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[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 81 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I don't get what the point of the comic is. Am I supposed to know something before reading it?

[–] sockman@sh.itjust.works 154 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure they joke is just that elves live much longer than humans so their perception of 'soon' could be much longer than a human's

[–] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 127 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yes. In the story the elf here, Frieren, is travelling on foot with humans across the continent they live on. Frieren often wants to stop at towns they come across to rest, or study something local, or wait for favorable conditions, for anywhere from a year to multiple decades. The humans with her constantly have to remind her that a decade is like a 7th or 8th of their lifetime, even if it's only a few moments for her comparatively.

[–] Dieterlan@lemmy.world 67 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Girl on the left is an elf from an anime. "Soon" for her may be... A decade or so? No time at all, really

[–] Dieterlan@lemmy.world 49 points 7 months ago

Sorry, anime is "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End", if you're interested. Frieren is the elf.

[–] Chev@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] shadearg@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Main character syndrome.

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

An specific anime, apparently.

Personally I hate when people reference specific media without acknowledging it's a reference in general-media communities like this, but I think I'm in the minority on that. But I also understand the world isn't designed to cater to my sensibilities, so I can't really do much but just shrug and move on

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Everybody has seen all the animes.

Well known fact.

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

Oh shit I forgot, thank you