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Mushoku Tensei for the most part stands on well paced storytelling matched by great animation and characters to boot. This special is simply a side story giving context to the actions of Eris in the background of an episode, primarily to introduce a few characters.

On its own it is a pretty solid idea and shortly places said characters in the anime’s universe prior to their relevancy. The only problem with this is that it seems that these characters basically do nothing other than being named and the only one with ample screen time comes off as irritating.

The special, although not horrible or unenjoyable is ... noticeably lesser in quality in comparison to the main anime. Usually characters aren’t so abruptly shown or forced on screen but it feels that way in this. The plots is a background to events from another perspective so it’s pretty bland and the addition of characters to the universe doesn’t feel natural. In addition, the animation is also a significant downgrade as it contains far more stills and generally looks quite choppy in contrast to the usual beautiful animation.

For Mushoku Tensei the special is sub-par but overall it’s alright and mildly entertaining so if you enjoy the show give it a watch but don’t expect it to be nearly the same level of quality one would expect.

I’ve seen a fair share of romance anime and generally content centered around some kind of gimmick. The usage of a gimmick is fine as a sort of introduction or preliminary tool to lead to character interaction and maybe develop a unique relationship. This anime chooses something unique but it feels like it’s doomed to destroy any potential in the story by how stupid it is, the female lead constantly finds a way to forget her glasses even with extreme visual impairment. Thus, leading the involvement of the main character into her life, using it as a stepping stone to get closer with his crush. ...

Every scenario or time that she forgets her glasses seems so fake, even for an anime this seems entirely unbelievable. Playing into a sort of clip like pacing with little events with the MC just helping her is so random, no one just forgets their glasses everyday. Furthermore, it’s just like seeing the same thing all the time and gets extremely repetitive on top of my prior gripes.

On the other hand the art design, animation and everything is beautiful which deserves props for sure, as that’s the only thing that really kept me watching past like the first two episodes. The eyes, hair and everything always looks very on point with fluidity and a natural feel. This kind of flair is great and all except when it feels like it’s weighing down the pace of the story, there are an excessive amount of establishing shots thrown at you constantly which make the start or transitions within episodes feel sluggish. Why do I need to watch random people and the MC walking to school or through the hallway and why does it last so long? I feel myself also getting mad at the unusual perspectives they use in some of these scenes, it feels extremely alien to other anime and the way they use them feels off putting.

Beyond these issues the MC is just a simp for his crush which seems odd because he basically just becomes her slave entirely to progress a relationship and ignore all her red flags like her awful awareness and memory. It just removes the grounding from the plot when I’m baffled by the wacky and random nature of their actions rooted in something that I simply can’t imagine happening at all, I’m talking about everything in relation to the forgetting glasses gimmick.

The story is mildly wholesome but lacks realism and pacing or anything that really goes anywhere, entertainment-wise there’s much better but it’s okay and the art style is great but feels like it’s controlling the narrative’s flow negatively and the characters feel extremely artificial and unrelatable.