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Sep 23, 2024 3:28 AM

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its one of my favs, my others are jjk, komi san, kaguya sama, gintama, aot, bunny girl senpai and spy x family
Sep 23, 2024 4:15 AM
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Yes one of my favorites of all time after reading the manga. It's peak high fantasy IMO
Sep 23, 2024 7:05 AM
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No but it’s definitely one of my 10/10 anime’s
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No, but I love this series nevertheless ^.^

Would totally watch the sequel :)



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Sep 23, 2024 8:06 AM

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Yes, absolutely. It's like it's made for me, this is Anime for me.
Sep 23, 2024 9:26 AM
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no, by far... 8/10
Sep 23, 2024 11:24 AM

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It's my favorite, but I don't think it's the number 1 anime of all time level of peak
Sep 23, 2024 11:38 AM
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No really, but it's still a 10/10 for me.
Sep 23, 2024 11:50 AM

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No, it's not. It's not in the top 10 even. Nothing against people who find it 10/10. Just not my cup of tea. It is good but severely overhyped in my opinion. Other anime series moved me more, shook me to the core and have stayed internalized to this day.

For me it's 7/10, maybe 8 if you've never watched similar narrative before.
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Sep 23, 2024 12:51 PM
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it's one of my favs, yes, but not my no. 1, tbh.

it has a great storyline and great characters, I love the pacing of the entire show, and it's just good.
Sep 23, 2024 2:15 PM

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I dont see anything special about this anime. It's a pretty good series, but wasn't even anime of the season.
@Ripperdoc hell, it wasn't even the best fantasy anime of the season. Its ridiculously massive rating on this site was unmistakably boosted by mass emotionalism heightened by social media, notably youtubers/tiktokers.
Sep 23, 2024 3:05 PM
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no, i believe its like a 9/10 definently overrated but still good
Sep 23, 2024 3:16 PM
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ShadowUnown said:
@Ripperdoc hell, it wasn't even the best fantasy anime of the season. Its ridiculously massive rating on this site was unmistakably boosted by mass emotionalism heightened by social media, notably youtubers/tiktokers.

So what was the best fantasy anime of the season? I dont even remember if I watched a fantasy one besides Frieren.

I also wanna say that using random german words for names and places is soooo cringe. I have no problem against a couple sick german names like in AOT, but every name and place in Frieren is a random german word. Some characters aren even named as adjectives. A big turn off for me, while I was watching.👎


Edit: I dont know anything about social medias, cause I dont have any of them. Social media users can go suck. Its gonna make them even dumber than they already are in future.
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@Ripperdoc hell, it wasn't even the best fantasy anime of the season. Its ridiculously massive rating on this site was unmistakably boosted by mass emotionalism heightened by social media, notably youtubers/tiktokers.
@ShadowUnown Your coping is funny
Sep 23, 2024 3:46 PM
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Ba-Cii10 said:
@ShadowUnown Your coping is funny

And your comment is sad.

Edit: Oh lord your list is even sadder. Dropping Gintama, Apothecary Diaries (The real AOTS!) and some other bangers? Come on now.
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@ShadowUnown Your coping is funny

And your comment is sad.

Edit: Oh lord your list is even sadder. Dropping Gintama, Apothecary Diaries (The real AOTS!) and some other bangers? Come on now.
@Ripperdoc bruh, then cry kid. Gintama is boring, even fans of it admit that for dozens of episodes you have to suffer before anything interesting happens, unfortunately I respect my time. If you claim that Apothecary Diaries is AOTY then... there is no salvation for you.
Sep 23, 2024 4:58 PM

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I mean it's definitely good (7/10), but I don't consider it a masterpiece. not a personal favorite.
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Sep 23, 2024 5:17 PM

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ShadowUnown said:
@Ripperdoc hell, it wasn't even the best fantasy anime of the season. Its ridiculously massive rating on this site was unmistakably boosted by mass emotionalism heightened by social media, notably youtubers/tiktokers.

So what was the best fantasy anime of the season? I dont even remember if I watched a fantasy one besides Frieren.

