Land legit tried to WFH the entire first-class mage exam, and passed due to having the sheer brass balls to try pulling one over on Serie. And you know what? You gotta respect that.
As a translator - shortening “Himmel no nakama nari nani” to “would be what?” is actually fine. It’s somewhat awkward English to repeat “Himmel’s companions would be what?” in response to a sentence that makes it clear we’re talking about Himmel’s companions. We’re really not losing any meaning by shortening it to “would be what” and it’s more legible English.
In terms of subtitles, the "The world has changed" line is actually more egregious, since Frieren says that "the world *is* changing", implying that while it's not quite there just yet, it's on the right track.
That's very basic stuff in subtitling, not use all the same words but shorten it. Sometimes it can oversimplify certain wording, but then again the convenience of slower-reading audience members needs to be considered. If you want full context you gotta learn the language.
I just realized that Serie's student memory montage goes water, air, and earth. Add Flamme and then you have fire, making the classic Aristotle elements.
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation ....... learned flower magic
@@franky6983 Going by that logic, I wonder if that means the first spell Serie taught Flamme was fire magic? Heh. The real reason Serie hates Flower Magic is because Flaame chose it over all the magic Serie taught her XD. "No, no, it's fine. I only raised you for the majority of your life *grumble* *grumble* "
I think theres been a misunderstanding about what serie meant about the old mage. She wasnt calling him useless, timid sure but not useless. She was saying having human students as a whole was useless because by the time they become a quality mage in serie's eyes they are already old and almost dead. Which is also why she tries to recruit fern and not the others. Because fern is already at the level serie deems a good mage and she is only like 17 wheras everyone else is like in their 20's or older.
@@manahakume9870 i mean, does anyone play a spellcaster and *not* pick prestidigitation? It's gotta be such a classic and commonly picked spell for a reason, right? Truly legendary the usefulness of said spell.
@@thulindar22 I mean sure, if I have to choose a cantrip, I choose it. But if I have to choose between "prestidigitation" and fucking "wish" but without the downsides, I take wish xD
@@Arkayjiya I mean, wish without the downsides is just unrealistic. And you know I was just committing to the joke right? XD in a fantasy setting spells that directly effect your survivability (either offensively or defensively) would come first. Though I suppose if I could pick any one spell to know and be able to use IRL I would pick prestidigitation, frankly a fireball has *very* limited usefulness in every day life XD and while arguments could be made for locate object, invisibility, or other such, I don't think they quite make up for the sheer helpfulness/convenience of cleaning things effortlessly, and making anything you consume taste like anything you want it to taste like, etc....
I think there is a huge misunderstanding here. What Seire said about the old man was that it was a shame that he reached a realm where he was such a powerful mage that even as a human, he was capable of killing the 1000+ old Frieren, and yet he wouldn't have much more time to live. If he somehow could extend his lifespam for a few decades, Frieren would be completely outmatched. This is easy to forget, because it has been established that Fern is even more talented and will eventually surpass him, but talking about human mages, this guy is the real deal.
Frieren isn't a battle mage. She's lost 11 times to people with less mana than her and he saw through her biggest trick. However, if he was going to try and kill her there and then, Stark might have something to say about it.
@@fatboy7609 Oh, absolutely. I'm not trying to downplay Frieren or implying she would die if the fight continued. I'm just making sure people understand that Lernen is a badass mage, because it's very easy for people who watch a lot of anime to underestimate characters just because they appear mundane or don't have much screentime.
@LeepeNipe32 Not at the distance they were in when Lernen attacked Frieren. And as I've said, Stark wouldn't be able to get through Lernen's Golems. Even if he did manage to break one, Lernen has multiple and one of these was enough to stall Macht for Lernen to escape with Edel. Now, if Frieren and Stark have the initiative, then that's a different story. If Frieren can keep Lernen preoccupied and prevent him from activating his Golems, Stark would be able to bisect Lernen like he did Linie.
As I've said in two other reactions, Sense is a War Mage - Frieren is not. That realization made it clear why Sense failed her. Also glad that Denken passed, and they clarified his storyline before closing the season. He's been a favorite of mine since he cast "fist."
3:45 I don't even know what shocked me more: his skill or the fact that she not only recognized the trick right away, but also told what he was doing at the moment.
26:18 Wait! I think I must have blinked when watching the ending before. Is she introducing "her grandfather, who is a master sage" to her friends? She was the one who said that during the first test, right? They really had all these people connected.
Yep. And her thoughts on Fern's fighting style were: "Her technique is refined and shows no openings, but it's old. It's like fighting against my grandfather." So I guess that was actually a huge compliment.
17:5521:31 She didn't call him a bitch. She said he had a chance to beat Frieren but probably would never have the chance, given his age and the fact that he would die soon. That was disappointing. I also feel that many reactors are too hard on him. They overlook the fact that Serie is pretty much his parent figure, who he has been with for most of his life, and she is acting like a tsundere. I mean, just imagine if it was your mom/ (who ever you look up too all your life) talking about you and saying "disappointing." (but no he shouldn't of attacked Frieren it was a dick move)
My heart honestly broke for Denken. He sought wealth and power to save his wife, only for it to arrive just a little bit too late. So now he has all that power and wealth, but for what? His goal slipped through his fingers.
