die" Isekai plot. 30:47 As someone who struggles with being a shut-in, it is very easy to start down that path. You don't even need anything bad to happen. Just not have a reason to go outside. Trauma just makes the process faster and harder to break, by giving you a very real fear of what could happen if you do go outside. In the case of Rudeus' previous life, he suffered an extremely traumatic experience that kept him locked away from the world for 20 years and even in his new life, he still suffers the effects of it, being unwilling to go past the fence around his home. 31:49 And sometimes, all you need is someone to help force you out of your comfort zone. Luckily, Roxy is an understanding mentor who is willing to be gentle while still not letting him hold himself back. 1:09:49 Asuran (the country the live in) nobility are super perverted and the Greyrats (who are very high ranked) are no slouches in that area, with whole branches of the family favoring particular body types or features. 1:23:28 Knowing Ghislane, and the tribe she comes from, yes. There was absolutely a fight involved. Not that she, or he, was unwilling. The beastman tribe are just like that. 1:25:00 Most likely before. Paul, like all Greyrats, has a hard time keeping it in his pants. He fucked a lot of women a lot of times. And Zenith has known that from the start. 1:25:13 Uh... about that.... So, the maid is actually the daughter of the owner of the sword school where Paul trained, and is a proficient combatant herself. One day, he raped her and ran off. To deal with the shame of the attack, Lilia left and became a bodyguard for a princess, where she was injured in the leg and couldn't fight anymore. She then got a job as a maid and ended up working for Paul and Zenith. Yeah, she's got issues. 2:23:40 There was definitely some Rudy perving going on with regards to Ghislane's ass, but it was mostly just "holy shit, that's just solid muscle!". 2:25:33 She never hated Rudy. She hates the Greyrat family politics that means she's had to give up her sons as hostages to other branches of the family. 2:31:01 She was letting him for two reasons. She likes him back and wants to be with him, and her dad said to. But, being 12, she's not quite at the point where she can handle that, and instead of shrinking away, responds with violence. 2:59:05 The hair and the eye are both cursed. And the combination enhances the effect. So if you conceal or remove one, the effect will be greatly lessened. Dying his hair would work, but would be difficult to maintain effectively. 3:23:12 The best part of this whole scene is Eris screwing around in the foreground while she lets the others talk. 3:37:08 To be fair to Paul, he tried to be a good father to Rudy. But Rudy was not at all a normal child and needed very different things from what Paul was able to provide. 4:04:19 Why did Zenith marry him? Well, that's because he got her pregnant. 5:02:23 Or it could be inspired by Venice. You know, the actual city on a body of water? Or the Aztec capital city that was built in the middle of a lake. 5:19:09 There is an OVA that covers what Eris was up to during the day that ends right as she bursts through the door here. 5:42:22 You'll notice Rudy does the same thing with his staff. It's a way of showing you don't intend to use it because there's not really a way to put it away like you would a sword or axe. 6:01:36 He's her dad. Of course he's going to object to the idea of her getting married. 7:30:35 Eris absolutely means that she's not worthy of him. Or, more accurately, she wants to be her best self for him, and feels that she needs to train on her own to get there. And yeah, she's bad at explaining herself in a way that won't traumatize him. 7:49:17 As someone who struggles with that sort of thing, don't ever do that. All you will do is make things worse. Do what Roxy did. Be gentle but firm about it. Be supportive. Help your shut in push their comfort zone in ways they can handle. Smashing down the door will only make the process of recovery harder. And no, it is absolutely depression. It might be manifesting differently than what you expect, but it is very much a result of depression. 7:51:05 Part of why hikimoris (shut-ins) can get so bad in Japan is the strong sense of shame associated with mental health. For who was providing it, his parents were. Until they died. That was their funeral at the beginning of the series that he skipped out on. In the anime, he skipped out to play games. In the light novels, however... it was rather worse than that. Not that I can entirely blame him. I hate funerals too and haven't gone to one since by grandparents died 20 years ago.

[@reignmans]

When i was a kid i was pretty fat. other kids when first meeting me would try to make fun of me for being fat. since i was a kid and talking wasnt my forte my reaction was to beat them up. after the beating i would apologize to them and befriend them. man being a kid was kinda hard ngl.

[@penguinsoundch]

i am big fan MUSHOKU TENSE . In the future is super fun

[@sora2541]

Omg YES!!! Peak fiction! Parents React to Mushoku Tensei is just perfect, considering how much this show focus on the theme family

[@reggielacey2235]

Trash

[@diandrarizvi]

Oh man... Can't wait for the freak out that they will be having... I'm counting for at least 6 to 7 times big freak out throughout the first season alone 😁

[@nirajmodhwadia]

I have been waiting. Thank you for the great reaction.

[@michaeldeleon6673]

I hope y'all watch season 2 and continue enjoying the show. It's such a a great story.

[@Tounushi]

To alleviate your FMA fears, I can promise you there will not be a case where a little girl and a big dog become literally inseparable from each other.

[@momon5994]

konosuba came out much later and it makes fun of Mushoku, the light novel "Mushoku Tensei" is a classic that inspires all other isekai

[@dbuy3]

The authors of Konosuba and Mushoku Tensei know each other and both got started around the same time on their respective Web Novels. I’m pretty sure they both knew Re Zero’s Author as well.

[@Odd_Taxi_epi04]

Not much later, just 6 moths or so. But yes, Megumin for example is a parody of Roxy, the whole "I can only cast cumulunimbus once" and everything.