I also wanna say that using random german words for names and places is soooo cringe. I have no problem against a couple sick german names like in AOT, but every name and place in Frieren is a random german word. Some characters aren even named as adjectives. A big turn off for me, while I was watching.👎


Edit: I dont know anything about social medias, cause I dont have any of them. Social media users can go suck. Its gonna make them even dumber than they already are in future.
@Ripperdoc This goes to Dungeon Meshi - an uninteresting premise turned into a work in which you actually feel the effort put into building its fantasy world and the characters layers uncovered along with it, while never losing the sense of fun and discovery. Of course, that's "just my opinion". But reminder one has a fair score of 8.60 while the other holds a cosmic 0.25 above everything else, even though it has heavy flaws like its terrible identity crisis and is largely supported by blatant lies ("there's no sexual fanservice!") and exaggerated descriptions of its positive aspects. Search for Mass Formation btw. Something I'm glad you're apparently shielded from.

PS.: I do agree Frieren is a solidly decent show.
Sep 23, 2024 7:17 PM
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Personally I would say Sousou no Frieren is the best/my favourite anime I've watched. The story was super emotional and engaging, it was like i was going on a journey with the characters. each 24 minute ish episode felt like it was 50 minutes long and that was actually a good thing. Usually that only happens when watching something horrible for me but it was the first time seeing something that made me feel that way and kept me fully interested the whole time. The music scores are all great, fit well with the overall theme and are well placed. The growth through the story for each character is thoughtful and clear making every character easy to empathise with and relate to. Even the people they meet on the journey were so well written.

In terms of narrative they really did an amazing job with this one. The last 5 episodes or so I think lost a little of that journey feel as they got stuck in one sequence for a while getting the magic license but that also added more action so it's a bit of a give and take there... Overall though it 100% takes my top spot! for anyone who loves a great story with a lot of depth this is absolutely must watch!
Sep 23, 2024 11:01 PM
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ShadowUnown said:
@Ripperdoc This goes to Dungeon Meshi - an uninteresting premise turned into a work in which you actually feel the effort put into building its fantasy world and the characters layers uncovered along with it, while never losing the sense of fun and discovery. Of course, that's "just my opinion". But reminder one has a fair score of 8.60 while the other holds a cosmic 0.25 above everything else, even though it has heavy flaws like its terrible identity crisis and is largely supported by blatant lies ("there's no sexual fanservice!") and exaggerated descriptions of its positive aspects. Search for Mass Formation btw. Something I'm glad you're apparently shielded from.

PS.: I do agree Frieren is a solidly decent show.

Ohhh I heard great things about Delicious in Dungeon. I was planning on checking it out. A score of 8.60 is impressive. While it was airing I thought it was "just" a "cooking in dungeons" show, but it seems much more than that.

Have a great morning dude🍳☕
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Sep 23, 2024 11:26 PM

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Yeah it definitely is
Sep 24, 2024 3:44 AM

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It isn't my favorite, no. But I do like it quite a lot. I had it rated at an 8 for awhile, but bumped it up after reading the manga.
Sep 24, 2024 4:04 AM
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Yes, it is my favorite anime. I've always been a huge fan of the fantasy genre and this one really takes the cake. It's a 10/10 for me personally
Sep 24, 2024 6:21 AM
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It doesn't need to be someone's favorite to cosider it 10/10.
It's the thing with me also. I have vatched animes which was closer to my heart and i could say those are my favorite, but that doesn't change the fact that Frieren is absolutely peak and perfect.
Sep 24, 2024 7:31 AM
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there's lot of reason why people said that "frieren is the best anime" even though wasn't their favorite anime, its because when we talk about "favorite anime" will have a lot reason why that anime, for example my favorite anime is "Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken" just because i love Diablo.
Sep 24, 2024 7:44 AM
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It's not my favourite anime (that spot is taken), but the best anime I've ever seen.
Sep 24, 2024 8:33 AM
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Only pleb and normie have this mid in their favs
Sep 24, 2024 9:36 AM

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No but it still deserves a 9/10. I do prefer it over FMAB.
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Sep 24, 2024 3:27 PM
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in my personal opinion, i think it's good but very drag out for me in a sense I wanted to ride the wave with everyone else on what was trending at the time. It has a solid beginning but everything that followed did not click for me.
Sep 24, 2024 6:37 PM
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It’s great, but greatest of all time is a stretch given that it’s an incomplete package.

