Blind Reaction: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Episodes 1-4
In which we begin a series that takes a classic storytelling concept and does something really interesting with it, also, she's an elf, so that's pretty cool too.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Episode 1 "The Journey's End"
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Episode 2 "It Didn't Have to Be Magic..."
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Episode 3 "Killing Magic"
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Episode 4 "The Land Where Souls Rest"
葬送のフリーレン
Sōsō no Furīren
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
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boy started Frieren and ended up changing his profile picture
@OMGwtfSTFUbrb
2 ай бұрын
valid reaction though.
@selfconfidenceee
2 ай бұрын
You know when he does that he loved the show
@jordiortiz5933
2 ай бұрын
its the Frieren effect
@cyonejohnson21
2 ай бұрын
VALID
Shark with another shadow drop in one week - my pulse hasn’t even calmed down from the P3R drop!
Heiter stopped drinking the moment he started to take care of Fern. The montages of large proportion of time passing by stopped when Frieren started taking care of Fern. Such a perfect way to show how time perspective and people change when you start caring for someone else. Also the 2nd bottle spilled on Heiter's grave was the one he was holding when he met Fern. Show don't tell story telling of masterful proportion.
@bonbonpony
3 ай бұрын
It's because it's not about the length of time, it's about its density ;) How much of it is packed with events that you care about. If you're just fooling around without reason, time flies by without you noticing, because there's not much happening in it. You don't have much to register with your awareness. You might as well just have slept through it all (which Frieren seems to be doing a lot, by the way).
@btchiaintkidding7837
2 ай бұрын
So thats what the 2nd bottle was for !! i have rewatched the anime at least 3 times, and everytime i notice something weirdly specific there is always a reason(often cool af) for it whether it is a fight scene or normal SoL moments. i just couldnt figure out any cool/meaningful reason of why there was a 2md bottle lmao. thank you
Welp, looks like it's time for my 7th re-watch of Frieren
@belrevan1986
3 ай бұрын
That's a rookie number in this racket 😅
@malcolmx5167
2 ай бұрын
Ikr lol
This series made me cry multiple upon multiple times. The manga included. The manga STILL has enough content left to have another entire 28 episode season and its still an ongoing manga. Its so amazing.
@bonbonpony
3 ай бұрын
Welp, looks like we needed that bad guy after all… :J
Similar to Violet Evergarden, Frieren is a show about self-discovery and learning what it means to *live* as the protagonist builds new connections and learns new things. This has been my favorite anime recently and I’m so excited you’re experiencing it Shark!
@dethspud
3 ай бұрын
Evan Call did the OST for both Frieren and Violet Evergarden and they are both amazing.
Literally just searched for Frieren to see if you'd reacted to it, 1 minute after you uploaded. Crazy.
As a manga reader, I can say Frieren will catch you by your heart strings. It's emotional, deep, funny and does a great job in delivering action scenes as well. Every little thing means something, and to see Frieren discovering how to enjoy her friends' presence is both sad and beautiful at the same time - because Himmel had a strong impact on her but she can't travel back in time to show him this new side of her. And for non-readers, next season will cover my two favorite arcs.
Oh yeah. You are in for a RIDE shark. I usually am not that big of a fan of the popular shows as most of them are overhyped. But MAN does Friren deliver everything the hype promised. I'm so looking forward to this
This is by far the best reaction/analysis of the show. You're always on point at all important stuff. The mastery of this show is in how well it tells two parallel stories filled with lots of relevant details, also of course the narrative, art, visuals, music, pacing are gorgeous. It actually wants to tell you a lot of advices and puzzles about life and time. Ready to see your analysis to the journey!
@SailorDee
3 ай бұрын
One of the many reasons Shark has been my favourite reactor for years. What you said about the show is solid as well, great stuff.
@spiralgalaxy3209
3 ай бұрын
DUUUUDE I KNOW RIGHTTTT Shark always points out the things i want other people to notice in reactions
*inhales* YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS WELCOME TO PEAK, SHARK!
@angel_aeon
3 ай бұрын
called it fantasy instead of isekai like other people did, he's the goat
@CWINDOWSsystem32
2 ай бұрын
@@angel_aeon People called it an isekai? Do they even know what that word means?
@angel_aeon
2 ай бұрын
@@CWINDOWSsystem32 Yeah it annoyed me too, people think fantasy = isekai for some reason
@feral_fenrir
Ай бұрын
@@angel_aeonI'll tell you why.. 90% of the isekai anime out there could just have been fantasy.. the MC dying usually is impactful only in the first one or two episodes.. they are isekai only because they wanted to ride the trend. Very rarely does the isekai aspect of it is made evident and impactful.
