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A review by frasersimons
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 7 by Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
On the road again! Back to slice-of-life and wholesomeness. We continue to see how Himmel and his values resonate well beyond his death, as we’ll get some development from Fern and Stark, romantically. Though, interestingly, no one knows if they’re actually compatible, so it’s like a mini adventure in that way.
Normally, there would be some fan service or googly eyes or some kind of heat between characters to get to this point, but because both haven’t really been socialized, it’s mostly just an experiment, which ends up being wholesome, because this is Frieren. I really like the slow burn development.
What I thought didn’t quite work for me was the hero of the south, who was the flashback portion of the book, but kind of felt like it took agency away from Frieren deciding to go on the trip. It felt just right, her being persuaded. The fact that it was portended was disappointing to me. Why not leave it at the summoning of flowers for a young Himmel and her being reminded of her master to undertake the journey, using her instincts? It bugged me, a little.
Normally, there would be some fan service or googly eyes or some kind of heat between characters to get to this point, but because both haven’t really been socialized, it’s mostly just an experiment, which ends up being wholesome, because this is Frieren. I really like the slow burn development.
What I thought didn’t quite work for me was the hero of the south, who was the flashback portion of the book, but kind of felt like it took agency away from Frieren deciding to go on the trip. It felt just right, her being persuaded. The fact that it was portended was disappointing to me. Why not leave it at the summoning of flowers for a young Himmel and her being reminded of her master to undertake the journey, using her instincts? It bugged me, a little.