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@juliusreycalderon1998

7 ай бұрын

I just hope when Madhouse grows and profits more, they made a reboot of Kaibutsu Oujo / Princess Resurrection since it's a completed manga and has good conclusion.

@unclefatbloke

7 ай бұрын

Hi. Frieren is a German word - like MANY of the non-Japanese names used in anime - and means Freeze. It is pronounced F-rear-en

When Mappa is falling apart form abuse and greed, It's so hopefull to see great productions like this finding success with real care, passion and support from their production department.

@vijaz5559

7 ай бұрын

Falling in reputation u mean, profit wise they’re okay

@lunascomments3024

7 ай бұрын

​@@vijaz5559"they're okay" they are on downward spiral of bankruptcy and sanction.

@tenkuken7168

7 ай бұрын

@@vijaz5559 their animators is quitting lol

@vijaz5559

7 ай бұрын

bankrupt? sanction? now you put lies just because you dream about it? what a joke. unless there's a news about it, which there aren't, your delusion is still a delusion@@lunascomments3024

@vijaz5559

7 ай бұрын

yes they falling in that sense@@tenkuken7168

Frieren hits your feels harder in the first episode than most animes do in 12.

@Yiman

7 ай бұрын

the writing is honestly next level - i instantly got hooked from ep 1!

@themelancholyofgay3543

7 ай бұрын

@@Yiman i got hooked after i got used to the new vibe, the brainrot animes of the past couple years really f***ed up my attention span...

@themelancholyofgay3543

7 ай бұрын

even though there's lots of content you can reflect on in frieren

@tenkuken7168

7 ай бұрын

they have a whole anime arc in 1 episode

@matthewglenguir7204

7 ай бұрын

Fr tho. One of the very rare times that the anime out performs the original manga

I hope that Frieren's success give enough resources for Madhouse to make a new Vampire Hunter D movie.

@Yiman

7 ай бұрын

that would be fireee, sucha great series

@animumaster2905

7 ай бұрын

or better a hajime no ippo comeback

@USSAnimeNCC-

7 ай бұрын

Or change isekai to not have mostly the same boring bland protagonists with a harem of women that make no sense why they like him also isekai with no harem wher the mc have friends around him/her and maybe 1 or 2 partner be it a two girl, two guy, or a guy and girls if the mc is bi also I don’t think I remember their being a bi mc in a harem dam japan you miss something

@Sheltur_0311

7 ай бұрын

thats not the studios job, thats an author thing@@USSAnimeNCC-

@vijaz5559

7 ай бұрын

After doing something profitable, you want them to make something niche and a failure like vampire hunter d? Thats why fans opinion are useless

I am over 60, and Frieren has hit me harder than any anime I have seen in decades. FWIW, I have been watching anime since the 1960 with Astroboy.

@steffenbendel6031

7 ай бұрын

And did you contacted old friends?

@jfess1911

7 ай бұрын

@@steffenbendel6031 Not yet. I have been pretty isolated (disabled and home-bound) for over 17 years and have lost track of most of them.

@moonshinershonor202

7 ай бұрын

I fukn loved the Astroboy games.

@hurricaneb6243

7 ай бұрын

​@@moonshinershonor202well let's just copy what Freiren is doing. You get the car, and imma grab a quija board.

@RemedialRob

7 ай бұрын

As a fellow homebound old fart (53 and disabled veteran) I feel your love for Frieran. If you haven't seen them, all of Violet Evergarden is absolutely amazing and as a combat vet physically hurt to watch. March Comes In Like A Lion has the same kind of indomitable spirit feel that Frieran has... a kid whittled down by life to practically nothing takes what little he has left and uses it to build a new everything for himself playing a board game professionally in modern day Japan. And if you ever want to ugly cry uncontrollably the entire "Rascal Does Not Dream Of..." series is extremely well done. As for fantasy I really can't say enough about Mushoku Tensei and Re:Zero. Both published within a few months of one another they are the source material for 90% of all Isekai trope filled anime that has come since but it isn't their fault they did it first/best and got ripped off by a million other writers. Last recommendation is to take care of yourself and enjoy the time you have my dude.

you need to also give huge props to the original mangaka, Frieren an an anime was always going to be good because the source material is exceptional but props to madhouse for going all in and bringing their A++++ game to it. Good material will often attract good people to the adaptions and that has definitely been the case here.