12:05 It's pretty much the same just "english-fied". A literal translation would "Himmels friends/partners would be what" or "What would Himmels friends/partners be?". Japanese-the language that can say so much with so little and so little with so much.
Serie calling them a waste might have been her own form of endearment, at least to me it could also be interpreted as her always looking forward to see her own apprentices accomplish and see more of the world.
The end if this episode is basically telling the audience "Hey, we had fun making this for you. We hope you enjoyed it. Please dont be sad that it's over. You never know, we might get to do more."
You know Ubel might be following the guy around but he's going out of his way to keep up a illusion to walk with her. Definitely going to have crazy babies.
I love it but it would have been hilarious if every time she found him he disappeared because it’s just another clone. I would have enjoyed a B plot with just here tracking down clone after clone all day to try to talk to him
There has (finally) been an official Frieren Season 2 announcement. There's even a small teaser trailer. AFAIK there has been no official date set tho.
I like that it's shown that the minor things that Himmel did to help people out had an impact 80+ years later. Especially since every place that is visited shows that Stark is the same. Every time we see towns people interacting with Stark they always have something kind to say about him.
16:11 just a last reminder, "Himmel" means "Sky" or "Heaven" so that moment of Frieren looking up has a double meaning. Great symbolism throughout this amazing show.
It's not really that deep bro, most characters in most pieces of media look up into the sky when talking about deceased people. She does it when talking about Heiter, and Heiter even does it when talking about heaven.
@@bobfrancis123 Again, literally most characters who talk about heaven, in any other piece of media, look up. It ain't that deep. People look at the sky when talking about dead people because of heaven.
I just noticed. When Freiren and Lernen were staring at each other, Frieren put her guard up and Stark noticed that. That's why he asked what was wrong.
Well good news, Denken's gonna get like 2 volumes worth story arc and we're gonna see pretty much everyone from this exam again, even those who didn't pass. So the "when we meet again" is on point :)
Bit late to this reaction, but if they ever do an anime of Getting Tired of the Lazy High Elf Life After 120 years, it would be equally devastating. It's a very similar theme of following an immortal elf protagonist saying goodbye to people over time, but more focused on the passage of time in general instead of coming to terms with it
Season 2 has NOT been announced. But what i got from the ending message is that the everyone who worked on Frieren is definitely pushing for a season 2 and is the tentative pre-announcement planning and working stage.
This is what watching peak is like. And in a sense, I get why we had to part with our honorary 4th member so soon. Nothing lasts forever, and you need to cherish what time you have with others because it is limited. This anime is just pure art.
Serie's conversation with Wirbel is the most important one, I think. She failed Frieren because when she asked Frieren what her favourite spell was, Frieren instantly responded with a spell that was functionally useless. Wirbel was passed because he did the opposite - he told Serie exactly what she wanted to hear, that magic was a tool for violence and destruction, so having a favourite is unnecessary. Mages only need to have the appropriate tool for the job.
I've found Serie intriguing when she talked about how her human students were disappointing. My interpretation is that she's speaking kinda like a Star Wars Sith master and apprentice dynamic in that the master picks their apprentice with the idea that they would surpass them in the end. She says she's disappointed in them because they all die without achieving the same or higher level than her. I also think it's a sweet notation that even if her students never surpassed her, she never considered them a waste of her time. In regards to love after loss, I feel it truly depends on the individual. There are those who have enough space in their hearts to love another individual after all that's said and done. It's not that they never loved their late partner enough, but it's just life continues onward. For some, it's considered a blessing to be able to meet, befriend and love 2 extraordinary individuals. On the flip side, you have people who gave everything to that one person. In a sense, their former partner is forever enshrined in their hearts that they could never love another person the same way. To those people, that devotion even beyond death is their way of honoring and continual love of that person. I met people from both spectrums during my time as an EMT, there's no truly right way as it's more of picking a path and sticking with it for good or worse. Personally, if something were to happen to me, I would wish my girlfriend to seek happiness even if that means moving on from me. If something were to happen to her? It's hard to say, but I probably would be my lonesome for a long, long while. I am one of those people that when I love, I love deeply to the point of my own determent. It's like that one song: "Believe" by Cher, I guess it's up to the individual if they can believe in life after love.
There are a lot of reasons. Jealousy, disappointment (she did say that Frieren is strong, but then she dismissed her for not being ambitious. Think like a kid who has talent but does nothing with it), pride (she the strongest mage in the world most likely couldn’t defeat demon king, and this failure of a mage in her eye accomplished that). Serie is really complex character in that regard
Could be like that, but the main reason is that Frieren holds a different views about magic that Serie sees Frieren as mage with lacking ambition. Pretty much like how Right wing person view a leftist person and vice versa and how they hate each other with conflicting ideals
Honestly, Serie is most likely is just pissed off because Frieren sees right through her. On a side note, the next thousand years thing also made sure Frieren will be remembered in a way, as long as Serie's still around.
