Mages and Magic?! YES 💜 | Frieren Beyond Journey's End | 1x3 REACTION

[@aryankala7858]

I love how they handled qual. He is basically paused for 80 years and instantly facing magic literally made to stop his attack, see it once and figures out its waekness. His magic might be old but his intelligence and skill is timeless.

[@your_neko]

That's the enemy you have to pay respect to. My man has singlehandedly defined the meta for human magic for centuries to come.

[@GamerFlair]

5:45 - Sour Grapes is Eisen's favourite desert. Frieren gets a spell to turn grapes sour in the second episode iirc. Also, whilst Freiren says she doesn't know anything about them and didn't know anything about them... its not true. She just didn't think she did. The fact that she has all these memories shows that SHE DID KNOW. She just didn't really understand that connection to people.

[@kaigaikarano]

It just to her, that was just a "small things". Her lifetime is so long that she perceived something is kinda off to most of the people

[@nimbusws2566]

And the spell for cleaning bronze statues, because himmel had so many of them made xD

[@Barghaest]

@@kaigaikaranoWhat a lot of people miss the first time watching this is due to the long lifespan, elves mature slower as well. There’s no urgency to comprehend connections with others. When Fern says “I could be your older sister,” it’s a subtle point… at 16, she’s already more mature than Frieren… she’s fiscally responsible, has more moral integrity, and a higher feeling of responsibility. Regardless of Frieren’s physical age, emotionally she’s still a child struggling to understand her feelings and those of others around her.

[@zam023]

I think Freiren just does not realize how valuable those memories were until now. We should realize by now that Freiren does not forget things. For example, even after 50 years she still remembers she left that dragon horn with Himmel, but she does think it is of any importance. But Himmel said it was a very important task left by his most cherished friend.

[@zam023]

@@Barghaest Well put. I did not see it that way. Thanks.

[@Yoopaa]

I just love the part where the shady dudes who look like they'll try to hurt Frieren actually give her accurate directions to places that have good desserts, such a good play on usual anime tropes and our expectations. I always find Humor to be another surprising quality in this show that already has so many, glad you're enjoying it !!

[@SCX2k]

And it looked like they are selling to her drugs aswell. The humor is on point and never mean.

[@damiancooper8365]

The best thing about the humor in Frieren is that it doesnt feel forced or cringey like some anime tend to do. this show takes its self serious and it shows even in the humor. Man I Love Frieren

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

Its a Tangled moment. XD

[@DiES3L24]

When the music hits in this show’s fight scenes it’s like getting transported to another world. Truly incredible

[@FlexiejayAnime]

It's pure magic - I'm so in love

[@Misaki_Mei504]

​@@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 😒

[@juanthegreat3954]

Qual is so OP that Frieren had to pause their fight for 80 years. 😂

[@fershowfershow3164]

Right? Is like wait I have to level up to defeat you 80 years later: Bye Qual 😂

[@EslamNawito]

Made a bulletin board & Wrote a strategy guide too Qual just saw the defensive barrier then replicated it instantly & analyzed its weakness~ that's terrifying!

[@argetlam05]

She stuck him in the reverse Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

[@Dan-uh7ew]

My question is why didn't they shoot Qual when he was sealed?🙃

[@ZiggyAuburn]

That's a lot of cheese wheels

[@I_am_doomed]

Qual would have been a menace if he got to live. He was the first one to create a spell that pierced almost any defensive magic and was so powerful that the whole team of heroes couldn't defeat him. He replicated the modern defensive spell almost instantly, that tells you about his potential.

[@kagato23]

Yeah, if he’d walked away from this, the next time we saw him, Zoltraak would go through shields or at least wear them down very fast. Also, it’s worth noting that Fern probably developed her fighting style in this fight.

[@JustLoui8121]

this anime is so character development driven, and its beautiful to watch how the characters change overtime. so happy you picked this up.

[@mogitate-dayo]

Tanaka Atsuko, the voice actress for Frieren's master Flamme, passed away on the 20th. R.I.P😢

[@greenish_5]

In ep 2 , they showed frieren learning a spell to make the grapes sour instead of sweet .. seems like it was for eisen 🥹

[@sparkymularkey6970]

So cute! 😭💖

[@greenish_5]

I saw a comment saying that the hair pin has a butterfly , the first spell fern casted was a butterfly in ep2 when she was a little girl with priest

[@jesuschavero1665]

In the second episode, Fern talked about the odd spells her master liked to collect, but all three spells she mentioned had perfect sense. Frieren got a spell to turn grapes sour, because Eisen loves sour grapes. She got a spell to clean rusty statues, and there's quite a lot of Himmel statues out there. And she also got a spell to make warm tea, and Heiter stopped drinking alcohol, so maybe the tea spell had Heiter in mind. Frieren doesn't understand her own feelings, and doesn't know how to express her feelings, she struggles to express Fern why she bought her a present. I think Frieren express her feelings, her love, buying things and casting spells for the people she loves.

