Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 1x02 Reaction
we finished the first 4 episodes today and this show is about to heal something within me, i can feel it
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Help why is ep.1 locked 🥹
I’m a little late but here is a comment I saw somewhere earlier on how to pronounce the names, hope this helps. Frieren is pronounced ( Free - Ren ) Heiter is pronounced ( High - ter ) Fern is pronounced ( Fair - n ) As in Being Fair and then you add the N Eisen is pronounced ( I - Zin ) The letter i and then the word zin And as for Himmel you’re already saying his name right so yeah no need for corrections lol
Fern should be ( fair - n ).
I have cried so much during these first two episodes. Especially after losing both my parents these past two years it really hits home how life is so short and fleeting. It’s still beautiful and healing. 🪻🥲
I didn't expect to tear up so much when I first saw the scene of her seeing the flowers! Glad you two are enjoying it already, the journey only gets better 🥰
That was the moment that did me in during my first watch. Plenty of emotional scenes in this series, but that one really struck me
Frieren is pronounced as FREE-REN, i was thinking it would be pronounced as FRY-REN based on how the spelling has "i" in it before i started watching the show. Whenever lola says FREE-EREN, it just keeps reminding of AOT lol.
After hearing so much high praise about it here on patreon, I watched the first 3 episodes of Frieren. I’m just curious, does the plot ever pick up at any point? Will there be a strong central goal? Or will it continue being this cozy, mellow character exploration vibe?
I’d advise to watch episode 4. The first 4 were meant to be watched together and that episode gives more insight into what the main plot will be. Some arcs will have more action than others but I think most of the vibes are cozy comfy. I’m an anime only so I’m not sure how it’s going in the manga currently.
The reason why the studio released 4 episodes at once is simply because of how Japanese anime releases work. These still start on TV and are then released on the streaming platforms. But the TV slots are limited. What's more, anime are always released in batches: January-March (winter), April-June (spring), July-September (summer), October-December (fall). If you want to buy a TV slot, you have to use it for a whole period of time (12/13 episode slot). In the case of Frieren, they bought a slot, but for the first broadcast they bought the 3 slots afterwards from another purchaser, which allowed them to release the whole first season with 28 episodes in two time periods without having to buy a whole 12/13-episode slot from another time period. At the same time, the first 4 episodes were produced as one movie and then split up for the streaming platforms. As a result, episodes stop in the middle of scenes.
Yup, and the same thing happened with S1 of Vinland Saga. In fact, I've noticed that more anime are dropping double or triple episode premieres in recent years (like Suicide Squad ISEKAI). That, or the first episode has a longer run time (like the Fate series, or the upcoming Re:Zero S3).
I can already tell that once we get to the end of the entire story it’s going to feel so rewarding. It’s going to be such a heartfelt journey.
Agreed, but who knows how long that will be. I know we should focus on the journey instead of the wait, but I really want a second season soon. 😅
I remember web scraping some stuff on MAL and saw this on number 1 on some category. Did it give it much thought. Then one day I decided to watch it and it was amazing. It is definitely Vinland Saga, HxH and Steins; Gate level IMO.
Frieren is a great show. I hope Season 2, 3 and 4 come quickly. 28 Episodes are not enough!
Not sure I've ever been so affected by a show a mere 2 episodes in. What a beautiful start to a story
I knew you would be enjoying it but its still awesome to hear. Its just a mood
I'm still at the start of the video so I don't know if this explanation will still be helpful in any way but "elf" and "mage" are not the same thing, it's like saying "human" and "warrior". "Elf" is just a classification in terms of what she is as a living being while "mage" is a classification in terms of what she specializes in, which is magic. So being a human and a mage at the same time is totally possible, you don't necessarily need to be an elf. Hope it helped clarify things a bit!
Anime of the year. Such a positive healing series. Such a wonderful soothing experience that feels extremely valuable in this time.
love how the passage of time is depicted in this show. frieren being able to re experience her journey seeing the echoes and ripples of it is so beautiful
The Halsey reference lmaoo
Great reaction happy you girls are enjoying this masterpiece
Glad that you watched the first four episodes! This was my favorite anime airing this year in the winter. Nothing else coming out for the rest of the year could top it for me.
Yeah I watched it with my husband a few months ago and we both completely fell in love with it and got emotional several times. It skyrocketed up to his favorite anime (definitely up there for me, but I don't want to give it that statement until the story is over haha).
Frieren healing us and tugging our heartstrings every episode, while also making us contemplate life adn the passage of time is why I love this show sm. Glad you guys are loving it so far!
Frieren left, so Sadly Himmel couldn’t take her to see those flowers when he was alive, but now at least he was able to take her when he was dead, such a bittersweet moment. Frieren didn’t think much about those ten years she spent with them do to the way she views time, but once Himmel died, that’s when she started to have regrets and realized how precious those mere 10 years were to her.
and now they’re gonna retrace the steps of those 10 years.. no, i will die
Knew you would feel that way. Can't wait for you to experience the rest of it. <3
im watching this tomorrow after work I CANT WAIT TO BALL MY EYES OUT WITH YOU GUYS
Glad to hear you've watched the other 2!