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Season 1 was a *hard* journey. Season 2 was a *soft* journey.

Soldat was such a bro man. Quick to action and always by Rudy's side.

I genuinely shed a tear seeing him overcome ED. What a masterpiece 😭

As someone who was so captivated by season 1 that I read the novel, I can tell people that the story after this is going to be absolutely amazing.

The way he picks up the knife and just goes with it, trying to kill himself is the most honest depiction of a rash decision i think ive ever seen. That's human nature and we jump to conclusion and feel like our life is over in with a single bad day

Always was.

as someone with also a sexual related disorder, i actually really related alot with rudy this entire arc. It’s hilarious to think about but genuinely i started crying when sara walked out on rudy. I’ve had the exact same thing happen to me so many times because of what i have more than i can count. This season was so real to me, and although a piece of fiction, kind of gave me hope for the future. Favorite anime season by far. Edit: ngl, yalls kind words have really hit me. I started tearing up reading some of these comments, unfortunately currently theres no cure to what i have and i have to live the rest of my life with it (its not ED) but im still trying my best to be strong about it! Thank you guys, truly.

Nothing this season got me in the emotional nads quite as hard as the reunion Rudy had with his dad last season, but I was sure welling up when he finally recognized Sylphie.

The fact that they used a sex worker for psychological diagnosis of an impotence issue and *it's not played as a joke* elevates this series in a way I didn't expect.

I belive Rifujin no Magnote's own comment (author note) describes this story the best. "Mushoku Tensei is the tale of Rudeus Greyrat." Myshoku Tensei, is a biography. Rudeus isnt the chosen one. Just a simple cog in the machine. Most of the major scenes will happen after his time passes, but we will not be there to see it. This is simply a world in which Rudeus learnt to live, and we accompanined him on his journey.

I started watching Mushoku Tensei like "Looks nice. Lets see what it is." and then I got so drawn into it, that I binged both seasons, read the manga the following two days and currently reading the light novel for all the reason you outlined in this video. I can't remember when it was the last time I was so drawn into a fantasy world and felt with it's characters. So much that I literally dropped tears of happiniess at the end of season two, when Rudy is over it and he is finally together with, for me, the most sweetest character in the whole series. Thanks a lot for this video garnt, it made me hit your patreon button.

I was surprised by this arc actually when I was reading the web novel. But here, the anime decided to show the first chapter of the volume for 4 whole episodes, and this was a genius move. Reading the novel felt like skipping this depression phase so fast, while the anime brought new experience and emotions to it. Thanks, studio Bind, for such a good adaptation, and thanks, Gigguk, for promoting my most loved title! (pls try the ranobe, it has even more great storytelling and worldbuilding)

garnt is so skilled at selling a show. his scriptwriting is immaculate and i love his content so much!

My buddy found out he had ED and his fiance ended up leaving him cause of it. It was rough and very touch and go for his mental health. As I watched this week to week when the first episode the ED occured I warned him not the ED was happening but careful and to message me when he went to watch it. He was so thankful for how this anime treated ED cause it made him realise he can get past his trauma and someday he can find someone supportive. I loved this anime season one and season 2 made it cemented as a top anime of all time.

Man series like this are so rare maybe is the only one fully completed. A story about a life of a simple man trying hard not to lose everything again despite all circumstances

I highly recommend reading the light novels, it really encapsulates Rudeus entire lifestory. The ups, downs, peacefull times and stressfull times, its truly a masterpiece

Curing their ED is the noblest quest a man can take on.

