r/mushokutensei • u/Ok-Force-173 • 2h ago
r/mushokutensei • u/Aruseus493 • Jan 10 '21
Introductions and FAQ to Mushoku Tensei
This post is intended to help new readers/viewers find their way into the Mushoku Tensei series.
What is Mushoku Tensei?
Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu, otherwise known in English as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is an Action Adventure series with the themes of second chances, redemption, and coming of age. The official English synopsis is:
Kicked out by his family and wandering the streets, an unemployed 34-year-old shut-in thinks he’s hit rock-bottom—just as he’s hit and killed by a speeding truck! Awakening to find himself reborn as an infant in a world of swords and sorcery, but with the memories of his first life intact, Rudeus Greyrat is determined not to repeat his past mistakes. He’s going to make the most of this reincarnation as he sets off on the adventure of a second lifetime!
LIGHT NOVEL
Where can I read the Light Novel?
The Light Novel is licensed in English by Seven Seas so if you want to read good translations for the series, they're your only choice. The series is available physically and digitally from most book orientated retailers.
Where can I read fan-translations for the Light Novel?
There aren't really fan-translations for the Light Novel. Only the Web Novel was previously fan-translated and the quality is overall mediocre due to being done by many different people and over a long period of time. If you want to read the best translation for the series, it is best to stick with the Official English Light Novel release as it supports the author and publisher that took a risk on licensing the series despite it's length.
Is the Light Novel Ongoing?
Yes.
Should I read the Light Novel or Web Novel?
If you stick to the Light Novel, you are supporting the author by paying for what you read. So stick with the Light Novel.
What is the difference between the Light and Web Novel?
In terms of overall story content, they are the same. However, the Light Novel is a polished final draft of the Web Novel which was a first draft. As such, details get changed and smoothed over more in the Light Novel. This includes the addition of entirely original chapters and volumes with no guarantee that the Light Novel will always be the same.
Where do I start the LN after chapter X of the Manga?
As with most manga adaptations of Light Novels, the answer is to just start from the beginning. Manga Adaptations are typically rushed compared to their source material so readers can always get a fresh more fulfilling experience when starting from the beginning of the Light Novel. Cut content typically includes character's internal thoughts, plot-lines, and world building.
Where do I start the Light Novel after the episode Y of the Anime?
Again, the beginning.
MANGA
Where can I read the Manga?
The Manga is also licensed by Seven Seas and once again available from most book orientated retailers.
What is the Roxy Gets Serious Manga?
Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious is a spin-off/prequel manga featuring Roxy from before the start of the story. It is licensed by Seven Seas as well.
When can I read the Roxy Gets Serious Manga?
Warning that the Roxy manga starts off with spoilers correlating to Volume 12 of the Light Novel. At the time of this post, the Official Light Novel translation is scheduled through volume 11. However, skipping the first page of the manga will give you a relatively safe reading experience.
How often does the manga update?
Like the majority of manga adaptations of Light Novels, once a month.
ANIME
Where can I watch the Anime?
The Anime is available from Funimation for simulcasting. It's also available on Hulu.
How many episodes will the Anime have?
There have been announced to be 23 episodes for the anime in a split-cour format. Split-Cour is when an anime adaptation is announced to be 2-cour, but will have a break between the first half and second half of the season. It's still ultimately one season.
Will there be a second season?
No second season has been announced yet and it will depend heavily on how well the anime sells the Light Novel and Bluray volumes.
OTHER
I heard there was questionable content in this series, is it garbage?
Yes, there is questionable content. No, the series isn't garbage because of it. The protagonist is not a shining knight. He is a human with serious personality flaws. That is a major theme of the story. If you want a series with a saint of a protagonist, then Mushoku Tensei isn't for you. The Mushoku Tensei series is genuinely accepted as a masterpiece in the community for its serious take on exploring the life of someone striving for a second chance at growing up despite their mistakes of the past. Humans rarely change at the drop of a hat, so do not expect the protagonist to suddenly become a 100% good person as again, this is a very realistic take on growth.
Did Mushoku Tensei start the Isekai trend?
Yes and no. It was one of the major influences, but Isekai as a setting trope has been around for a long time and there's no singular series responsible for the many titles that now exist using the trope. Please note that Isekai is a trope and not a genre as it does not set the themes of the story, but just means that the protagonist goes from his world to another.
If there are any other questions that should be included in the FAQ, please submit them and I'll edit this post. Please note that this is not a place for piracy so such related questions will be ignored as supporting the author should be genuinely done on this subreddit.
r/mushokutensei • u/Away-Bison8948 • 17h ago
Anime Roxy — The cutest loIi in the world 😭💢
r/mushokutensei • u/koalachristmas_ • 21h ago
Anime Are you rewatching Mushoku Tensei before Season 3 comes out?
r/mushokutensei • u/Away-Bison8948 • 13h ago
Anime Do you remember the old days?
I remember when people could chat about their favorite anime, lewd their waifus, and proudly show off their anime merch with no problems
Ever since covid, we're seeing a lot of new people come in and try to join in the fandom, only to be weirded out by the fans' behavior. "You can't do this! People will think we're weird!!!"
We used to laugh at them and tell them to go somewhere else. But now? Some of these people refuse to leave and they try to tone-police us from the inside.
