Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (2021)
Original title: 無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is a 2021 Japanese-language action & adventure series created by Yoshiaki Fujisawa and Rifujin na Magonote. It stars Yumi Uchiyama, Tomokazu Sugita and Ai Kayano.
A thirty-four-year-old recluse dies in traffic and wakes as a newborn named Rudeus, mind intact, second life beginning. Reincarnated into a world of swords and magic, he resolves to do what fear once stopped him doing: learn, train, and step outside. Rifujin na Magonote's isekai treats the reset as a moral problem, since Rudeus carries his old regrets alongside a real gift for spellcraft. Studio Bind renders the world with unusual care, from village tutors to long dusty roads. The tone swings between earnest coming-of-age and the discomfort of a grown man's memories lodged in a child's story.
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What is Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation about?
A thirty-four-year-old recluse dies in traffic and wakes as a newborn named Rudeus, mind intact, second life beginning. Reincarnated into a world of swords and magic, he resolves to do what fear once stopped him doing: learn, train, and step outside. Rifujin na Magonote's isekai treats the reset as a moral problem, since Rudeus carries his old regrets alongside a real gift for spellcraft. Studio Bind renders the world with unusual care, from village tutors to long dusty roads. The tone swings between earnest coming-of-age and the discomfort of a grown man's memories lodged in a child's story.
When was Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation released?
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation was released on 11 January 2021.
How many episodes does Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation have?
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation has 61 episodes across 3 seasons.
Who made Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation?
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation was created by Yoshiaki Fujisawa, Rifujin na Magonote and Manabu Okamoto.
Where can I watch Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation?
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is available on Crunchyroll Premium, Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime), Hulu, Amazon, AppleTV and Fandango at Home.
Where to watch Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Stream: Crunchyroll Premium, Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime), Hulu
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Yumi Uchiyama as Rudeus Greyrat (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Rudeus Greyrat's Former Self (voice)
- Ai Kayano as Sylphiette (voice)
- Ai Kakuma as Eris Boreas Greyrat (voice)
- Konomi Kohara as Roxy Migurdia (voice)
- Rie Tanaka as Elinalise Dragonroad (voice)
- Daisuke Namikawa as Ruijerd Superdia (voice)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Paul Greyrat (voice)
- Lynn as Lilia Greyrat (voice)
- Satoshi Tsuruoka as Zanoba Shirone (voice)
- Saya Aizawa as Norn Greyrat (voice)
- Yuuki Takada as Aisha Greyrat (voice)
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The pull here is a fully imagined fantasy world you sink into, so The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the natural next step, dense with lore, travel, and hard choices. For that same feeling of a huge land opening up as you wander it, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim lets you write your own arc across its provinces.
Isekai power fantasies about quietly becoming the strongest
Rudeus works for years to become a powerful mage, the opposite of anime heroes who are already unbeatable and hiding it. The Eminence in Shadow, Am I Actually the Strongest, Even Given the Worthless Appraiser Class I'm Actually the Strongest, and The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody all play the same joke, a protagonist pretending to be ordinary while holding all the power.
Fantasy worlds you can wander for a hundred hours yourself
Studio Bind spends real care on Mushoku Tensei's roads, taverns, and tutors, a world built to be lived in rather than rushed through. The Witcher 3 and Skyrim reward the same kind of wandering, Grand Theft Auto V and San Andreas do it with a whole state instead of a continent, and Red Dead Redemption 2 slows its open frontier down to a similar walking pace.