Is there an AFTERLIFE in Mushoku Tensei? Lore and SPOILERS 

I think that a reincarnation story with no afterlife is so ironic it's practically zen!

I say because nothing was said and i trust Hitogami no a bit. Rudeus is with Eris in heaven and drinks with Paul and Co. And they wait for the rest.

MT rule #1: Dont believe what hitogami say

The only cameo I want from Rudy is at the conclusion of the final battle with Hitogami, his soul (which was summoned from the past when he was 34) appears next to the sealed Hitogami as a nod to The Final Dream. Plus, we'll finally get to hear what Orsted and co are thinking about seeing him. Makes me tear up a bit thinking about how joyful it would make Lara to finally have closure by introducing the man she missed her own father's funeral to search for.

I send dozens of people to the afterlife every day.

Man I just finished the last volume a few hours ago and I truly don’t think I will experience anything like this again.This is by far my favourite story to be ever written and I’m glad i was able to experience it

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I wouldn't be surprised if Rudius and Eris are brought up in the new series that doesn't have to involve being reincarnated but as part of flashbacks. As has been mentioned Rudius's later end of life is mostly left blank so it'd be easy enough to cover some of that from the perspective of his children. As to whether there is an an afterlife or not, we do at least know Rudius's soul existed after his death to meet with Man God. So it wouldn't surprise me there being an afterlife that all who have passed are there but there really isn't a need to show it, which means it can be left to the reader to decide for themselves.

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I dunno... on one hand, Rudy's dead soul DID exist after he died and before he was reborn so surely theres some kind of afterlife in some shape or form right? but on the other hand, it seemed like he just died in one life and the next thing he knew he instantly was reborn into the next life, so if there is an afterlife, he wasn't conscious of it. so it's kinda tough to say for certain. its like his dead soul existed but also didn't... but it did until it found the body of rudeus grayrat... so maybe not a "conscious" afterlife?

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I still believe they can be brought back in the future story as part of the final battle against the Laplace. This can very much be another reincarnation or even a summon. There will be a huge romance potential while Rudeus is meeting and loving his wives again, especially reuniun with Eris. I know this is pushing hard, but I'd love to read such a story if the writer were to decide.

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Perhaps the soul returns to the origin of time to be broken down and recycled.

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My understanding was that the belief was that spirits turn into mana after death. I remember there being a line like "eris is waiting" said to rudy b4 he died as well

I'd like to think Rudy was properly reincarnated as Mikami Satoru but truck-kun's driver was having none of it! 😂

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My headcanon on what happened to rudy is that he returns back to his og world. He woke up after a year long coma. He later worked as a sculptor where he meets a reincarnated eris since one of his sculpture involved something from the other world

Who is to say?, I don't trust Hitogami's words cause it seems not even he truly understands the meaning if there is an afterlife or not, That is why he is so afraid of his own death cause it is still an unknown even to someone as powerful as him. It is pretty much like how us in real life most of us do not know if their is an afterlife, their could be or maybe their is nothing, i think the author just wanted to highlight a more important element how you truly need to live your life to the fullest and not just sit by and rely you will get everything in the next life if their is one. Maybe we might got some more concrete answer in the future book series. Afterall this is not the end of it and only rudy's part has ended and their is still a lot of lore waiting to be shown.

I like to think that in the 6-sided world, when one passes away they become mana. Lile how with the mass teleportation incidenf went down, those who were needed became mana, and the rest were scattered around the world.

I honestly didn't mind the fact that there's no afterlife in MT. Everyone wants to die satisfied with their life and Rudeus got that in the end. Though I wouldn't mind if, in the next series, we see him in one particular spot, that being the one dream that Hitogami showed him in the last novel since Lara waved at him, it'd be some nice closure for her since she left and couldn't come back, but that's more of wanting to see Lara's reaction to it then wanting him back. Either way the series ending with that never left me depressed. Honestly, once it's animated I can't wait for the slew of "Glad he's dead" by the types that never watched it. We know how they work at this point.

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WOAH did Natalie just say some beastman races switched sides in the war and thats why their consider'd demon races? that's very interesting, say the lizard, bug, and horse people that were in the anime, would those be the previous beastfolk, as in they came from the beast world? that would make sense (and be awesome ducking lore) because I had always pondered on what could be considerdd a demon. Like beastfolk makes sense, humans with animal characteristics, maybe even approaching just being a humanoid version of the animal like the ones on the demon continent, yet there are also the superd and migurdia and kishirika types which are more human.

15:16 ok, hear me out, what if there's one afterlife, but only ppl who knew each other during life can see each other and react with them?

