The life of AISHA GREYRAT - Mushoku Tensei Spoilers

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    Aisha Greyrat is Rudeus' sister, and daughter to Paul and Lilia after their affair. In this video I take a deep dive to explain all about the character of Aisha, including an analysis of all the major events that happen to her in Mushoku Tensei, her jobs, her romantic life, and even the events of the controversial deleted Aisha and Ars chapter of Redundancy. This is the second part of my video series about Norn and Aisha, so check out Norn's video too!
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  • @theboneman7379
    @theboneman7379 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    It's alway astounding to think this series was written in 2 years. The amount of detail is alway great to go back to.

    • @A_itsar
      @A_itsar หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      The web novel was written in 2 years? That's some impressive skills

  • @1danysane
    @1danysane หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I can relate to your views on school. I was never very academically gifted, but I was decent at art. As a kid, most of my family praised me for my creativity and that led me to think that I didn't need to learn how to do it any better. That mindset was poisonous, and despite trying to get into art classes in high school, I got depressed when I didn't see any further improvement in my drawing skills and eventually dropped it all together. In the last decade, I've doodled here and there, and I have made some improvement since my high school years, but I can't help but feel that if I had applied myself more I'd be much further ahead now. It's demoralizing, honestly, and I promised myself I would not do this to my future children.
    I hate that you're going through such a hard time, but don't lose hope. This too shall pass.

  • @justinmyers7587
    @justinmyers7587 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I just found out about Aisha's story about ars and well it made me like her character more. She always was complex and had a sort of sad but lucky upbringing. It made sense how she ended up and even though she could have a life that was simple nevertheless she still ended up pretty happy and I'm glad for her.
    P.S I know the family loves ars but from what I know he gets beaten up more often than he supposed.

  • @3vilpengwin664
    @3vilpengwin664 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Aisha is such a fun character. If anyone hasn't read the LN I highly recommend it. That and listening to Natalie's Old Dragon's Tale. having all that extra world knowledge makes season two a lot more interesting and entertaining.

  • @whatamess8894
    @whatamess8894 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    In recent episodes, rudeus says that "aisha not going to school could limit aisha's life perspectives" something like that. And he was right, although because Aisha always demonstrated great capabilities, they ended up letting their guard down and neglecting her complexities... which unfortunately I
    took until that event. As much as people don't like this resolution for Aisha and in fact it's a bit bitter, I still think it's good because it makes sense with the character and her progression

  • @patrickradcliffe3837
    @patrickradcliffe3837 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I like both Aisha and Norn equally as characters they each have their own traits that my own children had.

  • @Brandishh
    @Brandishh หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I could listen to you talk about anything forever. Such a calming voice

  • @Kurogane3
    @Kurogane3 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    She is one of the most tragic characters in the story. A cautionary tale about grooming and how it warps a child's mind.
    One of the things I find interesting is how, some time after reading the chapter, I went back to the beginning and started noticing just how much we overlooked when it came to Aisha.
    Like isn't it weird that after volume 1 where she is an infant, the next time we see her, she is already in a maid outfit "working for the family" well before even 10.
    Lilia's grooming is presented in front of us with the usual "ugly-realistic" mushoku style...but just like Rudeus, we the viewer noticed this too late into the process.
    I'm glad the redundancy chapter is still canon. Depriving Aisha of this conclusion to her character story would be akin to ruining the character.

    • @Ricardo_Rick
      @Ricardo_Rick หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      it's not even the grooming since Aisha grew over it about rudy, mostly a heavy inferiority complex caused by Lilia and Zenith's mother, but yeah, Aisha deserved to be happy

    • @BQD_Central
      @BQD_Central หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Grooming? By her own mother? When she was in her twenties?

    • @ivorydragon
      @ivorydragon หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@BQD_Central what theyre talking about is how aisha was groomed by lillia in her childhood to want to serve rudeus, give her all to him since lillia saw them owing their lives to him.
      It instilled an inferiority complex in her that was never really resolved or properly addressed and rudy only saw it for the first time when he allowed norn to live in the dorms. I dont believe it was addressed again afterwards so she basically kept it all in that entire time which ultimately lended in warping her view with regards to relationships and her own feelings

    • @Vishnup6932
      @Vishnup6932 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We notice it but we don't know the extent to which affected Aisha untill that moment. We dismissed her fixation on Rudy as the brocon trope we thought she going to outgrow 😢

  • @eyevou
    @eyevou หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's funny how everything in the story seems like things would fall apart without Rudeus but turns on it's heel to show that Paul, at least, gets along just fine on his own wits and in the case of the labyrinth dungeon - actually comes out more positively for Paul without Rudeus' involvement.

