Jobless Reincarnation Review
Jobless Reincarnation is an average show. While it does have a few elements that I like, it doesn’t do much in terms of story or structure.
Like many isekai it starts off with the main character, Rudeus, being hit by a vehicle, and his soul is then reincarnated in some fantasy world. In this fantasy world he is born with an affinity for magic, and he is weak in other areas. I like this aspect of his character. He has to hone a specific set of skills instead of being an omnipotent god like in most isekai. You see him practice and get better over time. He doesn’t just find some exploit to get to max level. I mean he can’t, since this world doesn’t operate like a video game. Once he gets a little older, his parents find out about his magic abilities, which he had been hiding up to this point for some reason. His parents then find him a magic tutor, Roxy, who then trains him for a year and then leaves. They had a nice relationship. It was cool seeing the main character develop his skills naturally.
Roxy did help Rudeus with one important thing: his fear of going outside. This is an important development for him because of who he was in his past life. He was severely bullied in school, which made him become a hikikomori who just sat in his room and played video games, watched anime, jerked off, etc. His family then threw him out for being a useless idiot. He then gets hit by a vehicle while wandering the streets, and now he’s a child prodigy in another world. This new life is like a second chance for him. He obviously failed at life the first time, so he gets to give it another try. This development only lasts for the first couple of episodes, but it’s better than nothing.
What lasts throughout the entire show is his perversion. Since Rudeus is reincarnated, his spirit and memories from his past life were transferred to another body. So even when he was a baby, he still had the consciousness of a 34 year old. He just couldn’t physically do much. How this works exactly is never explained because it probably can’t be. He just thinks perverted things as a child. I assume this is for comedy, but I just don’t buy it. Though his adult consciousness is important beyond that of course.
Which brings me to the main plot of the show. Rudeus wants to go to a magic school to further increase his skills, along with a girl he met. Since his family doesn’t have enough money for that, his father sends him off somewhere to earn it. His job will be to train a red headed girl named Eris. Of course she’s a typical tsundere and just a straight up pain in the ass. They bond and train together. It’s whatever. They get transported to the middle of nowhere by a mysterious plot device later on. They meet a “Superd,” named Ruijerd. They head to a city, do some work for money, and I don’t remember the rest. Although this show does have some quirks, I found it quite generic.
Verdict - 3 of Ghislain’s abs out of 6