You don't need to be chosen to be a real hero - Info - Anime name: Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Song used: • The Way Ahead (Origina...
@@knightbro578well he was only called corrupt because of his drinking habits. Sein definitely deserve that title the most because not only Is he an alcoholic, he's a gambler, pervert, and overall thirsty for older woman while Heiter was just a drunkard who pass out most of the time
@@Cubed_Soulsparktrue every trope revolves around some cringe kid being chosen hero and then generic development where they gain courage and sht. Himmel is the goat. He become a hero because he wanted to. Proved the doubters wrong and cheesed the demon king to death with his knockoff walmart ahh sword.
The fact that he slayed the Demon Lord with a regular sword makes him that much more of a Hero in my opinion, he didn't win with borrowed power, he won with unbending resolve and sheer grit. Himmel was a real hero, just like how Heiter was a true priest, because he never once claimed to be a holy person who transcended the masses, he lied for good reasons, he had his vices, his fears and always acknowledged his shortcomings.
All party members are wholesome in their own way but Heiter is lowkey a good person despite being called Corrupted Priest a lot. He defended Frieren when people badmouthed her because she did not cry during Himmel's funeral. He quit drinking to live longer in order to see Fern becoming a strong mage. He changed the subject when Frieren and Eisen were starting to be uncomfortable with their different views on longevity. He made Eisen believe in Heaven so Eisen would no longer feel bad about abandoning his parents to their demise (and Eisen still prays before their graves on the present day). Hell, I think he drank a lot because he just wanted to enjoy the life the Goddess gave him to the fullest.
@@barcodeverifier9256 His existence and the mark he left in history is also proof that heroes by the name to Eisen, Heiter and Frieren did exist. He left his mark on the earth and he created a world where his friends names would live on with Frieren, even if only in memory. All those statues people built of Himmel weren't for him, it was for Frieren to remember that they really did exist and weren't some fairy tale people concocted to tell their children.
@@AkasagiPhan i knew Heiter was a great person from the moment he lied about wanting to live longer and fearing death so that he could trick Frieren into researching and staying longer just for Fern to have a person to be with after his passing. Corrupt Priest who told the warmest lies 💙. He used Frieren's own logic against her when Fern couldn't fulfill the conditions needed to travel with her. Without realizing it she had already trained her to the point where she could follow behind her as a mage. And he took care of himself just long enough to see Fern off with a smile 😭
@@AkasagiPhan "changed the subject when Frieren and Eisen were starting to be uncomfortable with their different views on longevity" what was this about?
imagine the true sword has a spirit inside it or something like Fi in zelda skyward sword, and its super embarrassed about everything cause now its just sorta useless and will sit in that cave forever cause it was too picky
Probably spoiler because I forgot which chapter While it's just a replica, the smith who make the sword pour his whole skill and soul to make it. And when Himmel offered better sword by the smith, he refuse. He decided to defeat the Demon King with the sword because he already partnered with it for a long time
@@hafirenggayuda rewatching the show Fern is from the south same as the strongest human hero that was killed by the 7 Generals would be pretty cool if it turned out she was his grand daughter or related to him and she pulls the sword using it to take out the demon Kings right hand. Their party only needs a hero they don't need 2 mages
The fact that Himmel ranks first in the manga popularity poll despite being dead since the first chapter speaks a lot about how well he is written. I'd love if someone made an analysis about this character from a literary perspective, so we can know why he's so loved by fans even if he only appears through Frieren's flashbacks.
At first I didn’t know how to feel about him but he quickly became my favorite character. Every time we learned more about him I’d like him a bit more. But I’m not sure why
Imagine that the sword was enchanted to never be pulled out, and that was actually the desired effect. Only a true hero would still face his mission even all evidence says it's hopeless and that you weren't the one. Even if a brute managed to pull it out, that didn't actually mean anything except that he was good at pulling swords out of stones, and he could still lose, but a true hero bears the spirit of hope.
Since this anime doesn't seems to follow the classical path hero mc cheated destined to save, i thought the same thing, the sword was just a test to see of the one trying is a real hero that carries hope as u say and not some excallibur bullshit that only one dude can pull out because he was born that way
Ah, man, I’m usually the one to leave such a comment on this discussion. I was too late, lol. Facing the disappointment and humility of not being the chosen one, and still doing the right thing is what makes a hero. Indeed.
It's somewhat similar to Rudeus's case from Mushoku Tensei where the sacred beast doesn't recognize him as the hero, even though he's the protagonist. I won't go into details as it would spoil the story for people who only watched the anime.
@@Phantom-ZER0 For me it not really the same, i mean dude has the cheat MC reincarnated with huge amount of power but i don't really watch it since i'm not really a huge fan of harem stuff
@@kingbradley6602He's jobs so much it's funny though. Solo against anyone, and he'd just get wrecked constantly. No victory of his comes for free. Which is why Mushoku Tensei is just prequel of the entire franchise.
There's a professor back in my college day shared a quote to my class: "Tests won't define your failures, but achievements will prove your successes." Man did I remembered his teachings. Then he said: "But I'll still have fail some of you cuz you guys were doing too bad."
Kinda depressing if you think about it. Nothing really matters but results. The lack of achieving anything means that all you have done is worthless. If one’s proof is their successes and nothing else, then if one doesn’t achieve their goals they are in their own eyes nothing. In today’s world your professor statement is true one is nothing without achievements and proof but I find it to be too harsh and almost makes living feel pointless. If all that matters is achieving to prove one’s usefulness and success it’s like living one’s to look good for others almost just to stroke one’s own ego. It just seems sad your quote implies sad things to me .
@@revilokid I think it's said with the intent of following up with an encouragement words, just that in itself would have failed to hold ground for people but to direct it into "you need to try and achieve it" and it will take the role of encouragement words.
@@LilPale I get what you mean. Maybe not following up as he already said “ But I’ll still have to fail some of you because you guys were doing too bad” but, it can still work if you put it before, “ you need to try and achieve” then “ as test won’t define your failures, but achievements will prove your successes”. Though my thoughts on it haven’t changed it does make me realize the professor was teaching the best he can and was just being honest on how things can be. Very based guy.
One of the funnier thoughts I've heard from others: Himmel and Co are the party to defeat the demon lord because they spent so much time doing side quests and helping out random villages that they had enough real world experiences and practice working as a team, whereas previous parties just speedra towards the demon lord in a mad dash to save the world.
