>be me circa 2021>my best anime watching years peaked years ago>maybe enjoy one new anime a season or just watch new seasons of old stuff>Notice Mushoku Tensei>fuck it why not it's just 5 episodes so far and a friend of mine mentioned it to me once when discussing LNs>Immediately get blown away>frantically start searching for the LN and later WN>read it all in less than 2 weeks>literally had to ration the last few volumes per day since I didn't want it to be over so fast>sit in MT thread almost daily since it's fucking Covid>feel like I can enjoy anime once again>season 1 ends>/a/nons still keep it entertaining thoughBut not too long after I start feeling emptiness that I'm unable to fill to this dayI genuinely feel unable to scratch this itch ever againMT helped me to push through my last year of uni when I thought I was going to quitBut fuck, I thought I was being a little reductive at first, but 5 years later I finally understand that there will never be something as good again
>>292193037I'm in a similar boat but Mushoku Tensei got me into light novels and I can't really get into story-heavy anime anymore because they feel so juvenile compared to light novels, the only anime I can enjoy these days are comedies that rely heavily on visuals or dumb turn-your-brain-off action stuff.
>generic fantasy with child fucking>good
>>292193037I think I like Mushoku Tensei and Bocchi the Rock the most in this decade.I'm mostly hyped about MT and Bocchi next year on he big 2027Maybe some new originals can shake things up idk
>>292193037You need to find some better books. Mushoku is alright as far as LNs go but there's lots of published fiction that's better written, in terms of either characters or storytelling.
>>292193141That the problem anonI was far more into western sci-fi/fantasy before, I still am, but it's just that one specific itch, I genuinely don't know how to better explain itand trust me I did try
>>292193037>liking something stopped me liking other thingsSkill issue.
>>292193037Well yes. More news at 11. When I said there was nothing quite like it hardly anyone believed me at first.As for epic fantasy in general, there’s definitely been a decline in quality on Narou and Yomu. That said there are still a handful of genuinely good works that stand out, and I think some of them will eventually get adaptations.
>>292193037What specifically did you like about it? Maybe you can find other, similar shows to enjoy. Personally, I really like The Adventure of Dai. It's really fun, underrated, has plenty of episodes to keep occupied with and easily available to watch.
>>292193037>>292193175Capped the best summation I've seen on here
>>292193037What a wholesome picture of a married couple, their daughter and grandma!
>>292194041>fat pedo guy gets to marry mutiple girls and have a wholesome familyI puke just imagining the audience of this
>>292194041The themes of friendship and family feel artificial because they were written by someone who never interacted with humans beings.
Bye bye OP, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!
>>292193076>I can't really get into story-heavy anime anymore because they feel so juvenile compared to light novels How?????? Even gundam?
>>292195014>*me in my last breath*>I've come very far, but... there's still so much I haven't done so many places I haven't seen so many things I wanted to experience so many words I never got to say remember all the good times remember all the mistakes realize how quickly everything went by wish I could have just a little more time but I guess this is where my story ends >*closes my eyes with one final smile* >it was a good run, anon thanks for everything>*clenches anon's hand*>"Keep the board alive, and protect /a/ legacy"
>>292193037forced endorsement
You need to work on your greentexting.
>>292195669I'm not OP tho
>>292195720No, "your" greentext is fine, I meant the OP.
>>292193141can you recommend some?
>>292194956>>292195010larpers detected
>>292194041The Greyrat family would be a pretty normal warrior family in a steppe nomad community like the Scythians and Sarmatians. Dump the magic for horsemanship and archery. Paul has some noble linage and he and Rudius have both killed major enemies in combat. Men like that became warband leaders and were hired by the actual hereditary leadership to make up the skills they lacked. Women would come to them to marry even if they were already married.
>>292197867they did well enough in the feudal setting they're in
>>292196988Just ignore them.>>292193141Like what?
