I watched “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” a few weeks ago which is probably my first proper anime (not counting the odd episode of Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon or OnePiece I caught on TV as a child) and I really enjoyed it.

Especially the slow but deep character build up and general world building and exploration themes were really captivating. So I’m looking for something similar with focus on these aspects.

So far I found “Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina”, which was ok but didn’t quite live up to Frieren and wasn’t nearly as captivating.

So does anyone know similar shows or at least shows that focus on the aspects of story telling I mentioned avove?

  • @bazsyEnglish
    5•9 months ago

    It’s hard to live up to expectations after Frieren but here are some that were memorable for me:

    • Fate Zero - it’s a battle royal with magic, the story isn’t the focus but the characters and fights are great
    • Spice and Wolf - this is about a merchant’s journey with an unusual companion (there is a new (re)adaptation coming next season, but the old version is also quite good)
    • A Certain Scientific Railgun - a sci-fi city and it’s secrets, I think it does well in the would building