anything in josei category,The Apothecary Diaries, A Place Further Than the Universe , Witch hat atelier (2025), Mushishi, Snow White with the Red Hair, , hakumei and mikochi.
I watched frieren with my dad (he dislikes anime) but he said frieren is one of the best shows he has watched. As he said its so simple and beautiful. He actually stumbled onto the show accidentally as I was watching it on TV and he got curious so he watched it with me. We watched an episode a day (sometimes 2) and it was really cool, watching an amazing show with my dad. 10/10 show period.
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I rewatched Frieren with my mum (who's in her 50s) and she adored it. I've watched a few shows with her before that she enjoyed well enough, but Frieren in particular really seemed to speak to her, and that's because she found Frieren as a character incredibly relatable. It was the first anime we'd watched together where the protagonist was an older lady like her, and she liked that although Frieren was wise and experienced, she never stopped growing and learning new things. I don't think I've ever seen her invested in an anime character quite as much as she was with Frieren, and I can't wait until we get more anime content so I can watch some more with her.
Frieren really appeals more to us older folks. I think because it gives a feeling of how time passes and sometimes you realize too late that you took something for granted.
The mental processing I've had to go through before considering recommending anything anime to a non-anime fan has been an exhausting reality since becoming an adult. How does it depict its female characters? Is there egregious fan-service? How many episodes are we talking about? Where can you even get it legally? Does it have a dub? Is the dub any good? Is there heavy culturally-specific humour or pop-culture references that would alienate them? How much weirdness can this person tolerate in general? and many more thoughts go through my head at lightning speed. Anyways, that's why FMB and Ghibli movies have always been a safe go-to for inoffensive-yet-quality. Frieren is in that Ghibli territory. Strongly written female protagonist, no real fanservice, immaculate animation quality, and it has a lot of variety to offer -- adventure, action, slice-of-life, romance, and Himmel -- unless they can't deal with the pacing it's going to be a solid recommendation for years to come.
I dont envy your generation. I'm in my 40's and I just don't think about any of that crap....I recommend what I like and at most give a caveat if I think it's too egregious in theming for someone to let their kids watch.... There is a reason I don't associate with the type of people who are going to get butt hurt by the occasional off color joke, judge me based on a perceived slight delivered by a line in a cartoon, think I support misogyny because of the writing of a fictional character or assume I am some kind of freak because I think Gushing Over Magical Girls is one of the best "Magical Girl Subversion" genre stories I've seen since Happy Sugar Life.
@@logikx1325 I understand what you're trying to say, but I sort of disagree. I don't recommend things I know someone won't like, because I understand we're different people with different views. I can't call my friends butthurt for being intolerant to things I'm tolerant to. However, being judgemental is indeed unnecessary and I agree that those kinds of people aren't worth associating with.
Starter Anime: "anime that don't feel like anime" (anime for people new to anime or anime for non-anime fans) (age of viewer needs to be taken into consideration though of course, as some of these are more mature anime, so might not be good for younger viewers, even if they're good for those new to anime or who're non-anime fans) (generally, quirky = common anime characteristics/culture/themes/tropes/etc, and fanservice/ecchi-ness/lewdness, aren't good for people new to anime or who're non-anime fans, you want to stay away from these, until they get used to anime a bit more, so that its "culture shock" won't be so great, when/if they do encounter it with watching other/more anime, lol, so while there's some/many otherwise really good starter anime, they got too much of the fanservice/ecchiness/lewdness, and/or, the "quirky" culture shocks/humor, for them to be starter anime) (not ranked, just listed) 1. Full Metal Alchemist and/or 2. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood 2. Attack On Titan 3. Death Note 4. Monster (I've not seen it, so I don't know what's in it, but if they're into criminality/psychological-terror/murderers-psychopaths-sociopaths/etc, this may be good for them) 4. Berserk 5. Claymore 6. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 7. Black Lagoon 8. The Big O 9. Samurai Champloo 10. Rurouni Kenshin (especially Samurai X: the 3-4 part OVAs of kenshin's origins) 11. Cowboy Bebop 12. Nana (for girls, so, I've not seen it, so not sure if this is a good anime for people new to anime or for non-anime fans, but it is known as one the best animes for females of all time, though this may not translate to being good for an introduction to anime) 13. Violet Evergarden 14. Baccano 15. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom 16. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (as a mecha, and deep/advanced subject: behaviorism, and political, anime, it's not for everyone, but otherwise it's very "western" / non-anime-like, and has great english dub too) 17. Blood+ (while this is unfortunately not for everyone, got to be patient with it, it's a good anime for those new to anime and/or who're non-anime fans) 18. Demon Slayer 19. Hunter x Hunter 20. Parasyte ----- if people like the gruesome horror anime and/or torture/death/etc stuff anime, then such anime may be good for them, it depends what else is within those anime for such people... lol (I don't like this type of stuff, so I can't talk about such anime) (some examples: Devilman: Crybaby, Another, Tokyo Ghoul, Higurashi no naku koro ni = US: When they cry, Shiki, Deadman Wonderland, Parasyte)
I’ve been trying to get my mom to read this for weeks. Sending this video to her. Update: Me and my mom watched your video together and now we’re gonna watch it tomorrow hopefully. Thanks for putting into words some of the stuff I love about this show. I’ve talked to my mom about some of the ideas you’ve brought up in your videos without ever thinking we’d watch an anime together and now we are. I’ll update this again after we watch it. Update 2: Me and my Ma watched 3 episodes of the show and she likes it. We only had time for those 3 but we’ll watch more soon.
I actually tried to get my mom to watch Frieren, she got to Himmel's death and she dropped it. Saying it was "too slow and kinda boring" (She usually watches Demon Slayer or SpyXFamily, so I kinda get why she wouldn't like it but still....mother how could you!)
Wow. Dropping something before the first episode is even done by calling it “too slow.” That’s like cutting someone off mid-sentence after three words and complaining they didn’t get to the point.
I am currently watching Clannad with my mom. One episode every few weeks. We started before Frieren was airing, but as I started watching it I quickly realized how much she would enjoy it. The next time we met up to watch an episode of Clannad I excitedly told her that I knew what we would watch next. I gave her the synopsis and she agreed. I am looking forward to her introduction to Frieren.
