That Frieren show is so huge, I'm considering watching.
Problem is, I was a huge anime fan/collector/fansubber since the 90's and stopped sometime around 2004.
Never watched anything since then... until 2016, because I spent years seeing memes abut Haruhi, and how it became the biggest anime phenomenon since Eva. So I watched a few episodes.
Worst mistake ever.
I was promised a show about a schoolgirl who was LITERAL GOD but didn't know it, and was unknowingly rewriting reality to shape her wishes.
Instead I got high school drama and near zero fantasy/superpowers, with school club meetings and whodunnit mysteries on island vacations.
Then came the (I'm told) notorious "repeated episode" arc where they thought it was CLEVER to repeat the same episode over and over. By the 5th rerun, I quit entirely.
Haven't watched it myself, but I've heard the overall mellow pacing compared to Mushishi (albeit more upbeat) a few times if that gives a reference point.
That Frieren show is so huge, I'm considering watching.
Problem is, I was a huge anime fan/collector/fansubber since the 90's and stopped sometime around 2004.
Never watched anything since then... until 2016, because I spent years seeing memes abut Haruhi, and how it became the biggest anime phenomenon since Eva. So I watched a few episodes.
Worst mistake ever.
I was promised a show about a schoolgirl who was LITERAL GOD but didn't know it, and was unknowingly rewriting reality to shape her wishes.
Instead I got high school drama and near zero fantasy/superpowers, with school club meetings and whodunnit mysteries on island vacations.
Then came the (I'm told) notorious "repeated episode" arc where they thought it was CLEVER to repeat the same episode over and over. By the 5th rerun, I quit entirely.
Haven't watched any anime since.
Watch the first 2-3 and make up your own mind.
Haven't watched it myself, but I've heard the overall mellow pacing compared to Mushishi (albeit more upbeat) a few times if that gives a reference point.