Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

Despite being bullied, scorned, and oppressed all of his life, a 34-year-old shut-in still found the resolve to attempt something heroic—only for it to end in a tragic accident. But in a twist of fate, he awakens in another world as Rudeus Greyrat, starting life again as a baby born to two loving parents.

Preserving his memories and knowledge from his previous life, Rudeus quickly adapts to his new environment. With the mind of a grown adult, he starts to display magical talent that exceeds all expectations, honing his skill with the help of a mage named Roxy Migurdia. Rudeus learns swordplay from his father, Paul, and meets Sylphiette, a girl his age who quickly becomes his closest friend.

As Rudeus' second chance at life begins, he tries to make the most of his new opportunity while conquering his traumatic past. And perhaps, one day, he may find the one thing he could not find in his old world—love.

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Greyrat, Rudeus Main

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Migurdia, Roxy Main

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Greyrat, Eris Boreas Main

Kakuma, Ai Japanese

Sylphiette Main

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Orsted Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Superdia, Ruijerd Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Dedoldia, Ghislaine Supporting

Toyoguchi, Megumi Japanese

Greyrat, Paul Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Greyrat, Zenith Supporting

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Greyrat, Aisha Supporting

Takada, Yuuki Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Yamanaka, Takahiro Producer

Ootomo, Toshiya Producer

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May 6, 2025

A_tiny_anime_fan

Recommended

This show is a 10/10 for people who stop getting annoyed over an anime caracters actions and watch the full story not the for the ick factor
Ok, I know some people hate this show.
I can get why as some of the stuff is questinable.
the one way i can put it is "the game of thrones of anime"
sure theres some explicit stuff but its high fantasy, can we truly expect a completely diffrent world to have our same beliefs, getting out ragged over an ANIME characters actions is truly depressing also keep in mind that he grew up in that world he didn't reincarnate as ... a 14 year old boy, he was reborn as a baby and the hormones will make him feel like a child, the story is about reception and all these things people are saying is becuse they refuse to watch the story for what it is instead focusing on the facts like he is a real human in our world.

P.S. WHO IS HE SUPPOSED TO BE ATTRACTED TO WITH A 14 YEAR OLDS BODDY, IT WOULD MAKE OTHER PEOPLE PEDOS SO SHUT UP

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 14, 2024

Azeyun

Mixed Feelings

Funny

Well-written

The best part of Mushoku is its degeneracy. Let’s atleast be honest with ourselves here. Mushoku wouldn’t be this popular if it wasn’t as shamelessly self-indulgent as it is. Even I, a deviant of the highest caliber, one who can almost call Rudeus my equal, felt inspired. I revere Mushoku for its honesty. Its disregard for vain and illusory confines is key to its ascendency. It’s one man’s vision reigning supreme; his perverse fantasy stands alone. Let the moralists sneer! Or as I delineate them: Liars. Oh those self-deceivers! – those tartuffes, who masquerade as moral. Don’t let their vanity fool you, dear reader; to ... delight in Mushoku’s deviancy is a marker of good taste and of an impeccable conscience.

Anyway, apart from its titillating comedy and the occasional decent action scene, Mushoku is quite mediocre. There isn’t much to say; it executes the isekai genre completely straight and does all the trite tropes to an acceptable level of quality. It’s fine. But there is a but.

My problem is that Mushoku is too honest, even for me. And I’m not talking about lusting after lolis, or – for those of finer taste – all the gropey, rapey stuff. When I say honesty, I think of Mushoku’s appeal as akin to a VN/eroge: You know very well that you’re going to die alone, so you boot up that 2000’s bishōjo game for the 10th time and replay your beloved waifu’s route to pacify yourself – it’s this level of honesty is what I’m talking about. It’s precisely what Mushoku is but for isekai.

The entire show is a revenge power fantasy that’s been turned up to 11. It's genuinely sad to watch. With no tongue in cheek, it's unironically going "if only I was born in a different world... then everything would've gone my way!" Full blast on its cope. The main character gets fellated by everything and everyone all the time. It never stops.

The author expects me to believe that suddenly this 30 year old hikikomori can now navigate the world and is superior to all the other characters, all because he was born with better circumstances. It has this nasty undercurrent of spiteful arrogance for the world. There was a scene where Rudeus condescendingly lectured his new father on being better. It was here where I initially dropped it. The author seems oblivious to the fact that the protagonist is supposed to be a complete failure at life, and not suddenly a person who’s in a position above others. There’s no room for actual character development in a way that’s believable. It’s screaming “If I was born better… If my circumstances were better! It’s all the world's fault… I’m going to have it my way…” It’s taking this sad, juvenile, and resentful view of the world and affirming it. It’s disconcerting to say the least.

Compare this to Konosuba: NEET hikikomori gets isekai’d, but he’s still a complete shitter in the next world. It’s hilarious and it does isekai correctly – if there was a way to do it correctly. There’s a distinct difference in attitude between the two: Konosuba has a lack of hatred for life. It doesn’t cry about unfair circumstances or blames the world; one never gets the sense that it's shaking its fist at God for all its problems.

But Mushoku? Rudeus quite literally sneers at God and holds him in disdain for the problems in his previous life. (Note: I’m not talking about God in a religious sense; I do not care for that. I’m talking about a life-affirming/denying – hatred for existence sort of sense.) This would be fine IF it was just Rudeus’ specific character flaws, and many will proclaim that it is; however, I argue that Mushoku does a piss-poor attempt at exploring that, and really is just the author’s whiney diatribe about existence. I can’t help but feel that I’m watching a toddler throw a temper tantrum because reality slighted his fragile ego. The author ended up writing the most self-gratifying and self-aggrandizing fanfiction to date.

Weirdly enough, I don’t recommend against Mushoku. The ecchi-comedy is fun, to those with taste, of course, and it has some good action too. It’s just the cope though; it needs to lighten up. Take notes from Konosuba or that slime isekai.

Bye bye!

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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May 5, 2025

Ken__Kaneki__Kun

Not Recommended

Called the Best Isekai Anime if anyone would ask me should I watch it I would most definitely say it’s not worth it ive completed both seasons it was really hard to watch there are no decent fight scenes neither are there other good scenes about anything.

Just a whole lot of talking, getting misunderstood and depression every few episodes. The Depressions everyone says because he had a trash life before etc but that’s just a normality in life not because he got isekai and had a bad life before. I would rather watch a Slice of Life anime.

If that’s the best Isekai anime then ... I think there isn’t any other Isekai anime.

Just opinions though whatever

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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