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| This episode felt really short. I always love slice of life Mushoku Tensei. The interactions between Rudy and Sylphy were so cute. |
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| Sat down to watch this with the family. Yay, finally an episode without the Roxy comfort panties being shown! Wait, SLAVERY, again?? Why??? So it's another rescue the slave by buying them, like Raphtalia. And I thought things were going well .... |
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| My dude, if you are aware that someone is a male and their smile and other things that they do makes you attracted to them, you are gay. It is as easy as that. "Oh but she actually is her childhood friend in disguise so Rudeus know deep inside she is Sylphi." Nope, he is gay for Fritz. Rudeus is comparing how he was bullied to a child that was forced to become a slave as if both things are comparable. Also, who cares about the other slaves, right? Only Rudeus is a poor baby because he was bullied in school and all the slaves suffered the same or less than he did. /s What's wrong with this writing? |
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| Weebs when native isekai series with OP mc but female and not incel: :soyjackwow: weebs when native isekai series with OP mc but male and incel: :npcangry: |
| this dude compared his old life to that of a child slave like WHAT? that aside this scene at the slave market is easily the most interesting one in this second season so far which TBH has been quite boring for the most part also i dont get this plan, he cant make a figurine on his own so he buys a child to teach them how to make them for him? huh |
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| I-I dont like seeing lolis suffering ... |
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silversaint said: Zanoba is a Blessed Child and has superhuman strength and is clumsy when the job requires a lot of precision and dexterity, which he just does not have whatsoever (hell his clumsiness basically killed his brother with a lack of control over himself nor his power). He won't ever be able to learn to make anything close to figurines, let alone what Rudeus showed him basically. The dwarf girl being young and having good dexterity could develop her mana pool and practice enough earth magic to do basically what Zanoba cant. Obviously he knows Rudeus cant just help him with that all the time either since he has his own things to do so that was his alternate, somewhat.this dude compared his old life to that of a child slave like WHAT? that aside this scene at the slave market is easily the most interesting one in this second season so far which TBH has been quite boring for the most part also i dont get this plan, he cant make a figurine on his own so he buys a child to teach them how to make them for him? huh |
AnimeNerd99 said: It's weird but I don't think its a bad subplot since it does a good job in reinforcing the moral differences this world has compared to what Rudeus experienced in the past. I remember in s1 when Ghislaine killed some folk that kidnapped Eris in cold blood, as Rudeus panicked, Eris was casually running to her to thank her. Hell she even killed someone herself without batting much of an eye. Same can go with the idea of slavery here, since Zanoba and Sylphie lived among many nobles and have seen enough to not cringe at the idea, especially since for that world, this is a widely accepted concept for that area and reflecting the medieval period elements. In the end, Zanoba is the one making the choice to go for Julie and as far as Rudeus goes, obviously if Zanoba treats her properly and gives her hope with this opportunity while being taken care of properly, then he would help like he did. But I do think in some ways, this shows Rudeus adapting somewhat to that world now and not just treating it completely like a game-like outsider world, now there is a little bit of integration there somewhat. Even the portrayal of controversial themes were pretty balanced enough to work with the world and not go too distasteful overall. No glorification of it is there eitherI wonder how many hints Sylphie will have to drop before Rudy finally realizes what going on. Or if he never does and she has to just tell him. The whole slave market subplot felt really weird. Unless it comes up again I feel like you could've done without it. |
| The Rising of the... Flaccid Hero? Also no way Rudeus just compared his previous high-school life to the life of a literal child slave. Dude gtfo. On other news, Sylphie can't stop dropping hints but of course MC's most logical conclusion to this is that he's turning gay smh. And they really bought a slave for the sole purpose of making figurines for this Zanoba weirdo to nut on them... man, where is Ruijerd when you need him? |
