Mushoku Tensei

## Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Shitsui no Majutsushi-hen

### Producer

Frontier Works, TOHO animation, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, BS11, Egg Firm, Kadokawa, GREE Entertainment

### Networks

Tokyo MX, KBS, BS11, SUN (JP)
Animax Asia (SEA)

### Original Run

**Part I**: Jul 10, 2023 to Sep 25, 2023
**Part II**: Apr 2024 to ?

### Episodes

**Part I**: 12
**Part II**: ???

## Mushoku Tensei: Eris wa Honki de Kiba o Togu

Mushoku no Tensei: Eris Sharpens Her Fangs

## Anime

### Anime Title

Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu

## Manga

### Publisher

Kadokawa Shoten (JP)
Seven Seas (EN)

## Manga

### Volumes

3

***Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu*** (無職転生 〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜, literally Jobless Reincarnation: I Will Seriously Try If I Go To Another World) is a Japanese light novel series by Rifujin na Magonote and illustrated by Shirotaka. The series is about a jobless and hopeless man who dies after having a sad and withdrawn life and reincarnates in a fantasy world while keeping his memories, determined to enjoy his new life without regrets under the name Rudeus Greyrat.

Originally published on the internet web novel website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in November 2012, a year later it was announced the series would receive a print release under Media Factory's MF Books imprint with illustrations done by a Pixiv user called Shirotaka. A manga adaptation by Yuka Fujikawa began serialization in the June 2014 issue of *Monthly Comic Flapper* while three spin-offs were also released. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the *tankōbon* volumes of the manga for localization in North America. The company also has licensed the original light novels. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Bind aired from January to December 2021. A second season premiered in July 2023.

*Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* has become a success, with its web novel published from Syosetu's rankings has made cumulative appearances as the most popular work on the website, and later expands into a franchise began in 2014. By June 2023, the franchise had over 13 million copies in circulation. Although early volumes of the light novels were the subject of controversy due to sexual themes leading to censorship and complaints, the latter chapters of the series were subject of praise for the development and handling of Rudeus' growth.

## Overview

Serialized as an online novel from September 2012 to April 2015 on the novel posting site "*Shōsetsuka ni Narō*". Since January 2014, it has been made into a book by MF Books (Frontier Works, publishing / KADOKAWA). The illustration is Shirotaka. The abbreviation is "*Mushoku Tensei*". A synonym for the Narō-kei, a pioneer, and a work called the monument.

A fantasy novel in which a 34-year-old unemployed Japanese reincarnated in a different world of medieval European style. A pioneering work of high fantasy  in which the main character of "*Shōsetsuka ni Narō*", a hero who has reincarnated in a different world, uses modern knowledge and magic to make a match, is a human being including his family. A story is unfolded in which the hero overcomes the trauma of the previous life and grows around the relationship. It is revealed that the main axis of family and human relations is influenced by "*Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer*" and "*Parasyte*".

The author's unreasonable grandson's hand describes the process of writing this work, at that time modern different ability battles such as "*Shakugan no Shana*" were the mainstream of light novels, and fantasy works were shunned, but novels from "*Re:Monster*" He said he started posting because he knew that he was going to be home and thought that he might be accepted here. Regarding the world view, it is set in the era 80 years before the work that I was thinking before writing this work, and the story set in another era became a novelist as "*The Story of the Six-sided World*".

The manga version is Serialized in the June 2014 issue (from May 2, 2014) in "Comic Flapper" (published by KADOKAWA Media Factory). A spin-off comic "*Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious*" is being serialized in the WEB comic magazine "ComicWalker". Volumes 9 and 10 of the manga version include a collaborative novel and collaborative manga with "*Re: Life in a Different World from Zero*". To commemorate the release of the 10th volume of the manga version, a large poster was posted in the JR station yard near Kanto from March 25th to March 31st, 2019. In commemoration of the release of 12 volumes of the manga version and 5 volumes of Roxy, aposter was posted on the 5 lines of the Tokyo Metro from March 23 to March 29, 2020. From August 17th to September 14th, 2020,stickers were posted in some vehicles on the Seibu Line .From December 2021, a comicalized version of the original novel, "*Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Edition*" is being distributed on "Comic Solmare". From March 2022, the spin-off "*Mushoku Tensei: Eris wa Honki de Kiba o Togu (Eris Sharpens Her Fangs)*" centered on Ellis is being serialized in the "Gangan ONLINE" app version (Square Enix).

From October 2013 to February 2019, he maintained the number one position in the cumulative ranking of *Shōsetsuka ni Narō*. "This light novel is amazing!" In the 2017 edition, it ranked 4th in the book / novels category. As of January 2022, the cumulative circulation of the series has exceeded 10 million.

## Synopsis

Despite being bullied, scorned, and oppressed all of his life, a 34-year-old shut-in still found the resolve to attempt something heroic—only for it to end in a tragic accident. But in a twist of fate, he awakens in another world as Rudeus Greyrat, starting life again as a baby born to two loving parents.

Preserving his memories and knowledge from his previous life, Rudeus quickly adapts to his new environment. With the mind of a grown adult, he starts to display magical talent that exceeds all expectations, honing his skill with the help of a mage named Roxy Migurdia. Rudeus learns swordplay from his father, Paul, and meets Sylphiette, a girl his age who quickly becomes his closest friend.

