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Another excellent analysis!!! I also have rewatched the Frieren anime, as well as all 10 English language volumes of the Manga, and I can confirm your statement, that there is always something new which I did not realize or see before. I now finally realize how the Manga/Anime hooked me in the first Chapter/Episode even before they ended! This effect only happens with great art where one can always return, and receive something new which was not seen before. Ahh, the Magic System analysis next week! I'm hyped!
Fucking yeah dude, awesome series that you are making. 🎉
Thank you for sharing😊
Love this series, Great breakdowns for a great show.
There's a comment to be made somewhere regarding Lügner's opinion on geniuses and their supposed lack of cumulative effort to tie into this video, but alas it escapes my average brain.
Well done once again, Pey!
I didn't notice the clapping. Always something more to notice with Frieren 😊
O wow I didn't expect this video to be so good / no offence/ when I saw it I thought it would only be about Friren, but it was diffrent in souch a good way! This was a really good analysis, it motiveted me, and I can feel that it all makes sanse + souch a deep topic deliverd in such more or less unusual example, it was just really interesting, especialy that when talking about videos about Friren, I watched many of them but none showed the aspects of the show in such a deep topic. I'm glad that I watched this video and this one qoute makes me buy this book hahaha Thank you !
Another solid video in the series. I look forward to these each week.
Keep going.
I have been reading this graphic novel "Space Boy" by Stephen McCranie
While waiting for him to finish the next chapter, I reread the series
I was amazed at his subtle weaving of a web over many books
I think I wouldn't have always agreed with you on your philosophy about overnight success, but about half a year ago I had a song kinda blow up. If you'd asked why it was so popular a couple days after I released it, I'd probably tell you it's luck. But my philosophy slowly began to change over time as I realized people who enjoyed that song were also enjoying some of my previous and future songs.
But more to the point, I think another way you can look at this would be that it's easier to maintain an audience than it is to get one in the first place. Or to gain yet another lesson from this: you shouldn't give up on your dreams in art or music or whatever you might be making, because every single thing you put out is like another lottery ticket that could potentially pay off and find you your footing in whichever industry you're in. It only takes one thing to blow up to potentially convert some portion of your short term audience into a more long term audience
And with that being said, I'm glad to see your Frieren videos have been doing so well recently, and considering your subscribers are up about 350% in the past month, I'm pretty hopeful that you'll have a lot of people stick around for your future content! Of course, there's still always the chance that something else will blow up even more and bring you to another level of viewership, so keep at it man!
I like how your point about ice melting also holds a secondary meaning, as for us Europeans it’s 0°, so naturally we think about it more. Something along the lines that some things may seem more obvious from a different perspective.
idk guys I think this guy kinda likes Frieren
Really looking forward to the rest of these videos deconstructing Frieren. I was wondering if you have one planned around the way this show uses humor as a palate cleanser. The 3 best examples that come to mind are:
Episode 12 with the gut punch combos about Stark, then ending with the 'dissolve clothing' potion.
Episode 14 with Himmel's display towards Frieren with the ring, then followed by her asking Fern why Stark got her the bracelet.
Episode 26 with the end of the 2nd test of the exam, then followed by Frieren getting stuck in the mimic.
Oh this was beautiful
I’d love to see a part two of this where you analyze how the manga is micro episodes of the bigger thing and then juxtapose that with what George Martin said about people taking writers work and trying to make it their own and the creators of the anime didn’t try to make their own just the script that’s why it’s successful
The thing I love most is that right when we think we've got the whole backstory; another layer is peeled back. Like Frieren's love of "useless" spells isn't entirely born out of praise, but it's also how she uses them.
Frieren learned magic solely to kill demons, so why is her favorite spell the one that creates a field of flowers? Because it was the spell that comforted a lost little boy that would eventually become the hero and bring her into his party. That "useless" spell ended up changing someone's life and eventually the world.
New video! 🎉🎉
Your videos are art and one can see a lot of effort went into them… keep up the work for that breakthrough to come 🙂
I am greatly enjoying these videos delving into one of the best anime to have come out in years. Looking forward to more.
Hey there. Really enjoying your videos, especially about Frieren. I can say with confidence that if you keep up your good work, you will reach a million subs in no time. Just don't push yourself too hard, between finding new content to analyze.
Another great video. Thank you.
Since you said that your next video is on the magic system, I want to post the following spoiler-free explanation of the system:
The info is from episodes 2,3,5,10,16,21,26.
As far as we know, there 4 components to magic in the Frieren world:
(1) Mana: How much mana you have.
(2) Control: How much mana you can control and how precisely you can control it. This also includes controlling spells after you've fired them off (eg, Frieren curving basic offensive magic around Fern's basic defensive magic).
(3) Spell: The magical formulas that you know and are able to use. Example: Zoltraak, Reelseiden.
Note that the spell formula dictates what is possible or not possible. Examples:
(a) Standard Zoltraak cannot pierce dragon scales or basic defensive magic, regardless of the attacker's visualization.
(b) Frieren's spell to clean a bronze statue not being usable for a stone statue.
(4) Visualization: Needed to activate a spell since you cannot make something work if you can't clearly/exactly picture the outcome.
Note that a weak visualization might further limit your spell, but a strong visualization cannot strengthen a spell. Examples:
(a) Regardless of Aura's visualization, her scales were already tilting towards Frieren even though Aura herself was unaware that Frieren had more mana.
(b) Ubel's visualization is only taking advantage of Reelseiden's formula to cut anything in a 5 meter radius. Even she is unable to fully maximize the spell, since she cannot visualize cutting defensive magic. However, she can visualize cutting more things than most people, so she's still a very proficient user of this spell.
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In summary, the visualization component of magic is just like in real life; you will surely fail if you have a 'bad' mindset, but a 'good' mindset does NOT guarantee success (ie, a 'good' mindset is a necessary, but insufficient condition for success since external factors are still a thing).
Visualization is important, but it's not the be-all-end-all. Spells determine what's possible or not, and your visualization can make you achieve between 0% to 100% of a specific spell's power.
You cannot just bs visualize/imagine yourself into winning/doing-the-impossible.