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This EPISODE encompasses almost THREE MANGA chapters »
VOL.2: Chap. 13 “Liberation Festival”, Chap. 14 “Monsters That Speak”, and most of Chap. 15 “Dhrat”.
HIDDEN ITEMS MARKED WITH THIS ICON, MIGHT CONTAIN MILD SPOILERS FROM THE MANGA. To show them, just click to expand (they’re hidden by default). They won’t ruin the experience of watching next seasons but might make them less surprising.
In this Episode at timestamp [0:15]Only Frieren remembers Flamme?
Almost 1,000 years after her demise, fake Flamme’s grimoires still abound. So many, that people like Heiter could question the existence of the Legendary Mage.
Has she become a myth? The question lingers in Frieren’s dream. That idea will reflect on later pensive moments in the series.
She’s not the only one that remembers her, though. As we will see in EP.25 and 28, Serie is alive (whether Frieren’s knows for sure or not) and remembers even the smile of the small and innocent Flamme girl she trained “on a whim”.
WARNING: MILD SPOILER OF SEASON 02 from the MANGA (click to reveal)
As we read in the manga, this grimoire was obtained as reward for a “subjugation request”: a mission to eliminate monsters or demons.
We’ll hear more about this kind of missions on a future episode in Season 2 of the Anime —and will be the title of an episode even!
In this Episode at timestamp [1:07]Fern is always amazed when her master wakes up early!
Stark is not so excited (yet) as he doesn’t understand how rare is that on the elf mage. A massage and a hot breakfast soup is a nice reward for beating her sluggishness today.
OPENING Challenge: Can you how many demons are featured in the Intro of Cour 1?
Solution: at the end of this guide!
In this Episode at timestamp [3:07]Where are we now?
The Eng Pass road leads from the walled city of Waal (we left on last episode) to the entrance to the Northern Lands, in the domains of Count Granat’s territory.
In this Episode at timestamp [3:02]The always “dutiful citizen” Fern
Fern has taken very seriously the task of reminding them to help people in every land and place. She learned from Heiter about his adventures on Himmel’s party and his care for others: now she is following their steps as a “leitmotiv”. See how in EP.15 “Smells Like Trouble” she scolds Frieren for saying they should leave the village to its fate?
In this Episode at timestamp [4:07]What demons have been causing trouble nearby?
Not only Aura has been active in the region for the last 28 years since Himmel died. Many other demons have decided it is time to act and reclaim their lost glory, fighting more and more to the south.
In this Episode at timestamp [4:29]Mister Stark or Master Stark? How much of an age gap?
“Stark-sama” the expression that she uses to ultra-politely talk to him … is usually translated as “Master Stark” in manga and show him certain formal respect as a Warrior. But the dub in different languages goes as “Mister”, probably because it sounds better in spoken language and it’s more common as a courtesy.
As for how old are them now: our red-haired warrior is probably 17.5 years old. And Fern is probably six months or less younger. No age gap at all!
Want to know more about the Japanese honorific terms? Watch this video:
Re:Zero’s Japanese Honorifics (Sama, San, Kun, Chan, Tan, Dono) Explained
In this Episode at timestamp [5:27]Why are elves such an exceptional sight these days?
As Frieren says, they lack romantic feelings and reproductive instincts.
But as we’ll learn in EP.10, the main problem was that the Demon King and his subordinates brought them to the brink of extinction.
What TRACK of the OST is played during this scene?»
Could be the last part of “More than Mere Tales” (but we’re not sure about it).
Episode at timestamp [6:37]Who was the last elf that Frieren saw 400 years ago?
It wasn’t Kraft, nor Serie, but someone else. Hey, in EP.18 Frieren states that she lost once to an elf mage. Was it Serie? Maybe they trained together at some point but it does not seem too likely as they seem to rarely have seen each other.
Our personal conspiracy theory: 4 centuries ago she encountered an old great mage elf called M***s, and she battled against her, losing.
In this Episode at timestamp [6:06]Her home destroyed: a devastating memory
This awful scene of her elf village destroyed (and a swing representing the death of elven children) will be vastly featured in EP.10, and still haunts her to this day.