@noatmealcookie02

6 ай бұрын

As a manga reader, I appreciate your comment! But yes, I'm too excited to see season 1 of anime when it finishes airing

@Max15691

4 ай бұрын

I kind of disagree a bit, a good manga doesn't always translate to good anime, regardless of it's quality.

@Evilriku13

3 ай бұрын

Totally! Same for mahoutsukai no yome aka the ancient magus bride!

@Evilriku13

3 ай бұрын

@@Max15691 have to sadly agree there, see Sailor Moon where the anime, while having some very meaningful and character and world expanding filler, does work WAAAAY better then if it would be a rushed 12-13 episode anime series *cough*AllSeasonsOfSailorMoonCrystal*cough*.

@Crybaby-Media

2 ай бұрын

@@Max15691 that doesn’t disprove his point . A good anime almost always comes from a good manga. Which is exactly his point. The foundation needs to be there

once you start to learn all the bits about the hero's party, the things they went through, the things theyve seen and the feelings that got left behind, watching the first episode again hits even harder..

Don’t sleep on apothecary’s diary that show is also lit 🔥

@annaroselarsen4218

7 ай бұрын

Yesss!!!!!

@kausthita11

7 ай бұрын

Agreed!!!

@Yiman

7 ай бұрын

that is on my top 3 show this season! maomao is my forever mood

@subhadramahanta452

7 ай бұрын

​@@YimanDon't sleep on Dark Gathering either, it's super good!!!

@RemedialRob

7 ай бұрын

Apothecary Diaries is a super good show to watch while waiting for season four of Ascendance Of A Bookworm. They both have a similar vibe that I just love.

Madhouse went balls on the walls with Frieren, like how they handle the fight between Lugner and Fern or "Fight" between Aura and Frieren, 10/10 delivery of Narrative from Madhouse

@doggodoggo3000

7 ай бұрын

Yo you forgot stark and the dragon!

@zent183

7 ай бұрын

That has always been Madhouse since 2010, They made OPM you know?

@deerafl1979

6 ай бұрын

not to mention those tiny little details, like how Frieren adorably cooks warrior hamburg steak, and that feet animation *cough*

I feel like Frieren got the same level of passion and dedication as Mushoku Tensei season 1 as both seem to be pitched and produced by those who love there respective story's.

@Balls_outt

7 ай бұрын

Frieren is more firee that mushuko tensei. But yeah mushuko tensei is the anime that made me fall in love for anime and the plot is more complex. I wouldn't put both in the same box.

@lalalarose8197

7 ай бұрын

Curious why you chose only MK for comparison. There’s plenty other projects made with plenty of passion. For example, Bakemonogatari, The Apothecary Diaries, Bocchi the Rock, etc.

@alexadams2734

7 ай бұрын

@@lalalarose8197 because its my favourite anime/show of all time and so was the first thing that came to my head, but if you want me to name another then I would also add mob psycho 100 to that list.

@mundomundo7722

6 ай бұрын

@@lalalarose8197 i assume they used mushoku tensei as an example because they're both in a similar fantasy genre; you know, a world of elves, dragons, magic, the likes

Shoichiro knew a masterpiece just from the first chapter. Respects for his proposal

Gotta praise the heck out of this Director. Like, there's no way you can made 2 masterpieces both aired in Fall (Bocchi last year, and Frieren this year) without having a god tier direction skills like he has. Both are definitely one of, if not, the best anime in that year👏👏

@moonshinershonor202

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I am a low tier god. I brainstormed Bocchi the Rock and Frieren one day in July 2023 during a therapists visit.

