Why do people like this?

RebelPandaSFan said:
According to me rudeus is one the of greatest mc I have ever seen in my 34 years of life.
What can I say, he is a scum his father is a bigger scum. They did stuff which if you do in real life you will get heavily reprimanded.
But the adventure of these scums and the romantic elements make this something very unique. Not to mention the moments when rudeus starts regretting his actions of his past and genuinely tries to improve himself,this part will come in second cour. Everybody deserve a second chance after all.
Since I am 34 and rudeus is 34 too, I just resonate with him. What more can I say.
Just drop it, don't waste your time.

marcioma said:
Rudeus is not a bad character. People mistake a bad personality for a bad character. He is well written character with interesting development up to now. The characters in general feel real and nuanced. The world building has been a lot better than other popular isekai animes. Animation is good. I dont see any reason not to like it.

Playay said:
Whether Rudeus is a bad character or not, it is debateable. But one thing I love the most from this anime is that this has the perfect atmosphere an isekai should've been. It's so refreshing in a different way but at the same time it is also an isekai. Not talking about the current Level Max Slime Isekai, it's different. It has adventure, a real adventure, where a generic isekai is just about going in the town and getting some harem.

LustKamisama said:
MT is what isekai is suppose to be. Its like the most generic isekai you can find but it’s able to pilot it so well. It doesn’t need any gimmick (aka smartphone, moms, revenge drama) it’s literally about starting a new life in an isekai and you are there to watch the full ride. Immersion is off the charts as the production value it great, music OST as well.
Rudy is the most controversial part simply because he’s a POS of what he did. But i was able to sit through Araragi from nisemonogatari so I can just stomach it.

Mugen_Kreiss said:
To me at least seeing characters like Naruto and Edward time and time again is quite boring even if you see those type of characters written in a good way you've already seen the same thing over and over that it doesn't make much of a difference so seeing different perspectives always piqued my intrest. A good example of a different perspective is Violet Evergarden and A silent voice where both the protagonists suffered from remorse of their own actions and not from some making them suffer.

And Mushoku Tensei is giving another different take with it's protagonist, and rudeus is absolute scum there is no other way to phrase it but what makes him an interesting character are his reasons he doesn't want to go back to his world, from high school itself he was bullied and treated as an outcast which led to him being a shut in and he doesn't change immediately to a good person just because he got transported to another world unlike most isekais he's still the scum he was in the real world just a new body and seeing him live his ilfe without regrets and seeing him try to become a better person is something a lot of people love to see.

But if you weren't able to handle the character of Rudeus then I can't blame you he did some pretty despicable things in the beginning.

If you're wondering why people love the story this much it's easy it's an extremely well built world with characters that seem human none of them are perfect and by today's standards most of them are scum but seeing a perfect human is just not relatable.

Piromysl said:


Rudeus is a bad person, not a bad character. Big distinction.

I personally think that character development is a bread and butter of every decent story.
You can't just take a flawless Mary Sue protagonist like Kirito, keep him constantly in the spotlight and expect people to enjoy it. It will get stale pretty quickly.

Rudeus in his previous life was less than zero.
He gets another chance in new world to start over, while keeping the heavy luggage of his many, severe flaws. Even him deciding not to assualt loli in her sleep can be sadly considered a progress. That's how long way ahead of him is.
Him overcoming his weaknesses over the course of the story is it's main selling point.
It happens slowly, but steadily and rumours say, that there are plans for adapting this whole.

Also, you have stellar visuals, phenomenal world building and rich and diverse cast of characters.

RebelPandaSFan said:

For the first part you have to see for yourself,
Small spoiler-the second cour is the part where he takes the first steps to becoming a better person. Always trying to do his best. You will be shocked in the novel every action he takes he speaks to himself " Let's do our best". This line has so much value.

For the second part, lol no he doesn't get rewarded yet. In fact he will be punished in such a brutal way towards the end, he will turn full on depressed.Anyone will feel pity for him. It's quite unique.
The second season is the part where he turns from his immature self to a slight reputed one. By the third season legit the n
Most people who hated this guy before will root for him,Lol he becomes so paranoid caring for his family and friends its something really realistic. it's such a slow and gradual change it's almost like drama tv series.

