Sousou no Frieren

During their decade-long quest to defeat the Demon King, the members of the hero's party—Himmel himself, the priest Heiter, the dwarf warrior Eisen, and the elven mage Frieren—forge bonds through adventures and battles, creating unforgettable precious memories for most of them.

However, the time that Frieren spends with her comrades is equivalent to merely a fraction of her life, which has lasted over a thousand years. When the party disbands after their victory, Frieren casually returns to her "usual" routine of collecting spells across the continent. Due to her different sense of time, she seemingly holds no strong feelings toward the experiences she went through.

As the years pass, Frieren gradually realizes how her days in the hero's party truly impacted her. Witnessing the deaths of two of her former companions, Frieren begins to regret having taken their presence for granted; she vows to better understand humans and create real personal connections. Although the story of that once memorable journey has long ended, a new tale is about to begin.

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Frieren Main

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Fern Main

Ichinose, Kana Japanese

Stark Main

Kobayashi, Chiaki Japanese

Himmel Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Übel Supporting

Hasegawa, Ikumi Japanese

Eisen Supporting

Ueda, Youji Japanese

Flamme Supporting

Tanaka, Atsuko Japanese

Heiter Supporting

Touchi, Hiroki Japanese

Sein Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Denken Supporting

Saitou, Jirou Japanese

Fukushi, Yuuichirou Producer

Taguchi, Shouichirou Producer

Aoki, Haruka Producer

Itou, Yuukou Producer

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Nov 22, 2024

xL0st

Recommended

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The first episode made me think it was really slow and sad so I dropped it... but I'm glad I picked it up later to finish it. Kind of a slice of life, kind of a combat story, but somehow these two are perfectly blended together to create a masterpiece. The animation is top tier, the story is not generic at all and at times surprised me by not being typical and ohh the characters ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. Excited to see more of this animation, it left me feeling good and intrigued and wanting to know more about this world.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Nov 22, 2024

Karkov05

Mixed Feelings

Well-written

Frieren is an animated series with good graphics, a slow but beautiful and pleasing rhythm. It is set in a magical world with a medieval aesthetic where different species (elves, humans, demons, beasts, etc.) coexist with roles and personalities similar to those of a role-playing game (RPG).

The story begins with an original idea: the end of an epic journey that, much later, is what drives a new journey and evolution of a rather peculiar protagonist. This makes the whole story have numerous flashbacks that will introduce us to the different characters and the world around them.

However, the slow and empty rhythm, especially at the beginning, ... makes it lose much of what it gains from what was previously stated.

The background of the story is motivational: Make the most of the moments lived with the people who accompany you above other rewards. The story is not very subtle in this sense and leaves hints of this in almost every episode.

I'm a little nervous about the character construction, which, for my taste, is very stereotypical, simple and bland. They're either very good or they're harpies, or they're just killers, like demons, with no other motivation than to do evil. Most of the characters seem like simple NPCs that repeat behaviors without motivation or objective. No character is remarkable or particularly memorable, they just fulfill their function within the story and that's it.

It almost feels like the positive reviews were created by gpt-4 bots. They just repeat the same thing over and over again that "this series teaches you to value time with your loved ones" when the characters are so flat and their interactions are so superficial that that's not reflected at all.

The world is basic and uninteresting, it's no different from any fantasy anime you can find out there. Its art style doesn't help either, it's pretty average nowadays.

Anyway, watching this series is like playing a childish RPG but without the immersion of playing it. I don't understand how it's number one in almost all the rankings.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 8, 2024

Rwurg

Not Recommended

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No major spoilers, promise. But I need to rant.

I don't know where to start. This is a story about the past, where they CONSTANTLY reference the past. It's not so bad, at first. But the past becomes so much of a regular it feels almost like I missed the main story and am watching the aftermath story. Which is ok, so if that's what the author went for, I applaud you.

Frieren is probably my least favorite protagonist character ever. She has zero development over a hundred years she's exactly the same then as is she now. Which if that's so, and she lives ... so long, why am I watching this? Incredibly boring character with no agenda. The supporting characters are decent, but they don't do enough to make this worth anything.

I just don't see the hype. It's definitely different, and if that's what you're seeking, this is right up your alley. But otherwise I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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