That bcz Hero of the South already slayed someone from Demon King's Armies who could see the Future so Heroes Party can have 10 Years of side quest first. If that guy still Alive, He already bring Everyone to beat Himmel Party just like how He did It to Hero of the South😂😂😂
The hero’s comrades started their journey as a corrupt priest, a self loathing warrior and an emotionally stunted elf. His world was full of disarray, death and fear. But he persevered, he transformed Heiter into a beacon of virtue, gave Eisen his pride back, and made Frieren want to understand humanity. He made his world better every step of the way, stoping to help even the lowliest peasant for the most menial of tasks. He spent 10 years in the greatest journey of his and his comrades lives. He loved Frieren but never burdened her with that love because he knew she couldn’t love him back at the time. He made sure that even after his death, the world and his friends would have memories of him in the form of statues so they wouldn’t lose hope. He was funny, kind brave and loyal to a fault. Despite not being the hero of the prophecy, he destroyed the Demon King and his legions. And once he did all this, he simply came back home and lived a simple life, helping wherever he could. He died surrounded by the people he cared about the most. Himmel was a true Hero who saved the world not just in the grand scheme of things but with every single person he met and helped. Long may he be remembered.
It's as Gandalf has said in the Hobbit movie "Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love."
I never really liked the trope of the holy sword that picks out the hero before, but this is genius. Here, we don't get the sword that, by fate or some such preordained way, correctly picks out the one individual that will be the hero; Instead, we get an individual who, despite the fact that this very sword rejects him, simply goes on. An individual who understands that you don't have to be a hero choosen by fate, to be a hero. In a sense, Himmel proved the sword wrong; however it may choose, it rejected someone who was so fitted, that even after getting rejected, they still succeeded anyway. What is a better way of showing that a character understands that they don't have to let their failures define them than them getting rejected by a literal holy sword, only for them to go on anyway. Truly genius writing...
I've seen it said elsewhere, but I really like the idea that the sword isn't actually meant to be pulled; In this case, it functions as a test to weed out the ones who'd quit after failing to pull it, since they wouldn't have the determination needed to save the world if not being able to pull a sword shattered their resolve.
And as the story goes on we find out that there were many heroes who couldn't pull the sword but they were heroes. A sword does not define who is a hero.
I like the idea of the "true hero's sword" just sitting there, rusting away. You don't need the validation of a sword stuck in a rock to be the best version of yourself.
His voice is gentle, his speech is polite and refined, he is kind and friendly, not easily angered; even when angry, he remains calm. Everyone feels comfortable in his presence. Individuals like him may seem rare, but I know one in real life - he is a very kind, handsome, and compassionate man.
I love this moment in contrast to why he started his journey in the first place: He wanted to become the hero so that Heiter would stop calling him a fake hero, but as time went on, he genuinely wanted to defeat the demon king for the sake of the world, and when the very sword that he started the quest to obtain rejected him, he had grown past the point of needing it entirely. Himmel earned his title as Hero, rather than borrowing it from the sword itself. His sword is the Hero's sword, not because wielding it made Himmel a hero, but because Himmel had made it a heroic sword through his own determination to be the hero the world was waiting for.
"Anime is just a work of fiction. The characters aren't real people." "I know. But the messages, the life lessons, are real. From real people." This scenes can be interpreted into different views for each person, but the messages remains the same, which is what makes it poetic for me.
I like to think of the Dumbledore quote: "Is this all real or is it just happening inside my head?" "Of course it is happening inside your head but why would that mean that it's not real ?" Some things aren't physical yet they exist.
This vid pop up to me after I found out the news about a 17 year old Taiwanese stopped a knife assault case because he said "Himmel would've done the same" Himmel would be real proud of him
"Himmel lived up to those words" That part what hits me in that dialog. As someone who constantly promise myself to be better each day and sadly never achieve it, i envy people who give big promises and with their sweat and blood live up to their words. Himmel has my deepest respect.
you're better each day for never giving it up you're still better than what you're trying to grow out of because you recognize that it's wrong that isn't to congratulate you, but to change your perspective on yourself as someone who "can't keep my promise" one day, you will achieve it the short term is always unstable, but one day, it will all come naturally to you with practice
Alexander The Great and Djingis Khan are two great real world examples of this. They were both selfish and completely ruthless mass murderers, yet today they are celebrated as two of the most significant and impressive individuals in human history, even treated as national heroes in their respective countries.
I love the the implications that this scene created: Himmel, a fake hero, who was never chosen by the sword of the goddess, having to rely on a imitation of the sword, succeeded in becoming a real hero, regardless on who he was. The sword of the goddess, is just in a cave alone rotting away. It looks ugly whilst attracting monsters, unlike the supposed imitation, which remained beautiful and saved thousands of people and defeated the Demon King.
Himmel is that character who is dead after the first chapter but as the story goes on without him, the story always reminds you of him and the more you know more of this man, the more you like him as a character. The story of this anime/manga is just so good.
No, but Himmel live through what i call "Protagonist memories". In story, it was use front-back plot. The character was build from memories of protagonist. We actually never know how he was (except in episode 1 before his dead) because all was interpretation by Frieren. Yeah, it's new way to storytelling in anime, i never saw other character like Himmel and heroes party too.
Prequels only really work if there is not much info about the past to begin with, and no important event revealed for that period. Stories like Frieren's and Cowboy Bebop's relies heavily on important events told via flashback (and this happens multiple times) to drive the 'present' story forward. Netflix tried to do a prequel episode for the Cowboy Bebop live-action and it did not work (although you can argue that there are a lot of other things wrong with that turd). Also the way Frieren and Cowboy Bebop did flashbacks still leaves the viewer with room for imagination, for the smaller details. An example of when a prequel works perfectly: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse on the NES (or actually most games in that series as a whole). We knew from the first two games that the Belmont family has the duty to stop Dracula every 100 years and obviously there must be other Belmonts before and after Simon, but we did not know any of them or how their journey happened. It leaves perfect space for telling a different story for each Belmont starting with Trevor in Castlevania III - from which we learned how the Belmont clan was feared and expelled from society before they were needed to defeat Dracula, how Trevor met his comrades through his journey including Dracula's own son which was a good twist for a game at a time.
Well i mean this story is recalling the past as much as it's telling the story of Frieren's current journey. You should check out the music video by Yoasobi for Yuusha/The Brave , it pretty much says that the story is about Frieren taking her loved ones with her to the future's light.
No,pasts are as important as present in this story,that's why u would see many flashbacks as they functioned to uncover mysteries and plot holes in the story
What Frieren says at the end always chokes me up. She will always know the true nature of Himmel and his story. She will see it get twisted until the true essence of him and his story is gone.
I love how you can even tell just how much genuine love he had for frieren when in this simple quick panel at 0:58 shows himmel looking at frieren and admiring her beauty and love every bit of it. Its only a simple thing but it means so much. I didn't even notice he was looking at her in that panel until now.
"Kevin, not only heroes can save the world...They are called heroes because they save the world." "But we all know this world is beyond saving. Despite that, we must become heroes" -Elysia and Kevin, Flame Chasers.
Wasn't worthy to pull that sword, but still went out of his way to save the world because it was the right thing to do. Bro gave that magic sword and destiny the biggest middle finger and he's the greatest for doing so.
My favorite part of that scene is the moment when they're leaving and Stark looks at the sword, then leaves without even trying to pull it out of the stone. Because Himmel killed the demon king, it's as if the fact that he couldn't draw the sword discredited the sword rather than him.
