Frieren and Fern vs Frieren's Clone Part 2 - Frieren Beyond Journey's End Ep 26 | English Subtitles

[@Bruhclan69]

Frieren Season 2 Release Date (Prediction) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4u0nmuHlLmaldU

[@thefatalityGroup]

When you remember she collects magic for a living and think all she finds are books on how to create flowers but she throws a black hole at you

[@aurorapaisley7453]

Literally casts gravity magic without a staff or even arms

[@Jake_the_tank]

Don't know why but I read the last line from your message in Robot Chicken's Palpatine voice and now I can't stop laughing. So thanks lol.

[@soraweep]

@@Jake_the_tankThe whole block hole!

[@greensmurf221]

Also casts that cosmic breaking spell. Absolute insanity.

[@Xenoticate]

I can't even imagine what Serie could do

[@RyeBreadFF]

Denken and co leaving the moment they saw her clone was the smartest decision anyone has made in this show.

[@mra.prasetio]

Their shield can't even withstand few seconds of Frieren magic. Yea, it's smart to leave the room.

[@wakkawagga443]

That was the same level as the goon in batman and the bodyguard in john wick 1.

[@shadowldrago]

@@wakkawagga443 Honestly, yeah. There's wisdom in knowing when to just turn around and walk the other way.

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

Yeah, he's called Denken ("to think") for a reason!

[@zlozlozlo]

In retrospect, it's so cute he thought he could beat her in the first exam.

[@onesmileybaldy8303]

Loved how we got to see more of what is in Frieren’s arsenal,purple lightning,a huge golem,a black type of Zoltraak,some type of force push that apparently works by simply pushing raw mana into an opponent,a MFing BLACK HOLE and much more. Really gives you a sense of how strong she is and the demon lord too,since she apparently used that “mana push” against him too

[@pugtoki]

im pretty sure the black version of zoltraak is the human killing version

[@blackopps01]

dont you heard it the force push have no mana its not magic. She have a psychic ablility.

[@FoxYinnyy]

It's really cool to see indeed the diversity and experience being shown in this fight. We have seen her use and learn the silliest of spells, but I always did wonder about the ones that she used against f.ex. the Demon Lord. Guess this was a good glimpse of what she can do since I feel like she has even more in store.

[@usslittle3555]

or elf version @@pugtoki

[@bubsd.2535]

At the beginning of the fight, both Frieren preemptively activate their guards, implying the use of a spell allowing for an instant cast. Both of them see themselves as capable of activating their shields, so they change the spell and blast the purple lightning. Before Fern's initial attack, one can observe the Clone teleporting to close the distance. While we witnessed Frieren moving swiftly, we didn't actually know how. Near the end, The overarching strategy of the confrontation was for Frieren to activate her guard, rendering her unable to detect magic. However, before the Clone was struck by Fern's Zoltraak, clone Frieren did not activate her guard; instead, she focused on the original's staff. So it also implies that the original was planning to cast something else which ended up creating an opening.

[@get_lucky6402]

Frieren’s shoulders must be exhausted from carrying the entire fantasy genre on her back

[@Synode21]

Watch Demon Slayer wins Best Fantasy award. Tasteless frauds Edit : Guys, use your brain. I'm talking about Crunchyroll giving the award to Demon Slayer when Mushoku was nominated. Frieren is my queen.

[@hollowshield2315]

@@Synode21 I love demon slayer and have to agree with this statement. if it wins next year I'll riot

[@hollowshield2315]

fern's shoulders must be exhausted from...nevermind

[@Porchy.]

@@hollowshield2315 tired from blocking half the sky of course

[@omeganoelf.6173]

​@@Synode21lol mid

[@yaboiN3O9]

Other mages: Fight with water, ice, earth, illusions, etc. Frieren: Casually starts *breaking the fabric of Time and Space*

[@philiumweasels8171]

The insane part is that multiple times throughout the show they clarify that magic depends entirely on being able to visualize… which means that she can do that because she knows and can imagine how to do that. She knows how to visualize the amount of matter compressed in a blackhole, she knows how to visualize reality breaking down. Like we understand that Ubel is powerful because she can’t visualize what makes her attack ineffective, but on the opposite end of the spectrum we see Frieren understanding perfectly how reality works and can visualize how it breaks.

[@mattwoodard2535]

When the Laws of Physics become the Mild Suggestions of Physics. 🤣 sm

[@Smol_Eri]

and serei still said she's not a class 1 mage. I would imagine that means realitive to elves, so her level. Imagine if frieren actually perfected her magic to the highest degree of competence. No "there's a slight delay when i'm against zoltrak" no fluctuations in her mana control, and those spells pushed tot heir peak. Frieren would be a genuine calamity. if she demanded something it would have to be given to her. Luckily she's a degen who would rather have clothes desolving acids rather than world domination.

[@goliathcleric]

@@Smol_Eri It's not that Frieren isn't as powerful as a first class mage. She outclasses every first class mage by a wide margin. The reason Frieren failed is because she can't envision Serie passing a mage like her; that is, a mage who isn't focused on combat. All of the others that were passed were combat mages: Denken, Ubel, Wirbel, etc. Or they were prodigies who did something no human should be able to do, as in the case of Fern. But Frieren? To Serie, she's weak for a thousand year old mage because she spends her time collecting magic instead of training for combat. And compared to Serie, there is no meaningful difference between Frieren and any of the first class mages in terms of power. Serie's *suppressed* mana is greater than Frieren's maximum output.

[@sandrinebaudry7180]

​@@Smol_Eri serie did refuse mage 1 class for frieren because I THINK she took in consideration that she wouldn't even be a mage 1 class in the elf level. And I think that's highly badass

[@deltor5849]

Frieren didn't even use any of the spells here against Aura... Just shows how much of a non-threat she was to her. Damn

[@Laezar1]

Well himmel told her not to use flashy spells to not destroy the bodies, so I have to assume last time they thought she blasted the corpses with a black hole lmao But also it's not necessarily true that aura isn't a threat, these spell probably consume a lot more mana than what she typically uses and aura wasn't fighting herself feeling confident in her raw mana. I think it's safe to assume that aura was fully capable of putting up a fight but typically wouldn't want to use her mana unless necessary because of how her spell works. And by using flashier spells frieren would 1) probably reveal that most of her mana is hidden 2) risk lowering it enough that aura's scales would work on her. It's likely aura would still get blasted before she can really do anything but I'd say the method frieren used was actually the best one at her disposal. Like, this whole section of the exam was also to show how raw power doesn't do all, with ubel being able to beat sense because of how they view magic fundamentally differently, being overconfident seems to be a great way to die as a mage in frieren's world =p

[@beastgaming7879]

​@@Laezar1 well she already knows she is going to win. So why bother with all the fighting just let the enemy make the mistake.

