I hope that the manga will have a good ending and that someday the source material will be fully adapted by the same team. The director of Bocchi the rock did a great job this time too. Rings of power has a huge budget but it doesn't even get close to the quality of Frieren.
Taking this abomination of JRRs work as reference point is plain wrong. This ring of power junk is nothing to talk about nor compare it against something great like Frieren. I don't compare Sharknado II to Jaws either. Yes to a good ending and a full adaptation with these people who worked on it right now and many more talents. But yeah that has nothing to do with this trash.
@@Airwave2k2that “trash” (I do agree with such a term for it) is the latest big fantasy thing Hollywood and traditionally the most successful media have put out. Just goes to show that a lot of American institutions are cracking and faltering as a direct result of ideology and philosophy and that Japanese media, for example, is quickly filling up any vacuum and also forcing its way into the Western mainstream more and more.
hard to do good ending.. i mean we all know frieren in the end will have every one leave her.. maybe he got some good handsome himmel reincarnation elf😂
The reason Frieren connects to us is: 1. It is a personification of teenager life where much of it we thought it is going to be forever. mom, dad, friends, laughter, etc. We thought it is going to be forever just like Frieren has a thousands years old. We also most of the time feel apathy on those precious moment. 2. It pictures well the sadness of time to separate ways. 3. It is our feeling when everything has been in the past and we can't go back to retrieve it again 4. It appreciates the mundane life and live in the moment
It's amazing how people forget how fast pace freieren actually is sometimes. Months and years go by without the viewers noticing because we are viewing the story in freieren's perspective. Although in the later episodes, the story did slowed down because freieren kinda learned how humans perceive time through fern and stark and started to actually "live by the moment".
I understand why people often describe the series as slow-paced, but it's not. So much narrative is packed into every episode, without even considering how much in-world time is also covered. I think the slow-paced impression is because the story beats aren't progressed by action scenes, those only come once every three or four episodes, at least at first. Action scenes come more frequently later. But there is also less dialog to carry the story. So if the pace isn't being driven by action or dialog, it comes across as slow-paced. But the reason I think the pace is not slow but rather perfect, is because of how frequent emotional scenes and self-discoveries are! After all, Frieren is on this journey to understand short-lived humans better. So each time she makes a discovery, the pace progresses. Also, a lot of the narrative is told through visual storytelling. There is a lot of screen time where no one says a word, but so much happens! Another reviewer pointed out that landscape backgrounds are done in almost an impressionistic style. The visuals hammer home the point that the world, for the most part, is at peace. Thanks to the OG Hero's success.
Whenever she meets some old person who was saved as a child by the hero party, bro it always brings a tear to my eye. Himmel is also a true hero. Straight bro.
I was unsurprised it became the #1 anime of the season and possibly even the year. The source material is amazing, and it feels like a breath of fresh air for the genre, which attracted the A-team of animators and a fantastic director. The strong source material, its popularity in Japan, the fact the opening episode's (which is the most important one for determining how successful it will be) source material is especially strong, and the rockstar team of animators all gave the studio a ton of confidence in it, which is how it got a generous budget and two cours. I think the only real surprise is how great the soundtrack is, and how consistent the team has been (I was expecting at least one pacing issue and slow episode from just trying to adapt chapters into half hour episodes, but I can't think of a single episode that disappointed).
That scene where she starts crying at Himmel's funeral ALWAYS gets me, no matter how many times I see it. Who HASN'T had someone they knew for a bit suddenly leave their life? Maybe they moved away, maybe they changed schools, maybe they passed. That feeling of regret has a particularly strong pain to it. That was someone you may never see again. It hurts, even if you only talked to them occasionally.
Frieren is truly unique - I've been watching anime for over 30 years but this masterpiece enchanted me within a very short time, well deserved 1st place! I also know the manga very well and it's incredibly good but the anime adaptation is absolutely perfect, everything is just right!
Frieren is one of the most beautiful stories I have seen in an Anime. I enjoy the slower, slice of life (in a fantasy setting) kind of stories. This and Reincarnation of a Bookworm easily ranks as some of my absolute peak level anime. Maybe it is because I am just older than I used to be and savor everything in between the action scenes. Then again I also enjoyed the calmer moments back when Naruto aired in the early 00's as well so I don't think it is an age thing for me.
The interaction between the beautifully written and deep characters. Also, Frieren is such a nut! "None of these mages would get fooled by a mimic." "It's dark and scary!"
