Frieren's Prologue is Amazing, And Here's Why. 

No isekai, no ecchi, no harem, just magic and feels.

One fun connection throughout Frieren’s life is… head pats. Flamme would pat Frieren on the head as her apprentice 1,000+ years ago. The hero and the priest would teasingly pat her head during their adventures. The priest soothingly pats her head during the hero’s funeral. And, Frieren pats Fern’s head in the present. The meaning and intent changes, but Frieren has always had head pats in her life.

i love the conversation between characters. it's refreshing to listen to real banter and not just anime cliche speak.

The Sour Grapes reveal was when I knew this was gonna be a banger. Can't wait for the rest.

I actually cried in the first episode, it just hit too hard, as I have such strong dread but admiration for the passage of time. The manga is great and I'm thankful for how much love they put into the adaptation. It's just beautiful, and in more than one way.

As a fan of the manga, this is truly one of the best adaptation I’ve ever seen

...and Milet's ending song "Anytime Anywhere" - absolutely encompasses the story's themes and emotion

I've been so happy with these episodes, and I hope it maintains it the rest of the run. The most I could've asked was that it could hit me emotionally all over again, and it succeeded.

Fun fact: In Japanese there’s a word for “sunlight leaking through trees”. It’s komorebi.

It's so Frieren that a self discovery and self meditation holiday is a 15 year journey

I read the manga and the first few chapter really is a tear jerker, when heiter revealed why he saved fern he said "Because that's what Himmel would do", later we find out it is more emotional because Heiter and Himmel were from the same home town. He really just wanted to pass on the spirit of his childhood friend😢😢

The first 4 episodes definitely did the source material justice. It’s truly unreal as a reader and a huge fan to see one of my favorite stories being faithfully adapted into anime.

I cried while watching Frieren. Not even because of the emotional story, which I absolutely love. But because this manga which I've been following for so long has gained such an incredible adaptation. It's the adaptation of my dreams. It's so perfect. It's so beautiful. Thank you for breaking down the technical side of the adaptation and its storytelling. This is the kind of analysis I've been craving ever since Friday. You do such a great job, as always. I feel like I understand better what this show is and why I love it so much.

Is it just me or the scene with Frieren lying in the pond was absolutely beautiful

This is one of thouse anime that is so beautiful that every episode makes you cry. The music the story the world the story. Frieren is just so relatable. No one wants immortality. We want to decide when it ends. Her story has just such a meaning to me.

one of the few animes that teaches audience the value of time. the value of meeting somebody and treasuring every moment of it. how important the memories are and what compromises a long life-span. i am definitely hooked and will look forward on not only watching the whole anime but also continue reading the manga.

I adore the fact how the visuals appear. I couldn't have asked for a more precise representation of the source material.

The art has been and still is very lovely and this show is more about the characters learning about each other and their relation to the world around them than battling . A slice of life show with briefly intense battles , just the right mix .

One of the things that I enjoyed, especially in the manga, is that they took advantage of a "generic" fantasy setting with a Demon Lord. This allowed Frieren to really focus on telling the story of the characters, and also allows small towns to be characters of their own too.

since you mention violet evergarden, i really wander why i connect so much with frieren rather than violet herself.. when i saw this anime yesterday, i cried at how beautiful it depicts how time flew so fast that relationship that you taken for granted actually has meaning and memories that make yourself regret not spending more time with the people that you care about, whereas in violet with the same theme, i can't relate at all.. maybe it lies on some of the executions of frieren that makes it truly special

As a manga reader the anime got me crying just from the love Madhouse poured into creating this anime adaptation. They did everything perfectly.

I love fantasies with this softer aesthetic. Frieren, Grimgar and Mushoku Tensei all just work so well with it. It makes me feel that all fantasy should be a softer aesthetic because it really helps sell you on the world. A lot of modern anime have such forgettable art and only really impress due to the writing or due to the action and it's such a shame that they just forget one of the key parts of what make anime anime!

When I saw that the composer was Evan Call, I knew I was gonna break down AT LEAST like twenty times. He understands the power of silence just as much as the notes themselves. Even something as simple as, in Violet Evergarden's case, the tapping of a typewriter. All this to say, Evan Call understands the assignment, and earns himself an A++

loved the animation from ep 2 where she gently touches the flower. looks so elegant and lovely as if she wants to touch Himmel.

I've heard absolutely amazing things about this series from the ppl who've read & even some have cried watching this ep. Needless to say I was hyped but getting a video from you is just more confirmation.