I'm watching Frieren both with my mom, and with my dad and godfather. I somehow managed to gush about it enough to convince both my parents to separately watch it with me, and dad and I roped in my godfather as well since he's the advisor for the anime club at his school and is always looking for good material. So far, they're all not quite as absorbed in it as I was, but seem to be enjoying it quite a bit - mom and I had a long and interesting discussion about the morality of demons, and she's ended up pushing me to keep setting aside the time to watch together more than I've pushed her, whereas my dad and godfather have been a bit less deeply drawn in but are starting to really get hooked as of ep12. I'm meeting up with the latter two for episodes 13-16 tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to their reactions to Sein's arc.
The bit near the end was the first time I've heard the enjoyment of watching media with others properly expressed. That it's a way to connect with others. I've found myself watching and rewatching the first few episodes of frieren over and over again trying to see it from my wife's point of view, to see if she would enjoy it. And while the pure joy I feel when I can share something I love with her and she loves it back is intoxicating, the fear of her not enjoying it also breeds feelings of rejection and insecurity. Almost as if my appreciation of the art and themes provided by the show is an extension of me, ergo not enjoying it is somehow a personal attack towards me. Showing someone a show seems so trivial, yet to those who place so much value into them and the themes they carry it can be a very vulnerable experience. Anyways, all this is a very long winded way to say your video gave me the courage to try and show her this show. Wish me luck lol
The timing of this video is HILARIOUS, Ive been trying to convince my mother to watch this with me for a couple weeks now and this video perfectly puts into words why i think she would enjoy Frieren specifically. Thanks Pey 🥳
Before frieren I haven’t really watched or approach much of anime and frieren is the first time I’ve been so invested in anime. The pacing is slow and the characters each have their own problem and resolve, the emotions they show feel genuine and have reasonings and your series does a really good job of showing all those aspects ❤
My mom LOVES Frieren, like 2 episodes from the season finale asking if it had been confirmed for a season 2 loved it. For the very first time, she did the anime fan cardinal sin of getting to the end of a show and looking up season 2 herself because my answer wasn't concrete enough and I could not be more proud.
Anime I've watched with my mom to help you all. I'll start in order, from our first to our latest! - The Promised Neverland (S1) - A Silent Voice - Demon Slayer - Attack On Titan - Haikyuu - Sword Art Online (yes, every season) - Rising of the Shield Hero - attempted Hunter x Hunter - Josee, the Tiger and the Fish - Oshi No Ko - attempted JJK - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Violet Evergarden Over time my mom has become a real anime fan. She's getting used to sudden jumps to fan service, now she just laughs. Here is her top 3: Violet, Frieren, and AOT
Omg I just showed my mom the first episode tonight, and then found out about your channel by browsing the frieren subreddit, about a hour later after watching the show with her. I then look up your channel and I find this video :o
I watched frieren with my mother and while she wasn't as invested in it as I was, she really enjoyed it and loved the characters very much. Her favorite character was Stark because she felt bad for the poor guy getting bullied by Fern.
I am watching this show with my ~80 Years old neighbor, we watched the first 6 episodes and she seems to like the series. After some episodes she asked me what kind of other story's there are in anime, she was especially interested in shows that have a tragic story without a person dying, or different conflicts in shows .
It took me ages to get my mom into anime with me. She was kinda judgy of it when I was younger, but now she sees it’s got a lot of great things in it. We have a lot to catch her up on, but I’ll def put Frieren on the list of things to share with her
I agree so much with everything you had to say about how special it feels to share media with loved ones, especially when you watch things together. I’ve enjoyed watching several different anime with different friends and family members (which is why I’ve seen AoT about six times) and there’s just something so warm about getting to talk about it together, and sharing the excitement, sadness, suspense, and all the other emotions with someone you love. I’m also usually super picky about what anime I show my grandma since originally she had a very poor opinion on it. I’d always make sure it was something finished and that I’d watched all the way through, but I started watching Frieren with her after only about seven episodes were out and I’m really glad I did.
I watched it with my mom. And she really liked it. She already likes LOTR, and i knew she would love it. Im currently watching vinland saga with her as she really also like historical stories that she gets something from, whether that is knowledge or a lesson (her favorite show is Ertrugul). Im an adult (Female)with my own place. And living away from her, i came to the realization of how differently people think, meaning i have to give a long exposition to make people understand what I thought while my family understands it immediately. and that what i get out of stories and media is so different from others while its so similar to my mom. Its something that i hold close to me and a bond that i don't share even with friends i feel. Only spending time and living with someone can create that bond.
"to put to words a unique experience that i cant quite explain initially is really fun" this is something ive been thinking for a such a long time but frieren rly is one of those shows for me, that is just so well put together that i kinda have no clue where to start when tryna tell someone how much i love it.
I've been loving watching your videos on Friren and very much enjoy analysing media in a similar way to try and understand what makes me feel such strong emotions, and my mum was very similar in that way too. Unfortunately I will never get the chance to share Friren or any of my current favourite media with her as she passed away in 2017. I know for a fact she would've loved it and one of the things I miss most is watching something as thought provoking and blissful as Friren and not being able to share it with her, especially given how close we were. I still have many friends and my sister that remind me of her and that I will definitely share these experiences with but I just wanted to let you know how happy it makes me to see a video like yours reminding people to share what you enjoy with those closest to you. If I could share just one more thing with my mum now, I think Friren would be one of the first to come to mind. If your video doesn't, I hope this message can inspire at least someone to share Friren or something else that means a lot to you with someone close that means just as much. "It would be embarrassing when we met again"
I actually bought my mom Frieren's 1st Volume for Mother's Day. She loved it. Edit: She watched Koe no Katachi and Spirited Away and I went to theaters with my mom and my grandma to see Spy x Family's movie. The fact that they actually enjoyed it makes my heart go 'doki doki" lol. OH! And Violet Evergarden! How could I forget. The very first because it was my literal favorite anime back in the day.
I'm assuming you've already heard of Ascendance of a Bookworm, but in case you haven't, I highly recommend that anime as well. I personally don't like it as much as Frieren, but it does still pay attention to its characters and world in the same way.