@@RealatGabbe No disrespect was intended. Your response to the original post implied you didn't cry because Finns are stoic, strong people. My comment was to play to that. It was intended to show that even foreigners recognize Finnish toughness.
Just watched Frieren recently this year. I tend to not watch popular Anime on its hyped year, So Im a little late. I did not expect to really like it and Im on it now looking forward every week. The only reason why I watched it till the latest episode among other titles because i felt an LOTR feel in it while watching the first episode. I felt Home. I have deep Love for the LOTR series. When I watched LOTR way back in its Premiere days, I had this gut feel that it will be timeless. I have the same feeling with Frieren.
Oh, it's quite easy. Relatablity sells. And what's more relatable than realizing you wasted time and missed your chances? Especially in this doom scrolling environment. And then hella inspiring to see her try to change and change herself. Without Zyzz, you know?
This times a hundred if you happen to have ADHD. Time is something I waste way too much time thinking about, and I even have an RP character that was basically intended to eventually become "a Frieren". The reason I mentioned ADHD specifically is that it can actively distort one's perception of time, which is why it's sometimes outright called "time blindness". Months passing in the blink of an eye really can be how it feels sometimes, despite having a total lifespan no greater than anyone else. I didn't watch Frieren because people said it was good. I watched Frieren because it felt _targeted._
@@angeldude101 I was never diagnosed with ADHD, I checked on several occasions. But I can so relate to you. My last 5 years have gone by in the blink of an eye. And I haven’t learned anything new, or made anymore friends, more like lost some. Really gotta hustle to make up for lost time. But I feel like if I take this seriously, another 5 years will go by with me doing random shit thinking it’s helping. Lol So I’m learning to accept the fact that human life is not that much longer than a mayfly’s. At least in its perception perhaps. If you accept my poetic metaphor.
@@pumpkingamebox Ironically, I've pretty much taken the exact opposite lesson and to not worry as much about "wasting time". I may not have much to show for it, but it's a far cry to say that I've learned or gained nothing. It's just been much slower than what modern hustle-culture typically demands of people. I see Frieren's various mundane and unflashy spells as very much the same kind of thing as what I like to spend my time on. They may be "useless", but that doesn't mean they're worthless.
I partialy agree, Solo leveling has a very fundementaly flawed story in that it is super generic however the auther clearly knoew that and instead focused a lot more on the characters them, selves in turn making them incredibly intriguing which imo made up for the story being more lack luster.
Me who starts thinking one day Fern and stark will also be no more with us how we are gonna see that episode I will really go in depression that day hope they will try to delay it but I think it will going to happen eventually 😭😭😭
Excellent review. I knew the story from the ENG Manga long before the Anime. While I enjoyed the story and thought this might be a work of genius by the author Kanehito Yamada, it is the production quality that Madhouse and Evan Call bring to the Anime, that really puts it in orbit. Anytime an Anime can make you feel in Episode 1 for characters whom you know nothing about, well that is genius on the screen.
Author’s original motives for the character: one of the few survivors of an dying race who act and think differently from humans due to biology. Weebs on the internet: she’s so much like me bro.
Frieren is one of the best fantasy shows I have ever watched. I also highly recommend Ojisan Isekai. It has a similar concept of the adventure occurring and looking back at it.
You might try to OG fantasy series Record of Lodoss War. It has some similarities to this show. The Crystania OVA is good, but skip its series. Skip the Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (it cheapens the original series). I love Deedlit so much
If the anine continues (can't wait for the El Dorado arc) and the story has a satisfying end... It will become my favorite anime. It just needs to stick the landing.
FOr another anime that deals with characters with long lives that has aired recently is To Your Eternity. The manga is great the story, and more so the anime, it just doesnt quite get as emotional on Frieren for the characters with longevity.
in comparison to Amazons Lord of the Prime, Frieren is well written without agendas (No LGBTQ+Pedos unless you count the demons, no black elves). Yes there are powerful women but they don't go about crying about how they're oppressed. Take for example how Galadriel behaves w/ guards and the royals to how Frieren allows herself to be restrained/jailed... The action and choreography is also much better directed in the anime though often times the episode may have very little
Highly popular manga turning into a popular anime is really unexpected? For every wild card like Demon Slayer there’s a Frieren, Spy x Family or One Punch Man; huge source materials that would perform well as long as the animation isn’t dog shit. If anything is surprising is how wild spread popular titles get, the scale of discourse online only goes to show how mainstream anime got in the past years.