They fundamentally look at things different. It happens in real life. It's more than just a singular reason, but I have no idea where people are getting the "she's just mad cause Flamme spent time with her" when there's never been any indication of that.
19:42 To be fair to Lernen if you are someone who wanted to take on Frieren, THE Frieren on a magic battle, you'd have to do surprise attack. Remember in the dungeons, what Frieren's fatal weakness was.
@@nonlmao Thing is, it was clear from Frieren's look she knew that he was going to attack, so was hardly a surprise attack. She even blocked 2 of the 3 hits and gained some distance, the only surprising thing for her was that the spells actually broke her shields.
I don't know if you've watched it already or not, or if you'd be willing or able to react to it, but a show I think you'd enjoy is The Owl House. It's one of the Disney Epics, and it's pretty good with making good characters that you can really get attached to and enjoy. Again, don't know if you have seen it already or would be willing to, but I thought I'd offer the idea suggestion since I think you would enjoy it.
don't worry we will see more of those exam character in the future, because many of them are from the north or intended to travel north. let's hope there is a next season of anime.
If yall notice, even tho Serie and Frieren are ancient they still look like children. Kraft already looks like an old man, imagine how old is he compared to them.
I think it’s interesting. Frieren isn’t a “talented” mage or even a really “good” mage. Her main advantage is her time spent training. But what she enjoys is collecting “useful” spells. The niche spells like grow flowers, clean clothes, find object, write notes, mage hand, prestidigitation, detect disease, etc. she knows combat magic but she isn’t a prodigy, or a dedicated battle mage. She is a mage for a peaceful era. Collecting spells that are useful in daily life. Her view of magic is the exact opposite of flammes mentor. She views magic as something that should be special. A powerful tool for combat. Frieren views magic as something that should be mundane. A common tool used for anything and everything. It is her passion to find these small trinket spells. She doesn’t flaunt her magic power, she doesn’t pursue the most dangerous or powerful spells, she doesn’t even have the pride or drive of a heroic figure of a mage. Instead, she is a simple elf suppressing their power and collecting her small spells over time. To make her life and the lives of others better. And a part of that is killing monsters and demons to make sure people’s lives stay better. So the difference is the entire worldview on magic.
Wonderful last episode of season1 & I am looking forward to watch the season2🌸 Compilation of Frieren will be broadcasted next week (March, 29, 23:15-23:45) in Japan📺
11:36 Don't worry, Alicia, ya didn't miss anything 😁 Here's my "barely knows japanese" nerd assist 🤓 So he said "Yuusha Himmel no nakama nara..." and Frieren just replied "Himmel no nakama nara... nani?" The literal translation would just be repeating what he said like "Himmel's party members would be... what?" 😉👍
Sad that it ended but it looks like we get more Season 2 was annunced...there's also 11 Mini-episodes you could watch if you like...some funny shorts :)
other protagonists: "i want to learn this technique/spell/skill that makes me godlike so i can protect my friends" fern: "one laundry spell please" 🤣 based character from a based show i'm slightly upset it over for now :3
Serie says Flamme didn't get on her level, and that *most* of her students died before reaching her level. How many students do you think reached Serie's level, and what are they doing now? Also how did she know the DK saw through Frieren's mana concealment?
Frieren defeated him using only words. This is the power of a true magician. If anyone thinks that a powerful mage is the one who knows the most spells and is the strongest, they are wrong. The most important attribute of a mage is intelligence, wisdom and experience. Here is Frieren. The greatest of mages.
You see this is where we differ greatly. You cried on episode 1, harder on 2. The second Denken talked about his wife, I was KO’d. I weeped from then until the walk away from town with Himmel. At that moment, I was royally fucked up and cried like a bitch through the credits.
In the manga he said all 3 (himself, Serie, and Frieren) are all awkward. Lernen was Series first First Class mage and as far as mages go he's incredibly skilled. The one issue is Lernen wanted to last in the years to follow in a similar sense to Flamme who is legendary. He does this because he doesn't want Flamme to be the only thing linking Serie to the world so he does this by attempting to kill Frieren for fame. Which is the whole "mages are awkward" comments because combat oriented mages are just that very awkward (even Serie is a bit awkward).
Lernen in his opinion thinks he's "nothing" to Serie, and that once he passes, Serie will get lonely for she has no one spectacular under her wing to talk about or think about. Flamme is special, and somehow the world has heard stories about her, but that's what Lernen is worried about. Serie has taken plenty of students, but only one was "great" in a sense. Great enough for Serie to talk about, and Lernen thought it's the only student Serie would only think about. Hence, Lernen made a bizarre decision to "kill" Frieren, in the hopes that such a feat would be known worldwide, in which it will all connect to Serie, since Lernen was her student. But that wasn't the case. Serie just happens to be WORSE than Frieren in understanding emotions. You can say that she's actually pretty lonely because of that, but not really, for Serie, despite being that way, has never forgotten ANY of her students. Pls correct me if im wrong somewhere.
