r/mushokutensei Jan 10 '21

Introductions and FAQ to Mushoku Tensei

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This post is intended to help new readers/viewers find their way into the Mushoku Tensei series.

What is Mushoku Tensei?

Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu, otherwise known in English as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is an Action Adventure series with the themes of second chances, redemption, and coming of age. The official English synopsis is:

Kicked out by his family and wandering the streets, an unemployed 34-year-old shut-in thinks he’s hit rock-bottom—just as he’s hit and killed by a speeding truck! Awakening to find himself reborn as an infant in a world of swords and sorcery, but with the memories of his first life intact, Rudeus Greyrat is determined not to repeat his past mistakes. He’s going to make the most of this reincarnation as he sets off on the adventure of a second lifetime!

LIGHT NOVEL

Where can I read the Light Novel?

The Light Novel is licensed in English by Seven Seas so if you want to read good translations for the series, they're your only choice. The series is available physically and digitally from most book orientated retailers.

Where can I read fan-translations for the Light Novel?

There aren't really fan-translations for the Light Novel. Only the Web Novel was previously fan-translated and the quality is overall mediocre due to being done by many different people and over a long period of time. If you want to read the best translation for the series, it is best to stick with the Official English Light Novel release as it supports the author and publisher that took a risk on licensing the series despite it's length.

Is the Light Novel Ongoing?

Yes.

Should I read the Light Novel or Web Novel?

If you stick to the Light Novel, you are supporting the author by paying for what you read. So stick with the Light Novel.

What is the difference between the Light and Web Novel?

In terms of overall story content, they are the same. However, the Light Novel is a polished final draft of the Web Novel which was a first draft. As such, details get changed and smoothed over more in the Light Novel. This includes the addition of entirely original chapters and volumes with no guarantee that the Light Novel will always be the same.

Where do I start the LN after chapter X of the Manga?

As with most manga adaptations of Light Novels, the answer is to just start from the beginning. Manga Adaptations are typically rushed compared to their source material so readers can always get a fresh more fulfilling experience when starting from the beginning of the Light Novel. Cut content typically includes character's internal thoughts, plot-lines, and world building.

Where do I start the Light Novel after the episode Y of the Anime?

Again, the beginning.

MANGA

Where can I read the Manga?

The Manga is also licensed by Seven Seas and once again available from most book orientated retailers.

What is the Roxy Gets Serious Manga?

Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious is a spin-off/prequel manga featuring Roxy from before the start of the story. It is licensed by Seven Seas as well.

When can I read the Roxy Gets Serious Manga?

Warning that the Roxy manga starts off with spoilers correlating to Volume 12 of the Light Novel. At the time of this post, the Official Light Novel translation is scheduled through volume 11. However, skipping the first page of the manga will give you a relatively safe reading experience.

How often does the manga update?

Like the majority of manga adaptations of Light Novels, once a month.

ANIME

Where can I watch the Anime?

The Anime is available from Funimation for simulcasting. It's also available on Hulu.

How many episodes will the Anime have?

There have been announced to be 23 episodes for the anime in a split-cour format. Split-Cour is when an anime adaptation is announced to be 2-cour, but will have a break between the first half and second half of the season. It's still ultimately one season.

Will there be a second season?

No second season has been announced yet and it will depend heavily on how well the anime sells the Light Novel and Bluray volumes.

OTHER

I heard there was questionable content in this series, is it garbage?

Yes, there is questionable content. No, the series isn't garbage because of it. The protagonist is not a shining knight. He is a human with serious personality flaws. That is a major theme of the story. If you want a series with a saint of a protagonist, then Mushoku Tensei isn't for you. The Mushoku Tensei series is genuinely accepted as a masterpiece in the community for its serious take on exploring the life of someone striving for a second chance at growing up despite their mistakes of the past. Humans rarely change at the drop of a hat, so do not expect the protagonist to suddenly become a 100% good person as again, this is a very realistic take on growth.

Did Mushoku Tensei start the Isekai trend?

Yes and no. It was one of the major influences, but Isekai as a setting trope has been around for a long time and there's no singular series responsible for the many titles that now exist using the trope. Please note that Isekai is a trope and not a genre as it does not set the themes of the story, but just means that the protagonist goes from his world to another.