??? I'm confused Like, you can absolutely not like it if it's not your thing but "fuck this anime" is such an antagonistic reaction, what did this anime do that would warrant outright hate like that? I can think of nothing it does that would upset people.
The reason they put so much effort and care in this anime is because...
... that's what Himmel the Hero would have done.
Don't remind me ... 😢
I hope that the manga will have a good ending and that someday the source material will be fully adapted by the same team. The director of Bocchi the rock did a great job this time too. Rings of power has a huge budget but it doesn't even get close to the quality of Frieren.
Taking this abomination of JRRs work as reference point is plain wrong. This ring of power junk is nothing to talk about nor compare it against something great like Frieren. I don't compare Sharknado II to Jaws either. Yes to a good ending and a full adaptation with these people who worked on it right now and many more talents. But yeah that has nothing to do with this trash.
@@Airwave2k2that “trash” (I do agree with such a term for it) is the latest big fantasy thing Hollywood and traditionally the most successful media have put out. Just goes to show that a lot of American institutions are cracking and faltering as a direct result of ideology and philosophy and that Japanese media, for example, is quickly filling up any vacuum and also forcing its way into the Western mainstream more and more.
Different writing quality
hard to do good ending.. i mean we all know frieren in the end will have every one leave her..
maybe he got some good handsome himmel reincarnation elf😂
spoiler alert everyone died in the end because Sukuna got isekaid in Frieren's world@@happyfish1212
The reason Frieren connects to us is:
1. It is a personification of teenager life where much of it we thought it is going to be forever. mom, dad, friends, laughter, etc. We thought it is going to be forever just like Frieren has a thousands years old. We also most of the time feel apathy on those precious moment.
2. It pictures well the sadness of time to separate ways.
3. It is our feeling when everything has been in the past and we can't go back to retrieve it again
4. It appreciates the mundane life and live in the moment
It's amazing how people forget how fast pace freieren actually is sometimes. Months and years go by without the viewers noticing because we are viewing the story in freieren's perspective. Although in the later episodes, the story did slowed down because freieren kinda learned how humans perceive time through fern and stark and started to actually "live by the moment".
I understand why people often describe the series as slow-paced, but it's not. So much narrative is packed into every episode, without even considering how much in-world time is also covered. I think the slow-paced impression is because the story beats aren't progressed by action scenes, those only come once every three or four episodes, at least at first. Action scenes come more frequently later. But there is also less dialog to carry the story. So if the pace isn't being driven by action or dialog, it comes across as slow-paced. But the reason I think the pace is not slow but rather perfect, is because of how frequent emotional scenes and self-discoveries are! After all, Frieren is on this journey to understand short-lived humans better. So each time she makes a discovery, the pace progresses. Also, a lot of the narrative is told through visual storytelling. There is a lot of screen time where no one says a word, but so much happens! Another reviewer pointed out that landscape backgrounds are done in almost an impressionistic style. The visuals hammer home the point that the world, for the most part, is at peace. Thanks to the OG Hero's success.
time skips =/= fast pacing
Whenever she meets some old person who was saved as a child by the hero party, bro it always brings a tear to my eye. Himmel is also a true hero. Straight bro.
I was unsurprised it became the #1 anime of the season and possibly even the year. The source material is amazing, and it feels like a breath of fresh air for the genre, which attracted the A-team of animators and a fantastic director. The strong source material, its popularity in Japan, the fact the opening episode's (which is the most important one for determining how successful it will be) source material is especially strong, and the rockstar team of animators all gave the studio a ton of confidence in it, which is how it got a generous budget and two cours. I think the only real surprise is how great the soundtrack is, and how consistent the team has been (I was expecting at least one pacing issue and slow episode from just trying to adapt chapters into half hour episodes, but I can't think of a single episode that disappointed).
You are spot-on. I think this Madhouse Anime is the best Manga-to-Anime adaptation I have ever seen.
The soundtrack is just so beautiful and reminds me of Zelda music sometimes.
That scene where she starts crying at Himmel's funeral ALWAYS gets me, no matter how many times I see it. Who HASN'T had someone they knew for a bit suddenly leave their life? Maybe they moved away, maybe they changed schools, maybe they passed. That feeling of regret has a particularly strong pain to it. That was someone you may never see again. It hurts, even if you only talked to them occasionally.
Frieren is truly unique - I've been watching anime for over 30 years but this masterpiece enchanted me within a very short time, well deserved 1st place!
