It's really touching that the thing that was finally able to make Rudeus to get up and move was his desire to find Zenith - his mother. It wasn't any pep talk, it wasn't any promise of an incentive, and it certainly wasn't an oracle from God. What it took for him to push on despite all the pain he's in is the memory of his loving mother. Not only was it an emotional scene, but it was also a clear sign that he has changed, despite what he thinks of himself. Even without that, we also saw his positive impact on so many people. Knowing Rudy, he doesn't think much of what he's done, especially because he still sees himself as this shut-in, failure from his previous life, but he has changed, and he has grown as a person, and will continue to do so going forward.
yeah its really crazy that the first episode, he literally missed his parents funeral because he was stuck in the helpless, unmoving state that he was in. Then in this episode, the contrast of how he's getting up this time for zenith and the rest of his new family so that he can all be reunited.
"Rudys hands were smaller than mine" I love this line, I love this entire scene. It really shows the disconnect between how Rudy sees himself and how others see him. Not only does Rudy still see himself as that unlikable loser, he thinks others still see him like that as well, so when Eris leaves he's thinking she's probably dumped him, because he wasn't good enough for her. But to Eris, nothing could be further from the truth, to her Rudy is amazing, and she's was the one who isn't worthy of being with him, she doesn't leave a long message because the thought that Rudeus might be heartbroken, that he wouldn't understand, that he'd feel like he wasn't good enough for her, never crosses her mind. Why on earth would Rudy think he wasn't good enough for her, Rudy is amazing, she's the one who had been slacking, had constantly been in his shadow, being protected....by a boy smaller and younger than she. Eris thinks it's obvious that when she says "we're not well matched", that she couldn't possibly mean he wasn't good enough.
Post like this is why I love reactions and seeing other people's thoughts and impressive ability to explain a perspective that was not only insightful, but beautifully explained certain aspects of an episode
This is really the best channel to watch Mushoku Tensei with, no pandering or exaggerating. They paid attention well and got really immersed to the story. Thanks for this. Can't wait for your reaction to Eris the Goblin Slayer OVA and the upcoming season 2! Btw in case no one has said this in the comments. This episode was storyboarded by the light novel author himself.
Rudy walking pass (surpassing) his past self to me is one of the best scenes in anime Btw, you guys really need to react to the OVA, we kinda need it for thing to make sense in ss2
People, when I stumbled upon your channel, my immediate thought was: "Oh, yet another couple reactions channel, how droll." Now, I think you're one of my favorite channels period! Your reactions full of life, and deep discussions, and your ability to look beyond the obvious. Damn, thank you so much for uploading those! I'm ever so looking forward to watching your future reactions!
31:56 You know these two are on another level when they're able to see ships sailing before we even see them by linking Roxy's little romance fantasy of finding her soul mate in a labyrinth to Zenith's location being in a Labyrinth City.
yeee first people i saw linking that roxy comment. This minor detail about Roxy and needing to know when Eris returns were the main driving factors for me binging the WN.
@@DutchDread They literally talk about it lmao, I'm not confirming or denying it either just pointing out how they're able to spot such small details and make connections that may or may not be relevant in the future.
I had to pause in this exact moment to search for this comment, I swear they pick up on every little detail! I was so fucking oblivious to this in volume 12!
Did you know that the scene where Zenith says "I love you" was much earlier in the story and it wasn't a flashback? They decided to skip it in the anime and move it here to make this scene more emotional.
@@agwzealot225Did you know in this episode where Geese was exhausted and thirsty, he was actually thirsty for rudeus's mom and some peking duck? It was there in the Premium light novel... but they didnt include it in the anime because it was considered uneccessary.
The black with bubbles is a symbolism for depression. No Rudy did not willingly leave his house in his first life he was kicked out as shown, although more happened between him being kicked out and truck-kun coming to do his thing. When Rudy walks out in the episode its meant to symbolize him moving forward past his old self, the growth to not fall into old habits, and the strength of purpose which drives him to find the rest of his family ( his mother in this case). I am a anime only with some cut content sprinkled in but have had some things spoiled and If season two is going where I think it is it's gonna go hard. If the new team has a quarter the talent of this one this will likely be one of the greatest anime of all time. shoulda let it play a bit more as soon as I finished this boom y'all say it. Season 2 comes out next month so not too long to wait.
I'm so proud of your understanding of the story, you can really tell how much attention you have been paying to all aspects of the show. I have high hopes for season 2, Vinland Saga and especially Made in Abyss. I honestly can't wait.
So now that we’ve made it to the end; how do u guys feel about Rudeus now compared to our first meeting with him in episode one? I love to see the contrast of our first impressions to our “final” impressions of this first season.