Another season, another great series comes to an end... at least for now. I believe season 2 had already been announced so hopefully it comes around sooner rather than later. I really, REALLY enjoyed this series and I'm glad you did too.
I think you misunderstanding what serie means by a waste. She said he's strong and even can kill frieren but he's just a human that have short lifespan and already old/die by the time he reached that level. That's why she said a "waste"
Man, I love Denken. He's first introduced as this old cutthroat political mage, but then you quickly realize he's a big softie who wants to visit his wife's grave and spend all his hard earned money playing the dotting grandfather with whichever youngster he finds. It's freaking adorable. "I made it this far because of you two." I disagree, Denken. You made it this far because you consistently made good calls throught this whole arc. Also because you have a mean uppercut. Fare well, baddie grampa.
I want to belive that ubell tried to follow land he finally got tired of her shit and land was just like my real body isnt any were near hear and just pops away her clone. Also i dont get how you people ship those 2 as soon as ubell learns shadow clone from him his life is probably in danger
hate to rain on the parade, but "the journey to Ende continues" isn't really a confirmation for a second season, in my eyes. it's more like "see you, space cowboy" at the end of cowboy bebop. at least at the time of writing this, there is no actual official confirmation to be found ANYWHERE
Hey Alicia while the Freiren s1 end i wanna give a suggestion for you ! , start to Watch Mashle : Magic and Muscle the Anime is inceedibly hilarious and epic at the same time ! , It's like harry potter and One punch man combined! You should watch it tho it's fun !.
Land legit tried to WFH the entire first-class mage exam, and passed due to having the sheer brass balls to try pulling one over on Serie. And you know what? You gotta respect that.
poor frieren, elf mommy wanted to see her daughter graduate, and the principal told her she needed to wait outside
😅
Literally, Serie is such a child for her little 3000 something years...
I mean, she didn't even want to be there lol she wanted her sleep
i love how number 2 on the list of things freiren lives for is annoying serie at every chance.
As a translator - shortening “Himmel no nakama nari nani” to “would be what?” is actually fine. It’s somewhat awkward English to repeat “Himmel’s companions would be what?” in response to a sentence that makes it clear we’re talking about Himmel’s companions. We’re really not losing any meaning by shortening it to “would be what” and it’s more legible English.
In terms of subtitles, the "The world has changed" line is actually more egregious, since Frieren says that "the world *is* changing", implying that while it's not quite there just yet, it's on the right track.
@@hoppefroskYeah, there's a fairly significant difference between those two statements.
Yep, this is a good example of what interpreters do.
That's very basic stuff in subtitling, not use all the same words but shorten it. Sometimes it can oversimplify certain wording, but then again the convenience of slower-reading audience members needs to be considered. If you want full context you gotta learn the language.
Let her get the W, "wow i understand japanese, she said himmel but no himmel in subtitles these are WRONG >:("
I just realized that Serie's student memory montage goes water, air, and earth. Add Flamme and then you have fire, making the classic Aristotle elements.
No wonder Series is so upset that Flamme's favorite magic is flower magic not a fire magic
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation ....... learned flower magic
@@franky6983 Going by that logic, I wonder if that means the first spell Serie taught Flamme was fire magic?
Heh. The real reason Serie hates Flower Magic is because Flaame chose it over all the magic Serie taught her XD.
"No, no, it's fine. I only raised you for the majority of your life *grumble* *grumble* "
@@devilkid1991 fuck, you made me choke on my drink
>Pass the test to become a top tier
>Get a crazy hot gf to obsess over him
>All from the comfort of his home
How does he do it?
4channer's ultimate dream
Ubel isn't his type though lol
@@johntan4997 yet
grandma
@@johntan4997 Something tells me she's gonna grow on him.
Thing I noticed is when himmel said "tearful goodbyes aren't our style." The frame feels like himmel is looking at us, the viewers.. 25:31
Thats why the episode ended abruptly. Cause its a short good bye.
So don’t cry guys, or it will be embarrassing when we saw season 2
I think theres been a misunderstanding about what serie meant about the old mage. She wasnt calling him useless, timid sure but not useless. She was saying having human students as a whole was useless because by the time they become a quality mage in serie's eyes they are already old and almost dead. Which is also why she tries to recruit fern and not the others. Because fern is already at the level serie deems a good mage and she is only like 17 wheras everyone else is like in their 20's or older.
Serie called called him disappointing because this might the last chance to duel Freiren but he had passion to do so
@@Shady_br that is not what she said lol wtf. She said it's disappointing that he doesn't have much longer left to live.
Serie: "I will grant you any one spell you desire."
Fern: "I'd like Prestidigitation, please."
Serie: "A F**KING CANTRIP!!!!!!?????"
this was my reaction XD i was like 'really she chose prestidigitation?!'
@@manahakume9870 i mean, does anyone play a spellcaster and *not* pick prestidigitation? It's gotta be such a classic and commonly picked spell for a reason, right? Truly legendary the usefulness of said spell.
