
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationcomedysci-fi & fantasyactionfantasyadventurefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & varied
Boxlist takeWide-ranging and otherworldly: a stylish animated series, light rather than heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
8.6 /10
TMDB · 612 votes
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Seasons
Season 1
· 2021 · 23 episodesEpisodes (23)
1Jobless Reincarnation11 Jan 2021
A 34-year-old unemployed recluse get hit by a truck... and wakes up as a newborn baby in a fantasy world! With loving parents, a lifetime of regrets, and a beginner’s magic textbook, he sets out to make the most of his second chance at life.
2Master18 Jan 2021
Rudy begins training with his new magic tutor and learning swordsmanship from his father. He makes rapid progress, but traumatic memories from his past life leave him to afraid to go outside. Is his second chance already doomed to failure?
3A Friend25 Jan 2021
Rudy begins to explore the village and rescues a green-haired child from a group of bullies. The two grow close practicing magic, but is there more to Rudy’s new friend than he thinks?
4Emergency Family Meeting1 Feb 2021
The Greyrat family is overjoyed when Zenith announces that she’s pregnant with a second child, but the mood takes a dour turn when Lilia reveals that she is also pregnant and Paul is the father. Will this be the end of Rudy’s happy family?
5A Young Lady and Violence8 Feb 2021
Rudy arrives in the city of Roa, where he’s supposed to spend the next five years tutoring the daughter of the local lord. His student, however, is more than he bargained for, and he’ll have to fight to start his first ever job, let alone keep it.
6A Day Off in Roa15 Feb 2021
Rudy is officially Eris’s tutor, but she doesn’t want to learn anything but magic. As Rudy struggles to get her interested in other subjects, he realizes that non-stop lessons are causing her stress and proposes a day off in the city.
7What Lies Beyond Effort22 Feb 2021
Eris’s 10th birthday is fast approaching, and her grandfather has invited nobles from across the kingdom to a dance party to celebrate. There’s just one problem: Eris can’t dance, and she’s quickly losing patience with her lessons.
8Turning Point 11 Mar 2021
Rudy reaches his 10th birthday, and Eris and her family plan a surprise party for him. Meanwhile, the strange orb hovering over the city remains a mystery as powerful entities across the world begin to take note of it.
9A Chance Encounter8 Mar 2021
Rudy and Eris find themselves stranded in the wilds of the Demon Continent. Their only chance to survive seems to lie in Ruijerd, a warrior of the infamous Superd tribe of demons, but can he be trusted?
10The Value of a Life and the First Job14 Mar 2021
Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd make it to a city. They need to earn money for their journey, and decide to register as adventurers, but Superd like Ruijerd aren’t allowed inside. Rudeus has a plan, but how well will it hold up in practice?
11Children and Warriors22 Mar 2021
With their new money-making scheme in place, Dead End head out to track down a mysterious monster. Unfortunately, the job doesn’t go as smoothly as they hope, and Rudy’s plans may turn out to be a lot less safe than he thought.
12The Woman with the Demon Eyes4 Oct 2021
Dead End discovers that Ruijerd will have to pay a fortune in fees to leave the Demon Continent. As they struggle to find a way around this unexpected roadblock, Rudeus receives another vision.
13Missed Connections11 Oct 2021
Roxy arrives on the Demon Continent to begin her search for Paul's missing family. Meanwhile, Rudeus strikes a deal with smugglers to transport Ruijerd across the ocean.
14No Such Thing as a Free Lunch18 Oct 2021
Rudeus finds himself imprisoned by the beast people in Doldia Village. Will Ruijerd and Eris arrive to clear his name before he loses patience and tries to fight his way to freedom?
15Slow Life in the Doldia Village25 Oct 2021
Dead End decide to wait out the rainy season in the Doldia village. Eris befriends the chieftain's granddaughter, but her fondness for Ghislaine leads to unexpected conflict.
16Family Squabble1 Nov 2021
Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd arrive in the Holy Country of Millis, where Rudeus's thoughts turn to home. When the three split up for a day off, a chance encounter in an alley leads Rudeus to a shocking reunion.
17Reunion8 Nov 2021
In the aftermath of their disastrous reunion, Paul and Rudeus reflect on their actions and look for a way forward.
18Separate Journeys15 Nov 2021
After setting out from Millishion, Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd board a ship back to the Central Continent. Meanwhile, Roxy arrives in Rikarisu, where she encounters some familiar faces.
19Route Selection22 Nov 2021
Dead End finally arrives in the Shirone Kingdom on the Central Continent. Rudeus is anxious for a reunion with Roxy, but an unexpected vision from the Man-God means he may be in for more than he bargained for.
20The Birth of My Little Sister, the Maid29 Nov 2021
Rudeus is in desperate straits, imprisoned in a magic-proof dungeon by a despotic prince. But just when all seems hopeless, an unexpected visitor appears with a strange request. Will Rudeus be able to talk his way out of this one?
21Turning Point 26 Dec 2021
Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd are nearing the end of their journey, but a chance encounter in a snowy mountain pass threatens to put a premature end to their adventures.
22Dreams and Reality13 Dec 2021
Rudeus and Eris finally return to Fittoa, but sudden goodbyes and unpleasant news make their homecoming bittersweet.
23Wake Up and Take a Step20 Dec 2021
Rudeus sinks into depression following Eris's departure. As he struggles to get back on his feet, the many people he's met continue their own journeys.
Specials
· 2022 · 1 episodeEpisodes (1)
1Eris The Goblin Slayer16 Mar 2022
Unaired episode included in the fourth Blu-ray volume. The episode will take place during the same time in episode 16 (episode 5 in second cour) and depict what Eris and Ruijerd were up to outside the main story, as teased by the comment "Goblin Extermination."
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- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
34-year-old virgin loser is kicked out of his home by his family and realized that his life is completely over. As he regrets wasting his life, a truck runs him over and he died. When he wakes up... He’s in a world of sword and sorcery! Reborn as a baby named Rudeus, he decides that this time, he’ll live a life he won’t regret!
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- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- EGG FIRM
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