| aw man we are already halfway through this season :/ another lovely lovely episode as usual. it's nice to see rudy all settled at the uni. lmao rudy is really questioning his sexuality. sylphie and rudy's interaction are so cute and nice. i really like their conversations. it's nice how she is able to talk freely with rudy like that even after they were apart for so many years. julie giving off must protecc vibes. i hope we find out about her past life too. also i think i noticed rudy being a little troubled by the slavery thing. he's a modern world man, it's safe to say he doesn't like it. also considering his past experience where he came face to face with slavees being smuggled, he must really hate being there.i hope he's able to do something about the slavery in that world. 10/10 episode. i want to watch the new ep asap but also don't want this season to end. only 6 episodes left :( |
TsutanaiFuunAug 13, 2023 9:33 PM
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| I want to think of Julie as Rudeus and Sylphy's child, and Zanoba her funny uncle One can only dream |
| That was a rather interesting way to portray slavery. MT condemns slavery and has made it pretty clear that slavery is messed up regardless of what world it is. However, slavery is normalized in that world and the characters' uncomfortable, yet somewhat acceptable stance on this issue is merely a reflection of this fact. |
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| Ngl I kinda felt bad for the slaves. We got a new character though so that's interesting. |
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| Cute episode, enjoyed it. Why doesn't Slyphie tell Rudeus who she is again? |
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| "Am I turning gay/bi?" the episode. |
| A pretty solid episode, but the fake-deep emotional manipulation with Juliette was just beyond stupid. It's not a "mercy" to kill a starving child in a cage when you can save her and give her a better life, baka! |
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MadanielFL said: Why would it be a reference to that? It's not like that dude was going to pick a male sex slave, I'm not seeing the correlation. Rudeus is beginning to see the appeal of femboys. Good episode covering how they got Julie, but they did skip the dialogue where Rudeus specifically said the slave had to be a girl, kinda of as nod to Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo, which the author of MT was fan of and was inspired by it. Rudy is definitely the type of guy that would prefer a young slave girl, even if he wasn't going to do anything shady. |
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Arkaniet said: There were a lot of nuances in ReZero's case that I can't explain properly, but if you've read the web novel before the anime, you might be very surprised to hear some of the dialogue in the third arc, as White Fox simplified it a lot and changed some things from -for the changes made by the author to the official novelization of LN. For example, in the web novel, he gradually comes to realize that he loves both girls and is tormented by moral doubts because of this, while in the anime it is simplified to a couple of lines and then periodic reminders.RobertBobert said: Yeah that rings quite true. The anime does try but reading the LN made a LOT of the interactions clearer and gave them more depth and meaning. Especially seeing Rudys train of thought is quite interesting because he truly thinks some awefull things. Then again I wouldn't want people listening to my unfiltered thoughts either. Haven't read ReZero but I can attest that I was lost here and there while watching the anime.This reminds me of ReZero, where, due to the simplification of a number of dialogues, the motivation of the characters was very much lost in a couple of important scenes. |
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LostSpectre said: In the Isekai Meikyuu LN, the MC specifically wants a female slave otherwise he would treat his male slave poorly, so it became kinda of a running joke in the novel, and as it happens, the author of MT was inspired by Isekai Meikyuu, which was after all, one of the very first true isekai web novels to ever exist. MadanielFL said: Why would it be a reference to that? It's not like that dude was going to pick a male sex slave, I'm not seeing the correlation. Rudeus is beginning to see the appeal of femboys. Good episode covering how they got Julie, but they did skip the dialogue where Rudeus specifically said the slave had to be a girl, kinda of as nod to Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo, which the author of MT was fan of and was inspired by it. Rudy is definitely the type of guy that would prefer a young slave girl, even if he wasn't going to do anything shady. |
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| the only episode so far i felt was kinda meh, the end bit with julie was nice though. was pretty much exactly like with raphtalia though, the whole slave deal. |