This show is beautifully done, and this edit is beautiful as well, I didn’t bother watching freiren before because the crunchy description just made it sound sad and depressing, but it’s so much more, I’m glad I started watching it
@jameswong4837 Like op said, truly the show is so much more than its synopsis or whatever other reputation it's accumulated as being depressing. If you check it out, I hope you'll enjoy
@@jameswong4837 It really isn’t depressing tbh. It simply showcases the mortality of us humans by constantly reminding us of the relentless & ever moving passage of time. In other words, it depicts the cycle of human life through the eyes of a character that isn’t human.
@@jameswong4837there is a reason its stayed #1 on mal for so long, usually recency bias ends within a couple days but Frieren isn't just recency bias, its going to stay in the top 10 for years i'm sure
Himmel is that main protagonist who was late to receive his love interest's (Frieren) affection but definitely did every thing he could to achieve his goals... Even though he was not the "protagonist" of this anime he deserves to be one!
I like that it was never shown Himmel attempting to pull the sword. Frieren’s memory of Himmel here is also her romanticizing his story. Her only remembering the moment after that shows his character.
How many of us would have given up at that point and accepted the 'facts' the world was telling us? This scene hits so hard cause it's so incredibly brave to refuse this truth and instead forged his own way. This clip is so well done. Thank you.
Beautiful choices of scene, music, and theme. As even if the world doesn't need you to be the one, you can still be *the one* . So don't regret anything, don't be lazy out and tell yourself you're worthless, because at the end of the day everyone were granted a purpose, and the journey is the answer for the question. *"Who are you?"*
the voice acting at 00:27 is just fantastic. The voice cracks and you can hear that this has left him shocked too. What he speaks afterwords kinda feels like he is assuring himself too and makes him feel more human. He sets himself a new goal to prove that even without the sword he is the hero
This brings to mind a quote from monogatari's Kaiki who states: "The fake is of far greater value, in it's deliberate attempt to be real it eventually becomes more real than the 'real' thing."
the testament of how much of hero Himmel is, Dude manage to won the character popularity contest despite have way less screentime compared to Frieren, Fern, and stark. ---- the mimic chest beating everybody but Himmel and Frieren also pretty damn funny outcome.
“Through action, a Man becomes a Hero Through death, a Hero becomes a Legend Through time, a Legend becomes a Myth and by learning from the myth, a man takes action.” It's a cycle, the sword was merely a test of resolve
Himmel is a hero written right. Limited screentime, but his presence and impact lasts on a big scale. No exaggerated anything, no extras, no powerups, but a talented hero with sheer will, determination and kind heart, proving his worth, even with the weakest of weapons. Himmel is what a hero from the past, must be depicted as.
a guy in taiwan said to reporters he helped to disarm a knife wielding attacker in public because it’s what himmel would have done. look it up it just happened last month on taichung metro
i love this scene because it shows that himmel wasn’t the “chosen one” but was such a special and beautiful person anyway. he did so many great things for so many people because of who he was, not because of some destiny. in my head, when himmel failed to pull the sword out, he mightve felt a sort of nihilistic and melancholic lack of importance, but still knew that even if the world deemed him unspecial, that was okay and he was going to be satisfied with “only” doing everything he could
In the recent chapter of manga they explain more about the fake blade, apparently it was created by an excellent dwarf swordsmith as a test weapon, it really can be categorised as collector item, when the dwarf learned about it he tried to convince himmel to swap it with another sword but himmel refused it, citing that the sword real value isn't about it being fake or not
Frieren is personally one of the best series for me in the recent times. I love how they adress certain things that a lot of animes just cant achieve. Something about its calmness makes me feel nostalgic
Such a great, deep moment. Himmel was determined that he would become a true hero through his actions, not based on whether he could claim a special sword or not. Then, his replica would indeed be just as much a hero's sword as the "real thing", not because it was special or enchanted, but simply because it was *his* sword.
Him not being able to pull out the sword shows that anyone can be a hero. And how something like a special sword doesn’t have to be a deciding factor of what you can or cannot do.
This edit made me emotional;; I love how Himmel the hero also embodies the beauty of his name (it's German for "heaven" from what I remembered) down to the blue colors in his design, nicely adding another layer to a conversation that pops up between Frieren, Himmel, Heiter and Eisen as they're saying prayers at the gravesite of Eisen's loved ones and remarking on the afterlife around episode 4: "But even if [heaven] doesn't exist, I believe it should." And Fern remarks after facing a certain demon that she thinks that Himmel believed in Frieren as much as Frieren says that people believed in him. And Himmel certainly embodies that belief truly becoming a hero and continuing to live as one in response to that classic Hero's Journey with the way he lived his life and what he would continue to leave behind many years after he passed away. What a lovely character.
This reminded me of a quote "a hero is not the strong who acknowledge himself as a hero, a hero is someone who sees themaelve as weak but keep striving for others. A hero is weak and yet he kept going despite being weak"
A man who work his way up to the top to become a hero. Not chosen, not talented, just pure will of wanting to be one. He needs no special sword or anything, if he work his way toward becoming a hero, the sword he wield will be looked as of the legendary sword itself.
People can build statues and create every story conceivable for Himmel. And Frieren will always be his best storyteller, his most devoted follower. She speaks about him like a God she briefly met.
no one will ever know how many times i replayed this exact scene even. maybe i'm not chosen by anyone, but i choose what i'll become, and that's enough.
It's really beautiful how this interpret himmel as a hero with a different points of view, "New generation will always romanticize heroes, until their original nature's eventually disappear" Those people didn't know how much himmel progressed even without a cheat item, they think he got his blessings and talents right from birth but it was wronged. He worked his way up through a thorny path much worst than other but eventually finished and crossed the line where most character would cheat through. He is not a hero no far from it. But he is indeed a "true" hero
Bro has the mad hollow’s genes. Like how the hell did he beat the Demon King with a collector sword? The Demon King’s plot armor didn’t protect him that much, eh?
Himmel really was a true hero even without that sword, and it’s not only because he defeated the demon king; he always helped ordinary people in their daily lives, doing what Eisen called “insignificant”. He also inspired others: he inspired Heiter to save Fern, and he inspired Frieren to appreciate the time she’s spent with others and to understand humanity more.
Imma be fr for you guys and tell you something my dad told me: Don’t try to be a hero. Just live for a while and be decent, that’s heroism enough. Honestly? Just being a good person even when knowing you’re gonna die one day is awesome. Live your life guys, Himmel did.
This was honestly my favorite moment. you don’t have to be special to do great things, and you don’t need to be approved by others to be a good person. Himmel dispite being the named hero and unable to pull out the hero's sword didn't let that bring him down and dispite just being a human with a sword achieved his goal with his friends and that unshakeable resolve to do what was right in his eyes. Like thanos from marvel said: "the hardest choices require the strongest wills"
0:26 Can we all agree that Himmel's VA does an amazing job with making the start of the sentence sound like he was upset, and picks himself up as the sentence continues? Within a minute they touched both how people romanticize those who admire, and at the same time subverted the Arthurian trope while making the hero look amazing by FAILING the quest.
