It's both. The show is gorgeous and lovely and wholesome, but with a constant undertone of nostalgia. It's about remembering great moments that you often didn't appreciate at the time, grieving missed chances, and learning from those past events so you don't miss the present.
There was recently a story like a month or two ago, where a Taiwanese man helped stop a knife attack on the Taichung metro because his anime hero, Himmel "would've done the same."
I'n my 42 years on this planet I've been blessed to witness such great beauty: I've performed a concert inside the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. I've awoken to a misty sunrise over the Swiss Alps. I've hiked an uncharted trail through the Maui rainforest to watch the sun set over a secret waterfall cove. The things "Frieren" mKes me feel surpass all of these... and it's not even close!!
And that why the spell she learned for him was to make tea. Sour Grapes for Eisen, Clean Statues for Himmel, and Warm Tea for everyone’s favorite recovering alcoholic, Heiter.
19:09 Many of the character names are German words btw: -"Frieren" means "(somebody is) freezing" -"Fern" means "far away" -"Himmel" means "sky/heaven" -"Heiter" means "joyful" -"Eisen" means "iron" So basically their names reflect their personality.
8:00 “It’s the onions!” Little Fern was cutting enough onions for all of us. 😭 Regarding where she came from, Heiter told Frieren in the first episode that she was a war orphan from the South.
@@FlexiejayAnime.‼️Everyone locates the series faster with their original names‼️ I don't know why they have the bad habit of translating everything, seriously what is the need to do that.
As an adult male, I can tell you there will be even more opportunities to 'cut some onions', along with one of the coldest lines ever delivered in a show. This is a great, great story-driven show. Don't worry about your emotions, you're in the right spot with them.
True! Honestly, when I first started watching Frieren I was absolutely amazed that a show that is this slow paced, reflective, meandering with its story and for the whole beginning almost devoid of any action scenes (it literally skips fight scenes that would be the main course in your usual anime) has managed to get this much attention from the mainstream audience... and I'm very happy about it. Also, what I love is that Frieren does make you cry, but never out of sadness - it's always out of empathy or from acts and thoughts that feel heartwarming and moving. It never makes you feel down or depressed (even just for emotional impact in the moment), it just softly touches the gentler, kinder and more caring side of us, and that's what makes it beautiful and gives the viewer this positively melancholic and cathartic feeling that doesn't require any buildup at all (like having to know the characters for multiple seasons to care about them)
@@TheTorment And then when we do get fight scenes, they're some of the BEST animated fight scenes I've ever seen, full stop. It truly is a show that just keeps on giving to the viewer and I'm now on my 10th rewatch of it at least with this reaction series lmao
When you said that you didn’t even know the character Himmel that much but your heart is exploding that’s exactly what’s happening for Frieren. Those 10 years were a blip in her life and yet they (he) are the reason why she now starts to feel things again and wants to learn more about the people around her.
The show is so skilled at allowing us to feel Frieren's feelings, we don't need much knowledge of Himmel so long as we can clearly feel for Frieren. I love that about this show so much.
The best thing about Himmel is that, while he's obviously strong and capable, what the show really highlights is his kindness and gentleness. A true, complete hero.
A fun thing I noticed with the first time they show the weather vane after Heiter collapses it's being blown either east or west (I can't quite remember exactly) but when Heiter actually dies they show the weather vane again it's being blown to the north. Towards Aureole, the land where souls rest.
Something i love about this show is how the people sees Himmel as this Heroic old figure, even as a myth, but Frieren sees him as an idiotic obsessed with his beauty guy, but with a pure heart at the same time, she's the anchor to earth of people remembering Himmel, and i love that so much ❤
The flashbacks are what makes this show, and to see not just the depth of everyone’s connections, but for Frieren to realize how much these connections and relationships truly mean to her is so so amazing. And yes, be ready to cry almost every episode 😆.
The way the show weaves the flashbacks in seemlessly and ALWAYS gives the perfect amount of context for what's about to come next is a god dang masterclass.
@@ANunes06 Absolutely masterclass. We are actually being told two stories in parallel. There is the foreground Frieren and Fern story, and then in backstory, The previous Himmel quest to destroy the demon king some 80 years ago. In some ways, it reminds me of Haruki Murakami's "Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World".
Hey, my 21 year old son was tearing up a little too... and he wasn't alone. We both love this show, it's amazing. And please keep watching... so many questions will be answered later. :)
Himmel: *Does something kind* Frieren: ... Frieren, 76 years later: *smacks forehead* Keep some tissues nearby, there's a few more onion ninjas up ahead.
