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I remember my feeling over this episode and what is coming up soon to how episode 19 of Demon Slayer made me feel...just an overwhelming sense of "what the hell am I watching??" And then immediately rewinding to rewatch it
The reason why Linie couldn’t deal any _real_ damage to Stark is because Linie is just… too weak to use Eisen’s moves. They rely on strength, and Linie lacks the ability to put any actual power behind the movements. That’s why the shoulder cut didn’t remove his entire arm or why he wasn’t cut in half with that last arrack. Demons are prideful and arrogant, if Linie used something like a spear during the fight, she probably would have won, but she wanted to kill Eisen’s best student with Eisen’s own moves. That’s why she lost. EDIT: Stark also genuinely didn’t think he could beat her when she was using his master’s techniques. He could, Linie isn’t that big of a threat to him, if you think about it. That being said, she IS still a danger, and if Linie chose to actually go for the kill as fast as she could instead of playing around and trying to kill Stark using Eisen’s techniques, she could have killed him before he got his head on straight.
I would put her weak relative to Stark rather than simply weak. Compared to a normal person Linie was still superhumanly strong (just look at how the ground cracks and craters under her movements and attacks at times and how easily she wields that heavy axe with one hand), just not enough to get through Stark's tough body.
I think everyone is looking at this fight a little bit incorrectly and, if we take Stark's mentality when going into this fight and how fast he ends it after this changes, it becomes obvious that he got stalled and sandbagged HARD in this fight by his own insecurities. We know he has a problem dealing with fear and we know he is going into the fight with the mentality that their opponents are stronger than him. Now imagine suddenly his openent busting out his Master's moves minute one of the fight and at his Master's speed. Linie even mentions that he "is only fighting defensively" and yeah because Stark thinks he has no chance against his master. When he finally realizes she is not his master, he ends the fight on a single blow. Scared read bean was stalling the fight like crazy because he was to scared to challenge the idea that he could be stronger than his master at any point.
Stark is also somewhat abnormal himself, in the same way that Fern is also quite abnormal (keep in mind Fern was able to stand up to one of the 7 sages, yeah she has new defensive magic that previous mages who lost to him didnt, but her speed, proficiency and the ability to somewhat match his mana in defense during the fight when she's still technically a teenager is actually crazy when you think about it). Eisen was afraid of him physically and Eisen is the warrior who can do things that are appalling to Heiter, so Stark by comparison should also be similarly tough. We see him take an injury to his arm from Lugner and literally not care about it. It's bandaged for like 10 minutes after they reach the church and then he says "Yeah Im good now".
Interestingly, I've heard that the Japanese word that is translated into English as "demon" could be read literally as both "evil race" and "magical race". It's fun to imagine that in this fictional world, humanity interprets it one way while demons interpret it the other way.
Little does Aura realize that Frieren is madly in love with the MEMORY of Himmel, and will do anything to emulate his life choices/standards, in honor of his life, that she so carelessly missed out on. This is Frieren's way of making up her carelessness to Himmel.
11:39 Evan Call has an interview where he talks about how he was able to set the music to the animation direction. He apparently wanted the music to be so good that it works like a narrator. Even Call and the Frieren team really hit it out of the park with the soundtrack.
The first lyrics of the ending song I always hear as "Are you alright?" and that must be on purpose for how often I scream "NO!" through tears at the screen.
Isn't that exactly how the song goes? Edit: just checked, it isn't, funny how I would bet money about that prior to reading this, the Mandela effect was strong here The first sentence is "And you alright?" Which dosen't make sense for my smooth brain comprehension
Stark was taking a lot of blows, but he realized that they're so much weaker than Eisen's that he could actually tank them. Then if you watch the lighting strike he did, it was so fast they only animated the start and the finish, there's no frames in between of the axe coming down. Instant (practically) attack. The next episode... one of the best anime episodes you'll see. So well done.
Actually I think Stark just decided he was going suicide attack if need be, just like he said. Remember before the dragon fight how he asked Frieren to finish off the dragon even if he was to be killed, that's the same thing. I believe Stark lack of self worth is causing not only his cowardice, but also push him to self sacrifice when backed into a corner.
My take on warriors like Stark and Eisen is that they are using mana as well, but it circulates within their bodies and flows out to their melee weapons as with Stark's signature move. So something like an axe strike that plausibly ought to cut him in half is instead absorbed in a fashion not so different to the way Frieren dealt with the magical wire of a few episodes ago. Surface bleeding happens, but their bodies are massively toughened beyond the potential of mundane flesh.
Beautifully put. I go through an unreasonable amount of fantasy and isekai LNs and anime, and this comment tracks 500% with most established methods of internal use of mana/magic. I never thought too much about it, but you said the thing.
i dont know whether manga confirms this or not, but this was always my headcanon or always how i interprated this, like linie even mentions she imitates mana flowing through strong warrior's body, which basically confirms these, so they do have mana, but instead of spellmagic they use physical prowess to manipulate and utilize that mana do inhumane feats
One thing I noticed when I re-watched this dubbed is that Fern beats Lugnier literally one handed. Throughout the fight, due to her shoulder injury, she wields her staff with only one hand
6:20 “The necklace… was this his grandfather?” Though I can’t say for sure, but by the way the story is being told, that was likely his son… remember the room he kept dedicated to the memory of his son that died to Aura 10 years ago? 10:45 Lugnar thought he was Sukuna when he said, “Try it… Your head will fly before you have the chance.” 😈💀😜
This entire show is given the same kind of animation dedication that a freaking DISNEY MOVIE used to get, back in the day! I don't know what kind of money this studio had to shell out, to pull this off, but it clearly is winning a lot of eyeballs over to it, because of that dedication! Most Animes nowadays just resort to cheap/lazy CGI for their action bits now.