As an anime-only, I can already feel that this is going to be one for the ages. Also as an old school Record of Lodoss War fan, I can Imagine how sad it would be to follow Deedlit after Parn's death. OK, now time to rewatch Magic Circle Guru-Guru to cheer up!

There is also something about the naming convention beeing all german words. Frieren means to freeze/shiver, Himmel means sky but also heaven, Eisen is iron, Heiter means cheerful with a serene undertone, Fern means distance and can be used for a sence of the unknown and Stark means strong. Even Ende means the end as you could guess.

Link to the Seasonal Draft (where I don't get Frieren but I do get some other CHOICE selections): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PSxIznD3T8g.html

I was already expecting the anime to be good, but literally everything surpassed my expectations.

I think we know why. Magic was a path to realization or an opportunity to meet her friends and experience the small things in life

I love how you can see her making an effort to not repeat mistakes but at times she needs reminders. It makes her incredible sympathetic.

Replay Value covering Frieren, hooray! Always love your analysis and how they make me have a deeper appreciation for the colors and lighting in particular. And surely by the best piece of foreshadowing yet to come, you are referring to the potion that only dissolves clothes...

Okay, I just found you and watched your Apothecary Diaries video, LOVED IT. Immediatelly watched this one. I can say, I've been adoring Frieren every single second since I've found the show, but you gave it SO MUCH more value than it already had. Thank you! One of the easiest subscriptions of my life!

I started recently and I love it so much I keep taking screenshots at the pretty landscapes and the funny faces

When Frieren got the sour grapes spell she also got one to remove rust from bronze for Himmel's statues

Also, The last meteor fading away, and Himmel passing away together!

Love how the video came out my dude! We are in for 6 months of Frieren goodness!

What I feel : serenity. Slow pasage of time. I cried on the manga months ago, even before they announced the anime adaptation. *And, I'm crying, MUCH MORE, after watching the anime.* A LOT. One of the best anime adaptation I've ever watch, and one of the very few anime which makes me contemplate about life a lot. Only very few anime change me, including Frieren's.

Just watched this all yesterday. It's so beautiful. Feels like Scrapped Princess which is one of my favourite anime of all time. Love it! ❤

Thank you for this wonderful review of “Frieren”’s opening four episodes. In a “banner year” (2023) for anime, I think this may be a serious contender for the year’s most outstanding series. You brought out just how much hard work and thought went into the production - I hadn’t noticed all the fine points of the visuals (colour palettes, for instance), but you’re right about just how much they bring to the experience. There’s so much more that one could bring out of these first two hours - I feel one understated aspect of “Frieren”, is as a love story (Frieren and Himmel) with a twist (he died before she realised they were more than friends, and her quest is in part because she wants to “make it up to him”, and perhaps meet his soul in Aureole). I look forward to following Frieren’s journey… and I even bought Vol 1 of the manga! (My first-ever manga book purchase…)

Excellent breakdown of the first 4 episodes. This one is definately special and the landscapes are breathtaking.

I cannot overstate how adequate the first opening and ending are for this anime. They're just perfect, both visually and lyrically. They highlight Frieren's thoughts and emotions so well it's honestly amazing, while still managing to be real bops. The sheer love and dedication that were given to this show are obvious, and it really sold me on a show I really didn't want to watch and love at first.

Thank you, this was such an amazing summary of why I love this show so much. Now I can just share this video to explain it to my friends instead of trying to find my own words hehe

this is the first review i've watched about "Frieren," and it truly is a stunning piece of work. i'm finding it difficult to put into words just how impressed I am while watching it. good job

I REALLY LOVED your Hyouka stuff and somehow I forget about this channel. Then this video appeared in my recommendation, I'm so glad you make one on Frieren.

08:46 I like how this art style draws the outline of eyebrows when it’s under their hair. But Eizen’s mouth under his huge beard looks funny.

Beautiful and very accurate review. Madhouse be flexing big time with Frieren. One of the most beautiful introductions to a fantasy world. I also really broke water big time when Frieren first sees Himmel's Blue flower. Powerful feels! I have read all the ENG versions of the manga, and this Anime version is literally the Manga story brought to life word for word, cell picture for cell picture. If you love real Fantasy, Frieren will break you, big time.