Well , slyphy did try to kill paul when he drag and tied unconcious rudeus into the cart...... Paul was surpraised that slyphy launch a deadly magic atk Only stoped by rawl ( slyphs father )
one thing you guys missed is that in the scene of him walking out as both current rudeus and as his past self in parallel, the past self was stuck behind at the door, but rudeus took that step outside the door, showing that he really has changed from his past life
Zenith used to be an S Rank adventurer, so I think she'll be fine on her own. btw, yours is the only reaction that I watch all the commentary to the end every time.
I feel like it's one of those precious moments Zenith remembers while being somewhere in that Labyrinth... A comforting remembrance of her dear, beloved son.
The world is depicted as a cube because it is. In the second volume of the books, Rudeus reads a history book in the Boreas library and it includes the world's creation myth: There were six worlds and the gods each ruled a face of it, the Human, Dragon, Beast, Demon, Sky and Ocean Gods. Tens of thousands of years later the Dragonfolk under the leadership of the Dragon God went to war against the other worlds, destroying them and killing their gods, before the Dragon God's generals turned against him and destroyed their world in the process. Only the Human World remains now, with refugees from the other worlds mingling with the humans. The explorable world is but one flat face upon a cube.
I just wanted to say that I've really enjoyed your conversations for Mushoku Tensei. It's been fun and interesting listening to your viewpoints for this anime because of its involved storyline. Thanks!
Can't wait S2, S2 would be Great we gonna start focusing on Rudy on S2 when in this season they introducing a characters, Places and plot 1. Characters (Paul, Zenith, Lilia, Aisha, Norn, Ruijerd, Eris, Slyphy, Roxy, Pax, Zanoba, Nanahoshi, Orsted, Ghislaine, Geese, Elinalize, Talhand, Man God, Perugius, Demon God Laplace, Ginger) 2. Places (Central Continent, Roa, Fittoa, Buena Village, Ranoa, Demon Continent, Migurd Village, Rikarisu, Wind Port, Zanto Port, Millis Continent, Dedoldia Forest, Millishion, Shirone Kingdom, Begarit Continent, Kapan) 3. Plot (Mana Disaster, Politic in Asura Kingdom, Shirone Kingdom, Millishion, Orsted and Man God Conflict, Norn and Rudy relationship, Zenith Missing and more)
The terrifying thing about what you're talking about at 26:00 is how absolutely helpless you feel. A person lost in their own delusions of problems will look at something like a hand being stretched to help and have no reservations on thinking it's actually an attack, they curl up in a ball and hide from it. A person who is aware that their fear is irrational, that the greater likelihood is that the person is trying to offer help and their rational mind tells them this, but the far louder and more persistent voice saying it's obviously a lie and an attack is comes in and shouts rationality down. The person then hates themselves more because there's part of them that knows what just happened, where they took the fear and hid rather than take the chance and trust, was the wrong thing to do but they just couldn't stop themselves from being terrified and overwhelmed by fear. Which then has them hate themselves for being afraid. And they hate themselves more for both hating themselves and for giving into fear and for being afraid to trust. It's a absolutely horrible spiral of hatred for the self and it has various messy ends, it's rarely ever a good end. And MSK does a perfect job of portraying it.
Most Iseki really go all-in with the wish-fullfilment fantasy, the MCs find themselves with an unfullfilling/unsatisfying/bad previous life and then get a do-over in a new life where they find success and others love and respect them for who they are, as long they do "the right thing" they will get rewarded for it. But they do not have to change or work on themselves (as a person I mean, not just gettin powerups) because they were not to blame for their situation in their previous life, all that was needed for them to be successful was a change in circumstance. Because this is what we viewers wish, we are not to blame, it's the world around us that is unfair and does not value us as we should be valued. Mushoku Tensei (and Re-zero for that matter) does the opposite, while Rudy's unfortunate circumstances were unfair (he stood up to bullies and got punished for it) the solution is not to just change his circumstances, he also needs to work on himself and improve as a person to have a shot at happines. Even his "new world" is unfair and cruel as the previsou one, he did "all the right things": he saved the girl, completed an ardous an heroic task, but does life reward him for his efforts? no, it kicks him down even harder, loses the girl and end up with literally nothing. One, however, cannot just give up on life, Rudy did that in his previous life and ended with only regrets, the only choice is to get back up and take another step forward to achieve happines, even if life do be unfair and sh*tty. Personally I find this incredibly inspiring and satisfying to watch as a story, which sets Mushoku Tensei as one of the greats, in my books at least.
This episode is cinema, i love your reactions and im very happy for like this program. See you on new reacts for mushoku tensei temp 2. Greetings from Argentina
great video. Im so hyped for season 2, less than a month :v and just out of curiosity, since you mentioned zuko alone. Have you watched korra? Can remember if you guys mentioned something about it in any video
44:44 - Lmao, unfortunate that you guys had already finished season 1 and didn't realize it at the time. I'm sure you already know by now and should check out the 1ep OVA that seemed like it was canon and actually very important to the lore and consequence in the future. Great time watching the whole thing again with you two!
