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| Seeing a friend helping out Frieren is such a sweet thing. This episode really bought out more of her personality and connection to the world imo. Fern in particular is someone she can rely on and a person she can trust around in her world. |
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| Frieren teaching Fern magic as time passes and the deciphering of the grimoire, it's been 4 years since their very first meeting. But even Heiter's time will come someday, and Fern's meeting with Heiter was after Himmel passed away that he saved her out from her poverty. Once again, the passing of time comes and goes, and while Fern masters her magic, Frieren's research was all for naught, though Heiter tricked her into accepting Fern. But the one thing that Frieren learnt from Himmel's death, is to accept nautral death incoming, and as promised, to drink wine with him when he passes. The Turk Region where Frieren and Fern continue their travels and earning weird magic as rewards, Fern finds it strange. But with the job of clearing up Himmel's statue in a village where he's revered, Frieren does the cleanup as usual. But the herbalist wants some flowers, and Frieren knows that blue moon weed flowers will be best, because that's flowers from his hometown that unfortunately did not reap a fine ground anywhere. The stubbornness of Frieren to find the flowers for herself, and 6 months later, there is still no sight of the specific flowers. The obsession may be unhealthy, but it's an objective that while Fern is not willing to compromise, Frieren promises to find it, which following a seed rat to this ancient tower, it's where the flowers can be found. Sure, Frieren's obsession for magic can be traced back to Himmel appreciating her for the unconventional, but this is what makes her, and the flower bed of blue moon weed rests upon the statue. RIP Himmel for rememberance. |
KANLen09Oct 5, 2023 12:56 PM
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| MAN I love the OST, Evan Calls just never misses. Now, Frieren searches for Heiter in the Central Lands. She gets lost and is guided by Fern to Heiter's home. Heiter, now old, lives with Fern. He asks Frieren to decode a grimoire for possible life-extending spells. Frieren agrees and teaches magic to Fern, who trains diligently. While Frieren deciphers the grimoire, Heiter falls ill. Fern continues training to fulfill her goal before Heiter's passing. Frieren learns of Fern's past and determination to repay Heiter. The grimoire lacks life-extending spells. Heiter knew this but wanted a secure future for Fern. He asks Frieren to leave with Fern. Frieren advises cherishing their time, like Himmel did. Frieren leaves, Fern succeeds, and Frieren is inspired to follow Himmel's path. Everyone is just dying old, it’s painful. |
"......If I told you that I was a real witch, would you believe it?"  |
| The second major stage of the story came in when Frieren visited an almost bedridden Heiter, and met Fern there… a girl Heiter took in back then, whom he almost immediately requested Frieren to take as an apprentice. Frieren might have rejected the notion straight away back then but she did train her as an apprentice without even realizing lol. But as it had been, Heiter too finally met his demise, and that’s when Frieren decided to take Fern along with her, on that long long journey to… somewhere. |
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| Those flowers do indeed fit Himmel. In his final moments, Heiter introduces Frieren to a young human apprentice named Fern. Motivated by Frieren's passion for collecting an array of magical spells, the two set out on a seemingly purposeless adventure, revisiting the locations once trodden by the legendary heroes of old. During their travels, Frieren slowly comes to terms with the remorse she feels for not forging deeper connections with her now-departed comrades. The series began on a positive note, though I anticipate it will likely maintain its melancholic tone. Heiter led a life free from lingering regrets, showcasing his admirable character. Fern is a captivating character in her own right. Additionally, Frieren's dedication is truly remarkable. Devoting half a year to the search for a blue moonweed flower demonstrates her extraordinary commitment. I'm relieved they ultimately located it and were able to place it around the statue. Despite Himmel's death, he continues to stand beside the blue moonweed. |
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| Himmel 😭😭 Heiter 😭😭 Fem training with Friede |
| As I expected from the show... it made me emotional. It's painful and beautiful at the same time. Already gave my full thoughts on the first episode. |
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A dog from Elden Ring make an appearance  |
| Heiter with his plan to make Frieren stay till Fern has become capable enough made me emotional. He knew he didn't have much time left so he purposedly made Frieren stay by giving her work and teach Fern magic so she would be able to leave with her when the time comes and they just barely made it in time. Fern's journey with Frieren begins. |
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| First, Himmel. Now Heiter. It seems Frieren is beginning to understand humans a bit more. I like how we learn more about the other heroes from her memories, and also more about herself and how she recognizes that she's changed. The fact that she spent so much time searching for those blue flowers shows subtly how much Himmel meant to her. She really valued their friendship. Then, there's the contrast between Frieren and Fern near the end. The direction and music are both so good. What an amazing episode this was. |
| Really like Fern, and her dedication to not letting Heiter worry as he passed on. Just very beautifully animated, and Evan Call's OST continues to be amazing. Really feels like a breath of fresh air for a fantasy anime, since the genre has gotten oversaturated in isekai. |
| Heiter sure knows what he's doing before his passing. He made sure Frieren trained little Fern so that she wouldn't be a burden to her journey. Fern ended up becoming her apprentice. We can see Frieren's dedication, and wouldn't admit her love for magic. The same could be said for Fern. |