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MadanielFL said: Was that in the anime at all? He wanted a sex slave, so I'm still missing why a male slave was ever a consideration at any point, but I digress. LostSpectre said: In the Isekai Meikyuu LN, the MC specifically wants a female slave otherwise he would treat his male slave poorly, so it became kinda of a running joke in the novel, and as it happens, the author of MT was inspired by Isekai Meikyuu, which was after all, one of the very first true isekai web novels to ever exist. Why would it be a reference to that? It's not like that dude was going to pick a male sex slave, I'm not seeing the correlation. Rudy is definitely the type of guy that would prefer a young slave girl, even if he wasn't going to do anything shady. |
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LostSpectre said: MadanielFL said: Was that in the anime at all? He wanted a sex slave, so I'm still missing why a male slave was ever a consideration at any point, but I digress. In the Isekai Meikyuu LN, the MC specifically wants a female slave otherwise he would treat his male slave poorly, so it became kinda of a running joke in the novel, and as it happens, the author of MT was inspired by Isekai Meikyuu, which was after all, one of the very first true isekai web novels to ever exist. He wanted a warrior slave, not specifically a sex slave. That was when he was buying his second slave. |
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MadanielFL said: Alright, but he definitely only wanted a female slave after finding out he could have sex with her, naturally. lolLostSpectre said: Was that in the anime at all? He wanted a sex slave, so I'm still missing why a male slave was ever a consideration at any point, but I digress. He wanted a warrior slave, not specifically a sex slave. That was when he was buying his second slave. |
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LostSpectre said: A pretty solid episode, but the fake-deep emotional manipulation with Juliette was just beyond stupid. It's not a "mercy" to kill a starving child in a cage when you can save her and give her a better life, baka! He saw a reflection of his old life in her eyes and projected how he felt back then onto her. He had given up hope of ever crawling out of his hole on his own and was just passively waiting for everything to end. He wanted to see if Juliette has not yet reached the point of no return that he crossed in his old life. Her saying that she doesn't want to die confirmed that she could recover. It's projection and wharped and flawed but it fits his point of view. AOD-san said: I think you're not supposed to know yet. Try to empathize with her pov and don't forget that she used to be quite timid and sensitive. It might get properly elaborated later. Might not. There's multiple pov chapters that go into what she's feeling but the anime has stuck to Rudys pov and skipped all the pov chapters so far so I wouldn't get my hopes up that this one will make it. It will most likely get adressed in some shape or form later on.Why doesn't Slyphie tell Rudeus who she is again? |
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Arkaniet said: Nah bro... I don't need you to try and justify this stupidity to me. Regardless of his point of view, it's completely illogical. LostSpectre said: A pretty solid episode, but the fake-deep emotional manipulation with Juliette was just beyond stupid. It's not a "mercy" to kill a starving child in a cage when you can save her and give her a better life, baka! He saw a reflection of his old life in her eyes and projected how he felt back then onto her. He had given up hope of ever crawling out of his hole on his own and was just passively waiting for everything to end. He wanted to see if Juliette has not yet reached the point of no return that he crossed in his old life. Her saying that she doesn't want to die confirmed that she could recover. It's projection and wharped and flawed but it fits his point of view. All I have to say, I won't reply. |
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Ploxyfoxy said: Of course he is a dumbass. He has a fuckload of character flaws. It's really hard to argue Rudys point because I fundamentally agree with you I'm trying to make sense of his pov and why he would react this way. Let me just find the section in the LN real quick and spoiler it. It goes into more details on HIS pov on the matter and I'm bad at articulating this so I'll leave it at that.Arkaniet said: Thats not a point of no return though. Wanting to die is never the end of the road and you can 100% recovery from this state, even rudeus has. So him not believeing its possible to recovery from that is hypocritical and shows he is still a dumb ass He saw a reflection of his old life in her eyes and projected how he felt back then onto her. He had given up hope of ever crawling out of his hole on his own and was just passively waiting for everything to end. He wanted to see if Juliette has not yet reached the point of no return that he crossed in his old life. Her saying that she doesn't want to die confirmed that she could recover. It's projection and wharped and flawed but it fits his point of view. I think you're not supposed to know yet. Try to empathize with her pov and don't forget that she used to be quite timid and sensitive. It might get properly elaborated later. Might not. There's multiple pov chapters that go into what she's feeling but the anime has stuck to Rudys pov and skipped all the pov chapters so far so I wouldn't get my hopes up that this one will make it. It will most likely get adressed in some shape or form later on. I just noticed that he doesn't go for her throat in the LN like he does in the anime. |
