{"id":7028538,"date":"2026-08-05T12:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/anime\/code-red-the-mad-dog-is-back\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:28:11","slug":"code-red-the-mad-dog-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=7028538","title":{"rendered":"Code Red: the Mad Dog is back!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation<\/em> S3 Eps 1 & 2 Review<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s been a long two years, you guys, but we\u2019re finally back with the new season of<\/a> Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation<\/a><\/em>. The Isekai series is more popular than ever, so much so that when Crunchyroll put out their trailer for the summer season, they had Eris as the thumbnail on YouTube.<\/p>\n

And speaking of Eris Boreas Greyrat, it\u2019s pretty much an open secret that this will be the season that will see her reunite with \u201cher man.\u201d But before that happens, the story decided to shed some light on what she was up to during her training arc. In the light novels, we got this in the form of side stories sprinkled through each volume. The manga took it a step further by giving her own spin-off about some of her adventures. But now, it\u2019s time to see what the Mad Dog has been up to on her anime training arc. Or, as I call her, the Heartbreaker.<\/p>\n

Yes, I am holding what Eris did to Rudeus over her, and I will do so for as long as I please.<\/p>\n

Where did Eris go?<\/h2>\n

The season premiere starts up in the aftermath of the moment that changed Rudy and Eris\u2019 lives forever: the night they traded v-cards, but now from her perspective. And, already, we have a moment where I think the anime doesn\u2019t do the story justice found in the manga or light novels. In the manga, the moment when Eris notes how small Rudeus\u2019 hand is compared to hers, I think she starts to have PTSD-induced flashbacks of Orsted. Seeing her boyfriend come close to dying with her unable to do anything about it was, hands down, the worst moment of her life, and something that she NEVER wants to see happen again. Hence why she decides to go on her training arc to the place Ghislaine learned how to use a sword, the Sword God Sanctum, up north of the Asura Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Oh, sweet Eris. I get why she chose to do this, but I really wish she had added an extra sentence to her goodbye letter. Something like \u201cThink you can wait another five years for me?\u201d Or anything to indicate you were coming back. But that\u2019s not what we\u2019re here for. We\u2019re here to see what the Mad Dog did while training.<\/p>\n

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MUSHOKU TENSEI IS BACK!!!<\/p>\n

They brought back the season 1 style of opening back \"\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83e\ude79\" pic.twitter.com\/bhA12u1Jzh<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chunchunmaru (@Chunchunmaru996) July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The Mad Dog Goes on an ABSOLUTE TEAR!<\/h2>\n

So, after some time on the road with Ghislaine, the two make to the Sword Sanctum, run by Ghislaine\u2019s old teacher, the Sword God Gal Farion. AKA one of the seven strongest people in the world. And the first thing that Eris says to him?<\/p>\n

And then when Gal gives her a chance by dueling one of his students:<\/p>\n

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In a real fight, swordsmen don't wait for a call to start.#MushokuTensei<\/a> #JoblessReincarnation<\/a> #\u7121\u8077\u8ee2\u751f<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tm4Bah5pRp<\/a><\/p>\n

— Otaku Spirit (@OtakuSpirited) July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

And then he has her duel his daughter, Nina, who you might recognize from the second season. But look:<\/p>\n

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They absolutely nailed the brutality of this. I love the short lived expression of victory that Gino has before she's pummeled.#MushokuTensei<\/a> #JoblessReincarnation<\/a> #\u7121\u8077\u8ee2\u751f<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HSiRjtAhUm<\/a><\/p>\n

— Otaku Spirit (@OtakuSpirited) July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

She made the girl wet herself! If it wasn\u2019t for Gal deciding to spar with her, she probably wouldn\u2019t have stopped until she had beaten everyone in the dojo. But Gal is so impressed with her that not only will he train her, but makes her a Sword Saint on spot!<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t help but laugh at this entire scene! That’s our Mad Dog for you! I can\u2019t wait for the dub to hear Lindsay Seidel’s voice again!<\/p>\n

