| Title | : | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Light Novel) Vol. 3 |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 |
| Publication | : | First published May 22, 2014 |
Teleported to an unfamiliar land by a mysterious magical disaster, Rudeus and Eris are going to have to rely on their own wits to survive--and on each other! Which is easier said than done, especially when they find themselves face to face with one of the Superd, the murderous demon race Roxy warned Rudy about...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Light Novel) Vol. 3 Reviews
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So much better than the first two books.
Till now Rudeus had only one train of thought, perversion.
But now he has internal conflict, which is what I wanted; Still, he reverts to perversion occasionally.
The new character, Ruijerd, a fierce most hated demon in the entire world is now Rudeus's and Eris' companion who wants to clear the name of his tribe, Superd. We get a back story of Superd, although vague, it was interesting. Ruijerd's race Superd had been betrayed by Laplace, the demon god. Ruijerd who is now 560 years, had helped in the defeat and sealing of the demon god Laplace.
A shady character, according to Rudeus, claims to be a god, the Man-God, and tells him that it's fun to watch his life and offers him advice for the next step in life. We are informed that there are multiple gods and this world of theirs is a six-faced one. Only the Dragon god is capable of bringing people's souls from other worlds to be reincarnated. It so happens that during the magic Cataclysm that occurred in the last book, Rudeus, and Eris are teleported to the Demon continent and plan to reach back to the Central continent.
The adventures they face are beautiful and the new races of demon kind are interesting to note. Eris learns Demon-tongue and sword skills from Ruijerd.
Rudeus' character development is still sluggish in terms of strength and skills but shows improvement in thinking and dealing with the people around him.
The writing, being a translation, can be forgiven for being amateurish but the story makes up for any drawbacks found. I hope this story improves further. -
I'm reading these light novels because the anime adaptation became my favorite series of this anime season. It's been a weird, but great winter for anime. This series, part of the last season of "Attack on Titan", "Jujutsu Kaisen", the second season of "Tensei Shitara Slime", "Kemono Jihen", "Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka", etc. I also enjoyed to a certain extent "Horimiya" (although the protagonist infuriated me most of the time) and "Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun". The second half of the second season of "Re:Zero", a story I must like quite a bit given the fanfiction I wrote of it, was the most forgettable for me, and I even had issues getting through some episodes in one go. I'd much rather have "Mushoku Tensei"'s odd, perverted, self-aware narrative that doesn't takes itself too seriously. I even enjoyed "Redo of Healer", the hugest, most ridiculous edgelord in a long time, more than "Re:Zero" this season, which makes me sad.
This entire volume comprises the events of the last three episodes or so released as of March of 2021. Spoilers for those who haven't been following it nor have read the previous volumes, although I have no clue why you would be reading these words otherwise. In any case, the first act of this story ended when a massive mana disaster engulfed our three main characters at that point: our perverted protagonist Rudy Greyrat (a forty something years old guy from another world who was born again in this fantasy land, and is currenty in a ten years old body), his distant relative Eris (a twelve years old, violent redhead whom Rudy wants to do perverted things with/to), and Ghislaine (a voluptuous, kind of dumb, hardcore sword fighter who is also half-wolf or something, and
whose ass is made of steel). Instead of dying, that mana disaster warped the characters into two different areas of that world. Ghislaine got sent to the south of the central continent, but both Rudy and Eris ended up in the demon continent, which is mostly a wasteland full of monsters.
Unfortunately, the anime adaptation rushed through this volume to end the season with the cliffhanger of them reaching the coast of the continent. Although the anime hit the major points, such as them meeting Roxy's parents, learning the cursed history of the Superd (the last member of that feared race we learned about back in the first volume is now acting as Rudy's and Eris' bodyguard), them becoming adventurers backed by the local guild in order to earn enough money and also gain some positive reputation for the Superd guy, them getting driven out of their first demon city because of some blackmailing and Ruijerd (the Superd guy) getting recognized, eventually reaching the edge of the continent to eventually get on a boat, etc. However, the adaptation left out interesting stuff. The light novel follows them through some grinding as they learn how to fight as a team. We witness Rudy's cunning as he figures out the logistics and the pros and cons of not only making money in that strange world, but also having to deal with a group of kidnappers, other parties of adventurers, as well as Bojack Horseman.