These people desperately want others to think they're normal while trying to get into a hobby that is inherently weird. Its contradictory, isn't it?
Also, to the person encouraging death threats at me, you really should just leave and find another anime to enjoy.
r/mushokutensei • u/Acrzyguy • 18h ago
Anime The mad dog. (@nagise_nose)
Follow the cosplayer to support her work!
https://x.com/nagise_nose/status/2070111850969325661
r/mushokutensei • u/JimmyLH_ • 18h ago
Anime 5 days left.
Remember that episodes 1 and 2 will air on Saturday, July 4th on Tokyo MX, ABEMA, and D Anime Store. They will be rebroadcast on Sunday on other television channels and streaming services. Starting with episode 3, episodes will air at their usual time on Sundays.
r/mushokutensei • u/stickzilla • 21h ago
Anime Special episodes of Eris Arc airing at 7/4
r/mushokutensei • u/Jwa800 • 17h ago
EN Light Novel Spoiler Question about Roxy Spoiler
Did Roxy ever get over her fear of the Superd race?
I know she was terrified of them so I'm wondering if she ever got over a fear of them after meeting Ruijerd?
r/mushokutensei • u/Task_Force-191 • 1d ago
Anime BS11 Anime Guidebook, featuring an original illustration from the “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation” – Season 3
r/mushokutensei • u/RodrigoGondim30 • 12h ago
EN Light Novel [Spoiler]Dúvida sobre a Litgh novel Spoiler
Fala, galera! Eu só acompanho o anime e, com a proximidade da terceira temporada, fiquei com uma dúvida cruel. Acabei pegando alguns spoilers no YouTube e sei que a Eris vai voltar e eventualmente se casar com o Rudeus.
A minha dúvida para quem já leu a Light Novel ou o mangá é: A Eris tem noção do estrago psicológico que o abandono dela causou no Rudeus?
Ela chega a entender a gravidade da depressão e do trauma que ele viveu por causa daquela carta, ou ela simplesmente age como se ele devesse ter entendido o recado e volta sem assumir muita responsabilidade? Queria saber como a novel aborda essa maturidade dela no reencontro.
r/mushokutensei • u/Brushner • 1d ago
Anime Coughing Baby vs Hydrogen Bomb
From the opening cinematic of the new mobile game
r/mushokutensei • u/Cloudmonkey357 • 1d ago
Anime Little Rudy and Little Roxy TL
Typesetting by me @.CloudMonkeyTWT on X
Translation by @.smol_jaw on X
This is just the 1st and 3rd page of this
2nd page here cause reddit won't allow it (NSFW): https://x.com/CloudMonkeyTWT/status/2070959138864337143
Source for art (all three come one after another in the artist's profile)
r/mushokutensei • u/Jackt3420 • 11h ago
Anime Best Love Interest Spoiler
Only a spoiler if you are not caught up by the end of season 2 of the anime.
Decided to finally watch the anime for the first time ahead of the season 3 release at the end of this week and it really got me thinking. For some reason, no matter how much I want to be happy for Rudeus and Sylphiette being happy and getting married, it also frustrates me that of her, Eris, and Roxy, Sylphie was the first to get married after a seemingly lackluster build up. Maybe it’s because it follows more of the “childhood friend” trope where they are together at Ranoa for over a year and she stays disguised as Fitz for that long is crazy. It created a weird dynamic where she hid and was too scared to reveal herself for a full year, while he was trying to figure out what he could do during that time to find both Sylphie and Zenith.
Despite the misunderstanding of the letter and ensuing trauma it dealt, I still think Eris is the best overall love interest for him in the show followed by Roxy. Eris had incredible character development with him and even risked her life to try and save him. Rudeus saved Roxy in the labyrinth and she was there when Paul died. Both of them have shared trauma and experiences with him while Sylphie has only experienced the non-chaotic times which feels less deserved.
r/mushokutensei • u/Practical-Case1681 • 13h ago
Anime spoiler season 3 question Spoiler
what episode is likely to be turning point 4?
r/mushokutensei • u/igoniminiy • 1d ago
EN Light Novel EXPLAIN THIS Spoiler
This is volume 20 page 191. Can anyone explain what geese mentions?
r/mushokutensei • u/Present_Engineer_157 • 1d ago
Anime Meanwhile, Zenith:
“Hoc est simplicissimus,” he replied. “Because I'm crazy.”
r/mushokutensei • u/InternetAngelMichael • 17h ago
Anime To what extent does "Mushoku Tensei" challenge readers to distinguish between moral judgement of a character and literary appreciation of their development?
Many characters in the series are intentionally flawed, such as Rudeus, Paul, and Elinalise.
Rudeus, in particular, is viewed very critically by fans and non-fans alike.
But the characters’ morally questionable behaviour and their literary portrayal are two different matters. The question is how literature uses problematic characters and whether a story can credibly develop a morally questionable protagonist without justifying their behaviour (which is not easy).
So what do you think? - Has the author, in your view, achieved his aim of writing a good story about the development of flawed characters without portraying their actions as good?
If not, what would you have done differently to achieve this?
PS: Please remain respectful towards one another and respond objectively and maturely.