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Summary:
- Fans say Frieren gives off The Lord of the Rings vibes.
- Just like The Lord of the Rings, Frieren is a great example of a well done fantasy series.
- There’s hope for more anime like Frieren in the future.
There are dozens of reasons why viewers absolutely adore Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sousou no Frieren), and all of them are truly valid. However, fans think that there are never enough of such reasons and they just came up with a new one.
It reminds fans of Tolkien’s universe
If you’re close to your 30s or even 40s, you might have heard of this tiny little humble thing called The Lord of the Rings. We’re not sure since it’s not really that popular, but perhaps you’ve stumbled across it a couple of times.
Okay, jokes aside, The Lord of the Rings is an immensely popular book and movie series that made so many fans understand what true fantasy is and even instilled the love for reading into them.
And Frieren fans feel that this anime reminds them also of The Lord of the Rings due to how well it handles the fantasy genre and how it’s changing the way viewers see anime nowadays.
This is how fantasy series should be done
Infinite number of isekai series and battle shounens have changed fans’ perception of fantasy. Characters have to be reborn in a fantasy world to escape from the real world and start their life anew, and this is getting a little bit repetitive and boring already.
But Frieren is completely different. It’s set in a fantasy world straight away, it breaks modern anime tropes, it focuses heavily on worldbuilding and characters and it resembles a good RPG that fans love so much.
Frieren features beautiful scenery and excellent action sequences, it presents an engaging world where you want to spend as much time as possible. It is calm and exciting at the same time and it gives off strong old-school fantasy vibes that remind fans so much of The Lord of the Rings.
Fans also joke that Frieren looks like the female Gandalf just going on adventures with a couple of kids (just like hobbits). Might it be because of her age and silver hair?
Although Frieren and The Lord of the Rings are two completely different series when it comes to their stories and pacing, fans consider them similar in the way their worlds are explored and the way they make them feel.
Fans also hope that Frieren will become the series the anime industry needs to understand what a good fantasy show is and will open the door for more high-quality fantasy anime. They wish for less repetitive isekai series and for more thoughtful anime like Frieren.