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FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY’S END SEASON 2 REVIEW
Jonathan Larson once pondered how one would measure a year. Cups of coffee, sunsets, laughter, strife? Regardless, a year is five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. Frieren, and elf, by this measure is approximately five hundred twenty five million six hundred thousand minutes. Give or take an hour. The anime streaming service Crunchyroll presents season two of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Frieren the elf mage continues her quest with mage apprentice Fern and axe wielding warrior Stark in tow. Their destination is the mythical land of Aureole, believed to be the location where souls rest and is known as heaven by the devout and faithful. Decades ago, Himel the Hero defeated the demon lord and freed the land from his tyrannical clutches. Frieren was the mage in that hero’s party. After Himel death, Frieren realizes that though their time together was short it was full of the best times of her long life and she wants to talk with the deceased Himel one last time. Bradly, Rhett, and Neal Fowler discuss the journey beyond the end of adventures after the fighting is done and the rest begins. Also they discuss if the x should be pronounced in Hunter X Hunter and debate if Bradly has proven that naivete is something certain folks just don’t grow out of.
DIRECTED BY: Tomoya Kitagawa
STARRING: (Japan) Atsumi Tanezaki, Kana Ichinose, Chiaki Kobayashi, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Hiroki Tōchi, Yōji Ueda, Yuichi Nakamura, Jiro Saito, Ikumi Hasegawa, Kishō Taniyama, Reina Ueda, Azumi Waki, Sayumi Suzushiro, Shohei Komatsu, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Eiji Hanawa, Shizuka Ishigami, Kanae Itō, Mariya Ise, Atsushi Miyauchi, Tarusuke Shingaki, Haruka Terui, Kento Shiraishi, Atsuko Tanaka, Ayana Taketatsu, Junichi Suwabe, Manaka Iwami, Shin-ichiro Miki, Takehito Koyasu (English) Mallorie Rodak, Jill Harris, Jordan Dash Cruz, Clifford Chapin, Jason Douglas, Christopher Guerrero, Christopher Wehkamp, Ben Phillips, Morgan Berry, Ricco Fajardo, Caitlin Glass, Madeleine Morris, Rebecca Danae, Corey Wilder, Nia Celeste, Ian Moore, Marisa Duran, Trina Nishimura, Anastasia Muñoz, Kent Williams, Aaron Roberts, Lindsay Seidel, Dio Garner, Lydia Mackay, Corey Pettit, Blake McNamara, Dani Chambers, Jonah Scott, Orion Pitts
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad Boss, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and maybe even providing some comments of his own.
Rhett O’Hara (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Trash in the Can)
Rhett O’Hara has really been looking forward to writing this “about me”. He blames movies for a lot of things in his life. He blames seeing Batman Returns as a child for his interest in all things goth and camp. He blames seeing Akira at far too young of an age for his interest in films that dare to venture into the weirder side of things. He blames Midsommar for never visiting Sweden. Rhett has lived in Austin for a couple of decades, so he can speak fondly of the old days of renting DVDs from I Luv Video (Tetsuo the Iron Man left a mark) and buying peculiar documentaries (The Nomi Song, Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist) from Waterloo Video. Rhett also remembers reading an “about me” that stuck with him a few years back. Time continued and he felt a constant need to share “about me” as well. It wasn’t a voice telling him to do this but something akin to the feeling of knowing that someone is watching you without ever actually seeing that person. Rhett has been anxious and is only just now feeling a sense of relief writing this. He feels selfish though, knowing that this will continue on to the next host; the desire…. the urge…. no….the need to pass along a message that has existed ever since humanity started sharing thoughts in a written form. You must understand that he had no choice in this matter. Rhett is truly sorry for this, but he’s every bit of a pawn as you are now. Rhett is also contractually obligated to let you know that he has been a guest on the hit podcast Trash in the Can.
Neal Fowler
Born and raised in Austin, Neal has a lifelong passion for movies, anime video games, and media analysis and discourse. He has been writing film reviews for his personal blogs and social media for over five years and is now contributing to The Afternoon Tune on YouTube and OneofUs.net. He appreciates great film and art no matter the genre, budget, or form it takes. While not reviewing movies, he enjoys reading comic books, hiking the outdoors, and indulging in good food. Remember one thing though: he’s Batman.
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