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| With Frieren not only training Fern but also watching over Heiter and deciphering the Grimoire, Heiter's time draws near. The effects for magic spells and casting look incredible, I love how colorful yet impactful it feels. Heither passing away was inevitable and hard but it gave way for Fern's training, allowing for her to become a fully fledged mage to not only repay Heiter for saving her but quelling his worries of her safety once he passes away. I like that move, showing how much he cared for Fern and her impact on him. Blue-moon Weed, a beautiful light blue flower native to Himmel's homeland. Frieren go up that tower and seeing a small field of those flowers was so beautiful and emotional, the soundtrack only intensifying those feelings. Spending six months in search of those flowers to plant at an old statue, she was finally able to see those flowers and place a crown on Himmel just like how he did for her. I really like Fern and the aura she has, accompanying Frieren on her journey towards an uncertain destination. It brings out more of the two, and it feels so refreshing to see them. Phenomenal episode, I can only look forward to the next. |
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| Man this music is hitting me like a truck, although I expected nothing less from Evan Call |
| Being an Elf with human friends is never an easy way to live, I pray that the girl is half demon I can't watch Frieren see her die just like the others |
| There's some sort of mystical power to this show's montages that instantly puts me at ease whenever they happen. I could practically feel a blast of wind hitting my face from the reveal of the flowers. I wasn't prepared to be in so much awe, man. |
| Frieren meets Fern, who now lives with old Heiter, and they form a nice friendship between them, it's so sweet ^^ they'll eventually help each other out for their next adventures. Poor Heiter must pass away due to his age, an unfortunate moment that Frieren witnessed many times from her friends, but she needs to move on. Nice cute flowers for Himmler, it's a great decoration, flowers really do link the hearts of all of us. One last thing, the soundtrack is really good ( ꈍᴗꈍ) I need all pieces of this OST! |
JoshhhpSep 29, 2023 12:33 PM
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| So chill, so beautiful, so unexpectedly touching |
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| Beautiful. There's nice sensibility to the writing and ideas |
watsymSep 29, 2023 1:07 PM
| Heiter was another one who had less screen time than Ai Hoshino haha :v |
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| So, the text did not reveal a method for prolonging life. I expected that, but I didn't expect Heiter to have put together such a solid strategy for getting Frieren to take on Fern as an apprentice. The old drunkard priest still had his wit about him all the way until the end. The scenes with Himmel's statue were also touching. Very good follow up episode to a very good beginning episode. |
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| I really liked the priest character. Such a patient man, filled with compassion and humanity and yet with a playful sense of humour. The hero was such a dandy. The flashback to him getting his statue done was hilarious. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Another really good episode that followed up the premiere strongly. There's this calming, bittersweet feel with this show that feels organic which is refreshing, and wouldn't work as strongly in most other series like it. The writing at least at this stage is definitely strong enough and complemented so well by the direction and production that it just works so well. It's a weird thing to say about an adaptation since this is an adaptation of a manga but it truly feels like I'm seeing the actual drawings of characters just with color and more expressiveness by them being brought to life, spells feeling more magical, and emotions feeling more impactful with the voice acting and general music too with this. The ending with Fern and Freiren was a bit weak in the previous episode but their interactions were nice here in this episode and Frieren managing to deliver her promise with Himmel in some kind of a way by seeing those flowers at the end and putting them on his statue was a great moment there. You could just feel how time has flown so massively in that world despite everything feeling the same for her like its normal, as we saw him lively in the start of the premiere and now he is a proper legend that was hidden there with the statue. Episode did feel a bit slow at times in a way that it slightly dragged so it did not give me the 5 minute episodes feel that MT gave me in the Summer but regardless it was still pretty damn quality as a whole and has been fairly engaging so far at least. |
| RIP Heiter. The OST hits hard like a truck-kun, as expected from Evan Call. |
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| i'm kinda glad they split it into 4 episodes, didn't have time to watch past episode 1 earlier so 90mins would've been too much but now i got the chance. this is so beautifully animated, gotta love madhouse at their best. the osts are straight-up heavenly. rip heiter but glad he made a major contribution towards fern's life. also jokes to see that flashback of heiter and eisen playing together with the flowers, really nice episode. |
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| they have been searching for 6 months but they dint think to fly cose if they did they would have seen the flowers on top of the tower |
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| Flowers are quite nice |
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| When the OP is a banger. And you relate to the main character way too much. Idk if I'd have taken years to handle that book though... I'd have probably gotten too involved with my friends. |
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| This is truly sublime, I ache with the regret that emanates from the screen... |
| Quantum ille canis est in fenestra |
| R.I.P. Heiter. Now there's only Eisen left... |
| Heiter and Eisen frolicking in the flowers was really cute XD |
| I was wrong about the Priest XD well glad he died in peace. |
| Beautiful episode! Any scenes with Himmel and Frieren absolutely aches my heart. The Hero may have passed but the memories and influence he had on Frieren lasts as long as she lives. |
| That episodical demon sounded a little Balrog-ish. Anyway, soundrack is resonating with me so much. ^^ |
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