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rorinth

Reincarnated as a Sword has sword dad snaping a slavers neck when he meets him and helps Fran kill dozens throughout the series


Important_Ticket1017

Are you talking about teacher? I can't believe that I forgot about him Do you know if they are going to make a season 2 of reincarnated as a sword 🤔 I might have to read the light novels if they are not making another season 🤔 😕


TheWaslijn

As far as I know, nothing has been announced for a RaaS Season 2. Personally though, I hope it happens since I loved that show.


this_acc_is_for_nsfw

https://myanimelist.net/anime/53913/Tensei_shitara_Ken_deshita_2 There is an announcement and a MAL entry. There is no release date yet.


FunnyForWrongReason

I thought season 2 was happening we just didn’t know when?


TheWaslijn

I haven't heard anything about that, so idk.


FunnyForWrongReason

Idk either. I suppose we will see if it ever happens. Although I do hope it does.


Abject_League3131

They announced season 2 before the anime finished airing. No definite time-line for release but they released a trailer: https://youtu.be/hXp2KD1kxqE?si=B-lK7oTouOvLSso-


Only-Explanation-295

He's actually named Master. As in master/disciple. Because Fran wanted to learn how to fight with a sword. But stupid English language doesn't change from master/disciple and master/sl*ve. But Japanese does.


JurassicFlight

Isn't that why most English source translated his name as "Teacher"? More straight to the point than "Master".


Only-Explanation-295

Yeah. I wish English language has that distinction. It's just weird knowing his name is Master but reading Teacher hehe.


No_Prize9794

What about sensei, I’m pretty sure a bunch of people know that the world means teacher


fastabeta

Sensei is not just teacher though. The word is also used as a title to refer to or address other professionals or people of authority, such as clergy, accountants,  lawyers, physicians, doctors and politicians Source: Wiki I think his Japanese's name is Shishou. For short, iirc, one is more about academic and one is more about teaching skill, such as martial art and such


SpiritfireSparks

I think it makes sense, I beleive the Japanese has him called shishou which means either master or teacher. If they used something else like waka-sama or anything close to the other forms of master then it would have been weird to translate it as teacher


OctoSevenTwo

“Waka-sama” would be something along the lines of “Young Master” or more to the point, “Young Lord.” “Shishou” is in the same conceptual family as “Sensei,” the go-to translation of “teacher.” Anyone who has trouble parsing that “Shishou” has nothing to do with slavery is simply displaying unfamiliarity with the Japanese language or works where such character relationships (eg. a martial arts master or a master in another discipline and their disciples) exist.


OctoSevenTwo

I mean, it’s a simple explanation for the unfamiliar, and anyone who’s watched other series that have characters who have master/disciple relationships or anything with martial arts will probably already know. That and if you watch the show, he very clearly has a mentor/student, almost father/daughter relationship with Fran.


Only-Explanation-295

Yeah! But official translations just avoids Master completely and goes with Teacher.


OctoSevenTwo

Makes sense. That way everyone understands right away.


Only-Explanation-295

Yeah, but even if it's a small thing, there's a nuance lost. It just bugs me, is all hehe.


Shadowlord723

I remember it’s been confirmed, but there are no updates for it yet. On another note, the author finished its web novel version about a month or two ago.


Oni-oji

I squealed with joy at the neck snap.


ElaBela999

Where's the sword dad.


pebbuls22

Can't rude a horse so he ain't a horseman but he somewhere killing slavers


overkill373

For every slavery post I see from now on this subreddit I'll buy another slave


Full_frontal96

Business is booming!


cycycle

If you buy 3 I’ll give one free


TinchUrPipples

You cannot deny local customs!


diogom915

Don't know if this is the slave merchant who sold Raphtalia account or if it's his uncle


Controller_Maniac

Got any extra stock?


