• infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net
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    8 hours ago

    I’m waiting for the canonical reason why the female elves look like children while the one male elf we’ve met is drawn like a grown man. And I really hope it’s not that their brain outpaces their body because then we’re in the “5000 year old witch in a child’s body” trope.

    If this is addressed in the manga, no spoilers plz beyond a simple “Yes, it is.”

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      7 hours ago

      I’d assume it’s because the only male elf is older? Idk this feels like looking for inappropriate intentions because you want there to be one.

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          4 hours ago

          I mean, we have a sample size of 3 (in the anime anyway), and don’t actually know for certain how old any of them are. The only thing we really know is that Frieren is likely the youngest.

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        7 hours ago

        I’m sorry if my critical exploration of anime I enjoy makes you feel defensive but I literally just explained why I think that would be the worst reason. Don’t worry no one’s canceling Freiren, we’re just having a chat.

        “Adult elf bodies reflect their own self-image” would be pretty cool. Especially for the monk.