u/AlternateMove

I’ve been wanting to draw something Frieren-related while we’re waiting through the hiatus, but I’ve got a serious case of artist’s block 💀

I actually haven’t drawn anything Frieren-related before, so I’m looking for suggestions! It can be a character, a scene, a funny/meme idea, a duo, whatever you think would be fun to see drawn.

Give me some ideas! I might pick one and draw it 👀

I totally thought they'd emulate these designs.

Call it blind nostalgia if you want, but I genuinely have a hard time getting used to some of the newer performances. 😭 I respect Colleen Clinkenbeard tremendously as Gohan and Goku, but I personally enjoyed Stephanie Nadolny’s performances more. Her lower-pitched voices for Gohan and Kid Goku just felt so distinctive to me. You don’t hear that kind of voice for those characters very often, and I think that’s part of what made them memorable.

That’s also why I was really happy to hear Stephanie return as Kid Goku in Daima. It reminded me how much I missed that particular interpretation of the character.

I feel similarly about some of Chris Sabat’s performances, especially Vegeta and Piccolo. I know those voices are iconic at this point, but there’s something about the older Funimation era performances that I just personally prefer. Same thing with Meredith McCoy’s Android 18 — I liked her performance more than Colleen Clinkenbeard’s, and I was glad Meredith eventually got to return.

And yes, I’m aware of the behind-the-scenes circumstances surrounding Stephanie leaving before the Kai era, and the recent legal news involving her. None of that really changes my opinion about the performances themselves. I’m talking strictly about the voices and what I personally grew up enjoying.

As for Frieza, I’m pretty happy with both Chris Ayres’ and Daman Mills’ takes. Those performances work really well for me.

So yeah: old Funimation dub > current dub, at least for my personal preferences. 😂

I’m not saying the newer cast is bad. Far from it. I just think the older performances had a certain character and weirdness to them that I really miss.

What’s your biggest “I prefer the old dub” take?

I want to draw something to honor Daveigh Chase’s passing, but it might be too late.

I watched the first few episodes of The Apothecary Diaries and thought they were pretty good, but I stopped before getting much further. I’m wondering whether it’s worth picking back up.

One thing that has made me hesitant is how I keep seeing discussions about the female characters. A lot of the criticism seems to focus on them being weak, having unpleasant personalities, or simply being poorly written. At the same time, I constantly see people praising Maomao as one of the best-written female characters in anime (sometimes with Frieren as the only exception).

I’m genuinely curious about that because I’m not sure what I’m missing from the few episodes I’ve seen. Does Maomao actually develop significantly as a character as the story goes on, and do the other female characters become more interesting or nuanced?

Also, I know this isn’t a battle/shonen-type series, so I’m not expecting characters to be compelling because they can beat everyone up. 😅 I’m more interested in whether the character writing, relationships, and overall story become strong enough to justify continuing.

For people who have watched further: is it worth sticking with? And please keep spoilers relatively light if possible.

Preferably something about Lan Fan since she hasn’t had any comments or fan arts yet, but if you have anything else, that’s fine too.