As Rudeus' second chance at life begins, he tries to make the most of his new opportunity while conquering his traumatic past. And perhaps, one day, he may find the one thing he could not find in his old world—love.

## List of Published Books

### *Web Novels and Light Novel*

Rifujin na Magonote published his work on the online web novel website, Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Shortened to Syosetu); the first chapter was uploaded on November 22, 2012. In November 2013, the author announced his work was to be released as a light novel under Media Factory's MF Books imprint; regardless, the author stated his intentions to continue publishing his chapters online. The illustrator for the light novel is a Pixiv user called SiroTaka. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the light novels for publication in North America. They made localization changes in their translations of the light novels, such as toning down Rudeus' perverted behavior and removing references to rape. They later decided to "re-evaluate" their localization decisions.

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Rifujin intends to create a sequel to the web novel series based in the Six-Sided Universe. On January 15, 2021, the author stated that he plans to finish the *Orc Eroica* web novel first. He also suffers from health problems and plans to heal before starting the new work.

### *Manga*

In the May 2014 issue of Monthly Comic Flapper, it was announced that the manga adaptation of Mushoku Tensei by Yuka Fujikawa would premiere in the June issue; though Yuka is the author of the manga series, character designs are credited to SiroTaka. Media Works collected the individual chapters into tankōbon volumes; the first volume was released in October 2014. In January 2015, Seven Seas Entertainment announced its licensing of the manga series for localization in North America under the title Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation.

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A second manga series illustrated by Kazusa Yoneda, titled *Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Shitsui no Majutsushi-hen* (無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～ 失意の魔術師編) began serialization on NTT Solmare's *Comic Cmoa* website on December 20, 2021. It adapts the light novel's seventh volume.

1. Released on August 18, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-86657-583-4

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#### Spin-Off

A spin-off manga illustrated by Shoko Iwami, titled *Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious* (無職転生 ～ロキシーだって本気です～, *Mushoku Tensei: Rokishī Datte Honki Desu*), began serialization online in Kadokawa Shoten's *ComicWalker* website on December 21, 2017. As of January 23, 2023, eleven *tankōbon* volumes have been published. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in September 2019 for print and digital release.

1. Released date March 22, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-069697-3
2. Released date September 22, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-065108-8
3. Released date March 22, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-065604-5
4. Released date October 25, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-064033-4
5. Released date March 23, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-064482-0
6. Released date August 21, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-064825-5
7. Released date January 22, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-680096-1
8. Released date September 21, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-680545-4
9. Released date December 23, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-680950-6
10. Released date July 23, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-04-681524-8
11. Released date January 23, 2023 - ISBN 978-4-04-681973-4

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A second spin-off manga illustrated by Kaede Nogiwa, titled *Mushoku Tensei: 4-koma ni Natte mo Honki Dasu* (無職転生 ～4コマになっても本気だす～), was serialized in ASCII Media Works' *Comic Dengeki Daioh "g"* magazine from October 25, 2018, to August 27, 2020. Three *tankōbon* volumes were published from October 26, 2019, to December 26, 2020.

1. Released date October 26, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-912759-1
2. Released date March 27, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-913115-4
3. Released date December 26, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-913562-6

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A third spin-off manga illustrated by Take Higake, titled *Mushoku Tensei: Eris wa Honki de Kiba o Togu* (無職転生～エリスは本気で牙を砥ぐ～, lit. "Jobless Reincarnation: Eris Gets Serious About Sharpening Her Fangs"), was serialized online on Square Enix's *Gangan Online* service from March 15 to October 11, 2022. It was compiled into a single *tankōbon* volume, published on November 25 of the same year.

1. Released November 25, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-7575-8268-2

Manga Vol. 1
Rifujin na Magonote (Author) / Shirotaka (Character Draft) "Mushoku Tensei: Anthology (無職転生〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜アンソロジー *Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Anthology*)"

1. Released date (Side Story: Roxy) March 22, 2019 - ISBN 978-4040655932
2. Released date (Side Story: Eris) December 23, 2020 - ISBN 978-4046800350
3. Released date (Side Story: Sylphy) December 23, 2020 - ISBN 978-4046800367

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## Rudeus Greyrat

* Child Ver.
* Adult Ver.

### Title:

* Quagmire
* Hero
* Education God/God of Education

### Aliases:

* Rudi/Rudy
* The Owner Rujierd
* Shishou *(by Zanoba)*
* Grand Master *(by Julie)*
* Senpai *(by Geese)*
* Dragon's Dog
* Dragon's Claw

### Nickname:

* The Owner of Dead End
* Rudeus of the Quagmire
* Right Hand of the Dragon God
* The Abstinent Rudeus
* Sorcerer King

### Affiliation:

* Adventure Guild
* Ranoa Magic Academy
* Orsted Corporation
* Rude Mercenary Company

### Allied:

* Rujierd
* Orsted
* Cliff Grimoire
* Zanoba Shirone
* Nanahoshi Shizuka

### Party:

* Dead End *(Disbanded)*
* Stepped Leader *(Temporary)*
* Counter Arrow *(Temporary)*