@guidomista9197

6 ай бұрын

​@@moonshinershonor202🐧🫂

"I can't name one madhouse prject that interested me in the past 3 years." Please watch Sonny Boy, it is incredible and came out in 2021 by Madhouse, the studio has been making solid anime, just because they weren't the top animes of the decade doesn't mean the studio was doing poorly

@MrTom23

6 ай бұрын

my same thought, in the last 3 years, most things they worked on, except bibliophile princess and the Gene of AI got a score over 7 on MAL.

@chelo136

6 ай бұрын

Also 3 years is such a small timeframe for audiovisual production lol

@lulipop_arts

6 ай бұрын

Don’t forget they dropped Loving Yamada this year as well which was gorgeously animated.

@zingyburger

5 ай бұрын

Let’s also not forget another great series by madhouse called a place further than the universe.

@andyserizawa

5 ай бұрын

isnt one punch man season 1 is by madhouse also ? that anime pack a punch ...

Been YEARS since Madhouse made smth like this from their heads i dont think people could tell you about another adaption from Madhouse that feels like their golden years in recent years

@harrison6746

7 ай бұрын

please check out Sonny Boy it's so good

it took 8 years since OPM S1, but madhouse brings another master piece

@tonyhart2744

6 ай бұрын

OPM S1 is so peak that I always dissapointed with every episode after that

@deerafl1979

6 ай бұрын

i cant truely digest that OPM S1 is actually aired EIGHT YEARS ago. Tempus fugit indeed

Sonny Boy is a hidden gem. Very artistically bold story and art style taking place in a fascinating, abstract world. Would highly recommend watching it

Frieren is my favorite manga, glad to see it get adapted.

@Yiman

7 ай бұрын

yeah and i saw a lot of mangas only said the anime adaptation was s-tier!

Frieren is definitely a step up for Madhouse in recent years. I'd like to add that while most people only remember Madhouse for Overlord lately, they have far better production/direction with Sonny Boy and Sora Yori (A Place Further Than the Universe), two beautiful series that I'd recommend to anyone, especially the latter.

@shutup1037

7 ай бұрын

I remember that anime. One of the most heartfelt anime original i have watched

I've never seen a better Manga adaptation in a long ass time thanks for the video

I was with Frieren from that first volume as well, and now that it and apothecary diaries are getting their due I think it'll be a few years before that magic strikes again for me. I can't think of anything I'm reading that's this good and hasn't been adapted already.

When i first saw frieren in my mind right away it's like I'm watching an old anime film the animation and art style is so solid its like a mix of ghibli art style and old disney art style that's how I feel about the anime plus the story is so hard when the MC always remembers her memories with her old friend ❤

Frieren is so beautiful. It has made me feel and remember things I haven't felt in over a decade, at least. Every episode has left me amazed, if not outright in tears.

I wish more people talked about frieren's similarities with violet. Thank you for giving it light

Frieren is truly one of my favorites this season…. Madhouse has truly delivered yet again….

Glad Madhouse is going off on this one, their adaptation of Frieren is what I thought of madhouse a decade ago when you'd think of a top anime studio like how MAPPA is today (tho rather infamous atm)

I relate to Frieren on spiritual level each time she has troubles getting up from the bet in the morning.

Amazing show, hits me in the feels

@Yiman

7 ай бұрын

yeahhh almost got tears from ep 1🥲

The music is so good on Frieren, especially the fight with Aura. This anime is one of the rare instances where I ended uo liking anime more than the manga. They did this series beyond justice

this was an awesome video! i'm happy to hear a cool perspective on not just how awesome Frieren is, but learn a bit more of the background circumstances that led to such an awesome show

maaan you made me realized why I love Frieren so much😭because it's very similar to Violet Evergarden

@Yiman

7 ай бұрын

both of them are goated shows!

ANIME OF THE YEAR, no doubt.

This video was well done, Frieren is indeed an absolute masterpiece of an anime. I was absolutely in love with the manga, even just the panels with no text had me quiet and fully immersed into this wonderful world. To have an anime adaption for it and be THIS good.. it truly exceeded my expectations. Mad props to everyone involved and to you for making this video. Couldn't have said it better myself.

Wow, you really did your research! I was surprised to see you pointed out animators by name! I'm super impressed!

