I still do not understand how this mediocre series where barely anything happens is now considered one of the greatest anime of all time.No one ever articulates what makes it amazing, they just act like it's some innate quality you don't have to explain.
>>288113197>I still do not understand how this mediocre series where barely anything happens is now considered one of the greatest anime of all time.
>>288113273Are you able to verbally articulate what you like about that scene?
>>288113197>If there's no punching and kicking in every scene, it's mid.Typical shounentard argument.
>>288113290Aura. Popularity of modern anime is all about aura, flashy animation, social clout. After that: Matthew effect and getting too big to fail.
>>288113372I'm simply asking you to explain what you like about the show.
>>288113400What emotion are these particle effects attempting to convey? It just looks like a lightshow.
>>288113197Frieren is just zoomer Elfen Lied. An objectively dogshit series that somehow stumbled into appealing to the sensibilities of a single generation of 14-year-old newfags watching their first anime ever and basing their opinion on whatever lets them fit in with their social group while being completely unaware of the entire world outside of their personal bubble (where everyone considers it trash).In 10 years, the sensibilities will shift, and the next generations of newfags will be asking the same question as the OP, utterly baffled that supposed human beings could possibly consider this watchable, never mind good.
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>>288113197>when the show with great direction, great production and great characters is acclaimed as a show with great direction, great production and great charactera
>>288113401The fact that it's slow. It's the epilogue to Frieren's journey. It's about her actually learning to appreciate time instead of letting decades go by as if they were minutes. It's allows to get immersed in the world. The plot materializing slowly is a good thing because it gets invested enough in the world to care about it. The world in Frieren actually feels lived in and organic instead of your typical cookie cutter isekai slop.The magic is also a hell of a lot better than generic, video-esque power levels. It's way more creative than most fantasy magic systems.
>>288113524Why is the direction good? Give one specific scene as an example.Similarly, what makes the production good? What do you even mean by that?I won't deny the character designs are striking, but judging by the footfag spam happening right now people aren't too concerned with their personalities.
>>288113560I've watched plenty of isekai with decent worldbuilding and I don't judge the quality of a series based off its magic system.
>>288113560>actual elaboration bravo
>>288113567>>288113273It is not the best but highly enjoyable and, no question, a top 10 2020s show
>>288113197Isn't the whole point of this anime supposed to be slice of life with a small bit of action?Obviously you're going to think it's mediocre if all you watch is battle shonen garbage.
>>288113197Its a way better normoid anime than Shitgeki or Wan Piss so I am okay with the takes
>>288113659Nowhere in the OP did I imply I prefer or even like battle shonen. You're just assuming things about me.
>>288113687Okay, you say that no one ever articulates what makes it amazing. Why don't you articulate the specific parts that you dislike about it then?
>>288113716At least you're self aware about your deflection.
>>288113726Saying barely anything happens in Frieren implies that you're used to fast pace battle shonen.
>>288113401You must be fun at parties
>>288113197>howtourists
>>288113745>Oh so you hate waffles?
>>288113763You still haven't specified what you dislike about Frieren. Calling it boring doesn't count.
>>288113197In a post-isekai world the bar for quality fantasy is painted on the ground.
>>288113788I didn't say it was boring. I said it was mediocre and that nothing happens. I don't mind that it's slow, I mind that its pace isn't justified by anything but the premise, which is itself abandoned for some weird hybrid shonen thing. I also find it very strange that people call the fantasy elements unique when it's just the same exact tropes in a different context. Note how the anon above who praises Frieren for not being generic can't explain what makes it that way, only point out that compared to a "cookie cutter" series it is better.
>>288113567The visuals are always high quality, and the cinematography is far above average. It has a high-quality soundtrack. Can you deny technical merits that anyone can see and/or hear? The manga was already acclaimed for its writing before the anime; I suppose, like the average Frieren schizo, you simply don't like it. That "nothing happens" isn't an argument. I'm not going to explain why a good series is good in detail, but I think a good starting point is the lack of a remarkable flaw. If the exam is the best you can come up with, then you'd be partially agreeing with me. Besides, what anime do you consider good? You don't need to say Logh or Aria to seem right; name the ones YOU think are better, 3 anime that surpass it, and why. That way, at least you'll specify a little what you're looking for because I still think you simply don't like it, which is valid, but it doesn't affect what it is.
>>288113197>it's some innate quality you don't have to explainCorrect. If you're unable to spot it then you are at fault.