## 「Biographical Information」

### Traits:

Reincarnated, Strategist, Magus, Anomaly Existence, Laplace Factor

### Rank:

* A *[Adventure Guild]*
* C *[Magic Guild]*
* 7th Seven Great Powers

### Place of Birth:

Village of Buena, Fitua, Kingdom of Asura

### Age:

* 34 *(Previous Life)*
* 23 *(current)*

### Relatives:

**Family**:* Paul Greyrat *(Father)* †
* Zenith Greyrat *(Mother)*
* Norn Greyrat *(Younger Sister)*
* Aisha Greyrat *(Younger Half-Sister)*
* Lilia Greyrat *(Stepmother)*
* Therese Latreia *(Aunt)*
* Claire Latreia *(Grandmother)*
* Pilemon Notos Greyrat *(Uncle)*
* Luke Notos Greyrat *(Cousin)*
* Ruijerd Superdia *(Brother In-Law/Friend)*
* Luicelia Superdia *(Niece)*
* Clive Grimoire *(Son In-Law)*

**Wife**:

* Sylphiette Greyrat *(Wife)*
* Roxy M. Greyrat *(Wife)*
* Eris Greyrat *(Second Cousin/Wife)*

**Off-spring**:

* Lucy Greyrat *(Daughter)*
* Lily Greyrat *(Daughter)*
* Lara Greyrat *(Daughter)*
* Christina Greyrat *(Daughter)*
* Ars Greyrat *(Son)*
* Sieghardt Saladin Greyrat *(Son)*

### Occupation:

* Adventurer
* Student *(Graduated)*
* President of Rude Mercenary Company

## 「Physical Description」

### Status:

Alive → Deceased (old age 74) *(Web Novel Vol 24)*

## 「Voice Actor」

### Japan VA:

* Tomokazu Sugita *(Previous Life)*
* Yumi Uchiyama *(Child)*
* Hiro Shimono *(Drama CD)*

### English VA:

* Ben Phillips *(Previous Life)*
* Madeleine Morris *(Child)*

The main character of this work. Her nickname is "Rudi/Rudy". He is a reincarnated person from modern Japan and was born in the village of Buena, Fitua, Kingdom of Asura. In his previous life, he was withdrawn until he was 34 years old due to bullying in high school and did not attend the funeral of his parents, so he was kicked out of the house by his brother and died in an accident trying to help three high school students who were run over by a truck immediately afterwards. did. After his reincarnation, he decided to live seriously this time because of the regret that he threw everything halfway in his previous life.

Keeping in mind "do not get sick", "do not blame others", and "work hard", learn magic, swordsmanship, language, etc. from an early age, avoid rubbing with others as much as possible, even if something happens I try not to unilaterally say bad things, considering the other person's position and what I did wrong  . Also, because he was a dropout in his previous life, he does not want to abandon the weak and the dropout, and tries to do his best. It is thought to be a hard-working and mild-mannered person, but since his roots are amorous, he cannot read the air and may make the other person uncomfortable. Other than that, the bad things of the previous life have not completely disappeared at the time of reincarnation, such as playing around with the other person and making a fool of the other person, but he grows up by meeting various people.

The total amount of magical power is extremely large due to magical power training from childhood and Laplace factor. Since you can use attack magic without chanting, you can control the generation and store the magic power so that even low-ranked magic can be released with the power of the imperial class. However, since the human body cannot withstand using magic that is commensurate with the total amount of magical power, magic that makes use of the enormous total amount of magical power cannot be used. Also, only attack magic can be used without chanting, and healing magic cannot be used without chanting. His specialties are "rock cannonballs" that shape stones made with magical power, add rotation, and shoot them at ultra-high speed, and "mud swamp", a mixed magic of water and soil systems. In addition to the fact that swordsmanship does not have a fighting spirit, the sword god that does not suit the aptitude because his master Paul did not dislike the aptitude of the Kitagami style and the next master, Guillene, was a sword god style swordfighter. He was taught the style and stopped as an intermediate swordfighter, but when he was 11 years old, he changed his right eye to a magical eye "predictive eye" that can see the future a few seconds ahead.. Its ability is recognized by some of the most powerful people in the world, but its self-evaluation is low due to the fact that it has seen many such overwhelming strong people and the reflection of the previous life. On the contrary, there is a tendency for people to misunderstand or overestimate what went well by chance as a strategy.

In addition to the "human language" that I learned in my childhood, I can use the "beast god language" that I learned from Guillene and the "genie language" that I learned from the dictionary I got from Roxy.

After learning magic from his tutor Roxy, he taught Sylphiette magic, but became Ellis's tutor to earn money for Lanoa Magic College. In the Fitua territory transfer incident that occurred the day after his 10th birthday, he was sent to the demon continent with Ellis, where he was helped by the Spelled Louis Geld, and then the three of them formed an adventurer party "Dead End". Aim for the Kingdom of Asura. Arriving in Fitua territory over three years, he left for Louis Geld and Ellis to find his missing mother, Zenith, in the northern part of the central continent.

In the search in the north, Zenith went around to make a name for himself as an adventurer in order to find himself, and after two years he became known as "*Rudeus of the Quagmire*". After learning from a report from Erinarise that Zenith was on the continent of Vegarit and Paul and his friends were heading for him, he enrolled as a special student at Lanoa Magic University at the recommendation of Erinarise and Hitogami.