  • @user-ml4me5mh2f
    @user-ml4me5mh2f หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Norn is the only normal person besides her mother and father who did not marry a relative we all thought that Aisha was the girl that had everything together boy was we wrong. Lilia really did a number on Aisha

  • @Sonicjohnson10
    @Sonicjohnson10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I do like how this story does tackle these subjects. Seems like it's handled pretty well imo.

  • @Tek-kv6jd
    @Tek-kv6jd หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Everyone be talking about the video BUT GET THAT BAG🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Izzy-rh7br
    @Izzy-rh7br หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That's what I always liked about the deleted chapter... Not the family drama, the completion of Aisha's story and her inferiority complex finally getting addressed.

  • @fateric007
    @fateric007 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I can't wait to see Ashia and Linia dressed up as mafia bosses.

    • @NatalieXHunter
      @NatalieXHunter  หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of my favorite images from the LNs. Iconic!

  • @DapimpBDSD
    @DapimpBDSD หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Aisha is super cute, i just want to give her headpats all day.

  • @Nephastion22
    @Nephastion22 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The brutal death she got on Oldeus' dark alternate timeline really broke me. That timeline is pure pain.

  • @55masterswords
    @55masterswords หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Ayyy more nat content

  • @rarado270
    @rarado270 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Wish for your wellbeing, I'm glad to see your uploads

  • @Viborgdk
    @Viborgdk หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Think is Aisha is the most interesting of the two. But Norn did score a few points after last weeks episode. That episode really made me cry, especially, towards the end, when Rudy opened the blinds, and Norn saw her father in Rudy.

  • @csharpcoffee
    @csharpcoffee หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As always, amazing video! Loving your content, hope you soon pick up the views you deserve.

  • @ericbunker6242
    @ericbunker6242 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I wholly agree with your "last bit" analysis. I see Nanahoshi making the summoning circle keyed to Playback Miko's power. Lara as Prophet saying summon Akihoto as a Hero . Aisha coordinating as Magic Knight.
    All this MUST happen to ensure Rudy's soul is summoned, Nanahoshi is summoned, and Akihito's life is saved, granting the wish of the Miko. Then they can kill Laplace and help Orsted pay a little visit to Hitogami.

  • @Domomomomoe
    @Domomomomoe หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The consistency of videos recently has been great

  • @thevillainousqueenofhearts4976
    @thevillainousqueenofhearts4976 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yo, can't watch right now but will when I can

  • @jduff59
    @jduff59 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks!

  • @f2pcoder92
    @f2pcoder92 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    very nice video

  • @zXDaishiXz
    @zXDaishiXz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Everyone arguing about the 3 goddesses, when really; Aisha best girl and divinity

  • @-Good4Y0u
    @-Good4Y0u หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good video as always!

  • @mrasco317
    @mrasco317 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    8:38 wait a minute, hold on are there Nat. Are you telling me writers DONT use pepe Silvia boards when plotting out their stories?! INCONCEIVABLE!

  • @rutimcgamer2419
    @rutimcgamer2419 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Cute vid. like your pacing and voice, hope ur situation gets better🙏

  • @Zrytun
    @Zrytun หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We love you!

  • @Ranma_Leopard
    @Ranma_Leopard หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Very enjoyable video

  • @patrickradcliffe3837
    @patrickradcliffe3837 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Rudeus still had his Vcard when he died and lacked that knowledge. Japanese do not have this belief either.

  • @burck6113
    @burck6113 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Moar Natalie content for ma fix! One of the best aspects of this series imo is the relatability of most of the characters. All of them feel like real people, unlike in most other anime. They're multidimensional and don't simply have one thing they do or say over and over. I love the dynamics between a lot of the characters and i definitely relate to the issues between rudy's siblings and how complicated things get between them, even when it seems rather simple on the outside. Another great video!

  • @johnmartinez-valentin5427
    @johnmartinez-valentin5427 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The saying goes it takes two to tango

  • @jonathanturull8508
    @jonathanturull8508 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you Natalie for thid video as well. I think if i were to base my personality off of one of the sister's of rudeus it'd be aisha. The genius side because some things just come naturally as well as now I'm able to do things without having done them before or well
    Edit:
    Also I hope your services on patreon does well. I wish i could help out but i do know that as long as you keep holding on things will get better.

