Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 1x10: "A Powerful Mage" // Reaction and Discussion

[@isaac1990lam]

Aura: *Kills herself* Ending Theme (Milet): "And you alright? 🎶" Us: "I don't think she is."

[@artboymoy]

I am though. :)

[@jeffreblanco9552]

We are now, though. 😅😅😅

[@Panster7]

The flash of their 10 years journey is such a good touch

[@Sr_rish]

It said "and the rest was history" without words.

[@pr0x1madigital]

its also important to note that when the show flashes the demon king fight its usually quick, But when Frieren is remembering the hero party its usually in slow motion and takes its time.

[@arashimiyazawa8165]

It also hammers home how truly brief 10 years is for her. Compared to the 40 second montage of her living there for 8-900 years, her adventure with the Hero Party is just four frames.

[@pianissimo7121]

And the last frame of the party looking at the castle is fire.

[@jmhaces]

To this day Frieren wears Flamme's earrings, too. She only criticizes her when she talks about her in the present, but it's clear she loved that woman.

[@FlaccidPlatypus]

Yup. That monster in episode 5 that shows illusions of dead loved ones prove Frieren loved Flamme

[@darbs1832]

Pretty sure her necklace is wrapped around Frieren's staff too.

[@juanthegreat3954]

Spoilers . . . . . . Yep, Frieren deeply cared towards Flamme. As a matter of fact, she still get emotionally hurt using Flower Magic Spell since it reminds her of Flamme. Only when Frieren meets Himmel and the gang that she learns to enjoy flower magic just for the sake of making everyone happy around her.

[@jims2531]

13:10 she noticed it. So dont worry

[@CeliriaRose]

To me the answer of the question “Do you love magic?” Has so much relevance to Frieren as a character. Initially she did. Deapite demons using magic to take everything from her she still loved magic. But then Flamme came along and taught her to suppress her mana and taight her magic focused on revenge, and gradually magic went from being something that brought joy to a tool hence her shift to somewhat. But then came the flower magic. The spell Flamme’s parents taught her and then she taught Frieren. That spell was the first spell of Frieren’s collection of random silly meaningless spells. Spells most others would pass over. But the key is all of them have one thing in common. They all are magics made for everyday life and silly little things outside of combat. To me this represents Frieren finding her joy in magic again through her collection of spells that aren’t for revenge. All the things Flamme couldn’t teach her. As an added note Fern in episode two gave the same answer that she somewhat loves magic. It’s for mostly the same reason for her magic was also a means to an end. Just a way to show Heiter she was capable and didn’t have to worry about her. But as she now travels with Frieren she inevitably will pick up those silly little spells as well. In her own way Frieren is doing what Flamme couldn’t, teaching her apprentice both the strength and beauty of magic.

[@Majorskillissue101]

Great analysis

[@Raidanzoup]

Yeah, a whole lotta this. To add to the first paragraph, I also think collecting folk spells and fake grimoires is a way for Frieren to actively recall and engage with the memories of her loved ones, whether it's the collective memory of the Hero Party's legacy living on through tall tales, or Frieren's own memories of Flamme as she reads whatever people have tried to pass down as her wisdom/research. And all of this just feeds into the loop of Frieren's character.

[@CeliriaRose]

@@Raidanzoup There’s that but I’d also say symbolically the connection of some of her random spells to her friends like the flowers to Flamme and Himmel, th sour grapes spell for Eisen, and the spell to clean statues are helping show that while these spells might seem silly and pointless they matter to someone. And that’s the beauty of Frieren’s magic is it is focused on little things that bring joy rather than just tools of war and revenge.