The rush to fit the entire volume in three episodes or so made some stuff not make much sense. I can't remember all the examples, but we are introduced to quite a few more monsters than the ones shown in the adaptation, and one of those monsters is the one that kills a young member of a party of adventurers that our protagonists had been dealing with. Both in the light novel and the adaptation the bird-like guy is cleaved in two, and sails through the air until he hits a tree, dying immediately. In the anime adaptation he was hit by a huge serpent, and I recall thinking that there was no attack it could have made to cleave the guy in two. In the light novel version it's a sort of zombie knight who cleaves the bird guy in two with a greatsword. Ruijerd gets mad shortly after with Rudy because he could have prevented the death if Rudy hadn't been thinking of how much more beneficial it would be to sweep in and help when the other party was in deep trouble. In the anime, Ruijerd calms down too suddenly, as if he had just realized that this other party of adventurers were fellow warriors and not some kids he had to babysit. In the light novel the conversation takes a while, and Ruijerd brings up that Rudy must have wanted to stay aside to protect the other guys' pride as warriors. Rudy doesn't want to correct him, and he has to carry that guilt and the knowledge that in the future some gulf might open between their very different perspectives that will end up with Ruijerd getting fed up and leaving them, or worse.
There were plenty of other instances that were changed in the anime adaptation for no particular reason. There's a moment in which the leader of this other party of adventurers tries to flirt with Eris, only for the girl to end up beating the guy to a pulp, as well as the other two members of the guy's team. In the adaptation she only hits the main guy (whom I thought was a girl), and the other two just stare in terror, even though in the light novel they defended themselves. There's plenty of odd changes like this.
This series might have been the one who started the trend of isekai with a scumbag protagonist, and Rudy hasn't changed that much from the selfish pervert he started out as. Although his behavior towards the twelve years old Eris isn't as
predatory as before, partly thanks to witnessing her crying her eyes out from fear and despair on their first night on the demon continent, he still tries to spy on her when she takes showers, he sniffs her panties and such stuff that someone with the mind of a forty something years old guy probably shouldn't do, particularly with a twelve years old girl. At this point of the story, though, we get two awkward moments in which Eris licks her own palm where Rudy had licked it before (she has developed a crush on him, even though she's too much of a kid yet to understand what's happening to her), and also sniffs Rudy's underwear, maybe to figure out what's the deal with all this sniffing business. The worst examples of the protagonist's dubious nature, though, was stuff like suggesting that if he were blackmailing his own party (which he had to think about, because some other guy was), he would have used it to take advantage of Eris. However, this is a series in which we aren't supposed to sympathize with the protagonist that much. He makes quite a few bad calls, and only occasionally some genuine remorse, regret and the wish to become a better person shine through.
A detail that the anime hasn't put too explicitly is that the mana disaster that teleported those three main characters didn't just affect them: literally the entire region disappeared, became a crater of sorts, and all the living beings on it were teleported randomly. That includes everyone in Roa (the city where Rudy was teaching), so Eris' family, as well as everyone in Buena Village, so Rudy's family as well as Sylphie.
If "Mushoku Tensei" didn't have such a reputation as the respected grandfather of the modern isekai genre, I would be worried, because I preferred the events and the vibe of the first act of the story, all that family and growing up and teaching business. The moment the mana disaster hit and the scenario changed, the story moved towards sort of generic isekai stuff, although I can hardly fault "Mushoku Tensei" for it, given that other series inspired by MT (such as "Konosuba", "Re:Zero", and many others) featured plenty of its elements, even most of the rules of how the Adventurers Guild worked, as if it was a kind of extended universe thing. In any case, I'm very fond of this series, and from now on we get into territory that the anime adaptation hasn't had time to cover.