Fern's voice is Kana Ichinose, who has also played Yuzuriha Ogawa from _Dr. Stone_ , Myra from _Granblue Fantasy_ , and my personal favorite of her roles, Suletta Mercury from _Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury._ Frieren's VA, Atsumi Tanezaki,, has an equally impressive career and numerous roles. One of which you happen to have been enjoying at the same time as this series: Anya Forger from _SPY X FAMILY._
The thing that always makes me tear up is 15:10. First, the way she stands over the flowers and speaks softly, as if she's whispering directly to Himmel right beside her, followed by the way she so slowly, lightly, & lovingly caresses the flower, as if to show her own love, respect, and appreciation to Himmel's personal treasure that he's secretly sharing with her. I just die inside. Also, most English speakers will pronounce "Himmel" as "him-ull" (like "full"), even though a Japanese speaker would do it more like "hee-meh-ru".
This entire episode is a tearjerker, it's super deep and super thought provoking, and the characterization has been top tier. I loved your questions in the beginning and your current thoughts and emotional processing. It is truly incredible. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and reactions.
I'm very fond of Frieren reaction videos and I'm solidly enjoying your start to this journey. One notable catch is reacting to the subtle Fern moment at 7:56. That silent moment of Fern in the kitchen quietly reacting to what she's overhearing from Heiter and Frieren's conversation gets me every time. It is such a tiny little scene with the character not even facing our way, but I find it such a beautiful insightful glimpse into Fern's inner world. It seems to slip by in most of the reactions videos I've watched, so compliments to you there. Looking forward to watching along with you through the whole series.
100%. Nobody ever sees that and I don't even really blame them. Anime very rarely includes that level of subtlety, but this show is wonderful for nuance. There's a surprising amount of subtext in the writing itself as well. The audience isn't handed every morsel of information on a silver platter.
Your analysis is so beautiful and precious! I loved it and got emotional with you. Many tears will be shed, but don't worry, you'll also laugh a lot! This is the best anime of recent times. ❤
There's a reason why this is the all-time no. 1 in My Anime List now, dethroning FMA: Brotherhood - it's such a heart-warming, insightful, and beautiful story overall.
@@blckjack6954 yeah, it's not literally powerful as in "nuclear blast level" but it's quite literally the reason behind so many of the little plot points that eventually lead to where we are in the story now. Powerful doesn't always mean straight up raw strength. Sometimes, simple beauty is power enough on its own.
It is just such a beautiful story that it just gets you .. i am a guy but rewatching it again and again through different reaction channels just makes it a much more powerful feeling ❤
I'd rated him at about 90 at best... within this setting, a start of an adventuring "career" could very much be at 15 or 16... which would make him about 25, 26 at the start of the anime, and about 75, 76 when Frieren came back to visit him. Still a good age, eh?
This anime will continue to introduce new characters and made you really like them even if they only have less than 5 mins of screen time. The message that this anime carries is literally life changing. Many anime reviewers have already spoken about their experiences after watching Frieren
Enjoy watching at the top of the list of anime with a rating of 9.3, wait for the next episode, you will be more excited and cry even more, especially episode 14
It blew my mind the first time I watched this show how quickly you fall in love with the characters! Get your tissues ready this show is going to keep tugging your heart strings!
That's why I love watching Frieren reaction with females reactors , because this animes gear toward human feeling about life's, death , romances and friendships and human bond . Frieren animes is just wholesome story telling on fantasy world.
I know right? No matter how many times I see Frieren, there are scenes that make me tear up. If I had to do a video reaction, the social stigma of not crying because man, would cause such a boring reaction.
About you asking where Fern came from, it was said in the first episode; she is a war orphan. On why she didn't travel with Fern at the beginning, that was also explained in the first episode. When Frieren first aired, they premiered first 4 episodes in one go for the "prologue" of the series, to get people understand what is the anime's world building, goals and such. One thing you need to remember about this series, you need to pay attention on smaller things or you may miss or confused about soon.
I just finished watching your reaction to the first episode. I am blessed by the goddess with your new upload. Wrote this comment just 20 minutes when you uploaded. I really love seeing more people watching Frieren. This is a masterpiece of story telling.
Don't forget to hug the people around you and tell them you love them. We don't have to be around for as long as Frieren to feel the regret of not spending more time with people while they are here. I watched this show a little after JJK season 2 started and it was so damn nice to have a weekly cathartic release alongside the relentless trauma edging that we were going through with Yuji.
One interesting bit of trivia is that the voice actor for Himmel also does Bakugo for _My Hero Academia._ I was shocked when I figured that out, given the roles he normally has.
This is show is THE best anime I have watched, and there are a lot of contenders. It just has so much heart, honestly, action, and impeccable plot pacing.