Just amazing the way you can feel that Frieren put so much love and admiration in those words. The face like aways, but you can understand how she feels about Himmel. "It doesnt matter if he failed. He's special because he doesn't need it to be an Hero"
her watching them "leave her", the flowers in spring as a parallel of the ephemerality (and beauty) of her (mortal) friends, himmel looking back at her so warmly
There's no fraud in the hero's party. Himmel managed to slay the demon lord by sheer will and resolve. The sword didn't choose him but he was a real hero just as Heiter was a true priest by accepting that he is just human with human desires that is in no way superior than anyone else just because he is a priest. Heiter is a true warrior too. He claims that he's a coward who can't even face his enemies without shaking. But the way he grits his teeth yet standing his ground is courage itself. Then there's Frieren who claims that she is practically devoid of fondness and emotions but cried like a child when Himmel died.
Himel was a hero, he used everything he had to be able to beat the demon lord and not borrowed power, just sheer grit, skill and leadership to coordinate veryone to their max potential. Heiter was a real priest, he always tried to help people whenever they got a chance, tried to give hope whenever possible and never claimed to have reached enlightenment or smt similar Eisen was also a real warrior, anyone who goes to battle without fear of death and/or injury is either completely crazy, an absolute fool or both. Yet he never ran away leaving his party members behind and he never shun away from risking his skin for their plans and always even when healing magic was blocked (remember when Himel told him to use himself as bait when Heiter was too hungover and couldn't use healing magic?) Frieren was also a true mage, despite being a complete hedge one as she doesn't reduce magic to just "killing weapon" and one that actually made it all possible with a "useless" flowerbed spell. All of them in one way or another could be called "fake" for one reason or another, the irony being that the exact characteristics which people would use to call them "fake" is what made them TRULY a hero, a priest, a warrior and a mage
Some people (probably males) were posting about how Himmel was unnecessarily overrated on reddit. One way or another it won't change the fact that he is the best written male character. The biggest factor in Frieren's character development is Himmel. It cannot be denied that he has a great importance in the series.
the whole manga is magnificent. all the main characters, all the situations, all the reactions feel alive and breathing, living their own life, their story and emotions. truly the best thing that happened to manga world
“A fake hero, a drunk priest, a cowardly warrior, and a disgraceful mage walk into a bar…”
And saved the entire world.
Peak.
Lmao
Best anime of the year for me. It has such a great portrayal of human emotions
Corrupted priest but drunk yeah not bad
@@knightbro578well he was only called corrupt because of his drinking habits. Sein definitely deserve that title the most because not only Is he an alcoholic, he's a gambler, pervert, and overall thirsty for older woman while Heiter was just a drunkard who pass out most of the time
Himmel wasn't chosen to be a hero. He chose to be a hero. And he lived up to it every day of his life
i wish more stories would emrace this message. its to often that you see the chosen one trope wich misses the point of a real hero completly
@@Cubed_Soulsparktrue every trope revolves around some cringe kid being chosen hero and then generic development where they gain courage and sht.
Himmel is the goat. He become a hero because he wanted to. Proved the doubters wrong and cheesed the demon king to death with his knockoff walmart ahh sword.
I wish they have showed Hemel and his journey with frieren
Beautiful words
@@justsomeguythatwantssometh9986 true the overpowered mc without trying trope has become boring.
The fact that he slayed the Demon Lord with a regular sword makes him that much more of a Hero in my opinion, he didn't win with borrowed power, he won with unbending resolve and sheer grit. Himmel was a real hero, just like how Heiter was a true priest, because he never once claimed to be a holy person who transcended the masses, he lied for good reasons, he had his vices, his fears and always acknowledged his shortcomings.
He may be not be the Hero but for sure he's a Legend
All party members are wholesome in their own way but Heiter is lowkey a good person despite being called Corrupted Priest a lot. He defended Frieren when people badmouthed her because she did not cry during Himmel's funeral. He quit drinking to live longer in order to see Fern becoming a strong mage. He changed the subject when Frieren and Eisen were starting to be uncomfortable with their different views on longevity. He made Eisen believe in Heaven so Eisen would no longer feel bad about abandoning his parents to their demise (and Eisen still prays before their graves on the present day). Hell, I think he drank a lot because he just wanted to enjoy the life the Goddess gave him to the fullest.
@@barcodeverifier9256 His existence and the mark he left in history is also proof that heroes by the name to Eisen, Heiter and Frieren did exist. He left his mark on the earth and he created a world where his friends names would live on with Frieren, even if only in memory. All those statues people built of Himmel weren't for him, it was for Frieren to remember that they really did exist and weren't some fairy tale people concocted to tell their children.
@@AkasagiPhan i knew Heiter was a great person from the moment he lied about wanting to live longer and fearing death so that he could trick Frieren into researching and staying longer just for Fern to have a person to be with after his passing. Corrupt Priest who told the warmest lies 💙. He used Frieren's own logic against her when Fern couldn't fulfill the conditions needed to travel with her. Without realizing it she had already trained her to the point where she could follow behind her as a mage. And he took care of himself just long enough to see Fern off with a smile 😭
@@AkasagiPhan "changed the subject when Frieren and Eisen were starting to be uncomfortable with their different views on longevity" what was this about?
"Nothing says the fake cannot surpass the real thing."
-Shirou Emiya
wise words spoken from a fellow hero
hi fuuj
@@rexxi705 spoliers alert: they go to gold city
Kaiki in monogatari series word about the value of fake and real is one of the best take for this.
@@backpackpepelon3867 "In the fake's deliberate attempt to become real, it has become more valuable than the real thing."
It's funny how his "fake" sword ended up becoming a legendary sword because it was wielded by him and helped save the world. Loved that!
Big slap to that true sacred sword.
