[LinearPhilosopher]

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 17 April 2025 - 07:21 AM, said:

We're fairly new to anime - I don't suppose anyone who's seen it could recommend anything with a similar vibe to Frieren for us to try?

Hmmm...

I think chance above nailed it. Though for Kino's journey i'd specify you'd want the original series. The remake for whatever reason had a completely different focus.


Just to expand
Mushishi> chill show about a guy who deals with errant spirits.

Kino's Journey> Show about someone who travels to different countries, and each country has a WILD variance in terms of culture and technology.

Spice and wolf: Medieval economics with a fox girl.

Beyond that, nothing really comes to mind as Frieren is quite a unique flavor of anime.

If you wanted just fantasy anime... I'd have to think on it as theres definetly good fantasy out there but there's also tons of garbage.

This post has been edited by LinearPhilosopher: 19 April 2025 - 12:15 PM

[D'rek]

Chance, on 19 April 2025 - 11:29 AM, said:

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 17 April 2025 - 07:21 AM, said:

We're fairly new to anime - I don't suppose anyone who's seen it could recommend anything with a similar vibe to Frieren for us to try?

Frieren is fairly unique but there are a couple of older anime that give of something of the same vibe Mushishi, Kino's Journey and Spice and Wolf comes to mind.

I disagree with all of these

Good shows, they just don't feel at all similar to Frieren to me.

[Chance]

D, on 19 April 2025 - 09:45 PM, said:

I disagree with all of these

Good shows, they just don't feel at all similar to Frieren to me.

I guess it depends on what we find compelling about Frieren.

Is it a cosy journey? Is it the sometimes over the top basically bog standard shounen action? Is it the interplay between characters? Is it basically some of the characters growing up? Is it Frieren's own perspective due to her long life?

Depending on what we find compelling with it I guess different things will seem closest. The recommendations above are basically all low action journeys with rather unique perspectives being offered. Seems kinda similar to me but I'm ok with dissent

LinearPhilosopher, on 19 April 2025 - 12:13 PM, said:

If you wanted just fantasy anime... I'd have to think on it as theres definetly good fantasy out there but there's also tons of garbage.

Even thought I found Frieren one of the best recent anime series (good enough that I devoured the manga directly after finishing and can recommend it), I think an argument could be made that Frieren shares a lot of DNA with modern anime standard fantasy fair of the more towards garbage part of the spectrum. But is elevated by a unique perspective from Frieren's side and a well written take my time cosy journey that is a joy to follow. Many of the other parts are however rather generic and typical of the genre.

This post has been edited by Chance: 19 April 2025 - 11:20 PM

[Tsundoku]

Watched S1 and 2 of Solo Leveling. Not bad. Will watch more.

Although I fear it may go into DBZ power-creep territory. Like many more anime/manga. Hopefully it won't get out of hand.

One Punch Man however, takes the piss out of all that quite well.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: Yesterday, 12:07 AM

[Tsundoku]

Started Frieren. It's slow and not much action-wise, so why am I still watching it?

There's even a wiki map:

https://frieren.fand.../Map:World_Map?

I love maps, following the story, ok? Don't judge me.