[@meikisaragi1445]

Actually they're just a month apart. Mushuku is nov 2012 and kunosuba is dec 2012 Edit: I'm talking about the novels btw not the light novels and yes, the light novels and novels are different.

[@barrythefruit3811]

One of my favorite series ever great video excited to see your guys reaction to season two ❤

[@crocko1812]

You guys gotta definitely upload more these reactions make my day❤

[@jmcame]

A turning point in mushoku tensei is not necessarily a point where Rudeus makes a decision. It’s a point where the direction taken by the story changes. If turning point 1 hadn’t happened Rudeus probably would have married Eris and taken over the Notos Greyrats while installing Phillip as the head of the Boreas Greyrats like Phillip and Sauros wanted. Paul even mentioned receiving a letter from Phillip asking permission to do this. Then the teleportation incident occurred and the direction of the story was derailed. Turning Point 2 is important because Eris decides to leave Rudeus as a result of the encounter with Orsted (amongst other things). The story changes direction again after Eris departs.

[@johnspartan12]

Great reaction guys, I can't believe I actually watched it all in a day, I've previously seen your supercuts to Kaguya-sama and Oshi no ko, but now you convinced me to try out your patron just to watch your reactions to season 2. The fact that you have only one tier, and offers full length on screen reactions it's actually insane. Keep up with these

[@kamiko8021]

I can't believe I just spent 4+ hours watching a video from channel just i encountered for the first time, had to skip some parts to the end but you guys reacting is really entertaining. Despite it's unsettling moments mushoku tensei is a really got show.

[@wesandsteph2822]

Wow, thanks!

[@ajop2235]

27:52 pig's head has loads of parts that are edible. The skin on the mask (pig's face) the ears are some of the best things you can eat on the pig texture wise. It's even the main ingredient in the Filipino dish called sisig.

[@rohanshende4338]

ewww

[@dungeonashu2987]

@@rohanshende4338sounds tasty.

[@rohanshende4338]

@@dungeonashu2987 Its a pig, not your sisters ass. Pray to Allah

[@butcherthebutcher]

People who limit themselves to just regular meat miss out on so much delicious stuff. Chicken hearts and liver are great, for instance (if you know how to not ruin the dish, of course). And boiled tongue is probably the tastiest part of a cow in general, no regular steak even comes close. Then there's more questionable but still absolutely delicious stuff like eyes and brains of bigger smoked fish like asian carp. Which, funnily enough, is seen as trash fish in the US. Idk, I just usually buy a 20-30kg specimen from people fishing on a lake with a nuclear power plant on the shore (might be why they grow so big so quickly lol), cut it into thick steaks, keep them in salt for a while and then smoke them. Head is, of course, the tastiest part. Upd. Forgot to mention that cheeks are delicious too.

[@rohanshende4338]

@@blablablawkwkwk I grew up in India with the best cuisine in the world

[@f.m848]

Never trust the Man-God. This mf is bad enough to be the villain of 5 animes at once.

[@keiagne]

Didnt expect to love watching your reactions and discussions so much that i binged thru this from early morning til lunch. Hahaha love hearing about your insights that provide a different prospective on the show. Cant wait for season 2 to drop on yt. XD

[@Hinton_418]

Rudy wasn't affected by Orsted's curse like Eris and Ruijurd because Rudy is an anomaly he isn't naturally a part of that world. That's the reason why Orsted didn't know about Rudy but knew about Rudy's sisters. That's one reason Orsted attacked him.

[@thesevendeadlysins578]

This is one of my favorite series in a long time. Such a good show and series. And, series is strange, especially at the start.

[@NavidSensei]

MAN, I had missed your content. and this one was exactly the series I'd been waiting for you to react to. I spent the whole day binge watching this. please upload more often.

[@arizona_anime_fan]

re: ep 16, Steph nailed it. She's using the northgod style of fighting, and a popular branch of that fighting is for women to dress provocatively. She's doing it for that exact reason.

[@kevinlee6003]

I watched this whole video. Skipped through it at times, but still spend like 2-3 hrs on this journey with yall 😅 Its top tier storytelling and world building. The best part is Rudy's character growth in this story

[@poggy2904]

I figure the reason those people didn't freak tf out when learning Ruijerd was a Superd was because as the ManGod had told Rudeus, The curse had nearly vanished on him.

[@era2s]

my top isekai recommendations are definetely 'that time i got reincarnated as a slime' and 'parallel world pharmacy', parallel world pharmacy is on the shorter side but it is SOOOO good!!!

[@remrem-gx3ml]

as a person who spent most his life as a shut in neet due to abuse and severe bullying it was really nice watching you watch this. honestly i expected you guys to not understand rudy and just be completely disgusted. one thing the show nails is the trauma of isolation and how it feels when you start to try and fix yourself. you make mistakes and fall apart over and over until you die. the you that you are anyway. each death of the self brings you closer to redemption but it hurts and you need to be completely dedicated to change or youll end up falling into old habits. for me i had to get past the point where i was praying for death every day. i had to accept that i was weak and pathetic and it was my own fault. i had to accept that i was alone and no one would help me. more than that though i had to accept that it wasnt too late to change. that was the hardest part. forgiving myself for failing myself and loving myself enough to take the risk and seek redemption. accepting that even if i die a failure i want to be able to feel justified in cursing whatever deity awaits me for creating such a cruel world. i cant do that unless i know i did my best. even if my best wasnt very good.

[@wesandsteph2822]

I’m so sorry you’ve gone through such trials and am glad you are finding your path ❤️

[@l30nard03]

I'm on your episode 12 reaction as of now and im loving your reactions and discussions 👌🏽