My favorite part about this season was at the end of it, since it realy shows what's on Rudeus' mind. The thing that cures his E.D. is not the same thing that cures his trauma. His E.D. is cured by a random aphrodisiac, but his trauma was only cured when, next day, after getting out of bed, he sees Sylphy again. Heck, he's terrified when he can't find her at first. The thing about his trauma is that it wasn't just a fear of intimacy. Rudeus, who spent around 50 years longing for his first time, lost someone dear to him immediatly after doing it. It didn't happen with a random girl, he spent many years traveling with Eris at this point and his feelings for her were genuine. Yeah, he is a degenerate, but at the end of the day he lacked any experience, and having that kind of first time can really mess with a guy's head. Soft jokes aside, this is unironically one of the most human arcs i've ever seen in anime. it's just a natural human issue that is often not talked about even in real life, let alone in a fantasy anime. It's the kind of problem that you or someone you know might deal with. I'm glad Mushoku Tensei is willing to try these unique ways of storytelling, and i can't wait for the next cour and, hopefully, the next seasons.

Being in counseling feels like this. Especially when you have other responsibilities besides yourself. It really is "hard" to just suddenly change, especially when you already feel stuck and on a strict timeline.

9:55 this scene is so brutal and mentally real. It conveys an emotion so well, and that's what we are here for as lovers of fiction

I honestly started laughing when season two ended and the realization that the season was dedicated to curing his erectile distinction just hit me

Due to trauma and meds this arc hit home viscerally. There's literally nothing you can do, no one understands, and worse people hold it against you. It hurts, and watching someone else finally get better really helps to hold out hope.

8:02 "You might not keep anyone like Rudy around you, but you've probably encountered someone that's come a bit too uncomfortably close down his path" Well, of course I know him. He's me.

You've put this beautifully into words. As a manga reader, it makes me want to dive into the anime and experience S1 and S2 . Great video, convinced me without even trying to

If you told someone after Season 1 that you related to Rudeus, they looked at you weird. Now if you say you relate to him after Season 2, they just feel bad for you *and* your little guy.

Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, a Mushoku Tensei fan about The Kidnapping and Confinement of Beast Girls

Im glad you gave the scene of Rudy "almost giving up" that much attention, to me that had one of the biggest impacts mid-season and it spoke volumes.

Garant, I remember in the podcast you were like "There's turning point 4?!" Garant, in my assumption, Turning Point 4 will be Season 4, and it's one of the best pieces of fiction I've read. The slow burn that Season 2 and 3 will have is so that Turning Point 4 can be really really insanely good. Everything and mean literally everything builds up to it.

Using impotence to show character growth has got to be one of the funniest plot devices I've ever seen.

When he said the "i dont want to do anything" line that was a real feel. I've been in that headspace of "whats the point of trying" and all that. It's bad. You dont want to die but you don't want to live. You just want time to pass and for everyone to forget about you. You act like you're alright around others just so they don't ask more questions. You dont hate your friends or family but you don't want to burden them by saying you're not doing good. It really really sucks so when that VA gave it all he had when saying that line I almost cried.

This anime is a GEM, As only anime watcher I loves this show so much, and just finished mushoku tensei season 2 part 1 last week Adventuring-survival, animation, world building, and character development is so far so good My top 2 Isekai Anime right now is Mushoku Tensei and Re Zero

Iv been browsing your channel today for some idea on what to watch next as I just finished Mushoku Tensei last night. What a Journey it was. I hope I can find something to fill that void till season 3.

I really love how his real world problems still exist in the new world. All too often in isekai (and anime as a whole) you get a shitty mc that suddenly becomes "perfect" just because they're in a new place. On top of that, adding actual problems humans have and plot devices beyond "Big evil demon lord dramatically terrorizes small village with cute girls" really makes things more relatable. By far the best isekai out there when you aren't giving bonus points for nostalgia.

The fact that all he needed was someone that wouldn't give up on him, be it a fight, someone leaving, or even staying the night and waking up next to them in the morning is sometimes all we need. This was an amazing season, and I don't care what anyone says!

I love this show and I think I always will. The show just feels so raw and unfiltered that a lot of anime and shows can't really get away with or just have some other incentive to appeal too. And I love it that way, I dont want it to be some up beat, moe, isekai. I want it to be what it is now just something that a real person (good or bad) would do in a situation

Sylphie is peak Femininity and I will die on that hill. God I love season 2, plan on watching it again.

