Sousou no Frieren Season 2 • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2

Sousou no Frieren Season 2 • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 - Episode 3 discussion

*Sousou no Frieren Season 2*, episode 3

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CuriousWanderer5672026-01-30 16:08

It’s incredible how fluid the feet animation is. Lucky Stark being able to see them so close.

We all love Frieren’s feet but his feet are no slouch either though.

ActualRound76992026-01-30 16:10

Feetren

Mundology2026-01-30 17:38

Between the Kill Bill reference in Jujutsu Kaisen and this, [it truly is Tarantino season.](https://i.imgur.com/Nt7t1py.png)

ContextNo64652026-01-30 16:11

Found Tarantino's Reddit account

PeaceAlien2026-01-30 16:15

FEET? For free in this economy?

This-is_CMGRI2026-01-30 16:25

thank you Muse Asia

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-30 16:27

Those feet were worth almost dying.

Zemahem2026-01-30 16:30

I guess to feet lovers, this episode is still the equivalent of an onsen fanservice episode.

This-is_CMGRI2026-01-30 16:12

Stark with the real *Elden Ring: Nightreign* experience (aka me last weekend)

RepulsiveRevenue82026-01-30 16:30

"so Frieren sama, your plan is to make my boyfriend as a bait?"

"Yes"

I know Fern is fighting the urge to blast her master right there.

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:51

I love Fern just standing in place in the sky thinking to herself "I'm not sure how I feel about this."

Hot_Researcher_68392026-01-30 16:12

Finally, the foot fanservice promised in this [visual](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1j40yb6/frieren_beyond_journeys_end_season_2_new_teaser/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button).

The backgrounds this episode is especially varied and beautiful too!

"Young miss" lol

PeaceAlien2026-01-30 16:17

>You sure love hot springs for someone so young.

Dang if Frieren is young how old is she?! /s

Uhoh Stark has reached ~~2~~ 1 offenses with Frieren, calling her grandma and hag

This-is_CMGRI2026-01-30 16:20

Let's never ask Serie that question.

Zemahem2026-01-30 16:31

Right... if Frieren's tantrums are this scary, I can only shudder at the thought of what Serie's might be like.

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:37

>Uhoh Stark has reached ~~2~~ 1 offenses with Frieren, calling her grandma and hag

But thanks to boosting up Frieren's mom cred, he had it erased off his record, so now he's still only got one she'll never let him live down!

HolyDragSwd25002026-01-30 16:17

Stark asking Fern on a date❤️🤩

Stark first date with Frieren

Both asking her advice on dating

heartbreakhill2026-01-30 16:36

I feel like making us wait until next week for the date is the closest this show has come to a cliffhanger in a LONG time

This-is_CMGRI2026-01-30 16:43

They're makin' us wait an entire week, which is good marketing outta MADhouse but now I just want it more.

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:39

I love how Fern was practically begging him to ask her out and wasn't mentally prepared for it to actually work and the only person two teenagers have to rely on for relationship advice is their "young miss" elf lady whose relationship experience amounts to being dense about a guy head over heels in love with her who she only retroactively realized now she was in a love story with.

BeckQuillion892026-01-30 21:18

fern short circuiting and just leaving her book behind with the door open is such a mood haha

ali941272026-01-30 16:52

To be fair, they were both raised in environments without anyone else their age with some of the most emotionally-repressed people on the planet.

RedditlessGoose2026-01-30 16:17

This episode had EVERYTHING.
Frieren threatening to throw a full medieval tantrum.
“Do you realize who it is that you’re asking for help? Are you sane?” lives rent free in my skull.
STARK x FERN REAL REAL DATE CONFIRMED.
Young maiden Frieren casually playing wing woman like she invented romance.
Absolute perfection. Cinema. Academy Award. Send help.

PeaceAlien2026-01-30 16:24

Stark better watch out, basically had a date with Frieren in this episode. Ghost of Himmel might come for him

Zemahem2026-01-30 16:30

Sein may wanna watch out too. At least, seeing as Frieren considers their outing as a date as well.

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:32

I hope Himmel wasn't turning over in his grave finding that out.

This-is_CMGRI2026-01-30 16:37

Na, Himmel's gonna be a proud father there in Aureole. "Good scouting, now go make Fern's day tomorrow!"

Mundology2026-01-30 17:24

The winghero Himmel would've done that

[](#takaradasalute)

ali941272026-01-30 16:57

Technically, that time she was talking to Kraft alone would also count as a date.

melindypants2026-01-30 17:43

Omg she's basically a certified pro in dating at this point

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-30 16:38

If Himmel's ghost finds out, it would have the same reaction as the first time - "shoot me".

JzanderN2026-01-30 16:51

Man, I getting ready to joke that Stark went on a date with Frieren and then she just made it even easier to make.

She really is a great wingwoman!

maliwanag07122026-01-30 16:28

> Frieren threatening to throw a full medieval tantrum

Frieren becoming a blob is not on my bingo card. Kinda reminds me of Bocchi the Rock animation.

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:33

I love it when Frieren cartoonishly emotes, like when she goes all Mendo in a mimic.

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-30 16:31

What Stark and Frieren did would fit Frieren's definition of a date. Stark is a dead man if Fern finds out.

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:32

Bruh going on a date with the mom before going on a date with the daughter.

