In episode six of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II, the protagonist Rudeus Greyrat buys a child slave named Julie (voiced by Sumire Morohoshi). Once again, the anime has caused controversy, as its previous season even included discussions about sexual attraction to pre-adolescent girls.
The author of Mushoku Tensei comments on the controversial 6th episode of the anime
The author of the work, Rifujin na Magonote, commented on the theme of slavery via his Twitter account this Sunday. Rifujin na Magonote wrote:
Regarding Rudeus: he doesn't really harbor any hatred for slavery. He feels that it's not necessarily the case that all slaves are universally more unhappy as slaves than they were before becoming slaves. Therefore, while kidnapping is a bad thing, he can't say for sure that slavery itself is evil, and he doesn't want to impose his own sense of justice on a culture he's unfamiliar with.
Rifujin na Magonote added further details about his series in subsequent tweets on Sunday. He wrote that Rudeus' cousin, Luke, had his own share of problems while living in a girls' dormitory. The author is alluding to the fact that Fitz (Sylphiette, disguised as a man) lives in the girls' dormitory, while the residence of fellow guard Luke has not been explicitly stated. In the tweet, Rifujin na Magonote confirms that Luke is in the same dormitory and is known to enjoy the company of women.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II will air for two cours (two quarters of a year). The first half premiered on July 2nd, and Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan. Rifujin na Magonote initially serialized the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from 2012 to 2015. Kadokawa's MF Books imprint began publishing a print version in 2014. The 26th volume was released in November 2022.
The first part of the first season of the anime premiered in January 2021, and the second part premiered in October 2021, after a delay.