  • @tontj
    @tontj หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Spoer alert
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    In another loop that Orsted experienced, Rudeus is a stillborn. So when Zenith get oregnant with Norn and Lilia accidentally (or perhaps not) get pregnant with Aisha. I think they decided to have Lilia stay because of the chance that Norn could be another stillborn.
    So in the other loop case. They are still a harmonious family.
    In Rudeus loop this become a problem, because now with Rudy the family does not need a backup plan in case Zenith deliver another stillborn.
    So Rudy doing what he did actually put the family back to the other loop course.

    • @BlandSpagetti
      @BlandSpagetti หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s not just in another loop is in every loop before this one
      Also i could be wrong but I think Zenith let Lilia stay because she couldn’t bring herself to let an innocent child die we saw she was willing to travel in winter after zenith gave birth almost guaranteeing their deaths. Zenith faith also shouldn’t have changed compared to this loop so she would still be upset about the cheating

  • @georgeprchal3924
    @georgeprchal3924 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "She ran away now she's got to deal with the Dog huh?"

  • @RafEntropy
    @RafEntropy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    my fav character her life is ironically similar to mine lol minus the magic and fiction aspect

  • @Skepticalraven
    @Skepticalraven หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really wonder if/how they'll adapt all of that for television. People don't seem to try to make watchers uncomfortable, lately.

    • @NatalieXHunter
      @NatalieXHunter  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's not even canon for the LNs at the moment, and the anime may never adapt Redundancy anyway as it's side content.

  • @silverdust4197
    @silverdust4197 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My view on the whole "no naughty while baby is on its way" is that , since many races and even individual people are far stronger and tougher than normal , this might not apply to unborn babies, (I don't remember what it's called , where people like Guilene and Paul can make themselves tougher and stronger with magic subconscious)
    making it highly risky for some , and it just stuck as folk advice.
    With Rudy , been generally unknowledgeable about women in his past life just not questioning it .

    • @ShotRage
      @ShotRage หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah... the the idea is that people are unconciously activating battle aura during the deed?
      I think its unlikely that actually happens, at least enough to matter. When we consider that Rudeus and presumably anyone else with Laplace factor cant use it and the fact his pelvis would be shattered by Eris if she did I think it is just a superstition in the end. Interesting to think about though.

    • @NatalieXHunter
      @NatalieXHunter  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it's more just that that probably was a belief old timey people had and he's using a pseudo-medieval setting, but Rudeus would think that either because a) he just doesn't know anything about that stuff, or b) it is taboo in Japan. Either works, I'm just not sure which was the author's reason.

  • @Ricardo_Rick
    @Ricardo_Rick หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So in the end the culprit for the deleted chapter was Rudy, if he had man up and married Aisha like we all wanted the chapter wouldn't exist, so it's obviously his fault XD
    That was a great video, nice work, i didn't know that info about the ending of the alternate timeline, but it makes sense.
    I wonder if some of the redundancies might explore a bit of the prologue zero part as well, or if the author will let most of it for a future sequel.
    I hope things get better over your financial state btw, take care of yourself :)

    • @georgeprchal3924
      @georgeprchal3924 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Why on God's green hell would he marry his sister?

    • @Ricardo_Rick
      @Ricardo_Rick หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@georgeprchal3924 it's a joke, because some people on twitter likes to balme Rudy for everything that happens in the show

    • @georgeprchal3924
      @georgeprchal3924 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Ricardo_Rick and that's why I think Norn is the better sister.

    • @Ricardo_Rick
      @Ricardo_Rick หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@georgeprchal3924 Nah, personally i think Aisha is better, smarter, friendlier and more pretty, she deserved to be happy

    • @georgeprchal3924
      @georgeprchal3924 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Ricardo_Rick Norn has yet to kidnap any of the children.

  • @shinkaiatsuya950
    @shinkaiatsuya950 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Norm and Aisha both pretty interesting characters, and their relation to Rudeus are pretty interesting.

  • @josephmcneil7427
    @josephmcneil7427 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! I’m not a girl, so I’d be neither… however, I was considered a legit genius as a kid (tested into some Ivy League college when I was 10) but grew up super poor. I guess by that metric I’d be like Aisha?

  • @Course6Beaver
    @Course6Beaver หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the stories of Norn and Aisha.

