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Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
Frieren rap battled the Demon King to death.

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Centzon Totochtin
Jan 2, 2009
https://twitter.com/tunaplus_c/status/1773644662231765396?s=19

They finished it

Snowglobe of Doom
Mar 30, 2012

sucks to be right
Frieren bullet hell shooter: https://bullethellmaker.itch.io/frieren-shooter

GateOfD
Jan 31, 2023

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 29 days!)

1 week since the end of S1 Frieren

Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?
https://twitter.com/artist_artorias/status/1773825439703642341?t=NDcTml1mZ0x-GnVg1iFG5w&s=19

Frieren shares its DNA with Shrek and Witcher

MonsterEnvy
Feb 4, 2012

Shocked I tell you
They did a little music video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0d2uEQJbXs

Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?
https://twitter.com/niwaka05/status/1774391628204998690?t=iciyBIcDQJuhAA3GybmruA&s=19

Sapozhnik
Jan 2, 2005

Nap Ghost
https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/117227065

GOOD JOB
#Frieren at the Funeral, #フェルン, #フリーレン

Irony Be My Shield
Jul 29, 2012

Finally caught up. Wasn't sure about the switch to a chuunin exam-style arc but I liked it in the end, especailly the third test. The Übel scene was particularly good because it was like, "yeah I know you're imagining cutting me in half right now, what else is there to say".

Takoluka
Jun 26, 2009

Don't look at me!



AlternateNu posted:

Frieren not holding a giant hamburg steak or a plushy treasure chest is fail.

Catching up on this thread after finally finishing it, and I disagree with this. I think it is fantastic that Frieren is now associated with the Costco hot dog, and I hope that eventually it goes both ways.

TwoPair
Mar 28, 2010

Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta
Grimey Drawer
Since the final episode came out, I finished watching the dub and it's one of the best dubs I've heard around and I strongly suggest you try it if you wanna give the show a rewatch. The only thing that that I could even complain about is that Denken's voice was higher than the sub and that threw me but you get used to it pretty quick. the MVP though is definitely Jordan Dash Cruz as Stark though.

https://twitter.com/ctlovesanime/status/1718036493628031235

TwoPair fucked around with this message at 05:12 on Apr 7, 2024

rio
Mar 20, 2008

I just marathoned this in three nights - my daughter mentioned to me since I’ve been out of the loop with anime for a while even though I used to be really into it.

It was so drat good and I’m so sad it’s over. It’s right up there with all the obvious “best anime” choices and might even be the best, personally, because it seems to target people past a certain age who have seen loved ones come and go, and felt like they could have done more for those people. It’s a great theme.

Even if that weren’t the case, the story is great, the pacing is great (I don’t know if anything that is all action based would hold my interest these days and the combination of slice of life, fantasy and action was perfect, the music is great and goddamn the animation was good.

My main dilemma now is if I read ahead into the manga. I started reading it tonight and intend to read up to where the anime ended (haven’t read a manga in longer than I hadn’t seen an anime start to finish), but I loved going into the anime blind; I didn’t even know what it was about before watching really. If/when there is a season 2 I’m sure I would enjoy experiencing it like that, but I don’t know if I’m patient enough to wait years for the second season. But I hear the “best arc” would be in season 2.

I’m just really glad to have experienced something so good, but I wish there were more of it. Better than too much of something and watching it fall off but I got so attached to the show.

Doodles
Apr 14, 2001
Welcome to the dilemma of all anime-only fans for the series. I started with the manga so I'm past it, but I have the same issue with "The Apothcary Diaries." At least that one is coming back next year so i can try to hold off.

Sapozhnik
Jan 2, 2005

Nap Ghost
if I never actually watch the final episode then is the series really over?

chiasaur11
Oct 22, 2012



Sapozhnik posted:

if I never actually watch the final episode then is the series really over?

Then how will you be ready when it starts up again?

Rand Brittain
Mar 25, 2013

"Go on until you're stopped."
I feel like if you watch the last episode it will give you good advice for dealing with this exact situation.

rio
Mar 20, 2008

Rand Brittain posted:

I feel like if you watch the last episode it will give you good advice for dealing with this exact situation.

I felt personally called out by the end of that episode

Boogalo
Jul 8, 2012

Meep Meep




I can't think of a more perfect final episode other than like, cowboy bebop or something.

I will stay strong and not read the manga.

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute

Boogalo posted:

I can't think of a more perfect final episode other than like, cowboy bebop or something.

I will stay strong and not read the manga.

:hmmyes:

Doodles
Apr 14, 2001

rio posted:

I felt personally called out by the end of that episode

We all were. It's subtle, but if you stop just when Himmel says "Tearful goodbyes aren't our style." the way his pupil is positioned shows he isn't looking at Frieren.

He's looking at us.

Hunt11
Jul 24, 2013

Grimey Drawer
It has been two weeks and I still can't believe just how good the season one ending is.

idonotlikepeas
May 29, 2010

This reasoning is possible for forums user idonotlikepeas!

Doodles posted:

We all were. It's subtle, but if you stop just when Himmel says "Tearful goodbyes aren't our style." the way his pupil is positioned shows he isn't looking at Frieren.

He's looking at us.



By gum!