Well, his sword was like him. Like his sword, he was fake. But he was a true hero of true strength and courage.
imagine the true sword has a spirit inside it or something like Fi in zelda skyward sword, and its super embarrassed about everything cause now its just sorta useless and will sit in that cave forever cause it was too picky
Probably spoiler because I forgot which chapter
While it's just a replica, the smith who make the sword pour his whole skill and soul to make it. And when Himmel offered better sword by the smith, he refuse. He decided to defeat the Demon King with the sword because he already partnered with it for a long time
@@hafirenggayuda rewatching the show Fern is from the south same as the strongest human hero that was killed by the 7 Generals would be pretty cool if it turned out she was his grand daughter or related to him and she pulls the sword using it to take out the demon Kings right hand. Their party only needs a hero they don't need 2 mages
@@mshake7056 more like her child, the demon king returns (maybe cap)
The fact that Himmel ranks first in the manga popularity poll despite being dead since the first chapter speaks a lot about how well he is written. I'd love if someone made an analysis about this character from a literary perspective, so we can know why he's so loved by fans even if he only appears through Frieren's flashbacks.
seriously and also if possible i had just want to read or watch all the flashbacks specific to himmel shown till the latest chapter
At first I didn’t know how to feel about him but he quickly became my favorite character. Every time we learned more about him I’d like him a bit more. But I’m not sure why
@@deez5396bro rizzed up an elf it’s taking her like 100years to realize 💀😭
@@swo8on bro rizzed me up too🤣 he has that multidimensional rizz
Hes just the best chad thats it, everyone loves a caring thoughtful loving chad, and hes the best one
Imagine that the sword was enchanted to never be pulled out, and that was actually the desired effect. Only a true hero would still face his mission even all evidence says it's hopeless and that you weren't the one. Even if a brute managed to pull it out, that didn't actually mean anything except that he was good at pulling swords out of stones, and he could still lose, but a true hero bears the spirit of hope.
Since this anime doesn't seems to follow the classical path hero mc cheated destined to save, i thought the same thing, the sword was just a test to see of the one trying is a real hero that carries hope as u say and not some excallibur bullshit that only one dude can pull out because he was born that way
Ah, man, I’m usually the one to leave such a comment on this discussion. I was too late, lol.
Facing the disappointment and humility of not being the chosen one, and still doing the right thing is what makes a hero. Indeed.
It's somewhat similar to Rudeus's case from Mushoku Tensei where the sacred beast doesn't recognize him as the hero, even though he's the protagonist. I won't go into details as it would spoil the story for people who only watched the anime.
@@Phantom-ZER0 For me it not really the same, i mean dude has the cheat MC reincarnated with huge amount of power but i don't really watch it since i'm not really a huge fan of harem stuff
@@kingbradley6602He's jobs so much it's funny though. Solo against anyone, and he'd just get wrecked constantly. No victory of his comes for free. Which is why Mushoku Tensei is just prequel of the entire franchise.
There's a professor back in my college day shared a quote to my class:
"Tests won't define your failures, but achievements will prove your successes."
Man did I remembered his teachings.
Then he said: "But I'll still have fail some of you cuz you guys were doing too bad."
Based 😂😂
Kinda depressing if you think about it. Nothing really matters but results. The lack of achieving anything means that all you have done is worthless. If one’s proof is their successes and nothing else, then if one doesn’t achieve their goals they are in their own eyes nothing.
In today’s world your professor statement is true one is nothing without achievements and proof but I find it to be too harsh and almost makes living feel pointless. If all that matters is achieving to prove one’s usefulness and success it’s like living one’s to look good for others almost just to stroke one’s own ego. It just seems sad your quote implies sad things to me .
@@revilokid I think it's said with the intent of following up with an encouragement words, just that in itself would have failed to hold ground for people but to direct it into "you need to try and achieve it" and it will take the role of encouragement words.
@@LilPale I get what you mean. Maybe not following up as he already said “ But I’ll still have to fail some of you because you guys were doing too bad” but, it can still work if you put it before, “ you need to try and achieve” then “ as test won’t define your failures, but achievements will prove your successes”.
Though my thoughts on it haven’t changed it does make me realize the professor was teaching the best he can and was just being honest on how things can be. Very based guy.
@@revilokid yeah
One of the funnier thoughts I've heard from others:
Himmel and Co are the party to defeat the demon lord because they spent so much time doing side quests and helping out random villages that they had enough real world experiences and practice working as a team, whereas previous parties just speedra towards the demon lord in a mad dash to save the world.
When you already do 99% progress of all quests then you face last boss
Or most demons just blitzed the heroes the moment the heroes get too strong.
True that, unlike most animes where the hero kills the demon king in about a year, Himmel took 10 years gathering experience
they became over leveled in the final battle due to finishing sidequests
That bcz Hero of the South already slayed someone from Demon King's Armies who could see the Future so Heroes Party can have 10 Years of side quest first. If that guy still Alive, He already bring Everyone to beat Himmel Party just like how He did It to Hero of the South😂😂😂
The hero’s comrades started their journey as a corrupt priest, a self loathing warrior and an emotionally stunted elf. His world was full of disarray, death and fear. But he persevered, he transformed Heiter into a beacon of virtue, gave Eisen his pride back, and made Frieren want to understand humanity. He made his world better every step of the way, stoping to help even the lowliest peasant for the most menial of tasks. He spent 10 years in the greatest journey of his and his comrades lives. He loved Frieren but never burdened her with that love because he knew she couldn’t love him back at the time. He made sure that even after his death, the world and his friends would have memories of him in the form of statues so they wouldn’t lose hope. He was funny, kind brave and loyal to a fault. Despite not being the hero of the prophecy, he destroyed the Demon King and his legions. And once he did all this, he simply came back home and lived a simple life, helping wherever he could. He died surrounded by the people he cared about the most. Himmel was a true Hero who saved the world not just in the grand scheme of things but with every single person he met and helped. Long may he be remembered.
Well spoken
As a Fantasy Hero Himmel right now is at the top of my list. As for Superheroes, it's either Spiderman, Batman or All might
It's as Gandalf has said in the Hobbit movie "Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love."
Man just made me cry
Bro wrote a whole eulogy
"The fake is of far greater value. In its deliberate attempt to be real, it's more real than the real thing." - Kaiki Deishuu
Truly deserve his best girl status
Fake and real both hold equal value. - Oshino meme
He said that only defining feature is their desperate attempt.
I thought the exact same thing, I love that quote so much
@@spikey288I can the meaning of that quote but i have disargee . Because there a reason why we have word for fake and real
@@namanhnguyenhoang2695 the fact that there is a reason for both words doesn't mean it's incorrect
I never really liked the trope of the holy sword that picks out the hero before, but this is genius. Here, we don't get the sword that, by fate or some such preordained way, correctly picks out the one individual that will be the hero; Instead, we get an individual who, despite the fact that this very sword rejects him, simply goes on. An individual who understands that you don't have to be a hero choosen by fate, to be a hero. In a sense, Himmel proved the sword wrong; however it may choose, it rejected someone who was so fitted, that even after getting rejected, they still succeeded anyway. What is a better way of showing that a character understands that they don't have to let their failures define them than them getting rejected by a literal holy sword, only for them to go on anyway. Truly genius writing...
I've seen it said elsewhere, but I really like the idea that the sword isn't actually meant to be pulled; In this case, it functions as a test to weed out the ones who'd quit after failing to pull it, since they wouldn't have the determination needed to save the world if not being able to pull a sword shattered their resolve.
And as the story goes on we find out that there were many heroes who couldn't pull the sword but they were heroes. A sword does not define who is a hero.
Just like Deku not having a quirk. Himmel didn't need the sword
@@SiopaoClublmao deku does have a quirk.