  • @devlin9967
    @devlin9967 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Best Loar Cat Gorl

  • @Miki_Naz
    @Miki_Naz หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Personally i prefer Norn because of the "normal person surrounded by geniuses" aspect, but Aisha is way more fun character on screen, and i like her a lot. Her deleted chapter for sure had an impact on how i see her, i still don't fully know what to think about it. I don't fully hate it, but i don't like it either, and it kinda soiled my pure enjoyment of the character.

  • @johnmartinez-valentin5427
    @johnmartinez-valentin5427 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have to buy and read the manga

  • @BQD_Central
    @BQD_Central หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You worked in software development? Probably during the early days when degrees didn't matter, right? I've heard this story more then once, you have my sympathy.
    I started reading the novels again, right until the first chapters in volume 13. which would probably shortly after the second cour of season 2?
    Anyway, I was actually surprised how well this story was told
    The whole arc, from the beginning of Turning point 3, to the end of novel 12, was way more sad then it had any right to be.
    And I KNEW what was coming. Fucking hell.
    That's what I mean with "enjoying the journey even when you know the destination(s)", it still is an entertaining read.

  • @TheSlideSho
    @TheSlideSho หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nya 😍😍

  • @azurw1936
    @azurw1936 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    any other isekai series aisha would be best girl but sadly she was tortured her whole life in this story

  • @jackbharucha1475
    @jackbharucha1475 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Aisha: Oh so when Daemon Targaryen grooms his niece it is “sexy” and “morally complex” but when I groom my nephew it’s “creepy” and “child abuse”.

  • @b9904
    @b9904 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

  • @LionHunter832
    @LionHunter832 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Aisha best girl

  • @ElijahtheSaint
    @ElijahtheSaint หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love Aisha!!!!!!!!

  • @baalzamon3593
    @baalzamon3593 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For the algorithm!

  • @frankbryant-qz2sz
    @frankbryant-qz2sz หลายเดือนก่อน

    The life of Julie’s backstory

  • @just.itsovermom8025
    @just.itsovermom8025 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    spoil me some part,since aisha knew rudeus is reincarnated from a different world during their previous travel and was capable of making japanese rice making rudeus dream come true,was it truly aisha talent that she was raised with? or is it that she has some secret plot?
    since aisha is not formally normal than most characters is a bit scary

  • @OmniDan26
    @OmniDan26 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Vantablack brimstone

  • @WendyAlice1
    @WendyAlice1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So as to at least have this part of the story maybe just leave it in the books and maybe hint it at the 2nd part of mushoku tensei

  • @LionHunter832
    @LionHunter832 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just noticed that nat and aisha have the same hair and eye color. Lore hint???

    • @NatalieXHunter
      @NatalieXHunter  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I also have the same hair and eye color as Bitch from Shield Hero... But nah, my hair was based on the color my hair was dyed at the time I made the model, and the green eyes were just because I thought it contrasted better than my real eye color (blue) - was totally just a design decision and nothing to do with any particular character.

    • @LionHunter832
      @LionHunter832 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@NatalieXHunter thats interesting design choices that arent bad also odd how that design matches some character's closely

  • @chrisb3358
    @chrisb3358 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Uff... lot of spoilers. I should read the novels ^^;

  • @MissionSilo
    @MissionSilo หลายเดือนก่อน

    What happens to Ghislaine?
    No social media?

    • @NatalieXHunter
      @NatalieXHunter  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I already have a video about Ghislaine. As for social media, I am on X all the time, not sure what you mean by that?

    • @MissionSilo
      @MissionSilo หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@NatalieXHunter said you were up for hire as a writer.

  • @bastionsea2829
    @bastionsea2829 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Something that seems evident, but doesn't seem to have been mentioned, aside from mentioning that Aisha is gifted, are either sister notable magic users?

    • @NatalieXHunter
      @NatalieXHunter  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not especially, but it takes a lot to be considered gifted in this setting. They can use the magic they learn, but it isn't a priority for either of them.

    • @bastionsea2829
      @bastionsea2829 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@NatalieXHunter considering they're against the main characters, I didn't expect much. Just wanted to find out if either of them focus on their magical abilities
      Thanks

  • @johnnny9
    @johnnny9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    in asian culture this could be seen as taboo hence mushoku tensei was written like that i would assume

  • @captainexe74857
    @captainexe74857 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Same eyes color 25:32

  • @jebes909090
    @jebes909090 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ya so aisha was 25 and ars was 11 .......