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### Abilities

> "*It's no good to overestimate me. Victory is something that you grasp by always being modest, you know?*"
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Rudeus doesn't have cheat abilities that accompany reincarnation (for some reason, he has a high limit value for total magical power "Laplace Factor"), and most of the abilities he obtains are the result of his own tireless efforts. Rudeus is a powerful magician born with a strong Laplace factor which is one of the reasons for his great magical power besides his intense training at an early age. As he was reincarnated from another world, he is immune to Orsted's curse. This is a trait that is inherited by his descendants.

When he was a child, he learned the language of the Central Continent, "*Human Language*", while my father Paul read to me, learned the language of the Great Forest, "*Beast God Language*" from Ghyslaine, and learned the language of the Magic Continent from the dictionary I received from Roxy. He learned "*Magic God Language*" and self-studyed "*Battle God Language*", the language of the Begaritto Continent whose grammar is close to human language.

However, there are some languages ​​that cannot be used, such as '*Tenshingo*', '*Umishingo*', and '*Ryujing*o', which are minority languages ​​and have no materials or opportunities to learn. In addition, it is possible to read, write and speak the characters and languages ​​​​of the previous life (real world Japan) as they are.

* 【*Voiceless Incantation*】
	+ Rudeus is one of the few people capable of using a voiceless incantation, and even rarer as a person who can use voiceless incantation with melded magics.  He cannot use voiceless incantation for healing magic due to his lack of understanding in regards to how mana is manipulated to heal. A normal Magician takes at least five seconds for a simple spell, while for higher-level spells its thirty to sixty seconds. Rudeus can do it almost instantly no matter what difficulty of the spell, with the exception of healing magic. Rudeus needs to use the chant of a new spell being taught to him before he can use its voiceless incantation version which puzzles Orsted.
* 【*Demon Eyes*】
* When he was born, both eyes were normal eyes, but when he was 11 years old, he met Kishirika, the Great Emperor of the Demon World, who changed his right eye to a demonic eye. She later had her left eye changed to another demon eye.
	+ 『Foresight』
		- It's a Demon Eye that Kishirika gave to Rudeus for giving her food replacing his right eye. It allows the user to see a certain amount into the future. It is difficult to adjust the focus point; the farther into the future he looks, the more unreliable it becomes. The power of Demon Eyes are adjusted according to the amount of mana poured into them. The more mana Rudeus inputs into the Foresight Demon Eye, the farther into the future he can see. Rudeus is able to fine-tune the eye to see 10 seconds into the future reliably.
		- Experienced warriors can negate the Demon Eye's usefulness in battle by making split-second decisions, forcing the eye to see multiple futures. This is learned when Rudeus duels Ruijerd. Some beings such as Badigadi are completely immune to the eye when wearing the Fighting God Armor. The eye can also act as a conduit for another being's power as Hitogami was able to show Rudeus a vision of where to find Aisha and Lilia through his eye. Another weakness of the eye is that it does not pick up sounds and as such, Gyes was able to incapacitate Rudeus using Howling magic.
		- Overuse or losing control of the eye may cause the user some sort of pain and nausea as a result of overloading the brain. This is shown when Rudeus felt a moment of extreme nausea after Hitogami used the eye to show him a vision of the future, or when he originally received the eye and it took him a while to learn to control it since it would give him a double vision.
	+ 『Clairvoyant』
		- It's a second Demon Eye that Kishirika gave to Rudeus for giving her a donut when she is captured by Atofe replacing his left eye. It allows the user to see far away. However, the "*focus point*" is difficult to control. Rather than acting as a scope, the Clairvoyant Eyes seem to change the perspective of one's vision, with the amount of mana determining the distance from the user.
* 【*Magic* / *Witch Craft*】
	+ When it comes to magic, he has a natural talent, and he improved his talent with Roxy as his teacher when he was a child. His natural growth allowance is extraordinary due to a peculiar constitution called the Laplace factor (*the total amount of magical power in a lifetime is determined by how much this growth allowance can be drawn out by training by the end of childhood*). In addition to that, since his consciousness was connected to him from his previous life, he began training very early on, and boasted a huge amount of magical power that was far from human. He also masters Chantless attack magic.
	+ Even an excellent magician will not run out of magical power even if he fires a series of saint-class or king-class magic that runs out of magical power after a few hits. It is said that its amount of magical power is comparable to that of the demonic hero "Majin" Laplace. The advantage of Chantless magic is that you can change the power and effects of attack magic, and by using a huge amount of magical power, even low-rank magic can be as powerful as an emperor class. He also reproduces a technique called "*Multiple Casting*", which uses two types of magic at the same time, with Chantless magic, and is able to quickly activate "*Mixed Magic*", which normally takes a long time.
	+ In addition to Chantless magic, it is easy to imagine "*mixed magic*", which is a fusion of phenomena from the knowledge of natural phenomena in the previous life, so it can be efficiently reproduced (King and Emperor class magic is within Saint class + Since it is a derivative of mixed magic, it became synonymous with mastering all offensive magic except God class, which requires a separate magic circle, when the Saint class of four attributes was acquired).
	+ In addition, he has a high sense of magic, such as self-studying magic that he has only seen once, and mastering the control of the demon eye in a short time. However, he cannot fully use that magical power with a human body, and is no match for the strongest class magicians such as the demon god Laplace. Also, only attack magic can be used without chants, and healing and detoxification magic cannot be used without chant (because there is no medical knowledge and it is not possible to imagine healing the human body).
	+ His rankings as a magician are as follows:
		- «Water Emperor Ranked»
		- «Earth Saint Ranked»
		- «Wind Saint Ranked»
		- «Fire Saint Ranked»
		- «Healing Magic - Saint Ranked»
		- «Detoxification Magic - Saint Ranked»
		- «Barrier Magic - Intermediate Ranked»
		- 『Nuclear Explosion』: Unofficial God-class magic(stated by Orsted) that Rudeus created in a desperate attempt during his fight against Orsted. By focusing a tremendous amount of magic power at a designated area, he creates a huge explosion around his pinpointed target and leaves behind a mushroom-like cloud similar to a nuclear explosion. During the second confrontation with Orsted, he managed to destroy a village with this magic. Even with Orsted opening the First Dragon Gate to tremendously lower its power, the explosion was still packed with power similar to Laplace. It is hinted that this is Fire-type magic.
		- 『Ran Ma』- Disturb Magic: It is a unique magic that Rudeus learns after observing Orsted in their first fight and works by interfering with the magic of the opponent disturbing it thus preventing it from working. This is a very rare and difficult technique as Sylphiette, who is a talented mage in her own right, had a lot of trouble learning it.
		- 『Dry Steaming』: Dry Steaming is a melded magic of fire and wind originally developed by Rudeus to dry wet clothes with a risk of damaging the fabric. Used to block the opponent's field of vision. It is often used in conjunction with quagmire.
		- 『Explosive Stone Cannon』: It is a variation of Stone Cannon originally developed by Rudeus. The stone is hollow thereby exploding at the point of contact.
		- 『Electric』: Realizing that 『Lightning』 might be a bit overkill as a single target spell, Rudeus weakened the King-class Water magic. Rudeus was able to use Voiceless incantation to create a miniature thundercloud, compressing it, and designating a target for 『Lightning』. In order to distinguish it from the normal overpowered spell, he named it 『Electric』. The Electric strike is hard to avoid and can numb the nervous system, making it a very useful spell against people who can wear Touki. It is effective against the Immortal Demon Race as demonstrated in the battle against Atofe.
		- 『Light Spirits』: Rudeus can make a light spirit scroll and use them to summon bright light spirits as a source of light.
		- 『Howling Magic』: Howling is a type of magic that can locate or paralyze enemies by using sound as a medium, but Rudeus can only use it to surprise or scare opponents. He learned it from Gustav Dedorudia.