I don’t really have another show that I would give it too though. I feel like most of the complete shows that I’ve been ultra invested in are too critically flawed to be the GOAT.
Sep 24, 2024 10:59 PM
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Not my favourite, but it is a 10/10 masterpiece.
Sep 25, 2024 3:00 AM
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It’s cool actually it’s a solid 9.6. The world building and the story is amazing but I feel like it’s missing a little spark the characters are a bit plane lacking flavor.
Sep 25, 2024 6:29 AM

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Yes, it's one of my favorites. I read the manga even before the anime announcement came out, and thank the gods the adaptation is perfect.
Sep 25, 2024 6:57 AM

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You have to give time to time.

But it's in my favorites for sure.

Sep 25, 2024 8:03 AM

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It is the most impeccably executed anime of all time. There is a single thing that I would consider "bad" about the anime and that is literally a side character that tries to kill Frieren in the last episode. You can't say that about any other anime. FMAB has a horrible filler episode at the beginning that spoils late game reveals and the first 11 episodes are executed quite poorly as a result of speed running material covered in 03 for instance. It's my personal favorite, but there are plenty of anime that can be more resonant than Frieren to other people and still have flaws that other people will focus on more. Hell, I'd personally say the Wandering Witch light novels, which are riddled with innumerable flaws, resonate more with me. Being executed so well though, Frieren just gets a ten from most because there isn't a case for it to be rated lower (unless you're the kind of person who rates purely on subjective levels which some do).

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Sep 25, 2024 8:52 AM

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Not my favorite but I see and acknowledge why other people value Frieren in such favorable light. I gave it 8/10 as it's very good in operating on an introductory-level as despite it being 28 episodes it's still noticeable how the tale has just begun and that it has immense potential to reach even greater heights in many aspects. Basically it already has elements and ingredients to attain masterpiece-level on an overall scale but it's a bit too early to give it such status in my estimation as some plot-related matters haven't been fully expressed just yet given that it's only a single season.

Either way looking forward to whenever the next season comes around.
Sep 25, 2024 10:10 AM

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Idk how people like it. Seems like a very slow paced journey of the MC. While the concept seems nice to me, the anime itself seems very slow and boring 7/10



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Sep 25, 2024 12:06 PM
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It is the first anime I watched and it made me fall in love with the genre. After watching few more it is still probably my most favourite so far, although I also really liked Demon Slayer and currently got really into One Piece anime/manga/live action, which is probably going to be my new favourite :DD. But I will recommend Frieren in 10/10 cases, it really has great and unique vibe, very nice animation, beautiful soundtrack and maybe a bit slower, but engaging, personal, emotional and adventurous story and in general really matched my taste, but I understand it doesn’t have to be the same for everyone…
Sep 26, 2024 4:08 AM
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Not one of my favorites, but I don't think it needs to be for it to be one of the best shows.

For instance, I have shows I consider to be some of my favorites (Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Cyberpunk 2077, Bocchi The Rock!, Tanaka-kun is Always Listless) that are 8/10 shows imo, while shows I consider to be 9/10 (Freiren, Monster, Violet Evergarden, Vinland Saga) aren't what I'd think of as my favorites. The things people consider when determining what's "the best" or "their favorite" can sometimes overlap, but often times are different, leading to shows that people not think are their favorites still being considered the best.

Whether or not people think it's their favorite or the best, I think you should give it a try so you can answer this question for yourself.
Sep 26, 2024 3:11 PM
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Yeah it is. But i didn't watch that many different animes to be honest. Still this one just speaks to me on a special level.
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There is no singular best anime of all time, but some are best at what they do.

Frieren is the best at what it does.
Sep 26, 2024 6:41 PM
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No, but still 10/10
Sep 26, 2024 7:35 PM
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I still hold my Evangelion above Frieren, mostly due to the impact it made on me and my self-understanding.