I think season 2 was great. Like most things in life, it usually takes something crazy to happen before we introspectively look at ourselves. Psychological ED was a really good plot device because it made Rudeus way more mindful of his perverted side and how he handles intimate relationships. The Sara relationship was tragic because he was freaking out and trying to figure out why this problem is happening. This wasn't some 10 year marriage where you can openly talk with your partner about your problems, this was a new budding relationship and he had zero experience. Soldat being a homie, and that scene where he's on his knees and grabs the knife *chefs kiss*. Also, having to watch Elinalise and her curse. Like yeah we see the panty shrine a few times, however he's using it as a nostalgic motivational tool like someone praying to a dead relatives tombstone, and not some perverted jack off monument. He idolizes Roxy. People forget this was a dude that was severely bullied into being a shut in incel. So his emotional growth stopped during his school days, replaced with hatred of everything in the world moving forward from that point, and now he's crossing that bridge again and re-learning how to be a functioning emotional person. I don't mind slow pacing as long as the character development and storytelling is good, and it really is with this show. Violet Evergarden, Frieren, etc... are good slower paced, world building, shows.

I legit jumped out of my chair in celebration when Rudy finally cured his ED. That's how much they made me care about this character. *Edit: so many likes wth? Don't worry ya'll, i decided to go camping in the woods, i'll touch as much grass as needed rest assured. Which by the looks of it i need a lot.*

I'm really glad reading most of the comments here, it just really shows that this series is a masterpiece. Currently experiencing post anime depression for the reason that the show felt so short yet it was a lot, the story touched my soul, like literally. I haven't really felt like this for years. I haven't seen any series that is just good as this one, everything about it is just so top tier. I'll be reading the light novel after I finish reading the manga.

I loved the slow burn of this season, and the re-introduction of Sylphie just made my day.

Great points, I think a lot of people didn't really see how the ED storyline is all about the emotional toll of Eris leaving him. She didn't just leave him to get one with things, she just went and Rudy has no closure or understanding about whether she would come back in a week, a month or never. That kind of depression and anxiety is a palpable feeling that you can't get over and I think the pacing of the show reflected that perfectly. Another great epsiode from Garnt on a brilliant show.

4 moments of season 2 really personify peak story telling, the suicide scene at 9:50, Rudy's friendship with the rival guild leader after they hated each other, when he meets the Dragon God's accomplice and finally, when he almost went into another psychotic episode before Sylvy returned in the last episode. That was nothing short of magical.

If were being perfectly honest, its harder to find a better expression of pain and dispair that rudeus found. Its special because although most dont go through that situation, we know what kind of person he is and how having ED would affect him. All in all, i would like to note the incredible journey he has gone through, from buina village, his time with eris, eventual meeting with ruijerd, traversing the demon continent as a literal child (many demons who are suited for the environment even die), his meeting with geese at dorudia village, his arrival at millis, realizing how ignorant he had been. Saving aisha and lilia. Even his seperation with ruijerd and eris, which ultimately broke him. Even beyond that. I have read the novel, and i cant say that there isnt a quality dip towards the end, but as far as im concerned, that will be fixed in the anime. As one last note, please recognize the beauty of his change from spying on roxy whilst changing, to fighting life and death, the loss of roxy and ruijerd, and his devastating ED. Meeting his old childhood friend and getting cured. Thats the beauty of it. We get to see an interesting and beautiful life develop, from one who wasted their last. Looking at rudeus still messing up shows he is human, and his change really puts it in perspective.

the fact that ED was a major plot point is crazy

The 2nd half of season 2 will combine the action of season 1 and the emotions of season 2. Can't wait until April!!

