Mushoku Tensei season 1
| Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Japanese cover art for the first Blu-ray volume of the season as released by Toho Animation | |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, KBS, BS11, SUN |
| Original release | January 11 – December 20, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is a Japanese anime television series based on the light novel series of the same title.[1] It follows jobless and hopeless man who dies after having a sad and reclusive life and reincarnates in a fantasy world while keeping his memories, determined to enjoy his new life without regrets under the name Rudeus Greyrat. The first season of the anime series adapts the first six volumes of the light novels.
The first season was 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.[7] The second half aired from October 4 to December 20, 2021.[8][b] The season ran for 23 episodes. Toho Animation released both parts of the first season on Blu-ray across 4 volumes, with the first volume releasing on April 21, 2021.[10] The anime's fourth Blu-ray volume was released on March 16, 2022, and included an extra OVA episode.[11]
The first opening theme song is "The Traveler's Song" (旅人の唄, Tabibito no Uta). The second opening theme song is "The Awakening Song" (目覚めの唄, Mezame no Uta). The third opening theme song is "The Inheritance Song" (継承の唄, Keishō no Uta). The fourth opening theme song is "The Prayer Song" (祈りの唄, Inori no Uta). The fifth opening theme song is "A Distant Child Guard Song" (遠くの子守の唄, Tōku no Komori no Uta). The first ending theme song is "Only" (オンリー, Onrī). The second ending theme song is "The Way to Go With the Wind" (風と行く道, Kaze to Iku Michi). All of the openings and endings were performed by Yuiko Ōhara.[12]
Funimation licensed the series and streamed it on its website in North America, Mexico, Brazil and the British Isles, in parts of Europe, Central Asia and North Africa through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab.[13] The series also streamed on Hulu in the United States.[14] On February 13, 2021, Funimation announced the series would be receiving an English dub, with the first episode premiering the next day.[15] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.[16] Crunchyroll released the first 11 episodes on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on December 5, 2022,[17] with the latter 12 episodes a well as the unaired episode being released by the company on March 7, 2023.[18] Crunchyroll also released the first season across two Blu-ray volumes in the United Kingdom[19][20] and across two Blu-ray and DVD volumes in Australia.[21][22]
Muse Communication has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia and streamed it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel and its respective regional variants, and on iQIYI, Bilibili and WeTV in Southeast Asia, Netflix in South Asia and Southeast Asia,[23] Catchplay in Indonesia and Singapore, meWatch in Singapore, and Sushiroll in Indonesia.[24]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [25][c] | Directed by [d] | Written by [d] | Storyboarded by [d] | Original air date [26][a][b] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Jobless Reincarnation" Transliteration: "Mushoku Tensei" (Japanese: 無職転生) | Hiroki Hirano | Manabu Okamoto | Manabu Okamoto | January 11, 2021[e] | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Master" Transliteration: "Shishō" (Japanese: 師匠) | Hiroki Hirano | Manabu Okamoto | Manabu Okamoto, Hiroki Hirano | January 18, 2021[e] | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "A Friend" Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達) | Chiaki Ōji | Hiroki Hirano | Manabu Okamoto, Chiaki Ōji | January 25, 2021 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Emergency Family Meeting" Transliteration: "Kinkyū Kazoku Kaigi" (Japanese: 緊急家族会議) | Nao Miyoshi, Asahi Oka | Manabu Okamoto | Hiroki Hirano | February 1, 2021 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "A Young Lady and Violence" Transliteration: "Ojōsama to Bōryoku" (Japanese: お嬢様と暴力) | Hiroyuki Takashima | Manabu Okamoto | Hiroyuki Takashima | February 8, 2021 | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "A Day Off in Roa" Transliteration: "Roa no Kyūjitsu" (Japanese: ロアの休日) | Mihiro Yamaguchi, Takahiro Tamano, Ōri Yasukawa, Hiroki Hirano | Hiroki Hirano | Kazuya Aiura | February 15, 2021 | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "What Lies Beyond Effort" Transliteration: "Doryoku no Saki ni Aru Mono" (Japanese: 努力の先にあるもの) | Katsuya Shigehara | Manabu Okamoto, Hirohisa Saitō | Katsuya Shigehara | February 22, 2021 | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Turning Point 1" Transliteration: "Tāningu Pointo Ichi" (Japanese: ターニングポイント１) | Tenpei Mishio, Manabu Okamoto | Manabu Okamoto, Hirohisa Saitō | Tenpei Mishio, Manabu Okamoto | March 1, 2021 | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "A Chance Encounter" Transliteration: "Kaikō" (Japanese: 邂逅) | Takahiro Tamano, Hiroki Hirano | Hiroki Hirano | Atsushi Kobayashi | March 8, 2021 | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Value of a Life and the First Job" Transliteration: "Hito no Inochi to Hatsu Shigoto" (Japanese: 人の命と初仕事) | Hiroki Hirano, Ōri Yasukawa | Manabu Okamoto, Hirohisa Saitō | Shizutaka Sugawara, Hiroki Hirano | March 15, 2021 | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Children and Warriors" Transliteration: "Kodomo to Senshi" (Japanese: 子供と戦士) | Shingo Fujii | Muneo Nakamoto | Shingo Fujii | March 22, 2021 | ||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Woman with the Demon Eyes" Transliteration: "Magan o Motsu Onna" (Japanese: 魔眼を持つ女) | Fumiaki Kataoka | Kōhei Urushibara | Atsushi Kobayashi | October 4, 2021 | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Missed Connections" Transliteration: "Surechigai" (Japanese: すれ違い) | Yoshitsugu Kimura | Atsushi Takayama | Hiroki Hirano | October 11, 2021 | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "No Such Thing As a Free Lunch" Transliteration: "Tada yori Takai Mono wa Nai" (Japanese: 只より高いものはない) | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | Hirohisa Saitō, Kōhei Urushibara, Manabu Okamoto | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | October 18, 2021 | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Slow Life in the Doldia Village" Transliteration: "Dorudia Mura no Surō Raifu" (Japanese: ドルディア村のスローライフ) | Katsuya Shigehara | Hirohisa Saitō, Kōhei Urushibara, Manabu Okamoto | Katsuya Shigehara | October 25, 2021 | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Family Squabble" Transliteration: "Oyako Genka" (Japanese: 親子げんか) | Michiru Itabisashi | Kōhei Urushibara | Yoshinobu Tokumoto, Tatsuyuki Nagai | November 1, 2021 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Reunion" Transliteration: "Saikai" (Japanese: 再会) | Hiroyuki Takashima | Muneo Nakamoto | Tatsuyuki Nagai | November 8, 2021 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Separate Journeys" Transliteration: "Sorezore no Tabi" (Japanese: それぞれの旅) | Chihiro Kumano | Atsushi Takayama | Taichi Yumemi | November 15, 2021 | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Route Selection" Transliteration: "Rūto Sentaku" (Japanese: ルート選択) | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | Shigekazu Kondō, Manabu Okamoto | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | November 22, 2021 | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "The Birth of My Little Sister, the Maid" Transliteration: "Imōto Jijo no Umareta Hi" (Japanese: 妹侍女の生まれた日) | Katsuya Shigehara | Shigekazu Kondō, Manabu Okamoto | Katsuya Shigehara | November 29, 2021 | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Turning Point 2" Transliteration: "Tāningu Pointo Ni" (Japanese: ターニングポイント２) | Hiroyuki Takashima | Shigekazu Kondō, Manabu Okamoto | Hiroyuki Takashima | December 6, 2021 | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Dreams and Reality" Transliteration: "Yume" (Japanese: 現実) | Kai Hasako | Atsushi Takayama | Hiroki Hirano | December 13, 2021 | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Wake Up and Take a Step" Transliteration: "Mezame, Ippo," (Japanese: 目覚め、一歩、) | Chihiro Kumano | Muneo Nakamoto, Rifujin na Magonote | Manabu Okamoto | December 20, 2021 | ||||||
Home media release
Japanese
| Chapter | Episodes | Artwork | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–5 | Roxy Migurdia & Rudeus Greyrat | April 21, 2021 | [28] | |
| 2 | 6–11 | Sylphiette & Rudeus Greyrat | June 23, 2021 | [29] | |
| 3 | 12–17 | Eris Boreas Greyrat & Rudeus Greyrat | January 19, 2022 | [30] | |
| 4 | 18–23 + OVA | Roxy Migurdia, Eris Boreas Greyrat, Sylphiette & Rudeus Greyrat | March 16, 2022 | [31] | |
English
| Part | Episodes | Regular edition release date | Limited edition release date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 1 | 1–11 | December 5, 2022 | [32][33] | ||
| 2 | 12–23 + OVA | March 7, 2023 | N/A | [34] | ||
Notes
- ^ a b Tokyo MX listed the series premiere on January 10, 2021 at 24:00, which is effectively January 11 at 12:00 a.m. JST.[6]
- ^ a b Tokyo MX listed the second half premiere on October 3, 2021 at 24:00, which is effectively October 4 at 12:00 a.m. JST.[9]
- ^ English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
- ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
- ^ a b Episodes 1 and 2 were pre-screened on December 27, 2020.[27]
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External links
- Official anime website (in Japanese)