I see a lot of people saying they don't trust a word hitogami says but for the most part he didn't really lie about much he was telling rudeus stuff he should do because it would benefit rudeus for one reason or another and it did basically Everytime until it finally got to the point hitogami needed to ensure his safety and even still he didn't really lie if I remember correctly just didn't say what would happen. There were times he 100 percent stretched the truth but typically answered rudeus truthfully and there are clear examples of that. I believe hitogami on this one I just can't see what the benefit of lying about that would be

I think an afterlife of some sort is likely because in Orsted’s loops the same people are born. Especially if he pairs certain couples, but if I remember correctly one of rudeus’ kids is usually born to another family. I can’t remember which but I’m pretty sure it was in one of your videos. This, along with reincarnation for some characters, implies that the souls in mushoku tensei are finite. Or at the very least pre existing their physical lives. Which implies that they’ll return to wherever they come from to recycle.

Good video, how does Laplace coming back impact this?

I think he gets reincarnated again, but loses his memory this time. Remember that his reincarnation was a complete mistake, and since he served his purpose, he doesn't need to come back with his memories.

I'd argue one thing, but it's not afterlife: ...The 6 sided world is where souls gather to ... live and expire. As Hitogami himself says: “Ordinarily, the soul reduces itself into mana, then gets mixed with someone else’s mana or recomposes itself into something else. However, you are a person from another world so I wouldn’t know what may happen to you.” Finally, considering what the Time Miko did, it shows that mana may be a collective consciousness, one that is beyond their scope. The teleportation incident proves just how vicious this consciousness is, but it also proves something else: that it has intellect. There were no other Fitoans that were sent to the demon continent beside Rudy and Eris, and they were sent there because they were together. Each of the others were sent into rough circumstances, but none of them would be unable to handle these circumstances if they reach their potential. Rudy would have had it the hardest battling the creatures on the Demon Continent without help, but he would have been able to do it. So would the parents of Eris, in that forest, with even Gislayne as cavelry on warpath to their rescue. It is brutal that they were put into deadly situations, horrible that they died, but none were out of their scope, hence what "Mana" was able to adequately ascertain their potential, and scatter them into adequate environments. It THOUGHT they could handle it.

Paused at 12:53. I see things differently in this case. "heaven" as an afterlife is a lie unless you can see those you care about while there. In short the idea is that the soul can be omnipresent between its needed locations. Those doomed to hell have a part there and a part seen by those that loved them in the more positive afterlifes as well. To me at least that is the least complicated way things could be. Since it allows for the most options. I will say that if there is an afterlife than that is why Hitogami is isolated at the in between. He attempted to cheat death and wound up lodged in that place we see. Its a "not" location that lacks definition and is effected by the thoughts and feelings of others. Its also a bit poetic that he would be the sole deity so unsatisfied with his life as to be doomed to an afterlife of that nature. In other words Hitogami= the Crimson King from the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Diving into that lore I got the impression the Crimson King was an Arch Devil that got trapped by his own power when he killed a God and had to destroy everything to escape. Could of misunderstood the intentions of SK but that is my thoughts.

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i believe what hitogami said at the end, cuz thats the last time he'd be meeting rudeus, and if there was an afterlife then rudeus would find out, hito would get nothing from lying, but if there isnt one then there isnt one. and unlike most stories that would touch on this subject, mushoku tensei gives a very, for the lack of a better term, palpable, or relatable, description of the death of the soul. if a story simply says "he died" then thats that, you can think whatever but the idea of a soul always keeps the idea of an afterlife in the back of your mind. But MT incorporated it into its world. when someone dies, their soul devolves into mana. the essence of their being becomes the very thing rudeus had been using for the whole series. we, along with him, have learnt and gotten a feel for what mana is and means in the six faced world, and as such it wouldn't be too farfetched to say that when rudeus' soul evaporated, he turned into mana, to be spread around the world, and just like that, the reader understands intuitively that yes, rudeus is gone. its not about having a needlessly sad ending to a great series, its about what rudeus did for the world. to him, he lived his life to the fullest and doesnt need anymore shots, and to the other people, sylpyh, roxy, his kids etc... hes completely gone but his achievements will be remembered as we see in the following chapter(s). he left a legacy, and thats what happens when someone dies, they simply stop being, but their actions still have consequences for centuries to come. its incredibly bittersweet to realize, after over 12 volumes of hoping for, that paul was watching over rudy, only to find out that no, he wasnt, and rudy wont be meeting him. to some this would be incredibly sad, and i can understand believing that theres some astral plane that rudeus went to, and its fine to believe that, hell, rifujin hasnt confirmed jack about another plane for an afterlife, but i personally really enjoyed the ending with what i just said, about this being his actual death, cuz to the reader rudeus isnt them, rudeus is like a friend, whose life we have seen from beginning to end, and theres no more to the life of the man that once was Rudeus Greyrat.

Before watching I want to state my thoughts. I personally do not remember an "afterlife"... but I must set the qualifier that an afterlife insinuates living in a non physical form in a world not your own but one that is NOT PHYSICAL. The Underworld of many myths and such like Hades or Heaven or Valhalla may have all been after lives by others definition but not necessarily as I see it. Valhalla for instance was a physical world that others could traverse to and not one of mind or spirit. As was Hades or Olympia. Heaven and Hell I am undecided about. MT has a clearly vague representation as I remember it as arguably Hitogami is there, and 7star was there... as well as a couple other mentions... but that vague space of nearly no definition is more like the 7th unofficial side of the side side world then a proper afterlife. So I look forward to seeing if the answer is yes or no and how its actually defined.

