An artist has tried his hand at a sketch of Frieren. She is the protagonist of the currently best anime. This has sparked a trend that has even reached the English voice actress.
What is this image about? On Reddit, user SpaceDev1 shared an image of Frieren showing her face from a low perspective. He mentions that he is currently practicing drawing faces from different angles. However, the user admits that this sketch looks somewhat strange.
In the Reddit post, you can see that the face looks a bit too small and the chin is very dominant:
At the current time, the post has gathered over 24,000 likes and 600 comments. In the comments, there are some users who simply find the drawing ugly. They do not understand how an image could receive so much attention and express that they find this world sad.
However, the majority of users encourage the artist, give tips for improvement, and appreciate the unusual perspective. After all, it is a difficult angle to draw. The image has become so well-known among Frieren fans that it has turned into a meme and sparked a wave of imitators.
Ugly image becomes a meme
What imitators are there? The forum for Frieren is full of artists who have dared to attempt this perspective. Among them are artists who depict Frieren on Reddit in their own style quite well and receive much praise from others. Others, on the other hand, incorporate some comedy and depict Frieren in an abstract manner, for example, with a beard (visible on Reddit).
There is even a craftsman who has immortalized the sketch on a leather jacket (see Reddit). For several days now, new images from artists who have drawn the elf mage in their own style have been accumulating. You should definitely check out the subforum for Frieren to see the many sketches and images.
What does the voice actress have to do with it? The meme has made such waves that it has even reached the official English voice actress of Frieren, Mallorie Rodak. She found the image so good that she even chose it as her profile picture on X.
What is Frieren? Frieren is an anime, which currently ranks number 1 among the best series from Japan. It tells the story of an ancient elf mage who wishes to learn how to build connections with humans during a journey. She chooses the same route she traveled years ago with friends.
The anime is successful in part because Frieren has a unique character. It almost didn’t happen, as Frieren was supposed to have a different personality: “Don’t be silly”: The editor of Frieren wanted a change in the manga that thankfully didn’t make it through