Rewatching this video after my mother passed away, makes me realize the missed opportunity I had to watch Frieren with my mother. And makes me remember the old days when all of my family members watched movie during weekends
I'll try and get my mom to watch this weekend. She's never been into anime and even hated it so much we weren't allowed to watch anime growing up at all but she's mellowed out a lot with age. Lets see if I can get her to watch Frieren. Wish me luck.
Frieren is the best show to watch with anyone. Someone who’s never seen anime, someone who hates anime, someone who loves anime, you name it. It’s just so perfect and wonderful that you can’t not love it.
Shared this video with my mum and my fiancee individually. Really hope it gets them to try it. The show means so much to me and I'd love to be able to talk about it with them more.
This is a surprisingly serendipitous video. My mom doesn't watch anime but she does like animated movies, particularly from Studio Ghibli, so this year for mother's day my brother got her When Marnie was here, which gave me the idea to show her Frieren. We're 6 episodes in right now
I think anime Frieren brings back the freshness of the Adventure Fantasy anime with slice of life where we as viewer's can relate to some in the show. Frieren shows us the importance of Time how time is relative and significant to our lives. Into how we spend that time with our love one's and friends and family, Frieren shows us the core aspect to what's being human or some point a living being in this world. Memories we create the experience we've been and living that moment in time is what the show's all about. The exploration of our importance and finding the meaning in life or our purpose in life is what drives this anime so much immersive and fun to watch, also the OST is so amazing...
I binged all the "exploring Frieren" videos and can't wait to watch the rest. You're doing such a great job and bringing light to things I did not notice or consider when watching the anime. Definitely will rewatch it soon with some I love.
Hey man I love your analysis on anime (even if its mostly Frieren so far). I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel because now I'm curious about other creators that analyze anime as well. Also, I too think that fantasy is a bit played out and that's why I don't watch it, but theres a very small chance I may watch this anime even though ik some major parts of it thanks to your video series. It's a different pace than the popular shonen anime I generally watch like demon slayer and MHA. Keep up the great work! 💪🏾
Recently, I was invited to an orchestra concert by a friend of mine from Uni. The theme of that evening's performances was songs from anime and video games. I recognised many of them. Zelda, Ultraman, Attack on Titan and so forth. However, one song stood out to me so much and it was really hard for me to understand why until I thought about it a bit more. That song that they played was the ending credits song for "Frieren". Now, undoubtedly, my favourite ost from the anime is the first intro song but upon hearing the outro at the concert I was nearly moved to tears. This has only ever happened for songs like "Dragon Ball GT's" "Dandan Kokoro Hikareteku". In that instance, it was because the song filled me with a nostalgic whimsy like no other could. In "Frieren's" case though, it was because it reminded me how much the show means to me. Since I'm a nihilist, I relate a lot with Frieren in the sense that I don't want to regret the way I use my time while I live mostly because I'm not immortal like she is. It is my belief and to my knowledge that this is the only life I'll ever have and watching Frieren provides comfort to harsh existential truths. P.S. I wrote this comment to gaslight you into making a video about "Frieren's" music. Also, pls shout out my friend Amare, they're the one who finally got me to watch this series. Much love pey.
My parents aren’t fans of anime and there’s a lot of shows that I love but know I will never be able to show them because they have some parts or tropes that would put them off. Freiren though, I have been able to show them. It was something I felt very confident about because there was nothing in it that I thought would make them uncomfortable. It’s probably one of the most approachable anime ever made
i highly recommend mob psycho 100. I didn't watch it with my mom due to having different work schedules but one day i saw her watching the live action adaptation and made her watch the anime. Occasionally I'd check in to see how she liked it and she really loved it.
I convinced my wife to watch the first 4 episodes on a vacation. It took a lot of convincing. She ended it watching the whole season. It was a fun bonding experience as I’ve only successfully had her engage with Ghibli up till now
funny enough I suggest watching frieren with my mum back in march thinking that she would like it and then this video pops in my recommended. I really wanted to watched the anime due to how chill it was ( and given that we prior to watching frieren only watched darker animes). Because it is a lot more slower paced but is able to give that time to characters fleshing them out. Ps She likes it, her fav character is Stark (his my fav as well)
I watched Frieren in an anime themed gmod cinema server where at any given time there where multiple groups watching it together. It was a great experience being able to talk about it together, walking around seeing both the dub and sub, having people react to key moments. Every new episode kinda felt like a big event where everyone hopped on to watch it together.
Thank you for creating this video series! You've put to words what I've wanted to articulate to get more people to watch this amazing anime. Your preferences on compelling characters really resonate with me and I'm wondering if you have a MAL or list of your favorite shows. I'd love to try watching some of your favorite shows
When the Anime first came out, I watched it on a weekly basis as it was releasing with a close friend of mine. I am still convinced that my love for this show was part from that. Seeing his perspective, what he finds in the show, the stories he and I can tell... It's truly wonderful. And yes, i watched it with my mom. She used to watch Anime and read Manga as a teen. Now she watched other nerdy series. Yup, she loved it :)
Unrelated but Ghost in The Shell’s protagonist while hot and cool, does have a lot of depth at least in Stand Alone Complex. It’s a fairly cool story grappling with human themes.
Frieren is one of the ones I got my parents both to watch. Violet Evergarden was another. Madoka Magica…well, the dad didn’t make it to the third episode so if you know, you know and why he dropped it because of it being too magical-girly. Not really an anime household…hell I’m not even _that_ big an anime person myself, but if you pick the right ones you can have a good time. Now to decide if I want to show them Your lie in April.
I actually did this with my mother a few weeks before I saw this video she's seen stuf like Vinland saga and the 1988 film Akira and she absolutely loved frieren
I am so happy to see other people talking about this anime. I thought I was the only one. Everybody I asked, had no idea what it was. ! This is gotta be one of my most favorite right behind one piece and side-by-side by soul eater
Honestly this is definitely one of the shows I’ll start putting people on when they ask about anime, just like the other three he showed in the video, like Death Note, FMAB, and HxH
I watched this series with my mom for the exact reasons you described and it also reminded me that years ago I'd watched Fullmetal Alchemist with her. They're distinct, though, because I can't recall if we ever finished FMA but she was very invested in Frieren with a little help from me explaining things. She's an immigrant who didnt really grow up with western traditional fantasy to fall back on, but I think that makes the show even more amazing for being able to enrapture her the way it did -- learning the concepts for the first time in such an expertly crafted story and magic system. The only shame is that it really is hard to point her to anything else so mainstream in genre and universally good if it isn't specifically an anime about inspiration learning and refining a craft (without any quirky tropes) like Blue Period. The only other anime she likes is Spy x Family but that's just because she adores children; the greater war and spy plots will often fly over her head.