"So have I." -Fern She's so badass. Like when she said that the first time, I leapt from my chair to cheer her on, because she really has dedicated her life to it. They're all so cool.
I like how at 15:47 you were breath taken by the beauty of the "fireworks" and then immediately holding your breath when being taken to the final seconds of each battle. I know you've already watched ep 10 by now, but I would recommend taking Demon Slayer breathing training as you continue to move forward with this series😉
One super interesting tidbit is that when frieren used zoltraak to kill Qual he said “Frieren… my magic”. He said that because she tweaked his magic from human killing to demon killing
I don't remember if this is the episode with the first one but the moment when Fern gets pinned by the blood is an *amazing* use of a first person shot. We get a few more in the series and they all hit so good.
Fern just spamming B and dancing with a stoneface, rly cool :D.The only episode where both "Zoltraak" and "Fear brought me this far" is played. Love it! I like it that Starks "beggin for frierens comeback" has catched you xD. Ferns Hair is everytime flying in a other direction when she spams her skill and Starks Lightning Strike doesnt hit the Ground, its just so strong that the air pressure just go through ground and trees, i guess.
Aura's manner of combating the issue of strong-willed puppets fighting against her control was very simple: she beheaded them, so had no will to resist. Probably got her the title "Guillotine".
I am so impressed by how Fern, who was a tiny, quiet, and cute girl in episodes 1 and 2, has grown to become capable of defeating such a strong and terrifying demon.
Fern is a true pupil of Frieren. As soon as there was a tiny opening, she finished Lugner with a single powerful blow. No hesitation, no useless speaking, just finishing the job.
The cut back to Stark on the ground, before his fight with Linie really begins is a good choice storytelling wise, because later in the flashback he recalls Eisen saying "...keep getting up and hitting them."
We havent seen Fern fight or train much on screen, but so far she's learned defensive magic at a pace where she could defend against Qual's full powered Zoltarrak and his spammed spells, and is fast enough to defeat the right hand man of Aura. She's getting so strong right before our eyes. Likewise, Stark gained resolve against the dragon and more belief in himself as the fight went on with Linie (who has one of the coolest designs and abilities imo). It's going to be great watching Fern and Stark grow with Frieren.
Okay...now you know how powerful Fern is. This is easily in the top three best episodes of Season One...I personally rank this one as my third favorite. What makes this episode stand out is just how striking this fight is. Fern is fighting without effort. Lugner knows he is losing. His confidence crumbles, but what really stands out is he doesn't understand what is happening. He cannot fathom _how_ she is beating him. Once things go beyond comprehension, it's all but over. Fun Fan Fact: Fern is capable of casting Zoltraak at a rapid pace. Fans have dubbed this spam attack "Zoltraak-47" after the AK-47. This isn't the last time this season where Fern unleashes Zoltraak-47. But remember...it's only in the top three. The greatest episode of anime ever made (arguably) is up next.
I binged all of your frieren reactions in one Go. First two episodes i had a little cry along. I understand that someone already explained the German names being used. Since this Video was released a few hours ago heres the translation of the demons abilities: Lügner "lier" uses "Bluterei" which is a wrong way to use the word "Blutung" as in "Bleeding" and "bleedery". Linie "Line" uses erfassen "Lock on". Cheers from west Germany. You are fun to watch. Oh btw. the style of narration is what we call "Herzensbildung" literally building of Heart and is designed to spark and nurse maturity by narration.
One of the most recognizable moments (and phrases) of the entire show comes from this episode. Specifically, from Fern's fight with Lugner. You can say this phrase and every Frieren viewer who's seen this episode will know instantly: Fern on the catwalk.
This episode really blew my mind, in that this is the same series as episodes 1 and 2. Every episode is brilliant, but we started with a series about loss and appreciating what you have before it's gone, and SOMEHOW, we end up with this battle, without a sudden shift along the way.
Funny how stark could have won immediately but was too shocked at seeing his masters techniques being used and lost all confidence in winning because he thinks he can never beat his master
It's funny how the last episode Lugner praised Qual's magic and now he fought and got killed by the human version of Qual. BTW, Linie's skill is the same as Eisen, but she lacks the physical strength of Eisen. Her blows were couldn't pass through Stark's body.
6:20 is his son and she beheads her puppets removing any chance of those with strong wills like his son from being a threat. Had to comment right this moment lol and now to continue watching.
2:14 Lugner's VA is also the voice of the titular character of "Monster", which may be his best ever work. 17:50 Stark was probably surprised as well that he was still intact. Must be where he realized that while Linie can imitate Eisen's techniques, she lacks Eisen's raw power.
