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This is a pretty new series, with only five chapters translated so far, but it's so wonderful that it should get more exposure. https://mangadex.org/title/48045/sousou-no-frieren The demon king has been defeated, and the hero's party must part ways. The elf mage, Frieran, goes on a journey to learn more magic spells for her ever-expanding collection. She returns to meet back up with the party and view the semicentennial meteor shower, and finds that things have changed since she's been gone. It's a somewhat melancholy, but fun adventure, definitely one of the series I look forward to new chapters of the most now.
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This is a nice little series, and I will definitely follow it. The latest chapter is really awesome because it grapples so directly with the premise in a novel way: Chapter 5 has frieran returning to a place where they sealed away the Demon King's top sorcerer. Sealed away 80 years ago, this demon had developed a killing magic that was basically unstoppable. In the 80 years since human mages studied that magic and folded it into the overall magic system to the point where it became basic offense magic and present day defensive magic stops it cold. Thats great! I really like the concept behind it.
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May 26, 2020 22:58
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I'm glad you made this thread. I was thinking of doing it myself. The first few chapters of this are excellent, especially now that they have decent translations. I hope it can maintain the pace.
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May 27, 2020 01:04
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From Dark Souls, I know that mimics are instant-a-death so this is unrealistic. 1/5 Seriously though, this is good and I love Frieren's character. I'm glad this is coming out on a weekly basis.
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May 27, 2020 23:13
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I like that it's a recurring thing that she gets tricked and eaten by mimics every single time
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May 27, 2020 23:20
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Thanks for making this thread, that's a really interesting manga (although as a native German speaker, the names certainly trip me up). It's a noticeably rare thing for a medieval-fantasy story to grapple with the passage of time and with historical change; the only stories of that type I can think of that takes Elves' huge lifespan seriously are Tolkien's.
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May 28, 2020 17:12
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"Frieren travels to Warm" Nooo you can't do that, stop
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May 28, 2020 17:30
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Man I love chapter 5. When she says "It seems 80 years is a very long time for humans" you know she's sympathizing with Qual in a way.
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May 28, 2020 19:54
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L-O-N posted:From Dark Souls, I know that mimics are instant-a-death so this is unrealistic. 1/5 Git mor vit, noob Edit to avoid doublepost: Looks like this is currently the top-average-rated series on mangadex, sitting at 9.31. Paracelsus fucked around with this message at 01:21 on May 29, 2020 |
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May 29, 2020 00:27
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this is a good manga
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May 29, 2020 02:58
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For another example of well-done heavy-hitting end-of-the-heroes'-journey stories, you might also try Yuusha Goikkou no Kaerimichi, a one-shot that's also one of the highest-rated manga on mangadex. It puts the thinnest of veils over what the "twist" is going to be, but the conclusion still hits like a truck.
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May 29, 2020 03:33
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Sindai posted:Man I love chapter 5. When she says "It seems 80 years is a very long time for humans" you know she's sympathizing with Qual in a way. I enjoy the fact that magic defense had to evolve to overcome literal soul destruction but now it's common sense in the present times.
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May 29, 2020 05:29
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I'm amazed that all those villagers just continued staying at the village right next to the deadly demon for so many years, especially when they knew that the seal was slowly eroding with time. They didn't even build a containment chamber around him and just left him out in the open meadow like that, within walking distance of the village.
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May 29, 2020 08:25
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But enough about climate change.
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May 29, 2020 08:43
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Catpetter1981 posted:I'm amazed that all those villagers just continued staying at the village right next to the deadly demon for so many years, especially when they knew that the seal was slowly eroding with time. They didn't even build a containment chamber around him and just left him out in the open meadow like that, within walking distance of the village. I feel like Qual was a Demon who would let people go. More interested in the Heroic Battle With Heroic Hero's unless i somehow already forgot if there was a panel of him annihilating the village
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May 29, 2020 10:45
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This is a good manga, I'll definitely keep tabs on it. Frieran's a great character Catpetter1981 posted:I'm amazed that all those villagers just continued staying at the village right next to the deadly demon for so many years, especially when they knew that the seal was slowly eroding with time. They didn't even build a containment chamber around him and just left him out in the open meadow like that, within walking distance of the village. Hiemmel did keep coming every year and was confident Frieran would come by and put a stop to him before hte seal broke so its fiiiine. Paracelsus posted:For another example of well-done heavy-hitting end-of-the-heroes'-journey stories, you might also try Yuusha Goikkou no Kaerimichi, a one-shot that's also one of the highest-rated manga on mangadex. This is also very good though I didn't quite cop to the exact twist until the brother showed up. I was thinking a different variant on this something like the 3 were dead and somehow sticking around (as ghosts?) but Nina didnt know and they wanted to last with her on the way home
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May 29, 2020 15:16
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Paracelsus posted:For another example of well-done heavy-hitting end-of-the-heroes'-journey stories, you might also try Yuusha Goikkou no Kaerimichi, a one-shot that's also one of the highest-rated manga on mangadex. Oh god I cried at this one even though I figured out what was happening almost inmediately. It was the knight's kids that slayed me.