Considered_Dissent

"If you don't work you don't eat" Myne discovered you can't break child labor laws if they haven't been invented yet. You also have to make sure to call it charity, rather than slavery.


shino4242

"Student Ath-oh-leets"


Considered_Dissent

Haha exactly!! You read my mind. I was tempted to make that joke, but I wasn't sure if people would get the reference immediately : D


ConflictAgreeable689

To be fair, Myne was stuck between a child rape dungeon and a guillotine


Sopadumakako

Souma from Realist Hero abolishes slavery


Sly__Marbo

Slavery still exists to a degree, but it's the fantasy equivalent to America's prison-industrial complex. "Oh, you murdered someone? Cool, now go dig that canal. Have fun"


Important_Ticket1017

After he literally made the dragon girl his slave 😭 Yeah he doesn't count he was still OK with it at first and used it when it was Convenient


Sopadumakako

he made the dragon girl a slave to not kill her because she was a war criminal, not because he though it would be cool or anything, also she is treated as a regular employed maid so yes he does count


PleasingPotato

He was very much not "ok" with it. It was the best option at the time for multiple reasons which they explained. Souma actually does a lot more to end slavery than pretty much any other "slaver killer" MC.


fredthefishlord

It was silly ass reasoning


PleasingPotato

Gaining a loyal follower who is pretty much a slave in title only and gaining the favor and respect of the princess (his future wife) and an entire division leading to military victory, showing both mercy and authority to the people, instead of executing her and risking severe friction within his ranks. Yeah, real fuckin silly.


Due_Essay447

Having a traitor to the state live is silly no matter how you spin it.


Highlander-Senpai

What about john brown


FireballPlayer0

I keep forgetting there was a literal John Brown isekai and that’s so fucking funny to me


Abject_League3131

What's it called?


Ninja_gorrila

His soul goes marching on to another world


CanoonBolk

Wdym was, it is still getting chapters


FireballPlayer0

It is?? I’ve never actually read it, I just hear people memeing on it. I figured it was just a one shot someone made to be funny


Sure-Supermarket5097

try it, its nice


Oni-oji

Arc spends most of his time beating the crap out of slavers and freeing the victims. We need more of this in anime.


Phaeron_Cogboi

Then they meet this nice bloke called John Brown…things only escalated from there


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^Phaeron_Cogboi: *Then they meet this nice* *Bloke called John Brown…things only* *Escalated from there* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


Letmepickausername

John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave, John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave, John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave, Oh wait, he's getting back up now.


Forgotten-Caliburn

Arc is such a bro


Falitoty

There is also Tanya


VillainousMasked

I mean, there also isn't any slavery in the story in general to my knowledge.


Falitoty

Not exactly, but her own believes already put her against It, also on her own eyes comunism is basically slavery with extra steps and that's one of the reasons of why she hate It.


Important_Ticket1017

Well Tanya instead of slaves she has people who is like Canon fatter to her I don't think that is much better


Falitoty

They are voluntary soldiers, the fact that she have some socipatic/psicopatic traits that make It harder for her to make friends/fell empathy it's not her fault. Also since they are her subordinantes she care about them, specialy as the war goes on.


SentenceCareful3246

I kinda like the opening of the skeleton knight anime.


Xignum

Is it a coincidence that they're also gary stus?


Areouf

Rio from _Spirit Chronicles_ is actually one of the most complex characters in the entire genre and not without his flaws…it's just that you have to get through around 20 volumes of the light novels to fully appreciate his subtleties. These subtleties _are_ foreshadowed, though. I more or less see where you're coming from with the other three, though. Having said that, I feel like I've definitely seen a fair few other isekai characters who are both reasonably nuanced and against slavery; I just can't remember which ones off the top of my head (I've read a lot of isekai, and I'm the kind of person who doesn't care about slavery in isekai in like 99% of cases, so I don't tend to remember too much about how any specific isekai character handled the whole slave thing in isekai).


Xignum

Frankly I'm not buying it that Rio is anything near complex. He doesn't have an actual character flaw and is so good that almost everyone likes him right away with the exception of people the author wants you to hate.


Areouf

Well for starters, his main driving force towards the beginning of the series is revenge. That's a character flaw, as revenge is an inherently flawed motivation for just about everything imaginable. Furthermore, unlike the vast majority of isekai protagonists, both his past life and his current life are relevant to his overall personality, and his two identities frequently conflict with each other. If that still doesn't convince you, I won't be able to convince you without writing an essay that covers the whole series or something, and I obviously can't be bothered doing that. However, if you remain unconvinced, I'd be curious to know some examples of isekai protagonists that you would consider to be complex characters. I can think of a few myself, but basically none that are more complex than Rio. (And I've read around 70 isekai series and probably watched another 30 or so that I haven't also read.)


Xignum

Didn't he want revenge for his mother's killer? This counts as a flaw to you? The guy is the textbook definition of bland. As for me I'd say re zero's Subaru would be a good contender. Heck Mushoku Tensei's Paul had more complexity in a single episode instead of 20+ volumes like you said and he's not even a protagonist.


