List of Mushoku Tensei episodes

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Mushoku Tensei
MushokuTensei.jpg
Promotional image for the anime.
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkTokyo MX, KBS, BS11, SUN
Original releaseJanuary 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) –
present (present)

Mushoku Tensei is a Japanese anime series based on the light novel series of the same title.[1] It is directed by Manabu Okamoto and animated by Studio Bind, with Kazutaka Sugiyama designing the characters, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the music. Egg Firm is credited for production.[2] The series was originally scheduled to premiere in 2020,[3] but it was delayed until January 2021.[4] The first half aired from January 11 to March 22, 2021 on Tokyo MX, KBS, BS11, and SUN.[5][a] The second half was originally set to premiere in July 2021, but was delayed to October 2021 due to "various circumstances."[6] The second half will premiere on October 4.[7][b] The series will run for 23 episodes.[8]

The opening theme song is "The Traveler's Song" (旅人の唄, "Tabibito no Uta"), while the ending theme song is "Only" (オンリー, "Onrī"), both performed by Yuiko Ōhara.[9] Funimation licensed the series and is streaming it on its website in North America, Mexico, Brazil and the British Isles, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab.[10] Muse Communication has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia and is streaming it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel, and on iQIYI and Bilibili in Southeast Asia.[11] On February 13, 2021, Funimation announced the series would be receiving an English dub, with the first episode premiering the next day.[12]

Episode list[]