[@Laezar1]

@@beastgaming7879 you missed the point but ok =p

[@mc4tarzans]

That wasn't the point at all when she didn't use flashy spells. Himmel had a stern talking to Frieren when she most likely used high AOE skills to just blast the armor away the last time something like this happened. So she learned a spell that just allows the enchantments on the bodies to go away, thus preserving the bodies/armor, but that spell required a lot more mana per soldier to be taken down, so she was somewhat worried about the fight (since her win condition was to keep the armor/bodies intact, while also disabling them). Once Aura took out the scale, even Frieren comments that shes sorta glad that she was going to use it, since that would make the fight A LOT cleaner, require basically no mana and disable the army at the same time. Aura would have most likely lost regardless (even assuming Frieren tried to take down the army using only her mana heavy de-enchantment spell), but her taking out the the scale artifact basically gave Frieren's win condition on a silver platter.

[@TLOTSR]

​@@beastgaming7879 average demon slayer pfp comment 😂😂😂

[@SwordTune]

Frieren: "Basic offensive magic is enough." Also Frieren: "My opening move is a black hole."

[@InsanityGrant]

she says its enough for the mages of this era

[@ocskopf]

She's definitely not a mage of current era, she needed to absolutely lock in like she was against demon king himself*

[@greatninja2590]

clone frieren be like "basic offensive magic OG ver" in 1:38 also the only spell that hurt frieren

[@BelegornHK]

Well the Demon King was that kind of opponent, so basically that kind of spell was normal between them, such a monster

[@RWZiggy]

@@InsanityGrant And also Fern dealt the demon clone Frieren a mortal blow with it, it just didn't die fast enough

[@adamwu4565]

This fight isn't just visually spectacular. It's peppered with all sorts of little details that internally consistent with and/or callbacks to prior events and actions. At 1:05 when Fern snipes the Clone from behind and the Clone blocks, it uses a 360 degree defence shell. This shows us that Fern was trying to attack it within its mana detection vulnerability window, and the Clone couldn't sense what direction the attack was coming from, and had to resort to a more mana draining full shield. Frieren creating the Stone Golem is both a callback to the scene where she made a little golem to entertain her companions in the past, and to the mention that Golem creation was the specialty of the First Class Mage Lernen, who made the escape bottle Golems. In this fight and others earlier, we see Frieren using types of magic that are equivalent to or of the same class as the specialties of the other Mages, often to an even higher degree of power and effectiveness. She demonstrated a rapid movement/teleportation spell akin to Laufen's Jilwer in the last episode. She showed a pure cutting spell like Ubel's when she fought that Demon assassin with the magic wire. She used a wind tornado spell and a hellfire spell like Denken, manipulated earth and rocks like Edel and Richter, and in addition to all that also uses cosmic level spells that none of the other mages have shown. It really accentuates just what it means to have over a 1000 years of experience collecting and learning spells. At 1:39 the Clone isn't using just a regular black Zoltrak, its the enormous Super Black Zoltrak Qual attempted as his last ditch attempt to overwhelm Fern's defence. And at 2:04, after being grazed by Fern's first shot, we see the Clone Frieren swing around to try to shoot back, only to have her staff and arm hit by another Zoltrak (which is probably the attack that took off that arm). In other words, Fern was able to cast the attack spell faster than Clone Frieren could and landed the critical blow, definitively demonstrating that Fern's spellcasting speed is indeed faster than Frieren's. This is peak visual storytelling. You could literally watch the animation frame by frame and there is story information presented in almost every frame.

[@parthenonx2697]

I too noticed that there was a story there but couldn't break it down as cleanly as you, nice job (with jap anime accent)

[@djx7134]

This is what good shows do. Attention to detail. Frieren still suffers from anime-style over-explaining, but anime is adapted from mangas/LN in a way that's faithful to a fault sometimes. It's generally about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the dome. Probably because adaptations barely account for the change in medium, they just do 1:1 translations from page to screen. It's a bad practice, tbh. At least Frieren manages a bit better than the norm.

[@plipplop728]

@@djx7134 Wow, first time I've seen someone shares my opinion on anime adaptation sometimes being too faithful. I'm a huge fan of manga and rarely watch anime, but when I do, I prefer they do it with more creativity, not just 1 to 1 moving panels.

[@hououinkyouma77]

Another thing another commentor mentioned is once Fern blows off both the arms there is no additional damage, i.e. Fern's ZoltrAK47 was blocked off by the armless Frieren.

[@kalmiamargatroid2963]

that scene as fern shoots clone frieren actually has even more detail, real frieren doesnt even attempt to cast anything else as clone frieren approaches because she knows fern's able to catch this window. clone frieren notices this and immediately gets alert and looks for fern, but is still too late. aside from showing off clone (and by extension real) frieren's instincts, it also goes to show that until then clone frieren really didnt see fern as a threat like frieren said.

[@malikhaidar]

I'm more impressed by that dungeon structural integrity tbh.

[@koko_law]

Right? It reminds me when Denken tried to destroy the wall to free the trapped mage but it did nothing, meanwhile the golem destroyed it with pure strength🤣

[@Pika-no1qv]

It's probably enchanted to make it magic resistant tbh

[@malikhaidar]

@@Pika-no1qv true. But to be able to withstand two great mages throwing around catastrophic natural disaster types of magic? That's impressive.

[@mattgaleur4240]

@@malikhaidar well they do say that in this era of magic, everything can resist magic which is why physical attacks are becoming more interesting for mages. Beside seeing how it seems that magic left from past civilizations is way more advanced than current magic you would expect them to know a thing or two about that.

[@vincegalila7211]

In all fairness I doubt the Spiegel would be throwing around spells that could put itself at risk, and Frieren wouldn't want to ruin the Test for the other participants by making the bottom floor inaccessible.

[@EX7Sonic]

It was at this moment that you start to understand, Frieren using basic attack magic wasn't for her benefit. It was her mercy.

[@Violet-ui]

it's for her benefit, not showing her cards if anything, it would be mercy to use stronger spells and make it quick

[@pumpkingamebox]

I’d consider holding back as a form of practice. To stay in shape you tie your arm behind you while fencing.

[@VocalMabiMaple]

It's not purely just holding back. The basic spell is the culmination of 70 dedicated years of human research into one of the deadliest magics of their time. It only got defanged by the development of ordinary defensive magic. It's still a spell that is incredibly deadly when it hits its target. It's still definitely holding back, but it's not the only reason. After all, as she states, "Ordinary offensive magic is sufficient for mages of this era"

[@pumpkingamebox]

@@VocalMabiMaple It’s a gun spell. But we do have two kinds of Zoltraak, the black and the white. As Lugner reacts to the white Zoltraak by saying it’s been modified to kill demons specifically. Meanwhile clay Frieren was using black Zoltraak in their fight, which makes me guess the black kind is for killing humans. So, it’s ordinary offensive magic, and can definitely kill a person. But I’m guessing not as efficiently as the original Zoltraak would.

[@changlee1196]

@@VocalMabiMaple Probably more of a why use anything else or complicate things, efficiency and straightforward. Harder to plan when everything starts out complicated.

[@MasterOfInfinity]

Peak writing, peak animation, peak characters, peak anime.