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

"She's a mage of an era of peace"

[@inacakozo]

On August 20, Atsuko Tanaka, the voice actress who played the role of Flamme, passed away; she was 61 years old.😢

[@sanicboi9187]

Nooo, she had the perfect voice for Flamme. Rest In peace 😔

[@unbokkusu]

The coldest one in this episode is milet. Asking Aura "And you alright" after the episode is stone cold 🥶

[@TankINAGaming]

😂😂😂😂

[@BuchMusikHybrid]

This Episode is so important, we learn why people misjudge frierens strenght, why so many people know of Himmel but so few know frieren by name, why the love for magic started to fade as her master only teached her how to fight and why those little spells that seem dumb or niche mean so much to her. Her love for Magic stems from making people happy by making a field of flowers, or creating shaved ice, or turning grapes sour for a certain someone... just love this show and this episode in particular.

[@chumbopshop]

...or being able to see through clothes for a certain someone haha

[@dudepersonbroguy]

Something I like the most about this episode is that although there is an ongoing theme of the demons being overconfident Aura was actually very cautious. Firstly her ability to see through mana repression is special to her. Other demons can probably learn to see it too (It's suggested that Lugner was able to see through Fern's suppression at his end) but Aura's ability is very well trained. She can probably see through Fern's repression, but not Frieren's. Because she has that ability and the fact that this is the second time she met Frieren she is confident Frieren has low mana. Even then she chose to drain some of Frieren's mana just in case. On top of all of this she was cautious enough to wait to do anything until after Himmel was officially dead and when she takes opponents over she always chops off their head even if they don't have a strong will (those with a strong will can fight back even under her control, so she chops their heads off to turn them into corpses that have to obey her). All of these examples show that Aura was extremely cautious, especially for a demon, and even then she loses to Frieren. Amazing episode and character writing! Edit: Something else I just noticed. Demons supposedly train one magic for their whole lives to hone and master it as much as possible. I bet Aura specifically taught her self and trained her ability to see through mana repression for years because it is specifically tied to her main magic. Her main power is the scales and in order for Aura to know she will win she has to know her opponents mana. If she can't see through mana repression she can easily be tricked and fail. Therefore her ability to see through mana repression is specifically tied to her main ability. I said this already but the writing is so good! It all ties back together!

[@aurorapaisley7453]

no Lugner never knew about it until it was mentioned and made obvious. What is suggested is that Fern is even more competent than Frieren when it comes to mana suppression

[@martincoudoulet9038]

@@aurorapaisley7453 She is not, but she is the most efficient human at mana detection

[@t39ggpoint]

what a good thought!! If I were the author of this work, I couldn't be happier.

[@hayleescribbles]

I know this comment is late, but I love the detail of time passing in Frieren's flashback with Flamme. After Flamme's passing, we see a montage of those 1,000 years she spent alone traveling the world which lasts roughly 50 seconds before it shows the meeting of Frieren and Himmel, Heiter, and Eisen. After they meet, images of their journey are shown and only last about 2-3 seconds, showing just how short a time those 10 years were in comparison. It's a detail not many people talk about, but I love it.

[@jhndhlstq]

I get want u saying there, it is shown to us the pov of frieren 1000+years for her vs that "mere 10years" with hero party.. uhh such a beautiful storytelling ngl

[@VladimirMizich]

That part when Flamme tells Frieren to suppress her mana "for life", and Frieren says that it makes her tired. That's why Frieren is tired and sleepy all the time. She's constantly suppressing mana.

[@jebes909090]

nice catch. maybe its why her and fern are so mello all the time.

[@are3287]

It made her tired before, but as said it's natural to her now. She's just lazy cos time is insignificant to her.

[@Midnight-wh2bs]

Unfortunately while this would be a neat detail if it was true, this is not actually true. Out of all the mages we know that practice this permanent suppression, Frieren is the only one is like that. Besides, it's not even like Frieren is always tired, she just struggles to wake up, if the suppression was actually making her tired she'd be tired 24/7, but instead she's perfectly fine all day beyond the time she takes to wake up.

[@unknown_318]

​@@Midnight-wh2bsyeah, Fern's been suppressing her mana too and she wakes up early

[@Midnight-wh2bs]

@@unknown_318 Plus Flamme has never been described like that, nor does another character I wont name just cause of spoilers since I don't think they're far enough to know about them.