Can't wait for your adaptation analysis videos for this

always brightens my day to see your videos. I'm glad to get another rec from you, sometimes it feels like it's getting harder to find good shows. I think this time i'm going to start with the manga, you just jogged my memory - I meant to read this.

this made me cry in the first 15 minutes of the episode, That was when I knew, I am in love with the series. it's so majestically sad not because it's a sad story, but because it's beautiful and special.

I haven't seen an anime/manga this tearjerkingly beautiful in a while. It really puts a lot of things in perspective.

I deeply enjoy your analysis of great stories.

The gag with Mimic is so funny. I'm glad they got the rights to use that monster

My favorite moment in this anime is where we the viewers see a quick montage of Frieren's ventures with Himmel and friends in flashes while the music in the background was building (the fight against Qual, Aura, the journey North and ending with the party standing before the shadow of the Demon King's Castle) it was so... nostalgic? Which is weird as this show lets us experience the similar feeling of nostalgia in spite of it not being our journey.

Finished MT and now it's taking a hiatus I thought I'd give this a go to pass the time. Didn't think I'd enjoy it just as much.

As a fan of the novel and manga, when i see the first episode, i rediscover the story and enjoy it even if i know what append after. Before i know it, i follow the personnage, the sound and emotion to the point that i cry. In short, a masterclass, just how many year pass since i love a serie like this.

amazing video. You convinced me to watch this.

Such an incredible anime. Made me emotional! And fantastic video , man!

Also that ED is beyond amazing

Holy crap so that's why the music is so reminiscent of Violet Evergarden! Props to Evan Call for making banger and emotionally invoking soundtracks.

This is by far the best video on Frieren that I have seen. I already thought it was a great story, but seeing your insight and analysis has made me realize that I need to watch it again .... and then read it again.... More tears await me.

This wasnt a anime where i was jumping out of my seat and getting super hyped, but its still one of my favorites, because its kept me more invested than any other anime i can think of

The octopath traveler ii background songs surprised me! Great vid!

This show has been excellent so far, so glad I found out about it!

Everything you have said is true. This is truly a brilliant piece of work. I love the manga and I think I love the anime just as much.

I would call it a perfect opening to a story. It sets its world, characters, tone and themes so well!

I can only agree with how happy I am about the first episodes of this show. Thanks for this video. :)

Nah I only listen to a few RU-vid channel speak about anime or movie that catch my attention and this guy is one of them you've earn yourself a new subscriber

I fell in love to this anime the moment I saw a preview of it on Facebook. It's a breath of fresh air since I've been watching fast paced anime for a while now. It's nice to have a chill anime to just watch and relax

One of the bits I like is that the time-skips/montages get shorter chronologically every single time as Frieren connects more and more with the people around her. 50-20-4-2-.5 more or less.

Enjoyed your analysis, have subbed

I think this is the first vid I've watched from you but I'm amazed by how your analysis in Frieren compared to all the other anime videos I"ve seen about it!! I'm a fan - keep it up!!

This is the first vid I saw of your channel, I agree on all pointers Subbed.

Watching Frieren knowing that it's from Madhouse is like watching an artist putting together the best parts of their previous hits to deliver a complete and unmistakable masterpiece. In this anime I'm seeing elements from their previous work; the slow but deliberate pace of ACCA-13, the impactful delivery of subtle emotions in A Place Further then the Universe, the clever and detailed sets in Death Parade, the smooth and vibrant action sequences of One Punch Man, and so much more. Huge credit for the deep and touching story provided by the manga. But this series works as an animated show because it is done by the studio that has given us the best of Anime.

Mate, im glad you're alright and alive. 1 even sent you an email quite a whje ago. Feels good to see more videos from you. Keep up the great work and hf- Cancel

12:30 it feels like places you can go to. each got a detail to remember. Not just background set pieces like the Flintstones with repetition

Great work!

