Here's my trial of Rudeus: He never outright assaults anyone in the show and he stops whenever the girls get (rightfully) upset or angry. But he still attempts it, shows no remorse and no interest in changing it, and as far as this 23 episode saga there's no indication he'll ever change or get any real punishment for it.

Maybe my judgement is just clouded by the fact I want to enjoy this anime, and I'm just being gaslit by the story into thinking he's actually worth my sympathy

What am I thinking

This is what I mean when I say I don't like anime X or Y, I know there's plenty of good stories there, but I don't want to get through the bad time I'm going to have in order to experience it, it's not worth the trouble

Rudeus is creepier than any other anime protagonist I watched, by virtue of being a 30 year old man in the body of a 10 year old child who gets horny for harassing his other underaged friends

I just can't accept this character

What convinced me to give Mushoku Tensei another chance was because I heard the worldbuilding and magic is very good

And that part is true

But yes, I said all my thoughts on Mushoku Tensei

2008-2010 and beyond

Bitch old

Thanks, I feel secured now