Regarding Sylphie, there was another line many episodes ago, just before the mana disaster, where Paul and Zenith are chatting and they remark that after Rudy left, that Sylphie was angry at their forced separation and acting out and Zenith says "I can't believe some of the (magic) that Rudy taught her". There's also a comment a bit earlier, where Rudy says that Sylphie was getting better at magic than he was at the time he left. My guess (not having read any novels) is that she went to the wizard college herself...
i believe the bullies kept trying to mess with her for a bit after rudy left but then she used magic on them so they stopped. i think thats what zenith was talking about. where rudy is basically a 40 year old guy, sylphie was an 8 year old girl, so i can imagine what she did to those kids. she was quite powerful.
i really liked that rudy couldnt move forward in his past life for himself, but in this life he was able to move forward for zenith. showing that hes growing as a person.
The show (dunno if it was made for a specific reason or it was just cuz they ran out of time) missed an important part of eris inner dialogue AFTER she did the nasty with Rudy and her reasoning for leaving. I dont really retain any hope that they might add this bit in the coming season... This is actually Eris POV from the novel (after sexy time and before rudy wakes up) : "He was so young and yet he always protected me, he spent the entire voyage healing my sea sickness when we were on the ship, and was incredibly exhausted when we disembarked. compared to that , what was i? i got more powerful, i got fairly decent in swordplay, but i got so caught up in my image of Rudeus magnificence that i ignored how little(small in size, comapred to her) he really was. In the end i used my anxiety about losing my family as an excuse to force myself on him and treated him poorly in the pursuit of my own desire. I'll say it again, i loved Rudeus but i wasnt fit to be with him. I would only be a burden to him, we'd become family but we couldnt become more than that... we couldnt be husband and wife. Even if we were together i'd just keep holding him down. For now it would be better if we spent some time apart, this thought occured to me naturally. As long as i was with him i'd take advantage of his kindness. The sweet sensations of the night we spent together still lingered in my body, so much so that i acked for it. This was characteristic of the greyrat family, but unexpectedly Rudeus might not share those as strongly, he was trying his best to keep up with me but at this rate the fierceness of my desire might confuse him. I couldnt do that to him. I had no intention of doing what Alphonse said and marrying another man, it was too late for him to tell me to live like the daughter of a noble family, being told to make sacrifices for the regions citizens when i didnt even really know those citizens... had no appeal to me. My grandfather, my father and my mother were all gone, the fitoa region was all gone, what was the point? I would discard the Boreas name, but im still the grand daughter of Sauros and the daughter of my parents, and so i would live on with an iron will. Im going to get stronger, i resolved, i would part with Rudeus and keep training. I wouldnt stop until i could stand side by side with him. I didnt have to be able to defeat him, but at the very least i wanted to become a woman who was befitting of his stature. One who wouldnt have people whispering behind her back if she got close to him. I didnt have Rudeus shrewdness, so instead i would seek power. Ghislaine, Ruijerd and Geese said i have talent with the sword and i'll trust their words. I'd follow Ghislaines recommendations and go to the sword sanctum. There i'd become a powerful precise swordswoman. A swordswoman me and a magician Rudeus. The traditional pairing was the other way around, but both of us were fine with that. We'd grow, get stronger and meet eachother again. Then we'd take the next step in our family and become husband and wife. I'd have his kids and we'd live happily ever after. Now then... how should i go about telling him goodbye? Rudeus was an excelent speaker, no matter what i'd try to say he might stop me. He might try to come with me because he was worried about me being alone. Perhaps i should leave a note, but knowing me i'll probably leave some trace behind when i did so, he could use that to track me down and it would be a mess. He needed to move forward, i didnt want to keep holding him back, at times like this its was best to act like the swordsman in all of the stories and quietly leave. But Rudeus was always going on endlessly about reports, communication and disccusion, i didnt want him to hate me. Alright i will leave something short then surely Rudeus will understand."
Reminder: Somehow Slime won the award for Best Fantasy Anime of 2021 over what I consider to be peak anime. Take that in and seethe like I do every time I rewatch this show.
I also really wish they do. They react to dub for anime and I'm fine with mediocre dub voice acting but missing this masterpiece is a crime and I love their reactions
in episode 13 roxy says she will meet her love at a labyrinth and in 23 we discover that both rudeus and roxy are headed to his mom in the labyrinth city
Are you guys gonna react to the season2 trailers? That would be cool to hear your predictions. Along with Teeaboo and Psychulturist, you guys are some of the best reactors.
40:00 I remember in the WN, it show Paul think about this topic to himself when Aisha and Lilia return. That conflicting feeling sort of like "I know I put too much expectation on Rudy but he really did just home in on their location the moment he started actually looking". There are lots of times in the Light Novel/Web Novel where it goes into other character's heads and really shows how different the Rudeus they see is to what we see of him most of the time. Those might be some of my favorite parts, and I think if someone is struggling with the decision to read the Light Novel after already seeing the Anime, those moments are what I'd push as a selling point.