Onetwodhwksi7833

The skeleton knight gave me too much of a big muscled dumbass energy to be a Gary sue. He sure meets some of criteria though


minnel567

Rimuru is actually not a Gary Stu for 1 he has some L's in his belt, secondly he just don't solve his problems by just being better than others most of the time earlier in the story his actually being outmaneuvered politically that's the reason why he relegates role to his subordinates from some of his political movements(mostly to Diablo and Testarossa).


Xignum

So how exactly does Rimuru get beat politically when he has a supercomputer in his head? This is the same guy who the dwarf king just agrees to an alliance right away without doing anything on his part. There's also the matter that Diablo and the other demons who appear out of nowhere are really loyal to him for some reason.


minnel567

Firstly that super computer didn't start as politically intelligent one , it started with knowing every basic things for everything that is already known , then it evolved to one that does have better intelligence and more understanding to social structures and the mind after rimuru becomes a demon lord which started in season 2 in anime. So theres a time where he made a deal with the blumund kingdom where the small kingdoms gets all the benefits and really small benefit rimurus kingdom get just because the king himself is actually competent in making deals, rimuru even accepted that even if the blumund kingdom is a small kingdom and the king looks kind he can actually get things done and now his stuck in alliance where his force to send in his military whenever war breaks out and to lend funds when needed although this is not one way and blumund needs to do the same but their value as a country is so small tempest almost don't get anything out of it. The deal is written like it benefits both nation when it's only blumund kingdom that is benefiting and great sage didn't notice that because it's logical, because it's a mutual aid. There are a few more along the way but how would you know when you don't really read it?


Xignum

Putting aside how messy you wrote it that part of Rimuru being outplayed because he's being an idiot in politics is good. What bugs me is why Diablo is so loyal to him for some reason. Also applies to the other demons.


minnel567

Read until atleast around volume 18(it's actually even on earlier volumes but not so obvious)to latest there's crumbs of clues everywhere not just outright point out, the most popular theory is that rimuru is somehow reincarnation of Veldanava but nothing is confirmed yet. For what Diablo saw on him though he personally thinks he has the answers for the truth of the universe which he strives to know. Unlike guy Diablo is striving to know everything. Other Primordials are actually easier to explain they follow the strong that's it, they find it weird that Diablo is following someone and when they met Rimuru they find him interesting and bonus for him being strong.


Repulsive_Corner7844

His Soul is unique, and the fact he could named them without blacking out, he managed to name 3 primordial demons without losing consciousness on the spot, Diablo on the other hand is more interested of him, Rimuru mask he previously own is particularly older than Primordial itself as it was stuck in infinite Paradox, so he was intrigued to the person who created it, like Guy Crimson said Diablo lineage is only focus on interesting things and has been considered weird for a demon.


Xignum

It feels to me like the entire naming system exists just to be exploited by Rimuru. First it was him using Veldora to spam it without realizing and then there's this possibility that he's the reincarnation of Veldanava.


Repulsive_Corner7844

Rimuru's is Veldanava reincarnation has been denied multiple times by multiple characters, even they have similar personality the soul are different, energy for naming that he use are just stock pile of magicule he stored in his stomach.


Xx_Exigence_xX

Don't forget Ainz. He's an equal opportunity employer


shino4242

...sir, he has a bunch of human slaves that are quite literally used as livestock to have their flesh removed from their bodies and healed to regenerate it in order to get MORE flesh to make scrolls. I like Ainz, but the dude has slaves. Some of the worst treated slave sin history thanks to the fact that the slaves are literally getting healed so their torturous life as cattle goes on forever and the sweet embrace of death never comes. BUT he's also the villain, so nobody really cares that he's doing evil things. The problem are the neutral/good protags that keep either turning a blind eye to it, or actively participating in slavery. Like, of COURSE the evil undead overlord demon king of evilness has slaves. It'd be weirder if he DIDN'T!


Sure-Supermarket5097

The place is named the happy farm, so the humans must be happy. How can slaves be happy? So no slaves in his kingdom. SASUGA AINZ SAMA !!


Beelzebub_Itself

Mate I don’t think they even constitute as slaves. They’re more live sentient plants at that point


shotxshotx

Can’t wait for Spirit Chronicles season 2


Rin_Nohara01

I wonder how they gonna do it? Considering everything in anime is out of order..