Rudeus trains his body by running and modern Japanese muscle training (*push-ups, sit-ups, squats*) every day, so his basic physical strength is high. However, since he was unable to learn physical strengthening through fighting spirit (*a technique that uses the magical power within the body to explosively improve physical abilities*), compared to warriors with fighting spirit, his power and reflexes are considerably inferior, making him a high-ranking magus.

* 【*Fighting Style*】
	+ 『Sword Techniques』
		- Intermediate-ranked Sword God Style
		- Elementary-ranked North God Style
		- Elementary-ranked Water God Style
		- Since Rudeus cannot make use of Touki, he cannot rise to Advanced ranked Sword Techniques.
	+ 『Saint Dragon Battle Aura』
		- Saint Dragon Battle Aura is a fighting style that was created by Dragon God Urupen, who was considered to be the weakest Dragon God due to having the lowest magical capacity ever and rose to become the strongest with this fighting style. It involves defeating an opponent using the minimal amount of magical power. It is described as a fighting style by Rudeus that combines magic arts and the real world martial art Wushu.
		- Rudeus is currently being taught how to use this fighting form by Orsted. This fighting technique is the best fighting style for Rudeus due to it's great compatibility with the 『Magic Armor』, making the 『Magic Armor』 performance more potent, efficient, and useful during combat. It should be noted that it is a fighting style and not a type of touki as Rudeus lacks the ability to use actual touki.
	+ 『Tactics』
		- He has been noted by others to be a battle genius. During his first fight with Paul, he was smart enough to trap Paul's leg to restrict his movements. During his time as an adventurer, he was known for his skill with Quagmire and trapping opponents with earth magic before attacking. After training with Orsted, he became more aware of his tactics and was able to perform the strategies more efficiently since he was conscious of them.
		- In the case that he is trapped by a high level barrier magic that restricts his magic, he will use the Manatite stone to destroy the seal and use a combination of Quagmire, Mist, and Electric to slow down or disable his opponents before using a summoning scroll to summon his trump card, the Magic armor MK I, to defeat his enemies should the need arise for the fire power. Taking stories and legends from his previous world, he was also able to come up with a strategy to defeat a hydra that could regenerate its heads.

Since childhood, as part of his training in magic, he has been making dolls (*figures*) that apply chantless earth magic. There was a time when he was obsessed with figurines and plastic models in his previous life, so his dolls are quite good, and Zanoba, who is a doll otaku, calls them "*supreme*".