The animation is still awesome!<\/h2>\n

Enjoyment about getting to see Eris again aside, the real winner of these two episodes has to be the animation. I know that the anime dipped in quality in the second season, though I can\u2019t quite tell when. What I can say is that the quality picked up in these two episodes. Every time we see Eris train or fight someone, we see how good the animation looks. More than that, though, I was impressed with how the show changes Eris\u2019 look. At some point in the first episode, we see Eris\u2019 facial features lose their childishness and become sharper, symbolizing how she\u2019s coming closer to full adulthood like Rudeus. It\u2019s a nice touch. It also highlights why Eris is called the Mad Dog by her peers. Not that she cares. She only cares about beating Orsted, and that means learning as much as possible from everyone. Including the other sword styles.<\/p>\n

But first, she has to start coming out of her shell.<\/p>\n

This moment had me laughing!<\/h2>\n

By the time of the second episode, some time has passed, and Nina has taken it upon herself to be Eris\u2019 rival. Eris couldn\u2019t care less, but when Nina tries to shame her by saying she\u2019d be a virgin forever, Eris hits her with the Uno Reverse Card.<\/p>\n

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\u275dSorry, but I'm not a virgin anymore\u275e<\/p>\n

Just look at how proud Eris is while talking about her time with Rudeus \"\ud83e\udd79\"\"\u2764\"#\u7121\u8077\u8ee2\u751f<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Jwqqk357eK<\/a><\/p>\n

— \ud835\udce1\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udd01\ud835\udcf2 \"\ud83c\udf3a\" (@Rixi0303) July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Nina denies it at first, but the more she learns about him, the more she realizes that Eris wasn\u2019t lying. Not only was her self-proclaimed rival beating her in the sword, but in romance. So she comes up with the half-baked plan to go to Ranoa, kidnap Rudeus, and drag him back as her servant to make Eris jealous. Which is how she wound up present in the second season with the Beastmen and Badigadi and sees what happens.<\/p>\n

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Nina was hoping Rudeus was a made up figure but quickly found out he's real. Not to be deterred, she seeks him out to humiliate him and bring him back to Eris. She doesn't think much of him when she encountered him but does see he can hold his own in a 1v1. She gets distracted- pic.twitter.com\/R5aWPSAsgE<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jesus (currently: watching Peak Tensei S3) (@ImYourrJesus) July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

She promptly returns home, now enlightened as to why Eris trains like a woman possessed. And that leads her to become a lot nicer to Eris.<\/p>\n

Eris has friends that aren’t Rudeus or Ruijerd?<\/h2>\n

The crux of the second episode is mostly about getting Eris to come out of her shell as a person. She\u2019s always been aggressive and off-putting to a lot of people, but if you earn her trust, then she\u2019ll sing your praises, as Rudeus knows. Case in point, Gal invites the Water God and her apprentice, Isolte, to train her and Nina, with each of them managing to balance each other out. Eris can beat Nina, Isolte beats Eris, and Nina beats Isolte. It\u2019s a balance of equals that leads all of them to spur each other on. Before long, the three of them actually become friends. And then, we get this awesome,<\/em> anime-original moment where we see how Eris get this awesome jacket that will become sort of her trademark in the series.<\/p>\n

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C\u00d3MO SE VE LA S3 DE MUSHOKU TENSEI <\/p>\n

OJAL\u00c1 SE MANTENGA AS\u00cd TODA LA TEMPORADA, WE ARE SO BACK \"\u270d\ud83c\udffb\"<\/p>\n

pic.twitter.com\/nSAw6r6jwD<\/a><\/p>\n

— Aleks \"\ud83c\udf41\" (@KrSpeed_) July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

This is the stuff that I have been waiting two years to see, you guys! And it was worth the wait! I can’t wait to see more of this season, because we’re about to head into the best part of the entire series.<\/p>\n

I Give “Burn Bright, Mad Dog” and “Howl, Mad Dog” a 4.5\/5 Each<\/h2>\n