Anime can be more suited for weekly watching or for bingeing — depends on the show.
The first arc of Frieren isn’t that slow — after all, people loved the extended premiere.
If you binge each Frieren arc on its own, it becomes even better.
To watch something weekly or to wait and binge-watch it once it releases? This question was a point of discussion among otaku for as long as the concept of seasonal watching was a thing. There are arguments for both sides, of course, and most fans actually agree that it depends on the anime in question.
Watch weekly or binge? Depends on the anime
Some anime are obviously made for weekly hype — Jujutsu Kaisen is one definite example. Another one is JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken) — this is why the Netflix batch release format for Part 6 was disliked so much.
Other anime are arguably better binged — this especially goes for anime that have complicated plots or take time to get going. This season’s Metallic Rouge and Ishura are good examples like that — the former throws you right into the plot without explaining the world, and the latter requires following two dozens of characters at the same time.
That said, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Sousou no Frieren) has been one of the biggest hits recently, attracting huge numbers of viewers to discuss it every week. Some fans, however, argued that perhaps the anime is actually better when binged. It might sound insane, but they do make some pretty good points.
No, the start is not slow
At first, it might sound very weird. If you just started watching Frieren, you might have found it a bit slow — but that’s actually the point. A big part of the anime is Frieren traveling and interacting with people, and it shows her learning how people perceive the world — her own understanding of time is very different due to her being an elf.
That said, people absolutely loved the four-episode premiere of the anime. There’s no reason to think they wouldn’t love watching multiple episodes of Frieren at once. And it’s not like the entire anime is just meditative traveling from point A to point B — it has its fair share of action.
You should watch Frieren arc by arc
Of course, bingeing the entirety of Frieren at once wouldn’t be a good idea — and isn’t something most people would have time for anyway. The anime is scheduled for 28 episodes, and even if you skip OP and ED, that’s still roughly 21 minutes per episode, which means a nearly 10-hour binge.
A good way to watch Frieren, however, is to binge separate arcs of it. They are quite different in nature, and you can look up online where they start and end (or just figure it out as you go, as the anime makes it quite clear).
If there’s one thing to criticize the anime for, it’s for its occasional tonal shifts — and bingeing whole arcs to make breaks after them is a very smart way of downplaying that.
Do you prefer watching anime weekly or bingeing it?
Sounds crazy? Well, there’s one caveat.
Summary:
Anime can be more suited for weekly watching or for bingeing — depends on the show.
The first arc of Frieren isn’t that slow — after all, people loved the extended premiere.
If you binge each Frieren arc on its own, it becomes even better.
To watch something weekly or to wait and binge-watch it once it releases? This question was a point of discussion among otaku for as long as the concept of seasonal watching was a thing. There are arguments for both sides, of course, and most fans actually agree that it depends on the anime in question.
Watch weekly or binge? Depends on the anime
Some anime are obviously made for weekly hype — Jujutsu Kaisen is one definite example. Another one is JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken) — this is why the Netflix batch release format for Part 6 was disliked so much.
Other anime are arguably better binged — this especially goes for anime that have complicated plots or take time to get going. This season’s Metallic Rouge and Ishura are good examples like that — the former throws you right into the plot without explaining the world, and the latter requires following two dozens of characters at the same time.
That said, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Sousou no Frieren) has been one of the biggest hits recently, attracting huge numbers of viewers to discuss it every week. Some fans, however, argued that perhaps the anime is actually better when binged. It might sound insane, but they do make some pretty good points.
No, the start is not slow
At first, it might sound very weird. If you just started watching Frieren, you might have found it a bit slow — but that’s actually the point. A big part of the anime is Frieren traveling and interacting with people, and it shows her learning how people perceive the world — her own understanding of time is very different due to her being an elf.
That said, people absolutely loved the four-episode premiere of the anime. There’s no reason to think they wouldn’t love watching multiple episodes of Frieren at once. And it’s not like the entire anime is just meditative traveling from point A to point B — it has its fair share of action.
You should watch Frieren arc by arc
Of course, bingeing the entirety of Frieren at once wouldn’t be a good idea — and isn’t something most people would have time for anyway. The anime is scheduled for 28 episodes, and even if you skip OP and ED, that’s still roughly 21 minutes per episode, which means a nearly 10-hour binge.
A good way to watch Frieren, however, is to binge separate arcs of it. They are quite different in nature, and you can look up online where they start and end (or just figure it out as you go, as the anime makes it quite clear).
If there’s one thing to criticize the anime for, it’s for its occasional tonal shifts — and bingeing whole arcs to make breaks after them is a very smart way of downplaying that.
Do you prefer watching anime weekly or bingeing it?
