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@Chronon Thanks for the reply. I guess I was expecting a bigger plot to happen at some point in the anime but it's more slice of life than I thought . There's a lot of people that really seem to be enjoying the anime and I'd love to enjoy it as well so I think I'll give it a few more episodes.
| Some folks would get pedantic AF 'round here, but yea it is like Slice of Life. |
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arc1only said: ejleon said: Current #1 anime on MAL - SOUSOU NO FRIEREN You: “This is boring, seems like a waste of my time” I don’t think it’s the anime that’s the problem here. If you lack the patience to watch all the episodes the #1 rated anime, then it’s you man. SOUSOU NO FRIEREN is not boring at all and not a waste of time. man's gave his opinion. no need to get butthurt about it. someone's #1 anime could be very different than someone else's. also I highly doubt this will stay #1. recency bias is always crazy on these big popular anime. so far I've watched 9 episodes of this. it's enjoyable, nothing special but it doesn't need to be. I'm kinda finding it hard to keep on watching and I might just watch it in the future. Only people that say “butthurt” are silly immature unintelligent infantile airheads. Grow up |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
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MEMORYno1 said:
I've watched four episodes and it's pretty good but it feels as if nothing much is actually happening. Is there there a point where things get a bit more exciting? I just don't know if it's worth my time if I wont get to enjoy it more.
I've watched four episodes and it's pretty good but it feels as if nothing much is actually happening. Is there there a point where things get a bit more exciting? I just don't know if it's worth my time if I wont get to enjoy it more.
Current #1 anime on MAL - SOUSOU NO FRIEREN
You: “This is boring, seems like a waste of my time”
I don’t think it’s the anime that’s the problem here.
If you lack the patience to watch all the episodes the #1 rated anime, then it’s you man.
SOUSOU NO FRIEREN is not boring at all and not a waste of time.
| @ejleon i DO find it boring tho and i'm someone who watches all kinds of anime. And idk what does it being #1 have anything to do with someone's patience. |
TRC_Randy said: @ejleon i DO find it boring tho and i'm someone who watches all kinds of anime. And idk what does it being #1 have anything to do with someone's patience. My point was actually addressing those who are to lazy to watch all the episodes and just ask what happens in future episodes, so it’s their impatience that is the problem. But I’ll tell you what the OP told me “you are mixing up patience with preference”. If you just don’t find it to your own personal preference, I’m not going to tell you something different, it’s just not for you. Personally I found it to be one of the best shows I have watched and at least top 10 anime so far, but that’s me. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
TRC_Randy said: @ejleon i DO find it boring tho and i'm someone who watches all kinds of anime. And idk what does it being #1 have anything to do with someone's patience. The word implies that I’m personally and unreasonably hurt by something said. My message did not imply anything personal about me and I reasoned that a #1 show does not seem to be boring to the majority that voted. Therefore the word did not apply to me. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
ladymomochan said: MEMORYno1 said: I've watched four episodes and it's pretty good but it feels as if nothing much is actually happening. The story is less eventful than I expected. The anime is listed as adventure-drama-fantasy shounen but seems to be slice of life more than anything. Does it get a bit more exciting or is it more of a chill anime to enjoy in a different way? I just don't know if it's something I currently want to get into or something I'll come back to some other time. It’s not an action series, if you’re looking for bombastic fights and nail biting drama look elsewhere. This story is about the characters and the passage of time. Go watch my girlfriend turned me into a banana peel in another world or something 💀 haha, you got potential to be a great mangaka nowadays, if you write a manga with that name you are guaranteed an anime adaptation |
| Quite a lot of interesting stuff has happened in the space of 4 episodes. Like Frieren knowingly getting played by Heiter when she decides to teach Fern magic and translate that grimoire, exploring Fern and Frieren's bond, lots of subtle comedic scenes, and a ton of heartbreaking moments(for the audience) that have defined Frieren's life in a way that she had never expected. Just might not be for you. Give it a few more episodes and then drop it if it's still not doing anything for you. |
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ladymomochan said:
It’s not an action series, if you’re looking for bombastic fights and nail biting drama look elsewhere. This story is about the characters and the passage of time. Go watch my girlfriend turned me into a banana peel in another world or something 💀
MEMORYno1 said:
I've watched four episodes and it's pretty good but it feels as if nothing much is actually happening. The story is less eventful than I expected. The anime is listed as adventure-drama-fantasy shounen but seems to be slice of life more than anything. Does it get a bit more exciting or is it more of a chill anime to enjoy in a different way? I just don't know if it's something I currently want to get into or something I'll come back to some other time.