@@riku861I love this interpretion than "ThE rEAl tHREaT hASn't aPPEaR yEt" shit.
I like the idea of the "true hero's sword" just sitting there, rusting away. You don't need the validation of a sword stuck in a rock to be the best version of yourself.
That's sword is similar with modern dating, have high standard on everything
@@raygeno5636 Bro came to an anime clip to complain about being rejected lmao
@@meltygear5955 he ain't fully wrong thou
@@moores4415yes
His voice is gentle, his speech is polite and refined, he is kind and friendly, not easily angered; even when angry, he remains calm. Everyone feels comfortable in his presence. Individuals like him may seem rare, but I know one in real life - he is a very kind, handsome, and compassionate man.
He only lost his calm when that kid flipped Frieren's skirt.
@@pasindudinusha6507 hahaha that's true, why could I forget it🤣
Keep in mind that his VA's other characters are Bakugo from Hero Academia and Accelerator from To Aru Series
Charisma 18 fighter.
Say what??, bro turned 180° @@Fei-Chan
Bro this just made the scene hit harder 😭
1000th like🎉
I teared up to this, this was edited beautifully
Same here
Should be an anime trailer
Teared up over everything
it was mostly unedited without the caption, the original version still me some vibe
Holy, I teared up to this too! And I didn't, when I watched this scene in the anime, good choice of song btw. This show is sooo good, god damn.
I love this moment in contrast to why he started his journey in the first place: He wanted to become the hero so that Heiter would stop calling him a fake hero, but as time went on, he genuinely wanted to defeat the demon king for the sake of the world, and when the very sword that he started the quest to obtain rejected him, he had grown past the point of needing it entirely. Himmel earned his title as Hero, rather than borrowing it from the sword itself. His sword is the Hero's sword, not because wielding it made Himmel a hero, but because Himmel had made it a heroic sword through his own determination to be the hero the world was waiting for.
"Anime is just a work of fiction. The characters aren't real people."
"I know. But the messages, the life lessons, are real. From real people."
This scenes can be interpreted into different views for each person, but the messages remains the same, which is what makes it poetic for me.
Anime is literature this anime is a masterpiece we need to put these in museums and make statue of it
Fiction in general is distilled reality. Or reality with all the boring and unimportant parts left out. Or a summary of reality. etc
Yeah, it's saying Himmel and Heiter were the real heroes. Makes you think... 🤔
I like to think of the Dumbledore quote: "Is this all real or is it just happening inside my head?" "Of course it is happening inside your head but why would that mean that it's not real ?" Some things aren't physical yet they exist.
Nah, the Messages also different for each Person
This vid pop up to me after I found out the news about a 17 year old Taiwanese stopped a knife assault case because he said "Himmel would've done the same"
Himmel would be real proud of him
There's a news story in Taiwan where a guy helped stop a knife attack and said,"Himmel would do the same". True inspiration
"Himmel lived up to those words" That part what hits me in that dialog. As someone who constantly promise myself to be better each day and sadly never achieve it, i envy people who give big promises and with their sweat and blood live up to their words. Himmel has my deepest respect.
you're better each day for never giving it up
you're still better than what you're trying to grow out of because you recognize that it's wrong
that isn't to congratulate you, but to change your perspective on yourself as someone who "can't keep my promise"
one day, you will achieve it
the short term is always unstable, but one day, it will all come naturally to you with practice
“Future generations romanticize heroes to the point that their original nature eventually disappears.”
Damn that hits hard
Alexander The Great and Djingis Khan are two great real world examples of this. They were both selfish and completely ruthless mass murderers, yet today they are celebrated as two of the most significant and impressive individuals in human history, even treated as national heroes in their respective countries.
overwhelming distrust is overpowered
My man took “fake it til you make it” to a whole new level
why thank you
I love the the implications that this scene created:
Himmel, a fake hero, who was never chosen by the sword of the goddess, having to rely on a imitation of the sword, succeeded in becoming a real hero, regardless on who he was.
The sword of the goddess, is just in a cave alone rotting away. It looks ugly whilst attracting monsters, unlike the supposed imitation, which remained beautiful and saved thousands of people and defeated the Demon King.
Himmel is that character who is dead after the first chapter but as the story goes on without him, the story always reminds you of him and the more you know more of this man, the more you like him as a character. The story of this anime/manga is just so good.
Ai hoshino
No, but Himmel live through what i call "Protagonist memories". In story, it was use front-back plot. The character was build from memories of protagonist. We actually never know how he was (except in episode 1 before his dead) because all was interpretation by Frieren.
Yeah, it's new way to storytelling in anime, i never saw other character like Himmel and heroes party too.
detective is already dead but it isn't ass.
I want a prequel series called something like...
Frieren: To Our Journey's End.
Frieren: 40K
Prequels only really work if there is not much info about the past to begin with, and no important event revealed for that period. Stories like Frieren's and Cowboy Bebop's relies heavily on important events told via flashback (and this happens multiple times) to drive the 'present' story forward. Netflix tried to do a prequel episode for the Cowboy Bebop live-action and it did not work (although you can argue that there are a lot of other things wrong with that turd). Also the way Frieren and Cowboy Bebop did flashbacks still leaves the viewer with room for imagination, for the smaller details.
An example of when a prequel works perfectly: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse on the NES (or actually most games in that series as a whole). We knew from the first two games that the Belmont family has the duty to stop Dracula every 100 years and obviously there must be other Belmonts before and after Simon, but we did not know any of them or how their journey happened. It leaves perfect space for telling a different story for each Belmont starting with Trevor in Castlevania III - from which we learned how the Belmont clan was feared and expelled from society before they were needed to defeat Dracula, how Trevor met his comrades through his journey including Dracula's own son which was a good twist for a game at a time.
Well i mean this story is recalling the past as much as it's telling the story of Frieren's current journey. You should check out the music video by Yoasobi for Yuusha/The Brave , it pretty much says that the story is about Frieren taking her loved ones with her to the future's light.
No,pasts are as important as present in this story,that's why u would see many flashbacks as they functioned to uncover mysteries and plot holes in the story
The ENTIRE point of the series is that we slowly live their adventure through Frieren's memories
What Frieren says at the end always chokes me up. She will always know the true nature of Himmel and his story. She will see it get twisted until the true essence of him and his story is gone.
I love how you can even tell just how much genuine love he had for frieren when in this simple quick panel at 0:58 shows himmel looking at frieren and admiring her beauty and love every bit of it. Its only a simple thing but it means so much. I didn't even notice he was looking at her in that panel until now.
"Hero is not someone who can save the world, A Hero is someone who has saved the world".
"Kevin, not only heroes can save the world...They are called heroes because they save the world."
"But we all know this world is beyond saving. Despite that, we must become heroes"
-Elysia and Kevin, Flame Chasers.