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-30 16:41

Stark feasting on Oyakodon this episode.

actionfirst12026-01-30 17:26

Rentarou approved

JzanderN2026-01-30 16:52

Grandma, I think you mean. As long as Frieren's not around to hear it.

shad792026-01-30 16:58

It's a bit of a shame that Frieren decided to forgive Stark for today's slip-up, and we're still two grandmas away from another [Frieren's tantrum](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/e06f2fd70094.png) xD

JzanderN2026-01-30 17:00

I think you mean "thank god Frieren decided to forgive Stark for today's slip-up, now we're two grandmas away from another Frieren's tantrum instead of one."

JzanderN2026-01-30 16:52

> Stark is a dead man if Fern finds out.

From Fern or from Himmel?

YonSaiSucks2026-01-30 16:32

>“Do you realize who it is that you’re asking for help? Are you sane?”

At least she's self aware lmao

>Young maiden Frieren casually playing wing woman like she invented romance.

Uhuh

Maiden frieren: How cute, here's a candy sonny

RepulsiveRevenue82026-01-30 16:33

"are you crazy?" Frieren and Serie actually have a thing in common.

heartbreakhill2026-01-30 16:33

Frieren really said “Exactly one dude has ever been into me and it took me his entire lifetime to realize it.”

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:50

Frieren: "But don't worry, I actually went on a date with him! Oh, and I also went on a date with Sein...now that I think about it, I think I went on dates with all the men I've partied with..."

Fern: "My condolences to the Hero."

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:34

>Frieren threatening to throw a full medieval tantrum.

I love how she was even tantruming in the bathroom so people could still hear her beyond closed doors lol.

>“Do you realize who it is that you’re asking for help? Are you sane?” lives rent free in my skull.

At least she's self aware that she should usually be someones' very last choice for relationship advice lol.

>STARK x FERN REAL REAL DATE CONFIRMED.

Fern never thought she'd get this far ahead!

>Young maiden Frieren casually playing wing woman like she invented romance.

The confidence in which she revealed she went on a date with Himmel! Flamme's winning smile on teaching Frieren what it meant to go on a date! Truly masters of relationships!

KumaKumaGambler2026-01-30 16:35

Don't forget everything includes a 1 second frame of:

Flamme looking at you smugly, an expression indicating she knows more about dating than you do.

Lol!

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-30 16:51

But does she?

Myrkrvaldyr2026-01-30 16:56

Yeah, Flamme was never seen married or with kids. Given the time period she lived in and how it took her a lot of effort to make magic mainstream, it's easy to imagine Flamme scared men and she was the one who needed to pursue anyone, but no luck in the end.

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:58

It would be nice to think that Flamme was able to at least get some action when she wasn't busy teaching, mastering magic, or preparing to kill demons.

actionfirst12026-01-30 17:26

I'm sure she had her own flame on the side

ChicaneryFinger2026-01-30 16:39

Her sheer self-awareness when Stark asks her advice followed later by her sheer confidence in the definition of date is certanly something.

notanfan2026-01-30 16:17

Nice episode as expected of frieren

Audrey_spino2026-01-30 16:17

Was Miyazaki (the Dark Souls one) involved in making this episode by any chance?

darthvall2026-01-30 16:38

Out of curiosity, why? Not familiar with Dark Soul's world.

BetaXP2026-01-30 16:47

Not completely sure, but I think it's reference to being used as bait to fight a difficult monster leading to a mediocre reward that definitely isn't worth the effort. That very much feels in line with the souls game experience, so that's my best guess

MonaganX2026-01-30 17:01

There's just a long-standing meme about how games directed by Miyazaki have a conspicuously large amount of bare-footed women.

RoastedPotato-1kg2026-01-30 16:19

is it out?

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-30 16:20

Frieren didn't fail to discover something Fern liked. Afterall, she did find Stark...

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:36

Also even just retaining and being able to recite every preference Fern has from memory is a sign of good parenting.

Screiblus2026-01-30 17:10

Frieren tends to underestimate her own knowledge of the people around her.

That's the same reason why she thought that she "barely knew Himmel" when he died but then had a whole journey where she does things because "Himmel would do it"

Soluxy2026-01-30 18:35

I think it's because despite the amount of things she knows, 10 years is still short, she'd probably would want to speed hundreds of years with people if she could.

Screiblus2026-01-30 18:45

Exactly and thats the message of the series. Is to value the time you have with the people around but, most importantly, value the connections that you made.

cyberscythe2026-01-30 19:35

i think it's because Frieren has lived such a long life that the details on any one individual only seems small in comparison to the vast stores of information she has stored in her noggin

like, there's a saying about one who's "eaten more salt than you've eaten rice" to visualize how much more experience someone who is older has compared to a youngin'; knowledge of a handful of preferences of one person is dwarfed by centuries of time

mywif4aiur2026-01-30 17:00

Eisen literally told her to go get Stark.

joelstaz2026-01-30 17:02

Lmao I immediately thought of that and was expecting them to show Starks face all of a sudden

darthvall2026-01-30 16:20

Could someone remind me, are most monsters also demon?

Seems like both the hydra and the giant boar have that disappearing effect after the party killed them. They could have eaten good food if the body didn't disappear (especially the boar).

Also for continuity purpose, I love that they showed the small fishes that Stark captured during the campfire scenes lol. Maybe by the end of the adventure he'd improve

Gh4nya2026-01-30 16:27

other way around. demons are a species of monsters. monsters are creatures that vaporize once they died.

ZSRedditing2026-01-30 16:30

Nah, both monsters and demons are mana-based creatures (body is made up of mana). Different, but with the same biological building blocks. Like how Carbon ora cells are for Humans, (other) animals, and plants.

Just realized by that logic, you can consider monsters as the "animal" equivalent in a human vs animal comparison

RepulsiveRevenue82026-01-30 16:31

Iirc demon is a monster who evolved and mimick human language for deceit.