Yeah I watched this series again with my Mom & brother after having first watched it alone. They both quite liked it. Don’t think mom was BLOWN away or anything but she’s definitely interested to see more. She particularly liked how reminiscent it often felt to LOTR
In the past I've watched (I had previously watched) quite a few anime with my mum. Some include FMAB, Hunter Hunter, Mob Psycho and a few anime movies. But her fav (by far i'm pretty sure) was Kaiji
Delicious in Dungeon would also be a good fantasy anime you could watch with a mother. A non-fantasy would be March Comes in Like a Lion, in my opinion.
I am scheduled to watch it with my Dad. It will be a bit slower since English is not his first language (neither it is mine) and his understanding is so-so. We will have to pause from time to time. But we did watch some other Anime together over the years. So it is doable.
The fact I also made my mom watch this with me, as unbelievable this may sound but my mom is very open minded with types of shows so she watch stuff like anime of kdramas etc. and also yes, she loves it. It probably because when she was younger(not young young but younger than she is now)she watches stuff like avatar ig that’s why
I watched this with my dad and brother. My little bro is only 9 so it’s hard to find a quality anime that still appeals to a kid, teen, and middle age man. But Frieren was DEFINITELY it. Looking forward to season 2
I watched frieren with my family and we had a good time. This show tackles deep concepts without overly sexualizing characters which is something i always appreciate in any movie or series
I've returned to leave my weekly comments on vaguely related tangents. I remember beginning to show my dad Sword Art Online while I was still watching the first season, but then I finished the first season and I'm like "HELL NO, I CAN'T SHOW HIM THIS"
I literally just showed it to my mum and sister a few days ago. We watched the first 3 episodes. They said they enjoyed it, and they seemed to tbf, but also they said reading subtitles made them tired, so not sure if there will be another viewing.
I recently finished watching Frieren with my mom, and I was not expecting a video on this exact suggestion haha. I'm actually looking to find more anime to watch with her-- she doesn't like the art style of Mob Psycho 100. Expensive tastes when you start out with Mad House.
I briefly talked to my mom about Frieren and one of the things I said was that there are magic spells of all kinds, including one that does the laundry (it's the spell that Fern asks from Serie in the last episode). My mom told me that she would like to have that spell. I also sent her four music tracks from the show and she enjoyed them. She said that they are 'melodious and dynamic'. Last but not least, I showed her a plastic figure of Frieren, a plastic figure of Fern and a Frieren plushie that I bought. She thought they were charming and well-made. I doubt she would ever watch the show though... But honestly, I think Violet Evergarden would be far more approachable for a mother to watch. It's definitely less bizzare than Frieren. For example, it has no hideous monsters and no eerie superpowers which typically appeal to young people.
To be honest, at first I hated this anime simply because it was a female protagonist anime, but the more I watched it, the more I got amazing details, I felt something strange I feel longing for someone I've never met or known, I don't know what to say, it's just strange and fun.
Frieren is a series that you might find a bit boring at the start by as each episode passes you find yourself falling more and more for the story, the world, and its characters. It's the kinda thing that I feel the majority of people will enjoy if they give it a proper chance.
The issue with watching Frieren with your mom is when she asks you if there's any other anime like it, then it's back to square one
Not quite the same, but Dungeon Meshi might actually be an option too
anything in josei category,The Apothecary Diaries, A Place Further Than the Universe , Witch hat atelier (2025), Mushishi, Snow White with the Red Hair, , hakumei and mikochi.
oh and also Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia
I watched K-On with my Mom. After I bingewatched it.
I think Frieren is mature and doesn't disrespect their characters.
This.
only to add on, it also doesn’t disrespect the viewers. i don’t feel like a child being told every little thing to my face when watching frieren
I watched frieren with my dad (he dislikes anime) but he said frieren is one of the best shows he has watched. As he said its so simple and beautiful. He actually stumbled onto the show accidentally as I was watching it on TV and he got curious so he watched it with me. We watched an episode a day (sometimes 2) and it was really cool, watching an amazing show with my dad. 10/10 show period.
the power of storytelling
i watched frieren with my guardian and he actually loved the anime. he even liked fern and always reminded me to draw her for him lol
He's based for liking Fern to be honest lol
guardian?
@@User_95168 (Taken from Cambridge Dictionary): a person who has the legal right and responsibility of taking care of someone who cannot take care of himself or herself, such as a child whose parents have died
@@n_kau thank you!
I rewatched Frieren with my mum (who's in her 50s) and she adored it. I've watched a few shows with her before that she enjoyed well enough, but Frieren in particular really seemed to speak to her, and that's because she found Frieren as a character incredibly relatable. It was the first anime we'd watched together where the protagonist was an older lady like her, and she liked that although Frieren was wise and experienced, she never stopped growing and learning new things. I don't think I've ever seen her invested in an anime character quite as much as she was with Frieren, and I can't wait until we get more anime content so I can watch some more with her.
Ancient lady more like it.
@@nurlindafsihotang49more like prehistoric lady
Frieren really appeals more to us older folks. I think because it gives a feeling of how time passes and sometimes you realize too late that you took something for granted.
The mental processing I've had to go through before considering recommending anything anime to a non-anime fan has been an exhausting reality since becoming an adult. How does it depict its female characters? Is there egregious fan-service? How many episodes are we talking about? Where can you even get it legally? Does it have a dub? Is the dub any good? Is there heavy culturally-specific humour or pop-culture references that would alienate them? How much weirdness can this person tolerate in general? and many more thoughts go through my head at lightning speed.
Anyways, that's why FMB and Ghibli movies have always been a safe go-to for inoffensive-yet-quality. Frieren is in that Ghibli territory. Strongly written female protagonist, no real fanservice, immaculate animation quality, and it has a lot of variety to offer -- adventure, action, slice-of-life, romance, and Himmel -- unless they can't deal with the pacing it's going to be a solid recommendation for years to come.