You aren't the only one. I cry every episode as well. And often times I don't know why. As far as her motivations into the decisions she makes to collect spells... She's still learning her own motivations in relation to the people around her because she doesn't understand people.... But she's hinted already at the fact that she collects spells because Himmel liked her spells, it could be literally that simple. I just don't think she realizes that's the reason. But I also think she's obsessive about collecting spells because in it's own way, as long as she does, Himmel is still around even if only in memory. Which I wonder now if part of the tragedy of immortality is eventually the memories of the people you knew and loved dies as well, and in that sense those people die twice for her.
Just like frieren... at the start of the show we feel we don't even know Himmel well enough to justify feeling all these emotions... but through this series we learn more and miss and appreciate our companions that much more as well
What makes the show more meaningful is that Frieren in Norwegian means To Propose and Himmel means Heaven. So basically in a poetic way Frieren is always proposing to heaven by seeking him and the impact he made to her life.
I’m glad that you’re enjoying it! It only gets better. The whole point of the show is that the present can recontextualize the past. I think this kind of story is made for people like you that are more sensitive because it really does emphasize connections and the role they play in life.
Watching Frieren slowly discovering how she truly felt about Himmel is so bitter sweet. They pace it in such a way that like we learn more about him as Frieren remembers him...remember in the first episode she said she didn't know anything about him...but this episode proved her wrong. She knew the flowers of his hometown and thought he thought they were pretty...one might wonder what else she doesn't know she knows...
i think its kinda funny.. how few reactors get that Heiter tricked Frieren the moment he asked her to teach Fern... most people think 1. Imortality.. thats necromancy.. he must be evil.. or 2. he whants to live longer for Fern or himself.... (when people think 1. most say afterwards its because they watched to many animes with evil plots^^) Also.. dont worry about crying... i watched it so many times now... i almost always cry when Himmel gets shown... hes the "Paladin" (speaking of my D&D background) that everyone whants in his Group.. and he is still more then perfekt. Btw.. the Names have meaning... those are German names.. and they kinda discribe the personalities.. Heiter=Joyfull. Frieren=freeze or be cold cold, Fern=distance, Eisen=Iron, Stark=Strong.. and Himmel=Sky or Heaven (german words are mostly ambiguous)... Himmel is like the good guy who is in heaven or represents that.. also hes like the sky towering above everything. Its Frierens Journey.. but its Himmel who sets the overall Arc Best Anime show i have ever watched... also... looking forward for your next episode... and you realy should have some tissues in reach... there are some episode where you might need them^^
It did give me the same feeling at start, but once that was proved wrong...I knew what kind of anime was this. It was kinda peaceful watching something different.
Even after 20 years Frieren is still not over the death of her close friend. And when the flash back scenes are happy they still hurt because we get to vividly see into the memories of a grieving friend as she's trying to retrace every bit of memory she had with Himmel in his very brief time with her. The time she now regrets not appreciating more because of her life span.
The love of himmel for frieren is enough for anyone to cry .... Time , age nothing matters if their is love it always find a way to convey to each other !!!
I watched this show when it was released. My provider dropped episodes 1 through 4 at once . Made it way to easy to get hooked . You are in for a great ride through the episodes ,and every episode just keeps getting better ( That is the only spoiler you are getting !! * insert big grin here * ) For me everyone got their parts right, the voice actors ,production staff artists doing the world building through images. Simply put it was amazing Better hang on , you are really going to enjoy this
18:10 That's my exact opinion of how Himmel can come off as a perfect hero without casting a doubt that he's hiding some heinous motives. He just always does the right thing and his voice just kinda evokes a sense of kindness, trust, and safety. Honestly an amazing voice actor; so good that I don't even need to know japanese for it to influence my opinion of Himmel.
This show is so emotional. There's a tenderness throughout every aspect of it, the way she caresses the flower at 15:14. And as you said, the voices are so gentle, like dang I cried a number of times.
Your heart bursts because Frieren's does. We're seeing her self-exploration from, well, her perspective. She's going on this journey and being honest with herself and re-contextualizing so much of her life into her new perspective, a new framework. There's a bit of Himmel, Frieren, Heiter and Eisen in all of us, that's why it is so easy to recognize, so easy to feel ^.^
Dont hold back the tears! This is a beautiful show and you should let yourself enjoy is to the fullest. With that you can truly feel how wonderful the character development and interactions are. There is very little that isnt purposefully done in this show. Almost everything has a deeper meaning to it so try to find them!
I have probably watched 10 diffirent reactors watching Frieren so far and it isn't getting any easier the 10th time. This show is amazing and it wrecking your heart no mater how hard you try to stay strong. I sobbed this time aswell.