Leave it to Gigguk to come up with a brilliant psychological deduction on a series that has a character with erectile dysfunction. But seriously, I love Gigguk’s breakdowns like this because he comes up with thoughts I would have never considered in a 100 years. Life is hard, it’s long, it’s not easy, and defeat is always a possibility, even when you have already overcome it before. Idk why but his calm explanation of how this show can mirror life to an almost unsettling degree and how that’s okay really hit a note with me. Thanks Gigguk, keep going my favorite degenerate.

As someone who deals with extreme anxiety and agoraphobia irl, I related to season 1 a lot. In particular when he leaves home for the first time. That scene will never not make me cry lol. I haven't watched season 2 yet but honestly considering his background be before he got isekaid, the ED thing seems pretty on brand. From what I understand ED can be caused by two things, blood flow issues (this usually happens as people get older, but not always), but also I've heard it can also happen to people who have bad anxiety. I'm paused on this video right now because I want to avoid spoilers, but I just wanted to say, one of the things I like about Rudy's character and the show in general, is that who Rudy was before coming the the fantasy world still matters and effects him a lot. Considering the "over coming" anxiety scene was so impactful and is still one of my favorite scenes in anime, im personally pretty stoked to see season 2 (pp jokes and all!)

Don't worry 2nd part of Season 2 will cover the Begaritt Continent arc, then the action will really begin ( plus heartbreak ) ⚔️ 🔥

I always wondered why I loved this show. Now I know, I have not experienced pain like Rudues has, but I have failed, tried to get back up, trying to fix my schedule, exercise, balance everything and then I just kept falling sick or something else came up,uni stuff. It's always hard to get back up, but I have to, it's nice knowing someone else has it like that

7:44 To add to this and this is very important to understand in my opinion when it comes to MT: Rudeus' main problem in his previous life was that while He did grow up, He did not mature. What I mean by this is his lack of experience in life that collectively result in someone acquiring the wisdom of an adult. In other words pre-isekai Rudeus is the literal definition of a "man-child". There is actually a good ANN interview with the author where He explains that He had an experience where in his childhood he was really good at something but ended up not pursuing this hobby any further out of fear of losing/not being the best at it. He wanted to quit while he was the best. He ended up regretting this a lot once he grew up... He then turned this feeling into a story where the MC gives up on everything he is failing at: From hobby like computer science (losing a programming tournament) to going to school (after the bullying incident). And the author wanted to imagine how it would shape a person if He takes this to the extreme. Write about someone giving up on interacting with people, burn down all bridges and live in isolation for 20 years (between 14 and 34). This is how you get the despicable and creepy MC of Mushoku Tensei. He acts creepy because that is his frame of reference. I mean we are talking about a guy who only interacted with woman through porn games. He lacks that expeience that healthy people has: First love, doing crazy stuff with friends that you regret later, getting in to a huge fight with your family in your teens... etc.... Things that you look back to later with equal amounts of cringe and nostalgia. That cringe feeling comes from you being mature now. (Just think of all the things the Trash Taste boys are talking about with cringe, like liking certain anime that was perfectly normal 12 years ago but now its just mid and cringe....) In other words Mushoku Tensei is a story about a guy growing up for the second time physically and maturing for the first time. This is why season 2 is so important to the wider story, because it covers that chaotic transition period in everybody's life (roughly between 14-25) where they shed their childhood to attain maturity through their chaotic experiences. For this reason, season 2, with all of its weird plot points, and Rudeus with all of his flaws, are one of the most important arcs in the entire story. And it only gets Peak-er from here on out. P.S. For those who stil did not realize: ED is a thickly laid metaphor to his low self esteem which was the reason he kept giving up on stuff in his previous life.