[@snimon5824]

Peak of Magic

[@zackyputrawahyudi2759]

and dont forget peak sound engineering and music

[@fluffymuffin9089]

Peak story board

[@justamudkipwhohasinternet]

peak studio

[@Karma-cj1wu]

Peak ost. Bro it sounded almost like The Witcher 3 or Elden Ring

[@MrAnimeTenchou]

Frieren is literally playing a NG+ collecting all the stuff she missed on her first run and sometimes doing DLC battles with herself...

[@alan133]

Could've taken off all her EQ and spells before going into the mimic fight but oh well. Guess it's more fun to fight it at full power in coop.

[@TheScorpion0081]

Valhalla run.

[@mevisde8092]

Mimic Tear boss fight

[@kojoydesu4107]

there are a chapter where she almost NG++ ..Like..the All NPC and Boss are weakass because she already defeat them.

[@Kalenz1234]

NG+10 at least.

[@longps9528]

That moment when you're too OP after years of grinding so the devs have to add your character as a DLC boss.

[@zfersya33]

Doom guy moment

[@ivanpr9525]

Red moment

[@chaos_hd3566]

fromsoft moment

[@jaredhamilton425]

Imagine if they do that in Pokemon games. Using save data from a previous game, the final boss is your character with the team you had when you became champion, down to the last EV, using the same held items, everything you used to win.

[@oi_bruv]

@@jaredhamilton425 i recall something painfully similar from pokemon black/white 2 memory link

[@kennykurniawan]

No explanation, just pure visual to give us audience the freedom to imagine what kind of Magic does Frieren actually casts, my jaw dropped on that black Zoltrak magic and terrified at the same time, if it’s aimed at anyone else outside of Freiren I wouldn’t be surprised their shield will just vaporized. ALSO, it makes so much sense why Freiren is now collecting all kinds of weird non combat magic! Imagine having all of that arsenal and still wanting more, you need to be a war monger, and she’s a peace loving person based on her interactions

[@yobelpetra8652]

Series in a nutshell. She is a warmonger

[@Vladumere]

@@yobelpetra8652the narrative of the story and her teachers literally call her a “mage of a peaceful world”. She has all this strength but she doesn’t seek out conflict, and instead is content to merely travel and fulfil her desires peacefully. Sure she’s the most dangerous mage in existence in this era (besides maybe? that elf guy who taught flamme), that doesn’t change that she values serenity and peace over all

[@taryth.]

In ep10, theres a flashback where Flamme is regretful of the fact she only taught Freiren combat magic. And then only at the end, taught her the flower bed magic. I think this is why Freiren doesnt teach much combat magic to Fern, ordinary offensive magic is enough. Instead they go about and collect as many random spells as they can.

[@Max-x21]

​@@taryth.Even at the End it seemed like Zoltroak was the spell that eliminated the copy of frieren, so it still seems like a strong spell. And we even got to know why there are material attack spells in the modern era, because it is mana efficient to manipulate existing matter, than materializing matter out of your mana.

[@Alcides985]

And that Golem spell considered as "useless spell" by aisen. Damn frieren expand that spell to support her in a real fight

[@softwaremediaguru]

this is the best cut ever, unlike those other uploader with crappy cuts.

[@Gilarabrym]

Agreed, was looking for a good one to show a buddy of mine. Best one I found after a few others

[@kevintherumble]

Because best cut like this will get copyright take down more easily

[@crosshairs007]

@@kevintherumble Ah, but until that happens it is glorious.

[@АлексГруднов]

That's why I am downloading it rn. ​@@kevintherumble

[@sven9900]

imagine being a demon walking in and witnessed this level bs from a gnome whos face be like ":3", you just quit and left

[@SantiVozz]

0:30 Someone was flexing with that hair animation

[@Prince-Silly]

his name is Vercreek, a god i must say

[@dalgron]

Literally one of the best cuts.

[@Jesus_Zendejas]

The whole sequence is a flex

[@usonohoshi6165]

The entire show is a team of animators flexing. Even something as simple as people taking a seat has some stupidity smooth animation.

[@merlyworm]

@@usonohoshi6165 Or putting on a coat! Wanna trip? rewatch the show, watching just Frieren's earrings.

[@e.y.s.1980]

remember when it was said Frieren used to decimate demons with flashier spells. They weren't lying.

[@twilightresonance1789]

the WHOLE point of the show is that she is from a party that was a legend. there is SOOOOO much mystery about her and her allies. no one says anyone way lying. this is just a peak at what she is

[@zennvirus7980]

To be fair, Fern is an absolute weapon in her own right, but Frieren is a walking reservoir of power and a thousand year old-worth of magical knowledge and experience against who knows what. Our favorite purple-haired disciple is not yet at the level where she can really land that crucial final blow. But she will be.

[@FoxYinnyy]

The fact that Fern was able to damage and get that close to Frieren's clone is already super impressive. Especially considering her age and the amount of time she has to her disposal to learn even more from Frieren herself. She will get so damn far for sure. I fucking love this show

[@MrBii03]

​@@FoxYinnyyadding to that, she pushed frieren to use something she presumably had to use versus the demon lord

[@naokurobanerw5281]

@@MrBii03 Personally I think it was Spiegel's last recurse of preservation. Fern herself said that, "that's so unlike you". The clone stopped acting like Frieren. The monster knew that if Frieren's clone was killed they would die too. That's my headcannon theory Yet it's amazing that Fern not only made the monster go all out, but she also survived an attack considered "the height of magic"

[@pizzavert4020]

It’s like an ak-47 against a M1299 howitzer

[@kennethhwang3425]

I don't think there is ever a dispute on that front. Fern is barely over a decade old in practice. That's toddler time in magecraft. Most mages take that long to get a basic to intermediate understanding on matter states, not to mention any sort of control. Within that time, Fern has been pushed to master all that and put it in daily application. That's neck breaking pace. For her to hold out that long against a sorceress who can casually cast black holes (which, judging by the size and stability, would require the energy equal to that of many CERNs) at that young an age is a stellar achievement. Any other test takers would have been splattered half a minute in.

[@b-lotus5145]

Frieren: Black holes, golems, thunder, fire from hell, breaking reality itself Fern: The zoltraAK-47, it always works

[@sanitarycockroach9038]

Moar Dakka solves most problems.

[@kenzacharyrodriguez2591]

Fern Confirmed CSGO player. look at that recoil control at 2:07.

[@ronwit]

high-power 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary autocannon from the A-10 Thunderbolt II

[@Fleetfoot]

fake frieren maxed out zoltraak's awesome alright

[@ValeTheOwl]

To be fair, Zoltraak is just about the most practical spell there is for direct combat. It's fast, strong and it doesn't consume a lot of mana. It says a LOT that Frieren herself couldn't win against the Demon that had invented Zoltraak and had to resort to sealing him until his own spell was analyzed and reproduced by humans.