@@munkhgalamarmend8809 You see certain charcaters meet, certain characters that you already know, but they havent met eachother in season 1, how is that not a spoiler? Do you have brain damage?
I'm still not sure what those bubbles represent. They served to divide scenes, but that's a meta reason. Do they represent Rudeus' dreams? Or perhaps Zenith herself? They're likely there for a reason since the original author wrote this episode's screenplay himself.
It's a symbolism that Rudy is letting himself to sink in a deep dark abyss & he's in such a bad state of mind currently (depressed) that doesn't even do anything to get out of here so he's stuck in there.
Rudy is the linchpin in this story. He himself thinks of his life as something insignificant but in reality his presence changes everything. He is “the right guy in the wrong place” - that’s why Orsted decided to spare him! I don’t know if that could be considered a spoiler…
It's really touching that the thing that was finally able to make Rudeus to get up and move was his desire to find Zenith - his mother. It wasn't any pep talk, it wasn't any promise of an incentive, and it certainly wasn't an oracle from God. What it took for him to push on despite all the pain he's in is the memory of his loving mother.
Not only was it an emotional scene, but it was also a clear sign that he has changed, despite what he thinks of himself. Even without that, we also saw his positive impact on so many people. Knowing Rudy, he doesn't think much of what he's done, especially because he still sees himself as this shut-in, failure from his previous life, but he has changed, and he has grown as a person, and will continue to do so going forward.
yeah its really crazy that the first episode, he literally missed his parents funeral because he was stuck in the helpless, unmoving state that he was in. Then in this episode, the contrast of how he's getting up this time for zenith and the rest of his new family so that he can all be reunited.
@@achowe13 yep, i wanted to say this. not only did he skip his parents funeral, he skipped it to jack it to some porn.
they dont read comments
@@TrickyJebusI think they know that.
In this context:
Season 1 ends with him realizing he loves his mother
Season 2...
"Rudys hands were smaller than mine" I love this line, I love this entire scene. It really shows the disconnect between how Rudy sees himself and how others see him.
Not only does Rudy still see himself as that unlikable loser, he thinks others still see him like that as well, so when Eris leaves he's thinking she's probably dumped him, because he wasn't good enough for her.
But to Eris, nothing could be further from the truth, to her Rudy is amazing, and she's was the one who isn't worthy of being with him, she doesn't leave a long message because the thought that Rudeus might be heartbroken, that he wouldn't understand, that he'd feel like he wasn't good enough for her, never crosses her mind. Why on earth would Rudy think he wasn't good enough for her, Rudy is amazing, she's the one who had been slacking, had constantly been in his shadow, being protected....by a boy smaller and younger than she. Eris thinks it's obvious that when she says "we're not well matched", that she couldn't possibly mean he wasn't good enough.
Post like this is why I love reactions and seeing other people's thoughts and impressive ability to explain a perspective that was not only insightful, but beautifully explained certain aspects of an episode
Rudy took that first step! I'm so proud of him.
This is really the best channel to watch Mushoku Tensei with, no pandering or exaggerating. They paid attention well and got really immersed to the story. Thanks for this. Can't wait for your reaction to Eris the Goblin Slayer OVA and the upcoming season 2!
Btw in case no one has said this in the comments. This episode was storyboarded by the light novel author himself.
Rudy walking pass (surpassing) his past self to me is one of the best scenes in anime
Btw, you guys really need to react to the OVA, we kinda need it for thing to make sense in ss2
They dont read comments
@@TrickyJebus I can tell 😂 But I comment anyway 👍In case they do for some reason
People, when I stumbled upon your channel, my immediate thought was: "Oh, yet another couple reactions channel, how droll." Now, I think you're one of my favorite channels period! Your reactions full of life, and deep discussions, and your ability to look beyond the obvious. Damn, thank you so much for uploading those! I'm ever so looking forward to watching your future reactions!
Cant wait for season 2 reaction from you two.
less than a month!!
@@destinoo1792 friend less than 2 weeks probably.
I didnt even catch Sylphiette was in eps 14, she was barely on screen. Good observation as always.
It was a great ride. Your reactions were amazing. Can't wait to watch it all along with you guys on season 2.
Amazing content altogether, keep it up
So much fun to be with y’all on this journey, season 2 here we come!
31:56 You know these two are on another level when they're able to see ships sailing before we even see them by linking Roxy's little romance fantasy of finding her soul mate in a labyrinth to Zenith's location being in a Labyrinth City.
yeee first people i saw linking that roxy comment. This minor detail about Roxy and needing to know when Eris returns were the main driving factors for me binging the WN.
