That's just. This was a quick top line video to hopefully bring new people on board to watching Frieren. I wonder if anyone has create a long video essay on this.

There is a nearly 3 hours video of a German dude looking like Dr. Who who goes over every German word in the first cour and what they may mean poetically 😜@@itsanimel

Thats pretty sick ! I love that

​@@itsanimel Please show more clickbait to enhance your personalitits, personality!

True words fellow sword and sorcery reader ;) Also Old Man Voll did hit hard.

Older too. Frieren, well, I understand her. My regrets aren’t centuries ago, but long enough that I’d have done something differently with hindsight. Time passes faster and faster, and there’s nothing that can change that. Frieren feeds on our empathy, whether we realize it or not.

If you enjoyed beserk I highly recomend vinland saga. It a moder master peace for me

@@koladearasanmi2005 I watched the first few Vinland Saga episodes. Its pretty good. Thanks for the recommendation.

This question is valid as well. Perhaps something to discuss on another video ? We should often question things especially if they have been sitting on top for so long. a shift in ranking is good for the times

In short, it's the perfect recommendation if anyone asks. It's not the best....but good enough to be on the forefront of anyone's mind. To summarize it, very good story, good animation(even today, i think), some nostalgia and the fandom just spamming 10/10 xD

@@MASTERCRAFT938 short and simple, yes. Agreed hahaha.

While you have a point, that isn't entirely true and certainly the spamming 10s and 1s isn't as big of a thing as people might think, if you look at the statistics of the scores, as there are plenty of 1s spammed onto FMA:B as well. I am speaking with bias, as FMA:B has been my favorite for long years, however, I have rewatched it 4-5 times in different stages of my life. To me, this is the perfect embodiment of anime and what anime should be like. I honestly couldn't see a more captivating and all-around well done series that just makes me say "this is perfect". Until Frieren came of course, which is a show that I was thinking that it'd be overhyped (as friends were hyping me too much about it before it even started getting adapted - they read manga, I don't), however it came to me as a surprise how good it really is. As FMA:B is my longlasting favorite, I must say that Frieren deserves #1, but I don't believe FMA:B deserves to be called mediocre. It is a show that is solid from start to end, with an amazing story (in my opinion), no fillers, and no downgrades in quality either of storytelling or animation throughout the whole anime (which is quite rare for a show of that length). It is dark and heavy, it is light, it is fun, it is serious, sad, and happy, and so on. It has all those moments that I believe make it into a very well-rounded experience and delivers all of them in a great manner. While this is subjective and is strictly my opinion, I believe that something that was rated by more than 3 million people with such result is not something that should be underestimated and people have to accept that the majority of people absolutely love it. This is art and I believe there is no true objectivity when it comes to criticism or praise in this medium - there is no right and wrong, everything is up for interpretation. Thus, the only objectivity I can rely on are statistics, and even then - could the accumulated subjectivity of millions of people be considered objective? I don't know. But the fact stands that it is (or well, was) the statistically most enjoyed anime out there. And onto your 1s to any anime that surprasses is - there for sure are people who do that. But with so many voters the extent of their influence to the score is negligible. The actual reason why you observe this is the opposite - the new anime releases and in 2 episodes it gets so overhyped that everyone just spams it with 10s. There have been multiples of animes with amazing, basically absolutely perfect few first episodes, but have not managed to keep that up with the rest of the episodes. So the effect we see here is mostly due to overhyping in the first episodes, while the latter episodes unfortunately prove us wrong and forces people to change their rating. And sometimes it is done just for the memes. I didn't know whether Frieren would stand the test of time, but it does, and it deserves to do it. Most of these animes you mention are ones that were #1 just for a couple of days or a few weeks (few episodes), while they in the beginning of their airing. I call that a fluke, a meme, overhyping, etc. But Frieren (and FMA:B - it has been solid #1 for more than a decade) stands the test of time and to me that is proof enough that it is good enough to be there. And it would be proof for me even if I didn't like it. And of course, let us not forget that one of the main reasons both Frieren and FMA:B are this good and are so highly-rated, is because they were based on stellar mangas with amazing stories, and they were just adapted right. A great adaptation of a great story will take you a long way.

It's #1 because it's still the most beloved in this day and age. Not because of (insert biased take here) reason. I'm not even the biggest FMAB fan and I'm still amused watching the butthurt-ness coming from comments like this.

You're right. Frieren isn't as good.

FMAB is overrated

FMAB is on Frieren's level, but it's because FMAB is already finished.

@sebaxriv1629 Frieren is also finished for now, and the rating on MAL just blew up xD We're saying all this, but at the end of the day, the rating means nothing to me. xD

@@TsuChan_ Says the seasonal anime sloplord.

Yeah, FMAB isn't that good, even FMA2003 is better in every way imo

😂😭 the older anime heads. I suddenly feel very old now but I can see that overall amongst people who are enjoying Frieren

@@itsanimel i think you gotta be a certain level of ancient to truly identify with the whole "I missed the chance to really know that person and now they are gone now' vibe that permeates it. there is a bittersweet heartache I dont think resonates the same way for younger viewers. the older you get, the more people you outlive, the longer that list is

Frieren reminds me of the people (and food, ep. 22) I have lost in my long life. And it lets room for interpretation and fine details @@itsanimel

absolutely not, not even close.