[@zenmastermtl]

Remember what Himmel said on their way to the meteor shower "You were always there in those beautiful memories". Himmel always had Frieren in his memories. Now she always has Himmel in her memories.

[@jebus7679]

Everything about Frieren killing Qual was savage as fuck. She wakes him up after 80 years and is like, "Your boss? We killed him. The spell that you'd spent centuries crafting that was the entire focus of your life's work? It ain't shit now and we teach it to literal children." And then she kills him with his own spell. She doesn't use the version developed by humanity that is just ordinary offensive magic. She specifically uses his. And Frieren most certainly knew that it was Fern's birthday. She's been living and traveling with her for 8 years now. Most of those were with Heiter. And Heiter most definitely would have celebrated Fern's birthday, so she would have known when it was.

[@Cs-cp6vo]

13:18 there’s also the fact that the spell was his life’s work

[@Syntex366]

3:45 Fern actually is very good at remaining undetectable, especially when it comes to hiding her mana so other mages can’t sense it, it was remarked on in episode 1 by Frieren when she was struggling to find Fern in the woods.

[@wilpalkia]

We also can see a glimpse of frieren teaching fern how much she needs to suppress her mana in previous episodes

[@s.2685]

They always show how many years since himmel's death because its the time where frieren cared about time passing, its like an eye opener for her and that's part of her journey in understanding humans

[@rokcetman6913]

you've literally no idea how excited I am for this series. Legitimately it's my fav show and it's crazy you hopped onto it, much love

[@Ichigoku15]

"The whole looking at the sky at different times" YUP! And the fact that they were both moments that referenced those instances. Himmel knowing she would come when the seal was about to break And Frieren, there when the seal was about to break, being told of the time he came by to check on the seal. There's something about the two of them being separated by time.

[@wrexgrafix84]

0:18 “Fingers crossed though, that another old man doesn’t die, and I cry about it.” Well, an old demon (Qual) died, but at least you didn’t have to shed a tear for him, haha.

[@bugra-yildirim]

You are literally the best reactor out there. Thank you for your work💙

[@mikeglaus5440]

i see frieren, I click

[@thewavyprince5691]

I could watch her react to anything, the reactions are so good.

[@hunrahel]

Frieren rolls into town like "hey quaal, I noticed I had an invite on my calendar"

[@FlexiejayAnime]

Hahaha! yes

[@Misaki_Mei504]

​@@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 😒

[@Genthar]

There's so many subtle details. Notice that the hair ornament has butterflies on it. Fern's first spell was making those fairy butterflies. The rust removal spell from earlier in episode 2 was used to clean Himmel's statue later in EP2. There's a ton of those tiny details sprinkled all throughout the series. The flashbacks are a very subtle detail that comes up later on as well (I don't want to spoil it...)

[@inacakozo]

I am watching from Japan! The Japanese word “BETUNI(Noting)” is often used to hide one's true feelings. For example, “You look happy, what's wrong?” or “Why are you angry?” or when there is something you don't want to answer. This time, Frieren uses it with embarrassment.

[@hollyhockgod]

Very interesting. So 「別に」 means "separately" or "particularly" but if you only say 「別に」 it means "nothing in particular". It's the opposite meaning! Why is that? Is 「別に」 the shortening of a longer sentence? Something as 「別になんでもない」? 質問してすみません。日本語を勉強していて、たくさんの表現は教科書で習えませんね。

[@kimpossible2272]

Sorry to be the person (maybe it’s a typo) but isn’t it beTSUni? Tsu not tu. べつに in Hiragana? Or am I wrong? Edit: and notHing is missing the H

[@hollyhockgod]

@@kimpossible2272 there are many ways to romanize Japanese. The most extended one is called "Hepburn" and phonetically matches English very well: つ is TSU, し is SHI... but other romanizations write つ as TU, し as SI, etc...

[@kimpossible2272]

@@hollyhockgod ah thank you! I have to say... I prefer the romanization as in つ= tsu because that is what it sounds like to me when you say (for example) べつに. But thanks for the information!

