Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2

Following the faceless god Hitogami's advice seems to have worked wonders for Rudeus Greyrat. After enrolling into the University of Magic as he was told, Rudeus reunites with his childhood friend Sylphiette, who put a valiant effort into curing his condition. The two grow ever closer together and decide to host a wedding party, inviting the friends they have made over the years to announce and formalize their relationship.

For all his recent blessings, however, Rudeus' troubles are far from over. The research he is helping Shizuka Nanahoshi conduct hits a bottleneck, sending her into a deep slump much like he experienced in his previous life. Furthermore, a letter from his father, Paul, brings complications to Rudeus' relationships, and Sylphiette still knows next to nothing about his real background. In the face of these issues, Rudeus will have to apply the lessons he has learned in this new world to navigate through the challenges that come with living a life to its fullest.

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Greyrat, Rudeus Main

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Sylphiette Main

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Migurdia, Roxy Supporting

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Superdia, Ruijerd Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Greyrat, Paul Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Greyrat, Zenith Supporting

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Greyrat, Aisha Supporting

Takada, Yuuki Japanese

Nanahoshi, Shizuka Supporting

Wakayama, Shion Japanese

Dragonroad, Elinalise Supporting

Tanaka, Rie Japanese

Shirone, Zanoba Supporting

Tsuruoka, Satoshi Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Yamanaka, Takahiro Producer

Ootomo, Toshiya Producer

Yurugi, Sou Producer

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Jul 19, 2024

Gameboon

Recommended

This second half of the season continues the general vibe established in the previous part – a slice of the life of Rudeus Greyrat. This includes his struggles and his growth as a person, and generally is light on the action scenes.

I found this season to be an excellent way of following someone simply living their life, growing up and overcoming challenges. Growing as a person and doing their best to achieve their goals. It was lovely to see Rudeus becoming more mature and starting a family. He started a new chapter in his life while also dealing with loss and it all feels quite ... natural and a part of the human experience. That said, it’s only because Mushoku Tensei has so many episodes that it’s even possible to really take in Rudeus’ journey as a person. If the series was any shorter and therefore more compressed, it would be tough to feel the exact same way.

Of course, as a viewer we don’t have to agree with the main character’s decisions and actions. As evidenced by all the mixed and negative reviews. Be that as it may, I found myself quite entertained and am looking forward to the next season.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jul 23, 2024

Justykanna

Mixed Feelings

Jobless Reincarnation has gone through some weird changes from season to season, and while the storytelling is still very good, I'm not sure it's really capitalizing on what made it so exciting to begin with anymore. The second part of Season 2 changes this direction once again, but does it do enough to keep it's audiences captivated? I'll assume you've seen all prequels for the purposes of this review.

Story & Characters: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2 leaves us off with Rudeus, who is now reunited with Slyphiette. Now together, they seek to find a place to settle down and ... call home, but disturbing news seems to pop up not once, but twice in front of Rudeus, so he now needs to fix some wounds in the world, both related to those close to him.

This season starts off on the right foot, for sure. Who wouldn't want to see these two reunited? They bring out the best in each other, and I'm happy to report that the storytelling still remains strong, if not a little predictable. This honeymoon phase takes a few episodes to wrap up, which might be a little too long for my liking. There's every bit of me who wants to see what other crazy things Rudeus can do in battle, and to take a handful of episodes for a slice-of-life arc seems a little light for what Jobless Reincarnation started out as. While you do see a strong amount of growth in Rudeus, especially after his proposed plan with his future during the finale, it still feels like there's some amount of childish in him that needs to be weeded out. Syphie is still the same adorable part-elf that we know and love. Her role in this season takes a bit of a backseat, but is somewhat unsurprising considering the amount of material she had in previous seasons.