Dude, don't spoil shit, wtf.
@@DutchDread They literally talk about it lmao, I'm not confirming or denying it either just pointing out how they're able to spot such small details and make connections that may or may not be relevant in the future.
Yea that’s amazing, for someone who has not read the LN.
I had to pause in this exact moment to search for this comment, I swear they pick up on every little detail! I was so fucking oblivious to this in volume 12!
Season 2 is going to be released on July 2, which is less than 3 weeks
I thought there was a piece of hair on my phone because of your icon.
@@baboopang172 lol, it hasn't worked since yt has a darkmode now.
You gotta watch the OVA its like an extra episode!!! Just as good.
It’s listed as episode 24 they will watch it
It'd be cool if they reacted to the trailers, but I don't think they react to trailers
@@MegustaTaco they shouldn't, trailers are packed with spoilers.
If only they read comments. They dont
Amazing series, am I right? It's crazy, I got choked up when you guys watched then talked about when Rudy gets up and out. 😭
Incoming Mushoku Tensei "101 Facts about this episode you didnt know/light novel readers"
Did you know that the scene where Zenith says "I love you" was much earlier in the story and it wasn't a flashback?
They decided to skip it in the anime and move it here to make this scene more emotional.
@@agwzealot225Did you know in this episode where Geese was exhausted and thirsty, he was actually thirsty for rudeus's mom and some peking duck? It was there in the Premium light novel... but they didnt include it in the anime because it was considered uneccessary.
@@hutaomainkai You win. I kneel before your almighty knowledge
In a novel, Rudy was too destroyed, but he was still helping people at camp with his magic. They abandoned this for more powerful emotional pull.
Doesnt matter. You cant stop em. Regardless they dont read comments anyway.
Yessss! I loved watching you go through this. See you back for season 2!
The black with bubbles is a symbolism for depression. No Rudy did not willingly leave his house in his first life he was kicked out as shown, although more happened between him being kicked out and truck-kun coming to do his thing. When Rudy walks out in the episode its meant to symbolize him moving forward past his old self, the growth to not fall into old habits, and the strength of purpose which drives him to find the rest of his family ( his mother in this case). I am a anime only with some cut content sprinkled in but have had some things spoiled and If season two is going where I think it is it's gonna go hard. If the new team has a quarter the talent of this one this will likely be one of the greatest anime of all time.
shoulda let it play a bit more as soon as I finished this boom y'all say it.
Season 2 comes out next month so not too long to wait.
"Wake up & take a step"👏 it's so BEAUTIFUL how natural things happen and feel in this episode... Rudy's character in this episode [damn].
I'm so proud of your understanding of the story, you can really tell how much attention you have been paying to all aspects of the show.
I have high hopes for season 2, Vinland Saga and especially Made in Abyss. I honestly can't wait.
Season 2 is just around the corner. It's been a long wait. I'm so excited to be able to come back to this world and continue the story
So now that we’ve made it to the end; how do u guys feel about Rudeus now compared to our first meeting with him in episode one? I love to see the contrast of our first impressions to our “final” impressions of this first season.
Well , slyphy did try to kill paul when he drag and tied unconcious rudeus into the cart......
Paul was surpraised that slyphy launch a deadly magic atk
Only stoped by rawl ( slyphs father )
one thing you guys missed is that in the scene of him walking out as both current rudeus and as his past self in parallel, the past self was stuck behind at the door, but rudeus took that step outside the door, showing that he really has changed from his past life
can't wait for season 2 react! loved all the videos btw
Zenith used to be an S Rank adventurer, so I think she'll be fine on her own.
btw, yours is the only reaction that I watch all the commentary to the end every time.
Muy Buena reaccion amigos, no se olviden que les falta ver la ova.. XD XD.. XD.. Es muy importante.. 😊
This anime, this whole story of Mushoku Tensei is so so so good!
I feel like it's one of those precious moments Zenith remembers while being somewhere in that Labyrinth... A comforting remembrance of her dear, beloved son.
The world is depicted as a cube because it is. In the second volume of the books, Rudeus reads a history book in the Boreas library and it includes the world's creation myth:
There were six worlds and the gods each ruled a face of it, the Human, Dragon, Beast, Demon, Sky and Ocean Gods. Tens of thousands of years later the Dragonfolk under the leadership of the Dragon God went to war against the other worlds, destroying them and killing their gods, before the Dragon God's generals turned against him and destroyed their world in the process. Only the Human World remains now, with refugees from the other worlds mingling with the humans. The explorable world is but one flat face upon a cube.
I just wanted to say that I've really enjoyed your conversations for Mushoku Tensei. It's been fun and interesting listening to your viewpoints for this anime because of its involved storyline. Thanks!
Season 2 starts July 2nd! Can't wait to see yalls reactions to what comes next
I've been reading the LNs and I can't wait for season 2. You're going to love it.