As I fan of mushoku tensei that has read through Web novel I have to say that Story is absolutely amazing. It shows real problems that people embark on that Aren't just fixed with week long arc(In anime's time) but Take months even years, Many interventions, People who love you and people who you love to get through. Seeing who Rudy have become by the end of it was truly amazing( Though feeling of the story ending still was sad for me ). Even though He was powerful He still didn't use it for any bad reason, He still cared for people near him , He wasn't proud, He was weak for most of the story in his eyes, After fight with Dragon god? He though of himself as weakling. It took him many fights and more then 18 years to finally gather confindence in his abilities to match his true skills. I'm gonna re read it in some time after Whole light nove gets released as well as Every new season of anime. For other fans: Author has announced that He is gonna make New series 100+ years after the it ends( It's for deep lore reasons).

Why are you changing the thumbnail? The "Yes. Really." one is perfect, it's reflect your AOT video which means that both AOT and Mushoku Tensei are goated.

Being at this stage where I genuinely hate myself and Gigguk narrates every single thing that I feel right now gives me comfort that I might not be the only one who feels this way, that things could get better with time or even if it doesn't that's how life is.

I was really heart broken in the start of the arc when rudy got slapped by the blond girl, i was really hoping they would develop into a pair. but by the end of the season i realized he had to go through that experience to find the courage to move on. overall this season was a "slow" season for the series but it sets up a lot and I can't wait for the 2nd part later on!

I was honestly happy with the animation, and considering what part of his story they adapted, and what we got is perfectly enough as far as animation goes and its quality, and in terms of story, what I love about Mushoku Tensei is that it gives us time to get to know these characters and to understand them more, which I love, and whether we want to admit it or not, each of us can find ourselves in similar situations as our main character, in our past or present (and of course I'm talking about emotional and psychological challenges, none of us can use magic or fight dragons). I was satisfied with my experience of watching anime continuation of the story, and I can't wait to see the further continuations of this story.

I want to point out this is the only anime that has made me want to read the manga and then proceeded to read the entire light novel. And holy there is a lot of light novel to read. Makes me exited for future arcs

9:50 - 10:00 This is what makes Mushoku Tensei so *PEAK.* It clearly conveys the despair Rudeus feels in this moment. The story is all about development and change.

"You've probably encountered someone who went a little too close down Rudy's path" Well, of course I know him. He's me

Mushoku Tensei is one of the few anime that I was never bored watching, every episode felt like it added somehow

did you change the title and thumbnail of ths vid? I couldve sworn the vid was named smth like: why mushoku tensei is still a peak reincarnation anime or smth like that.

I think this was the cour that LN readers knew would filter battle shounen fans. This is a story where the characters drive the action and not vice versa. We are entering the two most painful arcs of the series, some of the most raw, dramatic stuff that will ever be put in anime so there needs to be some break in action to set up the players. Next cour will change the pace around again with a mixture of family drama, a lot of action and adventure, and more tragedy/drama. Rudeus gets put through the ringer again. Season 3 will be pure pain until a certain point probably around the end of the season. At that point, the anime will be recognized as a medium-defining masterpiece if the directors do their job. If they fumble it, it will be sad because it will waste such good source material.

Mushoku Tensei, for me is just escapism at it’s purest. This is what isekai SHOULD be.

I think “realistic” is one of the best ways to describe Mushoku Tensei, it’s one of the words I hadn’t thought of when talking about it until now because it’s an isekai with magic, but I definitely agree, it is realistic.

S2 got me more hooked than S1 even tho in S1 all the action happend. Its like you said, S2 made me believe this is some real person in a real fantasy world, it feels crazy realistic

ED arc went hard

As someone who is currently dealing with ED, (genetic hormone imbalance) it really made this arc resonate with me, because it is very taxing on your mental health.

You always catch the definition of each anime that i love and have watched, your description of the feelings and emotions each story and animation gives is perfect man, and indeed, everything you said describes exactly how this season made me feel, keep the amazing content dude :3!

As a person who has had similar experinces as the mc in life with the bullying in school to high fear of rejection this anime is one of the most home hitting things i have watched in a while. It really emphasis on rudy and how it recovers which is arguably to me more important then any world building that we could have gotten aswell as any fights. 10/10 masterpiece.