Amazing points in every part of this video! You also made me realize a missed a bunch of stuff despite having watched multiple times already. I also love how Frieren's earrings were once Flamme's. Every choice made in the anime has been such an incredible one that has heightened every aspect I loved about the manga. It has enhanced my experience rereading the manga as well, because each of the small panels that depicted time passing has been brought to life with beautiful animation and music... It is everything I wanted and more for the anime. Plus Tanezaki Atsumi is my favorite female voice actor so when I saw she was cast I was soooo delighted. Nobuhiko Okamoto is also really good as Himmel. The OP made me fucking sob... The lyrics.. !! Manga spoilers ahead !! I had such a fun time rereading the entire manga after I watched the first four episodes. I devoured it in two days and actually gained a newfound appreciation especially for the Macht of El Dorado arc which was quite boring to me when I first read it. I think that was mainly because when I first caught up to the manga it was the start of that arc, which then took over a year to come to a conclusion. The Macht/Glück dynamic was not very interesting to me during my previous rereads and I couldn't get a good sense of the fight scene with Denken, but imagining everything glittering in gold, especially when Macht plucks three strands of hair, transmutes them into gold, and throws them at Denken I was like FUCk this shit is goooood. And it's all leading up to the Solitar fight which is definitely my favorite demon fight of all time in the manga. I also can't wait to see who they cast for some of the later characters like Serie and the Lawine/Kanne dynamic is going to be so funny when animated. I'm already too excited for the Aura the Guillotine episode coming out next week! And I can't wait for when they'll animate Flamme's: "the moment you leave your mark on history is when you kill the demon king" plus the whole montage of Frieren's life up until Himmel invites her to be part of their group... PLUS OFC "the one standing before you right now is a mage who has lived for at least a millennium" with her huge flames of mana... We've barely seen mana animated at all so far so I'm so fucking hype for that scene. Rant aside thank you for this great video! I'll definitely check out your other videos when I get the chance :)

Having just finished the manga vol10 I can only say that it gets better every volume

Rewatching this, you notice the little things like Eisen and Heiter clearly being the best of bros during the adventure which probably explains why they stayed in touch

This video was very well done. You should do a follow up for rest of the season.

I just wanted to say that you make some of the most insightful and perceptive analysists I've seen on youtube. Truly a joy to watch. Keep it up!

I cried during the first 15 minutes, dude. I had barely even known these characters, like who does that?? It just hit me different. It felt personal.

It gave me the same feeling as the first season of Mishouku tensei. People just slowly go places or do stuff. It makes it feel like the real adventure and the world very grounded and alive. Thinking back Mushishi did the same thing.

Yup me to 46 years old now sessou no frieren journey's the end can open my heart, fall in love with this anime

I was so pleasantly surprised by this series! I thought it was gonna be another generic fantasy anime, and only checked it out because i saw a post about it but oh boy its so good! So thoughtful, you can feel the care put into the story and the characters.

I didn't cried, I don't know if that factor affect anything, but the anime is just amazing. The prologue just hits right in. It gave me that nostalgic feeling that every nostalgia that gave you happiness is now but a past you wished you could go back. It made me remember every moment playing together with my friends, but now, we have gone on our separate ways and even when we meet, the games I would like to play wouldn't be the games they wanted to play. We got developed as we gone on our own journey, but it seems our journey together ends there.

It's beautiful and heart wrenching at the same time.

I haven't read the manga for this one, but these first 4 episodes blew me away as well. Especially the music. Thank you for teaching me the composer's name; I am going to go hog wild when the OST comes out

This anime is very great, most ep made me cry. I hardly cry watching something but damn🥺

5:55 i like she pretended it was a cleanup quest when really she wanted to drag out time to get to the festival. Just staying for no reason Fern would have never done. Though later an old lady spoils the surprise but by then it is obvious this is also why they clean up. So they can enjoy the moment they waited for. By then Fern is committed and understanding of Frierens motiviaition and helps reaching this goal by dragging Frieren across the finish line who otherwise wouldn't have seen or understood the payoff of her own scheme. It all loops around perfectly! This was, long before the labyrinth, a flawless self-defeating moment. Frieren happily took the loss in order to win. Even if she had to (gasp) get up early! Which isln a way was a bigger challenge than her own clone... 😅

I just saw episode 6. forget anime of season, this will most likely end up anime of the year, the storytelling depths and layering is just on another level

Man the Octopath II music in the background is genuinely perfect, fits the vibe so well.

It looks so good! I haven't started it yet, but I've been planning to as soon as I get the time. I really love the backgrounds. they remind me of those from Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, which I feel like I'm in the minority in loving based off discourse I'd heard surrounding it back in the day.

I binged it in the last week before the last episode. It's the most epic and easily watch ever. 12/10 😊👍

Good choice of Octopath Traveler music in the background :)

Wow! I hear some octopath traveler theme on the background while hearing your narration. This story is so "FANTASY" that it actually is somehow similar to the said game. Auto-Subscribe for your channel

I love how melancholic it feels.

Gods the background is wonderful in this anime.

My main complaint is superficial: Frieren's hair is the stereotypical twin tails of a tsundere.