[@ize7821]

Madhouse is really going mad with this adaptation

[@philippmaqs8799]

We're in another hearthbreak if they will not be doing S2. (Looks at OPM >_> )

[@louissanchez6864]

​@@philippmaqs8799 if they do the second season (spoiler alert) the macth arc will be Hella fire with this kind of animation.

[@generizze6243]

we need them to animate opm season 2

[@helloworld-dh6hq]

@@philippmaqs8799 Bruhh please no more OPM and SDS treatments T_T

[@Beresunablle]

I mean yeah 90 percent of the animation for the whole show is not as demanding as this kind of sequence so they definitely can manage to make as bombastic and as detailed as they can do. This anime is more of a life discovery first than a shounen. I doubt they can keep ths up if 28 episode has something like this.

[@zeraphyre]

I love how all characters can be threatened by a basic spell, it shows how mortal everyone is and how it's overcome with experience.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

It’s basically just a better bullet. Even with better armor, if a bullet pierces your body, it’s gunna do some damage.

[@1Kapuchu100]

In fairness, it's only "Basic" because it was so overwhelmingly powerful AND efficient, that humanity made it central to their magical theory. Kind of like how, a regular old bow is a "simple" weapon by our reckoning, but once upon a time it was absolute peak weapon technology.

[@christopherinfante3215]

Well it was made by probably the best attack expert in the show: qual. Is like a piercing ammo spell.

[@mr.bruhbruh9203]

@@1Kapuchu100moreso similar to vanilla, its the "basic" flavour because its so amazing that its been used and analyzed for everything sweet

[@giantWario]

It's basic in the sense that everyone uses it. But Zoltraak started as the deadliest spell in history and I definitely think it's still one of the strongest spells out there by far since it's the fastest spell to cast according to Frieren. So when an already fast mage like Fern specializes in Zoltraak, well, you get a Zoltraak-47.

[@KillaKaj]

I love how they finally show more of what Frieren can do. I’m glad this fight gave us a glimpse of her arsenal. She probably has damn near an infinite amount of spells that she just doesn’t use.

[@Solgrem]

Seeing Frieren summon a singularity-type spell was dope

[@TovarishDima]

Folks outside holding the clones off; what’s taking so long??? Frieren clone vs Frieren; throwing singularities, gamma ray bursts, magic that almost tears reality apart, and force push that would make Anakin smoke nervously in the corner.

[@RBAWintrow]

Oof, that burn on Anakin...

[@noah49]

anakin😂😂

[@dy7296]

Anakin would never do that, otherwise he'd be giving the opponent a higher ground. 😂

[@plipplop728]

@@RBAWintrow Oh Anakin is burnt allright, heh

[@AhmadLowkey]

anakin catching strays 😭

[@RijaMo]

THIS. THIS IS THE MAGE BATTLE MY HEART IS CRAVING. The spells are so fucken impactful and clear. You instantly know what they do just by looking at it.

[@LadyStoneheart312]

This is by far my favorite anime mage duel to date

[@orcastrike7750]

Dude Fern’s Zoltraak barrage sounds like a damn artillery strike, the sound design is on another level

[@BF1_enthusiast]

2:21 the face of "Now you've fkin done it..."

[@darkraiking680]

A solid “Power word: Die.” Glare

[@burtscho]

Thats kinda hot

[@AndresHernandez-yk5im]

@@burtschoon god actually

[@Yayaloy9]

@@burtscho I think i'm going to watch it just because of that stare...

[@powerxinfinito6995]

Is the same spell that Flamme used against the demons that went after Frieren

[@oscarRifa]

Frieren throwing away Fern with the almighty push is badass Can’t stop watching those 5 seconds The sound effect is outstanding

[@kongcrit]

Yes you know,,, im aplause alone when i watching so many epic scene,, press F for the animator

[@nonnayobiz2959]

It's an insane detail that makes it so much scarier. Frieren is usually completely composed but when forced to use something the real Frieren said she hadn't for 80 years the clone was fucking GLARING at Fern.

[@applepie1835]

Finally someone who praises the sound design of frieren. It's so satisfying

[@nelsonarturocastro7983]

Is it the same spell from Solitar ?

[@魏婴-n5r]

@@nelsonarturocastro7983 Yes, I was wondering about that too🤔 But the first time she uses the Mana Strike on Frieren, Frieren analyses it, so maybe it‘s a different spell?

[@Palpab1e]

1:03 I always wondered how the clone knew an attack was coming when it couldn't detect mana during its attack. It was because it saw Frieren looking away for a split second. And because it didn't know where the attack was coming from, it cast a 360-degree defense barrier. Later at 1:54, Frieren learned from her previous experience and focused her gaze on the clone, compelling the clone to look at the most immediate threat: Frieren's staff, which gave Fern the opening. This entire fight is just pure magic in visual storytelling.

[@putayaaa]

Ooohh...i get it now 😮

[@Briezar]

1:54 the clone took a quick glance and noticed the staff wasn't glowing so it immediately turned to Fern, but it was too late. Really nice details.

[@digit4ldevil317]

i think it’s cuz skilled mages can detect when mana is being released but not necessarily where it’s coming from with pin point accuracy!

[@Briezar]

@@digit4ldevil317 Frieren can detect where the mana originates (which is why the clone turned to Fern's position at 1:54), but she cannot do so while casting a spell, it's her weakness. The whole fight, Frieren was trying to trick the clone into casting a spell, even using herself as bait, so Fern can fire at it.

[@Sherry_._]

2:23 her face like"girl it wont happen again

[@Equalesque]

Frieren: zoltraak is enough for magician this era Frieren in the past:

[@anders8461]

It's ironic that because of the development of defense magic , the variety of magic spells known to the current era mages are decreasing. The mages who use multiple combat spells in this series are Methode, Denken, Fern, Frieren, and Wirbel.

[@neerajnongmaithem392]

​@@anders8461the peace allows them live more chilled life where they dont need to constantly develop war magic

[@НикЕфремов-ц3г]

@@neerajnongmaithem392 I think even peace magic can give an understanding how to improve some battle spells. The basics of astrophysics can give you a hunch how to shatter the whole planet.

[@neerajnongmaithem392]

@@НикЕфремов-ц3г that's a thought experiment but history is proof that massive advancements in combat technology has always come during war time. Certainly some advancement can come during peace time but no one is actively looking into it, but during times of war entire teams of magicians are desperately trying to hone their combat magic for a chance of survival

[@НикЕфремов-ц3г]

@@neerajnongmaithem392 Yeah. And I agree with you - war always was a locomotive of progress. But its not me who wrote this story) Its not my ideas we're discussing, and its definitely not my rules in the plot of Frieren) BTW its not our world in the anime. I'm just trying to find other possibilities of author's logic.

[@angelserenade]

When Fern was pinned by just pure force, it makes me think that this is what Serie meant that even Heaven and Earth can be turned by magic. Remember when Himmel's party first met Frieren, she mentioned that she had forgotten how to "fight" for a long time... That made me think that her clone is what Frieren was like before she met Himmel, ice cold deadly. Madhouse has definitely rekindled the legacy of brilliant sound design: - The purple lightning beam - The void sound - The rocks crumbling - black Zoltraak - Fern's spam move sounding like a freaking artillery

[@AllenZen]

AMEN.