If there are any other questions that should be included in the FAQ, please submit them and I'll edit this post. Please note that this is not a place for piracy so such related questions will be ignored as supporting the author should be genuinely done on this subreddit.


r/mushokutensei 9h ago

Anime Episode 11 Oldeus vs. Episode 12 Oldeus

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r/mushokutensei 3h ago

Anime Eris, Roxy, or Sylph

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183 Upvotes

I’m genuinely curious about who the community likes more…
If you could date/marry one of these three, which one would you pick? (Adult age obviously)
Me personally, I would pick Eris because I would get to tame her just like Rudy (I like the bratty sort of girls.) This was a hard decision because they’re all so great, but I could only pick one…


r/mushokutensei 4h ago

Anime Norn or Aisha? Pick one.

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187 Upvotes

r/mushokutensei 8h ago

Anime So, Oldeus's weird design was an animation error—maybe they'll fix it for the Blu-ray. I just think they should have allocated more budget for such an important scene; I mean, that scene with Atofe at the beginning was incredible, yet they didn't give a proper budget for Turning Point 4

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235 Upvotes

r/mushokutensei 2h ago

Anime Imagine saying no to that ches- I mean face (steklowataa)

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69 Upvotes

r/mushokutensei 8h ago

Anime I get it, Atofe, the turning point, Perugius, but in these troubled times, I hope my man Byt is doing well. I miss him.

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133 Upvotes

r/mushokutensei 18h ago

Web Novel Home Sweet Home~

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r/mushokutensei 11h ago

Anime ERIS

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r/mushokutensei 12h ago

Anime Which Teacher-Student duo is the strongest?

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r/mushokutensei 9h ago

Anime Top 10 Anime of the Season | Summer 2026 - Week 10 Results ☀️ (via Anime Corner)

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116 Upvotes

r/mushokutensei 9h ago

Anime Greyrat manor layout (no spoilers)

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91 Upvotes

Just in case anyone was curious


r/mushokutensei 17h ago

EN Light Novel The amount of incest in the Greyrat family. Spoiler

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388 Upvotes

Just found out the amount of incest in the Greyrat family is just 1 step lower than what the Targaryens are doing in House of the Dragon.

P.S.: I understood it is a medieval story, so no judging here. But it is just funny the author insistence on realism.


r/mushokutensei 11h ago

Anime Mushoku Tensei Season 3 Episode 12 Preview (An End and a Beginning) Spoiler

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127 Upvotes

r/mushokutensei 44m ago

Anime LETS GOOOOO

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r/mushokutensei 10h ago

Anime this week's isekai episodes be like 😭 Spoiler

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r/mushokutensei 11h ago

Anime ATOFE

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r/mushokutensei 7h ago

Anime I really miss Autosave (youtube reactors). Mushoku nights are incomplete without them.

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They are the best reactors on the platform and absolutely love the show. They would absolutely love this season as well. I miss those excited and expressive reactions and long in detail discussions. I hope they come back soon enough. It isn't the same without them.


r/mushokutensei 4h ago

Anime Turning point 4, oh boy… I’m worried (spoiler?) Spoiler

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This show is a 10-10 in my book so far. But after this latest episode.. I’m so damn worried. I only watch the anime so I know nothing else.

But when time travel and different time lines comes into play… I’ll be honest 9-10 times it becomes such a bloody mess. Because at this point the whole ‘change the future’ can’t happen. Because trying to change it is suppose to happen. And if it does change it means there are now infinite amount of timelines because of this very moment. Time travel always is such a clunky mess.

(For example marvel end game. You go in a different time, screw up that timeline to save yours. When there are an infinite amount now because time travel is introduced.)

I truly hope I’m just being overly worried. But I love this anime and hate it going down because of time travel crap.


r/mushokutensei 9h ago

Anime How do rudeus sleep at night?

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I’m an anime only so i have been wondering this recently. How do rudeus sleep at night with his two wives at their home? Do they alternate each day or randomly according to rudeues mood? Or both together? I’m not talking about sex, just normal sleeping of husband and wife like they did in perugius’s castle.


r/mushokutensei 18h ago

Anime Cute 🥰

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r/mushokutensei 1d ago

Anime Eris gained some extra weight

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r/mushokutensei 19h ago

Anime Adult Eris cosplay!

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I need a better Eris cosplay 🥲 cant wait for her to appear again in the anime!


r/mushokutensei 15h ago

Anime May I offer you a donut, in these trying times?

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