ArkanietAug 14, 2023 1:50 AM
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| Rudy "am i Gae?" arc begun!! OF COURSE THERE IS A SLAVE TOO... GOD DAMN IT. JUST WHY? YEAHH RISING THE SHIELD HERO? |
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Embient said: I do kendo (I started kendo before getting into anime lol) and we practice the swinging to perfect the form and also it also trains the muscles that are needed for the swing, it also maintains the muscles.Does swinging like that actually achieve anything? I've seen it in a loooot of anime but I still don't get it. Also is it just me or the screen is always slightly moving? It's most noticable in scenes with little to no movement like 1:57. It's like in old movies, I like it. Check out the full opening btw, it's good: https://youtu.be/fE9trKOuT3Q 7:44 This really reminded me of season 1 when they first met. Poor Zanoba :'( Slave market huh... This is going to get controversial. Oh, so that's why Rudy has so damn much mana. I'm not sure if there was already an explanation though. Languages! It's been a while since we've heard someone speak in a non-human language. The title of the episode! I personally think that saying that she doesn't actually want to die makes her very strong. Very good episode, it flew by. Here's an a paragraph from this article I found Why do suburi? Suburi is good for building and maintaining strength in your kendo muscles, especially in your left hand and arm. For children a little bit of strength training is a good thing but don't overdo it. Teenagers who are not naturally strong, particularly girls, will really find their kendo improves from a technical point of view. They might also find kendo becomes more fun because they achieve more winning cuts by having a sharper cutting action. As you get more experienced, strength becomes secondary. Suburi becomes more like what practicing scales is to a musician: they keep you in touch with your instrument. Even if you can't get to training, you will notice a big difference in your kendo if you do suburi in between trainings, as compared with if you do nothing. Keep checking with your sensei that your technique is good. Doing regular suburi at home is only useful if it is correct suburi. |
isadoroclay said: This season is painstakingly slow. It’s not even taking it slow in an entertaining way. There’s almost nothing going on. Feel like I’m watching a slice of life at this point, only a depressing one. Well considering the vast majority of MT is SoL, it be safe to say you are watching a SoL |
hh_astolfo25 said: MemersDankers said: Its interesting that they portray the slave traders like a real life Arab slave traders Well every culture has its own dark history on slavery so Don't point the blame only on arabs I don't blame them, of course, I just think it's the first time i've seen slave traders who don't look european |
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Comander-07 said: As far as story telling goes, the fact he had a previous life seems to serve only the purpose of having the viewers angry at him.Even with everything going on in this show I have to say even if I disagree with it I can atleast understand it, well you can probably guess the very specific issue I am talking about, but Rudeus just naturally beeing okay with slavery is something I really dont buy. Not even a single line about the moral issue of slavery from him? He was an adult in modern japan and he doesnt see any issue with slavery? Thats the most disgusting thing I have seen from this show, which is really something considering the disgusting things he already tried in S1.. This is really surprising to me, I thought his bad behaviour was supposed to be a thing from the past which he is aware about, but this wasnt even portrayed like a big deal? Yes he wasnt a fan of the individuals situations once he saw them but he really had 0 issue with the concept itself.. Ps: The cure for ED are traps, this anime confirmed it It's kinda funny how he has this history with him but it doesn't affect at all how the people in his world view him, no attempt to translate any real world influence or morals through him. Heck for the purpose of the story you could remove the past life entirely and it would work just the same, all his problems could very well be the same in a regular troubled youth. The only difference would be the moral questions that the viewers have, his private life and past as far as the story went so far in the anime exists only for us. |
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