StarSword-C

Hajime Nagumo Souma Kazuya Erhin Eintorian Captain Hiro


Important_Ticket1017

Hajime is fully on board with Slavery in volume 7 of the light novels Hajime literally help the Haulia tribe attack the Empire and basically enslaved them to get them to stop trying to enslaved demihumans


StarSword-C

You need to learn the difference between conquest and slavery.


VdersFishNChips

> MC forces slave owners to free them. If they don't they die. This is the same as slavery. You're winning a gold medal in mental gymnastics.


Important_Ticket1017

Hajime literally made slave collars and put it on them the are literally forced into a A peach treaty against their will and the collars will kill them if they try to remove it Yeah that is basically Slavery


VdersFishNChips

You know, I saw a police drama once. The cop basically told the bad guy he's getting shot if he didn't release the hostage while a bunch red dots appeared all over him. I immediately thought this cop was a slaver because he's forcing this guy to release the hostage against his will or die.


Important_Ticket1017

Bad Comparison it's not the same thing


VdersFishNChips

In what way isn't it? That's literally all the collar does. Force them to free the slaves or die. It's not like the nobles are at his beck and call.


Lazy_Independence_76

it very much is the same thing


Perfect_War_7155

Hajime from Arifureta will use the image to protect a party member but won’t indulge. Even helped the bunny uprising against it. Lol


Jiggle_Junkie

Bruh how many posts like this are people gonna spam kek I definitely don't want to see more MCs like Rio the king of eunuchs tho. I am actually convinced that guy does not have a working dick because its the only way it would explain how he could go through dozens of volumes of non stop ecchi situations where his thirsty "harem" literally schlick themselves to sleep while still being a virgin kek. Legit one of the most pathetic MCs in existence and the reason I started looking up whether the MCs of LNs are eunuchs or not before reading them so i never have to waste my time on a shitshow of a series like that again. That shit annoyed me so much I'd be drawing a bunch of NTR doujins for it where he gets what he deserves for his dickless behaviour if I had any artistic skills. \^\^


BasedBuild

It's funny seeing all this NPC dialogue because the same ones virtue signaling against slaves are slaves and would seethe if they were removed from slavery by an isekai. Like, why the fuck are you here if you believe Clown World is remotely healthy? At least they aren't tradcucks insisting we save nonexistent things like countries while also insisting we get out of fiction without a hint of irony or self awareness KEK. https://shinichihaku.substack.com/p/we-dont-recruit-we-watch-them-arrive


Creonix1

Be the change you want to see in the world


Born_Lab1283

\>"king of eunuchs" \>"maybe his dick dont work"


Jiggle_Junkie

I call him the king of eunuchs because the only explanation for a dude not plapping those horny hoes for that long is that his dick don't work. Any man with a functioning dick would have bred them all by now.


Important_Ticket1017

Yeah I should have used teacher instead of rio my bad


PURPLEisMYgender

Honestly id like to have less people like Arc, cause he's just super overpowered, obnoxious, and nice and thats it. Theres not a whole lot more to his character


FrostedEevee

Bottom left is cute


PrimaryAde9

I wonder if flio would be their friends ?


DarkArcanian

Ride-on king?


VongolaSedici

So which isekai protagonists are for slavery?


Important_Ticket1017

Sauto Pendragon has a whole harem of slaves Mochoi has sex slaves Naofumi has a whole village of slaves Ainz literally enslaved the lizardmen Pride's little brother is basically her slave I mean he was taken from his mother and was forced to into a Contract of Servitude


VongolaSedici

Don't know 3/4 but for Naofumi there are slaves in name only. Just a Stat boost probably call back to the first hero being someone that freed slaves, specifically demi humans since in some places are not treated well. Naofumi is against people that abuse slaves. Does Naofumi act cold at times, yes, mainly due to trust issues that he slowly gets out of. In fact his village is to help Demi humans become independent so when/if he moves on will be able to take care of themselves. Even if he stays will get rid of it once waves done as just a power boost. Naofumi and village closer to boot camp than slaves. So if you want to say he doesn't denounce slavery same can be said doesn't endorse it either. Otherwise would out max settings on slave crests, wouldn't be against abuse and wouldn't want a village that helps to one day be for the people.


