@davidrevoy You know that treasure chests can contain rare grimoire? Ignore the spell that can tell if a chest is a mimic or not. It's just 99% accurate. #frieren
@castlepointanime was just a few weeks ago, but I still had a wonderful time! With back to back trips, I haven't had much time to edit photos, but I promise to have them done ASAP!
Frieren is an enigma to me. It lacks the humor and jokes of a comedy, it lacks the drama and tension of a tragedy, it lacks the warmth and affection of a slice of life, and it lacks the majesty and wonder of a fantasy epic. It spends too much time on repetitive, formulaic Monster of the Week chapters to take seriously, and too much time in overcomplicated Shonen battle arcs to snuggle up to. It's distant, transient, and vacant.
The heady premise, the characters, the world, the themes, the slice of life moments, the dramatic battle moments, all these things work individually, but the whole is somehow worth less than the sum of its parts.
The 4-episode premiere of #Frieren ranked 3rd for that week's #anime, behind only Sazae-san and Detective Conan (which are always 1st & 2nd and have been for a long time).