adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous relaxing medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Another great volume and section of this first class mage trial arc. The group is stuck after coming up against the shadow clone of Frieren. Frieren and Fern will have to devise a plan, taking advantage of Frieren's weaknesses to take down the clone and end the second part of the trial. This arc continues to be a great way to get to know the other candidates as well as further develop the lead characters. Learning more about Serie has also been fascinating as her friendship with Frieren is one of the oldest (if the not the oldest) between Frieren and another character. This volume also sees the start of the third trial, which is very different from the other two but appears to showcase more character work. 

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Again, a little slow of a volume for me, even with all the Second Exam action, and I just found keeping some of the side characters differentiated a bit hard.  Übel is a great, weird, badass character, though! I loved the last couple of chapters --
Frieren fixing Fern's staff with no comment, and ERMAHGERD Serie's proposition to Fern. I wouldn't know what to do in that moment!!
Excite for the next volume!!
8.10.23
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

A fun and action packed volume.