## Production

Rifujin na Magonote commented that he created Rudeus aware of his controversial personality. He intended Rudeus' actions would be more meaningful in the process. He had no issue criticizing Rudeus at an early stage and left it to the audience to judge him. Magnote wanted the audience to pay attention to a specific side of his character and be able to relate to him. Earlier, he said that I felt a big response in episodes 6 to 7 of the web version of the novels, but that was just when Roxy took Rudeus out. Thanks to her, Rudeus overcomes the trauma. Such a story gave a warm impression to his readers and made him think, "Let's grow in this direction."

After publishing the first parts of his work, Rifujin wrote that he intended the series to last at least a hundred chapters. Due to criticism towards his work, Rifujin considered ending the series prematurely but was inspired to continue when his work reached the first place on Syosetu's daily rankings. Originally, the story arc where Rudeus' reunites with Aisha was supposed to be completely different from the published work. The author intended to have Lilia die off-screen, and Aisha to be hiding under a different identity. However, he found Lilia's death anticlimactic and decided against it; thus, he had to rewrite the story arc to make sense of her survival and lack of contact. Rifujin stated the story arc might be bizarre due to the changes but expresses no regrets in his decision; he noted Lilia's survival made him reconsider Zenith's condition in the story.

## Opening Theme

### OP Title:

* Tabibito no Uta (旅人の唄) (eps 3-4, 6-8)
* Mezame no uta (目覚めの唄) (eps 10)

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

Yuiko Oohara

Season 1 (Part II)

## Opening Theme

### OP Title:

* Mezame no Uta (目覚めの唄) (eps 1-2)
* Keishou no Uta (継承の唄) (eps 3-4)
* Inori no Uta (祈りの唄) (eps 5-7)
* Tooku no Komori no Uta (遠くの子守の唄) (eps 8)

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

Yuiko Oohara

*Mushoku Tensei* is a Japanese anime series based on the light novel series of the same title. It follows jobless and hopeless man who dies after having a sad and reclusive life and reincarnates in a fantasy world while keeping his memories, determined to enjoy his new life without regrets under the name Rudeus Greyrat.

It was directed by Manabu Okamoto and animated by Studio Bind, with Kazutaka Sugiyama designing the characters, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the music. Egg Firm is credited for production. The series was originally scheduled to premiere in 2020, but it was delayed until January 2021. The first half aired from January 11 to March 22, 2021 on Tokyo MX, KBS, BS11, and SUN. The second half was originally set to premiere in July 2021, but was delayed to October 2021. The second half aired from October 4 to December 20, 2021. The series ran for 23 episodes. Toho released both parts of the first season on Blu-ray across 4 volumes, with the first volume releasing on April 21, 2021. The anime's fourth Blu-ray volume was released on March 16, 2022, and included an unaired episode.

The first opening theme song is "The Traveler's Song" (旅人の唄, *Tabibito no Uta*). The second opening theme song is "The Awakening Song" (目覚めの唄, *Mezame no Uta*). The third opening theme song is "The Inheritance Song" (継承の唄, *Keishō no Uta*). The fourth opening theme song is "The Prayer Song" (祈りの唄, *Inori no Uta*). The fifth opening theme song is "A Distant Child Guard Song" (遠くの子守の唄, *Tōku no Komori no Uta*). The first ending theme song is "Only" (オンリー, *Onrī*). The second ending theme song is "The Way to Go With the Wind" (風と行く道, *Kaze to Iku Michi*). All of the openings and endings were performed by Yuiko Ōhara.

Funimation licensed the series and streamed it on its website in North America, Mexico, Brazil and the British Isles, in parts of Europe, Central Asia and North Africa through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab. The series also streamed on Hulu in the United States. On February 13, 2021, Funimation announced the series would be receiving an English dub, with the first episode premiering the next day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll released the first 11 episodes on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on December 5, 2022. Muse Communication has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia and streamed it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel and its respective regional variants, and on iQIYI, Bilibili and WeTV in Southeast Asia, Netflix in South Asia and Southeast Asia, Catchplay in Indonesia and Singapore, meWATCH in Singapore, and Sushiroll in Indonesia.

Season 2 (Part I)

## Ending Theme

### ED Title:

* Musubime (ムスビメ) (eps 2-3, 5-11)
* Hanaemi (花咲み) (ep 12)

### ED Composer:

* Yuiko Ōhara
* Sylphiette (CV: Ai Kayano)

In March 2022, it was announced that a second season had been green-lit. It is directed by Hiroki Hirano, with scripts supervised by Toshiya Ono, and character designs handled by Sanae Shimada. The second season will consist of 25 episodes and be aired in two parts. The first part aired from July 3 to September 25, 2023. The second part is set to premiere in April 2024. The opening theme song is "Spiral" by Longman, while the ending theme song is "Musubime" (ムスビメ) by Yuiko Ōhara.

The second season will be collected into a total of four Blu-ray volumes in Japan between October 2023 and September 2024.

### Drama CD

Released on April 26, 2017 under the title of "*Mushoku Tensei-If you go to another world, you'll be serious-Transfer Labyrinth Edition*". The stage is the labyrinth edition and the battle against Hydra. The newly written novel "The Story of the Remaining Sword" is enclosed.

An Audio drama adaptation, titled *Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Ten'i Meikyū-hen* (無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～ 転移迷宮編), was released by Frontier Works on April 26, 2017.