Lugnar assumed he had more mana to last in a battle of attrition because of the way Frieren has taught Fern and also Ferns natural mana suppression abilities, they just can't comprehend why someone would conceal mana and they've no idea the amount of mana Fern is capable of using. Amazing reaction! Can't wait til the next episode!
you gotta remember Stark is not just a normal kid with a normal body. just his regular practice swings on that cliff would blow the arms off of a regular human.
This episode is unbelievably good action and animation. Especially for a light hearted, chill story anime. When Strak understand she is not that powerful and instead of dodging , taking the hit like a beast is awesome to watch.
One of Stark's traits is he tends to take a lot of things at face value. So to him seeing someone fighting like Eisen immediately puts him into panic mode because he couldn't ever beat his master and he doesn't think about it beyond that. Its why he's so lacking in confidence despite how hard he trained. Its explored more later too but I won't get into that.
16:12 Lugner is so adamant that the magic Fern is firing is NOT Zoltraak that even when he was punched a hole in his chest by it, he's still basically saying "No, it's demon-killing magic" under his breath.
Frieren must have really slaughtered demons of such strength that they themselves named her the Slayer, and to think she was actually on it for just a "mere ten years"
Aura views her possessed slaves as tools. Himmel got upset when Frieren blew them away because she was also treating them like tools instead of as Aura's victims. This is reinforced when we see the necklace of the Grant family, meaning that's the body of his son. Of course to Aura, her opinion was "Himmel's dead so who cares what he thinks". But she really should have kept Himmel's name out of her mouth, because as Frieren said "Good. Now I can kill you without mercy." Aura pushed the Himmel button. She shouldn't've did that.
Don't worry!! He'll be fine. ahahahaha🤣🤣 It seems like in Frieren's world, warriors have been trained to be a frontliner ,in other word, to be a "tank". They received the most damages in the team so I think Eisen prepared Stark for that too.
Haven't seen anyone else mention this, but Aura didn't go on the attack again until just 30 years ago, right about when Himmel finally passed away. Even as a tiny old man, demons were still terrified of him and laid low.
They made such a dopey lackadaisical, lovable character the boogeyman of the demons and a I love that stark (pun intended) contrast in Frieren as a character!
Linie and Stark used the same axe techniques during the fight, but in the end Linie didnt have enogh power to cut through, and Stark was already able to cut through a mountain before this fight, so actually its fair that Stark didnt pass out or died from those cuts.
At 18:20, Fern isn't completely ok from that fight. Remember, she was completely impaled through the shoulder by Lügner's blood magic & pinned to the castle wall. Lügner's name in German translates to Liar btw; a tip he was not a very trustworthy peace envoy
Just a simple analogy, Linie reads the mana flow and copies so she is able to execute the form and style of Eisen’s technique. However two person executing the same form and routine can have varying results due to the build of the body and the training/experience. On top of it, different weapons have different functions. Axe chops and cleaves which requires considerable strength for best usage; while spear is for stabbing long range and sword is for slash and slice. It was just incredibly unwise for Linie to use an Axe against the Warrior’s best disciple. Stark knew Linie was nimble and knew the only way to close the distance is to open himself up (vulnerable) for the counter attack. Once Linie hits him; like a bear trap, as we know this puts her in attacking range for a OTKO
For the whole anatomy concern most charcters make atleast enough sense (anime logic type of stuff) but when it comes to warriors they are just built different idk if you have already watched it yet or if its a future epsiode so in an effort not to spoil anything of value i will just say eisen jumps of cliffs head first while everybody else would climb down a rope
poor choice by Linie, Eisen fighting style is very reliant on Physical strenght, and she cannot copy any physical attribute, she should've used a thief/rogue-like style of fighting, like she was doing for a short period with lance and knife, they made up a really cool power for a character with 10 minutes of screen time tho, i liked her quite a bit.
This show focuses so much on the magic aspect that we often don't get to see just how powerful Warriors are in this world. Stark underestimates himself, and honestly, I also underestimated him first watching this. That dude is Built Ford Tough.
The thing about Stark without spoiling is that he's is STRONG. Not as much as Eisen in his prime. But strong nonetheless. One thing that many people tend to forget is that this is post-demon lord era. Stark already displayed some bizarre talents with Solar dragon. He lacks real combat experience. Combined with his lack of confidence and bravery. And you get the "understandable" clueless OP character that suppose to be MC in many Isekai anime these days. Also, Stark is a warrior, trained by the legend warrior Eisen himself. And what's archtype of warrior? You lean into much more of a barbaric/berserker/tanker archtype than the like of MC class like Himmel. Dont be deceived by how he usually behave. This baby boy is much more of a beast when you really think about it.
this is completely unrelated but you should react to Madoka Magica!! it’s only 12 episodes but is so well put together. it’s a cult classic in the magical girl genre, and don’t judge it by its cover it has A LOTTT to uncover!! also, it has a movie to watch after the 12 episodes. the movie adds even more to the story and is just a absolute masterpiece!
7:15 - and as Aura says that, you can just feel the temperature drop. She gon' die nasty, now. Meanwhile, this is the episode where we find out that Fern is the mage equivalent of an A-10 Thunderbolt.
