葬送のフリーレン 10 [Sōsō no Frieren 10]

葬送のフリーレン [Sōsō no Frieren] #10

by Kanehito Yamada (writer), 山田鐘人, Tsukasa Abe (illustrator)

今は亡き勇者たちに捧ぐ後日譚ファンタジー


魂の眠る地・オレオールへと旅する、

勇者一行にいた魔法使い・フリーレン。

七崩賢・マハトの“人を知る”過去の中に、

人類と魔族の特異な関係性が存在した。

物語は、色彩を失った黄金へと融けてゆく。

英雄たちの“悪意”を反射する後日譚(アフター)ファンタジー!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Adventure, Magic

200 pages, Paperback

First published March 16, 2023

About the author

Kanehito Yamada ( 山田鐘人; Yamada Kanehito) is a japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

When your hero is basically Superman, you have to become skilled at developing the supporting cast, using flashbacks, and coming up with reasons why your hero might be temporarily weakened or distracted. This volume is a pretty masterful showcase for doing all that just right.

The backstory of the villain, Macht of the Golden Land -- a demon able to turn anything into gold almost instantly -- is so well told I almost feel a little bad about the well-deserved beatdown that's coming for him.

[Violet ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh yes, Frieren! Show them who has the POWER!

[DianaRose · Rating 5 out of 5]

i was concerned for a second but i really shouldn’t have been because frieren is so op😭🙏🏼

[Eloo · Rating 5 out of 5]

J’ai adoré ce tome 10 et je crois que, pour le moment, il est mon préféré de la saga. Il surpasse vraiment les autres et cet arc est incroyable 🤩 Vivement la suite !

[JW · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series continues to wow me. This volume examined some of Macht’s backstory and introduced a scary new greater demon, Solitar. Frieren, Fern, and Stark are in grave trouble. I can’t wait to see how they get out this one.

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

While Fern nd Stark are goldenly sealed away by Di Algolze, Frieren vs. Solitar and Denken vs. Macht are continuing bloodily. This is making me so anxious.

[Ellen McGinty · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best manga I've read this year! This particular volume was so thought provoking and well done. The plot points and stakes were top notch. I did not see that twist coming at the end! Loved it!

And Mahato. He may rank up there with Vegeta and Zuko for epic villains that make you care. I know that's high praise. But its his quest to discover what guilt is, what malice it, the human emotions he doesn't understand that makes him so unique. No spoilers! I can't wait to find out if he is redeemable or not. I equal parts want him to remain as he is and for him to be redeemed, but just a tiny bit.

And then there's the whole thing about curses and how we fear what we don't understand but the power to break it is in the understanding. JUST SO GOOD.

Onward to volume 11...

[Natalia Lech · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wyjątkowo podobała mi się ten tom

[Diana H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

We’re making it out of the western front with this one, boys

[Mara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not enough of Frieren in this one.

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deep in Macht’s memories, Frieren is of minimal use out in the present day, but since Macht is sealed away that shouldn’t be a problem. Provided another demon with skill at human magic didn’t get involved at the same time, of course.

One day, I know the shoe will undoubtedly drop for this series, but today is not that day. Yes, it’s yet another volume blending the living of life with strong action and wonderful characterization that marks this series.

Macht’s memories seemed like this was going to be the dreaded flashback segment, one of the things I have little time for (even if it’s serving a story purpose in this instance), and it is, but it’s also better than something so utterly standard.

As always, the demons are fascinating creatures. Their indifference to humanity, while resembling it and speaking a similar language, never fails to make them seem like such fascinating adversaries (pretty sure I say so every review focusing on them).

Macht proclaims that he wants to understand humans, but his methods are so murderous and brutal that they merely illustrate how impossible it is for him to ever cross that gap. Demons getting closer to humanity isn’t terribly likely and they say a lot of things to get what they want anyway.

Of course, the reverse isn’t true, and humans are only too quick to cast aside their humanity when it suits them. The story of Glück, who brings Macht back to do his dirty work, knowing full well that he’s likely to eventually die himself as a result, is the perfect contrast to how quickly people will change in the worst ways.

That this story also brings in Denken, fleshing him out to be a more rounded character than I was expecting? Nice touch. Oh, but then Serie shows up as well? Quite possibly my least favourite character in the series?

Since this digression eventually makes me enjoy Serie’s character that much more, honestly, I should give it five stars on that alone. It emphasizes that Serie isn’t a bad person, but her way of acting is starkly different from how Frieren conducts herself, even though they’re both elves.

I suspect that partly this is down to the way the two of them interact with humans. Frieren has learned things from her time in the hero’s party - the last flashback at the end shows as much - but Serie is more about giving to humanity rather than taking anything back.