[@foxmulder7133]

Evan Call's work for Frieren music is instant classic. Evan Call is an American composer and arranger working in Japan. He has composed music for multiple anime series, such as Violet Evergarden, Muv-Luv Alternative and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.

[@barghest8763]

evan and penkins be slaying scores on anime

[@jims2531]

After aura beheaded herself.. Then the outro plays "and you alright?" Hahahah 13:10 I think shes the first one to notice frieren wearing flamme's earrings

[@ObiwanNekody]

She's the first, and only, KZbinr I have found that noticed them. I noticed them a while ago and have been hunting for others thoughts on it.

[@ambatuBUHSURK]

wow very observant, i didn't notice at all

[@sideofpretzels]

Frieren goes full gamer as she flexes her power level and then tells her opponent to kill themselves

[@shincodm1865]

like me playing League 😊

[@USful]

Fun fact: "Sousou no Freiren" is a play on words. In Japanese, there are 2 translations: "Frieren at the Funeral" and "Frieren, the Undertaker." Our story starts off with Frieren at a funeral; however, we soon learn of the nickname that Demons call Freiren: "The Undertaker".

[@alexusman]

There is no "undertaker" meaning. Just open dictionary before spreading delusions, ffs. It's "funeral/burial attender". The guest who sends off dead. Undertaker is a localization (and not a better one than slayer at that).

[@genesishep]

​@@alexusman If anything, "Reaper" would fit as a more accurate localization since that is literally their purpose. Still, Slayer rolls off the tongue better.

[@M.i.s.e.r.y]

In russian; it's "Фрирен, провожающия в последний путь". It doesn't have any play on the words, however I think it sounds nice and captures the meaning pretty well. A really rough translation to that would probably be "Frieren, accompanying to the final journey." Either way, it can be interpreted as accompanying our present party to the "Ende" and in terms of how demons call her, accompanying them to literal death.

[@manofcultura]

This episode is a master class in narrative pacing.

[@ancorey25]

Frieren honored Flammel by learning and using her flower spell. Now, if you go back to the earliest episodes, Frieren is talking to Fern about getting a spell that makes grapes sour, then you find out Eisen had a fondness for sour grapes, she learned a statue polishing spell, then you find out Hammel had hero statues made (which also ended up actually being for Frieren). You start to see exactly how much Frieren cared for her old companions and continue to honor them through her magic. Also, you learned this episode that suppression of mana is extremely tiring. Now you can connect Frieren, always being tired to her 24/7 training and using her mana suppression.

[@Rav3r916]

This was definitely one of my favorite Frieren episodes! The story-telling, the beautiful usage of flashbacks, the incremental build-up to the final sequence of how Frieren defeated aura, all were just chef's kiss. Soo good! Thank you for sharing your amazing reactions and discussions. Looking forward to the next one! 🙏🏻💚

[@creativecave116]

Graf granat mentioned in episode 9 that aura's magic has a fatal flaw that whoever has a strong will can resist the spell temporarily. and when frieren told aura to unalive herself, it looks like aura has a strong will to defeat frieren and trying so hard to resist her own spell. that fatal flaw makes aura's death more brutal.

[@fahrenheit2101]

And rather poetically, she dealt with herself the very same way she dealt with the issue of strong willed adversaries - immediate decapitation.

[@billevans1337]

I've been waiting this ep for whole week

[@MinJyo-Ciel]

lmao same

[@druidicdwarf]

literally clicked away from what i was watching for this. i could not wait

[@OmniscientlyMe]

I've been waiting since they posted their watch of the first episode.