I also know the manga very well and it's incredibly good but the anime adaptation is absolutely perfect, everything is just right!
I watch it because I thought it was an adventure anime, but stayed because it was an amazing anime overall
Frieren is one of the most beautiful stories I have seen in an Anime. I enjoy the slower, slice of life (in a fantasy setting) kind of stories. This and Reincarnation of a Bookworm easily ranks as some of my absolute peak level anime. Maybe it is because I am just older than I used to be and savor everything in between the action scenes. Then again I also enjoyed the calmer moments back when Naruto aired in the early 00's as well so I don't think it is an age thing for me.
Low Tier Granny is definitely my favorite character.
I cri everytime.
On a sidenote, read Yorushika's bio. They're kinda like Yoasobi before Yoasobi but less popular and very secretive. The parallels are pretty uncanny.
That is true, they are essentially an anonymous rock duo. They have a lot of great music too!
The interaction between the beautifully written and deep characters. Also, Frieren is such a nut!
"None of these mages would get fooled by a mimic."
"It's dark and scary!"
Almost cry at times....you heartless monster.
Sorry, my Finnish heart is too cold at times 😞
@@RealatGabbe Oh, Finnish! That explains a lot. 😋
@@dreadogastusf3548 Tf is that supposed to mean? 😂
@@RealatGabbe No disrespect was intended. Your response to the original post implied you didn't cry because Finns are stoic, strong people. My comment was to play to that. It was intended to show that even foreigners recognize Finnish toughness.
@@dreadogastusf3548 i know man, it's nothing to worry about! I was just messing around :)
i just love those short normal day life moment that they have, they are just so cute.
I had to reshuffle my personal Anime/manga list to etch this one in
Same mate, same. It's so good!
@@RealatGabbe for about 15 years, it has been FMA, HxH, Jojo,Vinland Saga,Berserk and Vagabond
Now im moving out Vagabond for Frieren
@@smoovbynature Mine was fmabh, vinland saga, kill la kill, bakemonogatari and toradora, now you can remove kill la kill for frieren
@@RealatGabbe ima have to check bake and tora out
Just watched Frieren recently this year. I tend to not watch popular Anime on its hyped year, So Im a little late. I did not expect to really like it and Im on it now looking forward every week. The only reason why I watched it till the latest episode among other titles because i felt an LOTR feel in it while watching the first episode. I felt Home. I have deep Love for the LOTR series. When I watched LOTR way back in its Premiere days, I had this gut feel that it will be timeless. I have the same feeling with Frieren.
Oh, it's quite easy. Relatablity sells. And what's more relatable than realizing you wasted time and missed your chances? Especially in this doom scrolling environment. And then hella inspiring to see her try to change and change herself. Without Zyzz, you know?
Yup, i fully agree!
This times a hundred if you happen to have ADHD. Time is something I waste way too much time thinking about, and I even have an RP character that was basically intended to eventually become "a Frieren". The reason I mentioned ADHD specifically is that it can actively distort one's perception of time, which is why it's sometimes outright called "time blindness". Months passing in the blink of an eye really can be how it feels sometimes, despite having a total lifespan no greater than anyone else.
I didn't watch Frieren because people said it was good. I watched Frieren because it felt _targeted._
@@angeldude101 I was never diagnosed with ADHD, I checked on several occasions. But I can so relate to you. My last 5 years have gone by in the blink of an eye. And I haven’t learned anything new, or made anymore friends, more like lost some. Really gotta hustle to make up for lost time. But I feel like if I take this seriously, another 5 years will go by with me doing random shit thinking it’s helping. Lol
So I’m learning to accept the fact that human life is not that much longer than a mayfly’s. At least in its perception perhaps. If you accept my poetic metaphor.
@@pumpkingamebox Ironically, I've pretty much taken the exact opposite lesson and to not worry as much about "wasting time". I may not have much to show for it, but it's a far cry to say that I've learned or gained nothing. It's just been much slower than what modern hustle-culture typically demands of people. I see Frieren's various mundane and unflashy spells as very much the same kind of thing as what I like to spend my time on. They may be "useless", but that doesn't mean they're worthless.
@@pumpkingamebox shit, same
Yeah I don't get stuck on one genre or one way of telling a story.
Solo leveling is just korean kirito, he so op all the other characters became usless.....