[@Derjulian01]

id like to think that her clone started to "remember how to fight" due to what situation the clone was in. i mean losing both arms and your wand is a near death experience.

[@KoeiKatsune]

Just love how equally frieren and clayren are unfazed by each other despite throwing calamity like spells.

[@dc1397]

Mad props to both Frieren's and Fern's hair stylists. Their hair getting whipped around like that and still looking stylish afterwards is impressive.

[@ronwit]

It isn't just Fieren's eyes, when her hair starts flailing about like that you know things are happening

[@austinsmith4716]

Isn't Fern Frieren's hair stylist? 😂

[@ronwit]

@@austinsmith4716 except when Frieren has to blow her way out of a mimic.

[@austinsmith4716]

@@ronwit true, you'd think she would find a way to fix her hair afterwards or keep it from getting ruined by the spells after 80 years of (mimic) dungeon diving

[@ronwit]

@austinsmith4716 maybe that is why she keeps looking for spellbooks, looking for the spell that does her hair. I think someone did a ytube video on just that.

[@darkraiking680]

The sheer, raw intimidation that glare gave off is insane. And just imagine, that clone lost both of its arms, and if it weren’t for Frieren stepping in, would have probably ended Fern there, which FULLY backs up the glare as something that is truly threatening.

[@nonnayobiz2959]

Even creepier because Frieren doesn't get mad. Seeing her clone glare was chilling lol

[@tianshuhuang5431]

@@nonnayobiz2959 Frieren doesn't get mad right now because there is no one worthy of her getting mad for

[@Oxen-pk3eh]

she locked on Fern fr

[@Doublejho]

​@@nonnayobiz2959 that shit was straight-up spiteful, imagine being the demons during her demon-hunting arc and your hunter is on some terminator "even if i die i'm taking you down with me" type thing terrifying

[@vishnu79]

Remember when Denken offers to have all the others come in and help Frieren, and she said "Sure, you could help, but most of you will die." That was entirely accurate.

[@chadmendiola9833]

Freiren exhausted Denken's mana by just using a basic attack spell and he was amongst the strongest mages there. It is fair to say that they would indeed be killed if they joined in. Most of them don't have the same level of mana supression that Fern had so they would be easy targets.

[@MrShadowRaiden]

i remember seeing a content saying she was dumb to say no cause they could target her "weakness" and i was like did you even pay attention to how widespread the spells used was. literally would of took half of them out just in the 1st spell because it covered majority of the arena.

[@fishstickz8769]

@@MrShadowRaidenbesides they even said that the weakness is almost impossible to exploit

[@Ghost200x]

It helps the clone is straight to business right off the bat. The moment she realizes she is against more than what 5 people she probably nuked the room.

[@MrShadowRaiden]

@@fishstickz8769 yeah Fern is the only one able to exploit it because she is trained by Freiren to be the fastest and the best at hiding mana. none of the others are quick enough and wouldnt be able to hide like she can.

[@Chairman7]

When Fern tore Copyren's arms off that's when Copyren was like "aight, I'm focusing on you now kid"

[@Teixas666]

"You have my attention, let's make you regret that."

[@hallaur31]

The clone got mad when it realized that fern can cast spells a lot faster than her at 2:04. The department where fern is better than frieren.

[@AngeloDutullo]

"Now you pissed me off"

[@clayxros576]

"And that's where I step in" -Frieren, probably

[@Blazer6024]

The fact that Denken thought he can 1v1 Frieren during the first test.

[@Gandeloft]

😁😂

[@immaterialspectator4209]

He didn't. He just wanted to fight her. Like, how people pay money to play chess grandmasters even when they know for certain they'll lose. He was happy to have the chance to challenge someone who'd reached the peak of his chosen field.

[@reisen9584]

That's not what he implied. He only wants a 1 on 1 aginst frieren.

[@MarcusKuann]

@@immaterialspectator4209 Didnt he say in the anime something like "i will end this quickly".

[@MrAdannor]

@@MarcusKuann Visualization is am important part of magic in this series, by convincing himself he can win he was actually straight up making his magic stronger. Additionally, he was telling he can win so his teammate wouldn't just go murder Frieren's teammates to render the fight irrelevant.

[@sebastianrobertomunozchigo4345]

Did anyone notice how Frieren, in the last attack of the clone, moves her staff down to trick her clone away from Fern's attention into following it as she were to cast a spell... giving a little more time to Fern so she could cast her Zoltraak? The little details...

[@Caua_Monteirooo]

😮

[@alejandroojeda1572]

Honestly it's insane. What a tiny but impactful detail

[@waldir-x3z]

Not only that, but it's a setup. At the beginning, Frieren, on purpose (I believe), looks at Fern as she attacks, which enabled the clone to block it

[@dylanhanny]

Ah yes, the spell that Frieren never used since the Heian era.

[@Icantthinkofanything-t1p]

I wonder what frieren would do against a domain expansion like Malevolent Shrine

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

@@Icantthinkofanything-t1p I'm not going to spoil anything but a spell exists in the universe of Frieren that pretty much renders its users immune to "curses" so technically it should apply to cursed techniques and domains. Kind of like a domain that a user surrounds themselves in. Neat thing is, it wasn't performed by Frieren or a demon, but a human.

[@phaikia13]

When you think all she's is ordinary offensive and defensive magic, and then remember that this OCD loot goblin has been collecting spells for hundreds of years...

[@Mirar25]

OCD loot goblin is my new cannon name for Frieren 😂

[@Blackfire123creation]

OCD loot goblin is hilarious XD

[@Sinistralitee]

it's just awesome the anime found a way to showcase how OP Frieren is without discounting how powerful she really is

[@2picklesanddishsoap547]

Meanwhile Denken is outside wondering how he was ever supposed to win against Frieren

[@sweatystoner]

frieren fighting her clone and thinking "damn i forgot i knew that spell"

[@LanHứa-s9b]

lmao

[@RimuruTempest917]

2:23 damn Frieren with her hair down is 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheKueiJin]

I'm unsure if anyone noticed the change. The first part of the fight was duplicating what each other is doing. Fighting fire with fire. But the second part is not just reacting. It's feints and stabs, swirls and swings. Clone is always looking at what magic Frieren will use, and targets Fern when she doesn't. All the while, it's wxactly what Frieren wants. That momentary lack of focus on the axe that is about to cleave the clone in half.

[@TheKueiJin]

While it's a shame that the most beautiful part of this part is when the singularities collided, with the music crescendo atop it, and reality shattering around them, it's proof of the love and dedication this studio has for their work. Bravo! Simply bravo! I say it's a shame because it's not something that really sticks to you simply because of how much cooler the rest of the fight is, with the ending of the fight being the most jaw-dropping of it all. All that to say that in this work of art, this masterpiece, the most beautiful scene is the one that is least worthy of immortalization.

