When you tell an entire story in 9 minutes
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- Frieren's second episode was deceptively good. So much so that I have two videos planned for it. Man this show just offers so much depth
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The other incredibly important moment in this story is the second bottle that is poured out. That is the last bottle that Heiter ever had to drink. He was holding the bottle when he saved Fern, and it was partially drunk. The previous episode tell us that he is aware that drinking is cutting his life short, but that he is fine with it, all up until the moment he chooses to save Fern. It is the second bottle poured over his grave signifying that in the moment he chose to save Fern was also the moment that he gave up drinking. Choosing then to preserve his life as long as possible for this child.
Oh my god. I teared up reading that. What an amazing missable detail.
It's also important to note that Heiter as a member of the heroes party, saved many children or helped them alongside Himmel, Fern was the first child he helped out of his own volition and with his own hands. Himmel left such a lasting impression on his drunkard friend that even after Himmel was gone, Heiter wanted to emulate that kindness.
I honestly love how later Himmel does not draw the Hero's sword from its resting place, but goes on anyway and becomes the Hero regardless.
I also love how simple Heiter and Himmel are as 'hero' trope characters, both have glaring flaws, eg; "Heavy drinker" for Heiter and "Vanity" for Himmel.
Heiter however drank to numb his emotions and Himmel used his vanity to hide how gentle he really was.
@@Rexhunterjreally I appreciate comments like this. Now I have to watch the show again...so well written with so many little details... thanks
I also love the detail of hoe she stares at the alcohol bottle found in the dragons nest for an extended period. We didnt need anyone monologue saying "heiter would have loved this" or anythint like that. If you actually pay attention you dont need to be told.
This comment made me cry, I'm at work dude WTF!! Still Thank you❤
What really blows my mind is not the fact they tell a whole story in half an episode, but the fact they did it twice. In the first two episodes.
Not gonna lie literally one person did that and thats the creator
2:27 - a blink and you'll miss it moment that has to also be remembered to hit home, or picked up on a second viewing.
If you're not distracted by Heiter standing in the sun almost naked, you see Frieren drawing a circle around Fern.
If you remember this, you might figure out what it means later, in episode 10.
Apart from the various magical spells, one of the main things Frieren passes on to Fern is the lesson to keep her mana suppressed. This circle represents how much she wants it to be restricted to.
Also, look out for child Fern creating the magical butterflies, which is why that's the motif Frieren chooses for her hairpiece later, as it's the one other spell we see her performing as a child. It has meaning to her.
Fern was already suppressing her mana, as seen in episode 11 Heiter wanted Frieren to tell him about this technique in case a child of his becomes a mage. In episode 1, when Frieren first meets Fern, and when she searches for her, Fern is very hard to detect - because Heiter already taught her how to suppress her mana. Frieren is probably helping refine this technique in the circle-drawing scene.
@@punpundit5590 agreed, Frieren taught Heiter and Heiter taught Fern about it.
Totally suppressing mana which is useful for stealth and restricting your mana to put up a front of weakness without fluctuations are very different. Frieren and Fern can do both.
can you point out when Fern was looking out for the butterfly? i think i completely missed that...
@@TheMindofagenius1 Ep2, 23:36. The flashback from when they find the Blue Moonweed and Frieren points out that she chose magic.
This is my favorite part of the whole show. When he says "because that's what Himmel the Hero would have done" and you get that flashback of Hieter looking on while Himmel comforts the children... Absolutely makes me cry every time
this part of the story in the source material is called "The Priest's lie" and its a huge favorite of manga readers. thanks for encapsulating what we all felt when experiencing this story for the first time
I loved Frieren from minute 1.
Each episode is so dense with story they feel like mini movies, but don't drag because the pacing is so on point.
Each beat stays for exactly the right amount of time to be taken in and absorbed but not so long as to outlive its welcome.
The entire show is like this. The fights are snappy they feel like they last for hours and only a few seconds at the same time. The slice of life moments flow naturally, and the comedy beats are pitched just right that they lend levity to a sequence but don't feel like they intrude on the serious parts.
Frieren is a masterclass in skilled exposition. There's just so much told via just visuals, small little cuts, or meaningfully chosen words, it's truly incredible. This is an instant classic, one that will be studied for years to come because of how efficiently it tells the stories it wants, at the pace it wants, being seemingly slow paced, yet also rewarding the viewer's attention.
It constantly blows my mind how adept the author of Frieren is at quickly and efficiently fleshing out the characters and telling the episodic stories of the series. You are absolutely invested in these characters by the middle of the first chapter, and then you realize that only one of them is going to be the focus of the story-the titular cute elf (or eldritch horror, if you're a demon) Frieren-as the others start to die off of old age. We get new characters, of course (who thankfully stick around a bit longer from the perspective of the narrative), but we also see a lot of the old ones, through probably the best (and among the most prodigious) use of situational flashback in recent memory. The old party, already mostly fleshed out within the first episode, helps to give insight and perspective on the new, and often vice versa.
