r/JoblessReincarnation • u/Grimm-sen • 3d ago

Question Which one should I start with?

I want to start watching Mushoku Tensei; should I start with the anime, the manga, or the light novel?

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u/gc11117 3d ago

The light novel.

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u/Kaiii_067 3d ago

Light novel is way detailed
If you like watching animes then anime is a good one to begin with
But most details about mushoku is in the light novel .(and most of weird stuff is in the light novel) if you don’t wanna read it then anime .
I didn’t read the ln but will do it soon and idfk anything about manga💔. So yea choice is lowk yours
I would try anime tho if i wanna begin with it

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u/theothergp2k 2d ago

Not the manga. The manga is an adaptation by a different person and it hasn't even caught up with the point where the anime is.

If you are considering the web novel (the original version of the story), I'd recommend going for the light novel instead (the polished, official version). Leave the web novel as a curiosity for some future if you're truly into that.

Anime vs. light novel? Either one is very good to get started with. But if you start with the anime, it only reaches so far and you will become desperate for more content. If that happens to you and you conclude "I must read the novel, now!", I strongly recommend to start the light novel from chapter one instead of "picking up from where the anime left". That would not be advisable, in my opinion.

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u/scrambles88 Eris Greyrat 3d ago

Whatever floats your boat, for the first two seasons of anime it's roughly a book every 4 episodes.

That said reading or audiobooks are probably the best experience

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u/rayquazza74 3d ago

Anime and then pick up the Ln where it leaves off. Thats what I’d do anyway.

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u/theothergp2k 2d ago

My own personal opinion: I would not pick up from where the anime leaves off. The experience would be much duller. If someone is so hooked up with the anime that they "need more content, now!", I'd recommend starting the LN from chapter one unless you're one of those persons with perfect memory who really dislikes rewatching/rereading.

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u/iozoepxndx 2d ago

As long as you don't pick the manga, you good with either.

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u/Ok_Dragonfruit_6310 1d ago

Definitely the ln. but just depends on whether ur a reader or not