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

She was targetting Fern even at part 1, when Zuradjim was used the clone directly targeted Fern literally at the start of the battle which Fern had to physically lunge forward to dodge

[@soup-de2jf]

I also love that Frieren and the clone have the complete same expression. Frieren is just as focused and emotionless as the clone. In most other animes you would see the Protagonist panic when faced with an opponent just as strong as them but Frieren is locked in. It really makes her feel like a 1000+ year mage

[@michaelthayer5351]

This fight really felt like a battle between thousand year old mages. We see spells and abilities not seen in decades and the results are apocalyptically stunning that it has me thinking Frieren could probably hold her own against Anos Voldigoad.

[@brayanramirez7876]

This is only 20% power Frieren More later in manga is most Crazy shit moments

[@beautyisacat]

heall nawh

[@brayanramirez7876]

Yeah is only 20% power Frieren

[@derekl.2902]

No no she couldn’t

[@halibonga]

As much as I love Frieren, I dont think she stands the slightest chance against Anos, this is like comparing Yujiro Hanma to Goku

[@hououinkyouma77]

Madhouse: Let me remind who the OG of the industry is

[@MTRBR-mp7wj]

Still not at Ufotable's level, but still pretty great. Just a couple of steps behind Ufo. It's like if Ufo's a 10, then Madhouse's is a 9.8 or 9.9.

[@orignalmojang8765]

@@MTRBR-mp7wj still u gotta give creds that madhouse picks are always danm great. their company really picks quality animes like this one)

[@MTRBR-mp7wj]

@@orignalmojang8765 that's why I gave them a 9.85

[@spoon8247]

Just when you think that they've been declining these past few years

[@orcastrike7750]

They remembered they were the ones who animated Redline lol

[@ZZValiant]

What's crazy about Frieren is that if you actually slow down and look at these shots, many of them don't have that many colours, alot of parts are undetailed and the framerate seems rather low. At least compared to "flashier" shows. But when you press play it looks like one of the best shows in the universe. Madhouse show absolute mastery in "the illusion of motion" that anime/cartoons is all about. Smear frames, moving the camera, playing with the field of view, alternating between cuts with low and high amounts of different colours, all of these draw the viewer in and entices you to move your attention around and creates an incredible effect. Not to mention the amazing soundtrack that keeps the velocity of the scene high even the visuals slow down a bit to show the magic "winding up" so that it can release that momentum later. Been watching anime for a long time and Frieren deserves every bit of praise it gets. The attention to detail, the vision of the direction and the creativity of the entire team is just immaculate.

[@Caua_Monteirooo]

Exactly bro

[@jacobbaumgardner3406]

I love the magic spells in this series. Most shows spells are streaks of light resulting in with fireballs, usually white for good and red for bad, etc. Good guys have good guy magic, and bad guys, bad guy magic. In reality a spell is a spell, and whoever learns it can use it, there is no good or bad magic, only good or bad users. Here, each spell feels like it has a story, like some great mage a millennia ago spending their entire lives and probably inflicting catastrophe creating it. They are not pretty either, some look like the manifestation of a horrific illness or curse, and upon witnessing them strike disgust as much as it does awe.

[@Soul.Resonant]

I have never seen a series that does spells like that, what have you been watching?

[@thatrabidpotato8800]

I feel sorry for you because these spells look awesome

[@jacobbaumgardner3406]

@@thatrabidpotato8800 what? They are awesome, that’s what I’m saying. What are you on about?

[@thatrabidpotato8800]

You’re saying they’re horrific, disgusting, like a horrible illness. They do not and I have no idea where you got that.

[@jacobbaumgardner3406]

@@thatrabidpotato8800 but they do, that red one looks like lava and vomit. They are horrific because they inspire horror. That’s what makes their design so fantastic. If you don’t like that, fine. Just keep it to yourself.

[@berkan3209]

What makes this fight amazing is that there's no thinking or explaining every move. We simply witness from 3rd person's perspective how high-level magicians' battle would be, pure chaos and destruction.

[@alejandroojeda1572]

But when you look into it closely, strategy plays a strong role. Frieren is basically trying to figure out how she can trick her clone to miss fern's attack. The first time the attempt is pretty bad. Fern is exactly ahead and the clone easily stops the zoltrak. The second time fern attacks from a blind spot, but frieren looks at her for a split second and this gives enough info to the clone, which covers. This time she needed a full cover though. The third time frieren has learned its lesson and instead of looking at fern, she makes a small movement as if she were going to attack with the staff. This distracts the clone for a split second which is enough for fern to finally hit it. So there's plenty of strategic growth in this fight, it's just not explicitly stated.

[@berkan3209]

​@@alejandroojeda1572 yeah, fieren does not assume it's viewers as stupid they dont explain every move that is what i mean when i said no thinking , of course strategy plays strong role in this battle. Generally animes explain every move with self thinking or flashback but if it is too long or too often it disrupts the actual fight scenes, make it less fluid.

[@greensmurf221]

"So this is the height of magic. But that's so unlike you."

[@wallace2655]

I think the last part it's referring to her guard being completly down

[@greensmurf221]

True and real. @@wallace2655

[@HangerHangar]

@@wallace2655 It's just raw arcane power lacking in all discovery/exploration/love.

[@greensmurf221]

@@HangerHangar That's what I gathered.

[@orignalmojang8765]

@@HangerHangar a goof ball like frieren is not supposed to unleash hell from fern's eyes. she probably expected high lvl mastery from frieren yet frierens charecter doesnt feel that strong to her. source? right after they reach treasure room...

[@weeblet8745]

I'm more amazed by the fact that the clip was uploaded uncut. Most recs I get in my feed seems to be from 9yr olds who just got hands on a video editor. And they _have_ to, by the whispering of some demon, edit the hell out of it into 5 second chunks.

[@Deffnotjordanmac]

I wonder if it isn't stupid people but just being edited by AI

[@bartiz12]

Copyright. Uploading full anime clips to KZbin mostly results in videos being taken down. Though yeah, it's impressive this one looks almost uncut and still exists 😊

[@MadhatClemens]

I know people like the black hole, but the spell in 1:22 is insane eldritch cosmic magic and it might be my favourite representation of a powerful spell that I've ever seen. It looks like a chaos nuke made of magic. You can see two motes of magic that create a small sphere where they begin decaying random particles of magic that wildly move around and crash into each other. They burst out of their shell and fly into the air, still shedding off particles. It gives off the vibe of radioactive material giving off chain reactions before exploding. It looks like Frieren catches the detonation in a light-blue field, almost as if it's stopped time, or a prison made from the laws of magic. Regardless, the shell breaks into fragments of reality. I'm not sure if the dungeon was really thinking properly when it decided to make clone Frieren, because that spell would have wiped out everything in a kilometer radius for sure.