## Game Info

### Release date

March 27, 2021

On March 27, 2021, the distribution of "*Mushoku Tensei: Game ni Natte mo Honki Dasu (職転生 ～ゲームになっても本気だす～, Mushoku Tensei - I'll Seriously Try Even If It's Made Into a Game)*" was launched as a smartphone game. The initial planning and distribution was done by B-GREE, development and operation by Aiming, planning cooperation by GREE, and game system provision and technical cooperation by Pokelabo, but at the end of September 2021, Aiming ended its management contract, and the service was terminated on August 31, 2022.

On January 9, 2023, Bushiroad announced the production of "*Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Iryo de Tokkai de Motoi Dasu: Quest of Memories (無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～ Quest of Memories)*" for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam.

## Events

On March 7, 2021, a stage event for this work, "*Mushoku Tensei - Isekai Ippai de Ippai ni Toru Honkidasu: Light Novel EXPO 2020*," was held at the "*KADOKAWA Light Novel EXPO 2020*" distribution event held at Tokorozawa Sakura Town. Yumi Uchiyama (Ludeus Gray Rat), Ai Kakuma (Eris Boreas Gray Rat), and Yuiko Ohara (produced and sang the 1st season theme song) took the stage. The cast reviewed episodes 1 through 8 of the first season, and Yuiko Ohara performed two songs, "*The Song of the Traveler*" and "*Only*" on stage live.

On March 28, 2021, a stage event for this work, "AJ de Honkidasu Stage" ("*Mushoku Tensei - Isekai Iryo de Honkidasu*"), was held at AnimeJapan 2021, which was held online. Yumi Uchiyama (played by Ludeus Greylatt), Yoshimi Ohara (played by Roxy Migurdia), Ai Chino (played by Sylphiette), Ai Kakuma (played by Eris Boreas Greylatt), and Tomokazu Sugita (played by the man from the previous life)[260] took the stage.

On March 6, 2022, an advance screening of the extra episode "*Eris's Goblin Defeat*" was held at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, with Yumi Uchiyama (played by Ludeus Gray Rat), Ai Kuma (played by Eris Boreas Gray Rat), Daisuke Namikawa (played by Ruijerdo Speldia), and Tomokazu Sugita (played by the man in the previous life) Tomokazu Sugita (who played the role of the man from a previous life) took the stage for the greetings. The stage greeting was broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of TOHO animation. The decision to produce the second season was announced at the event, and Uchiyama later commented, "At the time of the announcement of the second season, it had not been decided that I would play the role of Rudeus. So at the time of the production announcement, I could not raise expectations that I would continue to play the role, and I did not want to cause speculation that 'it will be someone else? I was nervous in many ways because I didn't want to cause speculation.

On December 10, 2022, as part of the "*TOHO animation THEATER FES*," a project commemorating the 10th anniversary of TOHO animation, "*Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Igarashi de Genkidasu*" Fans' Choice 1st Season Gods' Times Screening Event was held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills and TOHO As a result of a questionnaire survey conducted from November 9 to November 20, episodes 2, 16, 17, 21, and 23 were screened, and a stage greeting was given by Yumi Uchiyama (playing the role of Ludeus Greylat) and Tomokazu Sugita (playing the role of the man from the previous life). The stage greeting was broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of TOHO animation. At this event, the teaser visual for the second season was unveiled, and it was announced that Yumi Uchiyama would continue to play the role.

On March 26, 2023, a stage event for this work was held at AnimeJapan 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight, with Yumi Uchiyama (playing Ludeus Greylat), Ai Chino (playing Fitz), and Tomokazu Sugita (playing the man from the previous life) on stage. At this event, changes in the director and other main staff were announced, and the second teaser PV for the second season was unveiled.

On June 25, 2023, an advance screening of episodes 0 and 1 of the second season was held at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, with Yumi Uchiyama (played by Ludeus Greylat), Ai Chino (played by Fitz), Haruka Shiraishi (played by Sara), and Tomokazu Sugita (played by the man from the previous life) taking the stage. The stage greeting was broadcast live on TOHO animations' official YouTube channel, ABEMA.

## Store

From April 24, 2021 to June 29, 2021, a pop-up event for this work was held at the Narita Anime Deck in Narita International Airport's Terminal 2. Goods featuring the characters dressed as cabin attendants were sold, a collaboration menu associated with the characters was offered, and the scripts from the first season of the show were displayed.

From October 23, 2021 to December 19, 2021, a series of pop-up stores for this work were held at the Akihabara, Osaka, and Nagoya stores of G Store. The shops sold goods using newly drawn illustrations and exhibited setting materials from the first season.

From August 4, 2023 to September 24, 2023, pop-up stores of this work were held sequentially at Shinjuku Maruimen and Namba Marui. The stores sold goods featuring newly drawn illustrations of the main characters dressed in swimsuits.

## Controversy

### Aisha Greyrat's after-story

One of the web novel short stories from the after-story collection *Dasoku-hen* (*Redundancy*), titled "The Moment Aisha Greyrat Stopped Being a Maid", sparked a lot of controversy among its Japanese readers. In response, the author had initially planned to make some revisions, but figured it would not be good enough, and after receiving a notice from Shōsetsuka ni Narō management that it violated their terms of service, on February 24, 2016, the author announced that he had decided to scrap the short story altogether and would write a remake in the future.