[@Saylem1000]

@@kimpossible2272 Japanese people often when romanizing will do stull like betsu -> betu most likely because of the way the japanese keyboard works. If you watch Japanese streamers/vtubers you'll see tons of it.

[@Yoopaa]

7:13 I think she might be jealous of fern's.............. growth. Poor Frieren wanted to be fan service as well 😂

[@nickvanachthoven7252]

the "pinnacle of magic" shot with her hair down was Frieren's fan service moment.

[@Yoopaa]

@@nickvanachthoven7252 truuuue

[@hulmhochberg8129]

Frieren is fan service! We dont discriminate on any size in the frieren fandom.

[@Yoopaa]

@@hulmhochberg8129 I could not agree more my friend ! I was only joking🙇‍♂

[@asherdales]

Time being framed from Himmel's death is significant because it's a marker for Frieren realizing that time means something. For most of the show unless it's very specific moments of her past Frieren's flashbacks are her drifting through time. It also led to the theory that this is a story written or told by Frieren in the future because the frame of reference is Himmel's death. Really the only one in the show who has the connection to that moment in history is Frieren.

[@jamesbell7696]

In some shows the soundtrack accompanies what is happening. In Frieren, the soundtrack elevates every feeling we're intended to feel. It is SO GOOD.

[@kamikaze.33]

This is the type of anime that should really be watched 2 episodes at a time IMO. And not just because I wanna see more of your reactions at a time lol, but it seriously flows better with 2 episodes at a time.

[@cy5386]

Just a lil easter egg that you may have missed (which actually adds a lot of depth to Frieren’s character imo), in the previous episode, some of the “useless” spells Fern was chiding Frieren about was her spell that turns sweet grapes sour, and the spell that polishes bronze statues. In this episode, Eisen mentioned that his favorite food was sour grapes: the more sour the better. We can see how the spells Frieren creates (polishing the statue for Himmell, and turning grapes sour for Eisen), and the way that her party was enjoying themselves while playing in the field of flowers shows Frieren’s motivations behind collecting spells (which I guess she touched on last episode, but it’s so nice that the writers set it up like that for your to learn these things retroactively)

[@kuivia]

8:07 I feel like that'd be like coming across 2 people training with guns by trying to shoot each other 😅😅 mages be wildin' out here

[@LetholdusKaspyr]

The characters in this series are amazing, and they just keep getting better. BTW, the battle music you heard is called "Zoltraak" and the full version is incredible.

[@druidicdwarf]

Processing time definitely feels like a theme for the first 3 episodes, and they managed to sneak in a great combat and magic system explanation in the process. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and reaction - I can't wait to hear more!

[@wzrdpwrs4426]

Also I'm not sure if it has been mentioned yet, but fun fact, the little spells she have been learning are related to their adventure. Fern talks about a spell that turn sweet grapes sour. Eisen's fav food is sour grapes.

[@user-yi2gp8wr2s]

Thank you very much for your posting! I like that Frieren has gradually changed her personality through the journey!

[@kagato23]

One difference here between some of those flashback shows, though, is that you see very little action. Usually this kind of show shows you these epic moments from the past, but we don’t see that. Frieren doesn’t think back on the great struggles of the journey, she thinks about the time one of them was being an idiot or some conversation they had on downtime. The focus isn’t on the feats, but the people.

[@Viccerz]

God this anime is the literal best

[@calebtoles3819]

This series does such an amazing job showing the passage of time without the stereotypical time skip shenanigans in other anime. From how the world moves forward regardless. How people, places and even magic change and evolve, it’s such an incredible show!

[@kkhchannel4813]

Did you notice Fern was reading the magic history book after the battle as they were leaving the village?

[@fabster3333]

New to your channel. Love your thoughtful commentary after every episode. Frieren is a very special anime series. Hope you will enjoy season 1 as much as I did. Its truly magical. Cheers !!

[@firecat4529]

5:42 Last episode she mentioned a spell that turns grapes sour, for Eisen we now know.

[@shhteve]

When it dawned on me that the reason she was learning how to turn grapes sour, it was because she was recalling the memory she had of Heiter when they were all eating desert together. 😭

[@horo-horoxdive8046]

Yes, the story always go back to Rimel. Flashbacks, time settings (how much time passed) and etc. Because for Frieren her biggest regret was not trying to get to know him better before he passed away. That's why is so important what Fern say at 6:23. Because now she's putting the effort to know the people she holds dear before something happen and she end missing the chance.

[@iLunafreya]

New Game Plus, but the side quests never been cleared yet. Welcome to Frieren's journey.

