Just get rid of the isekai part.
Summary:
- The majority of the Mushoku Tensei fandom dislikes Rudeus.
- His age is the main issue.
- The series would be better if it weren’t an isekai.
The main protagonist of the series, Rudeus, is definitely a sore spot for the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu) fandom.
Fans manage to find faults in his every action and keep calling him problematic every time there’s an interaction between him and a young girl. But what if all of that could have been avoided?
Rudeus is often disgusting
The main issue is that Rudeus used to be a 34-year-old perverted man. Since he kept all his memories when he was reborn in a fantasy world, his mental age stays the same, even though he looks like a kid. And fans can never forget about that.
Because of that, viewers find his perverted comments about young girls highly problematic. Moreover, his sometimes disgusting behavior makes fans dislike the character even more and ruins their experience with an overall great series.
Mushoku Tensei should never have been an isekai
Rudeus’ age is the main issue, according to the fandom. Him being horny wouldn’t be perceived like that, was he a regular teenager. It might still repel some of the viewers, but there wouldn’t be such a major outrage. It’s not only that he’s 40 years old, it’s also the way he behaves at such an age.
That’s why a number of fans think that it would be better if Mushoku Tensei weren’t an isekai series. Rudeus doesn’t need to be reborn and keep his memories for his redemption arc to start.
Fans think his story would still work if he had been born in the fantasy world in the first place. Imagine him having a terrible upbringing that would turn him into the person he was at the beginning of the series. Rudeus could have been adopted by the Greyrats later in the story and then moved into a similar direction.
Still, there are fans that think the isekai part is what makes the series so relatable because a lot of viewers are seeking the escape from the real world. And seeing a character that failed in the real world and was given another chance in a fantasy one feels like a dream come true.
Some fans also suggest leaving everything the way it is, but making Rudeus face consequences for his choices and his behavior. Because right now the series feels like it is promoting the wrong messages, and viewers dislike that a lot