[QuickTidal]

Maark Abbott, on 16 January 2026 - 08:52 PM, said:

FRIEREN IS BACK WE ARE SO BACK PEAK HAS RETURNED

So on my re-watch of S1 in prep for S2 (I'm waiting for the dub to drop), I noticed some things I didn't notice the first time I watched cause I'm an idiot.

Spoiler

1. Frieren is wearing Flamme's earrings. That's such a nice nod to her former master.
2. I think there is some other reason why Freiren is collecting the "fake" Flamme grimoires...just one we don't know yet. If Frieren is anything, she's calculating and nothing she does is wasted.
3. I don't think we're done with Seine, I think he's going to find his buddy and then we will see him again.
4. I don't trust Serie as far as I can fucking throw her.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 27 January 2026 - 12:40 PM

[D'rek]

QuickTidal, on 27 January 2026 - 12:39 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 16 January 2026 - 08:52 PM, said:

FRIEREN IS BACK WE ARE SO BACK PEAK HAS RETURNED

So on my re-watch of S1 in prep for S2 (I'm waiting for the dub to drop), I noticed some things I didn't notice the first time I watched cause I'm an idiot.

Spoiler

1. Frieren is wearing Flamme's earrings. That's such a nice nod to her former master.
2. I think there is some other reason why Freiren is collecting the "fake" Flamme grimoires...just one we don't know yet. If Frieren is anything, she's calculating and nothing she does is wasted.
3. I don't think we're done with Seine, I think he's going to find his buddy and then we will see him again.
4. I don't trust Serie as far as I can fucking throw her.

Spoiler

1 - when Fern eventually dies Frieren will probably start wearing her butterfly hair clip or bracelet

3 - I could definitely see him coming back for a few episodes as a coincidental re-encounter, but I don't think he'd stick around. I also think it's completely valid we never see him again, too, though. There are lots of stories we've already come across about how other characters are out there completely living their own entire adventures that we do not necessarily ever get the whole story to. E.g. the Hero of the South got mentioned a couple times in season 1 and now we just got a bit more of his story, but I doubt we'll ever get more of it. And the elf-priest guy whose name I forget, we only see a little snapshot of who he is now but the statues of him indicate he was once a great hero with his own epic tale long ago that we'll simply never know.

[QuickTidal]

D, on 27 January 2026 - 04:34 PM, said:

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Spoiler

1 - when Fern eventually dies Frieren will probably start wearing her butterfly hair clip or bracelet

Ugh, this would reduce me to a sobbing mess...therefore I expect it to happen

3 - I could definitely see him coming back for a few episodes as a coincidental re-encounter, but I don't think he'd stick around. I also think it's completely valid we never see him again, too, though. There are lots of stories we've already come across about how other characters are out there completely living their own entire adventures that we do not necessarily ever get the whole story to. E.g. the Hero of the South got mentioned a couple times in season 1 and now we just got a bit more of his story, but I doubt we'll ever get more of it. And the elf-priest guy whose name I forget, we only see a little snapshot of who he is now but the statues of him indicate he was once a great hero with his own epic tale long ago that we'll simply never know.

Totally fair. It may be that I just really liked him overall and wishful thinking for sure.

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[Maark Abbott]

Abyss, on 19 January 2026 - 04:19 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 16 January 2026 - 08:52 PM, said:

FRIEREN IS BACK WE ARE SO BACK PEAK HAS RETURNED

so let me ask you Maark... ive watched the first few eps of S1, it's all very chill, low action, low energy drama, F wanders around staring at her dying mortal friends and reminiscing at getting stuck in mimics... it's cute, it's well done, but doesn't grab me because bluntly no one is fighting anything. Does this pick up the pace or is the tone consistent throughout?

The whole theme is her life after the great adventure to defeat the demon king has ended. The pace is glacial. A lot of the story comes from her taking in one of her old party's proteges (and then a second later) and mentoring them. There are heavy parallels to the Andii in her being a very long lived person, and how that shapes her interactions with a world much faster than her people are. There are action sequences that go hard (she is approximately on par with a lot of Malazan mages on the power scale) but these are the seasoning on the main dish which is how does an elf who has an extremely long lifespan deal with the mortality of her companions.

[QuickTidal]

Maark Abbott, on 28 January 2026 - 08:30 AM, said:

Abyss, on 19 January 2026 - 04:19 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 16 January 2026 - 08:52 PM, said:

FRIEREN IS BACK WE ARE SO BACK PEAK HAS RETURNED

so let me ask you Maark... ive watched the first few eps of S1, it's all very chill, low action, low energy drama, F wanders around staring at her dying mortal friends and reminiscing at getting stuck in mimics... it's cute, it's well done, but doesn't grab me because bluntly no one is fighting anything. Does this pick up the pace or is the tone consistent throughout?

The whole theme is her life after the great adventure to defeat the demon king has ended. The pace is glacial. A lot of the story comes from her taking in one of her old party's proteges (and then a second later) and mentoring them. There are heavy parallels to the Andii in her being a very long lived person, and how that shapes her interactions with a world much faster than her people are. There are action sequences that go hard (she is approximately on par with a lot of Malazan mages on the power scale) but these are the seasoning on the main dish which is how does an elf who has an extremely long lifespan deal with the mortality of her companions.