I dont envy your generation. I'm in my 40's and I just don't think about any of that crap....I recommend what I like and at most give a caveat if I think it's too egregious in theming for someone to let their kids watch.... There is a reason I don't associate with the type of people who are going to get butt hurt by the occasional off color joke, judge me based on a perceived slight delivered by a line in a cartoon, think I support misogyny because of the writing of a fictional character or assume I am some kind of freak because I think Gushing Over Magical Girls is one of the best "Magical Girl Subversion" genre stories I've seen since Happy Sugar Life.
@@logikx1325 I understand what you're trying to say, but I sort of disagree. I don't recommend things I know someone won't like, because I understand we're different people with different views. I can't call my friends butthurt for being intolerant to things I'm tolerant to. However, being judgemental is indeed unnecessary and I agree that those kinds of people aren't worth associating with.
Love how Himmel is listed as if she's another genre
Starter Anime:
"anime that don't feel like anime"
(anime for people new to anime or anime for non-anime fans)
(age of viewer needs to be taken into consideration though of course, as some of these are more mature anime, so might not be good for younger viewers, even if they're good for those new to anime or who're non-anime fans)
(generally, quirky = common anime characteristics/culture/themes/tropes/etc, and fanservice/ecchi-ness/lewdness, aren't good for people new to anime or who're non-anime fans, you want to stay away from these, until they get used to anime a bit more, so that its "culture shock" won't be so great, when/if they do encounter it with watching other/more anime, lol, so while there's some/many otherwise really good starter anime, they got too much of the fanservice/ecchiness/lewdness, and/or, the "quirky" culture shocks/humor, for them to be starter anime)
(not ranked, just listed)
1. Full Metal Alchemist
and/or
2. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2. Attack On Titan
3. Death Note
4. Monster (I've not seen it, so I don't know what's in it, but if they're into criminality/psychological-terror/murderers-psychopaths-sociopaths/etc, this may be good for them)
4. Berserk
5. Claymore
6. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
7. Black Lagoon
8. The Big O
9. Samurai Champloo
10. Rurouni Kenshin (especially Samurai X: the 3-4 part OVAs of kenshin's origins)
11. Cowboy Bebop
12. Nana (for girls, so, I've not seen it, so not sure if this is a good anime for people new to anime or for non-anime fans, but it is known as one the best animes for females of all time, though this may not translate to being good for an introduction to anime)
13. Violet Evergarden
14. Baccano
15. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
16. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (as a mecha, and deep/advanced subject: behaviorism, and political, anime, it's not for everyone, but otherwise it's very "western" / non-anime-like, and has great english dub too)
17. Blood+ (while this is unfortunately not for everyone, got to be patient with it, it's a good anime for those new to anime and/or who're non-anime fans)
18. Demon Slayer
19. Hunter x Hunter
20. Parasyte
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if people like the gruesome horror anime and/or torture/death/etc stuff anime, then such anime may be good for them, it depends what else is within those anime for such people... lol
(I don't like this type of stuff, so I can't talk about such anime)
(some examples: Devilman: Crybaby, Another, Tokyo Ghoul, Higurashi no naku koro ni = US: When they cry, Shiki, Deadman Wonderland, Parasyte)
Ghibli is mostly a safe choice 😉 There's people out there where their first Ghibli movie was Grave of the Fireflies 🫡
I’ve been trying to get my mom to read this for weeks. Sending this video to her.
Update: Me and my mom watched your video together and now we’re gonna watch it tomorrow hopefully. Thanks for putting into words some of the stuff I love about this show. I’ve talked to my mom about some of the ideas you’ve brought up in your videos without ever thinking we’d watch an anime together and now we are. I’ll update this again after we watch it.
Update 2: Me and my Ma watched 3 episodes of the show and she likes it. We only had time for those 3 but we’ll watch more soon.
I actually tried to get my mom to watch Frieren, she got to Himmel's death and she dropped it. Saying it was "too slow and kinda boring" (She usually watches Demon Slayer or SpyXFamily, so I kinda get why she wouldn't like it but still....mother how could you!)
Your mother got thrilling taste lol
My mother doesn't like anime in general... Even my father. AND HE'S JAPANESE.....
I hope my parents at least watch action anime lmao...
Wow. Dropping something before the first episode is even done by calling it “too slow.”
That’s like cutting someone off mid-sentence after three words and complaining they didn’t get to the point.
Same with mine haha
@@liesdamnlies3372it’s exactly that actually
I am currently watching Clannad with my mom. One episode every few weeks. We started before Frieren was airing, but as I started watching it I quickly realized how much she would enjoy it. The next time we met up to watch an episode of Clannad I excitedly told her that I knew what we would watch next. I gave her the synopsis and she agreed. I am looking forward to her introduction to Frieren.
I hope you are both ready for season 2 because it's a rollercoaster :D
I'm watching Frieren both with my mom, and with my dad and godfather. I somehow managed to gush about it enough to convince both my parents to separately watch it with me, and dad and I roped in my godfather as well since he's the advisor for the anime club at his school and is always looking for good material. So far, they're all not quite as absorbed in it as I was, but seem to be enjoying it quite a bit - mom and I had a long and interesting discussion about the morality of demons, and she's ended up pushing me to keep setting aside the time to watch together more than I've pushed her, whereas my dad and godfather have been a bit less deeply drawn in but are starting to really get hooked as of ep12. I'm meeting up with the latter two for episodes 13-16 tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to their reactions to Sein's arc.
The bit near the end was the first time I've heard the enjoyment of watching media with others properly expressed. That it's a way to connect with others. I've found myself watching and rewatching the first few episodes of frieren over and over again trying to see it from my wife's point of view, to see if she would enjoy it. And while the pure joy I feel when I can share something I love with her and she loves it back is intoxicating, the fear of her not enjoying it also breeds feelings of rejection and insecurity. Almost as if my appreciation of the art and themes provided by the show is an extension of me, ergo not enjoying it is somehow a personal attack towards me. Showing someone a show seems so trivial, yet to those who place so much value into them and the themes they carry it can be a very vulnerable experience. Anyways, all this is a very long winded way to say your video gave me the courage to try and show her this show. Wish me luck lol
Amazing comment, hope she likes it! Good luck
Hope she likes it 🫂
how did it go?
