葬送のフリーレン ・Frieren 🧝‍♂️ Vol 2

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Welcome to Volume 2 of 葬送のフリーレン ・Frieren

We read volume one as part of the Beginner Book Club. This is a spin off club to continue reading the series together.

All discussion for volume 2 will take place in this thread and I’ll post a participation poll each week as we start the next section.

Schedule

Week Start Date Chapter Starting Page
Week 1 July 26th Chapter 8 3
Week 2 Aug 2nd Chapter 9 22
Week 3 Aug 9th Chapter 10 41
Week 4 Aug 16th Chapter 11 63
Week 5 Aug 23rd Chapter 12 82
Week 6 Aug 30th Chapter 13 103
Week 7 Sept 6th Chapter 14 121
Week 8 Sept 13th Chapter 15 139
Week 9 Sept 20th Chapter 16 157
Week 10 Sept 27th Chapter 17 176

Page numbers are the ones printed on the bottom of the pages. These may differ from the numbering in digital versions.

We will have 1 week break before starting the next volume.

Resources and vocabulary

  • VOLUME 2 Vocabulary spreadsheet
  • Frieren vocab roots: there are many names that derive from German words. Here is a page that looks into those roots
  • Manga Kotoba has frequency-based vocabulary lists for all volumes (website by ChristopherFritz). A free account enables tracking and if you go to settings you can also sort words chronologically. You can ask questions about it here.

Discussion Rules

If you have any questions, please ask!
Please mention the chapter and page number.
Please use spoiler tags for major events.
If you read ahead, please hold questions until during or after the appropriate week.

Membership

Will you be reading with us?
  • Yes
  • Yes, but I might start late
  • Yes, I’m joining after this club completed
  • Maybe
  • No
0 voters

Set this thread to watching :eyes:

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the vocab list is all vol1 (as populated) correct?
did you want to start a vol2 list separately (or is that already planned?)

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Thanks for reminding me! I meant to add a volume 2 tab. I’ve seen other clubs do that - or shall we do a new spreadsheet with a tab per week? I don’t have a strong opinion on that. Feel free to comment in addition to the vote :slight_smile:

What is your preference for the volume 2 vocabulary spreadsheet
  • Continue the current (volume 1) spreadsheet and use 1 new tab for volume 2
  • Make a new spreadsheet and have 1 tab per week/chapter
0 voters
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i’ve seen various options
whatever you want to do

if this club is going to read all the vol might be good to make a sheet for each one
just my opinion (cleaner that way)

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I kind of dont mind if they are togethet or separeted but i dont want them to get lost and im afraid that they might get lost if we do them separate. I would like them to be all in one place

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how would they be lost?

they stay with the thread anyway
can’t really lose them

as an example
look at teasing master takagi san
we are on vol 19, each one has it’s own sheet
nothing has been lost

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Right. I guess its okay then

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you can also save a copy of the spreadsheet to your own google drive if you want (or export to another spreadsheet program as well) if you are really worried about it being lost

though best to do that after the vol is complete and things are all filled in

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Thanks for the comments!

The vote is currently tied with 3 for each type, so I’m thinking I’ll create a new spreadsheet for Volume 2 with a tab for each week. If it turns out to get well populated, then that will probably be easiest to use.

If it gets few additions we can consider dropping back to a new spreadsheet for remaining volumes, with 1 tab per volume.

Any objections to that plan?

I’ll update the links on the home threads to make it clear which spreadsheet belongs to which volume, so they will be easily identified on the home thread and the volume threads!

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I created a new spreadsheet for volume 2. I added a sheet for the names/places (the katakana ones) as that is probably going to be more practical to keep on there than this thread:

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Week 1 - Frieren Volume 2 - Chapter 8

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Participation Poll
  • I’m reading along
  • I’m still reading but I haven’t reached this section yet
  • I’ve read this previously but I’m here for the discussion
  • I’m reading this after the book club has finished
0 voters
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done!!!

populated the spreadsheet - bummed not prepopulated this time
didn’t populate everything just some of the stuff that seemed good to have

used the same formatting as was done in vol 1
hope it helps folks


edit: didn’t populate any names/places though

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Your a star!! :star_struck: I think a lot of people will find that helpful, so thank you!

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Ch 8 ending comments

p 17-19

What do you think about Eisen bowing out? I was wondering if the conversation about the length of the trip put him off, or if he thought it would be better for Fern to have the adventure with Frieren alone. I’m bad at reading between the lines :smile:

I liked this sentiment
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p 17-19

I was wondering if in this panel Eisen was saying " this one hundredth of your life changed you" referring to the 10 year adventure with Eisen and the others.

As for why he wouldn’t follow the two, he said something of being 足手まとい to them, a burden. Though something tells me Eisen still got that dog in him.

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p 12

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What Frieren is saying here really hits hard because it shows the contrast between what she thought of humans back then, and now that she took Fern with her. :")

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p 17-19

that’s how I understood it, too, the change being what @Delley pointed out from p 12

That’s what I was thinking, I don’t quite believe that’s the real reason

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p21


_ が _れてきた
Anyone can help fill in?

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p21

I’m glad you asked, I meant to look that up!
It’s
足が痺れている

Her legs are falling asleep (earlier she tried waking Frieren up because she was uncomfortable

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Week 2 - Frieren Volume 2 - Chapter 9

Participation Poll
  • I’m reading along
  • I’m still reading but I haven’t reached this section yet
  • I’ve read this previously but I’m here for the discussion
  • I’m reading this after the book club has finished
0 voters
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