The best words to describe Frieren is "Peak Fantasy". I had watched a ton of animes, but fantasy wise Frieren is probally uncontested the best by far. Also, you said in previous video that those 50 years she was training but she was just collecting spells because it just her hobby to learn spells, especially those little and silly ones. Because this very same goofy spells always made her friends happy.
A little fun fact that I like about this is that Himmels voice actor also voices Bakugo from My Hero Academia. It's such a personality contrast that it's almost impossible to picture.
Frieren has dethroned Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood from the top charts (fmab was #1 from 2007 and was shortly overtaken by popular animes from time to time) Goes to show how amazing this anime is and looking forward to your journey with this one flexie
This is what great story writing does - it makes you care for smn you knew for 5 min. screen time. Joining you on this beautiful adventure called Frieren
The buildup of the world and the characters is just so great, that you can't help to feel these feelings. Looking forward to see more of your journey with this amazing anime (also Spy X Family) Enjoying your reactions very much so you earned a new subscriber :)
Yup, its mostly tear-jerker moments to this series. Always have a tissue box nearby 😅. Yeah, its odd to know on getting to know someone based on someone else's memories of him and thinking "that's right, he might be gone, but it also feels like I loss a great friend 🥺😞".
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This anime doesn't make you cry because it's sad, it makes you cry because it's beautiful
It's both. The show is gorgeous and lovely and wholesome, but with a constant undertone of nostalgia. It's about remembering great moments that you often didn't appreciate at the time, grieving missed chances, and learning from those past events so you don't miss the present.
Tears on back to back opening episodes is crazy. I'm trying to think of any other anime that does that I've seen hundreds but I can't think of any tbh
Oh it's sad alright, just not depressing sad it's more bitter sweet.
@@jhaydee7203 Yeah, like really dark chocolate!
Sorry, buddy. No. It's both
There was recently a story like a month or two ago, where a Taiwanese man helped stop a knife attack on the Taichung metro because his anime hero, Himmel "would've done the same."
彼は勇者になった
@@paopaipai395 Himmel would be pround
"That's what Himmel the Hero would have done."
「勇者ヒンメルならそうした。」
Became such a meme that Google Translate autocompletes it as a set phrase.
His actions HAVE changed the world. *Look up at the sky*
Himmel affecting real world people. That's so meta
Himmel.
- Shows up for 15 minutes in one episode
- Dies
- Makes everyone cry throughout the whole series
What a chad.
I'n my 42 years on this planet I've been blessed to witness such great beauty:
I've performed a concert inside the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
I've awoken to a misty sunrise over the Swiss Alps.
I've hiked an uncharted trail through the Maui rainforest to watch the sun set over a secret waterfall cove.
The things "Frieren" mKes me feel surpass all of these... and it's not even close!!
😨 whoa.. thank you for this beautiful
Comment. I can’t wait to experience this journey! 🥹🫶🏻
@@FlexiejayAnime‼️‼️SOUSOU NO FRIEREN‼️‼️ NO beyond Journeys end 🤮
Surprisingly, many people do not realize that when Fern and Heiter first met, Heiter was carrying a bottle of liquor.
He quit drinking to raise Fern.
The storytelling in this show is absolutely incredible.
And that why the spell she learned for him was to make tea. Sour Grapes for Eisen, Clean Statues for Himmel, and Warm Tea for everyone’s favorite recovering alcoholic, Heiter.
19:09 Many of the character names are German words btw:
-"Frieren" means "(somebody is) freezing"
-"Fern" means "far away"
-"Himmel" means "sky/heaven"
-"Heiter" means "joyful"
-"Eisen" means "iron"
So basically their names reflect their personality.
I think it's every name and most of the locations. Storieswithstyle theorized that the spell names are distorted German.
"Heiter" can also mean "to be drunk", which reflects the character.
8:00 “It’s the onions!” Little Fern was cutting enough onions for all of us. 😭 Regarding where she came from, Heiter told Frieren in the first episode that she was a war orphan from the South.
Thank you! I might need my notebook for this one. This show is incredible 😨
@@FlexiejayAnime Don't worry about the crying so much, its gonna be an episodic feature really lol
@@FlexiejayAnime.‼️Everyone locates the series faster with their original names‼️ I don't know why they have the bad habit of translating everything, seriously what is the need to do that.
@@FlexiejayAnime.‼️‼️SOUSOU NO FRIEREN‼️‼️ NO beyond Journeys end 🤮🤮🤮🤮.
As an adult male, I can tell you there will be even more opportunities to 'cut some onions', along with one of the coldest lines ever delivered in a show. This is a great, great story-driven show. Don't worry about your emotions, you're in the right spot with them.