Some moments from this part of the anime adaptation:
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First night on the demon continent
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Eris beats up an innocent adventurer
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Rudy's self-interest causes bird guy to die
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The gang fighting some snake monster
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Bojack Horseman craps his pants -
Definitely not reading another one. I can’t help but dislike rudeus
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7/10
Asi největší skok v kvalitě, co jsem kdy v jakékoliv sérii viděl, až se mi nechce věřit, že to psal ten samý člověk. Jasně, pořád se jedná o silně odpočinkovou knihu, která naprosto otevřeně přijímá svoji roli typické isekai literatury, ale oproti předešlým dílům se zde skoro vše zlepšilo a to markantně. Worldbuilding je tak akorát prokládaný příběhem, aniž by čtenáři přišlo, že je jedno z toho zanedbáváno, chlípný humor skoro vymizel, a když už se objeví, je překvapivě vtipný a úderný, a celá kniha je narozdíl od předešlých dvou dílů postavena na pevných základech, díky kterým je příběh krásně ohraničen a uzavřen, přestože se jedná pouze o jeden díl v mnohem delší dějové linii. Silnou vadu na kráse tomu bohužel pořád činí naprosto očividné zaměření se na mladistvé nerdy se vším špatným, co k tomu patří. Škoda, autor minimálně worldbuildingem a svými nápady, co vše v příběhu zakomponovat, má rozhodně na víc. -
Not the best in the series, but certainly a good read. Can't wait to read the next .... 21 volumes😂😂
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I rarely read more than one or max two books in a series without mixing in another book or two before I return to the series in question. With Mushoku Tensei I have read three volumes in a row and am ready to pick up volume three later today. That says something about how much I am enjoying these books.
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This volume was spectacular. As if I wasn't already hooked to the mc, a legendary villain, last survivor of his race, is introduced and forms a party with Eris and Rudeus. Not to mention, he's oppressed, misunderstood, and is more or less a victim himself, seeking redemption from humans even though they're systematically taught to fear his kind and for good reasons. He has a sense of morality, a warrior's code, really likes children, which makes him an even more fascinating character. His interactions with Rudeus are thrilling and I'd really love to see more of it. Oh, comparing Eris to the violent girl she was in vol2, she's like a whole different person now. She's got extraordinary character growth, it's really impressive. And I really liked that last chapter, this 'incident' will be the cause of some major events in the future. Last but not least, the series screams "fantasy" vibes and there's nothing more to like than this atmosphere!
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This volume adds a lot of world building we get to hear about some interesting races and meet a few interesting characters and some world history as well, we're getting a hint at the larger picture of what's really going on in this world. We also get to see our main character go out and adventure in the world but without the usually school and build up tropes and is mostly thrown right into it. Overall it's a good continuation of the story and if you've liked it so far you will enjoy this one.
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Rudeus's first grand adventure!
The character development in this series especially in regards to Rudeus is what keeps me reading. The pervertedness is still an issue though and has made me facepalm more than a few times because questionable scenes seem to come out of nowhere. Overall good read. -
amazing
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Some quick thoughts after listening to the Mushoku Tensei 3 audiobook (Japanese) Written by Rifujin na Magonote Narrated by Ayumi Ito
Enjoyment:
Well, this definitely is the best volume of the series so far. I really had fun listening to all 9 hours of it.
Japanese:
Well, this is an audiobook completely in Japanese, how difficult was it to understand? Definitely more difficult than the first two books. It may be because I watched the anime that covered the first two books and about half of the third one. I was already used to the story so the parts I already knew weren't that complex, but the ones I didn't were definitely harder to get at times.