About his father well, he is the guy who suffers as much as rudy if not more.
If anything the scums don't get rewarded in the story, they earn the reward later

Emily71 said:

I have to admit that I've worded that quite bad as I actually did mean that he is bad as a person. I do also think that he isn't written paprticularly well but he's better than some other characters in that aspect.
I don't want a perfect character but a balance between good and bad. If an anime has a mc who is a terrible person then that should be compensated by the other characters which isn't the case for Mushoku Tensei, in my opinion.
And I guess him not assaulting a sleeping child is development for him but I want more than that which as I have been informed will actually happen soon.

GreiLugaj said:
Rudeus is easily one of the greatest mc’s ever. His character development will be incredible. Also the story is top tier, the side characters are great and everything that happens in the show serves a purpose for later on. The foreshadowing and plot twists are incredible.

SafeCargo said:
I liked it because I am an animation simp, although it was cringe sometimes seeing the things rudeus did.

Gilgameshuu said:
Animation is good so people who like that will probably enjoy MT, there are also cute waifus, but the ugly bastard and NTR can be offputting(Unless you like those stuff, if so then I'm not gonna judge you for it)

-lazyknight- said:
looked wont judge you since you only watch the anime but whether you can judge rudeus is a good character or not still too early for you since there are only 11 ep, wait until october and see for yourself and i wouldnt said that this is a harem anime yet since the harem part is built very slowly and only play the part of their relationship not the focus of the story. also dont worry about some side character that you may or may not like since you wont seeing them for the rest of the story.

LukeLippo said:
Ok, currently Mushoku Tensei is one of my favourite anime and is 1/3 that sits on a 10 for my MAL list. I think the whole idea of the MC being in his mid 30s in a 10 yr Olds body Is something amazing and Mushoku Tensei has done this character justice. Compared to some of the MC we have seen in the past year or 2. Rudy is a really solid character. Even though he might get abit lustful every noun and then, you still have to remember that he is literally 40 and not 10.

Anucolo said:
For me the part 1 of MT season 1 started really good but I felt disappointed by last 2-3 episodes.

It felt really boring in those episodes. (Maybe because I hate those kind of forming a Guild and those competitions for hunting monsters)

But I have heard the story gets really good in future so I will give it a chance.

But right now if you ask me what is the best isekai for me, I will undoubtedly say it is Re:zero.

ChireaI9 said:
the point of his character is that he is a horrible person trying to be better. a mc being a good person doesnt make him a good character.

LouSlack said:
I'll actually use a different Isekai to explain my newfound love of Mushoku Tensai; Re:Zero.

Natsuki Subaru is a flawed character, a lazy do-nothing in his former life who at first only imitates what a heroic, morally perfect person would do because that's his ideal fantasy for himself. He can be cringe at times, but when you see him realize the very real effect his actions have on the people around him, he actually becomes a hero. His trial and error attempts become real noble acts instead of desperate bids for self validation, simply because he learns to put the people he loves first and their love and acceptance teaches him the value of self worth. And his triumphs are made all the more satisfying by his struggles.

Rudy is still a kid, and the story of MT spans his entire life. While he may have retained the experiences of a grown man, his social interactions were limited and overwhelmingly negative in his previous life and his emotional maturity is stunted, like Subaru's. It's only been briefly touched on in a few episodes so far, but moments like his immediate regret for being sleazy with Eric on his B-Day or the incident with the other adventurers in Ep11, are baby steps towards his emotional growth. Rudy realizing the inner disgust and self hatred he felt upon knowing he was unintentionally using the people around him felt better with just quiet reflection instead of a epiphany/monologue.

And finally, my inner escapist fanboy can't help but imagine such a fantastical world where mistakes are forgiven instead of being used as weapons against you your entire life and the drive to do things better tomorrow than you left them in your previous life.

Looking forward to cour 2 in the Fall and hopefully season 2 & 3 not far behind!