KumaKumaGambler2026-01-30 16:22

3 days of crying by Frieren is probably just a sob of 3 seconds to her. Lol!

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:35

I love how she was still crying in the bathroom so everyone could still hear her tantrum. And she did it even when nobody was in the room lol.

Kirosh22026-01-30 17:07

It's only a proper tantrum when it's done without rest.

Mundology2026-01-30 18:40

[Legendary ancient mage hero who subjugated the demon king:](https://i.imgur.com/U0UHzgi.mp4)

[](#makicry)

flybypost2026-01-30 22:50

The very first cut of her crying like a little gremlin was the best!

cyberscythe2026-01-30 19:27

it's basically an emotional filibuster

[](#hikariactually)

shad792026-01-30 16:52

[Frieren's tantrum](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/12b4df2c38cc.png) was definitely the best part of [this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4gp5apb4j) (though [Frieren's other reactions today were great too](https://imgchest.com/p/9249lp8la4n)). I'd really love to know what exactly triggered it xD

melindypants2026-01-30 17:41

Someone else must've called her an old hag 3 times lol

heartbreakhill2026-01-30 17:59

It was Heiter wasn’t it

JzanderN2026-01-30 18:25

Himmel never would have and Eisen understands extended age too well, so by process of elimination...

Soluxy2026-01-30 18:32

Someone destroying a good grimoire in front of her will probably do.

mekerpan2026-01-30 20:46

Frierrn came up with some charming facial expressions in this episode -- perhaps a record number of them.

I also noted that whether Frieren is sleeping on the ground or in a bed she manages to fall out from (flop away from) wherever she is supposed to be sleeping.

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-30 16:58

When the party wouldn't let you get deepthroated by the fifth Mimic in the Dungeon of Mimics.

Mundology2026-01-30 19:23

[One of these mimics could hold a niche magical trinket!](https://i.imgur.com/rWXRfHr.jpeg)

[](#smugpoint)

Myrkrvaldyr2026-01-30 16:58

Makes me think that sad movies would be terrible to watch with her. if she sees anything that moving, she'll be crying for days.

paulrenzo2026-01-30 17:27

To be fair, I dont think she wailed for that long when Himmel died

No-Passage-22262026-01-30 17:41

The animation of her face looks very snoopy-ish from Peanuts with how it was stylized.

Made_Bail2026-01-30 18:45

That entire little sequence was so good. God damn I missed this show.

tyler9809082026-01-30 17:56

GROWN! Ass woman btw

PM_ME_UR_SO2026-01-30 19:03

Be careful

thesagenibba2026-01-30 19:41

strike one

thisisdropd2026-01-30 16:24

It's ironic that it's rather warm out there when in real life, *Winter Storm Fern* has plunged North America into an ice age.

Frieren either acted like a 1000-year-old or a 1-year-old, no in between. The way she threw a total tantrum for days was hilarious. The rest of her party was like, "Are we babysitting?"

This-is_CMGRI2026-01-30 16:26

even delayed the release of the Cronch ENG dub. When we really needed it, too. Would've been nice to have Mallorie Rodak and Jill Harris on a comfy adventure like this.

Ichini-san2026-01-30 16:25

**Stern is happening, I repeat, Stern is happening! This is not a drill!**

RetryPerson2026-01-30 16:25

"JUST GET TOGETHER ALREADY!" -Sein

maliwanag07122026-01-30 16:32

## [Obligatory gif version](https://tenor.com/view/fern-stark-date-already-frieren-date-already-anime-just-start-dating-already-anime-shipping-anime-just-date-already-gif-4654571500664181042)

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:43

Sein even gets mentioned in this episode! And the only man other than the Hero who went on a date with Frieren by her estimate, even if she's not his type of older lady lol.

Vilefighter2026-01-30 22:17

I was really expecting her to say that she and Stark went on a date that day since that basically fit the description she gave. I thought for sure that was going to ruin all the romance Fern had in her mind about her date with Stark lol

Eliv2026-01-30 16:26

Stark and Fern date next episode, let's go!

darthvall2026-01-30 16:37

How dare they ending the episode on a cliffhanger!

maliwanag07122026-01-30 16:27

Stark with that, ***"Is Fern into me? Maybe she's just Canadian."*** moment after Fern essentially asking him to be with her.

### ANYWAY SEEMS IT WILL BE A DATE EPISODE NEXT WEEK! LET'S GOOO!!!

RepulsiveRevenue82026-01-30 16:27

THAT CLIFFHANGER IS CRIMINAL MADHOUSE, CRIMINAL!

YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM MY LAWYER!

mrspear19952026-01-30 16:27

the tantrum was absolutely adorable

my 1000 year old baba can't be this cute

zool7142026-01-30 16:48

> baba

That’s one count for you

Mundology2026-01-30 18:41

[Frieren the Rock](https://i.imgur.com/j69MkgV.mp4)

[](#bocchitheshock)

ChicaneryFinger2026-01-30 16:28

That entire convo between Frieren and Stark after he asked Fern out killed me. It was basically a machine gun of funny gags.

Zemahem2026-01-30 16:29

Very peaceful and wholesome episode all around. Well... other than poor Stark getting used as bait, and the eldritch sight that is Frieren's ultra tantrums. You'd think she was joking about how scary that is, but a three-day tantrum that never dies down in intensity would genuinely be horrific to deal with.

I also enjoyed seeing both flashbacks of Eisen and Heiter just being such dads to their respective kids. Thankfully, they left them in good hands. Mostly. Somehow, Frieren helped Stark way more in preparing for the date than Fern.

