You DON'T Understand Frieren (but neither does she)

[@bushamo]

I’m going to try to make this a consistent thing on the channel, so let me know what you think and PLEASE support by subscribing, liking and leaving a comment! If we reach 10k by July, I’ll do something special!

[@wickerman6121]

Oh boy! Existential dread for my birthday!

[@bushamo]

Keeps you humble keeps you strong also HAPPY BIRTH ABE

[@someguythesciadvguy9773]

Aren’t birthdays inherently existential though?

[@Dr._Bo]

Happy crisis day😃

[@-zack8960]

Finishing this video while on a bus full of people has me looking at the passengers on it differently. Everyone here has a story, people they’ve loved and lost, and people they wish they got to know better. You really put the "bitter" in bittersweet with this one, but that sweet shines through just enough to tug at my heartstrings and put a tear in my eye. Phenomenal video, appreciate it man.

[@anomalou]

You definitely touched me and my life and made me cinfident in sharing little stories about my dead best friend again. I had felt like nobody wants to hear the old stories about him anymore since its been 8 years already, but you are so right that they live on through us and there is so much fun and wisdom to be shared through the stories I experiences with him. So in a way, you also touched his life without even knowing him or without him living while you are posting this video essay. Our interactions as humans are really a magical thing and I am so happy you shared your feelings in this essay. It really helped me, thank you a lot! Keep up the good work ❤

[@kbrxion5620]

This video came out so well, I hope to also make something in the world that will stick with atleast one person. Going to school for game design, I've found a real joy in creating art from many mediums. But the nature of games feels like a needle in a haystack in succeeding, becoming the next Toby fox being the goal of any indie dev. But if I can may atleast someone happy with my work then I think it might be all worth it. You should be proud of this video and your work❤

[@bushamo]

Big thank❤

[@9ZweihandeR9]

This feels like a Jacob Geller video, which I think is the highest compliment I can give a video essay. Its hard to believe you haven't been making these for years to be able to make something so well crafted. I look forward to the next one.

[@StormCloud34]

An absolutely beautiful and fantastic video. This was definitely worth the wait.

[@yveltheyveltal5166]

Let me leave my own mark here; This is very very good. I especially love it when people make a point of showing these connections between Frieren and Violet Evergarden.

[@ChrisH43]

Oh, I had thought I had seen all relevant Frieren videos. I was wrong. Thanks for the comparisons. Frieren hit me deep because of my grandfather and my own store that had a mere 10 year adventure with dozens of dear friends (1996-2006) Was a good time. Memories.

[@thekagepro24]

getting to see the final product have such distinct and beautiful editing and such emotional storytelling...oughh 🥹

[@bushamo]

This is such a Kage moment

[@Kreamsy]

Satisfactory video! - you brought it together beautifully shammy. This is a good one ❤

[@bushamo]

Big thanks Robbie

[@TheKb117]

This exposition hits deep, man... Terrifying to reflect upon... Thank You.

[@AriesArchives6045]

I'm pumped for the next video like this. This is absolutely amazing, as beautiful as the manga it covers. Can't wait for more.

[@bushamo]

Prepare to burn your dread

[@AriesArchives6045]

@@bushamo Then it looks like it'll be going down

[@thegreenturtle4569]

Such an underrated channel, good quality, meaningfull videos, you just earned a follow.

[@someguythesciadvguy9773]

Fantastic video, it’s terrifying to think about this kind of stuff since it leads to questions that no one can actually answer. We never know how long our lives will last and you’ll never know what kind of obstacles you’ll face during your life or afterwards. Saying to “move forward” feels like too vague an answer, but when faced with an infinite amount of unknowns it isn’t possible to give a better answer. Just gotta do whatever we do best and hope that those around us take notice. At the very least I can promise you that you’ve affected how I view media as a whole and since fiction is a big part of my life I don’t think I’ll be forgetting your impact on me until I no longer exist.

