I know I’m probably going to get some heat for including Mushoku Tensei in my 12 Days, or even just watching it to completion at all–of all the isekai that aired this past year (and there have been a lot), it seemed like Jobless Reincarnation alienated people with its protagonist, a self-aware scumbag with a penchant for young girls.
…yeah that sounded just as bad written as it did in my head. It is bad.
But, HEAR ME OUT, this scumbag actually showed physical and mental growth throughout his journey. His environment and the people in it shaped him into the young man that he becomes over these past two seasons, reaffirming my belief that we are shaped by our experiences rather than born to a set path.
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