32:16 holy shit bro your note scary af some reaction creator often forgot about this detail...
33:05 Nothing slips by you two.
Loved your reaction to this show, I can't wait till season 2 drops and I can watch your reactions to that as well.
Can't wait S2, S2 would be Great we gonna start focusing on Rudy on S2 when in this season they introducing a characters, Places and plot
1. Characters (Paul, Zenith, Lilia, Aisha, Norn, Ruijerd, Eris, Slyphy, Roxy, Pax, Zanoba, Nanahoshi, Orsted, Ghislaine, Geese, Elinalize, Talhand, Man God, Perugius, Demon God Laplace, Ginger)
2. Places (Central Continent, Roa, Fittoa, Buena Village, Ranoa, Demon Continent, Migurd Village, Rikarisu, Wind Port, Zanto Port, Millis Continent, Dedoldia Forest, Millishion, Shirone Kingdom, Begarit Continent, Kapan)
3. Plot (Mana Disaster, Politic in Asura Kingdom, Shirone Kingdom, Millishion, Orsted and Man God Conflict, Norn and Rudy relationship, Zenith Missing and more)
what a great reaction. they are so good with observations & theories
I have loved watching these with both of you! Please do the second season as it releases so I can watch it with you as it is released!
Let's go!!! Can't wait for the Ova reaction and then Season 2!!!
You caught up just in time for Season 2, starting in a few weeks!
Lucky you
The terrifying thing about what you're talking about at 26:00 is how absolutely helpless you feel.
A person lost in their own delusions of problems will look at something like a hand being stretched to help and have no reservations on thinking it's actually an attack, they curl up in a ball and hide from it.
A person who is aware that their fear is irrational, that the greater likelihood is that the person is trying to offer help and their rational mind tells them this, but the far louder and more persistent voice saying it's obviously a lie and an attack is comes in and shouts rationality down.
The person then hates themselves more because there's part of them that knows what just happened, where they took the fear and hid rather than take the chance and trust, was the wrong thing to do but they just couldn't stop themselves from being terrified and overwhelmed by fear.
Which then has them hate themselves for being afraid.
And they hate themselves more for both hating themselves and for giving into fear and for being afraid to trust.
It's a absolutely horrible spiral of hatred for the self and it has various messy ends, it's rarely ever a good end. And MSK does a perfect job of portraying it.
Most Iseki really go all-in with the wish-fullfilment fantasy, the MCs find themselves with an unfullfilling/unsatisfying/bad previous life and then get a do-over in a new life where they find success and others love and respect them for who they are, as long they do "the right thing" they will get rewarded for it.
But they do not have to change or work on themselves (as a person I mean, not just gettin powerups) because they were not to blame for their situation in their previous life, all that was needed for them to be successful was a change in circumstance.
Because this is what we viewers wish, we are not to blame, it's the world around us that is unfair and does not value us as we should be valued.
Mushoku Tensei (and Re-zero for that matter) does the opposite, while Rudy's unfortunate circumstances were unfair (he stood up to bullies and got punished for it) the solution is not to just change his circumstances, he also needs to work on himself and improve as a person to have a shot at happines.
Even his "new world" is unfair and cruel as the previsou one, he did "all the right things": he saved the girl, completed an ardous an heroic task, but does life reward him for his efforts? no, it kicks him down even harder, loses the girl and end up with literally nothing.
One, however, cannot just give up on life, Rudy did that in his previous life and ended with only regrets, the only choice is to get back up and take another step forward to achieve happines, even if life do be unfair and sh*tty.
Personally I find this incredibly inspiring and satisfying to watch as a story, which sets Mushoku Tensei as one of the greats, in my books at least.
See you both in Season 2. Cannot wait for your breakdowns again. This was a true journey, also excited for your OVA reaction. 🤗
God, that was amazing.
bro that ep touched my only life
impeccable timing on the episodes, NEW season coming in about 2 weeks.
This episode is cinema, i love your reactions and im very happy for like this program. See you on new reacts for mushoku tensei temp 2. Greetings from Argentina
Qué hacé Luca. Sólo puede haber un argentino comentando acá, vamos a tener que tener un duelo a muerte ahora. Será duelo a muerte con cuchillos
@@randomnoob2031 jajaja un capo, disfruta se la serie hermano, que es locura y si te encanto leete la web nobel que termino y es otro nivel
Man I can't wait for 2nd season to come out already. It will air in 15 or so days and I'm so hyped up about it.
16 days days and counting!
9 days actually
First 2 eps will stream in 25/6 (Japan)
Nice reaction and discussion!
great video. Im so hyped for season 2, less than a month :v and just out of curiosity, since you mentioned zuko alone. Have you watched korra? Can remember if you guys mentioned something about it in any video
Woah I can’t believe you guys remembered slyphie at sauros’ execution.
