Jun 23, 2024
Firstly, I'd like to talk about the more technical aspects.
Mushoku Tensei started off really strong. It didn't have the most unique of concepts for a story but the execution was truly immaculate. The world was beautiful and captivating. The animation was spectacular. That was all season 1. Season 2 came and the pacing became really quite horrible. I can understand the story taking a slower moment, though, so it is not a major concern. The animation did go down in quality during the slower paced season too, only resuming with a fight present later this season. It's not bad by any means but it is
...
definitely a downgrade.
Secondly let's talk about the story. And boy are there problems with it...
What is, in my opinion, the most concerning to say the least is the relationships in this show. Take a moment to look at the main character- Rudeus. He dies at the age of 34. He's a complete NEET. His straight up paedophilic tendencies start shining through as soon as he meets Sylphie. They then continue with Roxy with Rudeus going as far as to steal her underwear. Reminder- he was 34+ at that moment which is absolutely gross. The author never tries to put it as a bad act. Rudeus never gets punished nor scolded for it. He worships the underwear. When Roxy finds out about it- she isn't mad with him. Rudeus spends a lot of time with Eris later. She is significantly younger than him. There's no excuse this time that she's older than he is in this new life. The author once again doesn't put this twisted relationship in a bad light. Rudeus later marries Sylphie who is, once gain, much younger than he is. It is, once again, not put in a bad light. In the most recent episode (episode 11) Rudeus cheats on Sylphie. It is, once again, not put in a bad light. it is even ENCOURAGED by Elinalise- Sylphiette's grandma. The author writes about horrendous acts all the time while not providing any sort of consequence of such actions. Paedophilia is not being condemned. Cheating is not condemned- in fact it's being actively encouraged. I have watched and read problematic media before but none have made it seem like the depravity was something normal the viewer should enjoy. It would be too much to accuse the author of anything but for what it's worth the overall lack of condemn for morally abhorrent acts makes this anime unbearable to watch.
With this episode I also decided to research the further source material. I have marked this review as a spoiler but if you don't want to hear anything more- please stop reading. Rudeus marries Eris cheating on 2 of his wives this time. I knew this would be the case the instant Elinalise started talking about how non-believers of Milis can have multiple spouses but it was still disappointing to find my fears come true.
PS. upon getting some threats in dms I decided to revisit my statement and have concluded that my rating of 4/10 was unfair. I have decided to change it to a 3/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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