@@thulindar22 im not saying its not a good cantrip... but she had the option to learn super high level magic and took the cantrip XD
@@thulindar22 I mean sure, if I have to choose a cantrip, I choose it. But if I have to choose between "prestidigitation" and fucking "wish" but without the downsides, I take wish xD
@@Arkayjiya I mean, wish without the downsides is just unrealistic. And you know I was just committing to the joke right? XD in a fantasy setting spells that directly effect your survivability (either offensively or defensively) would come first.
Though I suppose if I could pick any one spell to know and be able to use IRL I would pick prestidigitation, frankly a fireball has *very* limited usefulness in every day life XD and while arguments could be made for locate object, invisibility, or other such, I don't think they quite make up for the sheer helpfulness/convenience of cleaning things effortlessly, and making anything you consume taste like anything you want it to taste like, etc....
I think there is a huge misunderstanding here. What Seire said about the old man was that it was a shame that he reached a realm where he was such a powerful mage that even as a human, he was capable of killing the 1000+ old Frieren, and yet he wouldn't have much more time to live. If he somehow could extend his lifespam for a few decades, Frieren would be completely outmatched. This is easy to forget, because it has been established that Fern is even more talented and will eventually surpass him, but talking about human mages, this guy is the real deal.
Frieren isn't a battle mage. She's lost 11 times to people with less mana than her and he saw through her biggest trick.
However, if he was going to try and kill her there and then, Stark might have something to say about it.
@@fatboy7609 Oh, absolutely. I'm not trying to downplay Frieren or implying she would die if the fight continued. I'm just making sure people understand that Lernen is a badass mage, because it's very easy for people who watch a lot of anime to underestimate characters just because they appear mundane or don't have much screentime.
He had not even got serious yet. He is a golemancy mage.
@@fatboy7609Stark wouldn't do ehit at this point ngl. He's not going through Lernen's Golems.
@LeepeNipe32 Not at the distance they were in when Lernen attacked Frieren. And as I've said, Stark wouldn't be able to get through Lernen's Golems. Even if he did manage to break one, Lernen has multiple and one of these was enough to stall Macht for Lernen to escape with Edel.
Now, if Frieren and Stark have the initiative, then that's a different story. If Frieren can keep Lernen preoccupied and prevent him from activating his Golems, Stark would be able to bisect Lernen like he did Linie.
And here we learn the meaning behind Sense's name... She is the scythe that reaps the harvest of the exam for Serie.
Just remember: The real treasure is all the friends Stark made along the way. ＜(´⌯ ̫⌯`)＞
As I've said in two other reactions, Sense is a War Mage - Frieren is not. That realization made it clear why Sense failed her.
Also glad that Denken passed, and they clarified his storyline before closing the season. He's been a favorite of mine since he cast "fist."
Sense or serie?
*Serie
serie not sense.
3:45 I don't even know what shocked me more: his skill or the fact that she not only recognized the trick right away, but also told what he was doing at the moment.
26:18
Wait! I think I must have blinked when watching the ending before.
Is she introducing "her grandfather, who is a master sage" to her friends? She was the one who said that during the first test, right?
They really had all these people connected.
Yep. And her thoughts on Fern's fighting style were: "Her technique is refined and shows no openings, but it's old. It's like fighting against my grandfather."
So I guess that was actually a huge compliment.
yes, you can see the other first class mages are way younger
17:55 21:31 She didn't call him a bitch. She said he had a chance to beat Frieren but probably would never have the chance, given his age and the fact that he would die soon. That was disappointing. I also feel that many reactors are too hard on him. They overlook the fact that Serie is pretty much his parent figure, who he has been with for most of his life, and she is acting like a tsundere. I mean, just imagine if it was your mom/ (who ever you look up too all your life) talking about you and saying "disappointing." (but no he shouldn't of attacked Frieren it was a dick move)
My heart honestly broke for Denken. He sought wealth and power to save his wife, only for it to arrive just a little bit too late. So now he has all that power and wealth, but for what? His goal slipped through his fingers.
12:05 It's pretty much the same just "english-fied". A literal translation would "Himmels friends/partners would be what" or "What would Himmels friends/partners be?". Japanese-the language that can say so much with so little and so little with so much.
Serie calling them a waste might have been her own form of endearment, at least to me it could also be interpreted as her always looking forward to see her own apprentices accomplish and see more of the world.
Serie is the type that says one way but deep down thinks the other way
Tsundere for sure
Lernen: "I cast powerful magicks"
Frieren: "I spit hard facts."
So...UwU ... is officially angry elf face....does anyone else want to see Kraft make that face now.
Kraft? Seems like would be cursed
There is a fanart one if you want to see it
The end if this episode is basically telling the audience "Hey, we had fun making this for you. We hope you enjoyed it. Please dont be sad that it's over. You never know, we might get to do more."
You know Ubel might be following the guy around but he's going out of his way to keep up a illusion to walk with her. Definitely going to have crazy babies.