Can't wait to watch season 2 along side you guys 🥂
Hint of spoilers:
38:14 💀
44:44 - Lmao, unfortunate that you guys had already finished season 1 and didn't realize it at the time. I'm sure you already know by now and should check out the 1ep OVA that seemed like it was canon and actually very important to the lore and consequence in the future. Great time watching the whole thing again with you two!
It's OVA time for sure. Have you guys seen all the previews for season two yet?
Regarding Sylphie, there was another line many episodes ago, just before the mana disaster, where Paul and Zenith are chatting and they remark that after Rudy left, that Sylphie was angry at their forced separation and acting out and Zenith says "I can't believe some of the (magic) that Rudy taught her". There's also a comment a bit earlier, where Rudy says that Sylphie was getting better at magic than he was at the time he left. My guess (not having read any novels) is that she went to the wizard college herself...
i believe the bullies kept trying to mess with her for a bit after rudy left but then she used magic on them so they stopped. i think thats what zenith was talking about. where rudy is basically a 40 year old guy, sylphie was an 8 year old girl, so i can imagine what she did to those kids. she was quite powerful.
31:57 you guys really great to find a detail 😳
btw guys, season 2 is just around the corner.
The Beggarit Continent is where the monkey guy said he was going to Paul. 👀
Now that you've seen the first season, watch the promos for season 2
OVA next and season 2 in a few weeks, great timing with this.
Now time for the OVA 🙏
ギースが出てきた時の2人の反応が好き
Kishirika: Haaaaa Ha ha ha Ugho Ugho Ugho.😂😂😂😂😂
It doesn't matter what Roxy's dad thinks, Roxy's mom has already given her seal of approval and we all know she's the final say in that house.
i really liked that rudy couldnt move forward in his past life for himself, but in this life he was able to move forward for zenith. showing that hes growing as a person.
The show (dunno if it was made for a specific reason or it was just cuz they ran out of time) missed an important part of eris inner dialogue AFTER she did the nasty with Rudy and her reasoning for leaving. I dont really retain any hope that they might add this bit in the coming season...
This is actually Eris POV from the novel (after sexy time and before rudy wakes up) :
"He was so young and yet he always protected me, he spent the entire voyage healing my sea sickness when we were on the ship, and was incredibly exhausted when we disembarked. compared to that , what was i? i got more powerful, i got fairly decent in swordplay, but i got so caught up in my image of Rudeus magnificence that i ignored how little(small in size, comapred to her) he really was.
In the end i used my anxiety about losing my family as an excuse to force myself on him and treated him poorly in the pursuit of my own desire. I'll say it again, i loved Rudeus but i wasnt fit to be with him. I would only be a burden to him, we'd become family but we couldnt become more than that... we couldnt be husband and wife. Even if we were together i'd just keep holding him down.
For now it would be better if we spent some time apart, this thought occured to me naturally. As long as i was with him i'd take advantage of his kindness. The sweet sensations of the night we spent together still lingered in my body, so much so that i acked for it.
This was characteristic of the greyrat family, but unexpectedly Rudeus might not share those as strongly, he was trying his best to keep up with me but at this rate the fierceness of my desire might confuse him. I couldnt do that to him.
I had no intention of doing what Alphonse said and marrying another man, it was too late for him to tell me to live like the daughter of a noble family, being told to make sacrifices for the regions citizens when i didnt even really know those citizens... had no appeal to me.
My grandfather, my father and my mother were all gone, the fitoa region was all gone, what was the point? I would discard the Boreas name, but im still the grand daughter of Sauros and the daughter of my parents, and so i would live on with an iron will.
Im going to get stronger, i resolved, i would part with Rudeus and keep training. I wouldnt stop until i could stand side by side with him.
I didnt have to be able to defeat him, but at the very least i wanted to become a woman who was befitting of his stature. One who wouldnt have people whispering behind her back if she got close to him.
I didnt have Rudeus shrewdness, so instead i would seek power. Ghislaine, Ruijerd and Geese said i have talent with the sword and i'll trust their words. I'd follow Ghislaines recommendations and go to the sword sanctum.
There i'd become a powerful precise swordswoman. A swordswoman me and a magician Rudeus. The traditional pairing was the other way around, but both of us were fine with that. We'd grow, get stronger and meet eachother again. Then we'd take the next step in our family and become husband and wife. I'd have his kids and we'd live happily ever after.
Now then... how should i go about telling him goodbye?
Rudeus was an excelent speaker, no matter what i'd try to say he might stop me. He might try to come with me because he was worried about me being alone. Perhaps i should leave a note, but knowing me i'll probably leave some trace behind when i did so, he could use that to track me down and it would be a mess.
He needed to move forward, i didnt want to keep holding him back, at times like this its was best to act like the swordsman in all of the stories and quietly leave.