I've watched four episodes and it's pretty good but it feels as if nothing much is actually happening. The story is less eventful than I expected. The anime is listed as adventure-drama-fantasy shounen but seems to be slice of life more than anything. Does it get a bit more exciting or is it more of a chill anime to enjoy in a different way? I just don't know if it's something I currently want to get into or something I'll come back to some other time.
It’s not an action series, if you’re looking for bombastic fights and nail biting drama look elsewhere. This story is about the characters and the passage of time. Go watch my girlfriend turned me into a banana peel in another world or something 💀
haha, you got potential to be a great mangaka nowadays, if you write a manga with that name you are guaranteed an anime adaptation
| The amount of power fantasy sludge must have dulled my senses cus I unironically thought that manga title was real 💀 |
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The amount of power fantasy sludge must have dulled my senses cus I unironically thought that manga title was real 💀
| @RobertsahDHDA ikr it sounds like a totally ordinary isekai manga title. |
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| I like it so much, but it's not something I would expect to be popular, let alone be no 1 in MAL. (But I'm glad it's no 1 nonetheless.) A person like you disliking it means you prefer straight adventure and action which is something Frieren does not give. It's trying something different. Many episodes are slice of life-like. Others are merely characterisations given by flashbacks, flashbacks, and even more flashbacks. At the beginning of Frieren, I was surprised that the episode started after Frieren et al defeated the Demon King. (Huh? Why?) But as episodes went on, we get to learn more of them, even though they're dead. They continue to influence the present. Basically, it's present action, flashback, present action: rinse and repeat. (I'm just at Episode 14 when I wrote this reply, so please bear with me if there's any information I miss from the following episodes.) There are subtle emotional moments in these flashbacks that evoke nostalgia. Add to that, you can extract some life lessons from these episodes. Case in point, the end of Episode 10 is great. Although Frieren and her opponent are capable of epic battles, this show execute things differently. From what I saw so far, it doesn't use tension-inducing music. Without elaborating how, Frieren (the character) chose to follow 'the principle of least effort.' I found this quote relevant: “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War One applies to Frieren and the other to Stark. Once you connect the events of Frieren the anime to so many concepts (i.e. the elements of regret, nostalgia, been there done that, the will to believe, etc.) and how they execute it, you may find it enjoyable. Another thing I have to say is that it reminds me of modernist, stream of consciousness novels, where the plot is secondary and the prose reigns more supreme. Yes, Frieren has good use of show-don't tell, but the emotional effects of Frieren is comparable to what these modernist novels give, novels that use tell-don't show. |
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| If you ever asked that kind of question then Frieren isn't your kind of anime, better drop it and move on. you wouldn't find your favorite non-stop actions with self insert character and friendship power here.  |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
| Aa far as I'm concerned, episode 29 |
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Ripperdoc said: ejleon said: I agree with you, the MAL rating system is flawed, there are 4 Gitama on the top 10 list which is just strange since it’s such a weird show, so I don’t follow it for that reason. But I was actually referring to when you write a review for an anime on MAL, it has a number of categories listed to judge an anime, and going by those, I think this anime makes the top 10, if not not #1. I think the current MAL top ten has anime that don’t deserve to be in there. You have garbage random isekai favorites in your profile, of course you won't understand Gintamas greatness.😂 How good or bad the isekai are has nothing to do with how good or bad Gitama is, so you are not making any logical sense. I’m going to give Gitama another try, but your opinon of the show is irrelevant. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
| Just stick to JJK and chainsaw man. This clearly ain’t for u |
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ejleon said:
How good or bad the isekai are has nothing to do with how good or bad Gitama is, so you are not making any logical sense.