[@bushamo]

🥲

[@JohnnyStar]

👏👏👏Your best work my friend, the emotion, the passion, the message. S-tier cooking right here

[@bushamo]

Big thanks fellow editor man

[@DarkClawEnt]

This is genuinely the best video I’ve seen

[@bushamo]

😳

[@DarkClawEnt]

Going to add on this my uncle died a little bit before Covid hit from a heart attack. My older brother was sleeping over while I was at home. When my parents told me I just started crying, I had just started to get to know him better and I wish I knew more about him. When his Ashes were buried all I could think about was how unfair life is. I barely knew him yet seeing that he impacted so many people made me want to make sure to keep his memory alive. I still miss him.

[@rauwro]

incredible video! hit me hardd. so well done, dude

[@salt7532]

loved this episode/chapter i am glad a lot more people are talking about it

[@fatipocyte2510]

Really loved this video and I hope it will stick with me. Also heard you sneak in Made In Abyss Music. Looking forward to more content like this and maybe Made In Abyss 😊

[@painpanyeager2564]

Just a beautiful video and a beautiful anime ♥️

[@grimmturd]

Good video. Great reflection of one's self. Regarding the episode with Old Man Voll, there is another moment that happens just before yours with Voll. Upon recalling the memory of Himmel during their first visit, she says, "I probably didn't need that collection of handsome poses after all." This is the first time a couple things happen in the series. First, she acknowledges them as handsome poses. Second, she's smiling while saying it. Also, Flamme's true grimoire that mentions conversing with the dead in Aureole during episode 4, is found in Voll Basin. Dunno if it's symbolic or related, but damn that amazing show for forcing us to look at all the little things.

[@Trashkantai]

New top bush vid. keep going higher and higher

[@bushamo]

Will do cap’n

[@slink5812]

Nice vid bro Im out of words

[@prestonshort6324]

Well done!

[@MoonAnime]

Real sleek editing style you have right here. We know the world will inevitably move on, but what caught me off guard is not its pace, but the willingness to forego stuffs on the current. The lack of interesting to look back. Favoring consume rather than appreciate. And I guess we all know who's the few culprits. It is that I find it surprising that a show like Frieren is able to grab so many people together. It's like a slither of hope that once again made me want to believe people can still slow down and appreciate these themes, these sceneries and feelings. To this day it still show signs of life with fanarts and discussions after the show finished airing, but for how long? I dread to think about the day people forget about Frieren, including myself. I'm still only half way into the show yet I already found myself hard to proceed. Every episodes now feels so heavy, too precious to thread. Gonna make myself a hero to introduce more people to the name of Frieren in the coming, shallower times.

[@almostcheesecake]

Definitely a video I'll carry with me in my memory

[@bushamo]

😳

[@Adam-vu5sy]

I like the little self reflection of will my videos still be here in 5, 10, 100 years. Honestly, I doubt they will be relevant that long, but that’s just life, what can you do. It matter that you make an impact now, even if people don’t recognize the impression you made later you did still make it. That would be enough for me.

[@cesargonzalez4146]

You Gotta Carry That Weight.

[@totallyfine6240]

I myself have personally hated the time, i always seen it as like a *murderer* then just a 'thing' i usually feel like "what i do is just going to end" but now that i see it, life and time moves on, it doesn't fade because it will always be inside someone's memory, I now think about it, I will at least be in a fragment of someone's life, a person will be remember even if they only helped a little.

[@METAsMETAs]

ITSSSSSS PEAKKKKKK

[@dinoblaze502]

Damn was expecting a goofy vid.... well damn I wasn't expecting something so emotional

[@tyronsredux]

Leaving a comment and a like for the algorithm, I'll come back once I fully filled myself with this video

[@princemannic]

glad to see the full product after all those twitter teasers

[@SoupTSPlus]

im not crying..... ( im crying )

[@pierluigidipietro5597]

The heaven is made entirely of undying, uncorrupted memories. There is no time as we know there, there is basically no time and all the time you want. I suppose that this is good.

[@edwincuevas4992]

don’t let that fear get the best of you, that’s all I could say

[@Fantavr098]

Bro 13:31 hits hard

[@BlackReshiram]

"time waits for no one" fuck that threw me way back to when i watched "the girl who leapt through time" as a teen and was depressed for like a month after EDIT: funfact: something that is the last one of its species/kind is called an "endling" which i think its a dopeass title, depressing as it is

[@ontheriseav]

Tbh this video was really sweet. Fantastic work!