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>>288113197Recency bias.
>>288113864I was joking about the anon deflecting above but you're genuinely unaware how incapable you are of explaining why you like something, that you're now begging me to do it instead. Posting images devoid of context is not verbal articulation, and playing to the consensus is literally a fallacy. "Everyone likes it, so you must like it as well, or else you're a schizo hater apparently." Anyways, some of my favorite fantasy series include Gokudo, Magic Knight Rayearth and Radiant. You can by all means discount whatever I have to say based on that information, but I'm not going to waste time elaborating on my tastes because as you say "it doesn't affect what it is."
>>288113837Fair enough.
>>288113197It brought me good gooning figures. That makes it great
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>>288113197It isn't considered one of the greatest anime of all time.
>>288113197Its this generations Madoka. Aka babies first anime that wasnt Naruto, JJK, etc. Its only mind-blowing if you have never seen any of the dozens of similar anime produced before it. To those of us more cultured, its just pretty generic. Prime case of "when does this get good? Is there a pivotal moment that makes everything I have endured so far better in retrospect?" And that moment never comes. But normies sure will swear it was great the whole time.
>>288113197That's nice, but do you really have to make a thread every single day?
>>288113560Yeah that's what all of the video essays say anon. That premise alone got me kind of excited because I love reductionist stories like that. So when I watched it you can imagine my shock that that's not actually what happens, its just the elf going on a new adventure. As the viewer, within the actual context of what we experience, it is just a story of an adventure except the adventurer is already overpowered for the task. Aka 75% of what isekai already do. Freiren is basically just >I was a workaholic that stayed at my desk too long and when I woke up it was 50 years in the future and now I am on a questI dont deny it visually looks amazing but its not some story driven masterpiece.
>>288113981This is a pointless conversation. You asked why it's acclaimed, I've talked about the animation and mentioned that the writing was already acclaimed before. I think you're smart enough to connect the dots. I've said the series doesn't have any real flaws; I think it's sufficient. I'm not going to go episode by episode because you won't like what I say. None of the series you mentioned are good; I didn't ask about your favorites. Radiant is garbage and souless, Gokudo is average and also is the unfamous clamp debut. If you can't see the good direction shown in the image and you keep saying "nothing happens," you're going to earn the title of schizo, which I suppose you are, one of the many I've already spoken to. Frieren is a series with good characterization; it knows how to connect the dots, something that works well when she connects things with the past. The interactions between characters are always natural, and the setting feels genuinely expansive. This isn't a political work; the characters walk from place to place, talking about their daily lives. The series is mature (especially considering it's supposed to be a battle shonen), it doesn't always tell you what's happening directly, which helps with what I mentioned before (like every parallel or complex emotion) . The drama is good and natural; it never tells you to cry, it just plays with the characters and their layers. The magic system is solid, and the battles aren't just for the sake of it, being of high quality and always having an impact on the characters. The demons are good antagonists, and their relationship and analogies with Frieren are a great way to keep adding content to the world. Despite this structure, the pacing is consistently good.
>>288114297>the character focused show is bad because the power scaling is unbalancedkek
>>288114394>Frieren is good because it is good and natural. It is natural and this means it is solid, but also good. Furthermore, it is naturally of high quality, which is consistently good. It has lots of content and despite this, it is good.
>>288114394I like Radiant. I disagree with most threads calling Frieren bad, but I think you might be overstating some of its strengths. Can I ask if you've read the manga? I definitely felt the anime "told me to cry" at times compared to the manga. Regarding characterization, I think the characters are charming and have a lot of little touches that work well in service of the tone, I do think the overall characterization of them is very thin. You can say it is subtle and I can buy that argument for Frieren and certain other major tertiary characters, but I feel that Stark and Fern are genuinely underdeveloped.
>>288114525You asked what I like, and I explained it simply as it came to me. If I had written it in a more structured way, you would have said it's ia (like it happened last time), and I think the writing quality is sufficient for you to understand. I mean, you didn't seem to grasp what I meant in the first reply. Is that everything?
>>288113197Otaku interests are actually universal, they are just suppressed by bigotry and social norms for most normies. But sometimes come shows that evade such veils, which allows normies to fully appreciate the appeal of a genre, which they then mistake with novelty or greatness as its the first time they've experienced such things, while simultaneously still ignoring the larger genre. Hence you get people who "like" Evangelion or Code Geass while hating Mecha, and now people praising Frieren despite never reading a proper fantasy book. It's gnostic actually, its like the demiurge which mistakes the shadows for the real thing.>>288113560Is a great example. OP here clearly has never read or been immersed into a proper fantasy setting, either in a JRPG or a Western Saga, instead their entire frame of reference are generic bottom of the barrel isekai that are notoriously known for poor worldbuilding.