Kazurfel said:

What do you mean by a balance between good and bad?
People are not 100% good or bad, you'll never find what you want thinking like that, every character so far did both good and bad things, the Paul who cheated on his wife is the same Paul who formed a rescue team for the victims of the Displacement Incident, the Rudeus who's a disgusting degenerate is the same Rudeus who freed Sylphie from a life of ostracization, the Same Ruijerd who cares so much about protecting these two lost kids out of kindness of his heart is the same Ruijerd who killed his wife and son.

Piromysl said:


Keep in mind, that what we have seen in those 11 we had so far, us just a tiny miniscule portion of the story. Barely even a prologue.

Grimmmmmm said:
I completely see where you're coming from. I absolutely hate redues as a person aswell but as a character I find him fascinating because he's framed as complete asshole which you don't really at all in isekai as the mcs are mostly Gary stews right? And I kinda love that the same way I love a character like BoJack Horseman. It also shows the amount of development Redeus has to make in the series, which you can verrrrry slowly see take place. Other than Redues tho the world, tone and other characters where what really stood out to me. This world although an isekai is kind of fucked when it comes to things like how it treats women and the blatant sexism seen later but at the same time has things like magic and all that other isekai stuff which is really cool because now you've thrown this flawed character into and even more flawed world. Eris and roxy are really cool and they introduce more cool characters later on tho I ain't gonna spoil just in case. Finally I love how linear it is. Most isekai that I absolutely have some sort of gimmick, right? Rezero had return by death, konosuba was essentially an isekai sitcom but mushoku just feels like a good old fashioned adventure story which is kind of what the genre needed right now since I can't really think of any that follow this linear path since they're mostly power fantasise. So ye I'd say stick with it. Sorry if this got a bit lol eheh

Joseph_Joestaar said:
I dont want to be rude but @emily71 why exactly do you need a reason to like something? It wont change your perspective on the dislike of this show?

penrhos said:
I love Eris - She's so Dere' its untrue.

Yes Rudy is a pervert and some of his behaviour and thoughts are indefensible - but that's the character design, start with a scumbag lock-in, hopeless looser borderline Pedo character, give him a chance to do better and watch him change due to the environment, the people around him and his determination to do his best (even if he still wants panties and to grope oppai).

And Yes the part of the world we've seen so far is a hotbed of bestiality and incest (the whole Greyrat family have high sex-drives). The sexually charged environment doesn't change throughout the entire LN, in fact some royal houses are portrayed as being worse - so it's a perfect world for a reincarnated pervert to be brought into.

There are some great characters in the LN, some have already been introduced and will develop and grow, others will be killed ruthlessly.

Why I like the show - it's not your typical Isekai power-trip, harem etc, etc. it's gritty and flawed, it's characters are flawed but not in the typical dense MC/ protag way, they have believable flaws, Rudy was a pervert, he was reborn a pervert, he'll die a pervert - but he'll achieve more than he could think was possible and affect more people than he thought possible and it all started because Roxy was able to break his lock-in syndrome and he protected Silphy from bullies that had made his previous life so miserable..

NagitoxHope said:
I honestly just think it's funny to watch. I don't take it seriously either because its a stupid isekai, but it does shit all over Re:zero in the first 2-3 episodes you learn more about the world than you do in the first season of Re:zero.

SalvadorDio said:
I actually like how they made Rudeus into a degenerate and flawed mc. The reason why I like it, it's because he is a degenerate and a flawed character before he got isekai'd.

Most modern isekai right doesn't really give importance to the character's life and personality before they got transported. Most isekai right just give a hasty introduction to the mc and how he got transported and that's that,they just focus on the other world. Jobless Reincarnation gives importance to the personality, character, and life of the mc before he got transported to the other world.

It would be bad if Rudeus suddenly became a Saint when he got reincarnated in the other world. The focus here is that Rudeus is trying his best to improve his new life.

Yes he is a degenerate and yes he is flawed, but that's just how it is. It's hard to change areas in your life instantly, improvement is a long-process filled with challenges and upbringings. That's the reason why I like Jobless Reincarnation. It stand out from all the generic isekais that we consume in this age. It's realistic. It's an adventure.