But Frieren speaks to me as well, I love seeing Frieren's view on the world and life itself, being a 1000-year being who's seen it all. And being a LoTR fan and having my TTRPG character an elf, I'm fascinated about the concept of how an immortal (or semi-immortal) being would grasp life and the world around him. It must be lonely, stoic and distant to live this long, seeing the world and everyone around you be born, grow old and die while you remain.

A 10/10 certainly, maybe my second best anime ever.
Sep 27, 2024 12:47 AM
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Not my favourite anime. But probably my favourite anime of 2024 since this year has been quiet.
Sep 27, 2024 5:13 AM
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Frieren being overrated will create hatred for it. Just let it breathe.
Sep 27, 2024 2:03 PM

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No, but it's an absolute 10/10 and it deserves all the love it can get.

If future seasons manage to be at least as good as S1, it has the potential to become my top #3 favorite show of all time.
Sep 28, 2024 8:57 AM
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My question is if you think Frieren is the best anime oat. A lot of people claim that and it has been the highest rated anime for a long time now, beating fmab by quite a lot. However I had the feeling that some people might just go with the crowd and call Frieren the best because that's what everyone tells them, without actually thinking it is. I've never heard anyone call Frieren their favourite anime but I hear a lot of people calling it the best. Maybe you understand what I mean.
This is in no way meant to hate on Frieren, I haven't even watched it yet myself, just curious.

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Sep 28, 2024 10:08 AM
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I would say that there are quite a few factors to consider before answering your question.

These people who describe Frieren as the "best" or their "favourite" anime, did they watch Frieren sub or dub?

Dub enjoyers say a lot of weird shit man lol, and are not to be trusted in matters of taste, especially if you haven't seen their "recommendations" for yourself. 💀

I binged Sousou no Frieren (subbed) to completion and would describe Frieren as "hitting the spot".

It's an action-adventure story inside of a slice-of-life anime shell.

It has a little bit of everything for everyone and that "little bit of everything" is executed to near perfection.

The devil is in the detail and Frieren left no crumbs.

That's everything from the art style, the Medieval high fantasy setting, the Germanic-inspired naming of characters and the consistency thereof throughout.

The martial and magic fight scenes, a mixture of light-hearted, humorous, cute and awkward scenes and, of course, innuendos and very subtle fanservice.

Furthermore, there are dark, twisted, serious and tragic scenes, drama and betrayal. I wouldn't describe Frieren as gory, but the amount of blood is respectable.

This is my attempt at touching on and expanding upon the somewhat superficial aspects of the series while completely neglecting to make mention of the hidden gem that is the quality of story writing, as that would be best left up to your own interpretation.

It's a true labour of love from the animation studio so there's little to no room for even for objective criticism.

Ultimately, the only reason Frieren didn't receive a masterpiece ranking from me was down to preference.

It just wasn't dark enough, and there weren't enough adult themes present for me to rank it above any of the classics.

Overall, Frieren can be described as one of the very "best" modern/modern-day anime releases the community has seen in many years. 🥲
Sep 28, 2024 4:35 PM

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Is ANY anime the greatest anime of all time? By what metric?

Context matters. A really good burger when you're full isn't going to taste as good as a mediocre one when you're starving. That crepe stand by the Seine where you ordered hand in hand with your love will forever hold a special place. And then there's that anime that kicked you in your feels when you weren't expecting it.

I enjoyed it. I gave it 10/10 because it deserves it. It's obvious a metric crap-ton of effort and talent went into it. I can't think of any other recent anime series I'd also give a 10/10, and I'm not about to measure it against things I've watched long ago, nor do I really want to go back and re-watch those for comparison only to tint those memories with sh*t colored glasses.
Sep 30, 2024 10:07 PM
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I know what you mean, because I have One Piece as "The Best" but Berzerk as my favorite.
For the first time in what feels like a decade, I had no choice but to give it 10/10, it was that great. How anybody can give it less than a 7/10 puzzles me
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