True! Honestly, when I first started watching Frieren I was absolutely amazed that a show that is this slow paced, reflective, meandering with its story and for the whole beginning almost devoid of any action scenes (it literally skips fight scenes that would be the main course in your usual anime) has managed to get this much attention from the mainstream audience... and I'm very happy about it.
Also, what I love is that Frieren does make you cry, but never out of sadness - it's always out of empathy or from acts and thoughts that feel heartwarming and moving. It never makes you feel down or depressed (even just for emotional impact in the moment), it just softly touches the gentler, kinder and more caring side of us, and that's what makes it beautiful and gives the viewer this positively melancholic and cathartic feeling that doesn't require any buildup at all (like having to know the characters for multiple seasons to care about them)
@@TheTormentwell said!
@@TheTormentidk, i was in shambles personally when Serie remembered holding hands with child Flamme
agreed the first 4 episodes make you cry then periodically throughout after
@@TheTorment And then when we do get fight scenes, they're some of the BEST animated fight scenes I've ever seen, full stop. It truly is a show that just keeps on giving to the viewer and I'm now on my 10th rewatch of it at least with this reaction series lmao
When you said that you didn’t even know the character Himmel that much but your heart is exploding that’s exactly what’s happening for Frieren. Those 10 years were a blip in her life and yet they (he) are the reason why she now starts to feel things again and wants to learn more about the people around her.
Omgsh 😭
@@FlexiejayAnime‼️‼️SOUSOU NO FRIEREN‼️‼️ NO beyond Journeys end 🤮
The show is so skilled at allowing us to feel Frieren's feelings, we don't need much knowledge of Himmel so long as we can clearly feel for Frieren. I love that about this show so much.
I think you just made her cry again ^_^;;;
@@FlexiejayAnime Just for context - Himmel was 16 when he start his journey
The best thing about Himmel is that, while he's obviously strong and capable, what the show really highlights is his kindness and gentleness. A true, complete hero.
they showed that its the little thing Himmel did for everyone that made him the hero .
A fun thing I noticed with the first time they show the weather vane after Heiter collapses it's being blown either east or west (I can't quite remember exactly) but when Heiter actually dies they show the weather vane again it's being blown to the north. Towards Aureole, the land where souls rest.
Something i love about this show is how the people sees Himmel as this Heroic old figure, even as a myth, but Frieren sees him as an idiotic obsessed with his beauty guy, but with a pure heart at the same time, she's the anchor to earth of people remembering Himmel, and i love that so much ❤
The flashbacks are what makes this show, and to see not just the depth of everyone’s connections, but for Frieren to realize how much these connections and relationships truly mean to her is so so amazing. And yes, be ready to cry almost every episode 😆.
The way the show weaves the flashbacks in seemlessly and ALWAYS gives the perfect amount of context for what's about to come next is a god dang masterclass.
@@ANunes06 Absolutely masterclass. We are actually being told two stories in parallel. There is the foreground Frieren and Fern story, and then in backstory, The previous Himmel quest to destroy the demon king some 80 years ago. In some ways, it reminds me of Haruki Murakami's "Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World".
Hey, my 21 year old son was tearing up a little too... and he wasn't alone. We both love this show, it's amazing. And please keep watching... so many questions will be answered later. :)
This anime is a beautiful expression of loss, love, and finding the beauty of the small things in life. It's all heart.
20 minutes of looking for flowers, and it is still 10/10.
Himmel: *Does something kind*
Frieren: ...
Frieren, 76 years later: *smacks forehead*
Keep some tissues nearby, there's a few more onion ninjas up ahead.
Fern's voice is Kana Ichinose, who has also played Yuzuriha Ogawa from _Dr. Stone_ , Myra from _Granblue Fantasy_ , and my personal favorite of her roles, Suletta Mercury from _Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury._
Frieren's VA, Atsumi Tanezaki,, has an equally impressive career and numerous roles. One of which you happen to have been enjoying at the same time as this series: Anya Forger from _SPY X FAMILY._
The thing that always makes me tear up is 15:10. First, the way she stands over the flowers and speaks softly, as if she's whispering directly to Himmel right beside her, followed by the way she so slowly, lightly, & lovingly caresses the flower, as if to show her own love, respect, and appreciation to Himmel's personal treasure that he's secretly sharing with her. I just die inside.
Also, most English speakers will pronounce "Himmel" as "him-ull" (like "full"), even though a Japanese speaker would do it more like "hee-meh-ru".
This entire episode is a tearjerker, it's super deep and super thought provoking, and the characterization has been top tier. I loved your questions in the beginning and your current thoughts and emotional processing. It is truly incredible. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and reactions.
