How Frieren Just Became The Top Anime Of All Time

Where does Frieren rank in your top anime list?

Kinda love how the most hype fight so far involves two people standing there talking and a scale weighing them.

It's probably one of the most accurate adaptations ever

As someone later in my years, this show hits home too hard at times. What I remember being a few months ago was years, and people and places are so different, if even still present. The things I took for granted then are precious memories now. Reaching for them to recreate and relive those feelings is an act in futility and only creates frustration and sadness. I couldn't imagine living for thousands of years and having similar situations intensified by orders of magnitude.

The slower pace is probably a genius way to do a anime. Frienen can actually hold a scene together instead of coming apart at the seams like other anime. It feels artful and alive even if most characters are stoic and reserve, something I find genuinely engaging and invest in.

Honestly, Frieren is so good. I honestly just want to watch her adventers every week. I don't care of there is a bigger story its just fun and a great fantasy story.

I believe it’s number 1 on MAL for a reason, this anime deeply resonates with a lot of people in ways other generic anime doesn’t do, makes you think of the limited time we have as we age and the relationships we take for granted.

I think the rather stoic frieren fits perfectly. Its even a positive for me. You can really feel how she sees everything with her perspective of time and a thousand years of experience. Almost nothing must feeling new or exciting and it highlights the moment where she actually shows emotions. Another one are the fights. These weirdly also feel like seen through the perspective of frieren. They are exciting while going on but end pretty quickly and this immediately go on as if it wasn't a big deal in the big scheme of this (like the big scheme of 1000+ years)

This anime encouraged me to call my parents. As it showed me that time can get away from any of us and I may not get another chance to if I didn't there and then. It also taught me to never ever trust an elf's perception of time. Especially Frieren, the nigh immortal elf.

I think the genius of this anime is how the pacing of the anime is basically a POV of Frieren. The first episode went by in a flash even though 50 years went by, is just how frieren see that 50 years being, an instant. But after she realized the importance of time and the memories made, it starts being slow and memorable for her. I know the time skip is also for the sake of plot and also to cover any more backstory plothole in the future, but the thought that the anime pace fits perfectly well is mindblowing to me. Edit: Also explains why we never seen middle aged Himmel because Frieren only ever saw him when he was young and as an elderly

I like that Frieren really shows you what its like to live in a fantasy world. In almost all fantasy stories, the fantasy setting exists solely for the purpose of the fight scenes. In frieren, the setting IS the focus.

I think Frieren for me is probably one of the best paced anime. Every episode is enjoyable. Does feel rushed yet doesn’t feel dragged out. Gotta praise the writer for this. Animation for this anime is also top notched, not just the fight but the dance as well. Damn!

Frieren is a really amazing anime that’s about self-discovery. Its episodic nature is very fitting for the kind of story it portrays. I love how Frieren goes back to the same places she first visited 10 years ago with a different mindset. Even the world-building is amazing; it does not feel robotic and is not there solely for the sake of aesthetics. The world moves on even without the main characters, and I think many anime could learn from this. I also love how similar Frieren and Violet Evergarden are; both series are about self-discovery and what certain emotions mean, exploring what it truly means to be human. Even the action and music are amazing! The music composer is also the same for Violet Evergarden, which made me extraordinarily happy. It’s a 10/10 anime and deserves all the attention it has gotten so far.

I love how frieren explores one of the most intriguing concepts in the journey of a traditional anime being after the conclusion of the main story. Alot of anime that do end up coming to a conclusion do so normally with the protagonist simply going along their merry way towards whatever future goals that are vaguely given to us. Few anime explore what occurs afterward but recently there have been more exploring this theme. We know that some day our protagonist will die eventually and all heroic stories have an end but the majority of anime rolls the credits long before we get to see that conclusion so with frieren exploring not only that end but what comes after is such an appealing concept to me.

Frieren definitely is the no.1 anime. I've never seen an anime that just hit all of the spot perfectly. Adaptation, the themes covered in the story, world building, character developments, and banger OP. It's literally perfect. It focuses exactly where it needs to be and shows it. The thing is, violet evergarden was good, but i think the concept can be a bit harder to grasp or relate to unlike frieren where it gets as basic as fantasy stories can be. At least for me, thats how it is. Frieren is easier to digest for me due to its simplicity. Everything just hits deeply. Imo Frieren hits like a truck especially for those who are adulting or maybe felt like they just ended a certain journey. Its painful, but there is nothing you can do other than trying to be better. Its full of regrets, but time continues. It explains time perfectly. A lot of us may relate to certain characters due to their own history. We live at the same time, we have certain life span as the human species but, each one of us have different concepts of time. I personally relate a lot to Frieren. I live on auto pilot. By the time certain thing ended, I hadnt realize how much it has actually affected me until I lost it. Frieren encourage us to live and appreciate things in the moment. Because a lot of us lives in the past/future, we often forget to enjoy the tiny bit of the present. Even though the present is all we have and that one tiny action in the present could be something huge to us in the future. We just didnt realize/know it yet since we are too busy not living in the moment. Thats the beauty and genius of Frieren.

This anime hit hard enough that it made me reach out to a friend I have not talked to for a bit. I am not sure A younger me would have been affected as much by it. It does a great job at showing the march of time how it can just pass someone by.

The reason I personally love watching this anime is because there are no cliffhanger (just one till now). Every episode has a beginning and end in the same episode. I don't feel empty after finishing each episode, I can just close my laptop and move on with my own life till next week.

Story is solid 10/10. Characters are likable even the vilains. No teenager crybaby. No high school protagonists. No boring school setting.

Sousou no Frieren is just a masterpiece. The pacing, the story telling, the animation and the music just blends together perfectly. Every episode i felt so immersed and when the episode ends it makes you crave for another episode immediately or you will question has 24 mins gone by already. The characters are well written and likeable. Each has their own unique background and personality traits. Everyone has their own story and time actually matter or passes in this anime. Things grow and age as time passes which makes you cherish the characters even more as they will eventually die and perish.

This anime will go down as one with the most beautiful storytelling, art and background art, lore, unique characters and amazing adaptations ever.