I love it but it would have been hilarious if every time she found him he disappeared because it’s just another clone. I would have enjoyed a B plot with just here tracking down clone after clone all day to try to talk to him
Just you wait until they animate the Chapter she finds his home and he have to jump out of the window
@@Pherim_ the window?😂 This guy might be one of the funnies man in this series
tbf you can see ubel walking alone at the end and it takes a pretty long time until they meet again
That final comment, and the episode title, is also a nod toward the fans of the show.
Don't cry, because you're going to meet again~
Lurnen is no joke shattering frieren defensive magic like nothing
There has (finally) been an official Frieren Season 2 announcement. There's even a small teaser trailer. AFAIK there has been no official date set tho.
I like that it's shown that the minor things that Himmel did to help people out had an impact 80+ years later. Especially since every place that is visited shows that Stark is the same. Every time we see towns people interacting with Stark they always have something kind to say about him.
Dude passed the First Class exam over Zoom. Work From Home magic.
16:11 just a last reminder, "Himmel" means "Sky" or "Heaven" so that moment of Frieren looking up has a double meaning. Great symbolism throughout this amazing show.
Tbh she have been doing that the entire anime
It's not really that deep bro, most characters in most pieces of media look up into the sky when talking about deceased people. She does it when talking about Heiter, and Heiter even does it when talking about heaven.
@@yellowcard8100 "Heiter" means both "Jolly" and "Good Weather" so still fits.
@@bobfrancis123 Again, literally most characters who talk about heaven, in any other piece of media, look up. It ain't that deep. People look at the sky when talking about dead people because of heaven.
@@yellowcard8100 true, hence the double meaning. I find it cool, but YMMV.
That cleaning spell would've been useful back when they were tracked by the demon blood.
The guy with glasses has massive Caleb City vibe
"Im just staying at home, chilling"
"I could try and talk about my feelings...or I could try to Mark David Chapman tiny Gandalf" - Extremely Normal Old Wizard
I just noticed. When Freiren and Lernen were staring at each other, Frieren put her guard up and Stark noticed that. That's why he asked what was wrong.
Well good news, Denken's gonna get like 2 volumes worth story arc and we're gonna see pretty much everyone from this exam again, even those who didn't pass. So the "when we meet again" is on point :)
those weren't pretzels btw. they were puff pastries called SweetHearts. puff pastry covered in large sugar in the shape of a heart usually.
Bit late to this reaction, but if they ever do an anime of Getting Tired of the Lazy High Elf Life After 120 years, it would be equally devastating. It's a very similar theme of following an immortal elf protagonist saying goodbye to people over time, but more focused on the passage of time in general instead of coming to terms with it
Season 2 has NOT been announced. But what i got from the ending message is that the everyone who worked on Frieren is definitely pushing for a season 2 and is the tentative pre-announcement planning and working stage.
This is what watching peak is like. And in a sense, I get why we had to part with our honorary 4th member so soon. Nothing lasts forever, and you need to cherish what time you have with others because it is limited. This anime is just pure art.
NGL I can totally see a laundry spell being legendary class for pure convenience alone.
Now we all get to feel like Himmel…. Waiting years for Freiren to come back to us…….
They better not No Game, No Life us, for real.
Serie's conversation with Wirbel is the most important one, I think. She failed Frieren because when she asked Frieren what her favourite spell was, Frieren instantly responded with a spell that was functionally useless. Wirbel was passed because he did the opposite - he told Serie exactly what she wanted to hear, that magic was a tool for violence and destruction, so having a favourite is unnecessary. Mages only need to have the appropriate tool for the job.
Not even Serie wanted to be in close proximity to Ubel for too long 🤣
That's a spell I'd ask for. The water saved alone would make it worth the effort.
I think the belated formal request for a duel was because Frieren made no attempt to counter attack him.
I've found Serie intriguing when she talked about how her human students were disappointing. My interpretation is that she's speaking kinda like a Star Wars Sith master and apprentice dynamic in that the master picks their apprentice with the idea that they would surpass them in the end. She says she's disappointed in them because they all die without achieving the same or higher level than her. I also think it's a sweet notation that even if her students never surpassed her, she never considered them a waste of her time.
In regards to love after loss, I feel it truly depends on the individual. There are those who have enough space in their hearts to love another individual after all that's said and done. It's not that they never loved their late partner enough, but it's just life continues onward. For some, it's considered a blessing to be able to meet, befriend and love 2 extraordinary individuals. On the flip side, you have people who gave everything to that one person. In a sense, their former partner is forever enshrined in their hearts that they could never love another person the same way. To those people, that devotion even beyond death is their way of honoring and continual love of that person. I met people from both spectrums during my time as an EMT, there's no truly right way as it's more of picking a path and sticking with it for good or worse. Personally, if something were to happen to me, I would wish my girlfriend to seek happiness even if that means moving on from me. If something were to happen to her? It's hard to say, but I probably would be my lonesome for a long, long while. I am one of those people that when I love, I love deeply to the point of my own determent. It's like that one song: "Believe" by Cher, I guess it's up to the individual if they can believe in life after love.
11:50 I noticed the cut-down too
Last time we see Denkin... Yeah... 😊
Wonderful to go on this journey with you all!