  • @ericbunker6242
    @ericbunker6242 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Girl has the brain to do anything but because of her Mother's hangups wants to be "maid with benefits" to her brother. Love her none the less!
    Do feel Zenith could have allowed Rudy type wife equality. Poor Lillia having to remain celebate...share, Zenith, share!

    • @Ricardo_Rick
      @Ricardo_Rick หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      to be fait that was Paul's fault since he did betray Zenith tho

    • @ericbunker6242
      @ericbunker6242 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Ricardo_Rick Valid point but Lillia (and Aisha) would see themselves as part of the family, sparing them Lillia's twisted raising of Aisha and all the whacked thinking. Plus, Lillia would get her needs met!

    • @Ricardo_Rick
      @Ricardo_Rick หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ericbunker6242 yeah but that would kinda reward Paul tho

    • @ericbunker6242
      @ericbunker6242 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Ricardo_Rick In a sense, yes. But he'd get twice the hen pecking! Zenith and Lillia could easily deal with him.

    • @Ricardo_Rick
      @Ricardo_Rick หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ericbunker6242 i'm not sure, but it could happen

  • @davidcaron823
    @davidcaron823 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The point of school is to get kids ready to work, nothing you do there is pointless.
    Hearing that you dropped out of school actually explains a lot about your financial issues… I’m not attacking you, I’m just thinking out loud at this point

    • @davidcaron823
      @davidcaron823 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stay in school kids

    • @NatalieXHunter
      @NatalieXHunter  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I didn't drop out of school. I left at 16 after GCSEs which was normal at the time in the UK (1999) if you didn't want to go to college. I then had a very successful career in IT for 10 years, which I left because the market crashed and it was very stressful getting made redundant every year because your clients had all gone bust. Then I was a writer for ten years. So really, nothing I did at 16 has any impact on my current financial circumstances at 41. But thank you for your judgement.

  • @ElijahtheSaint
    @ElijahtheSaint หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excuse me standing on my soapbox here, But can we talk about how wrong Zenith was? She knew before she got with Paul that he was sleeping with multiple women. I understand why she wanted monogamy, because of her religion, But that is the danger of cherry picking aspects of a religion. Paul was not a follower of Millis, and the idea that she would hold him to that standard is ridiculous. That is why her family wanted to have an arranged marriage for her, She lost out on the privilege of having monogamy when she abandoned her family and religious customs. Again, you can't cherry pick aspects of religion and go out in the world and expect people to adhere to that standard. She should carry alot of blame for Lilia and Aisha's inferiority complex. Lilia should have had equal treatment when she married Paul.

    • @philleW12
      @philleW12 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To be fair, she made it clear to Paul that she would only marry him if he remained faithful and Paul said yes.
      While you can say that Zenith was unreasonable to expect Paul to be faithful, but Paul did promise her that he would not sleep around anymore which he did not do until that night with Lilia.

    • @ElijahtheSaint
      @ElijahtheSaint หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@philleW12 She said that to a horny man before they had sex, he was going to say anything at that point. He probably meant it at the time too. She also knew he would break that promise. That is her fault, she also had zero regard for Elinalese and Ghilane who he was sleeping with at the time.

    • @ElijahtheSaint
      @ElijahtheSaint หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@philleW12 She said that to an aroused man before they were about to sleep together, He was going to say anything at that point. Zenith also had zero regard for Elinalese and Ghilane for even making him make a promise like that. You can blame Paul to a certain extent, but she has her fair share as well.

    • @philleW12
      @philleW12 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ElijahtheSaint Paul still said yes and he did keep that promise for years, so it was still something he agreed upon.
      Zenith was honest and upfront that she considers monogamy sacred and Paul willingly accepted to have that type of relationship.
      Most of Lilias guilt comes from the fact that she made Paul cheat on her, so the major reason why Zenuth was hurt was that Paul and Lilia had betrayed her trust.
      So even if Zenith shares some of the blame, the majority of it still lies with Paul and Lilia who betrayed Zeniths trust and went behind her back .

    • @ElijahtheSaint
      @ElijahtheSaint หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@philleW12 Fair but after Paul married Lilia, she was still treating Lilia as the "mistress" by saying Paul could only sleep with her and not Lilia. You don't think that's a bit unfair? Sylphie, for example, never saw herself as the "top wife" and she never let the other wives feel unequal.