I'm very fond of Frieren reaction videos and I'm solidly enjoying your start to this journey. One notable catch is reacting to the subtle Fern moment at 7:56. That silent moment of Fern in the kitchen quietly reacting to what she's overhearing from Heiter and Frieren's conversation gets me every time. It is such a tiny little scene with the character not even facing our way, but I find it such a beautiful insightful glimpse into Fern's inner world. It seems to slip by in most of the reactions videos I've watched, so compliments to you there. Looking forward to watching along with you through the whole series.
100%. Nobody ever sees that and I don't even really blame them. Anime very rarely includes that level of subtlety, but this show is wonderful for nuance. There's a surprising amount of subtext in the writing itself as well. The audience isn't handed every morsel of information on a silver platter.
No other show ever brought me to tears as much as Frieren. Even watching a reaction for the 5th+ time.
Your analysis is so beautiful and precious! I loved it and got emotional with you. Many tears will be shed, but don't worry, you'll also laugh a lot! This is the best anime of recent times. ❤
There's a reason why this is the all-time no. 1 in My Anime List now, dethroning FMA: Brotherhood - it's such a heart-warming, insightful, and beautiful story overall.
Even your tears are beautiful.This anime made me cry many times too! Don't worry. Tears come naturally are so beautiful!!
Pay attention to that flower spell. In it's own way, it's the most important and powerful spell in this entire series.
I wouldn’t say powerful but meaningful
@@wilpalkia I think he means powerful as in emotionally moving. LIke powerful meaning-wise
@@blckjack6954 yeah, it's not literally powerful as in "nuclear blast level" but it's quite literally the reason behind so many of the little plot points that eventually lead to where we are in the story now. Powerful doesn't always mean straight up raw strength. Sometimes, simple beauty is power enough on its own.
@@mrmxypltk Very much agree! Beauty is a different kind of power.
Himmel was always him, he will always be him. he is 100% Himalayan
It is just such a beautiful story that it just gets you .. i am a guy but rewatching it again and again through different reaction channels just makes it a much more powerful feeling ❤
Frieren making us emotional from time to time.
The ending- Are you alright?
It's crazy that if you do the math Heiter was over 100 years old, that's a man that had stuff to do before dying
To be fair he is a cleric, his entire thing is healing magic. Gotta be helpful when you’re trying to keep on kicking.
Putting that Goddesses healing magic to work.
can probably live a long time when you can just cure any ailments that would take the years off, yeah
I'd rated him at about 90 at best... within this setting, a start of an adventuring "career" could very much be at 15 or 16... which would make him about 25, 26 at the start of the anime, and about 75, 76 when Frieren came back to visit him. Still a good age, eh?
my stupid ass read it as hitler💀
The story, the pacing, the worldbuilding, the characters... this show is top tier in every way. It seriously has a special place in my heart.
all your tear moments showed that you are fully understand the real meaning of this show wants to tell us!!!! perfect reaction!!!
Frieren is just on another level of beauty, beauty in everything. I just love this show so muchhhh !!!
This anime will continue to introduce new characters and made you really like them even if they only have less than 5 mins of screen time. The message that this anime carries is literally life changing. Many anime reviewers have already spoken about their experiences after watching Frieren
Enjoy watching at the top of the list of anime with a rating of 9.3, wait for the next episode, you will be more excited and cry even more, especially episode 14
It blew my mind the first time I watched this show how quickly you fall in love with the characters! Get your tissues ready this show is going to keep tugging your heart strings!
16:02 She cries and the ED starts with "And you're alright" LOL >_
That's why I love watching Frieren reaction with females reactors , because this animes gear toward human feeling about life's, death , romances and friendships and human bond . Frieren animes is just wholesome story telling on fantasy world.
I am a strong grown ass man, who is still in recovery, after this perfect story.
I know right? No matter how many times I see Frieren, there are scenes that make me tear up. If I had to do a video reaction, the social stigma of not crying because man, would cause such a boring reaction.
Himmel's voice is so warm and comforting. He's a well written character. The story is well written. I love this show.
About you asking where Fern came from, it was said in the first episode; she is a war orphan. On why she didn't travel with Fern at the beginning, that was also explained in the first episode.
When Frieren first aired, they premiered first 4 episodes in one go for the "prologue" of the series, to get people understand what is the anime's world building, goals and such.
One thing you need to remember about this series, you need to pay attention on smaller things or you may miss or confused about soon.
To borrow a line Gigguk said about a different series, "This show doesn't have a 'Chekov's Gun.' It has a 'Chekov's _Arsenal._ '" 😁
The fact that Himmel and Bakugo share thesame voice actor (lmao my keyboard)🤡
Another beautiful episode!