It may not look strong but Tide Pod magic does x2 damage against zoomers.
For me Serie is just jealous that Flamme spent so much time with Frieren instead of with her, that's why she's so annoying with Frieren
There are a lot of reasons. Jealousy, disappointment (she did say that Frieren is strong, but then she dismissed her for not being ambitious. Think like a kid who has talent but does nothing with it), pride (she the strongest mage in the world most likely couldn’t defeat demon king, and this failure of a mage in her eye accomplished that). Serie is really complex character in that regard
Could be like that, but the main reason is that Frieren holds a different views about magic that Serie sees Frieren as mage with lacking ambition. Pretty much like how Right wing person view a leftist person and vice versa and how they hate each other with conflicting ideals
Honestly, Serie is most likely is just pissed off because Frieren sees right through her.
On a side note, the next thousand years thing also made sure Frieren will be remembered in a way, as long as Serie's still around.
They fundamentally look at things different. It happens in real life. It's more than just a singular reason, but I have no idea where people are getting the "she's just mad cause Flamme spent time with her" when there's never been any indication of that.
19:42 To be fair to Lernen if you are someone who wanted to take on Frieren, THE Frieren on a magic battle, you'd have to do surprise attack. Remember in the dungeons, what Frieren's fatal weakness was.
Nooo, you're looking at it the wrong way with Lernen and Serie!!!
It's a tragic story, I'm sad that it flew over her head.
Also old guy Lernen doesn't deserve that much disrespect 😢😢😢
@@blessyou7143 Most reactors kinda do that because of their love to the main cast especially Frieren and Fern
It's a bit of a shame, but still tho. Surprise attack into requesting a duel is definitely weird haha
IDK that she did. Lernen's actions were pretty stupid, even if he had an understandable motive.
@@nonlmao Thing is, it was clear from Frieren's look she knew that he was going to attack, so was hardly a surprise attack. She even blocked 2 of the 3 hits and gained some distance, the only surprising thing for her was that the spells actually broke her shields.
I don't know if you've watched it already or not, or if you'd be willing or able to react to it, but a show I think you'd enjoy is The Owl House. It's one of the Disney Epics, and it's pretty good with making good characters that you can really get attached to and enjoy.
Again, don't know if you have seen it already or would be willing to, but I thought I'd offer the idea suggestion since I think you would enjoy it.
don't worry we will see more of those exam character in the future, because many of them are from the north or intended to travel north. let's hope there is a next season of anime.
I HAVE DUNKAROOS fucking jumpscared me
This show was amazing! I can't wait to see season two.
No season 2 announcement yet. There is enough content for a second 28 episode season tho.
If yall notice, even tho Serie and Frieren are ancient they still look like children. Kraft already looks like an old man, imagine how old is he compared to them.
oh yea true
ALICIA!
Petition to ask for Alicia to react to all Fairy Tail openings! I need her to get hyped to it!!
I think it’s interesting. Frieren isn’t a “talented” mage or even a really “good” mage. Her main advantage is her time spent training. But what she enjoys is collecting “useful” spells. The niche spells like grow flowers, clean clothes, find object, write notes, mage hand, prestidigitation, detect disease, etc. she knows combat magic but she isn’t a prodigy, or a dedicated battle mage. She is a mage for a peaceful era. Collecting spells that are useful in daily life. Her view of magic is the exact opposite of flammes mentor. She views magic as something that should be special. A powerful tool for combat. Frieren views magic as something that should be mundane. A common tool used for anything and everything. It is her passion to find these small trinket spells. She doesn’t flaunt her magic power, she doesn’t pursue the most dangerous or powerful spells, she doesn’t even have the pride or drive of a heroic figure of a mage. Instead, she is a simple elf suppressing their power and collecting her small spells over time. To make her life and the lives of others better. And a part of that is killing monsters and demons to make sure people’s lives stay better. So the difference is the entire worldview on magic.
"You're a pervy elf fancier Methode, you pass now get away from me."
11:40 “Himmel’s party members would be what?”
"tearful goodbyes arent our style" then why tf am i crying biach Q_Q
Wonderful last episode of season1 & I am looking forward to watch the season2🌸
Compilation of Frieren will be broadcasted next week (March, 29, 23:15-23:45) in Japan📺
Alright, show of hands. Who wants a laundry spell? 🖐️
I'm still curious what anime that astronaut/cosmonaut one is as the outro. at around 28:53
I believe it's from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
11:36 Don't worry, Alicia, ya didn't miss anything 😁 Here's my "barely knows japanese" nerd assist 🤓
So he said "Yuusha Himmel no nakama nara..." and Frieren just replied "Himmel no nakama nara... nani?"