No.Title [13][c]Directed by [d]Written by [d]Original air date [15]
1"Jobless Reincarnation"
Transcription: "Mushoku Tensei" (Japanese: 無職転生)		Hiroki HiranoManabu OkamotoJanuary 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)[e]
After being hit by a truck and dying, a homeless and jobless Japanese man reincarnates into a fantasy-like world as Rudeus, son of the swordsman Paul Greyrat and his wife, the healer Zenith. Keeping his memories of his previous life, Rudeus quickly learns to read and eventually starts practicing magic. Noticing his aptitude, Rudeus' parents hire the adventurer Roxy Migurdia as his magic teacher. Roxy has some doubts at first about tutoring him due to his tender age until she witnesses his unique ability to cast magic instantly and realizes his potential. As the Greyrat family gives Roxy a welcome party, Rudeus vows to work hard to improve himself and make proper use of the second chance he was given to have a happy and fulfilling life.
2"Master"
Transcription: "Shishō" (Japanese: 師匠)		Hiroki HiranoManabu OkamotoJanuary 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)[e]
Rudeus reminisces about his past life, when he was expelled from home and was hit by the truck that killed him while attempting to save some teenagers. He spends the next months training magic with Roxy until the day of his five-year-old birthday party, when Roxy declares that she has nothing more to teach him and will hold his graduation exam. The next day, Rudeus leaves his home for the first time accompanied by Roxy. He gets distressed over his past trauma, when he was severely bullied by his classmates in school that led to him becoming a recluse, but he ends up overcoming it once he realizes how Roxy has blended well with the villagers, despite all the prejudice she usually suffers due to her demon origin. In the exam, Rudeus manages to summon a massive thunderstorm and Roxy declares that he passed. Roxy then departs to continue her journey and Rudeus thanks her for everything she has done for him.
3"A Friend"
Transcription: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達)		Chiaki ŌjiHiroki HiranoJanuary 25, 2021 (2021-01-25)
After losing his fear of leaving his home thanks to Roxy, Rudeus starts playing outdoors by himself until he rescues a half-elf child, whom he assumes is a boy named Sylph, from a group of bullies. Sylph becomes friends with Rudeus and starts learning magic from him, and it is revealed Sylph is capable of casting magic without incantations as well. Six months later, Rudeus brings Sylph home during a storm and takes away Sylph's clothes by force so that they can take a bath together. However, he discovers that Sylph is a girl and her full name is Sylphiette. Despite Rudeus' apology to Sylphiette, she starts avoiding him, much to his chagrin. Sometime later, Sylphiette approaches Rudeus, and the two make up, with Rudeus determined to cherish the first true friend he has made in his new life.
4"Emergency Family Meeting"
Transcription: "Kinkyū Kazoku Kaigi" (Japanese: 緊急家族会議)		Nao Miyoshi, Asahi OkaManabu OkamotoFebruary 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)
The Greyrat family is overjoyed upon learning that Zenith is pregnant again, but their happiness is cut short when their maid Lilia reveals that she is also pregnant after having an affair with Paul. To protect Lilia from Zenith's wrath, Rudeus convinces his mother to forgive her by having Paul take all the blame for the incident, despite realizing that she was the one who seduced him, which earns him Lilia's gratitude and loyalty. Zenith and Lilia give birth to two girls, named Norn and Aisha, respectively, and Rudeus considers leaving to study at the Ronoa Magic Academy after receiving a letter from Roxy encouraging him to, but Sylphiette does not want him to leave her side and he decides to look for a job to pay for her tuition as well. Sometime later, his parents decide to entrust Rudeus to a friend of theirs, the beast woman Ghislaine Dedoldia, who leaves the village with him.
5"A Young Lady and Violence"
Transcription: "Ojōsama to Bōryoku" (Japanese: お嬢様と暴力)		Hiroyuki TakashimaManabu OkamotoFebruary 8, 2021 (2021-02-08)
As Ghislaine and Rudeus leave the village, he reads a letter from Paul explaining that he found a tutoring job for him to pay for his and Sylphiette's studies. However, Paul forbids him from returning home or meeting Sylphiette for the next five years. In the city of Roa, Rudeus meets his employer, Philip Boreas Greyrat, who is also the mayor and his father's cousin, and is tasked to teach Philip's daughter Eris. However, once Rudeus is introduced to Eris, she acts hostile towards him. Certain that Eris will not listen to him at all, Rudeus comes with a plan to gain her trust by faking their kidnapping with her father's consent. Rudeus and Eris are captured and after convincing her to cooperate, he uses his magic to escape with her. Back in Roa, Rudeus discovers that one of Philip's servants is working with their captors and they took advantage of his plan to stage a real kidnapping. Rudeus fights the kidnappers to protect Eris until Ghislaine comes to their rescue, killing the criminals and arresting the servant. Once they return home, Eris accepts Rudeus as her tutor and he begins living in her house.
6"A Day Off in Roa"
Transcription: "Roa no Kyūjitsu" (Japanese: ロアの休日)		Mihiro Yamaguchi, Takahiro Tamano,
Ōri Yasukawa, Hiroki Hirano		Hiroki HiranoFebruary 15, 2021 (2021-02-15)
Philip thanks Rudeus for protecting Eris and warns him to not reveal to anyone his connections with the Greyrat family or he may be targeted again. While Ghislaine begins teaching swordsmanship to Eris and Rudeus, Rudeus teaches magic, literacy and math to both. However, Eris usually skips classes out of boredom and Rudeus decides to give her one day off per week to encourage her. While taking a stroll in the city, Eris attempts to buy Rudeus an expensive book, but he refuses, claiming that she cannot give presents to others without her own money and suggests her father to give her an allowance. With her allowance, Eris presents Rudeus with a vial he was previously interested in, which puts him in a pinch, as he is in fear of revealing to her and Ghislaine that it is in fact an aphrodisiac.
7"What Lies Beyond Effort"
Transcription: "Doryoku no Saki ni Aru Mono" (Japanese: 努力の先にあるもの)		Katsuya ShigeharaManabu Okamoto