>>292196988>larpersThe fuck does this mean
>>292193076really?to me LNs arent all that speciali mean i enjoy them ofc, but i wouldnt consider them something mindblowingly amazing, even those shilled on /a/all of those "mature" and muh deep stories read like YA books that take themselves too serious tooall the drama in them feels just cringe and is an awful drag to get throughif anything i find myself drawn back to books aimed at younger kids againfeels like the authors of those dont feel compelled to add "adult" stuff into their story like sex, foul language and over the top violencethe story, characters and worldbuilding is the sole focus in thoseand also when it comes to MT, the first few eps of the anime are good, very goodbut it goes bad quite quick, when they get back from the demon continent and split up, the story goes entirely into the shitterapparently the orsted fight picks up again, but i dont feel compelled to read the LN and find out, ill just wait for the anime myself
>>292198265>and also when it comes to MT, the first few eps of the anime are good, very good>but it goes bad quite quick, when they get back from the demon continent and split up, the story goes entirely into the shitterSeason 3 already proved this wrong. Even if the animation wasn't as good as Season 1, the story alone in Season 3 carried it and made the series more popular than it has ever beenIn my opinion, Season 3 has been the best it has ever been as a fantasy anime, even if the animation isn't as good as Season 1
>>292198596is that soi guess i dont enjoy the family drama as muchand the time travel stuff didnt fit in for me
>>292198861I don't really care for your preferences, I like Season 1 too anywaysBut Season 1 is like an appetizer fantasy for me as far as MT goes. Season 3 has more flavor as a fantasy, that's why I think it's better
>>292198596 (me)>>292198918 (me)oh and I'm not the guy you originally replied too btw
>>292195045Guy you're responding to, Tomino's Gundam novels are superior to the anime, genuinely.Take this from someone who watched and loved Gundam back in 2012 but read the Gundam novels after reading Mushoku Tensei 5 years ago.
>>292197915Yep they do. Just pointing out that its not totally fantasy. You don't have to rely on magic and plot armor to get a family like this.
>>292198265Read more classic pulp stories from the 30s and 40s. That's where the good adventure fiction was, not in modern YAslop.
>>292193472>Narouthis is what i really need the recs for, a narou-kei list before the medium is totally played out
>>292193472Hishashiburi, Rudiusu! Bad time?
>>292198918>that's why I think it's bettermhm well, then i guess i dont really care what your preferences are eitherbecause a sex in the city plot doesnt scream fantasy at alls3 was garbage, except the first 2 eps of eris having some adventure aspect again, and the muh oldeus reveal applauded by many was a cherry on top of the big pile of shitit was a massive downgrade to S1 in all aspects
>>292193037i watched the first two seasons in 3 days and it made me feel physically ill, the way only some fantasy novels have, when you're done with them and you can't ever experience them the same way again. currently putting off season 3 as long as possible.
>>292196359MT reminds me a lot of the sword of truth series by terry goodkind, and the kingkiller chronicle by patrick rothfuss.beware the latter is unfinished and may never be finished, but i think it's still worth it.
>>292199782It's just my opinion, bruhWhen I said, "I don't care for your preferences", I meant it because it doesn't matter to meI like Season 1 too, but I get more fulfillment in Season 3 because its inherently more flavorful than Season 1That's just what it is, objectively. It's in the very nature of it. What are you even seething for?
>>292200429i am seething because i saw a wrong opinion on the internet and must prove that my view is supperior ofc
>>292200493Yeah well, it's not going to change the nature of things, so if you're seething about it, you're only hurting yourself.I said it doesn't matter, because it won't change anything. I can rewatch Season 1 and Season 3, and it won't change what's in there. The substance of it so to speakI simply get more fulfillment in Season 3, that's why I prefer it.
How does Norn handle all the noise at night when Rudy is with his wives?
>>292193127Kill your self zoomer. Your post is embarrassing
>>292200733Schliking
>>292193037You can't be serious lol.
>>292203589He is and so am I.
>>292203589>lol
>>292195014>>292195582OP here, this but unironically>>292195669yeah I know it wasn't good, but I wanted to get it out of the way before I went to workI had it penned in my head since Sunday but no time to post>>292199921cheers anon, I'll probably check them out
>>292194041this was my post kek I don't even remember the context of why I made that post, must've just been on my mind at the time.
>>292197956live action role playersin zoomer slang, it simply means fake fan or posersexcept it doesn't even apply here since the posts anon replied to obviously weren't made by someone who'd claim themselves to be fans in the first place
>>292207471It's not just for fake fans, though. It's used for anybody who pretends to have read/watched something and comments on it with bs info.