My siblings and I watched "Frieren Beyond Journey's End" with our Mom and she loved it!
The timing of this video is HILARIOUS, Ive been trying to convince my mother to watch this with me for a couple weeks now and this video perfectly puts into words why i think she would enjoy Frieren specifically. Thanks Pey 🥳
apothecary diaries is an anime released near frierren it also have a female protagonist and beautiful storytelling and well written storyline
Before frieren I haven’t really watched or approach much of anime and frieren is the first time I’ve been so invested in anime. The pacing is slow and the characters each have their own problem and resolve, the emotions they show feel genuine and have reasonings and your series does a really good job of showing all those aspects ❤
My mom LOVES Frieren, like 2 episodes from the season finale asking if it had been confirmed for a season 2 loved it. For the very first time, she did the anime fan cardinal sin of getting to the end of a show and looking up season 2 herself because my answer wasn't concrete enough and I could not be more proud.
Anime I've watched with my mom to help you all. I'll start in order, from our first to our latest!
- The Promised Neverland (S1)
- A Silent Voice
- Demon Slayer
- Attack On Titan
- Haikyuu
- Sword Art Online (yes, every season)
- Rising of the Shield Hero
- attempted Hunter x Hunter
- Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
- Oshi No Ko
- attempted JJK
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
- Violet Evergarden
Over time my mom has become a real anime fan. She's getting used to sudden jumps to fan service, now she just laughs.
Here is her top 3:
Violet, Frieren, and AOT
Next, I'm going to introduce her to either Spy x Family or Mob Psycho 100
@@randomyrandom5008 this is awesome. Also both spy x family and mob psycho will be amazing
EVERY SEASON OF SAO?!?!
Also Oshi No Ko based
try Vivy flourite eyes and escaflone
Omg I just showed my mom the first episode tonight, and then found out about your channel by browsing the frieren subreddit, about a hour later after watching the show with her. I then look up your channel and I find this video :o
Haven’t watched this video yet, but the title is hilarious to me because I just watched the first two episodes of Frieren with my mom 3 days ago 🤣
I watched frieren with my mother and while she wasn't as invested in it as I was, she really enjoyed it and loved the characters very much. Her favorite character was Stark because she felt bad for the poor guy getting bullied by Fern.
I am watching this show with my ~80 Years old neighbor, we watched the first 6 episodes and she seems to like the series.
After some episodes she asked me what kind of other story's there are in anime, she was especially interested in shows that have a tragic story without a person dying, or different conflicts in shows .
Violet Evergarden is a show I think is very close to Frieren when it comes to the atmosphere and the quality of the writing!
@@isafox4443 same composer of the soundtrack :3
Maia- the promise flower bloom. I kid you not, you'd cry like no other
@@nurlindafsihotang49 do you mean "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms"?
Kimi no Nawa is a good choice
0:02 pey talks frieren at this point 😭 (no hate)
I would watch this with my mom but she's kinda biased against animation, but I did watch it with my dad and he really enjoyed it
It took me ages to get my mom into anime with me. She was kinda judgy of it when I was younger, but now she sees it’s got a lot of great things in it. We have a lot to catch her up on, but I’ll def put Frieren on the list of things to share with her
I just finish your videos of frieren last night, I am loving this series keep up the good work man
I’ve literally talked about this anime with my mom. Trying to get her to watch it 😭
relatable D:
I agree so much with everything you had to say about how special it feels to share media with loved ones, especially when you watch things together. I’ve enjoyed watching several different anime with different friends and family members (which is why I’ve seen AoT about six times) and there’s just something so warm about getting to talk about it together, and sharing the excitement, sadness, suspense, and all the other emotions with someone you love.
I’m also usually super picky about what anime I show my grandma since originally she had a very poor opinion on it. I’d always make sure it was something finished and that I’d watched all the way through, but I started watching Frieren with her after only about seven episodes were out and I’m really glad I did.
I watched it with my mom. And she really liked it. She already likes LOTR, and i knew she would love it. Im currently watching vinland saga with her as she really also like historical stories that she gets something from, whether that is knowledge or a lesson (her favorite show is Ertrugul). Im an adult (Female)with my own place. And living away from her, i came to the realization of how differently people think, meaning i have to give a long exposition to make people understand what I thought while my family understands it immediately. and that what i get out of stories and media is so different from others while its so similar to my mom. Its something that i hold close to me and a bond that i don't share even with friends i feel. Only spending time and living with someone can create that bond.
"to put to words a unique experience that i cant quite explain initially is really fun"
this is something ive been thinking for a such a long time but frieren rly is one of those shows for me, that is just so well put together that i kinda have no clue where to start when tryna tell someone how much i love it.
I've been loving watching your videos on Friren and very much enjoy analysing media in a similar way to try and understand what makes me feel such strong emotions, and my mum was very similar in that way too.
Unfortunately I will never get the chance to share Friren or any of my current favourite media with her as she passed away in 2017. I know for a fact she would've loved it and one of the things I miss most is watching something as thought provoking and blissful as Friren and not being able to share it with her, especially given how close we were.
I still have many friends and my sister that remind me of her and that I will definitely share these experiences with but I just wanted to let you know how happy it makes me to see a video like yours reminding people to share what you enjoy with those closest to you.
If I could share just one more thing with my mum now, I think Friren would be one of the first to come to mind.
If your video doesn't, I hope this message can inspire at least someone to share Friren or something else that means a lot to you with someone close that means just as much.
"It would be embarrassing when we met again"
I actually bought my mom Frieren's 1st Volume for Mother's Day. She loved it.
Edit: She watched Koe no Katachi and Spirited Away and I went to theaters with my mom and my grandma to see Spy x Family's movie. The fact that they actually enjoyed it makes my heart go 'doki doki" lol. OH! And Violet Evergarden! How could I forget. The very first because it was my literal favorite anime back in the day.
I'm assuming you've already heard of Ascendance of a Bookworm, but in case you haven't, I highly recommend that anime as well. I personally don't like it as much as Frieren, but it does still pay attention to its characters and world in the same way.
Instructions unclear: Frieren watched my mom and now Im dying and have to fight a dragon
this is a great video series. The passion, insight, and care that you bring really shows!