I’m going to give Gitama another try, but your opinon of the show is irrelevant.
Ripperdoc said:
You have garbage random isekai favorites in your profile, of course you won't understand Gintamas greatness.😂
You have garbage random isekai favorites in your profile, of course you won't understand Gintamas greatness.😂
How good or bad the isekai are has nothing to do with how good or bad Gitama is, so you are not making any logical sense.
I’m going to give Gitama another try, but your opinon of the show is irrelevant.
Most of your favorite animes tell me you don't have taste. Of course good/bad isekais have nothing to do with Gintama being good/bad, I agree. I only said you wouldn't understand Gintama's greatness, because of your favs. It was not surprising at all for me.
Hey, I have nothing against Isekais in general. Some of them are really good, but the majority is garbage trash, like the ones in your favs. Like for example Arifureta. What in the world did you like in Arifureta, that it made you mark as a fav? All I saw was horrible CGI, copy-paste "story", degenerate parts.
The isekai genre got so bad and consistently plagues seasonal releases. It's everlasting presence suggests that somebody out there is consuming this stuff in enough quantity to sustain the entire market. It's cause of people like you.
With that said, I never talk about tastes cause it's not really my style and a fool's errand, but maybe consider revising your favs so you don't get judged for it. Put up some quality isekais like Mushoku Tensei, Konosuba or Isekai Ojisan (haven't seen it yet but I heard good things). If you are totally serious about Arifureta being in your favs, take off your Granpa's thick glasses and watch it again and tell me what was it you liked about it.
| @Ripperdoc You purposely brought up my favorites in a failed attempt to belittle me and discredit my words, and now you are adding ageism, how pathetically lame and disgraceful. Since you brought it up, I can say the opposite about you, since you prefer Gintama (with sophomoric humor) and Attack on Titan (one of the worst story plots I have ever seen in anime) in your favorites, which made the isekai anime in my favorites look like 10 Masterpieces in comparison, it means you have terrible taste in anime. You are obviously biased against isekai with your typical and predictable “Arifureta is bad” “surface level similarities” “CGI is bad” “high horse morality” “recent iseaki are trash” “other genres are better”, talk about being a mindless gullible pawn following the haters crowd and repeating all their irrational claims. You are one arrogant jerk to believe your opinions are so important, and to not only judge me based on anime I like, but to even tell me to change the anime in my favorites. Know this, you opinions and judgements are completely irrelevant, and all you have done is make yourself look awful. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
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good question, op. because the first episode started out...odd?
literally a minute into the episode (not including the op credits/song) and a character is discussing with the elf how time/lifespans are vastly different between the races. then just 3 minutes after that, the elf is seemingly oblivious to the difference in aging between the races. and that's after having spent the last decade together. it just makes no sense
it kind of turned me off, and i haven't gotten back into it since
literally a minute into the episode (not including the op credits/song) and a character is discussing with the elf how time/lifespans are vastly different between the races. then just 3 minutes after that, the elf is seemingly oblivious to the difference in aging between the races. and that's after having spent the last decade together. it just makes no sense
it kind of turned me off, and i haven't gotten back into it since
| @HagePotPotato I believe those are different events that happened at different times, but not presented in chronological order, done for some “artistic” reason. I’m not saying that it is good, I’m saying I understand that it’s confusing. I wish they would have done things differently. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
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ejleon said:
@Ripperdoc
You purposely brought up my favorites in a failed attempt to belittle me and discredit my words, and now you are adding ageism, how pathetically lame and disgraceful.
