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| heiter's words about the afterlife hit hard, bro might be a drunk priest but he says some wise shit when it counts. love how consistently great the visuals have been and the osts are on another level. frieren just like me for not being able to get up early but fern's a real one for basically doing all the work. we see eisen again 28 years after himmel's passing and that is a crazy amount of time, not to frieren though. off to another journey, madhouse killed with the opening 4 episodes and hope the quality stays the same all the way through. |
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| I would agree if people say this is the best of the season. The first 4 episodes of this show took me to a different realm. |
| Is Zuckerberg a Robot? |
| I'm starting to think this will be my AOTY by the end of the show. Such beautiful animu, love the mango as well |
| Ok this episode confirms it, anime of the season most likely. |
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Reply to ConClasher3
@nanashi796 You thought the art in the manga is bad???? The anime is literally adapting it 1 for 1 ith the manga so far so I find it crazy that you somehow like one n not the other
| @ConClasher3 literally everything is made with screentones in the manga, it's really bad. |
| Watching the anime adaptation reminded me of how I felt when I first read the manga. It was a jewel shining in the sea of mediocrity that plagues the fantasy genre. |
| @eli_shmeli I was glad to see it wasn't oversexualized shit at the very least. Mostly getting SOL vibes so far and the animation is really good at least so I'll watch for sure. |
| Watching them lift a string of random objects just feels so satisfying, not to mention the sound design. Hearing the ship parts go "clunk" hits right. The thought that heaven "should" exist regardless if it does or not is a comforting approach I could get behind. |
| So I assume this is a special broadcast and we willl have to wait a month just to get the continuation? |
Reply to Revvie-chan
So I assume this is a special broadcast and we willl have to wait a month just to get the continuation?
| @Revvie-chan I believe it’s gonna be every Friday starting next week. So no waiting. |
| Since 4 episodes are released at the same time, i'm just going to comment here. As expected, this show is a mix of Kino no Tabi and a bit of Violet Evergarden. The art direction is phenomenal, especially the ED, and the characterization is spot on too. It's not a heart pumping , mind blowing story, but it's a very soothing story about human connection and relationship. Would have to say without the studio's dedication into the animation and detail, the show would be a lot harder to keep audience's attention and interest. Still I wish this show has something spicy later on in the story to raise the stake. There's a reason not many author write this type of story. Because the story is basically on its falling action from the very beginning. There's only so much you can work around in a serious story if there's no rising action and climax, so the author has to spice up the story eventually by creating new rising action to spark the interest of audience in the long run. |
| A mere ten years, ho! |
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| After watching these four episodes, I can definitely see why this series is living up to the hype. =) The quality of the whole series thus far is excellent, from the beautiful art, smooth and high quality animation, excellent soundtrack from Evan Call as well as the OP/ED songs. Seeing Frieren's journey thus far has given me plenty of emotions already, both happy ones as well as sad ones, so it's already setting the bar high for this season of anime, that's for sure! XD This episode in particular had a lot of cute moments with Frieren, mainly with how tough it is for Fren to wake Frieren up during the colder months, which I can relate since I prefer warmer weather in general. Either way, it was worth it in cleaning up the beach so that the first sunrise of the new year looked stunning. After that, the pair met up with Eisen, which had them finding the place where Flamme left her old notebook. The series has already mentioned about how much longer Frieren's lifespan is compared to normal humans, but the fact that she was alive when Flamme herself was alive still shocked me. The upcoming journey towards Ende will be a long one, but it's one which I'm highly looking forward to. So far, so damn excellent. =D |
| It's a very subtle anime, it doesn't particularly overwhelm you with emotion (at least for me personally), but the sometimes melancholic atmosphere is there with the sense of nostalgia that she feels, as she goes on with her travels. Her reactions and newer found feelings are also not overwhelming, I'm pleasantly surprised, I thought it may have been another try hard tearjerker. Good dynamics with her student, fantastic soundtrack to accompany, it's a great start. |
| Fern taking care of Frieren like her mom lol It's crazy to hear Frieren says "But it's only 30 years" Madhouse did it!! Thank You for all the staff. |
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| This adaptation couldnt have been better. Madhouse really returned with a bang and Def AOTY for me with only 4 episodes and I thought nothing would surpass link click this year lol. The anime elevated the source material and fixed some of the probs i had with the series initailly(mainly concerning action, magic and expressions generally art) Waiting for more ig |
234MannanSep 30, 2023 11:15 AM
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| What an amazing ride so far, those episodes just flew by and now I cannot wait for the 5th to drop. |
| Quantum ille canis est in fenestra |
| That episode felt like eternity, I rarely feel this bored and I am a fan of SoL. I really don't get the hype unless you already read the manga and a fan of the story. |
Reply to dior
pretty cookie-cutter generic fantasy so far. whats the hype about? does the whole cast die brutally? we've seen this formula thousands of times by now
dior said: pretty cookie-cutter generic fantasy so far. What's the hype about? Nothing much, as a fan of the manga, it doesn't deserve this much hype. Gigguk be ruining these mangas left and right by overhyping them dior said: does the whole cast die brutally? Nah, it's not like that, almost the same as Mushishi. But instead of being about folktales and legends, it focuses more on human relationships and the journey beyond our generic fantasy journey. Just a well rounded fantasy adventure story. |
NECOdesSep 30, 2023 7:39 AM
| I almost cried when she watched the sunset. |
| Mood of this anime is pretty nice and unusual for anime standards. I like how slow and bittersweet it is. I get that it was just prologue, but I hope rest of the story stays on similar level. |
| Feels like it's time to start the real adventure now! |
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Reply to EMateos
@Revvie-chan I believe it’s gonna be every Friday starting next week. So no waiting.
| @EMateos ah nice. thanks. |
   4 such emotional eps are too much for a one shot, pleas gimme 1 per week |
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| That felt like I was watching a movie. Especially impressed with the sounds in this show, sounds really grand. Watching these 4 episodes remind me why I really liked early chapters of Frieren. What a great adaptation. |
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| Loved it! this was one of a great episode, as expected. |
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| Let's see. Good visuals except for the offensive spells for some reason, and I find the character designs a bit, how should I say it, childish? No that's not it, but they look like they are in a series for kids, but not bad. The sound is equally good, even if no aspect of it is truly memorable. The plot, well, that's not what matters, there isn't much of it, it's the fleshing out of the characters through flashbacks and the main character thinking about her past and relationships and stuff. Decent slice of life so far, I see why people, especially those that are emotional, like it so much. |
CaptainKenshiroSep 30, 2023 5:34 PM
| frieren akan melakukan perjalanan panjang ke utara untuk menemukan surga dan berbicara dengan heimel |
| My Candies : |
| The Elf is over a 1000+ years old, and she still behaves like a kid at times 🤣 Even the Dwarf guy is getting too old to on another journey with them. It's kind of depressing being an Elf from this point of view, unless you can live totally unattached to the world and people, it's kind of hard to live on for so many years while everything around you keeps changing |
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