Frieren: An Emotional Journey Beyond the End - Season 1

Sep 1
2 min read

Darkmeter 8.75 🖤

This is the first anime I’ve written about, and honestly, I couldn’t have chosen a better one. Frieren feels like a warm embrace to the soul, a reminder of what it means to live and walk alongside others. In these first two seasons, there wasn’t a single episode where I didn’t shed tears—whether of joy, nostalgia, or sheer empathy.

The Meaning of the Journey

The full title is Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. At first glance, it seems simple, but it’s the very essence of the show.

The anime asks a question we rarely see in fantasy stories: what happens after the great villain is defeated?

For many, the end of the journey is victory. For Frieren, an elf who lives for thousands of years, that victory was just a fragment of her life. When her companions are gone, when the heroes turn into memories, she remains. And that’s when the true journey begins.

Frieren’s Perspective

Through Frieren’s immortal eyes, we realize something we often forget: life isn’t measured by grand achievements but by the people we meet along the way.

A hero isn’t defined by slaying demons, but by being able to listen, to walk alongside others, to learn and to feel.

The anime reminds us that being a hero is not a title—it’s a process. What defines your worth isn’t how far you go, but how you choose to live each day.

Adventure and Personal Reflection

Throughout the series, Frieren battles something deeper than monsters: loneliness, emptiness, the uncertainty of what comes next. And through her journey, we learn that life isn’t solved by epic quests, but by the little things: picking flowers, listening to strangers, sharing a meal, or understanding someone else’s sadness.

Every supporting character adds something meaningful. No one is left behind. The young teach the old, and the old remind the young that even eternity can be filled with new discoveries.

A Cinematic Experience

The animation and music elevate the anime to cinematic levels. The soundtrack is delicate, calming, almost like a whisper that tells you to enjoy life’s details: the wind on your face, the morning birds, the silence shared with someone dear.

This isn’t just anime.

This is pure cinema.

The End of the Entry, The Beginning of your Journey

Frieren is a reminder that simply living is an achievement. That our lives aren't defined by epic goals, but by the small steps we take every day.

Yes, it may sound like that meme that says "it's all about the friends we make along the way," but here it feels real, human, and painfully true. And of course, like any fantasy story, there's a bit of magic, a bit of warriors, and a bit of dragons, but even in those appearances, the feeling of enjoying life remains.

Nobody is perfect. We don't always keep our promises or achieve the dreams we once had. And that's okay. Because what matters isn't perfection, but rather keeping going, keeping learning, and keeping loving.

In that sense, just like a role-playing game (I love D&D and WoW), Frieren isn't just an anime. It's simply an adventure beyond our journey worth taking.