In this universe, the logic for warriors seems to follow the Chinese model, where you can train your way into becoming superhuman. Stark's body is tougher than the rocks and trees around him. That's all it is. Eisen himself was so durable that only the strongest enemies could injure him. He could just stand there tanking hits from someone like Linie all day.
17:50 just like stark said her blows were weaker. That's why she just gave stark deep cuts not totally cut his arm or head off. that means she was imitating eisen but her attacks were not as strong as eisen.
Stark is from a village of super-human warriors. His physical abilities are way beyond what a normal warrior could possibly accomplish. In attacking Graf's castle, he leaps up half the length of the wall, and Fern just flies over it. In the same way, Stark leaps up to face the Dragon. He also can absorb an abnormal amount of battle damage. The demon does not have the strength to slice him in half even when he lets her do a side swing which brings her in close to him, and with an axe downstroke, even if she had killed him, the axe would still have come down on her. Think the number 1 DC Superman here.
The spells the demons use are once again German word, although they pronounced them a bit weirdly. Bluterei, isnt a real German word, but the meaning is understood. Blut, means blood. And Bluterei could means something like bloodbath. While Erfassen means to capture, determine, apprehend, to find out. Basically she is copying
Its an RPG thing, Stark has high HP and defense because he's a warrior and he's taking like, 100 damage but his HP is like 1000 so, its good damage just not enough to kill him, so he just tanks a hit and hits back hard.
It made me wonder why Linnie really didn't finish Stark when she could and should have, almost as if she had no intention of killing but just keeping him incapacitated and away from Lugner ("you should have stayed down", and given her talents at mana reading she knew Stark was still very much alive) or if she preferred to leave her victims clinging to life so they would suffer more before dying, or if she just really looked down on him as not worth killing.
I still live by the advice of my late grandma and grandfa, and try to follow it whenever possible. In that respect, Aura's comment ‘Himmel is long gone, isn't he?’ feels very dehumanising, and I felt that it made Frieren angry.
I think everyone is looking at this fight a little bit incorrectly and, if we take Stark's mentality when going into this fight and how fast he ends it after this changes, it becomes obvious that he got stalled and sandbagged HARD in this fight by his own insecurities. We know he has a problem dealing with fear and we know he is going into the fight with the mentality that their opponents are way stronger than him. Now imagine suddenly his opponent busting out his Master's moves minute one of the fight and at his Master's speed. Linie even mentions that he "is only fighting defensively" and yeah because Stark thinks he has no chance against his master. When he finally realizes she is not his master, he ends the fight in a single blow. Red bean was stalling the fight like crazy because he was to scared to challenge the idea that he could be stronger than his master at any point.
This anime keeps getting better and better! I'm obsessed - and it's exciting to get some action! I'm several episodes ahead over on patreon and LOVING THIS SHOW! WHOA! Thank you all for being here! Let me know your thoughts on the episode down below!
I remember my feeling over this episode and what is coming up soon to how episode 19 of Demon Slayer made me feel...just an overwhelming sense of "what the hell am I watching??" And then immediately rewinding to rewatch it
Himmel has the same VA as Bakugo from My Hero Acadamia.
The "are you alright?" started to hit you ! 🤣
After episode 10, it wouldn't be the same again, it's getting more excited
Lugner lost because he underestimated Fern. Stark almost lost because he underestimated himself.
Oh shite. You got hype tears outta me with this comment.
The reason why Linie couldn’t deal any _real_ damage to Stark is because Linie is just… too weak to use Eisen’s moves. They rely on strength, and Linie lacks the ability to put any actual power behind the movements. That’s why the shoulder cut didn’t remove his entire arm or why he wasn’t cut in half with that last arrack. Demons are prideful and arrogant, if Linie used something like a spear during the fight, she probably would have won, but she wanted to kill Eisen’s best student with Eisen’s own moves. That’s why she lost.
EDIT: Stark also genuinely didn’t think he could beat her when she was using his master’s techniques. He could, Linie isn’t that big of a threat to him, if you think about it. That being said, she IS still a danger, and if Linie chose to actually go for the kill as fast as she could instead of playing around and trying to kill Stark using Eisen’s techniques, she could have killed him before he got his head on straight.
I would put her weak relative to Stark rather than simply weak. Compared to a normal person Linie was still superhumanly strong (just look at how the ground cracks and craters under her movements and attacks at times and how easily she wields that heavy axe with one hand), just not enough to get through Stark's tough body.
@@Ryodraco I honestly never really considered what him calling her weaker than Eisen really meant. That's a great point.
@@Ryodraco True. Stark is just built different. Even his own master is afraid of him.
I think everyone is looking at this fight a little bit incorrectly and, if we take Stark's mentality when going into this fight and how fast he ends it after this changes, it becomes obvious that he got stalled and sandbagged HARD in this fight by his own insecurities.
We know he has a problem dealing with fear and we know he is going into the fight with the mentality that their opponents are stronger than him. Now imagine suddenly his openent busting out his Master's moves minute one of the fight and at his Master's speed. Linie even mentions that he "is only fighting defensively" and yeah because Stark thinks he has no chance against his master.
When he finally realizes she is not his master, he ends the fight on a single blow. Scared read bean was stalling the fight like crazy because he was to scared to challenge the idea that he could be stronger than his master at any point.
