Comment on Winter Anime Season Wrap-up and Discussion Thread [Week 13]
spiderman@ani.social 3 months agoI never heard anything about Frieren until I heard it from someone. Frieren just had 3 or 4 episides back then. It wasn’t talked much in the discord server I hang out. I think it’s popularity increased exponentially like Bocchi.
I will watch your recommendation once I am done with my current list, thank you!
NineSwords@ani.social 3 months ago
I assume it’s not a anime centered around anime then. In anime circles the Frieren anime was already one of the most anticipated shows based on the Manga which was hugely popular long before the anime announcement. Then when the anime aired it dethroned FMA:Brotherhood from the #1 spot on Myanimelist which was like cemented by the word of God or some such. Took everyone by surprise and the discussion flared at that point with discussions about the popular manga, how awesome the adaptation is, about that insane 90 minute first episode, and about the FMA:B fans frothing at the mouths about that affront against their religion. It only got more popular from there with exceptional week after week and finding its way into the mainstream media. In Japan especially it got so huge that the phrase “It’s what Hero Himmel would have done” became a mainstream saying like we in the west would joke about WWJD. I love that anecdote and I hope that isn’t just a fad and stays for good.