Qtotonibudinibudet
Nov 7, 2011



Omich poluyobok, skazhi ty narkoman? ya prosto tozhe gde to tam zhivu, mogli by vmeste uyobyvat' narkotiki

TwoPair posted:

Since the final episode came out, I finished watching the dub and it's one of the best dubs I've heard around and I strongly suggest you try it if you wanna give the show a rewatch. The only thing that that I could even complain about is that Denken's voice was higher than the sub and that threw me but you get used to it pretty quick. the MVP though is definitely Jordan Dash Cruz as Stark though.

really? i found it very hit or miss. stark is good but frieren sounds like she recorded all her lines solo without much direction

this may be one of those cases where i dont pick up on tone in japanese VA as well and don't notice how deadpan the JP VA is also

Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?
Pretty much all dubbing work is recorded solo. It's rare to have roundtable audio recording sessions for anime due to scheduling and studio locations.

Nihilarian
Oct 2, 2013


Qtotonibudinibudet posted:

frieren sounds like she recorded all her lines solo
very on brand for frieren

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
I have been singing the praises of dub Stark since he showed up and am glad everyone appreciates him. He is a star.

Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?
I don't mind Eisen's dub voice but I can't hear Chris Guerrero in any dub without hearing his Dragon Ball Abridged Dr. Gero or Cooler voices.

Sankara
Jul 18, 2008


Just watched all this over the past week. I really enjoyed it!

rio
Mar 20, 2008

Doodles posted:

We all were. It's subtle, but if you stop just when Himmel says "Tearful goodbyes aren't our style." the way his pupil is positioned shows he isn't looking at Frieren.

He's looking at us.

Oh poo poo :aaaaa:

I really liked the dub too and thought Frieren’s VA sounded great. In the first episode, especially after not having watched anime for a while expecting something totally different and more cliche sounding, I was like wtf is this adult mom flat delivery voice coming out of this small elf.

But it didn’t take long to warm up to it, and by the end I couldn’t imagine a better casting choice. I thought the sound and delivery really suited the character. Everyone did a great job, really (Stark was certainly a standout but I really liked Fern’s voice too). My only concern is however many years it takes to get to season 2, can they get the same VAs back again. I hope so.

I do really wish VAs could interact with one another during recording in some way, but I doubt that will happen any time soon.

TwoPair
Mar 28, 2010

Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta
Grimey Drawer

rio posted:

I do really wish VAs could interact with one another during recording in some way, but I doubt that will happen any time soon.

As I understand it that really only happens in Japan (and sometimes in America for like, The Simpsons or some Disney productions) mainly because there's time for animation teams to go back and make small tweaks if, like, Luffy's VA can't realistically finish a sentence before the character's off-screen. But for anime dubs, stuff is pretty much set in stone. They basically can't bother trying to all record together because everyone has to do multiple takes to hit the lip flaps of the character they're voicing. Also because voice acting's a clinically underpaid gig so everybody has to go do lines for any other shows/games/etc they're doing and/or go to their other jobs to keep bread on the table.

Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?
Concentrating recording studios in New York, California and Texas also limits opportunities to get multiple VAs in the same room at the same time. The pandemic saw a lot more remote recording from home studios which does increase the variety of voice actors but it doesn't fix the scheduling difficulties.

christmas boots
Oct 15, 2012

To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
🇺🇸America🦅, I love you 🥰but you're freaking 💦me 😳out
Biscuit Hider
I'm not looking for manga spoilers, but one thing I'm curious to see is whether Stark gets better at judging his strength relative to his opponents or if he keeps inadvertently drawing out his fights because he assumes they're way stronger than he is only to one-shot them almost by accident.

GloomMouse
Mar 6, 2007

He can tank mad Fern blows so he's basically invincible. Still funny how wizards have to do exams but Stark gets taught by learned masters completely unprompted while hanging around town.

GloomMouse fucked around with this message at 11:45 on Apr 11, 2024

GateOfD
Jan 31, 2023

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 29 days!)

who knows, there might be a Warriors Guild as well, just that they didn't need to interact with them just to enter a territory.

Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?
My takeaway from the anime is that the North is in a state of being permafucked and the Mage association is generally of the mind "sucks to be you, hope youve got a 1st Class Mage escort" if you weren't lucky enough to be south of the border when the demons got organized.

TwoPair
Mar 28, 2010

Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta
Grimey Drawer

Arc Hammer posted:

My takeaway from the anime is that the North is in a state of being permafucked and the Mage association is generally of the mind "sucks to be you, hope youve got a 1st Class Mage escort" if you weren't lucky enough to be south of the border when the demons got organized.

It is hilarious (and kinda badass) that according to Wirbel's story in the alst episode, apparently the demons really started acting up after Himmel died. Like even as a short old man most of them were like "dude just stick to the woods and eat animals or something, that dude who killed the Demon King could still be out there!"

GateOfD
Jan 31, 2023

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 29 days!)

That fucker is Himmel. I once saw him kill 3 demons in a bar with a pencil.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

ドーナツダメ!

TwoPair posted:

It is hilarious (and kinda badass) that according to Wirbel's story in the alst episode, apparently the demons really started acting up after Himmel died. Like even as a short old man most of them were like "dude just stick to the woods and eat animals or something, that dude who killed the Demon King could still be out there!"

Everyone knows it was the Umbral Dragon Horn. When he gave it back to Frieren, don't think the demons didn't notice.

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.

GateOfD posted:

That fucker is Himmel. I once saw him kill 3 demons in a bar with a pencil.

Didn't even muss his hair. And it was real good hair.

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Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?
https://twitter.com/Crunchyroll/status/1778905999593660828?t=9d2VEEjC_Kz5rQTsNXSLBQ&s=19

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