How Frieren Just Became The Top Anime Of All Time

if there was ever to be a perfect adaptation for any anime ever it would probably have to be frean in studio mad House's Immaculate presentation of it it's not often we get a literal onetoone of anime to manga but it's in the rare occasions that we do that they're never as refined as this is I mean out of the 10 episodes I've seen so far not a single cut or change has been made that takes away from the original it's about as faithful as faithful can get so for a manga that's already popular to be adapted flawlessly it's only natural it receives high ratings in accordance with that the thing is frean didn't just get rated highly it got so many good reviews that it's now the highest rated anime ever granted it's sitting at about 990,000 reviews compared to Full Metal Alchemists 2.1 million but to even surpass an anime that hasn't been dethroned since interspecies reviewers well that's a beat that I think is worth mentioning one I honestly don't have a solid explanation for but I can at least try by highlighting what I think makes frein so good so I'm just going to say this right at the beginning but if you're looking for a fantasy where there's non-stop action and lots of conflict you're probably going to get bored and not enjoy frean that much this isn't your classic power fantasy or adventure to slay the Demon Lord but instead a slow burn about what comes after yes there are some scenes that may very well belong in a power fantasy but with those being far and few between what you're left with is an emotional introspective on what it's like to live well practically forever forever is not exactly right but to us who can only live between I hope 60 and 80 years 1,000 plus might as well be forever it's a length of time that makes one two or even 10 years seem like nothing so a journey in which a decade was spent slaying the Demon Lord was to freerun nothing more than 1/ 100th of a life filled with so much more to us who I assume are between the ages of 20 and 40 based on my YouTube analytics that's only 4ish months when scaled down to the the life we've lived so far it's a marginal period of time that may seem significant when we're experiencing it but in the grand scheme of Life as a whole those 4 months are something we'll barely remember when we're older it's like asking you to remember any set of four months from when you were an elementary school the time we experience then would definitely be freshen our memory closer to that but the more we live and the more we experience the less significant those memories start to become the weight they once carried before would slowly start to evade as newer more substantial memories take their place I imagine this is something we experience hundreds of times over in our own lives but what if such a thing became as common as breathing what if life extended so long that the world around you changed more than you yourself did would you live differently and experience life slower or would you perhaps treasure relationships and get to know people better would you Traverse the world getting to know everything you could or would you perhaps estrange yourself and live apart from society these aren't exactly the questions fan is asking but they are the concepts that are explored through her life as an elf and it's that take on a story about life beyond one single Journey that I think elevates Fen to a level not many anime get to it's a different portrayal of fantasy that's mostly episodic by nature but at the same time captures how fan lives her life of near immortality so in an era where fantasy anime are a dime dozen it's quite refreshing to see one that does something different for once we're not limited by the constraints of one single Adventure or the lifespan of those who embark on them but are rather shown what living forever does to someone it's a deep dive into the fantasy genre as a whole and it does well to deconstruct It Through The Eyes of someone who's experienced every aspect of it one such aspect that really stuck out to me was the innovation of magic to the point that spells of the past were obsolete now magic once thought undefeatable was now nothing more than ordinary offensive Magic this demon who' developed a spell which could penetrate any defense had been sealed for 80 years and was awoken to find his magic useless now it turns out his magic was researched extensively and in only a few years humans had Incorporated it into their own magic they had created these powerful new defensive spells easily capable of blocking that previously undefendable demon magic I know that's not really that big of a deal but I like the idea of the passage of time actually having an effect on the world I mean normally the days months or years which pass in other series aren't enough to show any substantial change in the world itself when it comes to frein though it's that passage of time and the changes that have occurred because of it that are on display most frequently since that's the whole point of the story we're constantly shown through the parallels of flashbacks in the present exactly what it is that's different for frein and how it is that change is perceived by her now to be a bit more specific with regards to the plot itself frein is a story that starts after the Demon Lord is defeated this Grand Adventure lasting 10 years in total is already at its conclusion and begins with the aftermath the heroes are shown returning from their perilous journey and it's from there that fan sets off to continue her own she leaves her party and continues her pursuit to know everything magic to her this century-long adventure is nothing more than Whimsical Enlightenment but to everyone else who she'd Left Behind such a time was life itself even in the short 5050 years it took for her to return the closest people she'd adventured with were now old fan had never considered just how fleeting a human's life really was so to see them change so much and even pass away shortly after well that was a