[@aretiredsubberl7036]

It's you again Bruh Clan with actual human editing, much appreciated

[@rawbeans2491]

I dont think the bottle that spawns a golem can save you from that clone

[@jahangirshaikh5710]

She clearly mentions....they won't be having time to do that😂

[@shadowfire04]

@@jahangirshaikh5710 yeah i mean. imagine trying to shatter a bottle on the floor in the middle of a literal lightning storm. you would've been vaporized instantly

[@alaric3419]

Her hellflame spell (Volzanbell) even melted the rock that Denken couldn't even scratch.

[@LadyStoneheart312]

Frieren could have probably destroyed the rescue golem too lol

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

​​@@alaric3419 oh so thats why they showed it getting burnt to literal nothing, i always wondered why tf they had to focus this specifically on the block of literal gmpillar getting toasted into nothongness, like low key felt bad for that block of pillar lmao. i guess it was to shed light on the power scaling. honestly every fights and mini skirmishes in this anime has some subtle quirky detail that are easy to miss, like how frieren never counter attacked Denken in their fight, that spell that distracted Denken was literally the first beam that frieren sh0t sideways which circled around during the duration of the whole fight and then hit denken in the left distracting him costing him the fight. Or how Ubel threw so much dirt and clay during approaching her clone by slashing the ground and walls so that the clone Cant use Sorganel on her and stun her. these are honestly sick af

[@Mexican00b]

im amazed that the room survived everything... they even broke the fabric of reallity for a second there...

[@nobel6975]

it's because the clone had done something about the walls and the doors

[@lorddoma6637]

Clone Frieren reinforced the door and room with her magic

[@te0nani]

2:23 Elf Mommy is angry with you.

[@dtczyk8976]

I love that fern’s move is just spamming a fuck ton of Zoltrak.

[@StruXid]

Something that people dont talk nearly enough in this fight scene is how they animated the hair. It is extremely fluid and realistic even for slice of life movie standards are extremely impressive and to do it in an action scene???? I have never seen an anime with this much attention to detail ever.

[@CosmicAiyonius]

I JUST REALIZED... She said to use Zoltraak because it's the quickest spell and elves have yet to learn to instinctively defend against it. They have to think about it but it creates just a slight moment. That last shot Fern fired previously while clone Frieren was charging a spell was blocked easily. And throughout the fight Frieren sees multiple openings that Fern can't because shes not as experienced. In that last moment when she made an opening, clone Frieren was about to attack but Frieren shifts he staff just barely an inch.. Clone Frieren looks at the staff and immediately at Fern as if she processed in one moment: "Whys she moving her staff? -> A distraction? -> Distraction?? -Fern! " It only took the moment that Frieren mentioned for her to not be quick enough to block it lol.. I was curious why she moved her staff the split second. Or am I looking too deep into it? lol

[@purewaterruler]

No you're not thats exactly what happened

[@looots1320]

just to add, the whole colorful spectacle with galaxy shenanigans animation, wasn't just to flex the animation if you play games, rpg especially there are spells that have long cast times but extremely powerful, this is where the clone noticed it and counters with Zoltraak, the black goo thing is Zoltraak (Black to kill humans, white to kill demons) if you go back to ep3 Zoltraak was originally black.

[@TankINAGaming]

Fern knew of the frieren's weakness but she can't quite grasp/notice it yet.. or perfectly time it. The subtle shift in the staff is the signal. It was the only time that Fern was able to inflict damage to the clone.

[@somethingvoid8442]

That look on the clones eyes tho right before its last attack ..............gives me chills.

[@zeccy337]

I rewatch this scene like once a day. It's so visually aesthetic and, coupled with the great soundtrack, makes me have goosebumps each time. I'm so glad madhouse went all out and turned what was originally 6 manga panels into a full blown epic battle

[@matheusfinatti801]

your cut is the best. only thing missing is a supercut of both episodes

[@limcheeyang9366]

What I love about those fight is that there are no talking-no-jutsu. Just pure magic blasting at each other.

[@Warzak77]

1st clip that didn't destroyed this fight scene on youtube with savages cuts, thank you, take this upvote.

[@fervid._Bonjour._cest_le_vrai_]

Ep 25 : Oh it's awesome 😮 Ep 26 : WTF IS THAT😱

[@userMK-Ultra]

Still Ep 26 : KOWAI YO!!!!!

[@LoneBeastYT]

@@userMK-Ultra Kurai yooo!!!!!

[@RagingD3mon]

2:22 SHe's Just standing There... Menacingly!

[@kevinmclay9560]

I like how Frieren compliments Fren at the end. Pretty much saying she hasn't had to fight that hard against anyone in 80 years.

[@newguy3588]

That zoom-in to the clone's eyes is awesome. Pissed off. Then it displaying Frieren's actual power without a staff. Awesome display.

[@konstantindrevojorov3550]

She is hot as hell❤

[@NormalRapt0r]

Honestly, seeing even this much of just how powerful Frieren is, makes me remember her claim that if ANY of the four heroes died against the demon king, they would have lost…that’s insane

[@sculptorreality6539]

So in manga we see how powerful the other members of party. Aisen can fight vs most powerful warrior of demons. Himmel almost kill another great demon. And Haiter is best support ever

[@reisen9584]

Dude, the demon under demon lord are strong af. So ofc the demon lord is like the steongest being. My bet is they fought demon lord with an unconventional methods, something like guirellia or hit and run strat. No way they fought the demon lord in an honest way.

[@shade5554]

Frieren clone didn't need any staff or hands for that matter to completely destroy Fern. Shows how freaking strong she is.

[@AGUYNAMED278]

2:43 slow reverb, dust dissipating outwards plus a superhero shot chef kiss

[@24686298]

2:04 finally *shows* what frieren says every time about Fern casting spells faster than her (that moment before the barrage); one thing to hear about it, another thing to see it in an actual battle, sheesh

[@brianchu8147]

If you watch with headphones you can really hear the SFX of the blackhole distorting the audio (deliberately over leveling) - what a great touch that pushes it that much more into the realm of disbelief

[@KennyMcGavin]

The people who waited outside missed out on watching 2 Dark Souls bosses battling each other

[@XProoMS]

the camera being afraid and running away but being pulled anyway by the blackhole is crazy 0:14

[@Nanogerm]

Its only a few seconds long but if these two parts ever get combined into a single video, dont forget the replica casting red fire at frieren in ep 26. These cuts are awesome. thank you

[@Swirlyiswatching]

this is the greatest thing i had the pleasure of laying my eyes upon

[@KaikipBT7]

I've been obsessed with watching these scenes because, like everyone else has already stated, its such an incredibly well orchestrated fight. But there's something I've now realized about the pitch black Zoltraak seen at 1:39. 1:39 is the perfected version of Qual's Human-Killing Zoltraak. We know its Zoltraak from the spell circle design thats unique to Zoltraak. Going back and rewatching Qual's fight against Frieren and Fern, this moment perfectly mirrors it. Down to the backshot of blackness pouring around the magic shield in front of Frieren. This time though, the spell breaks through it and hits its target. Clone Frieren saw the opening, and capitalized on it by using the most lethal spell in her repertoire: a perfected black Zoltraak. Humanity took Zoltraak and made it the basis of their offensive magic spells. Frieren took Zoltraak and made of it a perfect Demon-Killing Magic. But secretly, she made this spell... because while ignorant of many of the aspects of Humanity, she continues to love Humanity. She understands though that, humans being humans... she would have to prepare a countermeasure. After all, Serie said it herself: most likely only the Demon King, or a human mage, would be able to kill her. So Frieren must have taken it to heart, and this is the proof of it. Perfected Human-Killing magic. In my head canon now Frieren will eventually pass this down to Fern, along with the secrets of the Force Push power.

