Mushoku Tensei light novel officially concludes with English release of final volume

Monday, January 31, 2024 saw the digital release of the 26th and final volume of the Mushoku Tensei light novel series at hand, bringing with it some new additions for this final version.

While the physical release of the volume is still a few weeks out with a Tuesday, March 12, 2024 release date, the coming of February 1 in Japan has brought the digital release.

Additions in the story for this final volume of the Mushoku Tensei light novel series includes a point of view of Kalman II, a homecoming scene, and protagonist Rudeus Greyrat’s diary being shown at the end for future generations to read.

These scenes were not present in the original release of the chapters, which make up this 26th and final English volume for the series. It’s worth mentioning that the 26th volume originally released in Japan on November 25, 2022, at which point the English version of the light novel series was only on its 19th volume release.

That's why the 26th volume took so long to release in English, as the translated edition had several volumes to catch up on while the original Japanese was concluding.

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Mushoku Tensei light novel’s conclusion could signal beginning of the end for television anime adaptation

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While the ending of the Mushoku Tensei light novels in both English and Japanese may signal the looming end of the television anime series for some, that's likely not the case.

The series is only halfway through its second season, with the first part of the second season ending in the second chapter of the light novels’ 10th volume.

In other words, the anime still has well over half of the source material to adapt in total and will likely end its second season right around the halfway point of the series overall given prior pacing.

Likewise, that would suggest that at least two seasons of the anime remain, assuming the series continues its structure of roughly 24 episodes in each season.

What’s also worth mentioning is that fans should see the anime series takes time in getting to the finish line, based on the its previous release schedule.

Since premiering in January 2021, the series has released a cour’s worth of episodes every nine months on average. That equates to a full 24-episode season of the series being released every year and a half. In other words, the series is likely to end in the next 3-4 years, which is far from a rushed pace.

The Mushoku Tensei light novel series originally began in November 2012 as a web novel on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website written by Rifujin no Magonote. The series was picked up as a light novel with illustrations from Shirotaka, premiering in this format in January 2014. A manga adaptation of the series also began in mid-2014.

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