Frieren, above all else, reminds me that I need to make time with my parents while they're still in good health. I've been out of school for a decade but it doesn't feel that long ago. I'm afraid I'll blink again and suddenly dad's too old to get a leg over a motorcycle or my infant daughter will be too old to want to be picked up and kissed on the cheek when I get home.
Reading and then watching Frieren completely occupies my mind with the concept of time. The last third of my life has just flashed by, I'm not in my twenties anymore and I can feel it every day.
7:37 the piano outro from “A Sunrise Worth Seeing” is probably my most favourite OST music I’ve heard in a long time. It plays 3 times (that I can recall) obviously first during the sunset in episode 4, but just the piano outro plays in episode 10 when Flamme tells Freiren about the spell to make flowers and again in episode 27 when Himmel recounts Freiren casting the spell in the forest when he was a kid. Such a beautiful piece of music tied to such emotional moments in the show
I think not only is Frieren realizing that she misses Himmel, she realized she did know more about him that she thought and she's re-contextualizing her memories of him, and in turn, learns to appreciate the times with him more than she thought before.
And here comes Aoex yet again delivering a review of one of my favorite piece of entertainment. Great review as always. This anime is phenomenal, I was already a huge fan of the manga and this adaptation overshone it so much, the presentation with the beautiful animation, music and voice acting really elevated my enjoyment of it. Between this and the adaptation of Apothecary Diary, it probably made this season my favorite, like, ever. Even though I pretty much only watched those 2 animes which I already read in manga form. It just shows how enjoyable those adaptations were and I'm really glad a lot of people seem to like them as well. Keep up the good work man :)
I think Frieren makes it pretty clear that one should be happy it happened, not sad that it is over. It's about using the time and enjoying every moment, not dreading what is lost by its passing. Frieren had shut herself off to avoid this pain. Himmel made her realize she was missing something that was worth the pain.
good video ay-ox. I really liked this part (13:05 - 13:55) specifically it was brilliantly edited and your narration was perfect. Reminds me why i love your vids so much :)
If I had a nickel for every time time both me and Aaox loved a high fantasy work that deals with the aftermath of a classic JRPG party defeating the final boss and the heartwarming, romance-filled adventures that come with it, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Things you care about being harder to talk about is cuttingly true, I'd wager most people have a project that they hope to make some day because it means a lot to them, but never get around to as you never feel you have the right words/skills to do it justice...
The tragic aspects of frieren are balanced by the hope. The show may be thoroughly bitter, but it is the same bitterness of bittersweet chocolate. You can appreciate the delicate flavors, or you can dwell on the bitterness. It isn't "boo hoo I lost him," but "wow, look at all the things I did with him." (Partly through the mature view of young love)
Another name for this show could be "All those times I run into mimics". And man, their planet is BIG!!! 10 years to walk through a continent! Also... ZORUTORACKU!
Was on the fence about taking the plunge and watching it, thanks for getting me off the fence. Also welcome to the “What the actual hell is Skibidi Toilet, and what is wrong with this generation’s humour?” club.
aoooooxx, u aliiive, ALLLIIVVVE. great to see ur content again, dont even like/watch freien, just came just to like comment and keep in history to watch later
I was afraid the tournament arc (that's basically what it is) would be detrimental to the series and boring (I hate tournament arcs, but then again, I don't like shounen anime in general), but no: it proved tremendously instrumental in character portrayal and development, including helping us understand very cool side characters like Denken, Übel, e Wirbel. ZORUTORACKU!!!