[@Charnutboy]

2:21 Man, this whole anime does "letting your guard down" moments extremely well. Most shows would linger on a stillshot of Fern's shocked face before she gets hit, but the rapid pacing works so much better to convey her fuckup. She wasted a literal instant thinking she'd fatally wounded the copy, and despite being in the advantaged position, she got punished for it. Amazing direction

[@ronwit]

That flash cut to the clones eyes, things just got serious.

[@troyvo8069]

The face that the clone made at 2:56 reminds me of an unamused stewie griffin when he’s about to murder someone. 😂

[@zayedzihan6594]

2:22 That killer look of her is like a Zoltrack to my heart. Frieren is ❤

[@kibateo]

when you realize this is basically how the demon lord lost, fantastically powerful and peerless, able to bend the laws of reality at a whim, but when you're fighting multiple monsters at once, eventually one of them will get a hit in and then absolutely dogpile you with damage

[@xanderschwartz9864]

The height of magic: “You’ll-go-there-now”. “…how do I know it’s been cast, what should I do to defend against it?” “No-no I think you miss understand, your old state of being was here, your new state of being is there now”

[@joaquinmacarulay8573]

I've never commented "peak anime" on any anime so far in my life but this...this really captured everything that screams quality. Well done to all the people who made this anime, it is indeed a peak anime moment! 👏

[@ColinRichardson]

Can we just appreciate "I don't recognise this attack as magic". It's not that she doesn't know the spell, it's that it's so far beyond her, she doesn't even know IF it is magic.

[@lurkingknight]

richter's specialty is using mana to manipulate physical objects, I wonder if this is what frieren is doing, manipulating the physical realm around her with mana rather than using mana to attack directly. Like if she inverted gravity or something to make fern fall into the wall.

[@Elinzar]

Harry Potter have no sht on Frieren Literally best Show of this decade for sure

[@holycrapthatsalotofketchup253]

i recommend Jobless Reincarnation Season 1, both are evenly matched for me

[@detto1998]

@@holycrapthatsalotofketchup253Jobless Reincarnation is the worst anime I watched in recent years. The story starts out with the guy being a pedo creep that's always horny to him having erection problems. I'm sorry but if you really think that show has anything to do remotely close to this might make my blood boil. Makes me think into what kind of person you are if you could symphatize with the main character, you know the pedo creep. I know it was popular with a bunch of people and it's concerning... your average hooman is mentally ill and degraded to oblivion.

[@looots1320]

@@holycrapthatsalotofketchup253 it's shit

[@GodsBlessing00]

rimuru the slime is good too

[@hakminblakmin7263]

​@@holycrapthatsalotofketchup253 Not with the main character being himself.

[@varietywiarrior]

I really like how Frieren's words came back at the end of the fight. "I underestimate you." The clone perceived Frieren as the bigger threat, and devoted all of her attention to it, but as soon as Fern made her move, *all* of it's attention was directed towards Fern when she realized who the real threat in the room was, to the point that she was completely open to Frieren's sneak attack.

[@holdupsomethingaintright7919]

Nah ain't no way boi, Frieren started the fight with a planetary devastation and ended with an almighty push. Don't tell me Pain was one of her mentors lol.

[@lifadysi9418]

Maybe Frieren mentored Pain! She definitely has the age to have mentored many people.

[@gix7273]

besides being one of the best anime, the sound and music of this series is simply stunningly amazing

[@alialmakhmari9294]

Thanks to Evan Call

[@muscovado09]

That bombastic side eye

[@makomachine7643]

The only thing more awesome to me than Freiren being able to cast a black hole is that she has practiced it so much she knows how to abuse theoretical physics, forming and moving matter around it, to destroy it.

[@garuda3843]

I love how they became emotionless when fighting.

[@sugercane333]

If all those spells required intense imagination and brain power.. I would have become poker face too…

[@garuda3843]

@@sugercane333 nah your face gonna turn like stark during angry fern phase

[@LadyStoneheart312]

I love that too, I imagine mages do some special training for total calmness during battle. Kid Fern couldn't fire a single spell at that monster because her fear blocked her. A mage needs focus to be effective. Only thing I'm wondering is how the hell they can tolerate pain so easily lol maybe there's some basic painkiller magic they all learn?

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Ferns specialty being magical machine gun is always great. She’s shooting basic killing magic. That’s just magic bullets 😂

[@BadKarma444]

Manga spoilers: Going back to this fight is crazy when you consider what she said about how the last time she was backed into a corner like this was 80 years ago, when she fought and defeated the Demon King with Himmel, Eisen, and Heiter. Disregarding Frieren as the anime already displays how awesome she is: >Heiter saying that Frieren's suppressed mana is 1/3rd of his own is still an extremely impressive feat given Frieren's own reduced mana is like that of an extremely experienced mage. Heiter himself, as a drunkard priest, had mana comparable to 500 years worth of training. >Eisen we already know is absurdly strong and durable, but we've seen that he's even evenly clashed with Rivale, the God of War of demonkind (who claimed himself to be their most powerful warrior). Eisen even left him with a large wound before they had to end their battle early. >Himmel, disregarding him defeating the Demon King, was able to evenly fight a Great Demon who had mana and spells that rivaled even Frieren. He did this while under the hypnosis of a Sage of Destruction. Essentially, while dreaming about marrying Frieren, he freely moved his body and fought several extremely powerful demons. YET, we know from the members of the hero's party themselves that the Demon King gave them an extremely difficult time when he fought them all at once. Just how fucking strong was that dude????

[@NejiFireFlame]

This is the definition when Fern said her spells are all she needs to beat mages of this era bc frieren can do this shit

[@TahuNuva]

a lot of poeple complaining that frieren is kinda boring with not much action. Thats on purpose, so they can throw on every fight as much money as they can, and thats the right choice!

[@rashidshadow9325]

Then again the anime is not about fighting, more like adventure

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

The show that starts slow and sad then gives you the best fights. I was already down by the first episode. Then we get to the fight with Fern and Stark vs the demon emissaries. That’s when I knew this show was the whole package. It delivers on every front.

[@KrazyTrumpeter05]

This is simply a great story that happens to have some action every now and then.

[@rashidshadow9325]

@@KrazyTrumpeter05 the action acts more like a seasoning, it enhances the flavor but doesn’t replace what already makes the show good on its own-which is the character development and humor.

[@HanbooLeidenschaft]

It's not action genre anime, so ofc there will be less action scene than average bs crap anime out there

[@staxrelaxXx]

i love the background music from this anime