[@Loliston]

24:54 one thing that is interesting is that throughout history, we've known humans that gave up status and wealth, one that comes to mind is Diogenes, the cynic This opens the possibility that potentially, could exist a demon out there that could suppress their mana, although that would be as rare as finding another Diogenes, perhaps a demon inclined to do that may not even have evil tendencies, although that would be highly unlikely based on what the story established so far Anyway, it's fun to theorize on these philosophical matters

[@AndragonLea]

I'd say the only way I could see this happening would be with a demon that primarily preys on other animals and uses speech not to lure humans, but to scare them away from its turf. A demon like that might not want to fight humans or compete for status. They might just want to be left alone in their territory. Hiding their mana would keep competitive demons away, which would be preferable to having to fight or potentially getting subjugated and force to fight the humans. The problem here being that Flamme categorized monsters that PREY on humans and use speech for that purpose as demons. Though since every race has outliers, there might be some sort of changeling or Doppelgänger type demon that tries to hide in plain sight out there somewhere eating people unnoticed by humans or other demons. Maybe some sort of travelling merchant or drifter, always moving on before the increased disappearances become noticable, maybe even feeding on bandits, vagrants and homeless people that nobody would miss or care about if they did notice.

[@zimzalabim5633]

Their reaction at the end was priceless 😂😂

[@FAMIB]

Haven't finished the discussion part yet so I don't know if you addressed it but you should check out the images that flashed on screen after Himmel says, "Just a feeling." There was some really interesting pictures there, highlighting the similarities between the current journey and the hero's journey. There is also a nice image of how they defeated Aura the first time and just why Aura seemed to fear Himmel enough to stay quiet until his death.

[@Airwave2k2]

21:29 that thought got sadly interrupted. It is very important in my book. The episode is impressive in that it is not getting boring! (well for some it does, but they can't be helped) It says much about the writing. It is a full episode with an outcome you know. At any moment it could get boring. However it holds tension until the end with the amazing finish. And it is more so impressive since there is no flashy fight to be animated. It is just speech narration motives laid out that culminate in the point of the defeat of Aura, while intersecting with points shown in previous episodes and moments that come later. So yeah I like that talking point much. Great that you picked it up.

[@Bukidsm]

One of the arcs I've enjoyed the most in a while. Love it.

[@CheesyDale]

It's cool how the whole episode is showing how to and how effective it is to fool anyone by suppressing mana and basically tells you the outcome of how Frieren will defeat Aura and still have a satisfying end

[@janewow77]

Aura's magic is pretty interesting, weigh soul. Notes about soul (just notes, may change in the future): Ep 4 Frieren said "with our current magic techniques we cannot observe souls after death, so we can't prove their existence" (some people somehow knew there is a record of Flamme talking to the dead but this discovery was kept hidden for a long time until they found Flamme's real grimoire about Aurole again with notes "this is the greatest discovery of the century, and it will help advance the research on souls dramatically" (ep 4) ?!). "The magic demons use is beyond human comprehension and nature itself (ep 9)", Aura's magic called Auserlese places her own soul and her target's soul onto the scales and weighs how much their mana are...the existence of soul. Some demon magic takes time to research like Zoltraak. Demon magic can be unique and beyond human comprehension, there could even be others in the future. 🤔 Even magic like Linie's magic or blood magic or wire/line magic are pretty interesting, give them more years, they can even be more threat to humanity than they are now. Human magic, demon magic, goddess magic... interesting interesting 🧐 ~ cmiiw (additions, corrections, predictions are okay, but no spoilers)

[@WolfZBB]

I liked this show from the first episode, but this episode I fell in love with Frieren. She’s so good!…And Flamme is just-yes, Mother.

[@crispford]

Freiren met flamme on ancient greece 😂

[@arashimiyazawa8165]

I love that they actually bothered to make the human civilization from 1,000 years ago look different instead of the same quasi-medieval appearance it has in the present day scenes.

[@Radiokillerpollo1]

I've been waiting all week for this!

[@UltraHD.7]

What an absolute peak episode, ending with one of the most bad ass moves I've ever seen. Not only telling Aura to kill herself, but then turning around without even looking back once... 🙂 Excellent writing and these Flamme flashback episodes somehow always make me a little nostalgic and emotional 🥲

[@r6gomez]

I'm glad you pointed out the score so much. i feel like it adds so much depth to the relationship between Frieren and Flamme and of course her badassery lol

[@TheLernaean]

Amazing analysis, fern is in fact the new flamme. The genius of her generation.