[@bushamo]

Big thank

[@inakyu]

SHAMMY MY HEART!!! WOW i didn't expect all the emotions and feelings to really come out through the full watch. The story about your uncle's death really hit home, the sentiment that himmel is telling "Frieren I will always be here" WOW. and ugh this was so good. The light hearted videos are fun but MORE!!! GIVE MORE EXISTENTIALISM!!! amazing video 👏👏👏👏

[@bushamo]

My name is Himmel frfr

[@TapaniLastellar]

I miss Frieren already...

[@skkms910]

I just stopped by to say that this is a good title.

[@davidthompson5020]

Why do you hate us? Why did you have to bring up episode 10 of Violet Evergarden? I didn't need to cry today!

[@bushamo]

🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@kevintan5497]

bruh the video was already about frieren putting violet evergarden in here is unfair 😭

[@ZupperWill]

My annoying GOAT did it again GRAHHHH

[@bushamo]

ANNOYING???

[@ZupperWill]

@@bushamo Don't worry about it 😁

[@HarcInCMajor]

The older i get the less i find it appealing when young people wax poetic about how life is.

[@bushamo]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@shira_yone]

This might come off as rude (perhaps it is), but I don't really understand where the sentiment of _"wanting to be remembered"_ comes from. I comprehend other things you mentioned, such as the burden of holding on to the memories of people who no longer exist, or how time is seemingly cruel and moves on; but _"afraid of being forgotten"_ is something I couldn't quite grasp. In Sousou no Frieren, Flamme and Himmel undoubtedly left a lasting impact upon the world but _"to be eternalized, remembered long after they pass"_ was never their sole reason of existing, it's not even their main goal. In fact both of them seem to welcome the fact that they are just another fleeting existence, Himmel despite understanding this full well still made those statues *not* for others to remember his deeds, it is purely for Frieren's sake (and that's why it's so romantic); he's just doing what the dying mother did in your Violet Evergarden example, it's a personal sentiment and not a grand dream of leaving a mark in the world. The story's message is to cherish the present, to not mull over too much about whether what you do matters, to be remembered, or not. Himmel did all sorts of seemingly worthless actions, yet all that matters is that he did what he wanted to do before it's over. To remain in people's memories, as both Flamme and Himmel proved, could very well be inconsequential. Nobody (except Frieren) truly remember who they are as a person, yet their echoes remains; being forgotten may not be as bad as you and many others thought.

[@bushamo]

I think you answered your own question with those last two

[@shira_yone]

@@bushamo I only comprehend how there's nothing to be afraid of, not about what's so scary about it.

[@proxnoob6177]

I don't understand frieren but does she understands me?

[@bushamo]

Ermmmmmm not yet

[@Naddy4747]

Idk who this Frie is but she better free Ren

[@bushamo]

😦

[@jacopwashere]

Bushamo would love one piece ngl...

[@bushamo]

Erm

[@TheBlueFalconX]

Bring back bare-legs Frieren.

[@ShadowTheLight]

banger

[@LaymensLameMan]

Wish creators would stop doing that quivering breath thing when they wanna make something sound more weighty or feely. Just speak like yourself. Anyways apart from that great video 👍

[@bushamo]

Lmao

[@Bruh-co8sw]

LOL YOU'RE WATTHEWUT???

[@thekagepro24]

bro's a detective

[@bushamo]

Idk how you got that

[@Bruh-co8sw]

@@bushamo your new video like pretty much everyone else tbh

[@ZaidaZadkiel]

the more i learn of frieren anime the less i like it

[@bushamo]

:/

[@Utterblax]

You are grave-standing on Vol's wife, and franly you don't understand frieren - she is offended by the question of "do you remember what he looked like" Frieren is a exploration on people you like, and people you care for

[@Utterblax]

Oh! and by the way, listen to utterblax you derivative usual hack

[@bushamo]

:)

[@conative9846]

Normie

[@bushamo]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@paulamblard3836]

you care too mush about the memory in the futur. care about the present ; the futur don't need to care too mush about the past ; futur peoples will care about their present. care about the present peoples.

[@bushamo]

:/

[@Karma1468]

New busham0 video got me crying in the club 🥹

[@nekochan21121]

This is a beautiful video🥲 thank you busham I cant even say anything...bc you nailed it