Probably one of my top favourite anime series and I've been watching off and on for nigh on two decades now. You won't regret a single minute you spent on this series. They've done spectacular work fleshing out the characters and world setting. After several years of generic "ha ha dense harem protag" isekai garbage, this has been like a breath of fresh air, reminding me why I fell in love with the medium to begin with.
@varvariiin
3 ай бұрын
Wait which genre? This isn't isekai you know?
@iliadx7495
3 ай бұрын
@@varvariiin maybe he's mean is fantasy, mostly "isekai harem garbage" is fantasy
@varvariiin
3 ай бұрын
@@iliadx7495 thats what I thought but it sure isn't clear from the comment
@AndragonLea
3 ай бұрын
@@varvariiin I know, but I tend to watch most fantasy related anime and the market was flooded with isekais a few years ago, most of them being not very good in my opinion. So seeing something fantasy that's actually very thoughtful, well-written and lovingly made is just making me very happy.
Frieren is truly a masterpiece! FANTASY MASTER RACE!
*HOLY SHIT!?* We're just getting banger stuff back-to-back!
Wow, Persona, Kaguya, and Frieren all in a row! (I've not seen or played any of these)
@dazed9232
3 ай бұрын
all 3 are peak 😭
@christopherross8976
3 ай бұрын
Peak rotation rn. Depending on the Vinland replacement too it could be even better lol
@NakazawaSenoyuki
3 ай бұрын
Peak rotation and great to lure new viewers too
@btchiaintkidding7837
2 ай бұрын
Kaguya and Frieren are both peak. Frieren of course needs no introduction. but Kaguya-sama is incredible in its own right, there is a reason that show is on the short list of a very few animes that have 9+ rating on MAL.
The series actually pronounces most German words really well, yet people watching it still seem to struggle to pick up on the pronunciation. Like with Flamme. It ends with a meh sound. But people seem to conveniently drop that when saying her name for whatever reason.
@Mirality
2 ай бұрын
Pronouncing Flamme as "Flam" is the French pronunciation, which comes more naturally to English speakers since we stole a lot more words from there.
@SarujinieUras
Ай бұрын
I've always found it weird when people mispronounce words they're literally listening to said aloud. Like, just say what they're saying, there's no need to try and figure it out yourself.
Shark's taste in anime is *Chef's kiss*
I've been checking every new update for the last couple of months in case he'd started Frieren, and now we have it. This just made my day :)
MR. SHARK REACTING TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOR FRIEREN?!?!?!?!??! GOD EXISTS AFTER ALL, LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Absolute masterpiece, one of the very few series that really lives up to the hype! Loved your reaction❤
I did not expect this! You’re gonna love this for sure!
YESSSSS IM SO LATE BUT YESS!! my all time favorite reactor reacting to my all time favorite anime?? i know that right!
Frieren is my number 1 anime right along with mushoku tensei. This series is absolutely amazing and perfect. Every character is top tier and interesting and unique. I can't wait for you to go through this and see just how amazing this show is and be a fan with the rest of us.
Love your reaction during the OP when Frieren is stuck in the chest. She has a major impulse control problem when it comes to treasure, with stereotypical results surrounding mimics.
@dhamon45
2 ай бұрын
Also agree about the art direction, this show has the best animation of cloth I can think of.
I'm really glad you're reacting to Frieren. It's quickly become one of my favorite shows and I can always look forward to your insight :]
... Great choice....
Oh, top 10 new series I should have predicted. Fool is me.
Oh here we go boys. It's going to be a journey for sure.
If you want to know the ages of Himmel and Hester, you will have to guess at their ages at the beginning of their journey, add 10 years for the journey itself, add 50 years for the return of the meteor shower and then 20 years for Frieren to meet Fern. If you want to know Ferns age then subtract 11 years from each mention of the time since Himmel death. In episode 3 Fern states that she is 16 years old and that is 27 years after Himmel’s death.
Yes. Hohenheim was a very nice comparison and I didn't even realize it til you said it.
dude, so happy youre watching this!! this show has become my favorite since i watched it!! it is sooo good!!
I'm so happy that you're watching frieren. I wish you a nice trip like I had. I didn't just shed a tear in one episode because of the wonderful story. Many greetings from Germany.
YOOOOO didn’t expect this dropping! And you even changed your PFP!
(My english is kinda bad so hope you get what i mean by this) the 9.36 score for an anime is just crazy (typically mangas get higher votes like 9.4, 9.2 but i have never seen anime reach the 9.2 mark. This one blew the limits ig.) . Like the one below frieren is fmab and it has 9.09. Just thinking about it makes me excited for this. Watching with you. Love your analyses. Btw i think why this is loved is because it has no negative sides. Music is beautiful, animation is mostly 2d with fluid that 2014-2016 style animation, story is cliche but has a twist which makes a perfect fusion together, characters are like the most favourited characters in a nutshell, everyone can take something from this even if you are 10 y.o. or 50 y.o. and the feeling of nostalgia hits soo hard that made me shed a tear just because of the extremity of it.