[@greenish_5]

I see flexie , I click

[@thomasapriasta7350]

Frieren = Masterpiece ❤❤❤

[@DrPeque]

Glad you got a break from crying, this show really hits hard. New to the channel and been enjoying the reacts, keep it going! :D now i got a warning for you... just wait for the ring scene! you'll know.

[@Iamlazyness]

voice actor fact.. Himmel the Hero voice actor is the same voice actor of Bakugo in My Hero Academia.

[@samlu6547]

The OST during the fight against Qual is named Zoltraak. It's probably my favorite OST of the whole show!

[@ObiwanNekody]

All of the fight's dance to Qual's tune 😊

[@Kevinofrepublic]

I always liked the detail that within moments of being unsealed and seeing Fern using Defensice Magic Qual instantly sees and understands the spell because his knowledge of magic is so indepth. Imagine if he'd been allowed like, a week to hang out and study modern magic. He'd probably once again be too powerful for Frieren to handle.

[@alvaromontesdeoca9079]

for some reason this anime reminds me to VIOLET EVERGARDEN..... you MUST watch it i promise is gonna make you cry your hearth off

[@djankowski]

Among other things, same OST composer.

[@Ncyphen]

Qual was shocked to see Frieren flying as flight magic was learned long after he was sealed away. Hence why he lost track of Frieren, he didn't expect her to be above him.

[@IceyBlast5747]

Something to keep in mind for future episodes is to watch how they do time skips and think about how it might relate to frierens perspective of time. Its just another reasons this anime is top tier.

[@smashbother5684]

Qual took one look at Fern's shield magic and learned to cast it from his fingertips immediately, then figured out its weakness right after. He is super capable, this fight did him dirty making him look like a fodder.

[@KingMaler00]

Frieren's fight music has me feeling like I am prepared to fight god himself

[@fjoergyn]

Best Fanservice on this planet. Its enough but not extra. I love how Qual just observe few minutes the spell and figured out how it works. But why does he don't use it to block frierens spell? because he don't know that she can fly and she was just to quick, i guess. One reminder, both Zoltraaks that shown us in this episode have inverted colors.

[@blshouse]

The color difference is indirectly explained in a later episode. About this fight, look close and you will see that Qual is doing a bunch of small attacks until he sees one of Fern's small shields break. He reacts noticeably, and that is when he switches to the continuous big blast. Then, after he begins pushing through Fern's shield, the camera is in Qual's point of view and moves side-to-side as he realizes Frieren is missing. Then camera scrolls up as he looks up, surprised that Frieren is flying; just before she blasts him with her version (white core with black outline) of his own spell (black core with white outline).

[@shaneg9081]

"Don't make me cry again" What show do you think you are watching? This is what will happen. Prepare to cry.

[@MewzikMaker]

i almost feel bad for qual he was frozen in time and nothing beats time

[@wadepsilon01]

Betsu ni... It's an ambiguous expression in Japanese, but in this case, ''don't worry about it'' would be a closer expression, wouldn't it?

[@ObiwanNekody]

Heiter had told Frieren some things, like when Fern's birthday was. Frieren mentioned it offhand this episode IIRC.

[@torgeirbruket6914]

About Frieren looking up at the sky. The word Himmel can mean heaven or sky. The blue sky is a reference to him

[@tristanweiss722]

Has anyone told her that Himmel's VA is Bakugo?

[@aryamikchatterjee8538]

Flex can you even imagine that Himmel has the same VA as Bakugo ? 😅

[@s.2685]

Qual is ridiculous when it comes to magic, he saw their defensive spells for blocking zoltraak which they took like 80 years to develop and he immediately figures it out in mere seconds Btw, the zoltraak used by frieren and I think fern too is a modified version that's used to kill demons

[@CurseMahito]

it being demon killing magic is kind of a spoiler lol, she'll learn that eventually

[@user-vz6jr4is3l]

髪型めっちゃ似合ってるー！😍 美しい！！

[@kiteflying9317]

Funny thing is, after Fern's encounter with Qual and his oppressive offense, she uses his strategy on everyone

[@BigHeadClan]

A small detail easily missed here, Fern was giving Frieren grief for learning silly spells like one to turn grapes sour.... It was for Issen because he said it was his favorite food.

[@AnActualDuck]

No tears but I saw them eyes get a little glassy a couple times.

[@FlexiejayAnime]

You caught me 🫣🫶🏻

[@Misaki_Mei504]

​@@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 😒

[@kebkebyt2700]

Yhe name Himmel in Germany means "sky" or "heaven" that's why you can see frieren looking up the sky.