[@danreis2434]

This episode was a huge one: Do I tell her or do you?

[@bamboo.6410]

This is one of my favorite episode!!

[@migwi17]

10 episodes in, I can confidently say that Ben's totally hook!

[@nonko83]

The organization of this chapter is awesome! And the quiet battle supremely cool!...

[@ObiwanNekody]

Finally a reaction video where someone noticed the earrings.

[@barbaros99]

Oh, what a great surprise! I could have sworn this would be episode 11 for some reason.

[@憲灋を変える男]

I felt that the script for this episode was the best.

[@Raidanzoup]

Yeah, Frieren not having any inconsistencies in her natural magic output/overflow always reminds me of when Goku wanted to naturalize the Super Saiyan state to the point that he could just stay Super while doing mundane things like eating or training. Edit: The word genius (tensai, 天才) gets brought up a lot in anime, so I just wanted to highlight that "tensai" is the heaven-sent gift of being naturally skilled and talented, while "shuusai" (秀才) is the sort of expert or scholar that works their way up to excellency through hard work and effort. I personally do think the demons did view the elves as dangerous lumps of potential, and the majority of humans as easy game. There are also some other ideas I'm entertaining, but that's from way off in future material.

[@rizurper]

Fun fact. Aura is voiced by wife of dude who's voicing Eren from AoT. Yeah, it is hilarious how both of character has the same fate 😆

[@RodrigoMVZ]

I could spend so much time explaining how great this episode is, you have no idea

[@Airwave2k2]

Make a video out of it.

[@AndragonLea]

Demons base their status on magical power. Magical power is derived from initial talent and steady training. Elves live ridiculously long lives. Even if all elves were completely talentless (and they're clearly not), they'd have the potential to become terrifying opponents. It makes sense that the demon king would want them eliminated. Additionally, when Flamme taught Frieren, the first thing she did was ask her to suppress her mana. She suppressed it and Flamme praised her, but she replied "all elves can do this". That might also be part of the reason.

[@xiaochi9022]

I think Fern learned how to suppress her mana by herself or from Heiter, not directly from Frieren. I remembered in the 2nd Episode, that young little Fern was able to hide herself from being detected by others and that is a gift for a mage, according to Heiter. Heiter had travelled with Freiren for 10 years, although he is a bad priest, he is still a priest in the Hero’s party. He knows magic and it’s very likely that he's discovered Frieren’s secret. And Heiter raised Fern! He’s the one who taught Fern her first magic! He could also be the one to teach or guide Fern how to suppress her mana, or Fern just figured out by herself.

[@lautarop4995]

This is the greatest anime episode from 2023, and probably the 2020 decade so far, so perfectly crafted that is astonishing. The soundtrack, the cinematografy, the dialogue, everything really.

[@nnndaprilster]

I’ve been waiting so patiently for you guys to get to this episode and the wait was worth it! This is my fav episode of the season so far and i just love how it’s an exposition of the demons’ magic and culture around it as well as a backstory to Frieren’s apprenticeship under Flamme. I love how you guys mentioned how everyone knew Frieren was totally gonna unalive Aura, it was only a matter of how, and they nailed it because they utilized this situation for such important character and story building moments. Also bc the way she did it was totally badass lmao I look forward to your reactions to Frieren every week! So excited to see the next ones!

[@ryanpalyo8181]

4:00 one of the main reasons I love how this show represents demons is that in here, they are seen the same as any other monster, whether it be a dragon, the einsam, etc. Monsters that can speak the human language to deceive us are demons. They disintegrate into particles like other monsters. They aren't just another species of demi humans that are misunderstood, but are still generally human like. No. In Frieren, they are legit just plain evil creatures, and nothing more. It really is a refreshing take on them in a fantasy world.

