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Fluwm
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Wow. An exceptionally glowing review. I can't say that I quite agree with rating Frieren that highly, but in general I do a lot of hemming and hawing when considering what I'd place in that most-coveted of categories that is "the best" of any sort of media. But all that aside, Frieren is undeniably one phenomenal little manga.
And I think it's especially impressive to see a story this well-told, this considered, emerge from the trappings (or maybe a better word might be "ashes") of Dragon Quest: those games have cast a long shadow over Japanese fantasy in the past two decades, the overwhelming majority of which... hasn't exactly been good. With all the isekai slop out there performing shallow pantomimes of Dragon Quest tropes simply to use their familiarity as a crutch, it's nice to see the odd work like Frieren that uses those same trappings to actually say something.
Somehow, yesterday, a day that was also Christmas Day (for context), in the act of cooking I somehow managed to insert my thumb directly into an egg with a great deal of force, causing the egg to basically explode. I was just trying to crack it open! It's amazing how messy an egg can be. A spell to crack eggs perfectly? I mean, I'd certainly get way more utility out of that, personally, than a fireball. Though that does make me think... it's mostly just been used as gags in the manga thus-far, but I wonder if/hope that in the future they'll explore the fact that the only magic that is valued in the Frieren setting is weaponized magic. I've no idea how this series will end, but however it goes out, it'd be nice if we could see a little of Frieren, the character's, legacy being her collection of "useless" spells -- in a future where combat becomes less and less of a concern. |
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tintor2
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At least I'm confident that season 2 will be good but I'm not sure much of this review Madhouse will adapt.
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