Stark is also somewhat abnormal himself, in the same way that Fern is also quite abnormal (keep in mind Fern was able to stand up to one of the 7 sages, yeah she has new defensive magic that previous mages who lost to him didnt, but her speed, proficiency and the ability to somewhat match his mana in defense during the fight when she's still technically a teenager is actually crazy when you think about it). Eisen was afraid of him physically and Eisen is the warrior who can do things that are appalling to Heiter, so Stark by comparison should also be similarly tough. We see him take an injury to his arm from Lugner and literally not care about it. It's bandaged for like 10 minutes after they reach the church and then he says "Yeah Im good now".
My favorite part of this entire arc was Lugner being all "I'm a demon, Frieren, but the training you put this human girl through? You're a monster."
Interestingly, I've heard that the Japanese word that is translated into English as "demon" could be read literally as both "evil race" and "magical race". It's fun to imagine that in this fictional world, humanity interprets it one way while demons interpret it the other way.
@@DarwinAwardWinnerthis series is probably the only time they used the english word "demon" correctly.
Zoltarak! actually Zoltarak, is suppose to came from the word Soul Track, or Soul Attack or something, Japanese has hard time speaking english.
Aura: You don't need to follow Himmel's wishes now that he's dead.
Frieren: B****, I will end you.
"You keep Himmel's name out ya whore mouth!"
Little does Aura realize that Frieren is madly in love with the MEMORY of Himmel, and will do anything to emulate his life choices/standards, in honor of his life, that she so carelessly missed out on. This is Frieren's way of making up her carelessness to Himmel.
😏
Get her man's name out of your demon mouth.
11:39 Evan Call has an interview where he talks about how he was able to set the music to the animation direction. He apparently wanted the music to be so good that it works like a narrator. Even Call and the Frieren team really hit it out of the park with the soundtrack.
The first lyrics of the ending song I always hear as "Are you alright?" and that must be on purpose for how often I scream "NO!" through tears at the screen.
Isn't that exactly how the song goes?
Edit: just checked, it isn't, funny how I would bet money about that prior to reading this, the Mandela effect was strong here
The first sentence is "And you alright?" Which dosen't make sense for my smooth brain comprehension
Stark was taking a lot of blows, but he realized that they're so much weaker than Eisen's that he could actually tank them. Then if you watch the lighting strike he did, it was so fast they only animated the start and the finish, there's no frames in between of the axe coming down. Instant (practically) attack.
The next episode... one of the best anime episodes you'll see. So well done.
Actually I think Stark just decided he was going suicide attack if need be, just like he said. Remember before the dragon fight how he asked Frieren to finish off the dragon even if he was to be killed, that's the same thing. I believe Stark lack of self worth is causing not only his cowardice, but also push him to self sacrifice when backed into a corner.
I can already hear again the music from that episode! So epic!
his lightning atk, the light flashes then we hear the sound, just like actual lightning since sound travels slower than light
"Are you alright?"
Lugner: "I have a hole in my chest...again. So no"
I love how this show is so chill, and then out of nowhere you get some of the craziest fighting. This show is so beautiful
My take on warriors like Stark and Eisen is that they are using mana as well, but it circulates within their bodies and flows out to their melee weapons as with Stark's signature move. So something like an axe strike that plausibly ought to cut him in half is instead absorbed in a fashion not so different to the way Frieren dealt with the magical wire of a few episodes ago. Surface bleeding happens, but their bodies are massively toughened beyond the potential of mundane flesh.
Beautifully put. I go through an unreasonable amount of fantasy and isekai LNs and anime, and this comment tracks 500% with most established methods of internal use of mana/magic. I never thought too much about it, but you said the thing.
i dont know whether manga confirms this or not, but this was always my headcanon or always how i interprated this,
like linie even mentions she imitates mana flowing through strong warrior's body, which basically confirms these, so they do have mana, but instead of spellmagic they use physical prowess to manipulate and utilize that mana do inhumane feats
One thing I noticed when I re-watched this dubbed is that Fern beats Lugnier literally one handed. Throughout the fight, due to her shoulder injury, she wields her staff with only one hand
6:20 “The necklace… was this his grandfather?” Though I can’t say for sure, but by the way the story is being told, that was likely his son… remember the room he kept dedicated to the memory of his son that died to Aura 10 years ago?
10:45 Lugnar thought he was Sukuna when he said, “Try it… Your head will fly before you have the chance.” 😈💀😜
As far as I remember, in the previous episode he also told Stark his son's hands were trembling as he was leaving to fight Aura
The sword seems to be the same one graf Granat pulled at Lugner when talking about his son, so it's definetely him.
Yup, son.
Good one 😅😂
@@deyama2012 sad to think that graf son is a strong and brave warrior...dude able to bypass aura magic with sheer will...
The animations of this whole ep is crazy, the battles were obviously great, but smaller moments like when Stark puts on his clothes was so clean
7:34 That part had no business being animated THIS good, yet it is and I'm thankful for it haha
Exactly what I thought when I first saw it.
This entire show is given the same kind of animation dedication that a freaking DISNEY MOVIE used to get, back in the day! I don't know what kind of money this studio had to shell out, to pull this off, but it clearly is winning a lot of eyeballs over to it, because of that dedication! Most Animes nowadays just resort to cheap/lazy CGI for their action bits now.