### LexBurner's controversy

On February 8, 2021, before the premiere of the fifth episode of the anime adaptation, a Chinese streaming network, Bilibili, temporarily halted the streaming of the anime on the grounds of a "technical failure." According to fan speculation, it might have been linked to the actions of the popular Chinese influencer LexBurner, who insulted the series and its fans, with one of his remarks saying that it is "for bottom-feeders in the social hierarchy." Incited by his words, his followers went to the media-reviewing website, Douban, to review-bomb the series with a 1-star rating; although the series concurrently enjoyed a 9.2/10 rating on Bilibili. This has led to LexBurner, who was one of Bilibili's top streamers, being banned from the site. Later, author Rifujin na Magonote commented on LexBurner's actions as follows: "His words are only his personal opinion, and he is free to hold whatever views he likes. Although I am displeased at how he has insulted other viewers, anime is not made only for successful people, so I hope that those who can enjoy it will enjoy it." He further commented: "If that is the kind of online presence he is, that's just the way it is sometimes. Even in Japan, there are plenty of people like him, although they might not have his influence. As far as I am concerned, instead of engaging with him, I think it is more important to ignore him and grow your own communities. Thank you!".

## Reception

### Web and light novel

In the *Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!* 2017 by Takarajimasha, *Mushoku Tensei* reached the fourth place in the ranking. It is ranked seventh for the 2018 edition; and for the 2019 edition, the series is placed eighth. On Syosetu's rankings, the web novel made cumulative appearances as the most popular work on the website. The light novels have appeared on Oricon's charts and have also ranked on T-site's novel popularity polls. By August 2021, the light novels reached 8.5 million copies in circulation. By February 2022, the series had over 10 million copies in circulation. By June 2023, the series had over 13 million copies in circulation.

The main character of the series Rudeus, has been criticized for being overtly perverted. *Anime News Network* found Rudeus hard to sympathize, as in early chapters he barely develops connections. However, the way Rudeus interacts with Roxy during his training as a mage was noted to benefit him, was the subject of praise. *Real Sound* was concerned about how the narrative portrays Rudeus' previous life as it appears to focus highly on retired school students and issues they had at school comparing it to the famous light novel series *Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World*. Nevertheless, Rudeus commitment to surpassing his flaws in his new life was noted to turn him into a more sympathetic main character. *Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World* novelist Tappei Nagatsuki said that one of the strongest points of *Mushoku Tensei* was the handling of Rudeus who is noted to suffer in a similar fashion to the main character from the visual novel *Clannad*. Mindo Manihar Pasaribu from Institutional Repository of the University of North Sumatra notes Rudeus, who was previously a cowardly, weak, insecure character into a hard-working, strong, or fearless character who is more confident and compassionate; This makes the novels of *Mushoku Tensei* served as a major appeal to the audience. Writer Niji Kusano from *Real Sound* said that the key to *Mushoku Tensei*'s success was how deep is the success Rudeus achieved in his new life despite how common it is in *Isekai* stories. Another element that helps the novel outstand is the mix of realism Rudeus is often seen while being mixed with the popular high-fantasy style.

### Anime

The anime adaptation received positive responses from both critics and audiences, having considered one of the best anime of 2021. IGN gave a positive review, writing, "In a time where every type of *isekai* is being developed, *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* takes a joyful and wholehearted approach to the genre."

At the Anime Trending Awards, the series receives 18 nominations in total, with seven wins. It receives three nominations, including Best Fantasy category twice in two consecutive years, at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Wiriting for the first season, Irfan Ghani Muhammad from Universitas Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember noticed *Mushoku Tensei* often tests Rudeus' morality from different point of views. His fears of the outside world change when Roxy starts training him and takes him through a ride across the town which changes the protagonist's point of view of how society works. The scholar mentions Roxy's character faces a similar arc due to her differences from her people. *HITC* found the anime properly followed the novel's narrative, most importantly Rudeus' coming-of-age story, which appealed to the audience. *Comic Book Resources* saw the focus on Rudeus' emotions as what marks the series a major departure from other *isekai* storylines.

The early episodes of the second season earned controversial responses due to the more miserable portrayal of Rudeus while highlighting a decrease in the animation values. Positive response focused on how more depth was given to Rudeus as he was now alone and tried interacting with new characters.

## External Links

* *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* ─ Shōsetsuka ni Narō
* *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* ─ Official Light Novel - MF Books (in Japanese)
* *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* ─ Official Manga - Comic Flapper (in Japanese)
	+ *Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious* ─ Manga Website
	+ *Mushoku Tensei: Eris wa Honki de Kiba o Togu* ─ Manga Website
	+ *Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Shitsui no Majutsushi-hen* ─ Manga Website
	+ *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (The Story of Six-Side world)* ─ Official Light Novel
* *TV Anime "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation"* ─ Official Anime Website
* *TV Anime "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation"* Official (@mushokutensei\_A) - Twitter Website
* *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* ─ Game Website: Wayback Machine (For archived August 31, 2022)
* *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Game* Official (@mushokutensei\_g) - Twitter Website
* *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* ─ Wikipedia **JP**
* *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* ─ Wikipedia **EN**