But Rudeus was always going on endlessly about reports, communication and disccusion, i didnt want him to hate me.
Alright i will leave something short then surely Rudeus will understand."
Reminder: Somehow Slime won the award for Best Fantasy Anime of 2021 over what I consider to be peak anime. Take that in and seethe like I do every time I rewatch this show.
that only in crunchroll awards, and they are bias because of the twitter controversy with mushoku
Yes, ship the master and student, good eye
If I am not mistaken Sylphy was still on the missing list and not on the confirmed dead.
Sylphy's name was crossed out, but was not on the dead list. Which means she has been found and alive.
I really love your lengthy, in-depth discussions, I wish Blind Wave would react to this anime too.
Please god no, blind wave give the most surface level takes, it's like asking a child to comment on philosophy
I also really wish they do. They react to dub for anime and I'm fine with mediocre dub voice acting but missing this masterpiece is a crime and I love their reactions
@@shsnwksybdeb You may be right, maybe it's why I have watching Autosave more lately
@@stayweird988 autosave discussions are waaay more interesting, no way close to how boring blind wave's are
@@shsnwksybdeb yeah u don't watch much blind wave then but hey people's mentality is different
I think most of us can relate to this episode, where we have a pity party for ourselves and can't bother to do anything.
can you watch either uncle isekai or konosuba ;)
nice reaction!!
28:00 Ochako from MHA is there for them 😂
異世界転生の話では最高峰の作品だと思います。
Have they already seen the OVA? 🤔
Next week
MT is a really beautiful show. Not just visually, but just everything about it. Everything comes together in such a way that evokes a lot of emotion.
ギースに手振ってるところ可愛い！
Are you guys going to react to the Eris Goblin hunting OVA while we wait the couple of weeks until the start of season 2?
The light novel is the absolute best
Hope you guys don't forget The after credits of this episode, and about the three trailers
the man is more handsome，the woman is more smarter. a funny couple（did my english good？）
in episode 13 roxy says she will meet her love at a labyrinth and in 23 we discover that both rudeus and roxy are headed to his mom in the labyrinth city
just got to minute 33 of the video, im glad you did notice that
Rudeus isn't going to the Labirinth City yet, he's still in "search north of Central continent" mode.
Are you guys gonna react to the season2 trailers? That would be cool to hear your predictions. Along with Teeaboo and Psychulturist, you guys are some of the best reactors.
After episode 24 you should do a video reacting to both trailers of season 2 would love to see your reactions and expectations to season 2
Yo you gotta watch the PVs and trailers of the season 2
Amazing reactions, theories and reviews again btw.
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 | OFFICIAL TRAILER, 1-3 searchable on youtube
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I remember in the WN, it show Paul think about this topic to himself when Aisha and Lilia return. That conflicting feeling sort of like "I know I put too much expectation on Rudy but he really did just home in on their location the moment he started actually looking".
There are lots of times in the Light Novel/Web Novel where it goes into other character's heads and really shows how different the Rudeus they see is to what we see of him most of the time. Those might be some of my favorite parts, and I think if someone is struggling with the decision to read the Light Novel after already seeing the Anime, those moments are what I'd push as a selling point.
Thank you guys for watching this I wouldn't of watched it by myself, due to the fact that it ruined the surprises and a lot of the light novels
17:53 Yes and no. It’s kind of a, in-the-field hires, if you catch my meaning.
44:50 It’s an OVA.
Whatever you do, don't watch the season 2 trailers, they spoil a lot of important plot points.
not actually, no context is given
@@destinoo1792 no context is given? Really? Certain characters meeting in certain places is not a spoiler with context to people who've seen season 1?
@@PieceOfCandyPS if you haven't read the novel or read ahead you will not understand what the f is actually happening
@@munkhgalamarmend8809 You see certain charcaters meet, certain characters that you already know, but they havent met eachother in season 1, how is that not a spoiler? Do you have brain damage?
3:50 your wish shall come true, don't worry
Silphy part is a flashfoward just put there to show the 3 love interest of rudeus
You still have to watch ep 16.5
BTW IDK if they show it in the Anime but OG Rudeus was actually a genius, set for greatness in his life.
I'm still not sure what those bubbles represent. They served to divide scenes, but that's a meta reason. Do they represent Rudeus' dreams? Or perhaps Zenith herself? They're likely there for a reason since the original author wrote this episode's screenplay himself.
It's depression, they're symbolism for depression
It's a symbolism that Rudy is letting himself to sink in a deep dark abyss & he's in such a bad state of mind currently (depressed) that doesn't even do anything to get out of here so he's stuck in there.
Rudy is the linchpin in this story. He himself thinks of his life as something insignificant but in reality his presence changes everything. He is “the right guy in the wrong place” - that’s why Orsted decided to spare him! I don’t know if that could be considered a spoiler…
Please do reaction to the trailers for the incoming July series!