The second arc features Rudeus' sister Norn, and half sister Aisha, and what they seem to be doing ever since they got split apart from Rudeus. Neither really have a frame of reference to go off because we haven't seen them since they were barely able to talk, so seeing them again brings a bit of freshness to this series. Norn doesn't seem to be the magical genius that her brother is, and does have some complicated feelings towards her brother when we finally switch to her. I actually really like how they play it out because it connects to some story bits that we haven't been fully exposed to yet, but they really rushed the way it concluded. Correct ideas, just mediocre execution. Aisha, meanwhile, does seem to have a decent affinity with magic, but doesn't seem too keen on using them for much. She has other goals, and she seems really mature for her age. I get that her role can leave her to be kind of forgotten, but she certainly wasn't here. She shares a certain bond with Norn that I respect.

Side characters that pop up in between arcs still remain aplenty here, as Rudeus crew are still ever faithful to him than ever. Zanoba remains his most obedient follower, while Clff seeks to grow as a person continually. Rinia and Pursena have minor roles, but I still like that they hang around Rudeus. Shizuka also goes through some growth in this season and I'm curious where they take her as her studies continue. Roxy reappears in between two of the arcs, and is a welcome addition to our cast after missing for so long.

The final arc launches us into a labyrinth where it's been rumoured that there are sightings of Rudeus' family. This is "easily" the best part of the series and kind of brings us back to what Jobless Reincarnation does so well. It's here that we see the most action and at the season's conclusion, emotion. There's everything you could want in this arc, and what I suspects allows this season's MAL score to float in the mid 8s, as opposed to low 8s. The way it wraps up is absolute perfection, and even more emotional if you find out why Japan delayed the second last episode by a week on purpose. (Story: 7/10, Characters: 7/10)

Art: It might just be me, but it feels like there's been a dip in animation quality since the first season. Studio Bind isn't a large studio at all and even during the stable scenes, it doesn't feel like the quality is top notch. Action sequences also differ with those of previous seasons. They still make it look solid, but it's not the same as with season 1. This might not come as a surprise, but the fan service is basically completely absent in this season, which might be fine because Rudeus continues to grow. (7/10)

Sound: The sound is still strong, with decent tracks in and around the action. I'm a fan of the OP, On the Frontline, by hitorie. VO work is strong all the way through, and certainly didn't falter as the seasons went on. I have to give major props to Michelle Rojas (Roxy), who spent all of June recovering from, what she phrased as "major abdominal surgery" on her X account, also adding that she had to place her "voice differently because (she) couldn't use her diaphragm". I cannot fathom how this must feel, especially with some of the lines Roxy had here. Absolute insanity. I'm really surprised that she didn't ask for a voice match while recovering. Madeleine Morris (Rudeus) loves voicing Rudeus and my guess is that this is one of her most recognized works now. Emily Neves (Sylphie) still remains strong with the cute girl style voice. Bryn Apprill (Norn) has some emotional bits in the finale and, not like I'm surprised, but she knocks it out of the park. (9/10)

Overall: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2 is still a decent watch with emotional episodes, relaxing episodes, and suspenseful ones all in this season. I'm just not entirely sure this is what made this series popular. We've seen emotional, storymoving bits before with Eris' arcs in the previous season, but there's basically only one real action episode in this entire thing. I'm not sure where they go with the story after the events of this season, but they put so much work into the combat portions in the previous seasons that it'd be a waste to stray to far away from that now. I enjoyed this season still, but hope that it tries to go back to what it was before, before too long. (7/10)

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 2, 2024

Rin-ne

Not Recommended

The first season was actually decent, fantastic even...

But since then, the series has devolved into this isekai/harem mess with way too many story lines and characters crammed into one anime. Some people might prefer this and there's nothing wrong with it, however every "good" anime or should I say script, always has a "main story" or an objective which the series has to follow. This particular anime does not seem to have such an objective while also not being the random comedy show you watch and not care about it (the story). So you have to be very invested to keep up with this nonsense. ... This also might seem to be a trend with isekais and is the reason why Mushoku Tensei is objectively, just not good...

On the positive note: Rudeus' character development has been done very well and he is a well rounded character overall.

This show has attracted quite a lot of controversy regarding the relations of seemingly underage characters. This is nothing new in anime as many of you know already. However, this will ruin Mushoku Tensei (S2 specifically) for a plenty of people with a working moral compass.

Note:
This review is strictly about the anime and I have not read the LN.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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