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I appreciate this anime as it resonated with my sorrows about growing older while also underpinning the value of making the most of the time and people I still have in this world
I absolutely loved the Qual scene early on in season 1 as a metaphor for humans eliminating diseases through scientific research.
Scene Spoilers
Frieren tasks her new apprentice Fern with killing the ancient demon Qual. A demon so powerful that even she and the hero party could not defeat him 80 years prior and could only seal him away temporarily. Fern is confused as to how she could take on such a strong opponent but quickly realizes he only knows one basic attack spell.Frieren explains 80 years ago this spell was the deadliest around and no mage could defend against it. Human mages ended up studying the spell endlessly and eventually figured out how it worked. Their research was so widely adopted that it became the basis of modern day offensive magic only a few decades later. Elves and demons might be powerful mages, but individually they could never match the speed at which humans collectively learn, teach, and innovate magic.
Finally someone brings the proper vibes to this coversation. I recently learned there is even a term for this kind of show. "Iyashikei".