9:42 this scene made me feel scared, upset and so many other feelings. Truly I felt this was great story telling since I hadn't had that happen watching anything for a while

Yeah i loved this season. I dont think every episode was necessary and could have been cut down a bit, but the build up left me with a giant smile on my face during the final 2 episodes. I love seeing Rudy grow as a person and finally having someone that will always be by his side. Also good for Rudy for finding a girl just as down bad as him.

This season was about a dude struggling with ED, and yet it was more memorable and impactful than the entirety of Demon Slayer and JJK. Let that sink in

I really like season 2. The pure focus on Rudy having to deal with all the trauma he's collected, and his ED being a physical symptom of it finally built up too much.

Mushoku peaked when he cured his ED.

I rarely comment on videos but seeing your video reminded me of my thoughts when I finished this arc,how for the first time i didnt cry cause sad moment happened in the show or sad anime things but cried because as stupid as it sounds i felt like i was rudeus and him overcoming his struggles just made me start crying tears of joy. So thank you gigguk for once again an amazing video showcasing this amazing story to the world

After we saw the true Soldat, I started thinking he was so arrogant because he has experience. He doesn't want novice adventurers dying out there. It was an act to try and keep him from having to hear about noobs dying for a little longer maybe.

One of the best stories i ever read and see, the grpw up of the characters and the building of the word + just show a human truing to be strong for the ones who care ... Is just pure and absolute magic

I think it's really impressive because even though a lot of isekai came out since, Mushoku Tensei and Re:Zero are still the best isekai in terms of almost everything. God I love these two shows. Can't wait for part 2 of Mushoku season 2 and Re:Zero season 3 🔥🔥. Have a great day everyone 👍.

Mushoku Tensei is what Isekai should strive to be. Isekai as a genre has so points you can take advantage of to create amazing stories, it's a shame that people only focus on the escapism side of things

Mushoku Tensei season 2 was a masterpiece, I love evey single episode of it ❤

Thank you, honestly, I love the anime just in general. Thank you for the explanation on why the animation dropped a tad bit, honestly I still think it's amazing though. I just pray it doesn't drop furthermore.

Thank you for including the clip at 9:38. One of the most powerful moments of the season and it gets overlooked. Soldat went from being a total asshat to being one of the most down-to-earth and steadfast friends Rudy can call on any time. That's the unseen power of Rudy's character growth and impact on the world. Slowing down the pace enough for you to see the small ripples he causes in the world is a refreshing break from the 0-100% pace the first season had. After Eris's departure brought Rudy's emotional development to a complete dead fucking stop, he needed to start with small steps. And in doing so, you see him become a better person (still not a GREAT person, but getting closer to consistently 'good' at least). Every major development he has with his 'maturity' is usually balanced by a new challenge, and just when you thought Rudy couldn't get lower than post-Eris breakup you watch him reach for that knife thinking "I've really done it now. I've fucked up again just like I fuck up everything else." But even at his new lowest moment, he can still not help but be within arm's reach of SOMEONE he's changed for the better. Even us as an audience are torn up in that moment. My roommate was just muttering "WTF is wrong with you, Rudy?" right as Sarah is revealed, but even after that, when he grabs the knife we still were yelling "Soldat, he's not OK, bro!" And who's there to stop him? This asshole-turned-gigachad. The real world doesn't operate like a Shounen arc. People regress. Problems don't stay solved. New ones come up and they're harder BECAUSE of the scars left by the previous problem. The story does a fantastic job of showing that sometimes all you can do is keep busy and keep your heart open to change. Stop closing yourself off and be open to help. For the manga readers, this latest chapter is proof that Rudy is learning from his past mistakes, and he wouldn't have been able to do what he did if he hadn't experienced the current entirety of both of his lives. He is truly becoming better than the sum of his parts as he pieces them together into a functional adult.