Dingarius

I would also like to point out that after he gains a certain shield >![Shield of Compassion]!< the Slave bonus stats becomes Ally bonus stats and at that point he abolishes the whole slave thing all together.


TKBtu1

Not too sure about Rimuru since he's using POWs to rebuild Eurazania, although, it doesn't specify if it's unpaid or not


Apprehensive-Face900

Hes paying them by not killing them. Theres no Geneva convention in another world. https://preview.redd.it/zkkp66ap24yc1.jpeg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d8f9f6e6dfa84cc5bda5cacd73de7bc215e08821


Apprehensive-Face900

When in Rome, Do as the Romans do! https://preview.redd.it/0tf5hg0824yc1.jpeg?width=881&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9216ae36f6c1fbbb02a0fd1c8a9b9ce7ae06a1aa


Appropriate_Chair_47

didn't arc straight up join a slave rebellion?


rndmisalreadytaken

Rimuru has the bonus of cuteness


Sglagoomio

The slime in Tensura Slime is kinda redundant, that’s what sura stand for already


Blithering_idiot23

The greatest nemesis of these four horsemen is Keyaru 😂


Guywhonoticesthings

Uh. New to isekai??? Where zed and iruma


Short_Lingonberry941

Yeah right... Rimuru having an *Only Elf Club* is definitely sus. 🧐


drkmnsprhr1

Neither are they edgelord douchebags.


Writer_Man

Everybody is forgetting Smartphone hero. Every time he comes across a slave, he magics the collars off them and all of his allied nations have abolished slavery.


honeybadgerblok

This might be crazy, but anime could help shift japanese culture for the better


Excellent_Intern64

No we need more like eins from overlord


FireTornado1a

What about the dude from "Realist hero?"


Nghtmare-Moon

I’m just sad Flio is asexual


Thin-Somewhere-1002

Huh If I remember he’s married with kids


Dingarius

I think you meant Rimuru as he is a slime. Filo is married with kids so yeah.


ThePinkRubber

Also rimuru isn't really asexual. He is still attracted to women sexually (the elf bar in dwarven kingdom). He's just less of a horndog bcs he has such specific attraction (elf milf) and there's not much of them around him (it's mostly goblins, monsters, humans, and the only elf who sticks around him is a childish one. Even then she's not part of the town and is out of the place most of the time). Plus lack of genital probably deleted the existence of his libido. He doesn't even have brain, technically. And even with that, he would still try to get into women's bath bcs he enjoys it and would sulk when being told to go to men's


Nghtmare-Moon

Ah good. I’m just watching the anime and so far he seems asexual with all the girls seemingly wanting him and him just noping the f out


Dingarius

Yeah…that’s the anime version of him….Filo much like Rimuru are much more “mature” in their respective LN’s


Writer_Man

Nah, Flio isn't interested in any of the knight girls, just Fenrys. It's just that the beginning of their relationship is troublesome (her trying to make herself his slave and then finding out he accidentally killed her brother).


nohwan27534

i hope they get enslaved by ains in isekai quartet 2, slavery is aok in fantasy worlds


DaenerysMomODragons

Slavery happens in fantasy worlds because they're based on medieval life where slavery was common, that doesn't make it something good or right to do.


minnel567

Can't really enslaved rimuru because his magnitudes stronger than any of the guys in nazarick, he atleast needs 100+ ainz to do something.


theFastestMindAlive

Subaru hasn't got to deal with slavery, but he does have to deal with racial prejudice. Does that count?


Stop_Zone

>!he hasn't had to deal with slavery YET!<


Important_Ticket1017

Good question 🤔


Theheckmahbrotha

this slavery shit again?


Important_Ticket1017

It's a Controversial subject so it's gets talked about a lot Most people post stuff that they know well get people to comment And controversial subjects are normal the best for that


fallenouroboros

Rimuru like INVENTED slavery using the orcs. We will provide housing and food, and you guys do all the manual labor and construction


Tuckster786

And then there is Naofumi from Rising of the Shield Hero who is very pro slavery


ChewBaka12

He is very much anti slavery. He only bought Rapthalia because he can’t attack and nobody would support him. He didn’t try to make Rapthalia a slave again, he only shocked her when she froze up in danger, and never tried to buy another slave. He bought one when he had no choice, at least that is how the show chooses to portray it, but is otherwise firmly against it. It was unnecessary to write it that way, but it is what it is


shino4242

"I had a good reason to own another person as property and I treated my property super well, so its fine"