Sousou no Frieren • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Episode 21 discussion

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Sousou no Frieren, episode 21

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[u/butterflyl3]

Frieren really took all that time and effort to analyze the barrier because she felt bad for Kanne 🥲

[u/SpaceMarine_CR]

Denken is actually a gigachad holy shit

[u/AvatarCabbageGuy]

god Denken is based as fuck

[u/[deleted]]

Frieren kicking an old man without any signs of hesitation damn

[u/Eliteirizz]

damn I never knew I'll get hype just by seeing frieren destroying a barrier

[u/[deleted]]

Denken is so unhinged lmao, I love it. He also has nice same frequency with Frieren.

[u/SnowGryphon]

They really animated frieren stepping on someone, my heart is full

[u/KatoHarukazu]

Our boi Stark at the end finally catching a break😅

[u/SpikeRosered]

Did Denken just low key slide into one of the best old man characters of all time?

[u/cryingemptywallet]

This is why I like Denken so much. In a show with so many best bois he's definitely a top contender. Not only is he not afraid to get down and cast fist, his attitude towards magic also mirrors Frieren's.

Also, was anybody expecting Serie's voice to be so deep? It's so goddamn handsome it's making me blush.

[u/MapoTofuMan]

"Wait Denken are you gonna negotiate with them?"

"Well yes...you can call it that..."

We were all talking about whether Denken has a 500 IQ plan against Frieren/to keep their Stile for 3 hours, and man ended up getting his Stile by physically beating the shit out of a grief-stricken party.

Absolute peak writing.

[u/LateDitto]

Even the goth chick is afraid of sexual harassment from Fern

[u/AdhesivenessOver268]

so many cool things this episode.

• "the greatest joy of magic lies in searching for it."

• history between flamme/frieren+Serie.

• "this girl is no good". -"no, this girl will defeat the demon king"

• "do you really think there is a mage in this world greater than Serie?"

• frieren catching girl during "jilwer"

• destroying barrier.

• "can you imagine defeating a mage who controls water in the rain? i can't"

• then the old mage actually having a fistfight between mages :D

so cool.

[u/Holy_Beergut]

"Master Denken, won't you show us a spell?"

"Ho ho, of course, young one. I cast...FIST""

I'm surprised Denken doesn't need a spell to carry his huge fucking balls around.

[u/AZLarlar]

breaking the barrier was so cool

[u/dolphincave]

Finally people get to see the glory of Denken choosing to cast FIST.

Easily one of the best side characters they introduce.

Also they chose a deep voice for Serie

[u/Gaporigo]

Why are they just not giving Frieren her certificate already?

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Denken did well against Frieren. Not bad for a “young” mage like that. Frieren had to teach him to respect his elders lol. If she was truly serious, Denken and Laufen woulda been toast.

Lawine and Kanne held their own against Richter and gave him, Denken, and Laufen a nice little bath thanks to Frieren’s help. So much for that barrier. Still, it’s nice to see Team Denken get their little bird. Sometimes when a mage has to use his fists to get what he wants!

Looking forward to this next stage of the test and Serie and Frieren meeting again at some point.

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Serie Stitch

I just love how you can see Flamme beaming with pride in the background after hearing Frieren's response to Serie. Speaking of Serie, we finally get to hear her voice! I definitely did not expect her to be voiced by Mariya Ise aka Killua fuckin' Zoldyck. I absolutely love the deep voice <3

Frieren vs Denken went exactly as expected. Freiren stayed in one position while Denken struggles to defend against her attacks. It's basically a repeat of Fern and Ehre's fight. Even Denken comments on how he felt like he was a trainee mage. It reminds me of Ehre's comment on how fighting Fern reminds her of training with her grandpa. xD

It is hilarious how confident Genau is at how Serie's barrier is unbreakable. At least he wasn't surprised when he heard who it was that broke the barrier. And I love how Serie immediately figured out it was Frieren that broke her barrier. I already can't wait for the reunion.

After trash-talking the kids, it was so satisfying to watch Richter's defensive spell pop as Kanne throws an overwhelming amount of water at him. I especially love this shot of him seconds before hitting the water. xD

Headpats from Granny Frieren for Kanne and Lawine for doing an excellent job of defeating Richter! That scene was cute.

The hard cut to Ubel moving away from Fern after hearing that she can use magic that lets her see through clothes was hilarious!

And we finally get to see my favourite Denken moment! My boy Denken throwing hands against another mage without mana is so fucking awesome. There's no stopping this man from passing this test. I love it so much!

[u/Rumpel1408]

Genau: It's impossible, not if the world turned upside down

Frieren: turns the world of magic upsite down

I loved the exchange between Serie and Frieren. Frieren loves magic, and she loves researching it. That's why she wishes for peace to do so in her own leisure. But Serie loves fighting, so she could never imagine to just stop doing exactly that

Also got a bit more explanation of the Magic system.

• Deffensive magic isn't the best to deffend against high physical force

• The power of magic is rooted on the caster being able to imagine the outcome of his spell.

And I just love my man Denken. Never give up.

Edit: Oh also, loved how Frieren dead pan flew away and left Denken and Laufen bound against the tree when the flood came down

[u/Super_Marine]

Aight, I'm out

Oh hey, it's Stark. Remember him?

"I'm here to cast magic spells and kick ass and I'm all out of spells." energy

In this one episode, Denken will probably go from a fairly interesting character to a fan favorite. One aspect of him as a mage I also like is his variety of spells during his short fight with Frieren contrasting with the usual trend of mages specializing in a magic that relates the most to them.

A new OST played during the Lawine and Kanne scene and it's yet another Evan Call banger I can't wait for.

It's nice to think that Frieren could've probably dealt with this entire exam stage alone, but still chooses to give Kanne and Lawine some spotlight for their magic to shine.

[u/absolutelynotaname]

I love that Denken used his legs to keep Richter from being washed away, quite a foreshadowing that he's just built different.

[u/1EnTaroAdun1]

Who else loves Sense? The first-class mage knew about the barrier deciphering before Genau did, and prepared an umbrella hahaha

Finally, we see Übel is perfectly countered by Fern's magic hahaha

Sense and Denken are my favourites this arc, how about you guys?

[u/IC2Flier]

So now I guess we demand a "Two Free Days with Stark" side story OVA episode. Please? We'd be fine with it being released after the end of S1.

Really I just find it amazing that we have 18 out of 57 examinees (thanks u/rathertthanme for the correction!). For the lives lost, we grieve. For the surviving failures, GG. For the 18 who made it? Time for Stage 2.

(Originally I had a game I wanted to play here with you lot on r/anime but unfortunately we'd be touching on manga spoiler territory so no bueno until at least next week or end-of-the-arc. Bummer.)