I was so captivated by the art style and animation in the first episode. And then the story kicks in and it's just... I love it so much! And I can relate to Frieren so much. I already managed to achieve many things I wanted and now I have SO. MUCH.TIME.LEFT! And the best Part: The German Dub doesn't suck! :D xD

I was honestly surprised how much they nailed it compared to what I felt when I read the manga. I hope this is not just a fluke and that Madhuuse is actually back to making more peak anime xD

Now I'm sold to this series. Kudos bro

I started watching Frieren after I heard people talk about it but dang Frieren never misses

@Yiman

7 ай бұрын

fr! every episode has been a banger!!!

I hope they continue on a season 2 for frieren

The art in the manga is already pretty damn gorgeous so it definitely helps that the source is already a banger but the art and music of the show brings the story to an even higher level and it's already one of my favorite anime of all time

I love how “slice of life like type” of animes are coming back to popularity. One of my favorite anime genres

They are so lucky because Fukushi's department loves this project and accepts becoming the main director for this anime. I can't even imagine what would happen to this anime if the other departments of Madhouse did this one.

This show is gonna absolutely sweep the anime awards after the next one

The anime is like the combination of LOTR in its story telling, and the animation of a Studio Ghibli film. For me, that makes it a MASTERPIECE! If they keep the ball rolling, this will probably then become the greatest (if not one of the greatest) anime series ever.

Good to see you back, Yi. Gonna watch out for that new Gundam now.

@Yiman

7 ай бұрын

yessir we will make it happen one day🙏🙏

The hamburg steak that frieren made stark ties this whole video up like a Christmas present like that scene represents all the points you made in this video

Fern's behind-the-back spell block in the demon fight; I must have rewatched it over 100 times. Such amazing animation.

Just because Frieran is the first Madhouse project in awhile that has captured your imagination doesn't mean other people haven't loved Madhouse's other work nor does it mean that Madhouse's work that you didn't appreciate wasn't commercially successful. Friesen is inarguably amazing. Anime of the Year in my opinion. But not something that "saved" Madhouse. Madhouse is an amazing studio that does consistently top tier work and it didn't need anything or anyone to "save" it.

I couldn’t have asked for a better adaptation for Frieren, they did it justice and then some.

Nice video👍👍 Actually made me interested to watch the anime again. I had started watching it a time ago, but it didn’t hooked me so much. Thanks man now I want to watch it

Love Frieren, it's really good, can't wait for more episodes.

Love this anime so freaking much honestly. Cried first three episodes but also never felt happier haha

This was fukin art, man. This was pure art

Was not aware of the Boshi connection another top tier show. Thanks for educating me.

@aditxd1

7 ай бұрын

Well if you wanna know more, aside from keiichiro saito the director of BTR working as the director. The director bring many of his friend for this project. Kerorira who was main animator on cloverworks and main designer character of BTR, work on many cut in frieren. Also episode 10 was directed by saito close friend who also direct many BTR episode. Connection in anime industry was really is important

@aditxd1

7 ай бұрын

There's many amazing thing happened behind the production of frieren. Such as in episode 6, for the 1:30 scene of the dragon fight, they bring many tier 1 animator for a little fight. Many of them from connection of the action director tooru iwasawa and connection from animation producer yuuichiro fukushi. They especially bring bones ACE animator, yutaka nakamura for that scene alone. And also another cool behind the scenes thing, Episode 9 was directed by first timer episode director but famous animator, kouki fujimoto. If you don't know him, he work on many series but he gain popular through his work in chainsawman and jjk. For this episode he become the director of the episode for the first time of his career. He also animate many scene on the episode. One of the reason he do that mainly because he's been a huge fan of the series, and frieren is a series that he wanted to working on the most. I think he'll comeback for more episode later

@Jayz457

7 ай бұрын

I am real glad I picked up the manga of Boshi. I love the recreations of old Albums.

It reminds me of the joy I had long ago with HxH. Sure different story but the motional impact starts right away and HxH was the first Anime I watched with my young son who is now nearly out of house.