And I gotta say, I can't even be too sad that the episode ends because the ED is always so peak.

darthvall2026-01-30 16:40

I'm feeling mixed that only Himmel which doesn't have any representative in the group.

Even if the priest last episode joined back, he's not related to Himmel at all.

ChicaneryFinger2026-01-30 16:51

Does Frieren herself not count?

kotsthepro2026-01-30 16:53

In my eyes, Himmel's representetative is Frieren, at least the parts of her that changed after their adventure

Zemahem2026-01-30 16:53

I think Frieren essentially is Himmel's representative in the group. Not as someone he raised of course, but she is the one who inherited so much of Himmel's philosophy and how he views the world. With many of her actions being because "it's what Himmel would've done", that it's impossible to separate him from Frieren. And that is beautiful.

darthvall2026-01-30 16:57

Yeah, I think you're right. Was thinking of her as representative of herself. But now you said it, the current Frieren is heavily influenced by Himmel compared to the past Frieren.

Zemahem2026-01-30 17:07

Pretty much. And to go even further, I don't think they represent just a single member despite filling in the same roles. Cause Fern is also kind of representative of Frieren due to her inheriting her beliefs and attitudes towards magic. And Frieren also carries a bit of Eisen's and Heiter's wills as well.

Ichini-san2026-01-30 17:00

Look at it from the bright side:
Himmel is too all-encompassing to only have one single representative. We meet so many people on the journey that were inspired by him instead (Frieren, Heiter, Eisen, Wirbel, literally every town they saved in the past that has a statue of him etc.).

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:48

Frieren treating Stark like he's Shaggy/Scooby-Doo whose only value is running away from the monsters so they can set a trap lol.

JzanderN2026-01-30 16:54

> the eldritch sight that is Frieren's ultra tantrums. You'd think she was joking about how scary that is, but a three-day tantrum that never dies down in intensity would genuinely be horrific to deal with.

I wonder what it was that caused her to throw that tantrum.

Knowing her, it was something all of us would consider small and insignificant. Like not being allowed to buy any grimoires for three towns in a row.

sodapopkevin2026-01-30 18:30

She wasn't allowed to buy a grimoire that would teach her how to clean clothes.

Myrkrvaldyr2026-01-30 16:57

>but a three-day tantrum that never dies down in intensity would genuinely be horrific to deal with.

With no headaches or other side effects of intense crying. I want to know why she was crying so much in the first place.

Aj_042026-01-30 16:29

Frieren showing her Anya side with that tantrum. Also, lot's of goddess imagery this episode.

AriaoftheSol2026-01-30 16:29

I don't live in North America, but it's still mighty cold here. I'd kill for a nice hot foot bath.

Frieren is granny on paper, baby in practice.

SnoopySnipe2026-01-30 16:30

I assure you dear viewer all the feet shots were CRUCIAL to the plot

Weak_Season_Of_Anime2026-01-30 16:30

The hike to the secret onsen was worth it, the view was magnificent. The mountains were not bad as well.

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:46

I also love how we had a parallel scene of Fern and Heiter both struggling to be pulled up on the journey. Like father, like daughter.

Mr_Zaroc2026-01-30 20:56

Hell I loved the flashback that Heiter told Frieren all about Ferns habits and quirks
He was one hell of a priest

mywif4aiur2026-01-30 17:11

Entrance fee: one hydra.

ruineinsha2026-01-30 16:30

lmao Fern kept saying that she IS free tomorrow, and Stark being too dense to understand LMAO

AND BRO DROPPED THE BOMB LETS GOO WE ARE GETTING A DATE

also i cant believe that she actually cries like that LMAOO, and the hair animation at almost the end there, holy cinema

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:47

>lmao Fern kept saying that she IS free tomorrow, and Stark being too dense to understand LMAO

I love how she says "PAY ATTENTION TO ME" and Stark still thought this was some kind of mind game yet despite being dense to her true feelings still actually managed to ask her out lol.

Weak_Season_Of_Anime2026-01-30 16:30

**Stark:** Mission failed succesfully. Date with Fern acquired.

mobpiecedunchaindan2026-01-30 16:31

[fern when stark asks her out on a date after she demands he pay attention to her](https://i.imgflip.com/52qqwm.png?a491424)

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:46

The way she just dropped her book in shock that it actually worked and he even called it a date...she was not expecting to succeed near this much lol.

melindypants2026-01-30 17:54

I wish we got to hear her inner thoughts and it'd be even cuter if we saw her ears turn a little pink - Fern is such a cutie regardless

SAKI-M2026-01-30 22:41

Hehe,it's clear she was too embarrassed to keep her composure in front of him after he proposed, so she waited to be near the front door to confirm the date. That way she could leave immediately and not let him extend the discussion lmao

ZSRedditing2026-01-30 16:31

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Frontier2462026-01-30 16:32

When you feel the heat from the inactive volcano's, you know you're on the way to some hot springs! And Fern is pumped to dip into some!

Too bad the hot springs village they were expecting...isn't much of a village at all now. Cue classic Frieren face! But hey, any chance for Stark to play with some kids is appreciated. And there's always the Hidden Hot Springs of Etwas Mountain! Even if Frieren isn't excited about them, Stark is for once determined to go somewhere! Cue classic Frieren travel montage!

Of course it wouldn't be an adventure without at least ONE boss battle...hence the three-headed hydra like beast. Good thing they have Stark to distract it by running away so Frieren and Fern can zap it! Good teamwork at Stark's expense!

