Was the "filtering" intentional?

Antos_8 said:

uh i have already stated the reason was fetish?

Antos_8 said:

uh i have already stated the reason was fetish?

rdturbo said:



and thats y my friend, you dont read spoilers, without actually reading the story. just let it be now. You have already formed an opinion of the show, and considering you have read this spoiler, you must have read the others as well without actually seeing the journey that took place to get there.

its sad bro, real sad. anyways its not like you are gonna keep watching anyways, as the op of this thread said, maybe "filtering" was intentional.

Altter said:


I was a bit confused with "the reason that curse was used in the narrative" and "the reason the author choose to include that curse".

The "curse" actually serve as actual plot point several times during the story (and as weird as this might sound, not in a sexual way).

But yeah the reason the author want to include it in the first place might be fetish, maybe?

Also side note, rather than "ravaged by men", it more like she ravages them, the girl is just lustful in general.

rdturbo said:


wtf no!!!

he does not have a loli wife. people who are saying that are just lying because they have even read the novels and only getting false second-hand information. as for the polygamy part, he doesn't set out to have polyamorous relationships. If you continue with the story, you will see as to what happens and why (...)
His perversion does return but only with people who consent to it and rather they force their perversions on Rudy themselves. (...)

Antos_8 said:

I honestly impress with your ability to see this anything "deeper" than it actualy is, i asume you see the journey is actualy "wholesome" or "it represent whatever reallife condition" crap that you are able the squeeze out of that fetish
Maybe you are right, the author makes "filtering" so that he can attract only degenerage tha could appreciate his pretentious garbage
I was a fool to not see this "filt"

skysurf said:

Why the need to deny simple facts? In the anime the MC literally describes blue hair girl as a loli that looks like she hasn't grown pubic hair yet and explains that's his ideal type of woman and wants to marry her (episode 1 lol).

As expected from a lolicon fantasy, her character design includes not getting old and will look the same during the MC's lifeftime. Cool.

thewiru said:
I fail to see the problem in the MC having a loli wife.

skysurf said:


Perhaps you can read the whole conversation in context so you can read the arguments of the person who brought up the issue.

thewiru said:
"Filtering" is a term use when a certain thing has a mechanism to make people gatekeep themselves, and is used a lot in media.
For instance, the "Bell Gargoyles" boss battle in Dark Souls I (Or "the Pursuer" boss battle in Dark Souls II) are considered "filters", as one will not easily defeat them without learning certain mechanics the game expects you to. The logic of "filtering" is that "If one surpasses the filter, he will be able to go through the whole things. If one is filtered, it would have dropped it one way or another".
"Filtering" tends to be the best for of gatekeeping, as in the end the ones that are not filtered will not notice there was a filter, and the ones that were would distance themselves from their own volition.
For instance, many tropes and types of humor found in anime wouldn't bother the average "weeb", they wouldn't even notice that "something is weird" unless someone pointed them that, while at the same time they could make an average "normie" uncomfortable.

Mushoku Tensei has it's on genius on touching on a theme pretty much no western series touches , which isn't what i'm going to talk about. What i want to focus is that: Perhaps it's "filter" was intentional.
What i like to say is that "The good part of something indie is that the author can write whatever he wants. The bad part of something indie is also that the author can write whatever he wants".
Perhaps it was intentional to present something that would create a minor discomfort in some viewers (Which would make the most sensitive to it outright drop the series) as a signal that the author intents to go deeper in that subject and prefers that whoever wants to drop it to do it now. Made in Abyss works in a similar principle.

I still find baffling that some people would consider themselves "critics" while being extremely unprofessional to the point of badmouthing the anime for presenting something that isn't really that bad, but i do not find faults in people deciding to drop the anime, in case the "filter" was intentional.

That being so, i wanna hear your opinion: Was that an "intentional filter" from the start or maybe I'm overthinking stuff?

rdturbo said:


wtf no!!!

he does not have a loli wife. people who are saying that are just lying because they have even read the novels and only getting false second-hand information. as for the polygamy part, he doesn't set out to have polyamorous relationships. If you continue with the story, you will see as to what happens and why. And as for multiple wives, in this society, it is the norm for nobles to have 2 or 3 wives. Rather it is only one continent, from where Zenith comes, where monogamy is enforced.

Honestly, don't read spoilers especially from people who just look at wiki and come to their own conclusion as to how the story got there without actually reading the novels.

As for the perversion part, his perversion is already toned down compared to what you saw in early half of season 1. And very soon, maybe at the end of the next cour, or start of season 3, he will go through a whole depression arc where he cant even think about sex due to a mental trauma.

His perversion does return but only with people who consent to it and rather they force their perversions on Rudy themselves.

And I have read the story, so I know what I am writing

StoneFreee said:

I commend your effort but I’m pretty sure he’s a troll. Part of the Anti Mushoku Association. He just cannot like the show and rudy which is fine. Also roxy has been stated to have the body of a middle schooler and she sits in his lap like one a lot. I think it’s safe to say she’s an old loli.

Antos_8 said:

Oh, so anyone who don't like the show is labeled a troll now?