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This second part of the the Mushoku Tensei Rudeus journey was one of the most intriguing stories I have seen in a while.
Some say this is the pinnacle if Isekai and I think I can't agree more.
This season follows Rudeus further along his journey while massive changes from the first season have happened.
Rudeus is transported to a different part of the world by a magic calamity.
He awakes in a desert together with a Superd, who he was always told to fear and run away from.
Next to him is Eris, who he tried to protect during the calamity.
The thing that this season really did right and at the perfect moment, is throwing our playful and a bit cocky Rudeus, into the demon country together with Eris, who he establishes a starting relationship with.
The Rudeus that always tried to peak under skirts, take underwear or tried to get in bed with Eris suddenly has to protect Eris. This throws him for a lot of challenges because he needs to way his own Otaku pervy side into consideration if he wants to keep the relationship with his friends.
This season is all about Rudeus having to come to terms with the fact that you can't always keep playing around and that certain decisions can have big consequences now or in the long term.
When you finish this season I would highly recommend searching youtube for terms like "how strong rudeus really is" and "rudeus and Eris"
There will be some info there that will explain what happened mentally during the story in the heads of Rudeus and Eris.
Which is way more then what you just see and is spoken.
Story: 10
The story doesn't joke around, it shows you straight up how harsh the world can be when dropped in the middle of nowhere and without any knowledge of the place.
It shows the harsh reality of trying to make due with what you have and to live to die another day.
The story here is mostly about 3 things.
1- teaching you about the world
2- Eris vs Rudeus
3- Rudeus vs Eris
2 and 3 are meant as mental things. How Eris sees Rudeus and vice versa.
This makes the seasons conclusion even more heartbreaking, but I won't spoil anything.
Art: 9
They cleaned up some things from season 1 and it locations where they are look amazing.
The series really sells the idea of the world and the people in it. After finishing the series I couldn't stop thinking about all the lore there is and how well the locations are treated.
Sound: 10
Fights, ambiance, cities. They all feel great and full.
They did a good job on the sound side of things.
characters:
Well how much more do I need to say about things.
The character development in this season is massive. The way Eris grows and becomes an adult. The way Rudeus grows and has to come to terms with making decisions that come with consiquences.
The other side Characters that get enough love and depth to understand what is going on and why they are who they are.
It is a really well balanced anime that I would not have want to miss.
Enjoyment: 10
This season again mixes some really fun things to laugh at with some very serious subjects.
Slavery, human trafficking but also friendship, love and kinship.
Some of the best moments in the series are when things go horribly wrong, or when things are just chill and not much is happening.
The gaps between slow and chaos can be a bit long at times but it does that because it doesn't want to force action in to places it doesn't belong.
The new characters introduced are really great as well and one thing I love about all, is that they don't cheat their way to finding people.
During the season people are searching for each other and sometimes get within a few meters of each other but miss completely.
Normally something would happen that they would find each other anyways but not here. Which I like for a change, even if I wanted them to find each other.
Overall: 10
this is definitely gone way to the top of the best 4 anime I have seen in my life.
It fits easily in between animes like Death Note, FMA Brotherhood, and others.
Of course there is still the controversy surrounding the main character Rudeus, which I can understand somewhat but also don't after this season.
But I leave that up to you to decide.
To me the anime in total is amazing and after reading the manga to the latest chapter, I am looking forward to how they are going to go about this.
the story after the anime ends is certainly ..... interesting , to say the least.