Since you brought it up, I can say the opposite about you, since you prefer Gintama (with sophomoric humor) and Attack on Titan (one of the worst story plots I have ever seen in anime) in your favorites, which made the isekai anime in my favorites look like 10 Masterpieces in comparison, it means you have terrible taste in anime.
You are obviously biased against isekai with your typical and predictable “Arifureta is bad” “surface level similarities” “CGI is bad” “high horse morality” “recent iseaki are trash” “other genres are better”, talk about being a mindless gullible pawn following the haters crowd and repeating all their irrational claims.
You are one arrogant jerk to believe your opinions are so important, and to not only judge me based on anime I like, but to even tell me to change the anime in my favorites.
Know this, you opinions and judgements are completely irrelevant, and all you have done is make yourself look awful.
@Ripperdoc
You purposely brought up my favorites in a failed attempt to belittle me and discredit my words, and now you are adding ageism, how pathetically lame and disgraceful.
Since you brought it up, I can say the opposite about you, since you prefer Gintama (with sophomoric humor) and Attack on Titan (one of the worst story plots I have ever seen in anime) in your favorites, which made the isekai anime in my favorites look like 10 Masterpieces in comparison, it means you have terrible taste in anime.
You are obviously biased against isekai with your typical and predictable “Arifureta is bad” “surface level similarities” “CGI is bad” “high horse morality” “recent iseaki are trash” “other genres are better”, talk about being a mindless gullible pawn following the haters crowd and repeating all their irrational claims.
You are one arrogant jerk to believe your opinions are so important, and to not only judge me based on anime I like, but to even tell me to change the anime in my favorites.
Know this, you opinions and judgements are completely irrelevant, and all you have done is make yourself look awful.
@ejleon
Still defending your terrible trash favs by denying the greatness of AOT or Gintama, but hey you can do that to if it makes you feel better. I am not gonna get offended like you, if you talk trash about them.
Imagine the audacity a person can have to put Arifureta in fav after having watched hundreds of animes.🤣 Make your list visible for others, so I can roast more of your horrendous taste.
PS: You couldn't even answer my questions about Arifureta. I just noticed you have a mean score of 9+. Critical judgment doesn't seems to be your strength, when you give almost every anime a 10.
| @Ripperdoc • If you were paying attention to what I wrote, you would have noticed that I did not defend my favs, including Arifureta, and I also don’t need to defend my “mean score” either. But you read like you watch anime, never paying attention or following the main story, so you missed the main points. It is not that I couldn’t answer your question, it is that I don’t need to waste any of my time trying to explain to an unintelligent arrogant airhead jerk like you, who acts like the typical mindless bully in every anime, trashy character and ugly attitude, believing they are so important, when their very existence is wasted on them. As I said, your opinions and judgments are irrelevant, so no need to “get triggered” or “get offended”, or waste any more of my precious time in the day after responding to you. At this point, it really seems like you are desperate for attention, but all I can tell you is “Get a life”. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
Won’t change the fact, that your opinion is irrelevant. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
Reply to HagePotPotato
@ejleon hmm. maybe. but i thought the first one is as they're coming back into the city/capital after their 10-year quest. and then the second one was maybe a few days later, when they were all together as part of some celebration/banquet for their conquest?
after my prior post i did go back and watch part of the end of the first episode. the new character that was introduced made me think there might be potential here. while i'm sure it's not actually a 9/10 series like its MAL rating (there are very few shows worthy of being 9+ imo), i'm more likely to give it a second chance in the future
after my prior post i did go back and watch part of the end of the first episode. the new character that was introduced made me think there might be potential here. while i'm sure it's not actually a 9/10 series like its MAL rating (there are very few shows worthy of being 9+ imo), i'm more likely to give it a second chance in the future
| @HagePotPotato • I just watched the first episode again. The wagon and celebration scenes don’t explain the difference in ages of each being. After Frieren leaves, Himmel & Heiter discuss how time “50-100 years” must seem different to elves. It’s not until the funeral that Frieren really thinks about the differences in ages and is filled with regret for not getting know Himmel more. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
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