This is a great video

Excellent video. I have only been able to watch the first 3 episodes of Frieren on Crunchyroll because i cant pay for premium, but those three episodes are have got me so excited about the show.

aight, ill make this my speech in my assignment lol. While searching about topics for speech I ran into this video. Thankyou LOL

I haven't been obsessed to an Anime for a really really long time.. There's something about Frieren that makes it so gorgeous and magnificent

i was so hyped when i heard they were getting an anime, and man they blew my expectations away with this one.

Frieren just being on screen is pretty much fan service. Everyone cant get enough how adorable and bad-ass this awkward elf is. ❤

Oh man, the first thing I felt when I watched epislde one was "damn... this feels like rewatching episode 1 of Violet evergarden for the first time." Violet evergarde is also my favorite anime of all time, and I never thought I'd get the same feeling I had when I first watched it, ever again. I am so glad I was wrong. Frieren is easily anime of the year for me, even if just because it made me feel like I was rewatching my favorite show for the first time.

Frieren is actually PEAK

The music as well is a huge part of Frieren's impact. It's one of the few anime OSTs I want to purchase. And as an older, now retired, anime viewer I can strongly second your opinion on Frieren's handling of time. The way days pass as usual, but all of a sudden you realize it's the end of another year. It compresses.

You said you achieved the dream, but I didn't hear the words of bringing up the next set of adventurers. There's a great lesson to be learned in the continuity outside the frame of ones own life span.

And one more thing that made this anime so good is the absolute genius of the writer of the manga the source material was so good it’s bought many to tear just from the first few chapters and with a list of genius as the crew behind the anime this anime was gonna be something phenomenal

Nice video thank you, I love this show

The fern and stark dance scene is too good ❤

Ive been waiting on this to come out for since i found the mangas. Frieren is the only anime that ive been interested in and wathed in like 10 months.

Thx for the video!

I would have to hear your take on Apothecary Diary. I can see it going neck and neck for anime of the year with Frieren.

12:11 "HEITLER'' LOOL

“How to live in the present”, I love shows that explore daily life and the little things and the important things in someone’s life. Not too much embellishments, just how it truly was. Similar to Studio Ghibli type films in which they find beauty in the little things of everyday life, things people would say are mundane. Frieren explores Frieren learning to appreciate life, even if it’s just a “mere 10 years to her”, she didn’t think much of it until she started to notice all the importance in her time spent with her friends and doing what she enjoys. It’s in moments where we take the time to appreciate the beauty in life no matter how small that we can open our eyes and experience new things, leading to new found happiness and fondness. Frieren is also about memories, “appreciate your memories”, in which her memories include her friends and acquaintances and things she love. And Frieren says to appreciate it all, appreciate time, the journey, the people, friends or acquaintances, hobbies, the little things, and you’ll learn from them and they’ll make you happy and make you better. Just appreciate life, the time you have, and everything in it and the experiences. I know the anime isn’t finished yet, but it’s just incredible, these are the types of series I love :)

i remember when madhouse was a premier studio that everyone looks too for good animation, as well as bones studio or ufotable. either or were so insane.

@Christopher._M

6 ай бұрын

Personally I think bones was overrated but it did have its unique style. Wit studio is the studio I like most these days.

Ohhh so that's why frieren just felt so "studio ghibli" when I first watched it. And also you should've added eisen, cause his a "scared" warrior.

VIOLET EVERGARDEN IS ALSO MY FAVORITE ANIME!!! IM SO HAPPY TO SEE IT BEING COVERED!!!

Way to make me cry all over again!

