Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
MrJollyrogers
People talk about the perversion of this show like it actually matters, dude its a fantasy get over it, you wanna know what I care about? The story, the character development, the pacing, the growth, which all are non existent, if the writers spent half as much time invested in actually making Rudy grow and learn as they did with world development and other characters maybe this show would actually be as good as people make it out to be, Mushoku Tensei is super overrated and it is likely because of how ecchi it is and because so many people relate to how much of a perverted pessimist Rudy is.
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The only good thing about this season from the previous one is there less pedophilia. After I hated the first season, I looked at the reviews. And nobody that liked the anime talks about the pedo stuff it is really odd, why people are ignoring all that stuff?
There is still no plot. Why are we watching this? All they do is spend a few hours then time skip 1 year. Even the writer knew there is nothing to write about so he keep skipping years. The problem is caused by no plot. There is nothing to progress to, so there is no progression. We are wasting time on mini-stories that no one will remember.
They tease the villain in the last episodes. He is cool and all but I don't know him. I don't know his motives, background, or favorite ice cream. From the things I watched in this series, I be…
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Like any continuation, it builds on it’s the left behind foundation though some things will nevertheless still be required reiteration. That is to say, we start the cour of this patch of episodes as we ended the last; by having Rudeus ogle Eris like a piece of underaged meat. It's quite the message to send to your audience! Both scenes are occupied by the same jovial attitude a great many people criticized episode six of the prior season for, both are largely indifferent to the character of Rudeus having these deviant desires aside from the entertainment value his pedophilic attitude grants the scene and beyond that, it never finds itself the focus of a scene.
Now, why would I focus on something that's seemingly not the point of the anime? Why can't I let this seemingly minute detail jus…
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The first cour of Mushoku Tensei was heavily focused on the coming of age aspect. There weren’t any big bads to fight or need for magical aids to stop them. It was enough to make most overlook the pervy side of the protagonist and to consider it the best isekai of all times. The second cour, however, no longer has that element and comes off more like an adventure, so the need for conveniences and magic nonsense increased tenfold for the sake of the main characters not dying every ten steps they make.
The plot keeps favoring the protagonist for no other reason than him being the protagonist. Major examples include: Mangod constantly telling Rudy what to do instead of letting him choose himself or work things through on his own. Rudy comes off as not having free will because of it. Besides…
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Mushoku Tensei is a modern classic. If you like stunning visuals, powerful soundtracks, fantastic character development, and unmatched worldbuilding, Mushuko Tensei is for you.
Note: Mushoku Tensei has mature content and themes which some watchers may dislike, but add substantial meaning to the story in perspective of its world and character development.
Mushoku Tensei is essentially "Redemption Arc: The Anime" with a lot of quality exposition and accompanying art.
At first glance, you may find Mushoku Tensei's plot similar to many modern anime: where the main character is reincarnated, but don't let this stray you away. The source material Mushoku Tensei is adapted from is heralded as one of the most influential of its genre and has this status for good reason. In Musho…
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No spoilers ahead.
What was Mushoku Tensei, season 1? An overall high budget, and GREAT adaptation of what's actually pretty mediocre base material in all regards aside maybe world building.
What is this season 2 then? A slightly lower budget BAD adaptation of said story. 5.4~ or so as opposed to the previous season 7~/10.
What exactly is the reasoning behind me saying all this? Rushing, cutting, replacements, all done in almost the worst ways possible. All the interesting events and world building? Almost entirely removed. Most the WN's events? Gone. The LN stuff? Either gone or rushed like crazy. Which you may say might be necessary if they're trying to focus more on the more important and interesting events to rush to the better stuff... But they're NOT! More than that, all the time…
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Ladies and gentlemen welcome to another season of Ugly Bastard's Bizarre Adventures! Where a NEET and perverted main character is in a body of a 12-year-old boy.
Mushoku Tensei is probably one of the anticipated anime from the fans who watched the first season and the fans who read the novel, written by some helmet guy who has fetishes in his story. Tbh the first season was like an ecchi adventure that somewhat has a fine story (even it was sometimes boring though), but this one? This season I consider being one of the lowest isekai. I never usually write reviews for the show I really like but this one's bugging me why this show a highly rated. Is this show is for cultured people?