Yep, even the Magic Exam arc has action (SOLID action too), but it's filtered through all the main and new characters and how they interact with Frieren.

Also Abyss, there its an action sequence about midway through S1 that was just amazing start to finish and lasted at least two episodes.

[Maark Abbott]

Aura... write a BL manhwa series.

[QuickTidal]

Started FATE STAY NIGHT: UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS (advised to start here by multiple lists online)...and I like it...but I don't like it due to the MC (Shirou), I like it because Rin Tosaka is one of the best Tsundere's I've ever seen...she's a badass. I know this is her "route" so it's focusing on her a little more than Saber or anyone else...but I'm still into it. The fights are good, and the other characters are fun.

Anyways, solid daily watch now that I'm done the Railgun/Magic series.

I've heard it's based on a visual novel, but I have zero interest in that, so I'll stick with the anime.

[QuickTidal]

QuickTidal, on 02 February 2026 - 04:21 PM, said:

Started FATE STAY NIGHT: UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS (advised to start here by multiple lists online)...and I like it...but I don't like it due to the MC (Shirou), I like it because Rin Tosaka is one of the best Tsundere's I've ever seen...she's a badass. I know this is her "route" so it's focusing on her a little more than Saber or anyone else...but I'm still into it. The fights are good, and the other characters are fun.

Anyways, solid daily watch now that I'm done the Railgun/Magic series.

I've heard it's based on a visual novel, but I have zero interest in that, so I'll stick with the anime.

Finished all 24 eps of this...Rin Touhsaka is still my fave character, and may be one of my fave anime characters ever.

Bur yeah, this was solid most of the way through. The tempo shifts in the back 12 eps to feature more action, but that's fine. I liked how it ended, and I'm glad we got a calm epilogue episode of "Where are they now".

Next up, the three FATE STAY NIGHT HEAVEN'S FALL movies, which I believe are Sakura's route and are much more psychological...so I'm looking fwd to them. Beyond that I don't have much interest in the original DEEN show from the mid-2000's (which is Saber's route), I'll just read up on it, and then I'll do FATE ZERO, and after that GRAND ORDER.

[Abyss]

Netflix' RECORD OF RAGNAROK. k wow this is bad. bad story, bad animation, bad voicework, bad character design. i'm assuming this was done on the super-cheap somewhere with unpaid third world child labour and Netflix paid near nothing for it because i can't see any other reason why it would exist let alone get three seasons.

I need a high action cartoon in my rotation, but the search continues.

[D'rek]

Abyss, on 10 February 2026 - 03:50 PM, said:

Netflix' RECORD OF RAGNAROK. k wow this is bad. bad story, bad animation, bad voicework, bad character design. i'm assuming this was done on the super-cheap somewhere with unpaid third world child labour and Netflix paid near nothing for it because i can't see any other reason why it would exist let alone get three seasons.

I need a high action cartoon in my rotation, but the search continues.

Yeah there's a lot of cheaply-made garbage slideshow shows out there. I don't think they're even outsourced to other countries/places, it's just the cheapest studio in Tokyo that makes the lowest bid to produce it and the publisher/execs who happily agree without caring that the last ten shows made by that studio/team was also an ugly slideshow.

Some quality action-heavy stuff you could try if the synopsis of any of these sound good to you:

Akudama Drive
Outlaw Star
Blood Blockade Battlefront aka Kekkai Sensen
Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (has some crummy CGI but charming and mostly looks good)
Gunsmith Cats (short)
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (unfortunately has no proper ending but the 2 seasons are a lot of fun)

[Abyss]

D, on 10 February 2026 - 06:33 PM, said:

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Some quality action-heavy stuff you could try if the synopsis of any of these sound good to you:

Akudama Drive
Outlaw Star
Blood Blockade Battlefront aka Kekkai Sensen
Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (has some crummy CGI but charming and mostly looks good)
Gunsmith Cats (short)
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (unfortunately has no proper ending but the 2 seasons are a lot of fun)

Ty D! I'll check my streamers and have a look.

In a fit of nostalgia i initially went looking for Lodoss War and Escaflowne without success.

Was considering Full Metal Alchemist or a Gundam run, but those are more recent watches and not as tempting. Almost started Ghost In the Machine SAC, but it's just not high action enough for what i'm craving.

[Maark Abbott]

Abyss, on 10 February 2026 - 07:15 PM, said:

D, on 10 February 2026 - 06:33 PM, said:

...
Some quality action-heavy stuff you could try if the synopsis of any of these sound good to you:

Akudama Drive
Outlaw Star
Blood Blockade Battlefront aka Kekkai Sensen
Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (has some crummy CGI but charming and mostly looks good)
Gunsmith Cats (short)
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (unfortunately has no proper ending but the 2 seasons are a lot of fun)

Ty D! I'll check my streamers and have a look.

In a fit of nostalgia i initially went looking for Lodoss War and Escaflowne without success.

Was considering Full Metal Alchemist or a Gundam run, but those are more recent watches and not as tempting. Almost started Ghost In the Machine SAC, but it's just not high action enough for what i'm craving.

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