![]() However, there are two examples in the first six episodes that were far more abhorrent than Rudy’s usual tendency to be a sex pest, and while one was serious, two broke the camel’s back. He does all of this while taking advantage of the fact that he appears to be a child, even though he has the mind of a man in his mid-thirties. He ogles them, spies on them, and steals their underwear. In the following episodes, as he grows up, he harasses the women in his life, including his mother, babysitter, and tutor. ![]() In the first episode, the newborn Rudy watches his parents have sex, and appears to be gratified by the experience. In its first six episodes, Mushoku Tensei has a handful of uncomfortable moments, but any experienced anime watcher can look at it through the corner of their eye and move on. Befitting one of the first proper isekai, it plays those familiar notes in the song we’ve already heard. Our protagonist is an unemployed shut-in who gets hit by a truck and dies, and is reincarnated as a baby in a fantasy world. I will only be addressing the anime from here on out, though. I can’t speak for the content of the web or light novels, as I’m unwilling to go further with this story, but this may as well serve as a condemnation of the entire franchise. Mushoku Tensei began life as a web novel at the very beginning of the isekai boom in 2012. From left to right: Eris, Rudy, Sylphie, and Roxy. With no hesitation, I can say that Mushoku Tensei is the worst anime I’ve ever seen. For all its production values, voice talent, and compelling story, it unapologetically presents its protagonist as a serial sexual predator and proceeds to support his actions. There are more examples of this than I care to admit, but those are the most severe, and believe me when I tell you Mushoku Tensei is worse. He does this with a straight face, completely unashamed, and almost sort of proud about it. After the fact, she laments the loss of her virtue and he admits to having felt her chest. In the second arc of Bakemonogatari, the protagonist, Araragi, gets in a scuffle with a schoolgirl. Before she says a word, the viewer is forced to see this child in a sexual light. Shiro is an 11-year-old girl, and the first time we meet her, she is posed suggestively in a shot that exposes her underwear. In the first episode of No Game No Life, we immediately meet siblings Sora and Shiro. ![]() ![]() I’ve had to drop a number of series for crossing similar lines. Most anime fans have come to accept that the medium comes with baggage, like the sexualization of minors, the not-so subtle winking at lolicons and the like, and all sorts of things that keep us from being able to enjoy all the great parts of anime. You will be better off, trust me.Īnime is chock full of unpleasant, unsettling, and disturbing content at the best of times. If that makes you uncomfortable or is unsuitable for your age group, this is your chance to step away from this disaster of the show. This essay will reference sexual assault, child predation, and miscellaneous unsavory content. ![]()
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