Frieren: Fans criticize Fern for being overweight

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The " Sousou no Frieren manga has gone on an indefinite hiatus. However, fans are discussing the manga's finer details, and one thing that caught their attention was an illustration of the character Fern (Sousou no Frieren) where she has a very different design than usual.

Frieren and Fern

In the illustration above , which is definitely not recent, we see Fern combing Frieren's hair into two braids, which she also wears. However, it seems that this hairstyle change confused Tsukasa Abe , the manga's illustrator, a bit, as Fern's face ended up looking "cute."

This didn't go unnoticed by fans, who debated whether Fern de Sousou no Frieren was gaining weight over the years in the manga:

The comments about Fern being overweight didn't stop:

  • “The author is going too far to provoke netizens.”
  • “A fat girl with questionable morals who is always angry and trying to manipulate others, that's what Fern is.”
  • “It can’t be helped, the only people Fern has ever had relationships with in her life are a drunken priest and an uninterested elf.”
  • “It seems Fern’s special spell is to make you fat.”
  • “Fern gets uglier with each passing chapter, I'm glad Stark doesn't take much interest in her.”
  • “The embodiment of fujoshi, without a doubt.”
  • “Don’t you think the main problem is that the nose is drawn in a horrible way?”
  • “She acts like a mother and now has the body of one.”
  • "Another indefinite hiatus. They should take it out of the weekly series altogether. The authors certainly aren't ready for such a job."
  • “There is definitely a big difference between the manga artist and the anime artist.”
  • “Does Fern have diabetes now? I hope there’s a spell for that!”
  • “That's simply because the artist is bad. Fern is officially a thin, attractive girl.”
  • “Fern is the one who eats huge portions of food and remains hungry.”
  • “Even though she is fat, she is not powerful, she is fast.”

Synopsis Sousou no Frieren:

Shortly after the demon king's defeat, the group of victorious heroes returns home, ready to part ways. Frieren the mage, Himmel the hero, Heiter the priest, and Eisen the warrior reminisce about their decade-long journey as the time comes to say goodbye.

Finally, the entire work is based on the manga written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since April 2020.

Finally, what did you think of other fans' comments about the character Fern?

Source: Yaraon!

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