"So have I." -Fern
She's so badass. Like when she said that the first time, I leapt from my chair to cheer her on, because she really has dedicated her life to it. They're all so cool.
‘Himmel is long gone, isn't he?’ would have infuriated Frieren even more.
Fern fought using only her right hand.
I like how at 15:47 you were breath taken by the beauty of the "fireworks" and then immediately holding your breath when being taken to the final seconds of each battle. I know you've already watched ep 10 by now, but I would recommend taking Demon Slayer breathing training as you continue to move forward with this series😉
One super interesting tidbit is that when frieren used zoltraak to kill Qual he said “Frieren… my magic”. He said that because she tweaked his magic from human killing to demon killing
I don't remember if this is the episode with the first one but the moment when Fern gets pinned by the blood is an *amazing* use of a first person shot. We get a few more in the series and they all hit so good.
Fern just spamming B and dancing with a stoneface, rly cool :D.The only episode where both "Zoltraak" and "Fear brought me this far" is played. Love it! I like it that Starks "beggin for frierens comeback" has catched you xD. Ferns Hair is everytime flying in a other direction when she spams her skill and Starks Lightning Strike doesnt hit the Ground, its just so strong that the air pressure just go through ground and trees, i guess.
Aura's manner of combating the issue of strong-willed puppets fighting against her control was very simple: she beheaded them, so had no will to resist. Probably got her the title "Guillotine".
I am so impressed by how Fern, who was a tiny, quiet, and cute girl in episodes 1 and 2, has grown to become capable of defeating such a strong and terrifying demon.
I just wanna say, you have amazing eyebrows! Also great reaction lol
Fern is a true pupil of Frieren. As soon as there was a tiny opening, she finished Lugner with a single powerful blow. No hesitation, no useless speaking, just finishing the job.
You're learning a lot about demons over these episodes. Next one's a banger
6:50 His son most likely. His grandfather wasn't killed by Aura as far as we know.
Such a great episode for Stark and Fern. Also the first of several absolutely AMAZING action sequences in this show. Love
The cut back to Stark on the ground, before his fight with Linie really begins is a good choice storytelling wise, because later in the flashback he recalls Eisen saying "...keep getting up and hitting them."
I just like the way Himmel says, "Free-ren" lol
We havent seen Fern fight or train much on screen, but so far she's learned defensive magic at a pace where she could defend against Qual's full powered Zoltarrak and his spammed spells, and is fast enough to defeat the right hand man of Aura. She's getting so strong right before our eyes. Likewise, Stark gained resolve against the dragon and more belief in himself as the fight went on with Linie (who has one of the coolest designs and abilities imo). It's going to be great watching Fern and Stark grow with Frieren.
FINALLY... I thought this won't get uploaded until you settle down in Japan. Thank you, Flexieeee.
that lightning strike move really is a lightning strike, i blinked and it hit so fast wtf.
Okay...now you know how powerful Fern is. This is easily in the top three best episodes of Season One...I personally rank this one as my third favorite.
What makes this episode stand out is just how striking this fight is. Fern is fighting without effort. Lugner knows he is losing. His confidence crumbles, but what really stands out is he doesn't understand what is happening. He cannot fathom _how_ she is beating him. Once things go beyond comprehension, it's all but over.
Fun Fan Fact: Fern is capable of casting Zoltraak at a rapid pace. Fans have dubbed this spam attack "Zoltraak-47" after the AK-47. This isn't the last time this season where Fern unleashes Zoltraak-47.
But remember...it's only in the top three. The greatest episode of anime ever made (arguably) is up next.
It's not just one of the greatest anime episodes ever but one of the best television episodes to ever be seen period.
I prefer the "A-10 Zoltraakbolt," but I am plane happy.
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I binged all of your frieren reactions in one Go. First two episodes i had a little cry along. I understand that someone already explained the German names being used. Since this Video was released a few hours ago heres the translation of the demons abilities: Lügner "lier" uses "Bluterei" which is a wrong way to use the word "Blutung" as in "Bleeding" and "bleedery". Linie "Line" uses erfassen "Lock on". Cheers from west Germany. You are fun to watch. Oh btw. the style of narration is what we call "Herzensbildung" literally building of Heart and is designed to spark and nurse maturity by narration.
One of the most recognizable moments (and phrases) of the entire show comes from this episode. Specifically, from Fern's fight with Lugner. You can say this phrase and every Frieren viewer who's seen this episode will know instantly: Fern on the catwalk.
This episode really blew my mind, in that this is the same series as episodes 1 and 2. Every episode is brilliant, but we started with a series about loss and appreciating what you have before it's gone, and SOMEHOW, we end up with this battle, without a sudden shift along the way.
Funny how stark could have won immediately but was too shocked at seeing his masters techniques being used and lost all confidence in winning because he thinks he can never beat his master
12:14 I LOVE this BGM 😁
I want there journey to return as soon as possible 😮💨💙✨
It's funny how the last episode Lugner praised Qual's magic and now he fought and got killed by the human version of Qual.
BTW, Linie's skill is the same as Eisen, but she lacks the physical strength of Eisen. Her blows were couldn't pass through Stark's body.
