Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Season 2 Episode 17 – Review/ Recap
Norn’s perspective about her brother are confronted as Rudy finds himself, once again, forced to reflect on his past.
Norn’s perspective about her brother are confronted as Rudy finds himself, once again, forced to reflect on his past.
With the arrival of his little sisters, Rudy finds himself having to adjust not only to them around but also to how they remind him of himself.
Nanahoshi has a bit of a breakdown, which follows Paul asking Rudy for a favor.
Rudy and Sylphie host a wedding reception at their home, and while it is mostly tranquil, a surprise leaves someone in tears.
“Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation” returns, and Rudy is prepping for the wedding he promised Sylphie.
With Rudy and Sylphie confessing their feelings comes the question of how she will handle his ED and whether the first half of the season ends on a high note or one which is bittersweet.
With Sylphie’s gender discovered, so comes the question of whether she’ll make a move or have it where she and Rudy just share this secret, and not much comes of it.
In a mostly slice-of-life episode, we’re reminded of Rudy’s daily routine. But, with him, once again, questioning his feelings for Sylphie, it seems we’re starting to get to the point where he wants to act on what he feels.
As Sylphie continues to wrestle with her feelings, she introduces Rudy to someone of his past who causes him to have a dramatic and visceral reaction.
For those who might have been uncomfortable with the last two episodes, rejoice! While Rudy does have perverted moments, this episode is more dedicated to his strength as he takes on multiple duels.
Rudy gets back into being a bit of a divisive pervert after Zanoba reveals to him what the Doldia girls did.
Rudy continues to grow closer to Fitz, to the point of questioning his sexuality, and he ends up in a slave market in this episode.
Rudy arrives at the Ranoa University of Magic where familiar faces from season 1, like Sylphie’s, greet him, and he gets into a situation that could trigger ill feelings from his past.
While Elinalise’s arrival comes with multiple instances of good news, unfortunately, Rudy still is unable to take advantage of what Elinalise is known to offer.
Rudy goes on his first date and has his first opportunity to have sex after what happened with Eris, but – things go awry.
Rudy meets an enemy who may not, yet, lay a hand on him, as one of his new friends are put in a life and death situation, with one not making it.
We pick up where we left off with Rudy, and he is still down in the dumps until a life-or-death situation wakes him up from his stupor.
Rather than pick up continuing Rudy’s quest, “Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation” decides to fill in the gap between Rudy leaving Sylphie behind and what she did after the destruction of Buena Village.
In this bonus episode, Cliff is introduced as we learn what Eris was doing while Rudy reunited with his father.
Jobless Reincarnation is the epitome of a show being so good, you’ll excuse the one thing that would tank any other show.
As Rudy begins to succumb to his depression, we’re shown all the lives and people he touched up to this point.
In what is partly a recap episode, the completely unexpected happens left and right as Rudy and Eris finally make it home.
As you might remember, the last turning point preceded the Mana Disaster utterly changing the world. So what will follow this turning point which follows Rudy meeting the Dragon God?
Alongside seeing what led to Lilia and Aisha ending up in the Shirone Kingdom, we learn how Rudy will escape his imprisonment.
Familiar faces come back in this episode, and at least half of them aren’t people Rudy is fond of.
As Rudy and the members of Dead End reach the Central Continent, Roxy makes a trip home and we learn why she left in the first place.
After a tumultuous reunion, Paul and Rudy find themselves at a bit of an impasse. However, Rudy’s memories of a past life, and an unexpected person, trigger a reunion.
It’s an emotional episode as Rudy runs into people who haven’t been on his mind, but they have long thought and worried about him.
Three months in the Doldia village’s rain season leads to new connections and the reveal that a few familiar faces have been in the village before.
In a far more violent than usual episode, Rudy is forced to kill someone as his family struggles back home.
Part of the episode features what happened in episode 1, but from Roxy’s perspective, before shifting us back to Rudy who ends up liberating those held with Ruijerd.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation returns in a glorious fashion as if it took a week off and not several months.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation may get to be a bit much at times, with its ecchi, but beyond that, it is one of the most consistent quality shows we’ve seen in a long time.
In what appears to be the season 1 finale, Rudy learns he’ll need to trust his comrades more to reach his goals – or people might die.
In the city of Rikarisu, Rudy begins the process of healing the Superd reputation – but Ruijerd sense of justice will make that journey difficult.
A member of the infamous Superd tribe is encountered and a being known as “Man-God” who pushes Rudy to face the Superd.
As the episode title reveals, we’ve reached a turning point in Mushoku Tensei, which includes a two-year time jump, Rudy getting handsy, and a potential demon uprising.
As Eris’ 10th birthday is on the horizon, Rudy decides it is time to start furthering his studies as his cousin prepares for the major moment. But, soon enough, he is dragged into the chaos.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation rediscovers its balance between world building, character building, and a bit of ecchi for those who need it.