Dec 16, 2023
Apologies for the choppy writing and the too "vibes-based" overview, writing this at 1 am rn
Far too many glazers for this show man. Mushoku Tensei is hailed as some masterful work of deep character writing and worldbuilding, and I can absolutely see where those people come from. What I can't see where these people are coming from is a proper justification for why Rudeus is the way Rudeus is. Don't get me wrong, I thought season 1 (especially part II) was pretty great, Ruijerd was a delight every time he was on screen and Eris was also
...
amazing (as well as all the other stuff).
The main thing that held [part II] it back from being a 10 is Rudeus' creepy behavior throughout it. Sure it *could* be justified by saying that he never really matured as a person in his previous life and that he shows proof of being a good person and wanting to improve himself, but his inner monologue just always takes me out of it whenever something nice is going on. That creepy inner monologue minimizes a lot of the good things that Rudeus does (at least in the perspective of the viewer), and his pedo behavior is magnified heavily in this season. There's a higher density of these sexual moments, that with the added context of age dynamics and age gaps just leaves something that I cant "look past" and see the good in.
The sweet, slice of lifey vibe that the Magic School Arc hosts that I would eat the fuck up on any other anime is just always left with a musty, unpleasant tinge at the back that sours whatever good may be in this arc/season. Overall, to sum it up: I apologize to MT glazers for not having enough cognitave dissonance to enjoy S2, Cour I, but I'll watch cour II as I've heard fans say that will be far better. It better be.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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