Rewatching this video after my mother passed away, makes me realize the missed opportunity I had to watch Frieren with my mother. And makes me remember the old days when all of my family members watched movie during weekends
I'll try and get my mom to watch this weekend. She's never been into anime and even hated it so much we weren't allowed to watch anime growing up at all but she's mellowed out a lot with age. Lets see if I can get her to watch Frieren. Wish me luck.
How’d it go xx
Frieren is the best show to watch with anyone. Someone who’s never seen anime, someone who hates anime, someone who loves anime, you name it. It’s just so perfect and wonderful that you can’t not love it.
Shared this video with my mum and my fiancee individually. Really hope it gets them to try it. The show means so much to me and I'd love to be able to talk about it with them more.
Watching and listening to this was beautiful. The music in the background made the perfect balance. I had goosebumps most of the time. Thank you...
This is a surprisingly serendipitous video. My mom doesn't watch anime but she does like animated movies, particularly from Studio Ghibli, so this year for mother's day my brother got her When Marnie was here, which gave me the idea to show her Frieren. We're 6 episodes in right now
I think anime Frieren brings back the freshness of the Adventure Fantasy anime with slice of life where we as viewer's can relate to some in the show. Frieren shows us the importance of Time how time is relative and significant to our lives. Into how we spend that time with our love one's and friends and family, Frieren shows us the core aspect to what's being human or some point a living being in this world. Memories we create the experience we've been and living that moment in time is what the show's all about. The exploration of our importance and finding the meaning in life or our purpose in life is what drives this anime so much immersive and fun to watch, also the OST is so amazing...
I binged all the "exploring Frieren" videos and can't wait to watch the rest. You're doing such a great job and bringing light to things I did not notice or consider when watching the anime. Definitely will rewatch it soon with some I love.
Hey man I love your analysis on anime (even if its mostly Frieren so far).
I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel because now I'm curious about other creators that analyze anime as well.
Also, I too think that fantasy is a bit played out and that's why I don't watch it, but theres a very small chance I may watch this anime even though ik some major parts of it thanks to your video series. It's a different pace than the popular shonen anime I generally watch like demon slayer and MHA.
Keep up the great work! 💪🏾
Didn't know a fellow coffee cow enjoyer made banger anime videos.
another banger Pey. 9.9/10
not 10/10 because it ended
I really hope you can make this channel lucrative. Your careful analysis and obvious passion are inspirational. Thank you for what you do.
Recently, I was invited to an orchestra concert by a friend of mine from Uni. The theme of that evening's performances was songs from anime and video games. I recognised many of them. Zelda, Ultraman, Attack on Titan and so forth. However, one song stood out to me so much and it was really hard for me to understand why until I thought about it a bit more. That song that they played was the ending credits song for "Frieren".
Now, undoubtedly, my favourite ost from the anime is the first intro song but upon hearing the outro at the concert I was nearly moved to tears. This has only ever happened for songs like "Dragon Ball GT's" "Dandan Kokoro Hikareteku". In that instance, it was because the song filled me with a nostalgic whimsy like no other could. In "Frieren's" case though, it was because it reminded me how much the show means to me. Since I'm a nihilist, I relate a lot with Frieren in the sense that I don't want to regret the way I use my time while I live mostly because I'm not immortal like she is. It is my belief and to my knowledge that this is the only life I'll ever have and watching Frieren provides comfort to harsh existential truths.
P.S. I wrote this comment to gaslight you into making a video about "Frieren's" music. Also, pls shout out my friend Amare, they're the one who finally got me to watch this series. Much love pey.
My parents aren’t fans of anime and there’s a lot of shows that I love but know I will never be able to show them because they have some parts or tropes that would put them off. Freiren though, I have been able to show them. It was something I felt very confident about because there was nothing in it that I thought would make them uncomfortable. It’s probably one of the most approachable anime ever made
I'm always trying to get my mom into my favorites mediums so this is very excellent.
Thanks for the lovely Frieren vids, Pey. Every vid you make reminds me of the many reasons I love this show
I would have loved to watch Frieren with my mother. Rest well, I miss you.
i highly recommend mob psycho 100. I didn't watch it with my mom due to having different work schedules but one day i saw her watching the live action adaptation and made her watch the anime. Occasionally I'd check in to see how she liked it and she really loved it.
What a beautiful idea I will try to watch this with my mother
I've actually gotten my mom into this after her watching Vinland Saga lol
I convinced my wife to watch the first 4 episodes on a vacation. It took a lot of convincing. She ended it watching the whole season. It was a fun bonding experience as I’ve only successfully had her engage with Ghibli up till now
funny enough I suggest watching frieren with my mum back in march thinking that she would like it and then this video pops in my recommended. I really wanted to watched the anime due to how chill it was ( and given that we prior to watching frieren only watched darker animes). Because it is a lot more slower paced but is able to give that time to characters fleshing them out.
Ps She likes it, her fav character is Stark (his my fav as well)
I don't want to show Frieren to my mum because she'll start comparing me to Stark or Himmel. 🙃
the power of storytelling
What story seriously
I watched Frieren in an anime themed gmod cinema server where at any given time there where multiple groups watching it together. It was a great experience being able to talk about it together, walking around seeing both the dub and sub, having people react to key moments. Every new episode kinda felt like a big event where everyone hopped on to watch it together.
Thank you for creating this video series! You've put to words what I've wanted to articulate to get more people to watch this amazing anime. Your preferences on compelling characters really resonate with me and I'm wondering if you have a MAL or list of your favorite shows. I'd love to try watching some of your favorite shows
When the Anime first came out, I watched it on a weekly basis as it was releasing with a close friend of mine. I am still convinced that my love for this show was part from that. Seeing his perspective, what he finds in the show, the stories he and I can tell... It's truly wonderful.
And yes, i watched it with my mom. She used to watch Anime and read Manga as a teen. Now she watched other nerdy series. Yup, she loved it :)
I truly miss frieren fridays
@@CyberMonkey03 same :(
Now we're going to have a video about our dads
im actually watching frieren with my mom so i was like "how does he knowwww"
I just watched Freiren and I loved it
It's really funny seeing this, because I just finished watching Frieren with my parents yesterday. My mom did really enjoy it.