Hirohisa Saitō		February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22)
With the approaching date of Eris' tenth birthday party, Rudeus allows her dance teacher to take over part of his tutoring schedule to have her improve, while he makes use of his newfound free time to learn other languages. Despite that, Eris barely improves her dancing and considers giving up, but Rudeus encourages her to continue and starts helping with her lessons. As Rudeus makes some progress on his foreign language skills with Ghilsaine and Roxy's help, Eris does not improve at all and on the day of the party, she fails to dance with another noble. Rudeus steps in and successfully dances with Eris after instructing her to incorporate some of her fighting skills in her moves. After the party, Rudeus meets Eris' grandfather Sauros, who sees a strange ball of light in the sky and fears it could be an ominous sign.
8"Turning Point 1"
Transcription: "Tāningu Pointo 1" (Japanese: ターニングポイント１)		Tenpei MishioManabu Okamoto
Hirohisa Saitō		March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01)
Two years later, Eris and her family hold a birthday party for Rudeus, who is disappointed at first that his own family could not attend due to the increase of monster activity around the country. Rudeus is presented with a top quality magic staff and Philip expresses his will to have Rudeus marry Eris and become his successor, but Rudeus rejects the offer. Later that night, Rudeus is surprised to see Eris waiting in his room. He then attempts to have sex with her, but she pushes him away. Realizing his mistake, Rudeus apologizes to Eris, who forgives him. A few days later, a huge cloud of mana forms in the sky and the legendary hero Perugius Dola sends his aide Arumanfi to investigate. Suspicious that Rudeus, who was practicing with his new staff alongside Eris and Ghislaine, could be involved with the cloud's appearance, Arumanfi attacks him, but Ghislaine defends Rudeus and confirms his innocence when a massive burst of light envelops them.
9"A Chance Encounter"
Transcription: "Kaikō" (Japanese: 邂逅)		Takahiro Tamano, Hiroki HiranoHiroki HiranoMarch 8, 2021 (2021-03-08)
Inside his dreams, and looking like his past self, Rudeus has a short encounter with an elusive being known as the Human-God, who instructs him to rely on and help the man who saved him. He then awakens in his current body and learns that he and Eris are stranded in the middle of the Demon Continent, and were rescued by Ruijerd Superdia, a member of the dreaded Supard race, who becomes their friend and promises to escort them home. Ruijerd brings Rudeus and Eris to the nearby Migurdia village, which is Roxy's birthplace. During their stay, Rudeus learns from Ruijerd that his tribe's ill repute comes from the cursed spears they received from the Demon-God Laplace, which turned them into mindless murderers, and that the spear in his possession belonged to his son, whose death by his hands made him recover his senses. Moved by Ruijerd's determination to clear his race's name, Rudeus decides to help him, and the trio departs from the village to begin their journey across the Demon Continent.
10"The Value of a Life and the First Job"
Transcription: "Hito no Inochi to Hatsu Shigoto" (Japanese: 人の命と初仕事)		Hiroki Hirano, Ōri YasukawaManabu Okamoto
Hirohisa Saitō		March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)
Rudeus, Eris and Ruijerd arrive at the city of Rikarisu. To have Ruijerd enter the city without trouble, Rudeus dyes his hair and has him pretend to be a member of the Migurdia tribe. The three become an official group of adventurers called "Dead End", but their novice status prevent them from taking quests that pay well enough for them to make ends meet. By the Human-God's suggestion, Rudeus accepts a quest to look for a lost pet, which leads them to another group of adventurers who kidnap pets to get the bounty for finding them. After the kidnappers are defeated, Rudeus attempts to interrogate them, but is hit by one of them, which leads Ruijerd to kill him instantly. Rudeus reprimands Ruijerd for it and forbids him from killing again. Taking advantage of the kidnappers' higher rank, Rudeus coerces them into taking higher ranking jobs for their own party while helping improve their reputation.
11"Children and Warriors"
Transcription: "Kodomo to Senshi" (Japanese: 子供と戦士)		Shingo FujiiMuneo NakamotoMarch 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)
After the Mana Surge in Fitoa, all of Paul's family members are missing except for Norn and he asks for his contacts to make search parties to find them. Meanwhile, to accomplish a quest, Rudeus' party look for a mysterious monster in the middle of a forest. They encounter two other parties also searching for the monster. One of the parties is ambushed by monsters, but Rudeus decides to wait, which ends with one of the adventurers being killed. The monster they are looking for attacks and kills the other party before it is slain by Rudeus and co. Back in Rikarisu, Rudeus is approached by another adventurer, who discovers his scheme to take higher ranked quests and attempts to blackmail him. Moved by Rudeus' resolve to protect Eris, Ruijerd drops his disguise, revealing himself as a Supard and threatens to kill the adventurer should he reveals their secret. After leaving the city, Rudeus reconciles with Ruijerd. Rudeus keeps traveling with Eris and Ruijerd all the way to a coastal city on the edge of the Demon Continent, unaware that Roxy is also arriving at the continent to look for him, accompanied by two of Paul's former companions.

Home media[]

Toho (Region 2 — Japan)
Vol. Episodes Artwork Release date Ref.
1 1–5 Roxy Migurdia & Rudeus Greyrat April 21, 2021 [8]
2 6–11 Sylphiette & Rudeus Greyrat June 23, 2021 [8]
3 12–17 TBA January 19, 2022 [8]
4 18–23 TBA March 16, 2022 [8]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Tokyo MX lists the series premiere at 24:00 on January 10, 2021, which is effectively 12:00 a.m. JST on January 11.
  2. ^ Tokyo MX lists the second half premiere at 24:00 on October 3, 2021, which is effectively 12:00 a.m. JST on October 4.
  3. ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.[14]
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Episodes 1 and 2 were pre-screened on December 27, 2020.[16]

References[]

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