Story:
The story was after the mana calamity, Rudy, Eris, and the bald guy created a party in which they tri…
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Creating a redemption story about a pedophile of all things is some of the worst writing I have ever seen. No matter where you go, everyone, including the big Anime YouTubers, refuse to address the elephant in the room when it comes to this series: pedophilia. In fact, many viewers embrace it. I do respect the passion that went into the production quality, but this sickly degenerate and disgusting series has too many flaws and not much going for it if you can see past the fan service and animation. Not only that, the fan service brings out the worst in the viewers as the discussions I try to have become too disgusting to take seriously.
Often, people say this has great world building. How? Texhnolyze is an example of amazing world building. The viewers know what to expect, what kind of pe…
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I expected something good after seeing the first season, it's such a disappointment. Probably this season the company doesn't have a director at all. They just sorted the scenes and dialogues and that's it.
Characters act stupidly, they do things without any motive and the season is too cliche in every aspect. And it has enough crap episodes according to a 12 episodes season. The first arc was boring in my opinion and in the last episodes were not intriguing because of the setup.. I even gave 9 points to the first season, the only thing I expect is a consistent, simple story but no. Art and voice acting decent.
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It started off good and then fell off a cliff. Great art and animation most of the time, but the pacing of show was awful. It's clear that the plot was dragged on in order to make this season 12 episodes when it really should have been 10. The ending was quite simply, one of the worst I've seen in a long time.
There was no reason to split up Rudeus's backstory into multiple episodes and then have to repeat the same information again and again. Furthermore, the last episode is only a setup for the next season, giving this season an unsatisfying ending and terrible aftertaste.
Story: 7
Good story, but bad pacing
Art: 9
Great most of the time but some parts were a bit iffy
Sound: 8
OP and ED were meh but the sound was fine
Character: 8
Enjoyment: 5
Overall: 5
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An adventure that does not lead anywhere. An adventure with a main character that does not evolve.
Mushoku Tensei is a fantasy world that wants you to believe that there is a lot going on, but actually there is not. There is indeed a huge amount of scenarios , characters, skills and magic displayed on the screen. A whole lot of tools, for a whole lot of nothing.
Imagine creating a world full of villages, deserts, forests and every other place that would fit in this kind of world, where animals, humans, beast humans, devil humans, God and a package of creatures live just to waste it with a tremendous useless main character journey?
Rudeus Greyrat is probably some of the most stupid main characters in animes that i ever seen. This idiot here, is a reincarnation of another 30 YEARS OLD i…
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Isekai.
You’re probably familiar with this term. The sheer number of shows that come out each year from this genre has gotten to the point that many are just sick of it and would rather skip than watch the same formulaic anime. However, not every Isekai is created equally.
There is one which has gathered somewhat of a cult around it - one that is seen as the grandfather of modern isekai, using pre-existing tropes but executing them properly. One that truly has the right to call itself an isekai.
Welcome to Mushoku Tensei.
This is the tale of a man known as Rudeus Greyrat and how he is forced to live in a new environment with completely unfamiliar customs, traditions and a never before seen power - magic. Contrary to most Isekai stories fans are familiar with, Rudeus’ flaws and regrets…
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Mushoku Tensei is one of the most divisive anime I’ve seen on MAL. Certain online communities have fallen apart and friendships between anime viewers have also ended because of this show. I’m not even joking. Take a look at the MAL forum posts for MT. It’s almost impossible to have a cordial discussion between a fan and a critic because of all the back-and-forth and toxicity. It’s also why almost any criticism or praise has been met with immediate backlash. That’s why I will admit that this review will not be completely impartial. However, I still want to try and capture both sides of the debate, because reviews are opinions meant to help potential viewers. So this review will not be just one, but TWO reviews. One shall only criticize MT as a wholly bad show and explain what people don’t l…
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Alright, I wanna get right into it. Mushoku Tensei is a series known for being the grandfather of the insanely popular Isekai genre of shows, and it has a lot to its name, but these 23 episodes that they open with are not good. Straight up.
