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TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: April 15 – April 21, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…
Shangri-La, Shangri-La Frontier, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, BLUELOCK, Jinsei - Life Consulting
Fanart Friday: Frieren’s Journeys, Old and News
Frieren is about how friends can change the course of your life, and through you, other as well. This lovely piece by artist yue captures that sentiment so…
Sousou no Frieren Review (Spoiler Free)
Let’s take a look at something from the Fall 2023 anime season that recently wrapped up – Sousou no Frieren. Interesting how the Japanese title differs from the…
Fanart Friday: Still Thinking of Frieren
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End may have come to an end, but I don’t my journey with this beautiful series will ever come to an end. Check out these…
Sousou no Frieren – Episode 28
Episode Synopsis: The last of the First Class Mage candidates learn which of them passed, and the successful ones begin to claim their desired spell from Serie. With…
Fanart Friday, Too: Mimic in Dungeon
Frieren/Dunmeshi crossover episode now, pleaseeee! ★ 【弱点】 「 ？ 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission
Doctorkev’s Winter 2024 Anime Postmortem — Best of the Season
I’ve finally managed to drag myself away from my other writing obligations to spend a little time reflecting on the anime season that’s…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Season One) – Sousou no Frieren
They defeated the Demon King and returned home to rapturous applause. After the celebrations, the hero’s party disbanded. Frieren, the elf mage, continued as normal, but the death…
AniMarch Madness 2024: And the Champion Is…
The votes are in, the polls are closed, and we have a champion for our 2024 tournament! But before we crown our latest AniMarch Madness winner, we want…
Sousou no Frieren – Episode 27
Episode Synopsis: Fern complains to Stark about an off-screen disagreement with Frieren about whether to attempt to salvage the remains of her staff, which was pretty thoroughly broken…
AniMarch Madness 2024 Championship: Spy x Family vs. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Four weeks. Six rounds. More than 16,000 votes cast. And now it all comes down to this one match! On Monday, you voted in our Final Four matches.…
Frieren and Renren finales, Shangri-la 24, Tamer 11
I was surprised when I heard Sousou no Frieren 28 was the last episode, but then they dropped three episodes in the first week, so it balances out.…
Sousou no Frieren – 28 (Season Finale)
Despite my relative indifference towards this final arc, I’m quite looking forward to the inevitable second season.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Episode 28) – It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again
The remaining mages discover whether they passed or failed the First-class Mage exam while Frieren uses her time to stock up on grimoires. Either way, it’s the end…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – Episode 28 – The Finale
Alas, it’s the end of the amazing anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – but only for now. Obviously, the journey to Ende will continue. Now that Frieren’s group…
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The Closure We All Deserved! Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 1 Episode 28 [Review]
The end of the Mage Academy Arc is here and this episode provides one of the satisfying closures one could have hoped for. “After years and years of…
8 Lessons From Frieren
With its 28th episode, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ends its initial run. By any reasonable metric, it has been a huge hit on both sides of the Pacific,…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – 28 (Fin) – Quick Goodbyes
After passing Fern, Serie passes Denken, because while he’s old, he still has a fire burning within. Übel passes too, as does Land, both of whom only need…
Shangri-la 22-23, Renren 10-11, Tamer 10, Frieren 27
Episode 22’s monster. In Shangri-la Frontier 22, Sunraku’s quest to level up Bilac so she can fix the, er, thing, so they can use the super-armor in the…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Episode 27) – An Era of Humans
Twelve mages passed the second round of the First-class mage exams, which is unprecedented. To counter that, Serie has stepped in to conduct the third round herself. No…
Sousou no Frieren – Episode 26
Episode Synopsis: Fern and Frieren culminate their fight with Frieren’s clone in an explosive battle. While that is going on, the remaining contestants strategize about how to take…
Frieren Episode 27 Review – Interviews with Serie
I’ve written before about how my German friends think it’s rather cringe to name anime characters after random German words. I normally agree, but there are a few…
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No One Will Understand How Impressive This Actually is! Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 1 Episode 27 [Review]
Unless you’ve been keeping up with Frieren, only anime viewers and manga readers can truly understand how special “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” really is. Look no further …
Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ) – 27
What this ep does well accentuates what a shame it is that so much of this series' time was wasted on what it doesn't.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – 27 – A Peaceful Selection
No one was killed in Sense’s second exam, but there was a significant casualty: Fern’s staff wasn’t just snapped in the boss fight; it was turned into kindling.…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – Episode 26 Review