And each individual tale tends to be done within a manga chapter (or half an episode). It's quite reminiscent of 4-koma, except rather than being (entirely) comedically focused and offering you a little hors d'oeuvre of story (or stringing a few of them together) like 4-koma does, Frieren gives you a full meal each chapter, or at least a decently sized sandwich. And when the story does decide to shed its episodic, slice-of-life appearance for the occasional story arc, the author is just as deft at that slower burn of a writing style, though there is still that uncanny ability to get us instantly interested in characters we've just met.
Funnily enough, the manga was initially pitched as a comedy
Makes so much sense. I remember showing My sister the anime and when at the end of that story she saw we had half an episode left she was surprised because it felt already complete and satisfying for her.
The pacing on Frieren is amazing. I watched a few episodes by myself and realized that my gf should watch it as well, so I started rewatching it from the start with her. In my mind with all the story and character development that had been shown I thought I was 5 or 6 episodes in. After we watching it together I realized I had only finished episode 2. Each half of am episode for that beginning arc feels like a complete story.
wait this happened to me too, I watched 8 episodes, took a break until it finished, then came back and realized I only watched 3 episodes
When you realise that the first four episodes all released together on the opening day in Japan, yet you both had such compelling experiences without watching even that much just speaks to how well paced it is.
People call it slow, but really, it's "un-rushed"
It's the result of both the author of the manga and the direction of the anime both being completely aware of what story they are telling, and pulling it off perfectly.
- in Japan, the first four episodes were aired together as one, as a special feature, with the song Bliss (also by Milet) used instead of Anytime Anywhere as the ED track. This is the track used in Episode 11 when working through the aftermath of the Aura fight.
It's a great song. I recommend listening to it properly if you haven't already.
I was ready to quit until it picked up around ep 6-8 , 1,2,3,4 are cute but put me to sleep
I had the same realisation.
It feels like each 26-ish minute episodenis actually tice as long.
So, instead of 28 episodes, we actually have 56. The pacing is on point. Nothing ever really feels like it outstays its welcome.
great video as always, I haven't actually thought about why the second episode felt so god damn satisfying, but I sure as hell knew that it was a good lead in into the story at hand, but you basically cleared up the entire reason behind why that is. Also, the editings been great on this one!
EP2 is still my fav ep of the season. it is the most underrated so glad to see it getting some love n praise that it deserved
I hope this channel thrives. These videos are phenomenal.
What surprised me most is the fact that this was just 9 minutes
it totally felt like it was way longer when I watched it
a common theme in Frieren's episodes is that they feel so long that each episode leaves you with the same emotion you get from watching a movie (or two)
"pey talks anime" does in 8 minutes and 45 seconds exactly what Episode 2 is doing in it's 9 minutes. The complex of emotional swirls around the heads of Fern, Heiter, and Frieren have no better witness than in this analysis of story telling, actually doing what it is talking about. Bravo!
That was a wonderful analysis. Realizing how all these stories wrapped up so beautifully started to make me tear up. Well done.
wait youre kinda goated
wow a masterfully created graph sir you've outdone yourself!
I'm rewatchjng frieren with a friend rn and the first time they really cried while watching was when they introduced old man voll. A character they have in the show for less than 13 minutes, and it had us both sobbing at the end. There's something so impressive about that.
This is your second Freiren video I’ve watched, and I just wanted to say that these are great, good work.
Dude your analysis’ are actually really good n has such good formatting plus the text on the screen going w the beats of the song n like being behind Frieren n stuff ITS ALL SO GOOD- I can tell you put so much effort into it n just know that your work worth taking the time to appreciate it
What a wonderful analysis. This made me appreciate Frieren's 2nd episode so much more.
This is the first time I have heard about these brackets. It would be great to analyze shows like monster with this in mind.
The connection you’ve made in this video with Up scratched an itch in my head for sure. I was like that felt familiar in the way it makes me bawl but couldn’t stick a pin to connect them. Thank you so much
Also Kaguya, Bocchi and Frieren have been my personal top 3 since returning to anime in the past year-ish and those videos immediately popped up upon investigating your channel. Yet to go through the Kaguya one but the others have been amazing. Subscribed and hope your channel and endeavors pop off bc you deserve it
You're sneaky playing this music in the background! Great analysis and video!
Man wtf u made me teared up more than the actual episode's had to deliver, such a beautiful analysis
the heck this is an amazing analysis video
You little…you made this video about 9 minutes and made me want to cry in the same amount of time!
I wasn't expecting such quality from a small channel but I am blown away! Incredible video
good video pey, will be here for next week's one
All this tall about brackets makes me thing of computer languages.
The fact that it took you almost nine minutes to summarize the 9 minute story says a lot about how well constructed it is as well.
Very well analysed; I was a little teary by the time it ended.
I love how you limited the video to about 9 minutes as well!
What I love is the ill wind blows from the North. The North is the cold interior highlands of the continent, the Demon King dwelled in the North. For the people of this land North is Death. The lands of the afterlife are beyond the North. It's an interesting dynamic that subtly plays through out all the episodes.