revelation that made her intrigued in something else for once she was now curious as to what it was like to live as a human in what was essentially just the blink of an eye for her these people who she'd only known briefly were gone now and it was despite spending 10 years traveling the world with them that the memories she'd made could be described as nothing more than ephemeral sure to us a decade was more than enough time to get close to anyone but to Fan whose understanding of relations were fundamentally different what she'd realized was that she actually knew very little about her companions so much so that she would actually regret not trying to learn more about them so as the years went on and Fan's Journey continued she would make an effort to interact more with others and try her best to recoup with the party members that were still alive eventually she would find herself joined by a new party and it's the introduction of them and their Journey on that same heroic path of 80 years ago that brings us to a new story of parallels continuations and connections parallels because of the constant back and forth of Fan's past and present continuations because of the way events from the past are Revisited 80 years later and connections because of the increasing consideration fan starts to have for her new companions the old fan would have had no problems spending years doing one single task but with new human companions pushing her forward she begins to realize that just because something's brief doesn't mean it's insignificant so it's that contrast between Fan's dismissive nature towards time and everyone else's desire to not waste it that constantly reminds us of how time is always flowing here it's a recurring theme that's even more supported through the numerous flashbacks from 80 years ago combine this with Fan's growth Beyond complacent towards something a bit more sympathetic and what we get is an emotional character-driven narrative on what living forever might do to a person it's this engaging story where the impermanence of life becomes increasingly apparent before she may not have understood what that meant but it's as we watch her travel and reflect on the past that we see her come to not only appreciate the nature of life but also respect the flow of time too both of which are the core aspects shown pretty much every episode now when I said said frein was episodic by Nature what I meant was that the narrative was Loosely connected through the one or two independent stories happening between them yes there is a general goal in which fan is striving to accomplish but that's rarely if ever the focus of the episode what we focus on instead are the smaller events occurring in whatever Town Village or city fan finds herself in then how it relates to the adventure she had 80 years ago so if I had to compare fan to any anime already out there I would have to say it's closest to Violet ever Garden I don't think it's anywhere near as emotional but that episodic portrayal of independent stories throughout one larger one is actually very similar to each other you also have a main protagonist who lacks a fundamental understanding of what it means to be human and it's their self-discovery of it that makes frein and violet very similar too so regardless of whether it's love or life that these two are trying to understand I think the place they both start out at is pretty much the same they're both overwhelmed Med by the regrets of their past and they're both actively doing whatever they can to meant that it could also just be the soundtrack by Evan call making me think that but I'm fairly certain the stoic female protagonist going on a journey of understanding is something I've seen before now if there is one thing I'm going to complain about it would have to be the way that pretty much every character is stoic I'm not saying their lack of expression is a bad thing but their composed behavior and softspoken mannerisms combined together with Fan's leisured progression makes a slow story feel even slower I get it's the nature of characters like fan and fern but to some that may seem boring since those are the characters that are on screen most of the time it's a stark contrast from the usual high octane High emotion shown in protagonists we usually see once again this is just a nitpick though so if you're fine watching slow paced dramas with emotional story bits and the occasional action you'll definitely be fine watching frein it's a captivating story despite its episodic form format perfectly Blends several heavier themes we rarely get in a fantasy anime then presents these well-developed characters in a setting both intriguing and memorable they're factors which all come together to make this series a worthwhile one I don't know if that's actually enough to make it worthy of the number one spot on Mal but as far as adapting from the source to anime goes fan has done it the best by a landslide the anime may not be for everyone but in a time where fantasy anime are pumped out 10 to 20 a season it's quite nice to get that's both different and high quality but yeah that's pretty much all I got to say about fan do you think it's worthy of the number one spot on malor do you think it's just another fantasy that's only doing a little bit better this season let me know your thoughts down in the comments then if you liked what you saw and want to see more feel free to leave a like and let me know too now I wish I could make a cut content for this but trust me when I say that there wouldn't be enough to make even a 5-minute video on this so aside from Eminence in Shadow and solo leveling I may make a video on shanga Frontier next or just end up doing another biggest Flexes in isekai one until then though as always thank you so much for watching and if you enjoyed this type of anime content then you already know what to do so until next time ciao

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Length: 11min 13sec (673 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 15 2023