The literal translation would just be repeating what he said like "Himmel's party members would be... what?" 😉👍
Sad that it ended but it looks like we get more Season 2 was annunced...there's also 11 Mini-episodes you could watch if you like...some funny shorts :)
The "the journey to Ende continues" isn't really a confirmation for season 2, it's just them going "and their journey continues" AKA the manga.
other protagonists: "i want to learn this technique/spell/skill that makes me godlike so i can protect my friends"
fern: "one laundry spell please" 🤣
based character from a based show i'm slightly upset it over for now :3
Serie says Flamme didn't get on her level, and that *most* of her students died before reaching her level. How many students do you think reached Serie's level, and what are they doing now? Also how did she know the DK saw through Frieren's mana concealment?
"what are they doing now?"
They're probably resting in the dirt my dude
Dude they’re humans, they probably died a century ago.
Frieren defeated him using only words.
This is the power of a true magician.
If anyone thinks that a powerful mage is the one who knows the most spells and is the strongest, they are wrong. The most important attribute of a mage is intelligence, wisdom and experience. Here is Frieren. The greatest of mages.
You see this is where we differ greatly. You cried on episode 1, harder on 2. The second Denken talked about his wife, I was KO’d. I weeped from then until the walk away from town with Himmel. At that moment, I was royally fucked up and cried like a bitch through the credits.
In the manga he said all 3 (himself, Serie, and Frieren) are all awkward. Lernen was Series first First Class mage and as far as mages go he's incredibly skilled. The one issue is Lernen wanted to last in the years to follow in a similar sense to Flamme who is legendary. He does this because he doesn't want Flamme to be the only thing linking Serie to the world so he does this by attempting to kill Frieren for fame. Which is the whole "mages are awkward" comments because combat oriented mages are just that very awkward (even Serie is a bit awkward).
So is Land basically like Twice? Except zero Trauma
More like Naruto, making shadow clones.
Shadow clones, because he has full control over them. They fully realize they're clones, because the Land is literally controlling them. It's 1 mind.
they cut down the subtitles because USayans cant read!
Lernen in his opinion thinks he's "nothing" to Serie, and that once he passes, Serie will get lonely for she has no one spectacular under her wing to talk about or think about.
Flamme is special, and somehow the world has heard stories about her, but that's what Lernen is worried about. Serie has taken plenty of students, but only one was "great" in a sense.
Great enough for Serie to talk about, and Lernen thought it's the only student Serie would only think about.
Hence, Lernen made a bizarre decision to "kill" Frieren, in the hopes that such a feat would be known worldwide, in which it will all connect to Serie, since Lernen was her student.
But that wasn't the case. Serie just happens to be WORSE than Frieren in understanding emotions. You can say that she's actually pretty lonely because of that, but not really, for Serie, despite being that way, has never forgotten ANY of her students.
Pls correct me if im wrong somewhere.
I mean we still have an elf mage. Marcille from delicious in dungeon.
Another season, another great series comes to an end... at least for now. I believe season 2 had already been announced so hopefully it comes around sooner rather than later. I really, REALLY enjoyed this series and I'm glad you did too.
The best arc is incoming
Your reaction is very gooooooood! from Japan!
Here's hopng we get a S2!
24:32 Serie’s face is meme material
eyy lots of yappin lots of "i just told you!", lots of *O*, lots of Happy beeean! love it
All the other 1st class mages getting super powerful spells to make themselves even more dangerous. Fern, I want clean clothes magic.
Girl took Prestidigitation
I think you misunderstanding what serie means by a waste.
She said he's strong and even can kill frieren but he's just a human that have short lifespan and already old/die by the time he reached that level.
That's why she said a "waste"
Man, I love Denken. He's first introduced as this old cutthroat political mage, but then you quickly realize he's a big softie who wants to visit his wife's grave and spend all his hard earned money playing the dotting grandfather with whichever youngster he finds. It's freaking adorable.
"I made it this far because of you two."
I disagree, Denken. You made it this far because you consistently made good calls throught this whole arc. Also because you have a mean uppercut. Fare well, baddie grampa.
I want to belive that ubell tried to follow land he finally got tired of her shit and land was just like my real body isnt any were near hear and just pops away her clone. Also i dont get how you people ship those 2 as soon as ubell learns shadow clone from him his life is probably in danger
You should totally add a =w= toggle to your model.
the manga still continue hope ya try it :)
I would love a prequel of Deken
Let us see his hardships
hate to rain on the parade, but "the journey to Ende continues" isn't really a confirmation for a second season, in my eyes. it's more like "see you, space cowboy" at the end of cowboy bebop. at least at the time of writing this, there is no actual official confirmation to be found ANYWHERE
Unfortunaly the next meet will be embarassing. Perfect ending for a perfect anime. I'm obessed.
If you really liked Frieren, you should check out Spice in Wolf, which is airing in 9 days.
Hey Alicia while the Freiren s1 end i wanna give a suggestion for you ! , start to Watch Mashle : Magic and Muscle the Anime is inceedibly hilarious and epic at the same time ! , It's like harry potter and One punch man combined! You should watch it tho it's fun !.
Denken is the next arc and so far the best arc
You should rewatch the series with the English dub. Like everything else in this anime, it was done really well.
What an amazing anime.
FWIW several of these characters DO appear further in the manga. Won't say which.
who else likes it raw, uncensored and uncut?
Some of the messages just flew over your head huh