Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 1x16 Reaction

What’s sad to me was Himmel was alive in the beginning of the series and was an old man just like this old man and Frieren didn’t tell him then how she felt and touched her life. She didn’t know at that time until he passed away. Damn it! She had her chance! 😥

Appreciate Lola saying at the start that she couldn't cry this episode, as it gave me a good laugh before my tears started. No way to make it through this episode with dry eyes by the end. Adore the way this show speaks to the human condition <3

Funny hearing you compare this show to Violet Evergarden in the discussion. Evan Call's score is a good connecting point between Frieren and Violet. Your discussion about Frieren had me hoping you'd check out the Violet Evergarden gaiden movie at some point.

Frieren comparing how she feels about Himmel and him motivating her to learn more about humans, to Voll and his feelings towards his wife and the promise he made to her was so shocking when I first watched it, you ladies were dead on when you mentioned it was the first time we see her get this defensive toward someone that brings up Himmel and what he means to her, she basically just called him her husband (lol), to me it seems like ever since she almost lost his ring, there was a shift and even though she claimed Himmel probably didn't know what it meant, I think her knowing what it means is also allowing her to accept what Himmel actually meant to her. It's beautiful to see. Voll always manages to get me emotional because his story is simply beautiful, and I loved the callback to Kraft and realizing he used to be a hero who saved the world, but it was so long ago, no one really remembers him. It's also sad because Frieren will probably end up in a very similar situation many years from now. I also love that Kraft is now a priest like his friend was.

Lola was right when she said Himmel didn’t want to burden Frieren, he also knew Frieren wasn’t ready for romance and accepted it. This is why He didn’t pursue it during or after their journey. He knew friendship was the most he can get out of her. Atleast he died happy when Frieren visited him in his final days. Also Old man voll and his story made this episode my personal favorite.

I think Lola is the only other person I've seen openly share my opinion about Himmel not burdening Frieren. I got the exact same read

We have about 5 months between the end of Frieren and Haikyuu. In that time, could we watch the most heartbreaking, traumatizing, tragic anime there is? After that you can watch something cheerful again next to Monster :D

This is just a theory, but I waited until this episode to bring it up. I believe the story of Frieren is being told to us several millennia in the future by Frieren or someone who knew of our characters’ journey. One reason why I think this are the names of everything in the show, whether they are characters, locations, spells, etc, are named directly after a prominent characteristic. Himmel = Heaven, Fern = Distant, Sein = Present, etc. This type of naming is very fairy much like a fairy tale, especially German ones. Also, this episode features two heroes (Kraft and goatee priest) who were long forgotten, because so much time has passed, and earlier we saw Frieren with Old Man Voll, who, due to age and the passage of time, is having difficulty remembering his wife. Thematically, I feel like it’s subtly setting up to this story being told far in the future when Frieren’s memories of the people she adventured with are very fuzzy, and she’s using these names to both help her remember and so that these people will be remembered far after she’s gone

If Frieren has to share a Friday with another I think haikyuu is a good fit. Happy frieyuu Friday everyone. ❤️❤️

It’s my birthday and a double drop???? Best birthday ever 🎉🎉

just turned on the laptop to see if this was up. got one of those days of bad luck and broke my phone and almost broke my wrist 💀 i even had to throw out a whole dish of pasta because the sauce was salty as hell lol onlt frieren can fix this day

Now everything is right with the world

Blessed be, it’s Frieren Friday!

the best day/upload of the week

Happy Frieren Friday Everyone !!! The Tradition remains.

So true. So Friday

you scared me there for a second i thought you've broken the sacred friday tradition