I want to give credit where it is due, though, so let me talk about the technical aspects. This show is done by Studio Bind, and it’s actually their first time ever doing an anime series. Let me tell you this—be excited for what else this studio has to bring to you, because from what Mushoku Tensei shows you, it will at the very least be visually stunning. Each scene in this show is so beautifully done, and each visual quirk added to each design or moment is so important to what makes it so amazing to watch. The magic in this show comes not only from t…
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The original premise of Mushoku Tensei that captivated an audience was the idea that a person can live a life that is fulfilling. A life where they can reflect on their past and change for the better. In a way, I wanted to witness that aspect of it. But for a person to change and grow, there’s a need for the right environment to stimulate that personal growth. Henceforth, I praised the slice-of-life aspect of Mushoku Tensei Part 1–a part where there were people such as Rudeus’ parents despite being flawed themselves.
However, I feel like that original concept was completely disregarded towards the conclusion of part 1. By the end of part 1, the narrative had shifted in the direction of fantasy adventure, which is fine. But by neglecting the original core premise that made up this show is…
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Mushoku Tensei is the promise of isekai fulfilled.
The idea of getting a second chance at life in a different world has been often explored, but rarely executed well. Usually isekai devolves into wish-fulfilment power fantasies with harem scenarios and fan-service. It’s not often that we get a genuinely fantastical tale of magic and wonder, so when Mushoku came along and delivered those it was an instant hit, and for good reason.
Part 1 of Mushoku Tensei gave us a small glimpse into an extremely rich and diverse world full of lore and unique characters. The animation, art and direction were among the best in years. You’ll be elated to learn that things have only got better in the second part of the anime. The advantage of having a studio founded purely to make one anime is that every ep…
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Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu came out in the early part of 2021 and was among one of the most popular anime of the year. Shocker, right? Now imagine the show getting a part 2 and achieve a similar amount of success, at least popularity wise. Popularity doesn't equate to quality and this anime isn't without controversy.
In fact, this anime is notriously known for having one of the biggest perverts in recent isekai memory. Forget guys like Issei from High School DxD or Mineta from My Hero Academia. Rudeus Greyrat is the type of pervert who puts on a poker-like gentleman face with no bounds. Behind that little smirk is a guy with the mentality of a 30+ year old. Ever since he's reincarnated in this new world, Rudeus has been living his life as an adventurer. Discarding his previ…
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This review contains mild spoilers for Part 1
Worldbuilding has become such an overblown thing in anime. It doesn’t matter how many maps you can draw of the world, how many different species of dragon there are, or how many generic medieval town look-a-likes there are, a bad anime will still be a bad anime. Mushoku Tensei markets and presents itself as an isekai with a large focus on worldbuilding and adventure, and this is truer than ever in the second installment of the series. I love a good adventure as much as the next fantasy fan, but in Mushoku Tensei good character writing, a believable power system, and a structured narrative all get left behind as Rudeus travels around the map partaking in as many pointless complications as possible.
While the first season mostly involved Rudeu…
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tl;dr I cared way too much when writing this review, and it’s really fucking long. However, you probably won’t find a more comprehensive and personalized breakdown of Mushoku Tensei anywhere on this website. The whole time I was working on it, I kept screaming to myself, “This is fucking stupid! No one’s ever gonna read this!” So hopefully you prove me wrong, and I didn’t do this all for nothing.
I finally figured out why I was wrong about this show, why it’s actually good, and why my prior complaints were foolish. My reviews where I come across like a snobbish attention whore are where I most often find success, but whenever I actually care and put genuine attentiveness into my reviews, no one reads them, so since I’m too jaded to think this time will be any different, I’m not going to f…
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Mushoku Tensei has become my most favorite isekai to watch ever since Winter came along. Keep in mind, I went in blind without knowing of the PV, news, or anything that spoils details of the original light novel. Part 1 was phenomenally great, I watched back the series a couple of times without getting tired of it. And when Part 2 came, it became greater. Never has an isekai had me rooting for the cast and reeled me into the fantastic world of Mushoku Tensei.
Story: 9/10
The story is told from the perspective of our main character, Rudeus. This allows us to perceive the world as if it were to be real. For anyone who loves storytelling, you will get that with its brisk pacing, more details into the lore of Mushoku Tensei, and compelling writing.
Art: 10/10
It's absolutely gorgeous, the ch…
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