Thanks for stopping by Anime Rants today! As Frieren draws toward its conclusion, the second exam for first-class mages continues. This exciting 26th episode serves as the finale…
Shangri-la 21, Renren and Tamer 9, Frieren 26
I think forming a clan in this game is like forming a band in our world. Not that the second cours main story is complete, Shangri-la Frontier is…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Episode 26) – The Height of Magic
Frieren and Fern are locked in combat with Frieren’s copy while the others attempt to stop the other copies from attacking from behind. That means that they will…
Sousou no Frieren – Episode 25
Episode Synopsis: The assembled mages discuss how to defeat Frieren’s doppleganger. Frieren reminisces about the second time she met Serie, after Flamme’s death and at the start of…
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Fern Does the IMPOSSIBLE?! Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 1 Episode 26 [Review]
Did Fern do the unthinkable and defeated replica Frieren?! First things first.. RIP AKIRA TORIYAMA! 😭😭😭 Without Akira Toriyama, anime wouldn’t be the ‘ANIME’ of today. No matter…
Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ) – 26
I wouldn't quote T.S. Eliot exactly here, as there were certainly some bangs in despatching these hollow men (and women) once and for all.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – 26 – The Ant that Slew the Dragon
So, about that attack Fern launched when Frieren gave her an opening … the replica blocked it. And so the battle continues, with Frieren and her replica flipping…
Sousou no Frieren – Episode 24
Episode Synopsis: Deep within the tomb where our heroes face their latest trial lies a fiend capable of creating perfect replicas of the mages within the dungeon. Different…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – Episode 25 Review
Welcome to Anime Rants! In this installment, Frieren and company brainstorm about how to defeat the replica of Frieren. They were hoping to use Edel’s power of hypnosis.…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Episode 25) – A Fatal Vulnerability
Three more mages have made it to the lowest level and they have information about what they face. Will that help Frieren and Fern to come up with…
Sousou no Frieren – Episode 23
Episode Synopsis: Sense introduces the second test – a dive to the bottom of a monumentous nearby tomb. Despite the lack of any explicitly rivalrous conditions – everyone…
Tamer 7-8, Shangri-la 20, Renren 8, Frieren 25
Ivy makes herself useful again. With Saijaku Tamer we’re still waiting for the pieces to come together. We mostly see it through Ivy’s eyes, and she can’t see…
Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ) – 25
If indeed these replicas are perfect copies of their originals ability-wise, it should be easy to defeat them.
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Fern’s Climax! Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 1 Episode 25 [Review]
It’s what everyone has been waiting for, the fight against Frieren’s clone begins! “Relax! I’m not really a villain you silly goose.” – Serie “I still hate…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – 25 – The Age of Humanity
The assembled mages are pondering how to proceed with so little information, but as others arrive, they gain more intel on the replicas, and with it the confidence…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – Episode 24 Review
As I’m attempting to catch up on Winter 2024 anime as quickly as possible, I’ll dive right into the review for Frieren episode 24. I hope it’s enjoyable.…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Episode 24) – Perfect Replicas
Frieren and Fern have caught up with Denken’s group who are struggling to come up with a plan to defeat the clone of Frieren. Meanwhile, Wirbel’s group continue…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – Episode 23 Review
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End uses German words as names for its characters. According to my very good friend in Germany, this is a bit cringe. To them, it’s…
Sousou no Frieren – Episode 22
Episode Synopsis: Fern gets mad at Frieren and demands snacks. This leads them to a famous restaurant in town that jogs Frieren’s memories of her time with her…
Understanding Femininity: How to Balance it in Character Writing
Despite the title this is not a post which will unravel the mysteries of women. I am a man, I do not understand women. But I do understand…
Frieren 23, Shangri-la 18, Pii-chan and Renren 7, and Frieren 24!
Put Frieren in a dungeon and … The test in Sousou no Frieren 23 seems more traditional. Basically, everyone has to get to the bottom of the King’s…
Sasaki and Peeps, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, A Sign of Affection
Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ) – 24
By adding herself to the obstacles Sense really does seem to be trying to stack the deck against the examinees.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – 24 – Their Own Worst Enemies
As Denken confirms in his lovely deadpan, fighting a replica of Frieren is going to be a royal pain in the ass. It’s all he, Laufen and Richter…
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The Next Move Means Death! Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 1 Episode 24 [Review]
With the knowledge of every character’s clones being exact replicas, all the characters must find a way to defeat themselves. “Are we doing the ‘evil Fern’ arc yet?”…
Fanart Friday: Fern Fights
I love how Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End depicts Fern’s fighting style: bare minimum and yet extremely powerful, so much so that she seems to always be holding back.…