All that traveling and fighting and it turns out the hidden hot springs...are just a footbath. But at the end of the day, the important thing was the journey itself with your companions and getting a chance to just relax and enjoy a beautiful view together. Just as with Himmel's party, Frieren gets to enjoy it with her current one as well.

Just be careful when you're going downhill at night...Stark is having the ladies land on top of him a lot this season, huh?

I thought Fern was the one most excited about hot springs but Frieren can barely pry herself away from them in the next town (when she's not looking for books). She even found someone who actually thinks she's a young lady.

Fern is not so subtly trying to get Stark to ask her out on a date...can't get any more direct than "PAY ATTENTION TO ME" - but when Stark actually takes it as a challenge and DOES ask her out...she drops her book in shock, "calmly" walks out of the room, and is probably thinking to herself how she never thought that would actually work.

Frieren with her hair wrapped up in a towel is a nice look.

You know Stark is desperate when he's trying to get relationship advice from FRIEREN of all people, but maybe she does have an inkling into the heart of a woman...just so long as you don't call her a Grandma. That's your second strike, Stark! Pray you don't get a third lest you deal with Frieren throwing a tantrum! Not even the Hero Himmel could do anything about it! She'll cry even in the bathroom! And this woman is lecturing someone on tact and delicacy!

But say what you will about Frieren, she knows Fern well...even if she learned everything she knows about Fern from Heiter, Fern's father, with the expectation that she'd take over parental duties of Fern when he passed. Frieren doesn't think she's succeeded, but that she still retains all this knowledge about Fern still means something. And now Stark has finally lifted one strike off his record!

Even Fern is asking Frieren for advice on what to do. But don't worry, Frieren is experienced and Flamme taught her about what it means to go on a date! I hope Himmel though that cat hunt back in the day was a date, if only for his sake. Though finding out she thinks she went on dates with Sein...doesn't help at all.

MegaMeteorite2026-01-30 16:32

The direction of this episode is amazing, it's so beautiful and atmospheric. I also love the details in the line work, this whole series is such a work of art.

heartbreakhill2026-01-30 16:33

Every single thing about this show is a masterpiece. They way it cherishes the little moments like a too-shallow hot spring, Frieren’s humor (that tantrum 😂😭) and they way the characters grow and bond. This is also the only show where I’ve never skipped a single ED. It just makes me so full of happy feelings, which a lot of people need right now.

Frost-Tree2026-01-30 16:33

The background art this episodes is simply breathtaking.

YonSaiSucks2026-01-30 16:33

Most awkward date ever next episode

SebasChua2026-01-30 16:34

Frieren got her smug-eating grin from Flamme 😂 and that Fire Mage keeps poisoning Frieren, first with the blown kiss and now with her idea of what is a date 🤣 (note the Flamme died single 😆)

KumaKumaGambler2026-01-30 16:40

"I may be dead for over a thousand years but I still know more about dating than you do."

This-is_CMGRI2026-01-30 16:44

makes you wonder how many men fumbled Flamme...

JzanderN2026-01-30 18:01

Literally every man who ever met her who wasn't gay. And every woman who was gay, for that matter.

Mundology2026-01-30 19:25

[Flamme must have set many hearts ablaze](https://i.imgur.com/ptYjhNE.jpeg)

thesagenibba2026-01-30 19:50

flamme doesn't strike me as someone who would stick out for a long-term relationship; more like a one-night stand type of woman who wants nothing to do with you afterwards, so that she can continue her journey to becoming a magical genius

Mr_Zaroc2026-01-30 20:53

Something something mana transfer and completly unguarded butts

mywif4aiur2026-01-30 17:38

Is this why Frieren tracking down all Flamme grimoires, she's just after her dating notes?

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:59

I'd love to see Flamme's dating life pre-Frieren. It might've been as legendary as she was lol.

wyggles2026-01-30 18:46

I recognized that face on frame 1. You could tell right away that was a patented Flamme Smug Face.

thesagenibba2026-01-30 19:45

love this episode for the amount of [cheeky smiles and shit eating grins](https://imgur.com/a/h6SA8O4) we got from frieren, alone. don't think we've ever gotten to see her be this expressive before so that was a delight

Blacksmithkin2026-01-30 20:31

I noticed the same thing, this episode really just felt extra expressive in general. I noticed it partway through and couldn't stop seeing it, the characters were extremely emotive.

thesagenibba2026-01-30 20:38

you could see the shift even at the absolute beginning of the episode, where fern speaks unusually excitedly about visiting an onsen and asks frieren about one with a smile on her face.

i think everyone's becoming a bit more comfortable with each other and leaving their shell and this episode is meant to show that

frs10232026-01-30 16:34

OMG OK it's happening, huge romantic development between Stark & Fern, everybody stay calm!!!

SebasChua2026-01-30 16:35

I just know that when Frieren and Himmel went on that quest to find that lost cat, Himmel also considered that a date 😂

Frontier2462026-01-30 16:51

One of the rare times the two of them might've actually been on the same page in regards to their romance lol.

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-30 16:54

Himmel's quest to obtain pussy remains uncompleted to this day.

mywif4aiur2026-01-30 17:40

we're talking about the lost cat right?

Entire_Piece42652026-01-30 17:42

Cat?

cyberscythe2026-01-30 19:28

please do not the cat

wcctnoam2026-01-30 18:13

The store owner didn't even own a cat and was doing Himmel a solid. He was very confused when they came back with one.

