Idle Master

Disclaimer: The following essay is an analysis of the first episode of Frieren: Beyond the Journey's End. Written by an anime-only. Hope you enjoy the read. The most poignant narrative device of Frieren is the purposiveness in when a scene should be silent, and when it should possess music. The return of our heroes is the first instance in which this contrast is established. As they arrived to the cheers of the citizens, trumpets were used to receive them. When they were gilded for their achievements, horns were there to exalt them. When they indulged in their nightly celebration, fiddles played a homey tune for them. However, it was only when our heroes stared into the distant skies does our next set of OST plays -- that of silence. Eisen commented on it being over , and Himmel would affirm to their adventure's end. Heiter would also contextualize this entire journey of theirs as a long ten years of their lives. The silence then is quite apt in respecting the solemnity of tha