>>288113197>>288113401I like insisting that the demons represent a demographic I don't like.
It's a new anime with good production values and nothing that scares normalfags away. That's a top 50 on mal right there.
>>288114614Excuse me, with so much Frieren/schizo stuff, I don't know who's who anymore, or what's bait, or maybe you just didn't want to understand what I meant by the pic. It's fine to like Radiant, I like Bnha, but for me it's a cheap Fairy Tail clone that I've already seen several times, and FT itself is already a clone. Yes, the way I write makes it seem like I only say positive things, but I wanted to answer why I like it. I haven't read what's next in the manga yet because I have a huge backlog, and I haven't touched what's been adapted except for a few minimal comparisons out of curiosity to see the panels. I think the anime never asked me to cry because it felt quite natural (I'm repeating myself), like when Frieren cried. In TV shows, I've always seen this problem; I recently rewatched Violet Evergarden and it's quite noticeable, and I think it more or less camouflages it. Frieren is much better. It doesn't have the emotional maturity of, say, Sangatsu, but it's quite good. I do think the characters are somewhat minimalist, but that's part of what the series aims for, and even though it's sometimes a weakness, it makes it seem more honest. For now, I trust that many of these characters will be explored further, especially Stark and Fern, as you mentioned. I agree with you on this. I wasn't a fan of the exam either, because it's simply of a lower quality than the rest of the series, with many new characters and the typical things we've seen hundreds of times, which I don't think are very functional. Also, the second season drops slightly in quality. I think it is one of the best anime of recent years, but it has certain problems, and its strengths aren't as remarkable as in shows like, I repeat, Sangatsu.
>>288114803Well, I'm me and I didn't bother looking at the pic. I'm looking at it now and it is pretty. The composition isn't exactly anything special and in some ways, it eschews some of the conventions for something a bit more cliche. Maybe that gives it a bit of that "natural" feeling, like you're taking a photo while on vacation. Anyway, as someone who has read the manga, I feel you might be a bit disappointed going forward and you might've been a bit surprised by the work that has been adapted thus far. I will not say that Frieren is not competent, but I think the dramatic moments are as earned as they are in its competition. The anime seems to trim some fat, clean some stuff up, give some more space to breathe and add a lot of flourishes that allow you to immerse yourself a bit more into it so the emotional beats don't feel as intentional. This is a good thing. All fiction is emotionally manipulative ultimately and an adaptation should elevate the source material with the strengths of the medium. But I do not think it really fixes the issues I personally have with its long-form narrative, even as I like the SOL portions and standalone chapters of the series. I'll be honest, I would not get your hopes up regarding Stark and Fern. And yes, I didn't like the exam either. Maybe I am simply approaching this incorrectly as the top post does refer to anime rather than manga and you clearly are comparing it to other anime. Which I don't really watch. But I will say that as someone who loved Dungeon Meshi, I read Frieren for my fantasy manga fix and came out disappointed. WHA is the only one that comes close to it for me. Now, this is my own personal taste so I am not imposing it on you, but I don't know what you're comparing Frieren against ultimately so I can't really evaluate if your rankings line up with my experience. I can only really take issue with the rhetoric used as we both describe the strengths of fiction in a vacuum. So, ultimately, whatever.
>>288114414Either you purposefully misinterpreted or your critical reading skills are underdeveloped. I dont care about the power levels. The point is >its like super different because she's at the END of her journey and needs to learn to just live life broIs a complete lie. Its the start of a new journey and the moments of "learning to just live" are few and far between just a normal isekai story.
>>288113197This has already been explained in the other thread.The support of Frieren relies on four demographics:>1. loser millenials who are nostalgic because they fucked up their whole lives already but still have decades ahead of them>2. people who have a strange sexual fixation with the main character because she looks like a child>3. racists westoids, who for some reason think demons are a stand-in for whatever group they dislike, even though the japanese crucified and killed christians because they saw them as disruptors supporting an infiltrating ideology to weaken Japan>4. people who like the current thing, brought in due to the high production valueIt is inevitable that (1) will just go away because the nostalgia tearjerking ends in the first 15 chapters of the manga.(2) will be the loyal audience, they've been pushing entire franchises like Pokémon so hard that Sysyphus envies them.(3) are just confused, and still think "white people" are superior to asians in the year of our lord 2026, despite ABUNDANT evidence otherwise.(4) will just latch on to something else.Frieren will only last as a coomer manga, and they know it. Hence the goonbait frequently introduced. Gooners are loyal and will protect this franchise, since it is already aging poorly.
