Don't mind me pointing out. And I'm not specifically talking about you, but this is the reason why I hate shows like this. Someone comes to me and says, "watch ___ bc its peak."
Lemme take an example: i absolutely refused to watch aot in the beginning, since it was so overhyped. But, my friend clearly explained things out to me in this manner: "Yes, Attack on Titan is overrated, but taking that away, it is truly a masterpiece of a show. The only mainstream anime i will glaze, because of this message and that message," and so on.
I need a good reason as to why i should watch something. Yes, I love MADHOUSE animations, but it doesn't negate the fact that I have absolutely no reason to watch Frieren for now...
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KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol 3 months ago
Give Frieren a chance :'(
mkmusic22@sakurajima.social 3 months ago
e0qdk@reddthat.com 3 months ago
You put works like Mushoku Tensei, Steins;Gate 0, 5cm Per Second, Re:Zero in your Good to Great tiers. Frieren has some similar aspects and might land in a similar range for you. Seems a bit odd to reject it without even trying it just because it’s popular.
mkmusic22@sakurajima.social 3 months ago
I will give episode one a try then. 👍
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Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 3 months ago
If you get out of episode ones mouth before it eats you I will be genuinely surprised.
anon6789@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I don’t even know if I can say what it is, but Frieren justs hits differently than near anything else I can think of. It just yanks you from sweet and peaceful to dark and intense and back like it’s no thing.
The biggest thing I could say, is that by following Freiren’s perspective, you see what it would be like to be someone near immortal who sees that as normal, and how she starts to understand the timescale of humanity like we’re funny little mayflies with lifespans like a flash in the pan. But as she takes the time to actually get to know humans, she learns that our short lives give us a strengths that elves and demons will never be able to grasp.
It’s a slice of life and a fighting show in one. Characters and the world get really fleshed out, and they feel a lot more like real people. It’s a good balance been cute and fun and some killer battles or competitions. I’d think most people would get hooked right from the first episode, but it really gets to full awesomeness during Ep 3.
Feyd@programming.dev 3 months ago
It definitely seems different than the rest of their “unappealing” list.