I've seen a few folks mention LOTR and I can really see it now! Appreciate the engagement and glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for supporting the video and channel 🤗

I agree on the aspect on FMAB beginning. It took me a 2nd try as the start doesnt grab the viewer and the plot isn't solid enough for a while. Good insight

It has to do with how FMAM was made, it was made after the original run by only a few short years, it was made with the asumtion you watched the original

You know, I realized that as well. I didn't finish the original and didn't think there was a need. Perhaps there should be a caveat somewhere that maybe the original for the background is worth watching before FMAB.

I appreciate you noticing the name 🙏🏽🙇🏽‍♀️🥹 And yes, the whole story conveys it's themes and tones in subtle matters manners that it makes it more enjoyable for many viewers. And the way it flashes back and forth as a way for us to notice frieren has a new opportunity to re-experience some moments with new people. Not the same, but in new ways

Glad you enjoyed it ! Thanks for watching

I think it’s really sad that Fmab fans are so obsessed with the show. Everyone knows that the no.1 spot was just due to toxic fans bombing everything that got close and as a result i and a lot new watchers jus think it’s mid and oberhyped. It might be top 10 but everyone knows the no.1 spot is just a troll at this point.

Thanks for watching 🙏🏽

How can you not be ? 💕

This happened with Oshi no Ko so that would be the expectation but it's holding pretty tightly still even after 20 aired episodes. I do wonder if this might be the anime that breaks the stagnation on the table. There's enough action to satisfy a general audience

Yes, but wait for the second part of the exam.

The drop will happen when the series finally ends, because the ending is why FMAB is so highly rated. that's where all the 9's become 8's

I'll check these out. 👀

@@itsanimel I also recommend Aquatope on white sand. Most anime I watch are of slice of life Genre. I really hope you like it too.

@@kha30s22 I do actually hahaha. That one has been on my list. My favorite genres are comedy, romance, and slice of life anime

@@itsanimel my favourite genres are slice of life, horror, sci-fi fantasy and romance but if you put the graph it would skew mostly towards slice of life.

I love mob pyscho, but its the type of anime you can play on another monitor while working on something else and not miss much of the show's plot, get from point a to point b, hi-jinks ensue. You can't really do that with a show like Frieren, there is too much you can miss if you don't pay close attention to every scene because sometimes the most important part of a scene in Frieren is what isn't said.

Mob Psycho 100 is an underrated and not as discussed anime. It definitely embodies some more casual aspects of life that I enjoy through mob's lens

I love this perspective. They offer depth and enjoyment in two very different ways. A different flavor for different audiences.

Stop the cap this instant. Lord of the Rings is over 60 years old and has stood the test of time. Frieren is fucking seasonal anime. It's good but it hasn't been out for even a fucking decade. The glazing is insane.

@@Akiraspin You would not be writing this comment if frieren was not in the same league as lotr. the first season without question is of that caliber. You can bury your head in the sand all you want. Plus i dont get this "I NEED TO BE LOYAL" to a franchise. Ha i bet tolkein himself would love Freiren.

That's a good point and further connection to our aspects of human nature. We tend to think we have so much time to do things and live life that we often don't capitalize on living to the fullest or taking chances. Give it a watch! It's a good show regardless of it's ranking.

Slice of life is such a wonderful genre.

The work Madhouse has been doing on this is stellar. Since posting this video, it's just more amazing with each episode. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts !

That is an interesting insight on the community. I haven't really engaged with the Frieren community much so it's interesting to hear that. I hear good things about Mushishi and it's on my list watch because I hear such wonderful things. I understand the aspect of not being to connect with something due to the oversaturation of a certain genre too. I personally might be missing out or disliking some maybe generally liked isekai cause I can't anymore with them. Thanks for sharing your insights and thoughts!

Honestly, the ranking of anime is all subjective to taste at the end of the day and it's just for people to not like things because it just isn't for them. I've got anime that I'll never watch or like no matter how popular. I feel you

@@itsanimel To me, An example for that would be a certain magical index series. It doesn't have big followers but certainly is a good anime( but to say light novels were better).

That’s not a valid answer to “why is _____ rated so high?”

7 still feels high based on how you describe your feelings about it but I can see where people can find generalities in Frieren.

Trying to give it a fair shake and since I watch allot of shows would say in quality it is not below some other shows being released that a 7 seemed like a accurate grade for having some quality but no substance.@@itsanimel

Why in the world would you watch something boring and generic for 15 whole episodes?! I usually only give boring shows like 1-2 episodes tops before moving on to something else. Can you give us a baseline for what you would consider an amazing anime? It might just be that the show probably has more depth than you are used to, no insult intended.

Because a friend was that much into it and like I said I try to be fair or see if it gets better with more episodes or characters in the mix. And your last line of your comment already tells me you seem to be some kind of shill that just not likes that I find the show boring and point out how generic it is. Giving me a dumb line "probably has more depth than you are used to" already is some kind of insult you trying to make. Not sure why you would say something that does not make sense. I feel no need to point out what anime is better if almost the whole top 100 it climbed above probably is good enough to point to since it is damn many shows that are better or less generic or have more depth then a puddle unlike this haha I am old Elf anime.@@cieloscuro88

More depth than ed in the first dozen episodes of fullmetal alchemist characterizing ed as i dont like short jokes and milk on loop.

Hmm?Why not? I think it's pretty special, in thought provoking way.

Tell me you haven't watched Frieren without telling me you watched Frieren. Lol

standard issue smoothbrain-i'm-right-the-rest-of-the-world-is-wrong take lol.

@@3XZDgg or they just have their own opinion that doesn't align with everyone else's. That's totally okay

@@LunarJaguar its not totally ok when you state said opinion as though it were objective fact. Its not, and acting like such behavior is valid is why we get so many reskinned copy anime.