>>288113197During Covid there was a drought of good anime, it lasted for years, for so long that Frieren ended up being the first above-average show these people ever watched, and so they treat is as the best anime ever.
>>288113197The fact that it makes people seethe is why its so great
>>288115128Claiming Frieren is a coomer manga is a wild take. It has relatively little fan service, and the little it has is muted like the rest of the manga. I think the lack of overt expressiveness is what makes it popular. Bombastic anime expressions cause cringe for people new to the medium.
>>288113659Frieren has become battle shounen garbage with a small bit of slice of life
>>288113197People don't need to articulate why they like something. If they like it, that's enough.
>>288116218>I think the lack of overt expressiveness is what makes it popularTo me, it goes a little too far in the other direction. Most characters act like they're on antidepressants. I understand Frieren or the elves having that attitude since they're so old, but when every single character has that detached, calculating attitude towards everything it gets a bit weird. Where are the hotheads? Even the warrior characters are chill as fuck all the time.
>>288116218It will survive as a coomer manga.It is just unconventional, because the particular market of Frieren is not horny teenagers, but rather pedophiles (who are often in the older demographic of anime fans). Frieren retains various aspects typical of media that appeals to pedophile, the main one being the juvenile main character, the celebration and reiterations of how 'small' she is, among a general love for youth and love regardless of circumstance that is so common in stigmatized relations.Witch Hat Atelier sure is pedophile material through and through, but WHA is far too dark. Frieren is an endless pillowfight, bashing on the same keystrokes that worked in the first ten chapters.
The average contemporary /a/pecel operates on the level of a 13 year old third worlder forever so it's not strange that their framework of something being good or bad hinges on flavor of the month buzzwords that are intrinsically tied to being a juvenile pretentious retard and thinking that gruff voices and loud sounds makes something cool.
>>288116682Think 3dpd shows. It isn't too different from them in character presentation, while in animanga it's considered stoic as fuck. For that reason it's easier to approach if you're not already someone used to anime expressions.
>>288116737Holy shit, your obsession is pajeet tier.Frieren is just a petite woman. Such women exist irl. Take a step outside your shitskin basement and see for yourself. It would be healthy for you to kys though
The whole point of the show is how you should appreciate the little things in life because soon everything becomes memories and those memories can fade away. We all know the manga will end with Fern and Stark dying of old age.
>>288116954>We all know the manga will end with Fern and Stark dying of old ageThat would require Frieren, the anime that does not have the balls to depict any form of human cruelty in front of the main character, to have balls.The manga (sadly, now very financially succesful) will likely never end, becoming yet another eternal journey type, way beyond the scope and proposition of its original project.
>>288116764>Think 3dpd shows. It isn't too different from them in character presentation,Yeah, totally, here's a random scene from the most popular modern western fantasy:https://youtu.be/EEsjqumNuow?is=rA39AWfNw0Pbwz8dAnd the average Asian period drama show or movie is just as "overt expressive" as the most cartoonish anime.
>>288117056I mean the cartoony deformation type of stuff and other theatrics, especially with comic relief. In Frieren at most you get Fern pouting or Frieren going pic related.
>>288116764I agree that anime reactions in general can be over the top, because of the kind of stories it usually tells, but Frieren's characters are still more stoic and cold than most shows, western or Japanese, animated or live action.I don't want them to be fucking Konosuba, but as it stands now it's too muted for my taste, especially in a world that's been (largely) at peace for nearly half a century after the Demon King bit it.
>>288117363It's basically Lain without the 90s coolness factor
>>288117056>https://youtu.be/EEsjqumNuow?is=rA39AWfNw0Pbwz8dThis is what people have been watching for the past 20 years?Looks like cosplayers at a conDogshit acting
>>288113197You missed the 8888 previous threads where anon articulated why it's amazing. This is now threadslop and anon isn't here. That's why you don't see it. It's the sloppening of threads.
