Sousou no Frieren Episode 4 Discussion

When Frieren's world invents coffee, she will make the inventor a very rich individual indeed.

I like that the series doesn't present her as simply emotionless. It's more that as time has passed, she has learned to restrain herself and temper her reactions to things. She has also seen much and done much, so the amount of things that would surprise or impress her are few and far between. But, it's also the simple things that she has missed out on while pursuing the larger pieces that she now has time to truly appreciate. And Flamme knew that and knew that she would inevitably come back to where it all began for her. I like the idea that Flamme could anticipate it, too. This isn't bad writing. Frieren had to start somewhere. Obviously, the world's greatest mage would be the best choice for her, though I doubt anyone during that time knew what Flamme would become.

What sold me on it was Fern and Eisen discussing Frieren near the end. This isn't your standard fantasy trope of dwarves and elves being antagonistic to each other. Throughout their journey, Eisen clearly came to respect Frieren as an ally. At the end of the episode, you can tell they're both good friends, even if the latter doesn't exactly appreciate the difference in longevity between her and her companions. That's the magic of the show, though. It begs the question of how far detached one can be from the world while pursuing the bigger picture before they are forced to take a moment to appreciate the smaller parts.

The only way I'm dropping it is if the show devolves into shounen jank. I do think the studio could have done better than Yaosobi for the opening, but milet more than makes up for it.

@SentiOnikawa well don't worry there is absolutely nothing shouneny in the manga whatsoever

When Frieren's world invents coffee, she will make the inventor a very rich individual indeed.

I like that the series doesn't present her as simply emotionless. It's more that as time has passed, she has learned to restrain herself and temper her reactions to things. She has also seen much and done much, so the amount of things that would surprise or impress her are few and far between. But, it's also the simple things that she has missed out on while pursuing the larger pieces that she now has time to truly appreciate. And Flamme knew that and knew that she would inevitably come back to where it all began for her. I like the idea that Flamme could anticipate it, too. This isn't bad writing. Frieren had to start somewhere. Obviously, the world's greatest mage would be the best choice for her, though I doubt anyone during that time knew what Flamme would become.

What sold me on it was Fern and Eisen discussing Frieren near the end. This isn't your standard fantasy trope of dwarves and elves being antagonistic to each other. Throughout their journey, Eisen clearly came to respect Frieren as an ally. At the end of the episode, you can tell they're both good friends, even if the latter doesn't exactly appreciate the difference in longevity between her and her companions. That's the magic of the show, though. It begs the question of how far detached one can be from the world while pursuing the bigger picture before they are forced to take a moment to appreciate the smaller parts.

The only way I'm dropping it is if the show devolves into shounen jank. I do think the studio could have done better than Yaosobi for the opening, but milet more than makes up for it.

@SentiOnikawa Im an anime only but this doesnt feel like a shounen anime at all. The build up seems like something that would be more in line with a seinen anime. I feel like the ending is gonna be really sad.