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Jan 13, 2024 6:51 AM
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Nov 2023
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a really great adaptation of one of my fav manga , really worth watching
Jan 13, 2024 7:02 AM

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The first part was better. Explanation of magic ranks and so on. The latter part was boring and didn't give anything... this is so slow.. now another episode for catching a bird then second and third test? I would rather see how Fern and others are doing...
they will never get to that place with ghosts..
(づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´。✪ω✪。`)

I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P

I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;)
Jan 13, 2024 8:19 AM

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Exam arcs are pretty great for the rapid introduction of cool characters with unique abilities. Catching a hyperfast bird is going to be an interesting endeavor!
Jan 13, 2024 8:28 AM

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Hmm okay jumping right into the magic exam. For some reason I figured the actual exam wouldn't start till the next episode, but I'm here for it. Pretty cool first round. Of course the bird had to have something very unique about it else it would be too easy. I suspect this arc will be at least as long as the Aura one. Probably not till the end of the season. That other elf from the intro has to show up eventually.
Jan 13, 2024 8:43 AM
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Jan 2024
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Given introduction to new characters.Have much hype.
Jan 13, 2024 9:28 AM

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A new arc begins! Looks like it's gonna be really fun!
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Jan 13, 2024 10:28 AM
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Nov 2023
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it was a preety sweet ep !
Jan 13, 2024 10:29 AM

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I didn't care much for the new characters but damn.. this episode gave off some ol school Naruto Chunin exams.

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But my feels.
Jan 13, 2024 11:05 AM

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Kanne just seems like a typical anime girl changing the pace into a typical anime, I'm not sure if that's a good idea.
@Hikinekomori I wouldn't go selling Kanne short.
Jan 13, 2024 1:00 PM

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Jan 2020
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this episode felt different, like I was watching Hunter x Hunter
Jan 13, 2024 1:02 PM

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Mar 2017
124
This episode made me realise that I really want more returning characters in Frieren
Jan 13, 2024 1:04 PM
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Reply to ProofByColor
Hmm okay jumping right into the magic exam. For some reason I figured the actual exam wouldn't start till the next episode, but I'm here for it. Pretty cool first round. Of course the bird had to have something very unique about it else it would be too easy. I suspect this arc will be at least as long as the Aura one. Probably not till the end of the season. That other elf from the intro has to show up eventually.
ProofByColor said:
Hmm okay jumping right into the magic exam. For some reason I figured the actual exam wouldn't start till the next episode, but I'm here for it. Pretty cool first round. Of course the bird had to have something very unique about it else it would be too easy. I suspect this arc will be at least as long as the Aura one. Probably not till the end of the season. That other elf from the intro has to show up eventually.
This would be first long arc that would continue until the end of this season
Each stage of exam would be it own 3-4 ep mini arc
Jan 13, 2024 1:44 PM

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We're doing HxH now?
Jan 13, 2024 1:56 PM

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Apr 2022
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This is definitely my least favorite episode in the series so far. By which I don't even mean it's bad, it's still good and entertaining, but it does lack a lot of the things I watch this show for.


  • it lacks the nice interplay of past and present and the wistfulness that accompanies it as Frieren realizes the full extent of the passage of time;
  • it lacks the really fun character interactions between the main cast to a large degree, because so much of the episode simply does not have them at all (and don't get me wrong, the new characters are still fun, but they obviously don't measure up to Fern and Stark);
  • it lacks the great sense of visiting a new place and learning to understand it and its customs, and a little bit more about the world of the show, because the bulk of this takes place in one location, which was mostly almost entirely explained previously;
  • in terms of the overall plot, this entire venture feels like a bit of an unnecessary side trip so far


Now that's not to say the episode was bad, it was still good, I enjoyed a lot of it (Frieren getting half the view of the sky was hilarious, I loved the return of the antique locket, Frieden's expressions at her teammates' behaviour were great), but it's not Frieren good for me.

Hopefully this was just setup for some better episodes in the coming weeks.
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Jan 13, 2024 2:22 PM

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Sep 2013
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Excited for the exams and new characters
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Jan 13, 2024 4:58 PM

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Dec 2015
136
The way she wore that necklace at around 8:50 funny as hell
Jan 13, 2024 7:47 PM

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Great episode. I hope we'll get to see Frieren flex a bit in front of the other mages.
It's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.
Jan 13, 2024 8:00 PM
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Capable Girls need to stop arguing and listen.
Jan 13, 2024 9:12 PM

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There was a demon that lived in the air. They said whoever challenged him would die. Their controls would freeze up, their planes would buffet wildly, and they would disintegrate. The demon lived at Mach 1 on the meter, seven hundred and fifty miles an hour, where the air could no longer move out of the way. He lived behind a barrier through which they said no man could ever pass. They called it the sound barrier.

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Is there a reason the stille is orange or is that just a coincidence?

Jan 13, 2024 11:04 PM
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Oct 2019
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Yoooo.. It's the HUNTER EXAM!!


Yeahh we all know the green hair girl gonna be the problematic one, makes me worried about Fern.
Jan 14, 2024 12:00 AM

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Kraft!! Good to see him again. Laughed a little too hard at the super sonic bird lol

I love exams. Always great to see how our characters compare to others.
Jan 14, 2024 5:57 AM
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Oct 2021
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New opening and new characters are introduce here
Jan 14, 2024 7:49 AM
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Jan 2024
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very good
a masterpiece like alwys
Jan 14, 2024 10:40 AM

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Time for the chunin exam arc.

