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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Dec 10, 2024

AShortbuskid

Recommended

A masterpiece. Above a 10 if i could. Amazing magic system, bueatiful magic system, deep characters, I could go on.

from how it approaches loss and regret, to how it shows personal growth.

The animation is amazing, the fights are sick, Frieren is a badass, everything is just perfect.

Even the MC(s) are all amazing. Most anime falter when it comes to the MC(s), but Frieren doesn't. They all feel like their own people with their own wants and wishes and desires.

Especially with how long this show is, its remarkable how interesting it is. Few times does a show go beyond 12 episodes and keep me engaged. Frieren ... had 28 and I showed up every week with full expectations and a smile

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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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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Dec 7, 2024

batman420bleach

Not Recommended

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This was the most boring monotone piece of fiction i have ever watched, no one can ever convince me that this is a good show.
The show starts out like Skyrim, sitting in a wagon for what feels like an eternity, only to be given the information that all that could be interesting in a show like this, has already happened.. After that you have to slave through 27 more episodes of ''I'm an old elf i don't care about time'' wich is literally the plot of the show. The main character has no emotion (some are saying its part of the show, but its just ... poor writing) The side characters are uninteresting and pointless

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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