Frieren Breaks this Rule of Shonen Pacing

Frieren’s cliff hangers take a different approach, going with an emotional moment at the expense of edge of your seat cliff hangers, this is why they work anyway. Timestamps 00:00 Frieren’s Endings Shouldn’t Work 01:36 What’s the Point of a Cliff Hanger? 03:40 Emotion Over Tension 07:46 The Action Arcs 10:25 Exam Arc 12:57 One Line of Dialogue