[@nikolah.8472]

I point out that these backviews are only frierens memories so they show her reflection on her memories. From all moments we saw demons are not more evil then Humans or Elves, they are simply another faction with their own desires and ambitions. Of course they are cruel, from the events we saw, but their are nuances that show they are not pure evil. They simply dont understand our point of view. You saw as the little child killed the chief for his daughter to hand her out. She understands in the moment all judge her that she done a mistake, but it was too late now. She wanted to please the woman and make peace with her. Her problem was the Demons understanding of connections and human feelings. She simply couldnt understand what is ethical wrong to do, like a human sociopath. Elves on the other hand are not that different. They only are more social and have families. So they are friendlier to Humans and Dwarfs. They have more common ground. But you see that Frieren struggles with understanding human lifes too. Demons have simply to less connections with the other factions to change these conflicts. Killing all Elves is ethical wrong and cruel, but strategical very understandable if you see how Frieren killed Aura. Elves are the logical biggest threat to demons, because of their long life. In a war against Humans and even dwarfes, Demons have a big advantage. Demons act very logical, never hold back by ethical thinking. In the city Draht heared Frieren was a problem for the plan, so he acted with no hesitation to kill the problem, so they could continue. Lügner at the other hand was distracted as Linie died, so i think we saw a short moment were they cared for another. So we see they have connections and affection. For them its killing or getting killed. They adapt with language, because survival is crucial. That makes them bad from Frierens perspectiv, but from the view of Lügner Frieren is a cruel mass murder too.

[@ryanpalyo8181]

they're evil bc the demon, even as a child, went and ate and killed humans. Her "mistake" was literally that she was too young to understand how to blend into humans and fully understand their emotions. Plus like I said, they are legit just monsters. They disintegrate like them, and even Lugner said Frieren was right that demons are exactly like wild beasts that can't be communicated with. I can agree with you that evil is subjective, but from all races in the Frieren universe that aren't monsters, demons are evil.@@nikolah.8472

[@ozzking2006]

Heiter learned from frieren about mana suppression and taught fern I would guess

[@Loliston]

One of the most perfect "Are you alright?" After that ending And honestly you guys are praising the opening so much, and I agree that it is beautiful, but don't sleep on that ending, one of the best lyrics out there, I absolutely love it

[@seynoonrae2474]

This episode is really important in regards to Frieren and her journey with Himmel. For one part through her life in seclusion she disregards her own achievements and power which is seen when she talked about Zoltrak and we later learn that she was the major contributor for humanity to actually analyze and understand it. Similarly she could have done much more on the journey, but she didn't, she bit her time. You must deceive your friends to deceive your enemies, so she hid her power from even her party. If a mage was going around killing the greater demons and sages of destruction, they would have become more careful and she might have lost the chance to kill the demon king. She is the true hero as she suffered and bit her time till the deed could be done, Himmel is the hero the public needed. The demons call her Frieren the Slayer, those that know call her the mage of the end as she seems to find the final solutions to spells.

[@mysticfox1663]

I love that Frieren didn't even bother to watch her finish herself off and just walked away

[@Luzianos]

Aura's magic "Auserlese" translates to "selection" or "choice". It refers to finding "the chosen one" or "the cream of the crop". To be chosen means to be found of better quality than the rest, after careful consideration.

[@silvervibranium2832]

BTW, Aura is also Kirito's sister. lol

[@lynx1526]

Azunyan

[@jameshobbs9180]

I absolutely love this short little part. You have the series hyping things up. Frieren's title being revealed. You have her looking to face down an entire army head on. You have an awesome battle scenes in the prior episode with the other two demons with light battle between Frieren and Aura. So you're just hyped to see an all out confrontation. But just like how Frieren tricked the demons into believing things about her, the viewer was tricked into thinking this. Instead of an intense battle, we get the backstory between Frieren and her master and ultimately her surpressing her mana. Leading to not an all out battle, but just one impactful scene of the scales tipping in Frieren's favor.