>>288113197Season 1 was easily an 8.5/10 solid fantasy show and hating on it is a sign of being a schizoSeason 2 was a pointless sequel that didn't advance at the plot at all so I'd put it at about a 6/10
>>288118039>>288118039Frieren Season 2 isn't a sequel. There was no finality to Season 1. It is not a complete story. Frieren is one manga, you evaluate it as a whole.
>>288117893>>288117056>>288116764>>288116682>>288116218THIS SCENE IS EVERYTHING MISSING IN FRIEREN. It is why everyone hates the worldbuilding, the lack of stakes, the lack of evil, the lack of depth, and the general lack of everything that could potentially contextualize aspirations and human struggle in Frieren. Ultimately, Frieren's quest to understand humans is pointless, because one understands all there is to know about its characters in the 11 minutes gag comic stripe that they are introduced.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni1E5aYF5rANow compare above to this absolute medieval fantasy kino: Game of Thrones, which is also a show about characters, which Frieren claims to be.Everyone on /a/ needs to watch this scene. They will instantly understand why Frieren is just a very well-polished turd.
>>288118079I haven't read the manga so I'm evaluating each season on its own basis. The second season didn't add anything to the plot that wasn't already established. It focused mostly on Fern's and Stark's relationship but barely advanced that either
>>288118160Pay attention to this:>disgruntled depressed drunkard king reminiscing about the past>notice the utter poison on his tongue and his immense disdain for the Lannister (his wife's family)>the intense worldbuilding contextualizing every action (Barristan and the King were enemies in the rebellion)>the mundane aspect of suffering (they never tell you how they shit themselves / "stupid boy")This is utter cinema. This is the power of an actual livable world. Anime has this, anime can do this, One Piece does with all whimsy that it has. But modern anime can't.
>>288113560>The world in Frieren actually feels lived in and organic instead of your typical cookie cutter isekai slop.>lived in ang organicChatGPT is now defending this slop on /a/...Also, fuck no, the world is just another "what if Dragon Quest, but edgier?">The magic is also a hell of a lot better than generic, video-esque power levels. It's way more creative than most fantasy magic systems.Again, ChatGPT is now defending this slop on /a/...
>>288118174The entire manga doesn't add to the plot. Seriously, man. It is a set of alright ideas that just flounders.
>>288113197She has a god tier design thats why. It's simple and cute.
>>288114414If it is a character focused show, why all the characters might as well be cardboard, and the story very quickly starts relying on fightslop for padding?
>>288117056We're talking "immediately after b&w"-type movies or stuff like Primer that doesn't feel overtly acted.
>>288118160>the lack of stakes, the lack of evilThat's the point of the show, dumbass.
>>288118160>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni1E5aYF5rAfeels a bit like those older stage play adaptations like Shakespeare pices, used to see them on TV ages ago. (Not necessarily bad - probably should watch it in better video quality so that it doesn't look like a soap opera with nice armors).But yeah, Frieren is such a toy basic-bitch story-telling.
>>288113197Is something safe you can watch with everyone, your children, your grandparents, etc, that makes it better than 99% of anime out there
>game of thrones shillingFrieren haters reaching new lows
>>288118719Yeah, conspiracy, butthurt, hate and and facetiousness everywhere. As if it was possible our favorite show was bad. /s
>>288118811Nope. No way Game of Thrones could possibly be bad.
>>288118160Bros, this is actually really good.And they are reminiscing about the past, which Frieren is all about. But Frieren is reminiscing about looking for a lost kitten while going around shopping for magic spells, or any other nonsense that does not befit a time of humanity's war against the demon king. These men are reminiscing about the first person they killed.Give any of these characters magic power, and they'd ravage the entire cast of Frieren. Funny how the king tells a story about some stupid hero trying to end the rebellion, then pities the guy for even trying, but empathizes that maybe it'd have been better to die in battle for what he believed in.It feels so dangerous and so authentic, this is apex worldbuilding.
>>288113197It has a basic, boring ass message with nothing even remotely interesting done with that message. People who love it defend it by saying they love its vibes and the point is that it's slow as if that makes it good.
>>288119094>>>/tv/
>>288113197Second screen slop, great to have running in the background while you do your taxes or take a dump. The music is sweet and the it is well-directed, but the story feels like a sexless porno.No idea why would anyone read the manga.
>>288119094>humanity's war against the demon kingAnon, you do realize that they defeated the Demon King, right? The subtitle of the show is "Beyond Journey's End"
>>288119270He's describing the flashback scenes. Like, his extreme praise for GOT is whatever, but there is no issue with that statement. But presumably, Frieren is reminiscing on good times on purpose rather than remembering all the bodies they hacked through together.
neither do I. I read the first 3 volumes and didnt find anything about it interesting.
