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[lower-alpha 1] 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 The series is about a jobless overweight man who dies after having a withdrawn life and reincarnates in a fantasy world while keeping his memories of his previous life, determined to enjoy his new life without regrets under the name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.
Quick Facts 無職転生 〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜 (Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu), Genre ...
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First light novel volume cover, featuring Paul Greyrat, Lilia (top), Roxy Migurdia, Rudeus Greyrat, Zenith Greyrat, and Sylphiette (bottom) |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
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Original run | November 22, 2012 – April 3, 2015 |
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Volumes | 25 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Shirotaka |
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Published by | Media Factory |
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Imprint | MF Books |
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Demographic | Male |
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Original run | January 24, 2014 – November 25, 2022 |
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Volumes | 26 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Yuka Fujikawa |
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Published by | Media Factory |
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English publisher | NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
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Magazine | Monthly Comic Flapper |
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Demographic | Seinen |
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Original run | May 2, 2014 – present |
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Volumes | 20 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
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Original run | May 19, 2015 – September 9, 2017 |
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Volumes | 9 |
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Studio | Frontier Works |
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Released | April 26, 2017 |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Shoko Iwami |
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Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
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English publisher | NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
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Magazine | ComicWalker |
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Demographic | Seinen |
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Original run | December 21, 2017 – July 14, 2023 |
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Volumes | 12 |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Nogiwa Kaede |
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Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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Magazine | Comic Dengeki Daioh "g" |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | October 25, 2018 – August 27, 2020 |
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Volumes | 3 |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Various artists |
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Published by | Media Factory |
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Imprint | MFC |
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Demographic | Seinen |
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Original run | March 22, 2019 – December 23, 2020 |
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Volumes | 3 |
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Directed by | - Manabu Okamoto (S1)
- Hiroki Hirano (S2P1)
- Ryōsuke Shibuya (S2P2)
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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–)
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Written by | - Manabu Okamoto (S1)
- Toshiya Ono (S2)
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Music by | Yoshiaki Fujisawa |
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Studio | Studio Bind |
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Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, KBS, BS11, SUN |
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Original run | January 11, 2021 – present |
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Episodes | 48 + OVA (List of episodes) |
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Developer | Aiming Co., Ltd. |
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Publisher | Beaglee Co., Ltd. |
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Genre | RPG |
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Platform | Android, iOS |
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Released | March 27, 2021 |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Kazusa Yoneda |
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Published by | NTT Solmare |
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Magazine | Comic Cmoa |
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Demographic | Seinen |
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Original run | December 20, 2021 – present |
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Volumes | 2 |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Take Higake |
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Published by | Square Enix |
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Magazine | Gangan Online |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | March 15, 2022 – October 11, 2022 |
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Volumes | 1 |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Shirotaka |
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Published by | Media Factory |
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English publisher | NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
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Imprint | MF Books |
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Demographic | Male |
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Published | March 25, 2022 |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Shirotaka |
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Published by | Media Factory |
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English publisher | NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
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Imprint | MF Books |
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Demographic | Male |
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Published | November 25, 2022 |
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Written by | Rifujin na Magonote |
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Illustrated by | Shirotaka |
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Published by | Media Factory |
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English publisher | NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
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Imprint | MF Books |
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Demographic | Male |
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Original run | June 23, 2023 – present |
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Volumes | 2 |
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Developer | Lancarse |
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Publisher | Bushiroad Games |
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Genre | RPG |
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Platform | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 |
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Released | June 20, 2024 |
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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.[lower-alpha 2] 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.