Once the action kicks off and the cursed magic begins spreading again, we get a very lovely set of action sequences and some appreciated acknowledgement that Frieren is not going to die in her own series. Instead, this is parlayed into a corker of a moment to end the volume on and makes the anticipation for next time higher than a traditional cliffhanger would manage.

The art’s fine - I like the general designs and choices this series makes and it’s not ugly by any stretch of the imagination. But, it’s the writing that soars well above traditional manga to look at clear themes and develops robust characters that impresses me time and again.

5 stars - see above; I was still impressed this time, just as I have been every other time and hope to be in the future.

[bailey elizabeth smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⭐️

I honestly wasn’t expecting denken to become this much of a character after the first class mage tests, but I thoroughly enjoyed him in the volume along with the transferring of memories from him to frieren. very interesting that he was trained in magic by a demon! and the very demon who turned his village to gold. ugh, well now that’s a cliffhanger and I need to order more volumes.

[Fren Carillon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Valutazione complessiva dei volumi dal 6 al 10

[Shawn Thrasher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vol. 10 has picked up in action. The demons in this are wildly evil and quite frightening. This ends one one of those terrible wonderful cliffhangers too (terrible: I want to know what happens now, not have to wait until the next book; wonderful: WHAT AN ENDING -I promise, if you love Frieren, you won't be disappointed).

[Manouk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to give this book 10 stars, but I can’t. So here’s another 5

[Guillaume · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un tome en or 💛😈 la fossoyeuse est en chemin

[The grass below, above the vaulted sky (Cri) · Rating 5 out of 5]

La trama sta finalmente ripartendo con un climax ascendente! 🤩 Ho apprezzato molto questo volume, sia la successione di ricordi di Macht sia l'entrata in scena di S.
Non vedo l'ora di leggere il prossimo!

[Shu Wei Chin · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG STAKES 🔥

[Kasia | Zapisana w Książkach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dobra, przegląd spojrzeń demona już samo w sobie było super, ale druga część... Mocne. Naprawdę mocne. Z trudem powstrzymałam się, by od razu nie sięgnąć po kolejny tom.

[Eressea · Rating 5 out of 5]

魔族與人類的思維差異，使內容越來越哲學啦

雖然不久前才重看前九集
但看第十���還是覺得有點接不上
等累積多一點進度再來重看
到明年三月前就放空看動畫吧~

[Jess | jadecanread · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stakes are finally ratcheting up and I need the next volume, desperately.

More depth revealed regarding Macht, a new demon is introduced, and our beloved party members are in danger. The cliff hanger of this one has me antsy! Shit's about to hit the fan!!

[Othy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frieren is a great and interesting series, but it walks a fine line between its base concept (what happens after an adventure) and a shounen-esque series of battles among great powers (aka "who is the shootingest shooter?"). Frieren becones uninteresting in the latter, and this volume definitely trods along the line between the base concept and the huge battles. Luckily, it remains a step within the former by continuing the question of how non-humans (elves and demons) view humans - the classic "what does it mean to be human seen from the outside"). It is a slow conversation, but a good one.

[Roza · Rating 5 out of 5]

J'adore macht et gluck. Doomed yaoi sur nous

[Christine Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frieren's adventures are always so fantastical and wonderful. The characters are so well-written, and the art is just gorgeous.

[Jennifer]

The battle with Macht was interesting, as he is an unusual demon…I don’t say the same for Solitair, who seems similar on the surface but is actually pretty different. Macht wants to understand humans TL empathize, where as she just wants to study them.

I was a little confused that they kept referencing humans and them being used to fighting the unknown (the analogy was a good one, but applied to Frieren it makes no sense). They must know she’s an elf, not a human at all…

I’m also curious what memories were erased from Macht specifically so she couldn’t read them. A little disconcerting that Macht hadn’t even met her yet and a demon could foresee their encounter (TBH I think that’s stretching things, as clearly he is seeing many potential futures, and can’t actually know which will come to pass).

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd been a bit disappointed that Fern and Stark were kind of dropped... But not any longer. There's heavy use of flashback to tell this story, but it's so well used that I'm glad to see it. Had to stop myself from rushing through this volume... Can't wait for the next.

[Robbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was an easy and enjoyable read, while still giving you a thoughtful look at how different humans and demons really are, in how they think, feel, and see the world.

It also carries a quiet philosophical edge that adds depth without too much complexity.

[emmak]

My Ranking: loved it!

This was my favorite installment of the volumes I've read so far! I really like how much time it spent developing side characters and their backgrounds. The ending was also suspenseful! I can't wait until my library gets a copy of the next volume.

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not mad that we had a discussion about convergent evolution in a manga, I just didn't expect it to be in Frieren of all things 😂

But ooh.... what a good metaphor it is 👀

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cant wait for the next volume!!