[@ObiwanNekody]

Thank you for sharing 😊

[@Kaizelot]

Frieren normally was aired the Fridays so we called them "Frieren Fridays" ergo i wait till fridays to watch your reactions to frieren

[@JoseGonzalezjf]

You are watching the best anime of the last 5 years..!! 🥰

[@shah8283]

episode 14 lowkey broke me😭

[@juarezamorim]

Frieren has known Fern for years at this point, it would be weird if she didn't know her birthday.

[@keodantes3907]

The joke was fern has bigger breast than frieren. That's why frieren glanced and looked at her own.

[@jerryjerot2273]

Frieren is not famous, but himmel is famous. Like a band, singer is more famous than the guitarist

[@alexdundas-taylor3420]

The names are mostly simple German words. Frieren means “freeze”, himmel means “heaven”, eisen means “iron”, etc. The Japanese pronunciation obscures this somewhat.

[@modiglian]

Years since Himmel died - 11 = Fern’s age

[@Gusttafa]

only bad thing is i cant binge your reactions to frieren

[@amlisking8217]

Himmel tryna fight that kid for the view 😂😂😂

[@UkiwachanJP]

I like your new? hairstyle.

[@blshouse]

I must seriously recommend you rewatch this show for yourself, after you are done with the reaction series. You are missing a fair amount, because you are being distracted by making the show. Also, even if you paid perfect attention, this show only gets better when you watch it again. Every line is a set up for something in the future, and you will be amazed at the connections you spot the second, third, fourth, time through watching this series. This show is a masterpiece of storytelling art.

[@StupidAnon-gn8ih]

If you like Frieren, there's a couple other anime I'd recommend to you as well; Mushoku Tensei, and Tonikaku Kawaii. The first one is just an amazing all-around character driven story, and the second _seems_ like just a comfy slice of life anime on the surface, but it is really _a lot_ more than that, but to get the most out of it, you have to both go in blind, and pay close attention.

[@animejapantv644]

Sad news. Jutsu Kaisen manga concludes with five episodes remaining.残り5話、、はやすぎ！！

[@lammymammy1]

nice hairstyle 🙂

[@Corusame]

Frieren to Qual "Pssh there's been dozen's of wiki's and strategy guides come out since then, Zoltraak is such an F tier spell now" 😏

[@blshouse]

Then Fern to the granddaughter of the first, first class mage. "My master taught me that basic attack magic is enough to defeat mages of this era."

[@vinit8158]

Just watched your naruto playlist it was awesome and i felt nostalgic... please check out tha anime" the angel next door spoils me rotten"...make sure your insulin levels are up to date because this anime is so sweet

[@69._Vidarr_.69]

Sheeeeessshhh... Never been this early 😂

[@hel487]

Oh you gonna see himmel even in the next season if we ever got one tho

[@SoulFeather111]

"Old sister huh? We have the same diet so that can't be it.' As Frieren grabs her chest" Idk why but Japanese girls in anime are always conflicted about boob size and the why.

[@jeromecameron5942]

I will follow you to the moon and back ❤❤❤

[@pandorum_pride]

Как же автор невероятно красивая, милая и обаятельная. Обожаю ❤

[@phatwutchorphaka444]

Did someone tell you that Himmel mean sky?

[@nickvanachthoven7252]

Himmel is Him

[@lemnajcavite]

0:19 I don't wanna be that person to point it out but you didn't see the headstone at the ending 14:27 when they were on the cart leaving. It's to the right.

[@fershowfershow3164]

Duuuude woooow I've seen so many reactions and this is the first time I see that headstone I'm wondering what other things I haven't seen wow

[@andyl2599]

Its not the skirt fillping kid's anywaysshe is safe on this one

[@FlexiejayAnime]

Stoooop - wait…. Nooo 😭 HE DIED RIGHT AFTER they defeated Qual? …….. 🥵💔

[@Misaki_Mei504]

​@@FlexiejayAnimeSOUSOU NO FRIEREN, no beyond Journeys end 🤮🤮🤮

[@quickdudley]

That's not a headstone it's a milestone

[@totoh_nam7428]

Did you get a haircut? Looks nice!

[@seijihokuto640]

I knew 2 girls in japan looks like you. Both are beautiful.

[@user-cr7vz6ux6g]

You look like Jujutsu Kaisen Nobara.

[@penjualsempakoffline3220]

7:20 Fern Oppai get bigger

[@grumpysanta6318]

Back around 7:15 - Frieren comparing boobs.