6:20 is his son and she beheads her puppets removing any chance of those with strong wills like his son from being a threat. Had to comment right this moment lol and now to continue watching.
Frieren's fight music has me ready to charge straight into the heart of Mordor it's so hype
Hahah YEESSS 🔥
2:14 Lugner's VA is also the voice of the titular character of "Monster", which may be his best ever work.
17:50 Stark was probably surprised as well that he was still intact. Must be where he realized that while Linie can imitate Eisen's techniques, she lacks Eisen's raw power.
Lugnar assumed he had more mana to last in a battle of attrition because of the way Frieren has taught Fern and also Ferns natural mana suppression abilities, they just can't comprehend why someone would conceal mana and they've no idea the amount of mana Fern is capable of using.
Amazing reaction! Can't wait til the next episode!
you gotta remember Stark is not just a normal kid with a normal body. just his regular practice swings on that cliff would blow the arms off of a regular human.
This episode is unbelievably good action and animation. Especially for a light hearted, chill story anime. When Strak understand she is not that powerful and instead of dodging , taking the hit like a beast is awesome to watch.
One of Stark's traits is he tends to take a lot of things at face value. So to him seeing someone fighting like Eisen immediately puts him into panic mode because he couldn't ever beat his master and he doesn't think about it beyond that. Its why he's so lacking in confidence despite how hard he trained. Its explored more later too but I won't get into that.
16:12 Lugner is so adamant that the magic Fern is firing is NOT Zoltraak that even when he was punched a hole in his chest by it, he's still basically saying "No, it's demon-killing magic" under his breath.
It's noce of Millet to ask if we are alright each episode, even if the answer is usually 'NO!'
Frieren must have really slaughtered demons of such strength that they themselves named her the Slayer, and to think she was actually on it for just a "mere ten years"
"no, i'm not alright!" epic
cant wait for your review/reaction on next episode
It's nice of Millet to ask tho...
Aura views her possessed slaves as tools. Himmel got upset when Frieren blew them away because she was also treating them like tools instead of as Aura's victims. This is reinforced when we see the necklace of the Grant family, meaning that's the body of his son.
Of course to Aura, her opinion was "Himmel's dead so who cares what he thinks". But she really should have kept Himmel's name out of her mouth, because as Frieren said "Good. Now I can kill you without mercy."
Aura pushed the Himmel button. She shouldn't've did that.
Don't worry!! He'll be fine. ahahahaha🤣🤣
It seems like in Frieren's world, warriors have been trained to be a frontliner ,in other word, to be a "tank". They received the most damages in the team so I think Eisen prepared Stark for that too.
Haven't seen anyone else mention this, but Aura didn't go on the attack again until just 30 years ago, right about when Himmel finally passed away. Even as a tiny old man, demons were still terrified of him and laid low.
12:12 - This is when the fun begins: Zoltraak OST is here!
Get ready for Frieren vs Aura fight because is awesome!
This fight sequence is possibly my favorite in all of anime.
Next episode is peak anime. Cannot wait for her reaction!
Lugner and Linie were my favorite antagonists in this show so far.
Estaba esperando éste video..! 🥹. Aura es la demonía más hermosa del Anime..!! 🥰😍
They made such a dopey lackadaisical, lovable character the boogeyman of the demons and a I love that stark (pun intended) contrast in Frieren as a character!
16:23 Iam dead
Fern was totally focussed in this. Unsmiling. She's her master's student, all right!
Epic episode! Frieren is my favourite anime
Youre gonna get chills next episode
Almost 72k🎉
Linie and Stark used the same axe techniques during the fight, but in the end Linie didnt have enogh power to cut through, and Stark was already able to cut through a mountain before this fight, so actually its fair that Stark didnt pass out or died from those cuts.
At 18:20, Fern isn't completely ok from that fight. Remember, she was completely impaled through the shoulder by Lügner's blood magic & pinned to the castle wall. Lügner's name in German translates to Liar btw; a tip he was not a very trustworthy peace envoy
Just a simple analogy, Linie reads the mana flow and copies so she is able to execute the form and style of Eisen’s technique. However two person executing the same form and routine can have varying results due to the build of the body and the training/experience.
On top of it, different weapons have different functions. Axe chops and cleaves which requires considerable strength for best usage; while spear is for stabbing long range and sword is for slash and slice. It was just incredibly unwise for Linie to use an Axe against the Warrior’s best disciple.
Stark knew Linie was nimble and knew the only way to close the distance is to open himself up (vulnerable) for the counter attack. Once Linie hits him; like a bear trap, as we know this puts her in attacking range for a OTKO
For the whole anatomy concern most charcters make atleast enough sense (anime logic type of stuff) but when it comes to warriors they are just built different idk if you have already watched it yet or if its a future epsiode so in an effort not to spoil anything of value i will just say eisen jumps of cliffs head first while everybody else would climb down a rope
poor choice by Linie, Eisen fighting style is very reliant on Physical strenght, and she cannot copy any physical attribute, she should've used a thief/rogue-like style of fighting, like she was doing for a short period with lance and knife, they made up a really cool power for a character with 10 minutes of screen time tho, i liked her quite a bit.
