Sousou no Frieren

[shinta|hikari]

It did, just not enough to take out limbs, I suppose.

[MFauli]

This is now your fault, shinta.

[KrayZ33]

edit: Holy crap. Yesterday's Gotwoot was buggy as hell.

[KrayZ33]

This was such an enjoyable show, even though some flashbacks were just way too convenient for the situation to the point where the "they said the same thing word for word!" scene became too frequent, however l enjoyed them overall.

Sometimes they were really good (the ones with Flamme for example) and sometimes they felt like the worst part of the show.


Perhaps I would've prefered the first 2 episodes to be a bit less quick in terms of "timeskips"... but I understood what they were trying to do.
I guess I'm just a little bit annoyed that Himmel became a meme-dwarf when he aged.
Heiter's and Eisen's scenes were more enjoyable to me.

However, if that is the worst thing I can find to complain about, I guess it shows how much enjoyed it.

[neflight86]

Just watched this, finally.

Interesting y'all could carry on about 4 pages of discussion about the mechanics of magic and storytelling after the show ended!

Overall, a good watch. It does have its own feeling and vibe, and I certainly get the shock/jar with the exam arc. I found myself slightly bored with the first ~4 episodes as Fern and Frerin make a low-power duo, but Stark brought the spark of levity and earnestness I was looking for and things got better from there. The variety of mostly well developed characters bouncing off one another is certainly the secret sauce of Frieren.

I think, in hindsight, I appreciate the tonal shifting Frieren does more than anything else. Slice of life mundanity cuts to life or death conflict and back, but naturally so. Fights were weighty, but certainly the 'rule of cool' prevailed. The 'usage of mana' slightly reminded me of how nin was handled in HxH where the emphasis is more on how you use the magic and how good a matchup the opponent's specialties are; that was fun.

The sentimentality of the hero party flashbacks didn't get nearly as grating as I feared they would, functionally serving as a bag of morality to pull folksy wisdom nuggets from when Frieren is unsure in the present.

Animation was a high point as there was great subtle motion and expressiveness that felt like a quality production.

While not an all time favorite of mine (and nobody else's goin by the discussion here), at least I'm ready to join the discussion for season 2, whenever that happens.

[Buffalobiian]

While not an all time favorite of mine (and nobody else's goin by the discussion here), at least I'm ready to join the discussion for season 2, whenever that happens.

Top choice? No.

As one of my favourites, I'd say yes.

Absolute top would be hard. You're up against shit like HxH.

[KrayZ33]

Only "loses" to stuff like Edgerunners tbh.
It's in the top5 for sure for me.

Season 2 got confirmed a few days ago btw.

[shinta|hikari]

In the top 10 for me. I have 2 Frieren rubber accessories on my keychain, one of which is her being eaten by a mimic.

[MFauli]

one of the most overhyped, overrated anime of all time going by general reaction to it. i've seen it win "Best anime ever"-votes and that's just ridiculous.

[shinta|hikari]

I somehow cannot see Mfauli's latest comment here. It shows in the front page, but when I click it, I don't see it here.

[MFauli]

Lol, did my posting get deleted because I dared say that Frieren is not the best anime of all time?

[shinta|hikari]

Now I see it. Probably just a bug.

I think people like how easygoing and lackadaisical it is because that is different from the usual mainstream dramatic and/or hype anime.

[shinta|hikari]

Cow of his Dead.

OMG, it's like Diablo's Cow Level but they are all zombies.

[Death BOO Z]

watched it all in three days, 15 episodes today.
will be joinning for S2 discussions.