I guess Stark won't be around much for this arc, which is kind of a shame since I was enjoying the intereactions between him and Fern.

Got a bunch of new mages introduced, I think Ubel is probably the most interesting of the bunch. Though Kanne and Lawine are pretty entertaining.
Jan 14, 2024 11:58 AM
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Dec 2023
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Amazing!!! The sad part was that it ended.
Jan 14, 2024 5:20 PM

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Jan 2011
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i thought the previous 3 episodes werent particularly interesting but this one was really good, most of the new characters look cool
Jan 14, 2024 8:24 PM
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Aug 2023
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absolutely masterpiece
Jan 14, 2024 9:48 PM
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Dec 2022
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Scene at 22:01 was great
Jan 14, 2024 10:44 PM
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Jan 2024
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introduced some really good characters
Jan 14, 2024 11:02 PM
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Oct 2018
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Things that stood out to me in this episode. One. Frieren couldn't see the sky fully because of Ferns', uh, growth. Two. That old man looked like he nearly had a heart attack when he saw Frierens' necklace. Three. We got to see Kraft again. Yay! And Ubel is as interesting as I remember her. Four. Frieren has been paired as a calm grandmother with two bickering grandchildren.
Also, that bird was fast, Dang!
Jan 14, 2024 11:48 PM
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Nov 2023
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as good as i think, always masterpiece
Jan 15, 2024 3:56 AM
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Apr 2021
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All episodes are good to watch
Jan 15, 2024 7:50 AM
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starts the mahou test!!!
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Jan 15, 2024 8:01 AM
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Dec 2021
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The beginning of a great arc! I hope we get to have more of a glimpse at Frieren true Power!
I also think the form of exam is really intersting, not an outright battle but something where a stretegy is needed and Frieren experience can rallye seine.
Jan 15, 2024 8:06 PM
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May 2023
3
Nice introduction to new arc
Jan 16, 2024 6:24 AM
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Sep 2021
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So frieren & fern enter the 1st class mage magic exam because it's an important criterion to meet if frieren, stark & fern need to travel the northern lands.
Jan 16, 2024 11:18 AM
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Jan 2024
5
Top 3 episode so far imo
Jan 16, 2024 1:12 PM

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The beginning of a great arc! I hope we get to have more of a glimpse at Frieren true Power!
I also think the form of exam is really intersting, not an outright battle but something where a stretegy is needed and Frieren experience can rallye seine.
@Hog_Rider Well, the form of the exam makes perfect sense if you think about it. Battle against each other as an exam would not make any sense, because competitions and exams are not the same thing. The point of an exam/certification is to show your skills and other measured qualities are above a certain fixed threshold. Logically that would not depend on the other people taking the exam.
Jan 16, 2024 7:13 PM
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Krasivo i kassno ochen'
Jan 16, 2024 11:22 PM
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Awsome.........
Jan 17, 2024 4:20 AM
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Apr 2018
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Really good start to the exam arc!
Jan 17, 2024 10:32 PM

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The First Class-Mage Exam arc is underway as the group heads to the Kuhl region in the town of AuBerst, and Frieren finds a way to make use of her mana...though she DID see that Fern has developed in many ways than one that she could see "half the sky" lols.

Ubel the Mage and Kraft the Monk nearby an area where bandits have been looting, the former is also on the way to the Continental Magic Association to sign up for the exam, which Frieren got a free pass from a professor who understood the holy emblem necklace that she wore, but that Himmel and the Hero Party could not recognize as a sign of her being a mage. For Fern, she's at least 3rd class, and according to Frieren, literally no one has passed the exams ever since, leading to a shortage of mages for years on end.

As the day of the exam arrives, there were notables like Fern and troublemakers like Ubel, and so is Frieren learning how to use her mana in a very long while. In her 2nd group, there are two candidates of 3rd class mages Lawine and Kanne in-fighting amongst each other like buddies, and Fern is stuck with Ubel and somebody else. The first test in Grube Basin to capture the Stille bird with their assigned cage (while having the smug face between their fighting), they are not easy to obtain with their speed of sound. Both Lawine and Kanne's teamwork is impressive, but as long as they're fighting, they will not be able to work together and get the Stille. Kanne however was not careful and almost got caught by a monster, which Frieren saved her out of trouble.

Lawine and Kanne's strained relationship may be there, but their synergy is pretty much perfect, if they worked in unison.
Jan 17, 2024 11:22 PM

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Laughed harder than I should at the little gag over Fern's breasts.

Damn that was one big monster bird thing
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Jan 18, 2024 6:46 AM
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Interested to see how it will continue to play out.
Jan 18, 2024 9:59 AM
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Oct 2022
174
This might be the weakest episode yet; however, that doesn't mean it's bad. I'm curious to how they're going to develop a plot from this ark on Frieren's side
Jan 18, 2024 9:54 PM
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May 2021
354
also watched this one quite late why are the birds so smashable idk what im saying. fern cute sex mod pls
Jan 19, 2024 4:16 AM
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Excited to see these new characters in action, I suppose we get a taster in the new op
Jan 19, 2024 6:57 AM

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I love Kanne, she's cute and I'm curious to know more about her !
Jan 19, 2024 2:50 PM

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There was a wholesome story, and they added anime-like character wearing anime-like clothings. Why? When I want to watch loli isekai, i watch loli isekai, not Frieren ><
Jan 19, 2024 3:15 PM
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76
That ep felt way too short and ended very abruptly and caught me off guard....
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