Mushoku Tensei

Mushoku Tensei:
Jobless Reincarnation
First light novel volume cover, featuring Paul Greyrat, Lilia (top), Roxy Migurdia, Rudeus Greyrat, Zenith Greyrat, and Sylphiette (bottom)
無職転生 〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜
(Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu)
Genre
Novel series
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runNovember 22, 2012April 3, 2015
Volumes25 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byShirotaka
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Books
DemographicMale
Original runJanuary 24, 2014November 25, 2022
Volumes26 (List of volumes)
Further information
Manga
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byYuka Fujikawa
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
  • NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
MagazineMonthly Comic Flapper
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 2, 2014 – present
Volumes21 (List of volumes)
Novel series
Mushoku Tensei: Redundant Reincarnation
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runMay 19, 2015September 9, 2017
Volumes9
Audio drama
Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Ten'i Meikyū-hen
StudioFrontier Works
ReleasedApril 26, 2017
Manga
Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byShoko Iwami
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
MagazineComicWalker
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 21, 2017July 14, 2023
Volumes12
Manga
Mushoku Tensei: 4-koma ni Natte mo Honki Dasu
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byNogiwa Kaede
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineComic Dengeki Daioh "g"
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 25, 2018August 27, 2020
Volumes3
Manga
Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Anthology
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byVarious artists
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMFC
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 22, 2019December 23, 2020
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Manabu Okamoto (S1)
  • Hiroki Hirano (S2P1)
  • Ryōsuke Shibuya (S2P2)
Produced by
  • Takahiro Yamanaka
  • Ryōsuke Imai
  • Tomoyuki Ōwada
  • Shōji Ōsuga
  • Takurō Hatakeyama
  • Sōkichi Onoda (#1–11)
  • Takumi Morii (#1–23)
  • Mitsuteru Hishiyama (#12–36, OVA)
  • Sō Yurugi (#24–)
  • Takao Iwata (#37–)
Written by
  • Manabu Okamoto (S1)
  • Toshiya Ono (S2)
Music byYoshiaki Fujisawa
StudioStudio Bind
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, KBS, BS11, SUN
English network
Original run January 11, 2021 – present
Episodes48 + OVA (List of episodes)
Video game
Mushoku Tensei: Game ni Natte mo Honki Dasu
DeveloperAiming Co., Ltd.
PublisherBeaglee Co., Ltd.
GenreRPG
PlatformAndroid, iOS
ReleasedMarch 27, 2021
Manga
Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Shitsui no Majutsushi-hen
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byKazusa Yoneda
Published byNTT Solmare
MagazineComic Cmoa
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 20, 2021 – present
Volumes2
Manga
Mushoku Tensei: Eris Sharpens Her Fangs
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byTake Higake
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Square Enix
MagazineGangan Online
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 15, 2022October 11, 2022
Volumes1
Light novel
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – Recollections
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byShirotaka
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
  • NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
ImprintMF Books
DemographicMale
PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Light novel
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – A Journey of Two Lifetimes [Special Book]
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byShirotaka
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
  • NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
ImprintMF Books
DemographicMale
PublishedNovember 25, 2022
Light novel
Mushoku Tensei: Redundant Reincarnation
Written byRifujin na Magonote
Illustrated byShirotaka
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
  • NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
ImprintMF Books
DemographicMale
Original runJune 23, 2023 – present
Volumes2
Video game
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – Quest of Memories
DeveloperLancarse
PublisherBushiroad Games
GenreRPG
PlatformMicrosoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
ReleasedJune 20, 2024
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Japanese: 無職転生 〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜, Hepburn: Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu, lit. "Jobless Reincarnation: Giving His Best When Transferred to Another World") is a Japanese light novel series by Rifujin na Magonote[a] and illustrated by Shirotaka. The series is about a jobless overweight man who dies after having a withdrawn life and reincarnates in a fantasy world while keeping his memories of his previous life, determined to enjoy his new life without regrets under the name Rudeus Greyrat.

Originally published on the web novel site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in November 2012, a year later it was announced the series would receive a print release under Media Factory's MF Books imprint with illustrations done by a Pixiv user called Shirotaka.[b] A manga adaptation by Yuka Fujikawa began serialization in the June 2014 issue of Monthly Comic Flapper while three spin-offs were also released. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the tankōbon volumes of the manga for localization in North America. The company also has licensed the original light novels. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Bind aired from January to December 2021. A second season aired from July 2023 to July 2024. A third season has been announced.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation has become a success, with its web novel published from Syosetu's rankings has made cumulative appearances as the most popular work on the website, and later expands into a franchise began in 2014. By June 2023, the franchise had over 13 million copies in circulation. Although early volumes of the light novels were the subject of controversy due to sexual themes leading to censorship and complaints, the latter chapters of the series were subject of praise for the development and handling of Rudeus' growth.

  1. ^ a b c "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Light Novel)". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ AnimaxAsia (February 7, 2022). "Mushoku Tensei jobless reincarnation - Trailer". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.


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