A powerful reason to hate and resent demons —and shoot them at first sight, as we’ll see in this very episode.
In this Episode at timestamp [6:30]Was this story of defeating a demon amplified and exaggerated?
Maybe so. This will not be last first time we see Himmel’s feats become a distorted myth. Frieren’s attitude seem to imply that, but it could very well be that she knows that it was (somewhat) true, but despises the grand celebrations that the people of this town are enjoying, regarding them as “dramatic” or “an excuse for a festival”.
And yes: Himmel got a statue here after a fifth try, which is something only Frieren remembers as an irritating experience.
In this Episode at timestamp [9:10]They were not “fairy tales”…
These lovely flower-decorated statues will remember people they weren’t a myth, true… Our long-lived elf mage wonders if, in 1,000 years, it will be the same.
WARNING: MILD SPOILER OF SEASON 03 from the MANGA (click to reveal)
After all, even if Flamme is still revered in some parts of the continent (like on Empire territory), her real identity is starting to fade away, and even her statues are not very faithful to her true appearance anymore.
2nd part of EP.07 » Monsters that Speak & Draht
In this Episode at timestamp [9:09]Where are we now? Notice the “scars of battle” here
The Granat Earldom is an independent territory placed at the beginning of the “Northern lands”. Graf (earl or count) is the title that the Granat family have received from old. Probably from the Emperor in the north.
In this aerial sight, we can observe the scars the battles against Aura’s army have left on the terrain nearby the city.
In this Episode at timestamp [6:49]TREASURE HUNT: locate the GRANAT coat of arms and/or necklace
In episodes 7 to 11: try to locate each time you see the Granat crest or necklace.
Meaning “Granate” in German, the Granat emblem is a red jewel embezzled into an oval necklace, also featured in the Graf’s flags or «coat of arms».
How many times you spot it it’s not only a good hunt game… each time you see someone wearing the necklace, it’ll mean he/she’s a member of the Granat family too!!
A whole army in this frame?
We can count as many as 8 guards in this scene, just in one street of the Granat city.
As we’ll notice, the alert is maximum: even if they are negotiating “peace” with Aura’s envoyees.
In this Episode at timestamp [9:40]Fern cares once more: warning Frieren from shooting inside town?
Fern knows her master is very careful, but also that her instictive reaction could make her shoot too fast or strongly and hurt innocent civilians as “collateral”.
In this Episode at timestamp [9:48]Who are these demons exactly?
This three demons, that call themselves “Aura’s executioners” are Draht, Linie and Lügner — meaning “Wire”, “Line” (like in “enemy lines”) and “Liar” respectively.
Her “executioners” often mimic the same killing method of “lady Aura”: decapitating their enemies!
How do you pronounce these —and other— German character names in Frieren?»
See the video How to pronouce the characters in Frieren Beyond Journey’s End
In this Episode at timestamp [9:58]…some zealous guards indeed.
MANGA vs ANIME: Guards here seize Frieren and do not refrain from using rude words, lessened in the Anime.
In this Episode at timestamp [10:33]How can Lügner perceive the bloodlust and hate in Frieren?
An undeclared ability of mages and demons —about which will learn more in the future— is to perceive the intention of their enemies and people around them just as they try to read Mana. They do that by carefully observing their body language, looking closely at their eyes, and even sensing how the mana they emit changes, according to their intent.
Fern does use that ability with Wirbel on EP.22: when he lets Stark go with him and says she feels no ill intention from him at that moment.
In this Episode at timestamp [11:20]Why do Stark and Fern let the guards take Frieren to the dungeon? What happens to her staff?
In all the places they’ve been, they learned from Frieren to respect the authorities and be as peaceful as possible. Himmel and the party of heroes did so, though sometimes they did not talk with enough respect to kings and nobles, which caused some serious problems, by the way.
But: they have to figure out what’s happening first, anyway…
Also: Frieren’s staff is probably taken into custody along with her. She’ll retrieve it from the dungeon later when she escapes.