Unrelated but Ghost in The Shell’s protagonist while hot and cool, does have a lot of depth at least in Stand Alone Complex. It’s a fairly cool story grappling with human themes.
Frieren is one of the ones I got my parents both to watch. Violet Evergarden was another. Madoka Magica…well, the dad didn’t make it to the third episode so if you know, you know and why he dropped it because of it being too magical-girly.
Not really an anime household…hell I’m not even _that_ big an anime person myself, but if you pick the right ones you can have a good time.
Now to decide if I want to show them Your lie in April.
I actually did this with my mother a few weeks before I saw this video she's seen stuf like Vinland saga and the 1988 film Akira and she absolutely loved frieren
I am so happy to see other people talking about this anime. I thought I was the only one. Everybody I asked, had no idea what it was. ! This is gotta be one of my most favorite right behind one piece and side-by-side by soul eater
So Happy your last episode blew up!! This week's is just as awesome, I hope this series keeps getting the traction it deserves.
I am actually ironically enough watching this with my mother currently so I saw the video and I was like yo that's pretty great
Another awesome video pey
I also grew up consuming media to connect with my family, its such an interesting way to have a conversation starter, and bond over a common thing :)
Honestly this is definitely one of the shows I’ll start putting people on when they ask about anime, just like the other three he showed in the video, like Death Note, FMAB, and HxH
I watched this series with my mom for the exact reasons you described and it also reminded me that years ago I'd watched Fullmetal Alchemist with her. They're distinct, though, because I can't recall if we ever finished FMA but she was very invested in Frieren with a little help from me explaining things. She's an immigrant who didnt really grow up with western traditional fantasy to fall back on, but I think that makes the show even more amazing for being able to enrapture her the way it did -- learning the concepts for the first time in such an expertly crafted story and magic system. The only shame is that it really is hard to point her to anything else so mainstream in genre and universally good if it isn't specifically an anime about inspiration learning and refining a craft (without any quirky tropes) like Blue Period. The only other anime she likes is Spy x Family but that's just because she adores children; the greater war and spy plots will often fly over her head.
Yeah I watched this series again with my Mom & brother after having first watched it alone. They both quite liked it. Don’t think mom was BLOWN away or anything but she’s definitely interested to see more. She particularly liked how reminiscent it often felt to LOTR
In the past I've watched (I had previously watched) quite a few anime with my mum. Some include FMAB, Hunter Hunter, Mob Psycho and a few anime movies. But her fav (by far i'm pretty sure) was Kaiji
Funny you make this because few days ago my mom asked to watch some anime and it’s the one I choosed
Delicious in Dungeon would also be a good fantasy anime you could watch with a mother.
A non-fantasy would be March Comes in Like a Lion, in my opinion.
I've been wanting to watch Frieren with my folks, maybe I will now that I've seen this essay, thanks!
Watched frieren by myself just me and me
Watched a few anime with my mom in my teenage years. Her favorite ended up being Ping Pong the Animation. Pretty solid taste
I rlly want to watch Frieren with my mom, cause I know she will enjoy it. But I just don't know how to actually ask her 😭😭
Claymore you should DEFINITELY WATCH!! ❤😊please would love to hear your breakdown of that.
Can agree, watched it with my mom, she loved it.
Though she also enjoyed a lot of other anime so
Funny how my mom actually inspired me to start watching anime
I am scheduled to watch it with my Dad. It will be a bit slower since English is not his first language (neither it is mine) and his understanding is so-so. We will have to pause from time to time. But we did watch some other Anime together over the years. So it is doable.
I really enjoyed the explanations in this vid
The fact I also made my mom watch this with me, as unbelievable this may sound but my mom is very open minded with types of shows so she watch stuff like anime of kdramas etc. and also yes, she loves it. It probably because when she was younger(not young young but younger than she is now)she watches stuff like avatar ig that’s why
I watched this with my dad and brother. My little bro is only 9 so it’s hard to find a quality anime that still appeals to a kid, teen, and middle age man. But Frieren was DEFINITELY it. Looking forward to season 2
My mom is visiting me this weekend and I have been thinking about hiw excited I am to show Frieren to her.
I watched frieren with my family and we had a good time. This show tackles deep concepts without overly sexualizing characters which is something i always appreciate in any movie or series
I've returned to leave my weekly comments on vaguely related tangents. I remember beginning to show my dad Sword Art Online while I was still watching the first season, but then I finished the first season and I'm like "HELL NO, I CAN'T SHOW HIM THIS"
I literally just showed it to my mum and sister a few days ago. We watched the first 3 episodes. They said they enjoyed it, and they seemed to tbf, but also they said reading subtitles made them tired, so not sure if there will be another viewing.
You could try the dub! Unless your parents speak a language that doesn’t have a dub yet 😅
Unfortunately my mother passed away well before frieren came out, but she would have love this show.
first anime i showed my mom was "tou aru" a certain magical index
I recently finished watching Frieren with my mom, and I was not expecting a video on this exact suggestion haha. I'm actually looking to find more anime to watch with her-- she doesn't like the art style of Mob Psycho 100. Expensive tastes when you start out with Mad House.
I briefly talked to my mom about Frieren and one of the things I said was that there are magic spells of all kinds, including one that does the laundry (it's the spell that Fern asks from Serie in the last episode). My mom told me that she would like to have that spell. I also sent her four music tracks from the show and she enjoyed them. She said that they are 'melodious and dynamic'. Last but not least, I showed her a plastic figure of Frieren, a plastic figure of Fern and a Frieren plushie that I bought. She thought they were charming and well-made. I doubt she would ever watch the show though...
But honestly, I think Violet Evergarden would be far more approachable for a mother to watch. It's definitely less bizzare than Frieren. For example, it has no hideous monsters and no eerie superpowers which typically appeal to young people.
To be honest, at first I hated this anime simply because it was a female protagonist anime, but the more I watched it, the more I got amazing details, I felt something strange I feel longing for someone I've never met or known, I don't know what to say, it's just strange and fun.
Watch Apothecary Diaries. I think you'll react similarly.
Frieren is a series that you might find a bit boring at the start by as each episode passes you find yourself falling more and more for the story, the world, and its characters. It's the kinda thing that I feel the majority of people will enjoy if they give it a proper chance.