I have to say that you are not calculating Fern's age correctly. Every time they show how long it has been since Himmel has died, does not automatically mean another year has passed. Many times it will show the same year over and over. An easy way is to figure Fern's age is to subtract 11 years from Himmel's death. So she's around 17 in episode 4.
hell yeah! Welcome to the wonderful world of Frieren, where the bad guy has been defeated, and an elf wanders the world looking for purpose.
25:13 it's always incredible to see how Frieren can make anyone tear up a bit in 15 minutes. You can see how shark got close to crying a bit here
10:40 Himel(blue haired hero guy) is voiced by voice actor of Bakugo from My Hero Academia btw
@crematedfelony
3 ай бұрын
nearly the entire cast has very well known VAs :]
I would suggest taking a look at the subtitles for the opening as well! They are really interesting
Tanezaki Atsumi is an amazing VA, both Anya and Frieren, such an incredible job she did and Okamoto Nobuhiko who's Bakugo and Himmel's VA which is also unbelievably great
There's also "Delicious in Dungeon" ("Dungeon Meshi"), also worth watching :> BTW I'm surprised you didn't get to "Dr. Stone" yet. I've been recommending it for quite a while.
I've been waiting for this for forever!
I've never seen a like to view ratio this high before.
I use to watch your stuff all the time but just kinda fell off due to life. Watched Frieren recently and loved it so I feel like this’ll be a fresh start to get back into it.
Frieren is an awesome show! The pacing is perfect, the flashbacks never feel overused or disrupt the story, the action is amazing, the soundtrack is gorgeous (by the same person who did Violet Evergarden) and the emotions, story and characters are all perfect! Flamme is a reoccurring character, and we get to learn a lot more about her as the show goes on. The red head axe boy is in the next episode and he is wonderful.
I was not expecting Frieren. And holy moly what a pleasant surprise
Thanks for this. Something I've definitely bookmarked.
Amazinggg. I was thinking this would be an excellent series for you to do Shark and glad you’re picking this up so quickly 🔥
The Series has a lot of German Words, either me or someone else can give you the Translations for them. For Ep1: Frieren = being cold / freezing Himmel = Sky/Heaven Eisen = Iron Heiter = cheerful or cheery Fern = translateble as far or remote Holy City of Strahl, Strahl - Beam/Ray Ewig - eternal/everlasting Ep3: Merkur - Mercury (the Planet) Größe - Size The Demons Name, Qual = Agony Ep4: Flamme = flame Voll = full
What I think is amazing about this show is just how confident they are in the story itself. Normally anime creators are so nervous about failing to hook the viewer in the first one or two episodes that they rush the story. I'm sure there was pressure from the bean counters to speed it along by trying to get to a big action scene or "gotcha" moment thought to be cool enough to peak a viewers interest. If so, I'm thankful that impulse was resisted. I don't know who it was that insisted on the 40 min first episode and the 4 episode initial drop but whomever it was knew what they were doing. I'd like to think it was the manga creator who best knew how they wanted their material presented to the world. If so, more creators should insist the same care be taken with their stories. I hope other studios take notice. When you get a project that is more of a slow burn, consider giving it similar treatment. When I think of how many truly good anime never got the attention they deserved because viewers either tuned out early due to a slow start or tuned out because they ruined it by rushing the story it's truly frustrating. This release tactic is genius. We are allowed a 40 mini-movie + 3 episodes, almost like a mini first season. Immediately afterwards we are gifted what feels like a whole 24 episode second season. I just discovered your channel and I truly enjoyed this reaction. I am looking forward to seeing your next reaction drop. I hope your commenter's are kind enough not to spoil anything for you. Thanks!
WOOOO now we just wait to see if shark drops dungeon meshi for the triple kill :P
PLEASE OH MY GOD I LOVE FRIEREN SO MUCH IM GONNA CRY-
Was hoping you would react to this soon. Get ready for the journey!
This is just season1. Season 2 will come after this (it will take two or threee years I suppose before it will be produced) and the manga (currently in the making) has material for at least a third one. You will mostly be blown away by the various characters, a damn whole lot of them.
HOLY SHIT IVE BEEN BLEDSED thank you thank you thank you
Let's fucking goooo!!! First Shark starts his playthrough of one of my favorite games ever made and now he's watching one of my favorite animes ever I'm so freaking stoked.