@@prometheus1815 ah yes fellow depression impact 3rd
@@prometheus1815 a place full of trauma and hope
Wasn't worthy to pull that sword, but still went out of his way to save the world because it was the right thing to do.
Bro gave that magic sword and destiny the biggest middle finger and he's the greatest for doing so.
Nah he's just such a gigachad that the sword itself felt like it wasn't worthy to be his weapon
He tried to pull the sword 🗡️. But the sword found itself not worthy of such a hero
The sword wasn’t worthy of him
Said "Eat my ass, I'll do it anyway" And fcking did it.
"im not worthy"
- the sword, probably
My favorite part of that scene is the moment when they're leaving and Stark looks at the sword, then leaves without even trying to pull it out of the stone. Because Himmel killed the demon king, it's as if the fact that he couldn't draw the sword discredited the sword rather than him.
I didn’t even notice. You just made me appreciate this scene even more
Himmel : "Nah, I'd win"
Actually won!!!
This show is beautifully done, and this edit is beautiful as well, I didn’t bother watching freiren before because the crunchy description just made it sound sad and depressing, but it’s so much more, I’m glad I started watching it
Haven’t picked it up because all I’ve heard is that it’s depression in TV form. Maybe I’ll start watching it
@jameswong4837 Like op said, truly the show is so much more than its synopsis or whatever other reputation it's accumulated as being depressing. If you check it out, I hope you'll enjoy
@@jameswong4837 It really isn’t depressing tbh. It simply showcases the mortality of us humans by constantly reminding us of the relentless & ever moving passage of time. In other words, it depicts the cycle of human life through the eyes of a character that isn’t human.
@@jameswong4837it isn't depressing but healing
@@jameswong4837there is a reason its stayed #1 on mal for so long, usually recency bias ends within a couple days but Frieren isn't just recency bias, its going to stay in the top 10 for years i'm sure
Himmel is that main protagonist who was late to receive his love interest's (Frieren) affection but definitely did every thing he could to achieve his goals... Even though he was not the "protagonist" of this anime he deserves to be one!
I like that it was never shown Himmel attempting to pull the sword. Frieren’s memory of Himmel here is also her romanticizing his story.
Her only remembering the moment after that shows his character.
How many of us would have given up at that point and accepted the 'facts' the world was telling us? This scene hits so hard cause it's so incredibly brave to refuse this truth and instead forged his own way. This clip is so well done. Thank you.
Beautiful choices of scene, music, and theme.
As even if the world doesn't need you to be the one, you can still be *the one* .
So don't regret anything, don't be lazy out and tell yourself you're worthless, because at the end of the day everyone were granted a purpose, and the journey is the answer for the question.
*"Who are you?"*
the voice acting at 00:27 is just fantastic. The voice cracks and you can hear that this has left him shocked too. What he speaks afterwords kinda feels like he is assuring himself too and makes him feel more human. He sets himself a new goal to prove that even without the sword he is the hero
This brings to mind a quote from monogatari's Kaiki who states: "The fake is of far greater value, in it's deliberate attempt to be real it eventually becomes more real than the 'real' thing."
I've had this on repeat, and my eyes watered each time. This was so masterfully done
the testament of how much of hero Himmel is,
Dude manage to won the character popularity contest despite have way less screentime compared to Frieren, Fern, and stark.
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the mimic chest beating everybody but Himmel and Frieren also pretty damn funny outcome.
Mimic chest ranked third??😂😂😂 This fandom is awesome. I started from the anime so I have no clue about the popularity polls but I approve 🙋
@@atzjx5971 Mimic Chest my beloved.
When I saw it at first filled me with emotion that I have never felt before. This man/women has managed to capture in full i appreciate that.
“Through action, a Man becomes a Hero
Through death, a Hero becomes a Legend
Through time, a Legend becomes a Myth
and by learning from the myth, a man takes action.”
It's a cycle, the sword was merely a test of resolve
Himmel is a hero written right. Limited screentime, but his presence and impact lasts on a big scale. No exaggerated anything, no extras, no powerups, but a talented hero with sheer will, determination and kind heart, proving his worth, even with the weakest of weapons.
Himmel is what a hero from the past, must be depicted as.
"What if I am a Fake,
There is no saying that a fake can't surpass the real one"
a guy in taiwan said to reporters he helped to disarm a knife wielding attacker in public because it’s what himmel would have done. look it up it just happened last month on taichung metro
i love this scene because it shows that himmel wasn’t the “chosen one” but was such a special and beautiful person anyway. he did so many great things for so many people because of who he was, not because of some destiny. in my head, when himmel failed to pull the sword out, he mightve felt a sort of nihilistic and melancholic lack of importance, but still knew that even if the world deemed him unspecial, that was okay and he was going to be satisfied with “only” doing everything he could
In the recent chapter of manga they explain more about the fake blade, apparently it was created by an excellent dwarf swordsmith as a test weapon, it really can be categorised as collector item, when the dwarf learned about it he tried to convince himmel to swap it with another sword but himmel refused it, citing that the sword real value isn't about it being fake or not
Frieren is personally one of the best series for me in the recent times. I love how they adress certain things that a lot of animes just cant achieve. Something about its calmness makes me feel nostalgic
Such a great, deep moment. Himmel was determined that he would become a true hero through his actions, not based on whether he could claim a special sword or not. Then, his replica would indeed be just as much a hero's sword as the "real thing", not because it was special or enchanted, but simply because it was *his* sword.
The Weapon does not define the wielder
It's the wielder that defines the weapon
Him not being able to pull out the sword shows that anyone can be a hero. And how something like a special sword doesn’t have to be a deciding factor of what you can or cannot do.
Himmel Was not worthy ❌
The Sword was not worthy of Himmel🗿✅
This edit made me emotional;; I love how Himmel the hero also embodies the beauty of his name (it's German for "heaven" from what I remembered) down to the blue colors in his design, nicely adding another layer to a conversation that pops up between Frieren, Himmel, Heiter and Eisen as they're saying prayers at the gravesite of Eisen's loved ones and remarking on the afterlife around episode 4:
"But even if [heaven] doesn't exist, I believe it should."
And Fern remarks after facing a certain demon that she thinks that Himmel believed in Frieren as much as Frieren says that people believed in him. And Himmel certainly embodies that belief truly becoming a hero and continuing to live as one in response to that classic Hero's Journey with the way he lived his life and what he would continue to leave behind many years after he passed away. What a lovely character.
The fast pictures of the adventure really makes it so natural to Frieren's perspective on the journey.
This anime and manga are unironically some of the greatest pieces of fiction ever written
that's a bit too much but it does have some awesome scenes
@@cherno8336 how is it not some of the best piece of fiction ever written?
My guy was so good he ddnt need cheats to beat the game
Screw divine favors
Don't need 'em
This reminded me of a quote "a hero is not the strong who acknowledge himself as a hero, a hero is someone who sees themaelve as weak but keep striving for others. A hero is weak and yet he kept going despite being weak"
A man who work his way up to the top to become a hero. Not chosen, not talented, just pure will of wanting to be one. He needs no special sword or anything, if he work his way toward becoming a hero, the sword he wield will be looked as of the legendary sword itself.