Heiter truly was a great character, and now the show is 2 for 2 for making you tear up! :D
I just finished watching your reaction to the first episode. I am blessed by the goddess with your new upload. Wrote this comment just 20 minutes when you uploaded. I really love seeing more people watching Frieren. This is a masterpiece of story telling.
Don't forget to hug the people around you and tell them you love them. We don't have to be around for as long as Frieren to feel the regret of not spending more time with people while they are here. I watched this show a little after JJK season 2 started and it was so damn nice to have a weekly cathartic release alongside the relentless trauma edging that we were going through with Yuji.
After rewatching in your reaction, I notice how gentle you touch the flowers. The feels!!! Cant wait to your next reaction!
One interesting bit of trivia is that the voice actor for Himmel also does Bakugo for _My Hero Academia._ I was shocked when I figured that out, given the roles he normally has.
Ending: Are you alright?
Everyone: NO!
This is show is THE best anime I have watched, and there are a lot of contenders. It just has so much heart, honestly, action, and impeccable plot pacing.
Wonderful comment! "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" is like butter and hot cocoa!" Yes fur sure!
You aren't the only one. I cry every episode as well. And often times I don't know why.
As far as her motivations into the decisions she makes to collect spells... She's still learning her own motivations in relation to the people around her because she doesn't understand people.... But she's hinted already at the fact that she collects spells because Himmel liked her spells, it could be literally that simple. I just don't think she realizes that's the reason. But I also think she's obsessive about collecting spells because in it's own way, as long as she does, Himmel is still around even if only in memory.
Which I wonder now if part of the tragedy of immortality is eventually the memories of the people you knew and loved dies as well, and in that sense those people die twice for her.
The music in this show is something else.
Himmel didn't talk to king rudely he just talked casually to him
Just like frieren... at the start of the show we feel we don't even know Himmel well enough to justify feeling all these emotions... but through this series we learn more and miss and appreciate our companions that much more as well
Fun Fact, Himmel's voice actor is the same as Bakugo in MHA.
What makes the show more meaningful is that Frieren in Norwegian means To Propose and Himmel means Heaven. So basically in a poetic way Frieren is always proposing to heaven by seeking him and the impact he made to her life.
I’m glad that you’re enjoying it! It only gets better. The whole point of the show is that the present can recontextualize the past. I think this kind of story is made for people like you that are more sensitive because it really does emphasize connections and the role they play in life.
Watching Frieren slowly discovering how she truly felt about Himmel is so bitter sweet. They pace it in such a way that like we learn more about him as Frieren remembers him...remember in the first episode she said she didn't know anything about him...but this episode proved her wrong.
She knew the flowers of his hometown and thought he thought they were pretty...one might wonder what else she doesn't know she knows...
I'm sure someone already told you that all names in the show are German Frieren (Shiver or feeling Cold) Fern (Afar or Distant) Himmel (Heaven or Sky)
The hero Himmel would have loved this video.
i think its kinda funny.. how few reactors get that Heiter tricked Frieren the moment he asked her to teach Fern... most people think 1. Imortality.. thats necromancy.. he must be evil.. or 2. he whants to live longer for Fern or himself.... (when people think 1. most say afterwards its because they watched to many animes with evil plots^^)
Also.. dont worry about crying... i watched it so many times now... i almost always cry when Himmel gets shown... hes the "Paladin" (speaking of my D&D background) that everyone whants in his Group.. and he is still more then perfekt.
Btw.. the Names have meaning... those are German names.. and they kinda discribe the personalities.. Heiter=Joyfull. Frieren=freeze or be cold cold, Fern=distance, Eisen=Iron, Stark=Strong.. and Himmel=Sky or Heaven (german words are mostly ambiguous)... Himmel is like the good guy who is in heaven or represents that.. also hes like the sky towering above everything.
Its Frierens Journey.. but its Himmel who sets the overall Arc
Best Anime show i have ever watched...
also... looking forward for your next episode... and you realy should have some tissues in reach... there are some episode where you might need them^^
It did give me the same feeling at start, but once that was proved wrong...I knew what kind of anime was this. It was kinda peaceful watching something different.
Feel most of 1. peoples are lack of open mind when watching different anime.
The best way to remember those we love, is to love others the way they loved us.
Even after 20 years Frieren is still not over the death of her close friend. And when the flash back scenes are happy they still hurt because we get to vividly see into the memories of a grieving friend as she's trying to retrace every bit of memory she had with Himmel in his very brief time with her. The time she now regrets not appreciating more because of her life span.
I love how gentle she is with the flower when she caresses it.
The love of himmel for frieren is enough for anyone to cry ....
Time , age nothing matters if their is love it always find a way to convey to each other !!!
