Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

This is the best Isekai I've seen so far!

Every episode has an impact, every episode (especially the last 4) makes me feel a lot of emotions, I can really see myself in Rudeus personality.
It's been a long time since I felt something like this in an anime (last time was with Re:Zero).

If we omit that it's an isekai, the story is not cliché and is really intriguing.

And of course, the beautiful music adds even more impact to the whole.
It's really well animated and it's really beautiful.

"Mushoku Tensei" is called the father of all isekai anime, and it is not for nothing that it deserves this title.

**I can only recommend to watch it!**

New studio, but everything about the first episode was spectacular. Holy shit if it keeps up the quality, we have a new banger.

Once you get past those initial cringe moments it's hard not to fall in love with the show.

The personal growth of the MC wouldn't be so impressive if the soul had started out pure and perfect.

If you set aside modern, western values and keep in mind that the fantasy land is operating on values more in keeping the feudal eras then the youth of the characters isn't such a big deal.

A lot of people are harshing on the MCs past life and the fact that the soul retains all the memories of the past life as an adult. But he is reborn a child in a new life. In his past life he was an abused, traumatized shut in but in that life there are zero indications of pedophilia - If I recall properly he was a virgin. So the pedo accusations stem from the new life retaining the old memories.

His perviness in the first part of season 1 definitely hits some cringe moments but major changes for the better start happening after that.

I read some people were off put by the "ecchi"; there are plenty of bare backsides but all front shots are Austin Powered. There are even way less cleavage shots than most anime I've watched. And it's not like pervy characters are a new thing - just look at master roshi from Dragonball for heavens sake.

If you can get past the first few episodes this turns into a really great story.

This felt like a really solid Isekai Anime! There was quite a bit of the standard pervy-tropes, but the scenes in this one felt more comical than some of the others I've seen that dove headfirst into Harem-land. (Although I am slightly concerned for the fact that there are clear romances between children here. The only defense I can think of is that age seems to be very different from appearances and that age/mental maturity isn't standard either.)

The fantasy world building here is quite fantastic and the characters you meet have distinct personalities and stories to them. The animation quality is decent enough, and the music is thematic. Overall, I'm excited to see where this one goes.

This is THE anime that we've all been waiting and yearning for. Many of us hardcore Mushoku Tensei fans have been waiting years upon years for an anime adaptation to finally hit, and HIT it has. I was a little skeptical with a brand new studio undertaking this, but all the previews had looked great so I was cautiously optimistic. The source material is my absolute favorite isekai series (which says a lot) and the light/web novel will always hold a special place in my fandom. So how were the first two episodes so far (first has aired officially and the first two were previewed beforehand)?

AMAZING. I really don't know if it's just because the source material is that good, but this has been a SPOT ON adaptation so far. Right when I heard "Gintoki" as the NEET narrator, I knew shit was gonna be good. The sense of humor and pervertedness of Rudy is really well incorporated throughout the first two episodes, and makes this more than just a "another OP isekai". But even with that sense of humor, the anime has taken great depths to give solid (but not overwhelming) background info on the characters and highlighting particularly serious moments. This was especially evident in the second episode where the handling of Rudy's "fall into NEETness" and past trauma was interweaved perfectly into his current situation and setting.

I can't wait for the rest of the anime to air. It seems that a second cour has already been green-lighted so let's hope this can turn into one of those long-running anime series. If they can make it to the school arcs, I'll have lived a complete life...

This anime isn't for everyone.

I took a point off because there are some definite cringe moments of the first season that are hard to watch. The main character is a hardcore perv, made worse by the age factors that play into it, and the fact he's a 30 something year old virgin in the body of a young boy.

But aside from that, everything about this anime is top notch.

One of my favorite animes. It’s got good character design, good character development, and has emotional impact. Who doesn’t feel Rudy’s pain when Eris is gone after Rudy wakes up? Sure we know why Eris left, but we also know that he doesn’t know. Eris by far is the best female character. The only issue I have with this anime is we constantly see what Rudy looks like in his previous life. We do not need reminded of this time and time again

It's okay. 7/10, as it's interesting for a first episode. Not revolutionary, very "Artistic Light Novel" in the variety of artist detail, but also convenient world building, if a bit risque / adult. Not as terrible as it could have been, given the 50+ Isekai's a year, with standouts like Log Horizon / SAO etc.

I can't tell if the show is generic or has potential for an 8/10 story or character development(s), or if it falls hard into Isekai trope/cliche's, as Seasonal Anime trends towards boosting the quality of the first 2-3 episodes as review scores affect viewers & marketing numbers.

Isekai as a mid-budget seasonal show tend to be weak on characters and story, and often fall apart within 3-4 eps, but IMO Jobless is worth checking out if only for the art style, slightly reminiscent of Grimgar and Black Clover, and they didn't really change the formula, it's Adventurers with Magic, but at least it's not Orphans, Magic School. Slime/Spider/Vending Machine reincarnations, or Adventure Harem (yet).

It's probably going to be Adventure Harem with a strong art direction. Which is a good niche to fill, IMO that's not as sedentary as Grimgar or as ridiculous as Arifureta / In Another World with my Smartphone / Cautious Hero, etc. It's probably somewhere in the middle given the 'realism' setting.

After the character turns 5-6, there's actual character depth for a "reborn 40-year-old NEET", this may be obscured once he grows into a ~50 year old teenager with issues, YMMV. Truck-Kun made an appearance, so you know it's going to be on the edge of parody that isekai's often teeter over, or just jump right into the fantasy without looking back to see if people have followed along.

It is going to be a challenge to see where the weak point is - the Art budget, the characters, the story depth, or the Arc / Premise, since they haven't really developed the background. Direction seems to follow LN convention, so hopefully the characters aren't dull.

Until they finally get that vending machine Isekai Anime happening, it's a little better than the January 2021 season alternative "So i'm a Spider, So What?" IMO, both shows could excel. Time will tell if "Jobless" or "Kumo" will improve or settle into mediocrity.

It is one of the better isekai out there. The plot isn't awful and the character isn't OP to the point of being untouchable. The character has actual problems that can't be solved with a fake chad attitude and one hit kills.

The first season was amazing, but the second season was a huge disappointment. Did the writers lose their minds when they wrote it? This second season does not deserve any rating at all.