>>292193037You mind and body are pissed that you cannot live a similar life and take full advantage of life since you are more or less around the same age. But you know you wont do shit. You wont get even one girl. And this is what pisses you off and makes you feel uneasy. Because you havent produced or accomplished anything and your window to is rapidly closing
>>292193037fuck off shill
Becomes absolute dogshit the moment the ED, Netorase elf and magic academy arc starts, even if season 1 was a 10/10 it peaked there and only went downhill, sense of adventure completely gone for a glorified slice of life slop
>>292193037Yeah, I dunno mayne. The isekai/reincarnation genre is just too fundamentally tied to wish fulfillment and self insertion for me to ever get into any of them. There's always this disconnect between the protagonist and the world they inhabit, it's less like I'm observing a real person genuinely living a real life than like that I'm watching someone else playing a video game. An outside observer observing an outside observer. Ironically the character being a vehicle for self insertion into a fantasy world is only more alienating to me. Why should I care about this world, these characters, and their connection to the protagonist when to even the protagonist those things aren't truly 100% real? Why not just write a fantasy story? Why not write a character that fails and finds redemption organically, rather than being magically separated from their world and past and being placed into a new world to redo everything from a totally blank slate?
>>292209356i think the fact that it isnt action-focused all the time is a strength of the series. anyway his motivation has always basically been regaining all the things he rejected or missed out on when he was a neet. healthy family and school life is a major part of that.
>>292209474i guess it depends what you expected from thisif you expected a slow paced story about a loser getting a 2nd chance at life to do better you will like itif you expected adventure, world building and Rudeus following the steps of his "dad" like in the first season you will be dissapointedboth aren't mutually exclusive but the author focused heavily in the first one which is what dissapointed me
>>292208070It's funny, because my life has never been better since finishing the LNGot a girl, decent-ish job, we're moving in together after ChristmasWe started rewatching MT last week, what inspired me to make the thread in the first placeIt's not that hard to work for a better life anon
>>292193037We already got the real life adaptation Mushoko Jensei
>>292211111Reference?
>>292209356>>292209848Season 3 > Season 1 > Season 2
https://youtu.be/t_VzPD5NznA?si=lFnXx4EI-zbLTXA0retards really don't believe it when I say I meant it that Season 3 has been the best its been as fantasy so farSeason 2 was kinda botched in the anime even if I'm biased to it, but there's nothing in Season 1 that's reaching the good of Season 3, even if the animation in Season 3 is not as good
>>292193037are you a woman?
On the topic of LNs does /a/ recommend pic related? I just caught up in the anime and, similarly to what I ended up doing with MT and COTE, the weekly wait is annoying when I could instead be binging the superior source material.
>>292193037Jesus. Are all MT fags this tasteless and pathetic? Why do you fags make all these grand proclamations over a generic isekai slop?But people like you dropping out of the anime community is probably for the best. As another anon said, don't let the door hit you on your way out.
>>292211322*coughs* *coughs* M-make sure to keep the aniem community alive for me, anon... Protect /a/'s legacy even after I'm gone... *dies*
>>292211322It's so weird. It feels like an inorganic push to get the recognition of an all time classic.
>>292211322it's a therapy shit for depressed schmucks
>>292200789Hey, I also appreciate the og like K-on thoI just think Mushoku Tensei and Bocchi the Rock is a standout for me in this decadeThese are what I'm hyped to next yearHope some originals like Sonny Boy or Odd Taxi comes up too
>>292211322It's not that I'm dropping out of the communityWent to two conventions just this year, it's just there's nothing good enough to watch that could compare
>>292209370Welcome to the inherent issue with modern isekai stories: they all pander so much to wish fulfillment that ironically fail to make a relatable experience for the audience, relegating themselves to fanservice (not only sexual but also character and plot-related). Not to mention the fact that they stretch their series' popularity and longevity via 100 Light Novels with bloated writing, but that's another issue on it's own to which i have my own gripe about, so it's irrelevant to the argumentIn any case, i admit i haven't seen this show yet, maybe it really tells a compelling story despite the cliché setting, but i fully understand why you wouldn't give a shit about it, it's justifiable
>>292193175>western sci-fi/fantasylegitimately teenager literature. read classics
>>292211850Post 3 of your favorite "classics."I am ready to laugh at you, go ahead.
>>292199921>sword of truth series by terry goodkindI read a few books of this and thought it was the biggest load of shite I'd put eyes on.
>>292212118so pretty similar to MT
>>292193037Its time. Get inhttps://www.youtube.com/live/hRrLTHudlN8?si=qhGr3LHy6NddycWP
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>>292193037The sequel's premise sounds so cringe, it's never gonna best that little shit's isekai life story, it's just too good.
>>292212727no one here speaks japanese