Frieren is a weird series to me. I've really loved the first handful of episodes, but the realization of the destination being just another fantasy trope has been seeping my enjoyment out of it somewhat. As you've said it's about the journey, not the destination, but I've loved the slow intimate moments, and when I've hit around the episode 8-10 I've suddenly lost all interest, with the introduction of boring one note villains. I need to pick it up again, hope the focus stays on the main cast, and not some boring generic fantasy stuff. As for the video, once again great work. I keep recommending your stuff to people I find online, you deserve more views. I'm not saying this from a fan wanting to share experiences point of view, but rather I believe, in the current overcrowded video review/essay landscape, it's really rare to see something this well written and concise. Thanks for making these, cheers
This series was weird to me also. I started watching it on episode 17 and above, and then went back to watch it from the beginning. A friend of mine recommended the manga to me years ago, but i thought it was boring. Now? Its one of the best series ive read
Ha. How so. Sure the demons may not be your cup of tea, but when you made it to episode 10, you should have pick up that it is important for how Frieren came to the way she lives and why she at times is apathetic and so on. Being disgusted by witnessing "tropes" repeating seems strange, especially since Frieren takes many of them and puts a twist spin or subversion on it, or if you expect the subversion it plays it straight like the original. So yeah Frieren is weird, but then shouldn't you be fine with it.
@@syafri88 Probably because it gets way better overtime. This is a storyline that takes place after a 10 year long journey. So we the audience won't be much invested in beginning because of the lack of context. As the series goes on we learn more about himmel and his party throughout frieren's memories and other characters. I tried reading frieren manga in 2021 after reading 20ish chapters I thought it was very average and didn't continue at that time. In 2023 I decided to give the anime a chance since the visual was very good and honestly it was a masterpiece. The great scenery, animation and music intensified the experience and I understood the incredible journey frieren had with her previous party. After finishing the anime, I binged the manga all the way up to the latest chapter 130 and honestly it's now one of my all time favorites. Can't wait to see El dorado and goddess monument arc being animated if adapted correctly it will easily surpass season 1 in every way. Also so many incredible characters in this series A lot of characters get there own moments to shine
My lord he lives once more. Frieren be blessed, its an anime that i had to watch more than once to understand all my emotions. Absolute masterpiece.
Frieren, above all else, reminds me that I need to make time with my parents while they're still in good health.
I've been out of school for a decade but it doesn't feel that long ago. I'm afraid I'll blink again and suddenly dad's too old to get a leg over a motorcycle or my infant daughter will be too old to want to be picked up and kissed on the cheek when I get home.
Reading and then watching Frieren completely occupies my mind with the concept of time. The last third of my life has just flashed by, I'm not in my twenties anymore and I can feel it every day.
7:37 the piano outro from “A Sunrise Worth Seeing” is probably my most favourite OST music I’ve heard in a long time.
It plays 3 times (that I can recall) obviously first during the sunset in episode 4, but just the piano outro plays in episode 10 when Flamme tells Freiren about the spell to make flowers and again in episode 27 when Himmel recounts Freiren casting the spell in the forest when he was a kid. Such a beautiful piece of music tied to such emotional moments in the show
I think not only is Frieren realizing that she misses Himmel, she realized she did know more about him that she thought and she's re-contextualizing her memories of him, and in turn, learns to appreciate the times with him more than she thought before.
Always a pleasure to see one of your videos pop into my feed, and even more so when it's about one of my favorite shows in recent memory :)
I remember when himmel the hero said “aaox always makes banger vids”
That's what the hero Himmel would have said
Even now, 3 months later, that ending music you use still tugs at the heart strings.
Lovely video as usual. See you again in 3 months!
Dungeon Meshi next? =)
Been waiting for you to make a video on Frieren!
And here comes Aoex yet again delivering a review of one of my favorite piece of entertainment.
Great review as always.
This anime is phenomenal, I was already a huge fan of the manga and this adaptation overshone it so much, the presentation with the beautiful animation, music and voice acting really elevated my enjoyment of it. Between this and the adaptation of Apothecary Diary, it probably made this season my favorite, like, ever. Even though I pretty much only watched those 2 animes which I already read in manga form. It just shows how enjoyable those adaptations were and I'm really glad a lot of people seem to like them as well.
Keep up the good work man :)
I think Frieren makes it pretty clear that one should be happy it happened, not sad that it is over. It's about using the time and enjoying every moment, not dreading what is lost by its passing. Frieren had shut herself off to avoid this pain. Himmel made her realize she was missing something that was worth the pain.
Always a good day when Aaox uploads.
good video ay-ox. I really liked this part (13:05 - 13:55) specifically it was brilliantly edited and your narration was perfect. Reminds me why i love your vids so much :)
If I had a nickel for every time time both me and Aaox loved a high fantasy work that deals with the aftermath of a classic JRPG party defeating the final boss and the heartwarming, romance-filled adventures that come with it, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Evan Call hit it out of the park with the music.