Frieren managed to do what I love most of all; build an amazing world in an amazing setting. It is told from a different perspective than what we are used to. This is not a hero's journey, but Frieren's life. She is powerful, but not the most powerful. She can fight near any battle, but she is not invincible. We've yet to see her lose (the clone losing doesn't count) and she is just completely casual about her power. She doesn't rub it in anyone's face. She is a wonderful main character. I have grown to love her design - from her appearance, to her skills to her general behavior. Everything about her is wonderfully delightful to watch. She is 1000+ (could well be much older as she was a youngish child when Flamme found her and is hardly much more than twice as mature physically than she was then - meaning if her aging is linear maybe she's 2000), but only now starts her emotional development. She was only outwardly stunted emotionally speaking, but clearly had love for her master Flamme and it affected her deeply as she passed. Given that she used the Flower magic with a serene smile on her face when first meeting Himmel meets she clearly had emotions, just unable to word them or act out on them. So only now is she starting to understand others and will very likely by the end end up more like the Monk, Kraft. Very human. More so than Serie. I am holding up hope that they make season 2 in not too long. A couple years at most.

Y'all talked like Madhouse only has Overlord to its name; as if The Place Further Than a Universe or Sonny Boys don't exist.

When Madhouse drops an anime, it is almost guaranteed that it'll hit hard. My favourite anime, A place further than the universe, was by them as well.

I've played rock music in LA, stared in indie films, worked on renewable energy to make the ultimate solar thermal power conversion system, and wrote and published 5 complete anime style romance novels. Now I am debt free, own my own land, and looking to start my very own mine, and eventually recording in my own studio and then start an animation house of my own.

The part where himmel said that he's making statues of them so that she isn't alone after they're gone i cried a lot. Even here when you mention it.

Wow, that is such a cool idea how to look on this idea. "Beyond the hero journey" ~ "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" that resonates with me so much. I'm watching this anime on different Language and the name is translated there like: "Frieren, escorting to the final journey" and it's completely loosing the idea "Beyond the hero journey". Thank you so much, I'll be watching this anime now in a whole different way and I think I'll like much more because of it!

7:37 to answer your question. I would totally go on an adventure because I love seeing mountains and exploring cities/towns so that answers that one.

Major W for MadHouse Studios

I’m glad Madhouse is back on the scene ! Lots of my childhood animes were produced by this studio ^^ On the other hand it’s a shame all the nasty rumours around Mappa because their animation is undoubtedly awesome. I’m grateful for their popularization of 3d and rotoscoping use. In the 2010s I watched the anime Aku no Hana and fell in love with the animation. But that wasn’t the case for everyone else. Years later studios (like Mappa) have greatly improved these techniques and I’m glad people appreciate it now. Really a shame

Ey man, don't want to sound like a wise ass but it's not pronounced "free.. ren" but like one word, more like "freerun". It's German for "to freeze/freezing". Actually all names are German and are pretty on the nose for most characters ;) Frieren - (to) Freeze Fern - Remote (far away) Stark - Strong Himmel - Heaven Heiter - Bright Eisen - Iron Flamme - Flame Linie - Line Lügner - Liar Qual - Torment Nonetheless the greatest show of this year. Along with Evan Call's awesome soundtrack!

@Yiman

7 ай бұрын

thanks for the pointer and i love this translations - i had no idea!

@pendaco

7 ай бұрын

@@Yiman Np! You already made the comparison to Violet Evergarden and Lügner is pretty much wearing the same outfit as Violet. A blue coat with white frills and green emerald! It felt a bit too familiar 😄

@GunterD1337

7 ай бұрын

to be fair, they even pronounce everything wrong in the anime 😂

Bro didn't mention Eisen(11:46) as if he was just your average great warrior on a party 😭, he did him bad

Frieren is strong contender for AOTY imo

there aren't many anime that give me goosebumps . frieren is one of them

Amazing review man, I couldn't be more agree.

the score is what got me.

Frieren saved Madhouse but will Madhouse return the favor like...make another 2nd season of Frieren?

Frieren anime of the year

Man, you're hitting all great point and right in my feels. Why are there cutting-onion ninjas while im watching A FRREAKING video essay?!

i love that anime like one punch man and frieren has great backstory behind it...and they are both a madhouse anime

Frieren reminds me of season 1 of shield hero but a little more serious/mature. its pacing is great so far

Whoever who have gotten Goat Shinja Ootsuka into Frieren animation team deserve a raise

Indeed it is a masterpiece!

imagine if this background artist got to work on Hell's Paradise.....

Easily the best anime of the past 3 years like the goat of anime