Ayy, fire video. This helped me remember that episode 2 really made me fall in love with the show. I liked your writing and what you talked about with the brackets and sub-brackets. I'll definitely check out your other vi- oh shit, I just looked at the sidebar and see you did an hour+ long video on Kaguya?! Lets fucking gooooo lol
I was watching Avatar The Legend Of Aaag, and I could say that, each chapter is an story of their own. Very hermetic, but also they are a part of a whole purpose.
You can tell a lot of things, teach a lot of things, and at the same time be a part of the big purpose.
your channel is incredible. i adore listening to you breakdown this frankly DENSE masterpiece. its so.... HxH at times that it makes sense its already my second favorite anime of all time (second to HxH of course)
Well said! Will look forward to other videos
This bit always hits so hard. Even your narration of Fern finally blasting the hole made me tear up a little.
Such a great breakdown of this episode, impressive.
I love Frieren so much! So, I beggan liking anime again because of it!
Great video, very well said! Your voice is very soothing :)
Really good video, you got a new subscriber👍
Well explained.
this is amazing! I was going to say the irony or double meaning behind the title of this video is that through analyzing frieren's 9 minute story, you too, created a 9 minute story with incredible insights! keep up the great work!
Would love to hear your take on current story telling in movies/tv shows over the last decade
You've earned a sub
many poeple say i look like a young version of the old guy from Up
Great video! Can't wait for the next season of Frieren, and personally I'm hoping they use the escape golems more because those were cool as hell. I saw this in my feed and I was like... "There's no way he managed to make another video since the Kaguya video" and then I went to your channel and saw that you managed to have yet another video done in that time. I don't know how you managed to do that, just try not to burn yourself out too much please. 😭I recently set myself a similar goal of releasing at least one song per week, but it only lasted about 2 months before I couldn't keep up, and I imagine it'd be even harder with video essays (especially when each one involves so much extra time just watching the series' they're about)
Nonetheless: as a consumer, I must admit getting a video essay a week is pretty awesome
This is an awesome video. I just had to stop watching towards the end bec remembering Heiter's death is making me tear up...while I'm at work. Lol.
Looking forward to watching your other videos!
bro instant sub!
This reminds me of the shortest character arc I've ever seen in mushoku tensei with the unfriendly mother at the dinner /dance in season 1, the story made that lady go through the shortest arc I've ever seen
talk about the pacing of this video! well done.
beautiful video
I wish everyone could see this video!
Beautiful story 👍
Im happy im not the only one who compared the pacing to avatar, hell i did so yesterday to a friend
lmao i did too i always think to myself that they have similar pacing
What a well made Video
How do you want us to be focus on your awesome video after remembering Up intro ? I cannot recover emotionnaly now
And now I cannot recover from Heiter death
Great video, it should have been 9 minutes though xD
A manga reader commented in another video saying that in the manga Heiter taught Fern to suppress her mana. In the anime we weren't shown this particular scene and yet it is implied across two other scenes. In their first encounter Frieren paused briefly and looked at Fern intently as if she's puzzled by the very low mana level emanating from her. In the orphanage flashback scene Heiter admitted he knew Frieren have been suppressing her mana all this time.
Not only Heiter showed that he tried to emulate Himmel's values by saving Fern but he also imparted to her what he had learned from observing Frieren during their 10-year long journey.
The best anime I have ever seen
beggining
I have only one thing to say, a manga like frieren get the difference and use it well between beeing long ass slow and simply taking your time.
Frieren narrate stuff and take its time to do so, so you gets in because its interesting and there things to tell, but in general manga and stories those day, have nothing to say and they just stretch everything, thats what makes it boring, because its simply slow and making it realy long.
Its so bad that sometime even something that only last for 2 minutes feels like a whole life, its painfully long, while frieren an episode pass in a blink while you have the feeling of living a whole full life of emotion.
Nice ❤
when you tell a whole story in 9 minutes and then spend the next several years meandering aimlessly
*meandering meaningfully.
help people around whenever they go is meandering aimlessly ? Nah if anything they did it because they like doing it
@@tomsin1417 talking about the mangaka not the characters lmao
@@johannesgutenburg9837 Did you not get the memo that the journey itself is meaningful. Frieren being reminded of her own journey with Himmel and co. throughout her current journey with Fern and Stark is the entire basis for the entire story, one that will have a meaningful payoff in the end.
@@Maityist bold of you to assume the ending will be any good when it isn't finished yet.
Sanderson books are special to me
another 15 seconds and you could have explained a 9 minute story in 9 minutes as well!
at 3:52 beginning is spelt wrong :(
Yee idk why it bothered me so much XD
Also known as the thing Adventure Time (and many other cartoons) did literally hundreds of times.
It's not much but here's a like and a comment keep spreading art 😊
all i could ask for !
when talking about bad backstories you only used sangatsu no lion footage, you have to be trolling lmao
I'm quite confused, like, what "beggining"?
A good video, thank you, I learnt something, and I am sorry you cannot spell.
This anime shows what you can do if you cut the VA budget and give it to the animators.
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Man, up sucks
Ah, a demon. It speaks human words, but has no understanding of what they mean.
I kinda get this sentiment. Everyone loves Up for its prologue.
……and only its prologue. No one ever remembers what the main story was. I guess it means it really isn’t good
@@yihsiangkao red car, blue car