>>288113273What a badass
>>288113197Fantasy, cute elf, vaguely meta, nothing particularly controversial
>>288113372Frieren is full of that though
>>288113197Same reason OoT is kino. Vibes. (Though Frieren is much lesser in this aspect, it lacks the genkidama effect for cool moments.)
>>288113197It's just a great show, OP. Better than your favorite by miles.
>>288113197Unironically its just shitposters and horny losers. You know how some people will defend something bad just because it makes their dick hard?
>>288121010This is your mind in denial>"people like it">shitposters and horndogs >content creators and influencers like it>shills>"people at large like it based on stats">bots
>>288113197I mean, you can't stop talking about ithttps://desuarchive.org/a/search/filename/MV5BZTI4ZGMxN2UtODlkYS00MTBjLWE1YzctYzc3NDViMGI0ZmJmXkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_.jpg/
>>288121113Obviously, it would be stupid to claim it has nothing. But can we say its success had a lot of momentum? The reputation it developed and those really great early bits that resonated with a lot of people allowed it to coast a bit and maybe have its quality overblown at times?
>>288121258I agree with this. I'm still watching it because overall it's still enjoyable but it definitely peaked very early, like "adopt fern" early.
>>288121360The fuck are you talking about
>>288121360There is no dogwhistle about jews, this is people hallucinating.Demons are just demons, like the cat that chatters at a bird for them to come down. There is no depth to it, demons are just predators of humans.
>>288121464>Demons are just demonsthat's anti-symmetric.
>>288121464>demons are just predators of humans.yeah....
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>>288113524loneliness fighting back again seems to be like it never ends...
>>288113197oh no, /a/ is full of these retards too
>>288113197>I still do not understand how this mediocre series where barely anything happens is now considered one of the greatest anime of all time.I think only someone that started to watch anime after covid could think this honestly. It's a very good show, but that's it.
>>288121700they're retarded, but they aren't being honest. Baitposting OPs like this one is guaranteed to get replies, while praising the show doesn't.
Absolutely agree. There's no reason why people like the show besides "the aesthetics". The characters are so fucking bad it's hilarious. 90% of the time they appear as bored and souless until "cute moment" where you get reminded they care about each other. This show is so fucking boring I still have no idea why it's regarded as such a "masterpiece". The characters are so poorly constructed that it ruins everything for me... I honestly couldn't tell you about the personality of each one mainly because they don't actually have one... Their reactions are forced based on each specific circumstance.
>>288122189*pees in your mouth*
>>288113560>The world in Frieren actually feels lived in and organicthey have literal fucking power levels, magical UI elements, video game enemies like mimics, and retarded anachronistic shit like hamburgers and ice popsicles, while the world is nothing but generic walled towns and RPG forest with "dungeons"it's pure isekaislop just without the isekaiI cannot understand how people praise the "worldbuilding" of this dogshit series
I just enjoy the elf, simple as
>>288113400I fucking hate that word, you are a fucking child and I despise you
>>288113197Not my problem.
Middle of the road anime with just enough to have mass broad appeal to many groups of fans 1.Characters that aren't overly sexual to scare away puritan but enough to grab coomer imagination.2. Easy to digest isekai magic and world building3. Slice of life moments but with just enough sakuga action scenes to grab non SoL to fans4. Philosophical premise designed to entice people who are pretentious enough to be "above" watching battle shounen or SoL but are still want to watch familiar slop tropes
>>288113197>Where muh explosion >>288113400>Muh aura zoom nigglet slangtl;dr zoomer nigger can't into anything that isn't a bunch of flashing lights and other bix nood bullshit.
>>288113560>The magic is also a hell of a lot better than generic, video-esque power levels. It's way more creative than most fantasy magic systems.It's nothing but beamspam and elemental blasts. There is not a single moment where the magic is used creatively or strategically.
>>288119094are you 13
>>288113197I remember watching the first few episodes and thinking it was fantastic, but ended up getting bored and dropping it around episode 12 or so.
>>288113197Years of crappy isekais mindbroke people so when a decent fantasy anime comes along it looks like the greatest anime of all time
>>288113197You people are insufferable
>>288113197>where barely anything happensUnironically, too much is happening. It was at it's best in the first few episodes of season 1, where it was calm and boring. It's still pretty good overall though.
