Ronin Council: Frieren Beyond Journey's End - Season 1 Review

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One of the hottest anime to take the 2023 anime season by storm was "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End". It is a story about a nigh-immortal elf who has already finished her hero's journey and now roams the world collecting magical items and learning about humans. The story has been praised for its subtle and restrained take on the Shonen/Fantasy category. I can't help myself but have a little bit of a contrary take on it but as always I do my best to articulate what I think the truth about the anime is and why. A returning guest, "Kranberri Jam" who appeared on the Yuuki Yuna podcast is accompanying me. If you have seen the anime or read the manga I am really curious about what you think. Sometimes I feel crazy for having the opinion that I do. 00:02:43 k.General Thoughts 00:05:58 m.Breath of Fresh Air? 00:15:18 m.Positives of the Anime 00:17:21 m.Breath of Fresh Air? Cont. 00:26:25 m.Frieren vs LOTR 00:30:41 m.Frieren Criticisms 00:34:48 m.Can "Subtlety" Go Too Far? 00:47:55 m.The Message of the Anime 00:49:17 m.The Meta Commentary of Frieren 00:56:03 m.Contrasting Two Scenes. Good and Bad. 00:58:35 m.The Two Faces of Frieren 00:59:22 m.Ubel Simps 01:03:35 m.Frieren Is Animated Pot 01:06:50 k.Theme: Regret 01:16:24 m.Why Frieren is Unrelatable 01:21:25 m.Why Himmel Is One of the Best Characters 01:43:14 k.Theme: Magic As An Expression of the Self 01:49:38 m.Iyashikei in Frieren 01:58:56 Shout Outs Join The Exiles Network discord to discuss these topics with Millennial Mike and the rest of the Exiles and Ronin crew! Discord: https://discord.gg/GSTHg2tZ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExilesNet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheExilesNetwork Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoninCouncil HOST ~Millennial Mike~ Vero: Vero.co/MillennialMike GUEST ~Kranberri Jam~ https://linktr.ee/kranberrijam