"I've Come From the Future": Old Man Reveals the Cause of Everything... Preview Scene Cuts for Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 Episode 12 Released

The synopsis and advance scene cuts for Episode 12, "The End and the Beginning," of the TV anime's third season, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3, have been released.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is a fantasy series based on a light novel by Rifujin na Magonote — serialized since 2012 on the novel-submission site Shōsetsuka ni Narō — that serves as the original work. It follows a 34-year-old jobless, single shut-in who is thrown out by his family and eventually dies in a traffic accident, only to be reincarnated in a world of swords and magic as Rudeus Greyrat (voiced by Yumi Uchiyama). Drawing on the memories and regrets of his previous life, he resolves to "really live this time" as the story depicts his epic adventure. The series has sold more than 18 million copies to date, and 2026 marks the 5th anniversary of its anime adaptation.

The anime's third season premiered on Saturday, July 4. Episodes 1 and 2, known as the Eris Training Arc, depicted one of the heroines, Eris Greyrat (voiced by Ai Kakuma), growing through her sword training. Then, from Episode 8, "Aerial Fortress," the story entered a new chapter, the Chaos Breaker arc.

■Episode 12: "The End and the Beginning" 【Synopsis】
"I've come from the future." The old man who has suddenly appeared declares this to Rudeus. As a bewildered Rudeus struggles to respond, the old man goes on to describe the cruel, tragic events that are about to befall him — and reveal the cause of everything...

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