Eris dies from training too hard? Huh, didn't think that would happen, and also didn't think she'd go out that way.

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I think the time travel bit suggest a after life.

Im going assume the souls in mt universe dont experience linear time. In our world there are religious or mystic systems who claim there are parts of ourselves which transcend linear time. If this also true in Mt universe then time loops won't be a problem.

Its fine with me if they incorporate past characters in significant flash backs

So... How does reincarnation in the same world works (aka waiting for the reincarnation of Laplase?) Where is his soul in the meanwhile...?

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I agree with you logically speaking it was nice ending to their story band it should be followed up by their children but my emotional side says a differ.I know we can probably get more side story from them in past or flashback that would be cool and satisfying

From what I understand Rudius soul is foreign to the 6 sided world. It wouldn't surprise me if he is reincarnated further closer to the war again since he would also be foreign to that world's afterlife as well.

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4:09 hold on so Rudy was brought into that world by accident, but he turned everything around for the good because of his appearance!?

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I'd love to get some spoiler free videos. I want to hang out and talk about Mushoku Tensei, but I'm just an anime watcher.

If there is any after life to MT I prefer reincarnation. That the souls go on to be new people.

My head canon is that there was an afterlife but Hitogami destroyed it or messed with it because he's a dick. you can't say he wouldn't' do that have you seen his track record.

I think there is an afterlife in MT. Rudeus’ soul was brought there by accident. I like to think he meets everyone there eventually

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Or maybe the afterlife is something out of knowledge. When Rudeus fades, he is out of the loop.

Sometimes, it just feels like a bitter ending to the 26 volumes. There is no afterlife, no meeting of Eris in the fields of Reed, no long awaited greeting and teary man hugs with Paul, just, total evaporation from the Barren World into nothingness but mana 😢.. Rudeus should've asked Lord Orsted-Sama about the Dragon technique of resurrection to do it himself. I sometimes get the feeling that we won't get a sequel ever or maybe when Laplace does resurrect in literally 80yrs.

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Imagine if Rudy gets reincarnated again after his death and to rest his soul he has to go back with Nanahoshi to his original world. Otherwise he'll just keep occupying stillborns

would ya be ok with being a ghost or spirit?

I hope you become ok be strong and interesting For me i dont fully think its ironic or non for me if there is a soul theyre might be one or maybe a crazy idea Bec one lore is one can return to life the demon queen or demon lord is such So this one complex concept but so much to consider

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He came as a spirit.. so what is the spirit dictated as being in or going too

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Bro is NOT seeing eris again 😂😟😭😭

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The fact that none of the deities in Mushoku Tensei have anything to do with the existence of Earth and of other worlds, and yet spirits can pass between them suggests that the Multiverse exists and in the multitude of existences (dimensions) it would be impossible to completely deny the existence of an afterlife. Just because no one in the world of Mushoku Tensei doesn't know anything about it doesn't mean anything. No one in our world knows the exact shape of the totality of existence either. Why should Mushoku Tensei be any different?

Norn and Zenith aren't real followers of Millis, so they wouldn't get to the afterlife (if it existed"

may be think like this way that Rudy met his parents in after life and he said Thank Q The end

Bruhhhh *Souls exist in this universe That is enough for me The main story is basically an afterlife And there is deffo an afterlife. But its not even important for the story. We can ask this for all anime or all stories ever told but we don't cause its not important

Honestly? The ln and anime have changed so much from the wn I don't know the answer. Personally I'd prefer yes, but I'm pretty sure the author is going to leave it a no.

As for the people of the Mushuko Tensai universe, those that have a God title and some higher levels of supernatural abilities...Would indict that they are actually "Demi- Gods"...Or in ancient Earth 🌎🌍 terms, sons and daughters of the Gods who have a corporeal existence... Blessed Children would be similar...

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Unrelated thing: i didn't know Norn was a follower of millis religion, i mean, considering (SPOILER) . . . . . . . . . . She marries Ruijerd, who is a demon, we saw how Milis treats demons, so why would she follow them knowing what they do towards non humans? or am i in the wrong there?

MT is mainly a character driven story, makes sense Rifujin did not consider expanding the universe's vision to have any kind of concept of afterlife. That being said, manhwa's have spoiled me rotten to the idea of multilayered worlds so it makes me a tad sad seeing the colorful world of MT and gradually seeing it get smaller and lose color and ink through Rudy's eyes.

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No afterlife, and that's fine. Living the best one can do, to fully live their one single life.

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Who is st milis and please explain in detail. All I can get off the wiki is a marriage and a kiss on the forehead. Not good enough

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Sorry, but this is just a very narrow definition of afterlife.

I believe the series just has no wondering on the afterlife and, if it has one, it isn't like the Christian concept of heaven and would perhaps be just dissipating into the world, whether that marks the end of your being or just a transformation, it doesn't matter... because you no longer have matter