Shade__slayer2026-01-30 19:40

This is my new headcanon now

shad792026-01-30 17:34

It's pretty obvious, since Himmel was as innocent about romance [as Frieren](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/bd8c963f3328.png). Let's not forget that one flying kiss from Frieren was enough to knock him out, so being alone with Frieren definitely counted as a date for him too xD

TangerineSorry84632026-01-30 22:46

Himmel is what every simp should strive to be

tarutaru992026-01-30 16:37

I swear to fucking god Quentin Tarantino is directing this show. There is just no other explanation for the explicably large number of feet shots in this show. And you know what? Based.

I will say that this marks the first episode that a noticeable lack of polish can be seen. The hydra's running animation looked quite rough, the fight scene was eh, and there are a couple of shots in the montage where they didn't bother to draw faces in (which is really not much to complain about). Its too early to be dooming, but I really hope they don't drop quality when they eventually work on the El Dorado season. I know its a bit of a first world problem, though, afforded only because Frieren has been so polished and stellar thus far that a bit of roughness really stands out when it happens.

Ichini-san2026-01-30 16:37

**Frieren's German Lesson 2x3:**

I'm sure Sein is smiling down at these two young awkward lovebirds from wherever he is looking for his Gorilla Warrior at the moment. I love that Stark can be so casual about this and that Fern actually accepted the date idea without putting up a front. I love it so much that these two aren't reduced to stammering blushing fools all of a sudden, they just keep being comfortable as usual around each other and some romance or romcom shows could definitely learn from this. Sure, this all started because of Stark wanting to tease her a bit but you can tell that both of them genuinely want this to happen.

Well, to be honest, for Stark this was kinda to be expected, except for his occasional cowardice his social skills are actually insanely high by default. The way he just instantly endears himself to literally every single person he spends some time with is actually nuts. I actually have trouble even picturing the GOAT himself, Himmel, being this intimately friendly so quickly with random people. Himmel usually has a more 'cool', 'refreshing' and 'inspiring' vibe - fitting for his hero status - that's how he looks whenever we see him talk to people or kids he helped in the flashbacks. But the way everyone treats Stark feels a bit different, they all genuinely just like him as you would an older/younger brother/cousin or a nephew/grandson - it's immediately as if he has been a part of their friends/family for years.

There would not be a single new German word this time if you would exclude the location names since we met no new named people. I figure when this happens from now on then I might feature some keywords from the episode instead and tell you what they would be in German as well, just for fun.

**Episode 31: "Somewhere She'd Like" (2x3)**
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*Locations*
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* **Etwas** (Mountains) - "something", "some", "somewhat", "slightly", "anything", "a little", " a bit", "any"; a highly context based word, can be a pronoun, adjective or adverb depending on how it's used, pretty much just how "some" works in English. This mountain range seemed to be teeming with monsters, having to defeat a huge three-headed dragon-like, hydra-like lizard for a mere footbath is actually insane, lol. Also, it's probably not the only one since the Himmel & Co. flashback insinuated they met the same type of monster so they have to come from somewhere.

* (Fortress City of) **Heiß** - "hot" (adj.); very on the nose name for a famous hot springs town. I've translated **scharf** ("sharp", "hot", "spicy", "sexy" etc.) before and they are both synonyms for describing "spicy/hot" food or for describing someone you find attractive (it sounds a bit crass though, in my opinion) but unlike with **heiß** you would never use **scharf** to describe that something is actually just "hot" (in temperature). Not sure if I explained that well.
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*Some relevant words from the episode in German*
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* "Hot Springs" - is **Heiße Quelle** or **Therme** in German. That's **Therme** (in German the H is silent here) as in "thermal spring/bath". As a funfact, many towns in Germany have the moniker **Bad** ("bath"/"spa" (noun)) as part of their name. The reason why is because those towns received those titles officially from the government to designate them as a spa or health resort town (**Kurort** (noun)). It signifies that the town has mineral or thermal springs, or a certified healthy climate. There are over 350 towns in Germany with this designation and many of them often feature historic bathhouses, parks and even some [**Gradierwerke** ("graduation towers" (noun) for salt extraction)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduation_tower). Though our family always just called them **Salinen** ("saltworks" (noun)) and that's how they are referred to colloquially as far as I know. If you are curious about all the **Bad** towns in Germany (hehe) [wikipedia has a list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_Germany) of them and I don't know for sure if that is even all of them. Some famous examples include: Bad Homburg, Wiesbaden, Baden-Baden (yes, lol), Bad Schandau, Bad Ems, Bad Kissingen, Bad Kreuznach and Bad Wildungen etc. In regards to towns like Wiesbaden or Baden-Baden, they usually don't get the prefix **Bad** or chose not to take it since their original name already had the **-baden** suffix way before the government started this whole thing. Although, **Bad Baden-Baden** would sound fucking hilarious.

* "Footbath" - is **Fußbad** in German. A simple compound word of "foot" and "bath" just like in English. At least the scenery there seemed to have been worth the struggle to get there.

* "Date" (as in the meet-up) - is **Verabredung** in German. Not strictly just a romantic term since it can be used for any plans you make with another person but it has a romantic vibe and is mostly used for that. I guess the same goes for how "date" is mostly used in English when talking about a meet-up/activity with another person, it doesn't have to be romantic but usually has that connotation. We also use **Date**, stuff like **Blind Date** or the French **Rendezvous** as common loanwords though. If you want to sound like a total German boomer (or older) you could also use the old term **Stelldichein** ("tryst", "rendezvous") but honestly nobody really uses that anymore nowadays, especially not young people. However that one is almost always used in romantic contexts (except when you use it to make fun of someone, maybe).
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Links to my other comments (click on 1x1 to then jump to any other comment for S1 from there):
[1x1](https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/16vec5d/sousou_no_frieren_frieren_beyond_journeys_end/k2ud2yk/) | [2x1](https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1qeib9f/sousou_no_frieren_season_2_frieren_beyond/nzxrbgj/) |
[2x2](https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1qkt8kb/sousou_no_frieren_season_2_frieren_beyond/o198jcv/) |
**2x3**

ali941272026-01-30 16:54

Would you say that Frieren's definition of a date technically falls under the German definition?

zool7142026-01-30 16:45

Ngl the first time I went out with a girl also involved her dangling it right in front of my face. “I really don’t like going to the movies alone” and I asked her to watch it with me first. Only after did I realize what she was doing.