Mushoku Tensei has always felt like the most realistic Fantasy series I have ever seen.

honestly i loved this arc becuase of what it did to Rudeus in being this great last stage for his emotioanl growth. In his past life he was alone, partially becuase of rejection by others, partially because of his own refusal to try and build any human connections, suddenly he's thrown into new world with a loving family and later mentor in roxy and he has to learn how to step out of his comfort zone and make real connections with people, which he does for the first time with the timid Sylphie, then later is emotionally mature enough to help his fmaily not fall apart, and his reward for achiving this level of emotional maturity? He gets to move to level 2. Now with the greatrats, he's in a much more difficult situation, Eris is about as unlike Sylphie as you can get, she's a force of personality and the support he does get is far less unconditional. Yet he succeds in learning to live with Eris and the Greyrats, becoming a valued memeber of the household, even to Eris' mother who had once despised him. His reward for ths personal growth? A swift teleportation to the demon continent with Eris for level 3. Now the only support Rudy has is in other damaged incomplete people and the challenge he faces is literrally life and death as they try to get back from the demon continent. It's the toughest and most emotionally challenging part of the journey and his reward for doing it and fianlly returning home is to sleep with the one person who has stuck with him the longest, the person who grounds him emotionally, achiving his highest high, before being flat abandoned by her and crashing him down to his lowest point. This is the start of level 4. Rudy has nothing and nobody going into this season, ghislane left with Eris, he left his reamining family behind to get eris home, rujierd is gone, the greyrats are deposed, he hasn't seen roxy or sylphie for years. He has to rebuild everything from the ground up with no support and he sucks at it. Even when people offer him help he turns it down, more scared of rejection than lonliness, and then when he begins to trust just a little again he ruins it all for himself once more. This season is about him recovering from that, from the absolute rock bottom and i love it.

Rewatching FMAB and at this point I just cant wait to see the video essay when Gigguk finally watches it 🔥

While it didn't have as many fight scenes, unlike a lot of shows, season 2 still managed to deliver some great overall character animation during dialogues or simply in general, for exemple, the scene where he tries to kill himself is just so smooth and it really manages to follow the momentum. I feel that sadly, this kind of animation is generally forgotten and lost to the hype of fight scenes, but it's what made this season really look alive to me.

Laughed way too hard at Oedipus Waking up in an orphanage 😂 Genius

Well considering his ED is the biggest reason he goes to the Academy it makes sense that it was a central issue. It helped him reunite with Slyphie who helped him deal with many of his issues

im just kinda mad we had to take a break for part 2 of season 2 in jjk for a month and its a week is mushoku tensei and then I remembers that the mushoku tensei animators actually see their families and I quickly stopped complaining to myself

I still hope the people responsible for season 1 come back eventually. Season 2 was only a slight downgrade but I think it still looked good enough. Like it went from a 10 to a 7 or an 8. My favourite episode was the one when Rudeus meets Silent Seven star. That's a plot point I wasn't expecting. It kind of makes sense why this story is an isekai. Random girl from earth caused the mass teleportation incident. We also see them differntiate between the Human language of the world of MT and the Japanese language. Not to mention she actually looks like a typical Japanese person. No one in MT world has black hair. It was such a genius way of storytelling.

Honestly, this arc is a perfect representation of what makes Mushoku Tensei so great. MC isn't The Hero, The Chosen One. Trauma and real problems are handled seriously, and that means people making jokes about it, including bad ones that land horribly. Not everything goes right for the MC. People get hurt. People heal. Other things happen in the world because, guess what, the world doesn't care if you have problems, the world is still going.