I watched this show when it was released. My provider dropped episodes 1 through 4 at once . Made it way to easy to get hooked .
You are in for a great ride through the episodes ,and every episode just keeps getting better ( That is the only spoiler you are getting !! * insert big grin here * )
For me everyone got their parts right, the voice actors ,production staff artists doing the world building through images. Simply put it was amazing
Better hang on , you are really going to enjoy this
18:10 That's my exact opinion of how Himmel can come off as a perfect hero without casting a doubt that he's hiding some heinous motives. He just always does the right thing and his voice just kinda evokes a sense of kindness, trust, and safety. Honestly an amazing voice actor; so good that I don't even need to know japanese for it to influence my opinion of Himmel.
Oh, you're gonna love Himmel and literally everyone so much and cry again and again and again lmao. Also love your reactions🥺💕
This show is so emotional. There's a tenderness throughout every aspect of it, the way she caresses the flower at 15:14. And as you said, the voices are so gentle, like dang I cried a number of times.
It's so cute how emotionally invested she gets in characters she barely knows.
Im only 15eps in myself, and yeah the flashbacks are a great way to show narrative and exposition
Once you hear the "And you alright," the tears just naturally come
Whenever I see a flashback of Himmel I know I'm going to cry
He is a man of focus, sheer will, commitment.
His name is Himmel.
He is one of those characters that really live on...
Yeahhh john wick
Your heart bursts because Frieren's does. We're seeing her self-exploration from, well, her perspective. She's going on this journey and being honest with herself and re-contextualizing so much of her life into her new perspective, a new framework. There's a bit of Himmel, Frieren, Heiter and Eisen in all of us, that's why it is so easy to recognize, so easy to feel ^.^
Dont hold back the tears! This is a beautiful show and you should let yourself enjoy is to the fullest. With that you can truly feel how wonderful the character development and interactions are. There is very little that isnt purposefully done in this show. Almost everything has a deeper meaning to it so try to find them!
I have probably watched 10 diffirent reactors watching Frieren so far and it isn't getting any easier the 10th time. This show is amazing and it wrecking your heart no mater how hard you try to stay strong. I sobbed this time aswell.
Best description of Frerien as a show to me is bittersweet.
I love the way the ending theme is almost a troll gives you something emotional then the the music goes "Are you alright?"
Yes , we will get glimpses of Himmel in the past in the entire show , and then we will be either crying or in Awe .
Love this show!!! glad you finally started.
been waiting for your frieren reaction
himmel inspiring everyone to be better so long after his death, man he was just something else T.T
"wanna see me make you cry over a character you barely know?"
"wanna see me do it again?"
-Frieren writer, probably
This lol
The best words to describe Frieren is "Peak Fantasy". I had watched a ton of animes, but fantasy wise Frieren is probally uncontested the best by far.
Also, you said in previous video that those 50 years she was training but she was just collecting spells because it just her hobby to learn spells, especially those little and silly ones. Because this very same goofy spells always made her friends happy.
this show is so good cant wait for ur next reaction !
I can’t wait for you to go through the entire series. There is one episode i know you will have chills but no spoilers today
A little fun fact that I like about this is that Himmels voice actor also voices Bakugo from My Hero Academia. It's such a personality contrast that it's almost impossible to picture.
Frieren has dethroned Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood from the top charts (fmab was #1 from 2007 and was shortly overtaken by popular animes from time to time)
Goes to show how amazing this anime is and looking forward to your journey with this one flexie
“and you alright”…NO I’M NOT!!
I cried EVERYTIME Himmel came on the screen!!! 😢❤
Everyone who's seen the show already is laughing at you from our own giant pile of tear-soaked tissues.
The heroes party was comprised of truely powerful people but the real damage that they can cause is the emotional kind
I'm loving how we tear up at the same time.
This is what great story writing does - it makes you care for smn you knew for 5 min. screen time. Joining you on this beautiful adventure called Frieren
Yeah! Lez gooo been waiting for this reaction ❤
The buildup of the world and the characters is just so great, that you can't help to feel these feelings. Looking forward to see more of your journey with this amazing anime (also Spy X Family) Enjoying your reactions very much so you earned a new subscriber :)
Amazing as always Flexie sweetie!! I got dust in my eyes again...! Best wishes and much love always!! 🙂❤
Yup, its mostly tear-jerker moments to this series. Always have a tissue box nearby 😅.
Yeah, its odd to know on getting to know someone based on someone else's memories of him and thinking "that's right, he might be gone, but it also feels like I loss a great friend 🥺😞".
Flexie: "Oh my god, I'm crying!"
Me: "That's what Himmel the hero would have done..."
im definitely not one to cry like at all, but every episode i found myself balling my eyes lmao