Both halves of this episode was so good. Can definitely relate to Eisen remembering things that were pointless the most clearly. Sometimes it’s those unplanned, impromptu things that stick with you the most.

And OMG they’re going on a date ! Fern has really softened up to Stark this season. Not sure if she has already caught feelings or not, but she’s definitely getting there. And Stark too. But at the very least, they both do seem fond of each other.

And lol just before Frieren brought up how she also went on a date with Sein (by her definition), I was thinking Frieren would’ve really appreciated Sein’s mediation right now. She had to give advice for both sides while lacking experience herself. But a date involving looking for cats sound lovely too tbh

And at this point Frieren and Heiter are Fern’s grandparents basically

shad792026-01-30 16:45

[Frieren](https://imgchest.com/p/9249lp8la4n) once again didn't disappoint with her reactions [this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4gp5apb4j); they were all hilarious, especially the part with [Frieren's tantrum from the times of Himmel's party](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/7c26d43cf574.png) xD

Poor [Stark](https://imgchest.com/p/n87wqxkj37x), he thought Frieren had some elaborate plan to defeat the giant lizard, but as it turns out, [he was just a bait](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/e28d0222318e.png) :(

Stark certainly showed courage by [asking Frieren for help with his date with Fern](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/acf77fe4eed4.png), considering Frieren's nonexistent love life, but to everyone's surprise, [she gave him some very sound advices](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/71abe5771836.png).

I'm definitely looking forward to [Stark](https://imgchest.com/p/n87wqxkj37x) and [Fern](https://imgchest.com/p/agyvj93gwy8)'s date, especially since they both asked Frieren for advice on it. It could be a really fun, if awkward, date!

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

* [Frieren](https://imgchest.com/p/9249lp8la4n)
* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4gp5apb4j)
* [Stark](https://imgchest.com/p/n87wqxkj37x)
* [Fern](https://imgchest.com/p/agyvj93gwy8)
* [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/md7o5q2da4p)
* [Backgrounds](https://imgchest.com/p/9249lp85v4n)

*EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.*

a1oner_bvcksn62026-01-30 16:46

If Tarantino was an anime director, you can add this episode to his list of credits.

At any rate, now I'm dying to know what kind of insult Himmel may have inadvertently thrown Frieren's way to make her lose her shit for 3 days and 3 nights straight.

Armdel2026-01-30 16:47

The lady at the bathhouse calling Frieren young lol, if only you knew...

Well at least one of them got some useful tips for a date. And i suppose i shouldn't be surprised by what Frieren considers a date at this point

Commercial_Ice48182026-01-30 16:49

OMG WE ARE GOING ON A DATE NEXT EPISODE EVERYONE PREPARE

99anan992026-01-30 16:49

Despite the trek getting there being long and brutal, as well as having to fight a monster, the hot spring was worth it. Stark wanted to see the same sights as his master felt very heartwarming.

Stark asking Fern on a date, then trying to get dating advice from Frieren. Fern then asks Frieren for dating advice. This date is going to go so well.

Frieren's tantrums are terrifying.

dont_come_any_closer2026-01-30 16:50

💥🍺😩

JzanderN2026-01-30 16:50

Oh look, a hot spring episo- **HOLY SHIT, A DATE EPISODE!**

That's right, Stark and Frieren date *lesgo!* After all, as per the infinitely wise words of Flamme: "when two close friends of different genders head out together, that is called a date."

I guess his date with Fern's on next week, which... ***HYPE?!***

marcostadeusc2026-01-30 16:51

Deeto

zool7142026-01-30 16:51

Fern : We should come up with a name for our ship. Maybe something like Ste—

Stark : FARK !

Fern : ಠ_ಠ

millenniumi2026-01-30 16:51

Himmel, the type of person to complete every side quest and beat every monster before moving onto the next level.

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-30 16:52

Damn, they killed Zmey Gorynych just to visit the ~~foot bath~~secret onsen.

bestmaokaina2026-01-30 16:55

It really needs to be next Friday like ASAP

Kyoukaiwaifu2026-01-30 16:56

love how stark is always great with kids

finally, the date was adapted!

FarCritical2026-01-30 16:56

To be fair, if a perma-stoic kuudere became an inconsolable banshee for several days in a row, I wouldn't put it past anyone to be at least a little freaked out.

As funny as this entire episode was (I love Frieren's [content little post-spa face](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/97372c7b4540.jpg) so much), something about old man Heiter looking so animated just talking about Fern hit me a little harder than I was ready for.

Frontier2462026-01-30 18:06

Even Stark didn't know what to do with Fern's shocked kuudere face.

Heiter was a proud papa/grandpapa.