[@shozzu]

I guess sleep will wait

[@憲灋を変える男]

このエピソードは、脚本シナリオが最高に良かったと感じました。

[@stayweird988]

I think Heiter taught Fern to suppress her mana so when Frieren met her, she already had some control, that's why Frieren was impressed. Also, Aura gauged Frieren's mana during their encounter 80 years ago and didn't see much of a change from her current mana, which led Aura to think that she has not improved since their last meeting.

[@itsnobody3696]

Aura is one of seven sages of destruction, but you need to remember that we dont know about the other five sages did they get killed by the Hero's Party or they fled or they were sealed, we dont really know yet, Qual and Aura is the ones we know werent defeated 80 years ago

[@jonathanarnfeltramstrom8022]

"Hi, I mana" 🙃 I think I'm tired today...

[@Scyon13]

Fern is a genius, it comes up later as they interact with more characters and demons, frieren just doesn't mention it

[@kylestyyle987]

Honestly this ep was approaching early GoT tier levels of writing quality - just perfectly executed buildup to final scene

[@BS-id7rq]

I love this show so much!

[@genostellar]

An interesting detail is how not only does "Aura the Guillotine" kill by severing people's heads, as well as her followers, but also when Frieren told her to kill herself, she does so by severing her own head. She seems very dedicated to that method of killing. I also want to point out something that you two might have guessed by now given that you've seen all of the episodes, Fern was trained by Heiter originally. She seems naturally gifted, but even though Heiter wouldn't know much in the way of magic to teach her, he is able to detect the mana flowing off of others and did know of Frieren's trick, stating that it would be useful to know so he could maybe teach it to a child of his own someday. Fern might be so good at suppressing her mana because it was most of the training that she had from Heiter from when he first met her.

[@lynx1526]

can't wait for ep 14

[@piccoroz]

One thing to notice, even though zoltrack became the normal attack magic used by human mages, that is used even without incantation, the version used by Freiren and Fern does need an incatantion and its specialiced to kill demons, they are always very surprised by the dmage it does to them.

[@Stonewielder]

Amazing episode. Amazing anime.

[@taroujerk1591]

I love your discussion

[@zanthe_]

Didn't mention it last time, but when Frieren cast Zoltraak on Quaal he exclaimed "My Spell..." because she had modified it to kill Quaal's people.

[@artboymoy]

Mwhahahahaahha! Frieren being the baddest of the badasses. Great backstory and world building for the demons. Leaving the flowers at the Himmel statue was the old woman's idea for a bit of color and Frieren was going to use Flamme's spell but decided on the blue moon weed. I have a feeling that when this story ends, they're going to get to heaven and Frieren will see Himmel, Heiter, and Eisen and she'll smile, open her mouth and cut to black. Like the end of Your Name. Everyone will go "aaaaahhh!

[@kiryukaimemorial]

I didn't see anyone else mention this but there was a giant missed callback to episode 2. Frieren was opposed to taking on Fern as an apprentice, but saw the potential when she finally located her near the cliffside. At that point, she realized how expert Fern already was a suppressing her mana. I have to assume Heiter had taught her about mana suppression, due to his learning about it from Frieren. I'm not a manga reader so have no clue if there was more exposition there, but from the context of the show, it makes sense the original party would discuss tactics to defeat demons before taking on the Demon King.

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

That's true.

[@Tam_Hawkins]

It always gets me when at the end of frieren something gruesome or bad happens, in this case aura taking herself out and then the ED comes in with "Are you alrigth..."

[@susbedo9258]

Yet another badass episode

[@micketm3]

😮😮😮👀 ... OP !!!🎉🎆😊👍🏻 Also, did the city form where Flamme was buried ?_? ...so cool !!

[@aleidpalentinos1256]

Aura's head dropped: "and you alright 🎶"

[@2006Whippet]

In fact, she was not alright. 😮

[@iransmacedo]

Head down and then: 🎼Are you alright? 🎶🎶

[@shikinerina8226]

日本のインターネットではアウラがフリーレン達の仲間になっており、以降の冒険に同行しています(笑) 毎日たくさんのファンアートが作られていてアウラは完全にインターネットのおもちゃになっています。

[@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483]

Lmao yeah, i have seen a few images of that.

