also, in defense of re:zero, I lost all faith in the redemption arc of the MC after he basically abandoned Rem. He should have just ran away with her IMO.

Meanwhile, the MC is exactly why I haven’t gotten into Mushoku Tensei.

yeah…Rudius is extremely flawed (and kind of a creep) but that’s what made his character development so good to me. he never really stops having flaws but he grows from them. I was also rooting for the supporting characters in his life. for all his flaws, he is stable, and I just want them to find happiness with his help.