I saw my fair share of negative reviews on Season 2 and just laughed because every single one of them misses the point. Mushoku Tensei is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a normal isekai or even a typical story. Even in the world of high literature, it is rare to run across a truly good story that paces itself well...one that draws you completely into the protagonist's world and has you invested in the journey when you'd normally hate them IRL or at least find them reprehensible. Mushoku Tensei does all of this extremely well, and for that I'll always be grateful that it exists.

the problem with this season was that it didn't live up to what it was before, its perfectly fine for him to have erectile disfunction. but fuck me, every character in the past arc had SOME role, SOME story, SOME background, SOME purpose... now they did just some classic half assed rom - com isekai, and it showed that even at that they failed, the characters that are in that school/university of magic ARE SO FODDER, they're there just so that the place dont look empty, but it still feels that way cause it actully is fodder.

Having read the LN, it was always fun right after season one ended telling everyone I couldn't wait for season 2's ED and them thinking I'm talking about a credits song.

Simply put he had ED because he was heartbroken over Eris, literally the only girl he had ever been with and then she just up and leaves him....he doesn't know why she left or wtf is going, and for all he knows is he could of done something wrong to upset her or he wasnt good enough. So he feared that kind of rejection again after the fact. On top of that it was part of his character development, though he is still a pervy little bastard he just doesn't get enjoyment out of that kind of thing like he use to, all in all its him literally growing the fk up and people just can't seem to wrap their heads around that.

Thank for pointing out the strongest point Mushoku Tensei has it making characters feel life like and them relatable. That in reality that most people are not good or bad but a mixture of both and are trying to doing the best they can to get by. Keep up the great work 👍!

The way this video words it seems really accurate to me. "Like a biography," as the light novel feels like that as you ride through the journey of Rudy's life from birth to growing old in his death bed. A lot of his character arc isn't something profound or even really too meaningful. Compared to series where protagonists going through a rough time objectively have serious issues to go through, this guy attempts to kill himself without hesitation over erectile dysfunction and girl issues. But that's what makes it so realistic. To him, it really is the end of the world. Despite the fact that he has his full family still alive, that he has strong connections with people from his childhood, that he's living comfortably compared to all these other people in that world actually struggling to survive and going through loss constantly. But that doesn't detract from the fact of how important this all is to him. I don't think it's hard to see that he was always the type to highly value his social structure with women, given his high libido and interest extending from his previous life. The shit he goes through after Eris left him really leaves a dent. You're always told in life that you care too much about unimportant things, that you at least have it going right compared to other people. Yeah, this doesn't mean that Rudy doesn't care about the fact that he has a supportive family, that the people he cares about aren't dying to the teleportation event and beasts and all like other adventurers- Naturally he still does, but he also cares about this too. Something that is not universally seen as significant or important. If you were to read a biography of the general person, they're going to go through ups and downs in their character journey over something that not everyone would care as deeply about. And that has just as much value as for any other reason. He doesn't need to suffer from expectations to pilot a robot with humanity on his shoulders, he doesn't need to suffer the feeling of rage after seeing his family being murdered right in front of his eyes. When something really important in life to you goes the wrong way, it doesn't matter what the reason is, you can be as deeply depressed as anyone else. And realistically, most people in life going through these strong emotions, comparatively also don't have some grand tragedy be the cause for their ups and downs in life either. I don't think that devalues the significance at all, it's all about how you yourself see it.

Your videos on Mushoku Tensei always make me appreciate the series even more, and I already consider it to be among the greatest stories ever. Thank you, and keep 'em coming.

I've read all the way up to volume 23 of the LN, and it's the best thing I've ever read. It keeps getting better. If you only read one LN, choose this one. I'm really excited about this anime, especially the second part of the second season. It's going to be fantastic.

amazing to hear I'm not the only one in love with this show, this season was an incredible Rollercoaster, finding his a new almost family spending months with and falling for one to then spiral SO far in one day all the way to attempt to take his life, and then find old friends make new ones and finally reunite with his first real friend and now love all the while dealing with incredible trauma. I know the pace is incredibly slow and many wont care for it but it is so impactful I can't help but love it