Final_Historian19842026-01-30 19:04

IKR SHE LOOKED SO CUTE ENJOYING HER POPSICLE, I RE-WATCHED IT SO MANY TIMES

Edit:😭🤏BABY
https://postimg.cc/CRhcRxQk

flybypost2026-01-30 23:19

Her "towel-hair-arrangement" also just looks fun(ny).

thesagenibba2026-01-30 19:43

heiter probably surprised himself during that conversation, with how much he actually knew about fern. for as short of an amount of time they had with each other, he had her personality completely nailed down. the corrupt priest just isn't corrupt enough to be socially unaware

justsyr2026-01-30 20:37

>Heiter looking so animated just talking about Fern hit me a little harder than I was ready for

I swear this show... there's **no episode** that goes by without a little moment for deep emotions.

"This way we can enjoy it together" followed by Eisen saying "I wouldn't trade my memories of those ridiculous adventures with my friends for anything".

There's always a moment or two that the show manages to smile silly while eyes get teary.

pietya2026-01-30 16:58

The Frieren tantrum sequence is probably the hardest I have laughed in a long time.

Also the pre-date scouting mission shows how much Frieren knows about Fern. Character growth

Lunar_Hedgehog2026-01-30 16:58

I loved todays Frieren with it being such a chill episode and shots of Frieren herself being a goof in various poses. Fern was quite funny as well.

actionfirst12026-01-30 16:58

Fern bowled a Strike

cleaulem2026-01-30 16:59

The irony that when Stark asks Frieren for advice, she stays with him half the day and tells him everything important to know so he can do a good job on the date. When Fern asks her for advice as a fellow girl, Frieren is absolutely useless!

Stark might not be the best at picking up the clues and he is clumsy at reading Fern's intentions, but you can't say he is thoughtless. He takes this date thing very seriously and tries his best to make it a good experience for Fern.

ali941272026-01-30 17:00

In Frieren's mind, that time Himmel went shopping with her for accessories and also proposed to her with a ring is an equivalent date to the time they went looking for a lost cat.

CompetitiveAd47322026-01-30 17:01

Oh my god a bath-themed town in fantasy that isn't basically japan?! this anime is so good man

MapoTofuMan2026-01-30 17:18

Frieren is my favorite romcom too now I guess

[](#cinema)

LeonKevlar2026-01-30 17:35

* [Shocked Fern](https://i.imgur.com/dqTiUV9.jpeg)

[Himmel's completionist mentality really dragged the Hero's Party to lots of troublesome places.](https://i.imgur.com/bRQwYm1.jpeg) I suppose if it weren't for Himmel wanting to explore every new location and complete every side quest, they wouldn't have beaten the Demon Lord. xD

I was kinda wondering what kind of [genius plan Frieren had](https://i.imgur.com/KJE6Hmk.jpeg) for making Stark run. It turns out [she just wanted to use him as bait!](https://i.imgur.com/ce9d5Z2.jpeg) You can't deny the results, tho! [They managed to beat the hydra!](https://i.imgur.com/dYEThby.jpeg)

So Stark knew the hidden spring was just a footbath and still wanted to go because he wanted to see [the same view Eisen saw with the Hero's Party that day](https://i.imgur.com/lfmJZKs.jpeg). I do love the [little changes in the scenery in the present version of the view.](https://i.imgur.com/aqfYsxz.jpeg) <3

[Fern acting like a needy girlfriend is always hilarious.](https://i.imgur.com/l2oMRjj.jpeg) She really made it clear to Stark [that she wants him to pay attention to her.](https://i.imgur.com/82ItUXK.jpeg) And Stark had no idea how much of an effect he'd had on Fern [when he teased about going out on a date!](https://i.imgur.com/w4r4dat.jpeg)

[Frieren's reaction is absolutely fair.](https://i.imgur.com/sJfZPLe.jpeg) Why would you ask the lady who still hasn't figured out that Himmel was in love with her? I do appreciate how Frieren still tries even when she knows she wouldn't be much of help.

[Oh no. Frieren is counting Stark's offences whenever he calls her a hag.](https://i.imgur.com/CDlczMq.jpeg) I love that you'd think she'd do something to Stark when actually she'll just [scream and cry like a baby having a tantrum!](https://i.imgur.com/7LZTAUc.jpeg) Makes you wonder what the Himmel, Heither, and Eisen did to make her throw a temper tantrum like that.

Even if Frieren [doesn't think she's impressive](https://i.imgur.com/kpu0aek.jpeg) because she was just telling Stark the things Heither told her about Fern, I still think she's impressive. I mean, she managed to remember all of those little details, meaning she really cares that much about Fern <3

I love how even after giving Stark some advice, [Frieren apparently doesn't even know what a date is.](https://i.imgur.com/wbhkROn.jpeg) I'm sure Himmel would be happy to know that he's gone out on multiple dates with Frieren if we're using her interpretation of the word. xD

So it looks like we're gonna have to wait until next week's episode for Fern and Stark's date! I can't wait!

StrawSolider2026-01-30 18:17

God Frieren was amazing this episode. Showed off how funny/caring/patient/immature she can be with just one episode. Felt like this episode was specially made for the people on twitter who keep saying she;s a one-note character

ALSO STARFERN DATE !!!!!

thebigKM2026-01-30 18:52

Was this episode directed by someone different than the rest of the show? I feel like there were a ton of facial expressions that we haven't seen from these characters before and they were really in focus in a way they usually aren't. I loved it. It adds so much depth to the personalities to see a wider range of expressions. This was honestly one of my favorite episodes of the show.

PerceptionLiving96742026-01-30 18:57

We got a brief appearance from Flamme, but without any dialogue. That saddened me. RIP Atsuko Tanaka

cyberscythe2026-01-30 19:54

[are they continuing the "Stark can only catch tiny fish" running gag here?](https://i.imgur.com/OQCQwV9.png)

[](#csikon)