"Himmel never pulled out the sword... and that made all the difference."
pain
0:44 this one frame goes so freaking hard!
Lol, isn't that aura. Aura keep getting beaten in this series😂
Kinda reminds me of Roger finding the One Piece too early. Love that in stories. What a beautiful way to show overcoming imposter syndrome
People can build statues and create every story conceivable for Himmel. And Frieren will always be his best storyteller, his most devoted follower. She speaks about him like a God she briefly met.
Himmel appeared only 15-16 mins total in the entire show but still he is the guiding light to the show.
He maybe a fake hero with a fake sword but bro was the realist shit.
When cope turns to truth.
I think one way to interpret this is that anyone can be a hero, even without being told that you are one
At this point it's the sword that is coping
i played this for about 10x alr,,, it hits so hard.. How in the heck are u so underrated-
x2
Bro dropped the hardest himmel edit and thought we won't notice🔥🔥🔥
This is by far can be used to promote the anime really good
Every time when i saw Himmel in anime, i cry 😭
He is a true hero with a brighter heart ❤
no one will ever know how many times i replayed this exact scene even. maybe i'm not chosen by anyone, but i choose what i'll become, and that's enough.
Frieren was a beautiful enough anime as is, and you just made it even more stunning
It's really beautiful how this interpret himmel as a hero with a different points of view,
"New generation will always romanticize heroes, until their original nature's eventually disappear"
Those people didn't know how much himmel progressed even without a cheat item, they think he got his blessings and talents right from birth but it was wronged. He worked his way up through a thorny path much worst than other but eventually finished and crossed the line where most character would cheat through.
He is not a hero no far from it. But he is indeed a "true" hero
my man beat the final boss with tutorial sword
He's probably related to "Let me solo her"
Bro has the mad hollow’s genes. Like how the hell did he beat the Demon King with a collector sword? The Demon King’s plot armor didn’t protect him that much, eh?
Now, Himel's sword is "the" hero's sword.
himmel's been dead for 30 years but man he really is best boy I love him so much, he will always himmel THE hero
Himmel really was a true hero even without that sword, and it’s not only because he defeated the demon king; he always helped ordinary people in their daily lives, doing what Eisen called “insignificant”. He also inspired others: he inspired Heiter to save Fern, and he inspired Frieren to appreciate the time she’s spent with others and to understand humanity more.
himmels voice actor is just literally perfection love his voice makes me feel peaceful inside idk about yall
Imma be fr for you guys and tell you something my dad told me:
Don’t try to be a hero. Just live for a while and be decent, that’s heroism enough. Honestly? Just being a good person even when knowing you’re gonna die one day is awesome. Live your life guys, Himmel did.
Himmel didn't wait for a Japanese otherworlder to save his world. He pick up his fake hero sword and go
"Fine, I'll do it myself"
This was honestly my favorite moment. you don’t have to be special to do great things, and you don’t need to be approved by others to be a good person.
Himmel dispite being the named hero and unable to pull out the hero's sword didn't let that bring him down and dispite just being a human with a sword achieved his goal with his friends and that unshakeable resolve to do what was right in his eyes.
Like thanos from marvel said: "the hardest choices require the strongest wills"
I'm at the part of the manga where you see Himmel actually fight and he's a fucking beast. Dude is Doomguy with a smile and cheery attitude.
If I had a fraction of Himmel's chadness, I'd be a gigachad.
0:26 Can we all agree that Himmel's VA does an amazing job with making the start of the sentence sound like he was upset, and picks himself up as the sentence continues? Within a minute they touched both how people romanticize those who admire, and at the same time subverted the Arthurian trope while making the hero look amazing by FAILING the quest.
Himmel : 🗿🍷
Hero of the South : 🗿🍷
He was a real human being
and a real hero 🤧
Just amazing the way you can feel that Frieren put so much love and admiration in those words. The face like aways, but you can understand how she feels about Himmel.
"It doesnt matter if he failed. He's special because he doesn't need it to be an Hero"
The way he looks at her at 0:58 is so sweet and sad.
This is the most epic "Nah, I'd win" moment in the history of anything
I dont know why but 1:25 to 1:32 is just so perfect and heart wrenching that ive been watching it on loop.
her watching them "leave her", the flowers in spring as a parallel of the ephemerality (and beauty) of her (mortal) friends, himmel looking back at her so warmly
This was the video that made me watch the whole show, I'm totally grateful for that, ty.
Sword didn't choose Himmel because he knew Himmel didn't need him to be a hero. He was already a true hero.
There's no fraud in the hero's party. Himmel managed to slay the demon lord by sheer will and resolve. The sword didn't choose him but he was a real hero just as Heiter was a true priest by accepting that he is just human with human desires that is in no way superior than anyone else just because he is a priest. Heiter is a true warrior too. He claims that he's a coward who can't even face his enemies without shaking. But the way he grits his teeth yet standing his ground is courage itself. Then there's Frieren who claims that she is practically devoid of fondness and emotions but cried like a child when Himmel died.
He was only on screen for one episode but still made such an impression, what a Chad
Himel was a hero, he used everything he had to be able to beat the demon lord and not borrowed power, just sheer grit, skill and leadership to coordinate veryone to their max potential.
Heiter was a real priest, he always tried to help people whenever they got a chance, tried to give hope whenever possible and never claimed to have reached enlightenment or smt similar
Eisen was also a real warrior, anyone who goes to battle without fear of death and/or injury is either completely crazy, an absolute fool or both. Yet he never ran away leaving his party members behind and he never shun away from risking his skin for their plans and always even when healing magic was blocked (remember when Himel told him to use himself as bait when Heiter was too hungover and couldn't use healing magic?)
Frieren was also a true mage, despite being a complete hedge one as she doesn't reduce magic to just "killing weapon" and one that actually made it all possible with a "useless" flowerbed spell.
All of them in one way or another could be called "fake" for one reason or another, the irony being that the exact characteristics which people would use to call them "fake" is what made them TRULY a hero, a priest, a warrior and a mage
They named him Himmel because bro is literally HIM.
He is him and me
Bros the definition of "Fake it till you make it"
Some people (probably males) were posting about how Himmel was unnecessarily overrated on reddit. One way or another it won't change the fact that he is the best written male character. The biggest factor in Frieren's character development is Himmel. It cannot be denied that he has a great importance in the series.
the whole manga is magnificent. all the main characters, all the situations, all the reactions feel alive and breathing, living their own life, their story and emotions. truly the best thing that happened to manga world
I usually never comments on YT videos, but this really struck the strings on my heart. Keep doing what you're doing, this is a masterpiece.
This fake Hero who has so little screen time can make anyone tear up, damn those onion cutting ninjas are everywhere.