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May 29, 2020 21:57
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Tarezax posted:Oh god I cried at this one even though I figured out what was happening almost inmediately. It was the knight's kids that slayed me. Everything from the colored two-page spread on is 100% feels.
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May 30, 2020 05:46
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Paracelsus posted:For another example of well-done heavy-hitting end-of-the-heroes'-journey stories, you might also try Yuusha Goikkou no Kaerimichi, a one-shot that's also one of the highest-rated manga on mangadex. I happened to be listening to this as I read it and it wound up working really well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwaEPT4VLZk
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May 30, 2020 07:52
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Paracelsus posted:For another example of well-done heavy-hitting end-of-the-heroes'-journey stories, you might also try Yuusha Goikkou no Kaerimichi, a one-shot that's also one of the highest-rated manga on mangadex. Dammit, this one had me crying like a baby.
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May 30, 2020 15:38
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I'm going to steal the mage using Animate Dead/Flesh Puppet to walk the party home for a RPG round someday (and of course the loving paladin will try to smite them).
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May 31, 2020 00:54
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Lurking Haro posted:I'm going to steal the mage using Animate Dead/Flesh Puppet to walk the party home for a RPG round someday (and of course the loving paladin will try to smite them). Yuusha Goikkou no Kaerimich spoilers Well, there are some that think raising the dead as an evil act, something about trapping their souls or causing them spiritual pain...
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May 31, 2020 15:10
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New chapter
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Jun 2, 2020 22:12
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This whole chapter felt like an attack against me as a person. It was right though
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Jun 3, 2020 01:01
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A time progress montage that doesn't have Frieren being eaten by a mimic?? Is that even legal?
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frieran is such a dork Catpetter1981 posted:A time progress montage that doesn't have Frieren being eaten by a mimic?? Is that even legal? it specifically didn't because the chest they found was just full of seaweed. 
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Captain Invictus posted:frieran is such a dork The mimic drowned  That's why you keep them in dungeons.
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Brought To You By posted:I enjoy the fact that magic defense had to evolve to overcome literal soul destruction but now it's common sense in the present times. That was a fun development. Of course when magic that overpowered was deployed everyone would start researching how to do it and how to defend against it. Frieran has to be super lazy in using her magic too right? Based on the vibe of the series I don't feel like the demon king was insanely powerful in typical fantasy terms, but we're also looking at Frieran with that same 80 years of training time after saving the world. It's cliche and all, but I'd welcome an issue or arc that shows her really cutting loose.
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Jun 4, 2020 04:56
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new chapter continuing the subtle and not so subtle tradition of Frieren getting owned.
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Jun 16, 2020 20:43
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Huzzah! posted:new chapter 1000 years later and her master still gets to be smug about being right There also looks to be a page missing.
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Jun 16, 2020 21:11
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Yo this manga continues to be a delight and full of small surprises.
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Jun 16, 2020 21:32
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https://mangadex.org/chapter/935361/1 BUY A HORSE
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Jun 23, 2020 18:18
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I have a feeling they're going to meet Eisen's spirit when they get to Ende
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Jun 24, 2020 11:58
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New chapter. Always remember this advice from Jesus
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Nice chapter. Himmel phantom asking to be shot and Frieren being like Doi , and then the panel of Fern wombo comboing the demon+heiter were great.
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Jun 30, 2020 17:36
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New chapter Ah dragon hunting. Knighthoods highest calling.
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Jul 14, 2020 22:38
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So I see where this series might be going, and that leaves at least one more pupil to acquire.
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Jul 15, 2020 14:23
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New chapter The showdown with the deadly dragon begins.
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Jul 21, 2020 21:00
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It's small. I love the tiny panel jokes like Frieran trying to pull Fern off that tree or trying to carry her own body mass in treasure. They remind me of how Delicious in Dungeon is jam packed with jokes. I kind of expect that this manga is going to end with Frieran outliving everyone in this party as well, and then a montage page of all the other parties she outlives in the future, and then we all cry a lot.
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Sindai posted:It's small. Frieran hasn't even finished outliving everyone in her first party yet, since Eisen is still around.
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