In this Episode at timestamp [12:19]What did really happen between Aura and the original party of heroes over 80 years ago, and after that?
In EPs. 9 & 10 we learn from Aura —and via some unique frames hidden in the episode— that Himmel and the others did face Aura’s army over 80 years ago. Before she could use the scales of obedience, Himmel swiftly attacked her and injured her seriously. She used her soldier “puppets” to protect her while escaping, but lost almost all her subordinates in the process. She hid, and after the Demon King was gone, probably in the northern lands, waited for Himmel to die (over 50 years) while recovering and training before taking any other measures—only increasing her mana which allowed her to control more “undead” warriors this time.
28 years ago, she began to travel south and increased her army and forces for the next 18 years, before attacking the key city of Granat. Now it’s been 10 years since she started her war against the Graf, and has taken many of his warrior’s bodies captives as obedient servants, including the Graf’s son.
In this Episode at timestamp [12:37]Why has Aura sent her executioners as “peace envoys”?
Of course, she can keep battling for another 10 years, but probably wants to try a more cunning tactic and see if she can expedite the fall of the city by making the Graf lower its defensive barrier against monsters and demons. She likely thinks it’s worth a try, at least, and her “envoys” played the role perfectly —except for Draht maybe.
If Frieren wouldn’t have arrived in the process, who knows if it would have worked!
In this Episode at timestamp [13:16]Himmel “weakness” is always rescuing kids
Although Himmel has seen and killed demons before, a child demon is something he’s not used to face. As an orphan himself, he has been especially fond of rescuing children from monsters as seen in EP.02 or Ep.22… so it’s against his very guts to do as the grieving mother asks here!
In this Episode at timestamp [13:58]Just human-eaters?
True, as the village chief says, demons can eat other kind of food and flesh to survive. We even see them eating human food like wine and apples at the end of the episode, so they can sustain their blood and life with any nourishment available. But they probably like to predate humans (and their taste) especially (!).
Some of them are pickier like the Einsam (see EP.05) and only eat human flesh, and others really seem to enjoy fooling humans to kill them, especially preying around villages and populated areas.
In this Episode at timestamp [14:26]You will regret that decision, Himmel
Big mistake! Demons, like true sociopaths, do not really feel what the rest of us feel. They only mimic normal behaviors but aren’t capable of the same emotions, or of showing real empathy… and have a logic of their own.
What TRACK of the OST is played during these scenes?»
“A Beautiful World” one of our favorites in recent re-listens!! Evan Call is the “drama king” of Anime music.
In this Episode at timestamp [15:17]Don’t provoke our Hero to anger
Also, this intense and emotional scene gives us a glimpse of the true power of the Hero: he’s so swift and capable with his sword, he can take enemies before they realize what’s happening.
In this Episode at timestamp [15:30]Why does the demon girl state that he felt constantly hated? Does she “hate” people herself?
Yes, demons can “sense” hatred and some other strong feelings around them, but they lack true empathy: so they behave more like predators that protect themselves from harm… So, without understanding the social rules of other creatures, they can act against others, even if they don’t have “ill will” per se, and without realizing it; but they look exactly like they hate people. At the end of the day: it’s just their nature and flawed logic, doing its work.
That explains why Aura talks about Himmel’s death in such a calm way later on in EP.10. She’s not hating him, just stating that he was an obstacle out of the way for her —at the time he passed away.
In this Episode at timestamp [14:49]Heiter and Eisen were there too…
They are not very much visible during these scenes, especially Eisen, but here we get a glimpse of them —if we carefully observe the crowd!
In this Episode at timestamp [16:33]About demon’s lack of family ties
The word “mum” is a foreshadowing of what Lügner will say in the next scene to the Graf about his “father”. Also, as Flamme clarifies in EP.10, demons form the slightest bonds possible: only to coordinate their fight against humans, elves, etc. But they like solitude and don’t feel the need to unite in clans, families or to raise their young.
In this Episode at timestamp [17:40]Monsters that talk? Or something more than that?
