Episode six is an AMAZING display of the work of all of these key animators. It's a great display of the psychology that comes into someone who has the skill and resolve to perform, of the parallels between Eisen and Stark; and also a great display that the funny interactions won't be ending any time soon with Stark joining Fern and Frieren.
We start off with a discussion between Fern and Stark, about why Stark is training, and about fighting the dragon. Stark initially points out how the dragon has not attacked the village because he is present; then mentions the belief that it didn't attack because it doesn't feel like it. Fern asks about his intentions to fight the dragon if it attacked, and we get a split Stark - with a resolve to fight the dragon but the nervousness of dying and running away, and then mentions the scar on his forehead being from Eisen - asking the question on if it happened due to Eisen feeling disappointed in Stark.
Fern then talks with Stark about her own experiecnes and gives him advice - where she initially ran from her first monster. When she was backed into the corner - her body just moved by itself; she had the resolve to survive, the resolve to kill the monster; and looking at how hard Stark has trained - she knows Stark has that resolve too.
And when Stark meets with Fern and Frieren the next day; Frieren has that same faith too - and shows us more parallels between him and Eisen; about how both Stark AND Eisen were driven by fear - or moreso nervousnes; and the resolve to survive and win is what determines their ability to do so. Frieren explains further that Eisen striking Stark, and the dragon not attacking Stark or the village, comes from Stark's power. And with Stark's resolve to survive the dragon, he ultimately triumphs - with his own power, no less (to his surprise).
With Stark joining Fern and Frieren; we get even more opportunities for the show's personality to shine through - from Stark initially being angry that Frieren was just leaving him to get killed by the dragon (after he killed it), to Fern calling Stark "so small", Stark feeling disappointed that the ice cream that he thought was so big as a child ended up being small, and Frieren's expressions when hiding from and talking with the guards and castellan.
That personality, and Stark's resolve, shines through thanks to the work of the direction and animation - from the fight scene, to how much expression you can see from Stark and Fern just from looking at their backs in the bar scene, to Frieren's ever-changing expressions when talking with the guards after they catch her - all these cuts being worthy of being called "sakuga" (and being favourited on Sakugabooru). Knock on wood that the show can maintain this quality throughout the rest of the show.
Also da war dieses Mädchen im Zug. Ich saß da, habe einen Vierer für mich alleine gehabt. Dann kam sie, fragte "ist hier noch Platz?" und setzte sich nach meinem Nicken neben mich. Sie begann Musik zu hören, ich #Frieren zu lesen. Ich spürte die Blicke, sie las mit.
"Sollte ich sie anreden?", fragte ich mich. Die Zeit verging, die Seiten flogen. Ich musste gleich raus, aussteigen.
Allen Mut gebündelt legte ich den Manga zurück in meine Tasche und sagte zu ihr "du müsstest mich hier raus lassen".
If you aren't watching Frieren this season, then you're missing out on one of the better shows that's aired in quite a while. This adaptation has been everything I was hoping for and more
Frieren is an enigma to me. It lacks the humor and jokes of a comedy, it lacks the drama and tension of a tragedy, it lacks the warmth and affection of a slice of life, and it lacks the majesty and wonder of a fantasy epic. It spends too much time on repetitive, formulaic Monster of the Week chapters to take seriously, and too much time in overcomplicated Shonen battle arcs to snuggle up to. It's distant, transient, and vacant.
The heady premise, the characters, the world, the themes, the slice of life moments, the dramatic battle moments, all these things work individually, but the whole is somehow worth less than the sum of its parts.
That multi-episode drop of #Frieren had so many animals. So cute. :neocat_catmode:
But also, onions, why is there so much onion fumes in here. :neocat_cry:
@ojou posted about Freiren being a German word, for freezing cold so I googled it, and it's speculated that the titular character starts off as aloof and cold and starts to thaw as she experiences the warmth of human interaction.
Also, Japanese love random German words, and their German-like fantasy settings.
What makes this show unique is the fact it takes place at the end of a legendary adventure, as the female elf protagonist (the latter is a rarity in anime) reflects on her experiences & memories during the decade-long journey with her closest companions.
The show is about love, regret, memories, moving forward, hatred & consequences of decisions. What I enjoyed about this anime is how each character had different perspectives—even hypocritical ones—& despite their flaws, they accomplished great things.
Another item I enjoyed about Frieren is that it is not another overpowered protagonist's show. While Frieren is powerful, she is also vulnerable (mismatches are the key to victory), as the show highlights during the numerous fantasy battles.
Many other characters in the show are fantastic, too, but it is best to discover that for yourself!
Although the show appears episodic at first, there is a clear destination in mind, & it is fun to watch Frieren & her new friends attempt to trek there on her journey.
Someone put together some panels from the Frieren manga with the same scenes in the anime. From a handful of panels, the anime team created a 2 minute and 43 second segment. This scene isn't even my favorite but it showcases the talent MAD House pumped into the anime.
Donc pour 葬送 , DeepL me traduit par "rites funéraires"
le titre serait donc "Frieren des rites funéraires"
Traduit par Crunchy en "Frieren la fossoyeuse"
If you are not into #anime just because it is anime and instead enjoy the ones that are just plainly the good stuff (imagine the sentence so far with 'wine' instead of 'anime' and you know what I mean), you might want to take a look at "#Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End".
It is so so good. Everyone rates it 9/10 and so do I.
I watched Episode 12 of Frieren today, and when I heard it was Stark's birthday, I got excited thinking "Oh, I'll most likely find a cake here for Animanga Picture Challenge".
But of course this is the one anime episode about someone's birthday where they celebrate with something that's NOT a cake.
It's a shame