[@markvicferrer]

I wonder if in this one moment of showing how much mana Frieren has, others from far away feel it & seek her out.

[@arcepasm]

Isn't this the best anime of the decade, god damnnnnnnn.

[@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483]

It's up there for sure, Mushoku tensei is probably my personal anime of the decade.

[@TheLernaean]

Thats what frieren does best. Subverting expectations and hitting you so hard

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! This episode was so good!

[@godspeedgideon9178]

Have yall seen Chihayfuru, it's a sports anime about Japanese poetry and its similar to Haikyuu bc of the amazing sports feels you get watching sports and Haikyuu, and it has a phenomenal soundtrack. It's a Masterpiece sports anime that casual fans have never seen or heard before.

[@davidtitanium22]

Low tier god frieren is my favorite meme from this show

[@SalsaRimjob]

Poetic justice. Frieren forced Aura to do what she made those knights do after taking control.

[@theginganinja3596]

You guys really need to listen to the ED. It’s really good and emotional

[@TheUlf]

Yeah, that goes hard as hell, every time.

[@umar5138]

Don't think i have seen someone react and know many detail after that. You guyss are lock in,

[@fatboy7609]

Frieren. So much self-imposed loneliness. Can you imagine living with that bitterness for a thousand years? Himmel saved her. She realizes that now.

[@CeliriaRose]

I think you are misunderstanding Frieren. Sure she appreciates Himmel coming and taking her on an adventure but I also don’t think she particularly minded being alone. Before Himmel came along she seemed to actually be perfectly fine being alone. Even after their journey she split from the party and was alone wandering around for fifty years, then another twenty wandering on her own after Himmel’s death. She isn’t really the type just craving company and shows little sorrow or issue with being on her own.

[@fatboy7609]

@@CeliriaRose It's subjective, but I see it differently. Her driving purpose was to gain strength and keep it hidden. That, to me, takes some dark salt in the soul. No connections. Nothing that leaves a lasting trace of passing. Just a mediocre mage in the hills.

[@RoyvanG]

Frieren: "What's better than kiling a demon?" Fern "Killing a lot of demons?" Frieren: "Have a demon kill itself." Fern: "Mistress Frieren, what the fuck?"

[@rotmistrzjanm8776]

My studies and sleep can wait

[@SinzPet-]

LETS GOOOOO ep 10!!!!

[@marcoftheninja6278]

I'm pretty much surprised about the names in this anime show, because they are all german... "Frieren" = to freeze, being cold "Flamme" = flame "Fern" = far, afar "Himmel" = sky, heaven "Lügner" = liar "Heiter" = cheerful, bright "Eisen" = iron "Stark" = strong "Draht" = wire "Linie" = line "Qual" = torment, agony, anguish the spell "Auserlese" comes from the german word "auserlesen", which is very formal word for to select (in terms of being chosen by fate or a greater power, or for some greater purpose)

[@seynoonrae2474]

Himmel couldn't really tell, he knew, she just did not remember.

[@try2fly]

"It come out like a soul...wooow" really, Anna?) they said multiple times that yes, this is how this thing works. It places 2 souls and measures mana. =/

[@andyl2599]

Aside from all the great thing in this ep, talk about giving more details on rewatching and little details animators have put in, next ep pay attention to the op visual, you will find the frieren mana chad shot.

[@Kaizelot]

The greatest moment on anime history.

[@イイケン]

Exactly. Totally agree with you

[@荒波マクール]

いろんなアニメあったけど、フリーレンの10話の最後はトップ3に入る。

[@hayatodera-nv0012]

nice morning with your reaction

[@crimsonpotemkin]

I almost feel bad for Aura. Training every day for 500 years is pretty rough.

[@user-ry5vx6qt4g]

このエピソードを待ってました！