r/Frieren • u/Ok_Veterinarian_9444 himmel • Mar 09 '24

MADhouse did it again Video Edit

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u/KintamaMan May 30 '24

What is "disrupting the natural mana in the area" even supposed to mean? The air doesn't have mana

Mana is something that exists within living beings

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u/PeacefulKnightmare May 30 '24

It's probably me mixing different magic systems in my head while reading of the visuals of the scene. In most stories with magic there's a certain amount of energy (mana) in the air that can be tapped into/manipulated by the mages in question.

At that point it varies on whether a magic user acts a vessel to store mana pulling it from around them (The Witcher) or if they act as a generator that produces their own mana (Frieren), or a bit of both (DBZ with Spirit Bomb and Ki functioning basically like magic)

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u/KintamaMan May 30 '24

There's no such concept in Frieren

This was never explored at all

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u/PeacefulKnightmare May 31 '24

During the fight with Lawaine and Kanne vs Richter they mention injecting mana into the elements around them is more efficient than casting pure magic spells. Kanne also talks about it when limiting the water when they're trying to catch the Stille, as it's hyper sensitive to mana.

In fact thinking about it with this context you're correct that Mana is only generated by living things, and my thought about mana being present in the air *is* wrong.