Haven't watched the show yet obviously but something about the music segment playing during your Patrons credit destroyed me.
Things you care about being harder to talk about is cuttingly true,
I'd wager most people have a project that they hope to make some day because it means a lot to them,
but never get around to as you never feel you have the right words/skills to do it justice...
The tragic aspects of frieren are balanced by the hope. The show may be thoroughly bitter, but it is the same bitterness of bittersweet chocolate. You can appreciate the delicate flavors, or you can dwell on the bitterness.
It isn't "boo hoo I lost him," but "wow, look at all the things I did with him." (Partly through the mature view of young love)
Another name for this show could be "All those times I run into mimics".
And man, their planet is BIG!!! 10 years to walk through a continent!
Also... ZORUTORACKU!
Great summary of an even greater show.
Missed You.
Aaox... was... was that subtle-yet-painfully accurate allusion to Violet Evergarden 07:30 or just a stroke of accidental genius?
Was on the fence about taking the plunge and watching it, thanks for getting me off the fence.
Also welcome to the “What the actual hell is Skibidi Toilet, and what is wrong with this generation’s humour?” club.
aoooooxx, u aliiive, ALLLIIVVVE. great to see ur content again, dont even like/watch freien, just came just to like comment and keep in history to watch later
Hell yeah
Been awhile
Interesting, I also stopped watching in the middle of the magic test arc, after having basically binged it 'til then
I just rewatched the first 4 episodes with my sister today. Impeccable timing.
Come on, are you telling me you didn't enjoy the Übel/Land tension?
nice.
I was afraid the tournament arc (that's basically what it is) would be detrimental to the series and boring (I hate tournament arcs, but then again, I don't like shounen anime in general), but no: it proved tremendously instrumental in character portrayal and development, including helping us understand very cool side characters like Denken, Übel, e Wirbel.
ZORUTORACKU!!!
Frieren is a weird series to me. I've really loved the first handful of episodes, but the realization of the destination being just another fantasy trope has been seeping my enjoyment out of it somewhat. As you've said it's about the journey, not the destination, but I've loved the slow intimate moments, and when I've hit around the episode 8-10 I've suddenly lost all interest, with the introduction of boring one note villains. I need to pick it up again, hope the focus stays on the main cast, and not some boring generic fantasy stuff.
As for the video, once again great work. I keep recommending your stuff to people I find online, you deserve more views. I'm not saying this from a fan wanting to share experiences point of view, but rather I believe, in the current overcrowded video review/essay landscape, it's really rare to see something this well written and concise. Thanks for making these, cheers
This series was weird to me also. I started watching it on episode 17 and above, and then went back to watch it from the beginning.
A friend of mine recommended the manga to me years ago, but i thought it was boring. Now? Its one of the best series ive read
Ha. How so. Sure the demons may not be your cup of tea, but when you made it to episode 10, you should have pick up that it is important for how Frieren came to the way she lives and why she at times is apathetic and so on. Being disgusted by witnessing "tropes" repeating seems strange, especially since Frieren takes many of them and puts a twist spin or subversion on it, or if you expect the subversion it plays it straight like the original. So yeah Frieren is weird, but then shouldn't you be fine with it.
@@syafri88 Probably because it gets way better overtime. This is a storyline that takes place after a 10 year long journey. So we the audience won't be much invested in beginning because of the lack of context. As the series goes on we learn more about himmel and his party throughout frieren's memories and other characters. I tried reading frieren manga in 2021 after reading 20ish chapters I thought it was very average and didn't continue at that time. In 2023 I decided to give the anime a chance since the visual was very good and honestly it was a masterpiece. The great scenery, animation and music intensified the experience and I understood the incredible journey frieren had with her previous party. After finishing the anime, I binged the manga all the way up to the latest chapter 130 and honestly it's now one of my all time favorites. Can't wait to see El dorado and goddess monument arc being animated if adapted correctly it will easily surpass season 1 in every way. Also so many incredible characters in this series A lot of characters get there own moments to shine