I don't adore this story as much as others seem to, but I did find it enjoyable. Looking forward to seeing your reactions.
OMG I was not expecting this! LETS GOOO
Super excited for this as well!
I've never watched this before so this is just a guess but I'd assume Fern to be a similar character to Frieren. Every important character has a German word for a name so far. Frieren could be taken for to freeze but it's usually used as to be cold. A nod to her personality. If Fern is also German it could mean "distant". Basically Frieren as a Character is cold and Fern could be distant. (As in opposite of forming connection for both of them.)
Omfg let’s go dude This is truly peak
he noticed the grapes!
I LOVE frieren!! The soundtrack is by Evan Call, the same person who did the music for Violet Evergarden!
I wanna say that the previews should actually be watched! They don't spoil anything, and I would say they set the tone pretty well and the show utilizes this. It's a small thing but I think it's worth it and a lot of people miss it because they skip the previews.
Brooooo this was so unexpected holy shit let's goooo
When you finish with this you need to react to ''Delicious in Dungeon''. This show is beloved for its monster-related cuisine and monster-reimagining
@bonbonpony
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, Elf girls come in pairs, don't they?
Oh cool I’ve been meaning to watch this show, no better time now!!!
Ok im so happy you're watching this so soon, i thought id have to wait like spy fam.
22:24 If you look closely, Eisen just beat the crap of a giant wolf with a stick....A STICK!!!
More ammazing shows Shark watches -less of them he needs to pick from. Will wait for jjk while rewatching Frieren with you.
im so excited for this reaction series
IT's a phenomenal show. HIts you in the feels.
Oh boy. This is gonna be great 👍
Hell yes I've been waiting to see if you'd react to Frieren! One of my top shows of the season
Now this is a surprise, but a welcome one for sure. Lets Freaking go baby!
been wanting to check this out for a while, guess it's time hahaha
I'm rewatching Frieren, and I know shark always figure that out, but where to cut the next sets is a bit weird. I think the best way is the next set being only 5 and 6, then after that 7 to 10. what do you think.
ok this will be amazing omg :) THANKS
Btw, the ED also shows multiple personages in a less obvious way, like Flamme's hair.
For some reason I wasn't expecting this one. Was really hoping for Mushoku Tensei, but hopefully you'll get to that one sometime.
i honestly hope that this gets anime of the year because it's soooo good
This reminded me. It'd be super cool if we saw a let's play of Baldur's Gate 3 after Persona 3 Reload.
Shark with another amazing drop. HYPE
trust me this series is great! (ps when are you gonna watch the konosuba movie?)
Couple of comments are already saying it but dude youll love dungeon meshi (delicious in dungeon). They set up storytelling really well, and pretty much all the people reacting to it right now are really bad at analyzing a lot of the basic themes so it would be really exciting to see your take on it
HOLY CRAP! Here I await for your MHA S7 reaction cuz I just want to see your reactions to the more recent series that either cameback or came out, and you DROP PEAK??? This show just gets better and better and I am so hyped to go on this journey with you cuz its been a while since we see a show that makes you stand up and I am 💯 sure this one is gonna make you go off the rails while serenading you with its unique story structure and just incrediblly written characters with depth and relatability. This show became an instant classic and you will come to know why very soon.
you are right, the show is just warming up
Just gotta say it but Himmel is MY GOAT! He is the best character. He is right there with Thorfinn and Rudeus for my top characters.
@gavinotheshitpostartist5586
3 ай бұрын
Himmel is HIM
So no part 6 😢
1:24:29 Insert all the scary bar denizens here to eat sweets and watch the sunset.
Oh lord suddenly lots of really quality reactors jumped to Frieren, Teaboo, Goodwin and now Shark ? dang
LET'S FUCKING GO????
You can tell the footage and what sharks watching aren't perfectly in sync cause you can see the reflection in that glass cabinet
Frieren always getting attacked by a mimic can either be a habit, a fetish, or both… likely both
OMG!!! Lets gooooo!! Frieren! the real Goat is here!!!
Frieren reminded me how to love life, I love it so much
Bro finally locked in on some new peak.
this is a great series, me personally I prefer the dub to the sub, the voice acting is amazing and I personally just find it more funny but I'll definitely stick around either way hehe
Hello, English titlle, 'Beyond Journey's End', is good but Japanese title is 'Sou sou no Frieren', you can see in opening title in Japanese. First 'sou' in Kanji letter means 'funeral, barial' and second 'sou' is 'to send' , i.e., 'Frieren, sending off'er at the funeral'. There is another meaning that 'Frieren, sending'em into the grave', that is the slayer. Very good anime.
This was a fantastic jumpscare notif to get