This show focuses so much on the magic aspect that we often don't get to see just how powerful Warriors are in this world. Stark underestimates himself, and honestly, I also underestimated him first watching this. That dude is Built Ford Tough.
of course classic Eisen’s teaching “just tough it out”
Remember that the most important stat a tank has to have isn't Charisma, Dexterity or even Strength, it's Constitution.
That soundtrack during Stark's flashback, mmmhhh.. I love how good the music in this show is
The thing about Stark without spoiling is that he's is STRONG. Not as much as Eisen in his prime. But strong nonetheless.
One thing that many people tend to forget is that this is post-demon lord era. Stark already displayed some bizarre talents with Solar dragon. He lacks real combat experience. Combined with his lack of confidence and bravery. And you get the "understandable" clueless OP character that suppose to be MC in many Isekai anime these days.
Also, Stark is a warrior, trained by the legend warrior Eisen himself. And what's archtype of warrior? You lean into much more of a barbaric/berserker/tanker archtype than the like of MC class like Himmel. Dont be deceived by how he usually behave. This baby boy is much more of a beast when you really think about it.
You will see much more Stark combat in season 2
this is completely unrelated but you should react to Madoka Magica!! it’s only 12 episodes but is so well put together. it’s a cult classic in the magical girl genre, and don’t judge it by its cover it has A LOTTT to uncover!! also, it has a movie to watch after the 12 episodes. the movie adds even more to the story and is just a absolute masterpiece!
7:15 - and as Aura says that, you can just feel the temperature drop. She gon' die nasty, now.
Meanwhile, this is the episode where we find out that Fern is the mage equivalent of an A-10 Thunderbolt.
BRRRRRRRRT!!!
In this universe, the logic for warriors seems to follow the Chinese model, where you can train your way into becoming superhuman. Stark's body is tougher than the rocks and trees around him. That's all it is.
Eisen himself was so durable that only the strongest enemies could injure him. He could just stand there tanking hits from someone like Linie all day.
😅 battle - 1:49 small b …
That elf has stolen my heart with her awesomeness.
to not put fern's walk/sidestep is a crime to humanity
Idk why alot people think that was "grandfather" That were shown to have a strong will. Obviously it was his son
17:50 just like stark said her blows were weaker. That's why she just gave stark deep cuts not totally cut his arm or head off. that means she was imitating eisen but her attacks were not as strong as eisen.
May be it's just me, for only this ep, but I would really love to see you reacting to your reaction of this ep, kinda cute though😁
7:30-> Absolutely true
You were supposed to pair episode 8+9!!! You were the chosen one
Stark is from a village of super-human warriors. His physical abilities are way beyond what a normal warrior could possibly accomplish. In attacking Graf's castle, he leaps up half the length of the wall, and Fern just flies over it. In the same way, Stark leaps up to face the Dragon. He also can absorb an abnormal amount of battle damage. The demon does not have the strength to slice him in half even when he lets her do a side swing which brings her in close to him, and with an axe downstroke, even if she had killed him, the axe would still have come down on her. Think the number 1 DC Superman here.
The spells the demons use are once again German word, although they pronounced them a bit weirdly.
Bluterei, isnt a real German word, but the meaning is understood.
Blut, means blood. And Bluterei could means something like bloodbath.
While Erfassen means to capture, determine, apprehend, to find out.
Basically she is copying
Its an RPG thing, Stark has high HP and defense because he's a warrior and he's taking like, 100 damage but his HP is like 1000 so, its good damage just not enough to kill him, so he just tanks a hit and hits back hard.
Next episode is the peek of anime and storytelling in general. I think you will enjoy it a lot. 👍😇
6:20 I think it's his son, not his grandfather.
does anyone know where season 2 is starting? is it possible next year!
Fern is such a Girl Boss here!!!
It made me wonder why Linnie really didn't finish Stark when she could and should have, almost as if she had no intention of killing but just keeping him incapacitated and away from Lugner ("you should have stayed down", and given her talents at mana reading she knew Stark was still very much alive) or if she preferred to leave her victims clinging to life so they would suffer more before dying, or if she just really looked down on him as not worth killing.
I thought we were gonna get episode 9&10 together, sad 😢
I still live by the advice of my late grandma and grandfa, and try to follow it whenever possible.
In that respect, Aura's comment ‘Himmel is long gone, isn't he?’ feels very dehumanising, and I felt that it made Frieren angry.
In a world of magic...a warrior being able to tank attacks that would kill a normal person is not unreasonable...
I think everyone is looking at this fight a little bit incorrectly and, if we take Stark's mentality when going into this fight and how fast he ends it after this changes, it becomes obvious that he got stalled and sandbagged HARD in this fight by his own insecurities.
We know he has a problem dealing with fear and we know he is going into the fight with the mentality that their opponents are way stronger than him. Now imagine suddenly his opponent busting out his Master's moves minute one of the fight and at his Master's speed. Linie even mentions that he "is only fighting defensively" and yeah because Stark thinks he has no chance against his master.
When he finally realizes she is not his master, he ends the fight in a single blow. Red bean was stalling the fight like crazy because he was to scared to challenge the idea that he could be stronger than his master at any point.
She's my girl..... Gatling Gun Fern