In Frieren’s world, demons descend from ancient monsters that developed primitive talking skills. But they evolved beyond mimicry and apparently they could later learn different languages and read, although not all of them feel like it. They are very intelligent, have developed their magical skills to levels that exceed imagination, and are very observant of the human nature and customs.
For instance, we see Lügner browsing a book at the beginning of next episode. Can he read also?
In this Episode at timestamp [17:40]Character traits: Lügner is a resentful demon
When Granat makes the envoys wait: Lügner will be so annoyed with it, that he will too make the Earl wait in the next episode “as a diplomatic tactic”! (Payback?)
He will also feel aggravated when Fern attacks him by surprise, and injures her in equal manner, to get even: a very resentful demon indeed that takes “an eye for an eye”.
In this Episode at timestamp [17:50]Why does not Lügner recognize Frieren immediately if he has experienced such an awful time against her in the past?
Well, Frieren was backlit by the moon, probably her face was quite dark, and he could only briefly look at her before faking to be dead (to escape being ‘Zoltraaked’) —as shown at then end of EP.08, likely, that could have been his mean of surviving that encounter. Also, that probably happened at least 3-4 decades ago. Maybe he learned about who Frieren was later, but yeah, an elven mage shooting you and your demon pals should be a sight hard to forget, to be honest.
In this Episode at timestamp [17:41]What do we know about the Graf’s son?
He was an exceptional knight with great sword skills, honored by the Emperor himself at a tournament. The sword he received as reward had a garnet embedded too. Plus, he possessed an iron will, and faced Aura with a real chance to kill her. Unfortunately, he was beheaded (probably by her minions) and seized by her magic in the process: at the beginning of the war around the city, 10 years ago. The state of that sword likely reflects how it was probably used for a while after his death by other “undead warriors” or himself, and recovered from the battlefield —sometime later— by the Graf’s forces?
So the Earl is really fed up with demons, understandably so, and wants some revenge, NOW.
By the way, the blurry portraits on the left, might well be paintings of the Graf Granat’s son: one as a child, and the other as the last image he’s got from him.
What TRACK of the OST is played during this scene?»
“Magical Defense Training” (a recurring musical theme, used in EP.03 for instance).
In this Episode at timestamp [18:31]Ready to fight!
Linie is geared up to invoke a weapon; and Dhrat has his fingers ready to snap, and cut some heads with his magic wire. But the more experienced and cunning Lügner is going to avoid the fight (for now), “deceiving with those words” that he swings like swords —as he will state in next chapter.
In this Episode at timestamp [20:03]Granat shows great restraint here
The Graf (count) Granat has still enough empathy to feel bad for killing someone that claims to have lost a parent. Demons surely have mothers —but do they get to meet their fathers, though? Anyway, both abandon them very early in their lives.
In this Episode at timestamp [21:53]A “Guillotine” is for beheading
If you notice how they fight, the method that the three “executioners” have learned from Aura “the Guillotine” is to behead their opponents, aiming at their necks usually. A most dreadful strategy, plausibly intended to have her Lady use them as puppets later!
In this Episode at timestamp [22:26]Young and reckless for sure
Going against Frieren on his own will quickly prove to be an awful and reckless idea for Draht. He can’t also read correctly the mage’s mana, which will only contribute to his swift death.
He underestimates her power, mana and battle experience, big time!
How is Frieren so sure of herself, to boast that she’s “stronger than Aura the Guillotine”?
Frieren knows exactly how powerful Aura was —from observing her at their last battle over 80 years ago. She might have gotten stronger since then, but it’s undoubtedly not enough time to rival the mana of our long-lived elf.
END of EPISODE'S #07 GUIDEEnding Trivia. Did you know…?
• …there is a version of the Ending without any text credits, both in YouTube and in the Blu-ray edition?
• …you can watch reactions from Music Directors like this to have a better understanding of what makes the ending song so special?
OPENING Challenge: Can you how many demons are featured in the Intro of Cour 1?
Solution —only one: AURA, and just for a split second on the reflection of Frieren’s staff!!
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