Frieren is a perfect example of how adaptations should be made. It takes a concept and expands on it in a way that makes sense only in anime form.
I’ve read the manga after watching the show and it was quite amazing that how every scene was there. Nothing was left out … instead the fight scenes, rare as they are were dragged from a couple of pages to 10 minutes of action with an amazing soundtrack (as OP said). It’s better in the anime, I’d say. But what do I know :D
You’re absolutly right. And it did win like, all the awards. Even the polls here. It’s a masterpiece of a show.
I especially love it because it was the first proper anime I watched (apart from watching like dragonball/naruto/sailormoon on TV as a kid, but i pretty much just chaught episodes of these when they were on an never completed a show).
The downside was that it set the standards really high. I’ve watched a lot of decent and even really good animes since then, but nothing quite comes close to Frieren overall. I can’t wait for S2, also I already spoiled it by reading ahead in the manga (also first and only time I’ve ever read a manga).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7gm_r8hXoU
Evan Call is really good.