Thoughts:
The narrator of this audiobook: Ayumi Ito, did an amazing job as always, so nice to listen to.
The verdict:
Well, this one took me quite a while to finish, there was a time I was really into audiobooks but pretty quickly fell out of it. As for the contents of this book, definitely the best one so far, I really enjoy this series.
I don't know if I'll listen to more of the audiobooks, but if I continue reading this series in any form it may take me a while.
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I wrote a whole review only for it to be deleted
Needless to say. While the questionable aspects of the light novel genre are still prevalent. Simple writing, perverted protagonist. They feel just a symptom of the general type of storytelling within the light novel medium I suppose. And it is also easier to forgive our mc since he acknowledges his faults himself.
And then there was that extra last chapter. Hooking me into the world again
Hinting at something larger afoot. And promising something bigger than what one would typically expect from a light novel series.
This felt more like a fantasy now than an isekai. And I don’t see that as a bad thing at all.
We are beginning to see more of the world. And the machinations of the political sphere (if that is explored in later books), is intriguing indeed. -
La tercera novela de Mushoku Tensei se nos narra la travesia como aventureros que tienen Ludeus, Eris y Ruijerd, el camino que deberan tomar para llegar a su destino y a su vez como ayudar a Ruijerd en todo este contexto.
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El volumen 3 de Mushoku Tensei me gusto bastante pero en comparación con el volumen 1 y 2 siento que fue más flojo, no se, siento que le falto algo que me sorprenda. En este especial en este volumen muchas escenas me recordaron a Naruto e incluso se hace una referencia a Sesshomaru, y eso creo que fue lo principal que no me gustó, ya que no me entregó nada nuevo que me sorprenda a parte de conocer a más personajes. Sin embargo en este libro Rudeus si evoluciona un poco más como personaje, si bien cometé errores se da cuenta de lo que hizó, y eso me agrado de esta novela. -
Volumen 3
Me gustó más a la hora de hablar y mostrar el mundo y lo gigante que es, la cantidad de cosas que tiene, pero tiene un par de cliches que espero en el futuro tengan un sentido dentro de la historia y no sean un "paso porque paso y ya esta" o porque "se le ocurrió al autor y ya", que no soy muy fan de estos ultimos, si no mas de tener reglas y una biblia concisa en la que el autor pueda basarse de su propio mundo sin salirse de sus limites, espero que en el futuro tenga explicacion, pero aun asi, es muy interesante y no se a donde pueda llegar esta historia que parece un Slice of Life pero de un Iseaki con un worldbuilding inmenso, muy interesante y con ganas de seguir. -
A decent enough volume. Rudeus and Eris go on an unexpected aventure that takes them around the world. They meet some interesting characters along the way and make some new friends (and maybe enemies). And believe it or not the perviness of this book was primarily limited to the last 20-30 pages. It was surprising and refreshing.
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Let us recall the words of Yamamoto Isoroku. “Show them, tell them, have them do it, and then praise them; otherwise, people won’t do anything. Speak to them, hear them out, recognize them, and give them responsibility; otherwise, they will never grow. Watch them work with gratitude, and show your faith in them; otherwise, they will never truly blossom.”
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Nos permite conocer a nuevos personajes, mientras va aleccionando a nuestro protagonista, retoma algunos conceptos que se vieron en la primera novela, como el rechazo por razas y nos expande el mundo de una manera visible, continuando los eventos del capítulo 2.
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This series is what you get if you combine a fantasy novel and an MMORPG fantasy game.. It's like a dream come true.
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Fairly slow for the most part, but lots of good world building and the last third was great.
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Picked up where the anime left off.
I enjoyed the writing style, the translation was really well done. Excited to see where the series goes from here -
Eris best girl, Luka nema pojma.
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The MC makes mistakes, but it's saved of the consequences by the plot.
Eris was completely in the background.
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A fun and quick read! A perfect series to read between the heavy ones.
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3.25
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4.5