I partialy agree, Solo leveling has a very fundementaly flawed story in that it is super generic however the auther clearly knoew that and instead focused a lot more on the characters them, selves in turn making them incredibly intriguing which imo made up for the story being more lack luster.
Me who starts thinking one day Fern and stark will also be no more with us how we are gonna see that episode I will really go in depression that day hope they will try to delay it but I think it will going to happen eventually 😭😭😭
Excellent review. I knew the story from the ENG Manga long before the Anime. While I enjoyed the story and thought this might be a work of genius by the author Kanehito Yamada, it is the production quality that Madhouse and Evan Call bring to the Anime, that really puts it in orbit. Anytime an Anime can make you feel in Episode 1 for characters whom you know nothing about, well that is genius on the screen.
I absolutely agree, happy you enjoyed the video!
+Reads the title+
Finally "Otaku Elf" is fgetting the recognition it deserves.
;)
Author’s original motives for the character: one of the few survivors of an dying race who act and think differently from humans due to biology. Weebs on the internet: she’s so much like me bro.
“Physically can’t relate to humanity”
“Bro she’s so relatable”
I relate to the drunken priest
It’s called empathy.
This is the only anime that actually made me cry
It really brings out ones emotions
Especially the first episode
yup@@ShadowBlitz776
Watch Violet Evergarden.
@@pythonxz that i can get behind, it is an amazing anime!
Frieren is one of the best fantasy shows I have ever watched.
I also highly recommend Ojisan Isekai. It has a similar concept of the adventure occurring and looking back at it.
You might try to OG fantasy series Record of Lodoss War. It has some similarities to this show. The Crystania OVA is good, but skip its series. Skip the Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (it cheapens the original series). I love Deedlit so much
Frieren should be Anime of the decade! ❤ or else we riot!
If the anine continues (can't wait for the El Dorado arc) and the story has a satisfying end... It will become my favorite anime. It just needs to stick the landing.
The best of the best anime all of time, Goat anime fantasy and masterpiece ❤
when you think about frieren went on the same level as interspecies reviewer on myanimelist xD
Perfectly balanced as all things should be
I only watch Frieren anymore, again and again and again :P
FOr another anime that deals with characters with long lives that has aired recently is To Your Eternity. The manga is great the story, and more so the anime, it just doesnt quite get as emotional on Frieren for the characters with longevity.
This season we got 2 popular INTP female protagonists. So, socially awkward is trending now?
I have heard of this but never watched it
@@KaidaBlade 100% worth watching
@@RealatGabbe bet
I'd post the image here if I could
in comparison to Amazons Lord of the Prime, Frieren is well written without agendas (No LGBTQ+Pedos unless you count the demons, no black elves). Yes there are powerful women but they don't go about crying about how they're oppressed. Take for example how Galadriel behaves w/ guards and the royals to how Frieren allows herself to be restrained/jailed... The action and choreography is also much better directed in the anime though often times the episode may have very little
Highly popular manga turning into a popular anime is really unexpected? For every wild card like Demon Slayer there’s a Frieren, Spy x Family or One Punch Man; huge source materials that would perform well as long as the animation isn’t dog shit. If anything is surprising is how wild spread popular titles get, the scale of discourse online only goes to show how mainstream anime got in the past years.
The title belong to Elda the otaku elf tho. Frieren actually function properly in society minus with mimic gacha addiction.
You reading this comment why do you watch videos like it and not give it a thumbs up?
Lmfao 😂 No worries i do that too, guilty as charged
@@RealatGabbe yeah me too I was thinking about that and thought the comment might be interesting and funny.
Mostly hype.
people like you should just work on church
Hm hm 🙂
ill be honest i love the dubbed but dont like the subbed its been over 7 years since i enjoy a good dubbed
Don't get the hype, not for me.
'Won over the entire internet?' Fuck this anime. Channel blocked.
Never heard news?
What's so bad abt it?
-500,000 IQ
??? I'm confused
Like, you can absolutely not like it if it's not your thing but "fuck this anime" is such an antagonistic reaction, what did this anime do that would warrant outright hate like that? I can think of nothing it does that would upset people.
Most stories are so predictable and use so many tropes
Yup, my point was that this is more so prevent in fantasy stories then in most others though.
Tropes are tools - and Frieren too, uses plenty of them. It just uses them well.
@@stone-hand true
Often the tropes are very predictable and make stories cringe and boring
Godzilla -1 still better
Yet everyone has already forgotten about it and here we are still talking about Frieren 🤷♂️
Don't get the hype, not for me.