Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Mini Anime

This series was really enjoyable to watch, and I'm saying it as someone who is not a huge fan of all those "chibi episodic series". Not that I don't like them. I just prefer said chibi episodic series' main series, that's all. I was worried "Sousou no Frieren: Marumaru no Mahou" would be just another mediocre series, created for the sake of just existing alongside the main anime (in this case: "Sousou no Frieren"). I was wrong. It's a solid chibi episodic anime. There are 12 episodes, each one dedicated to a different magic spell. What all of them have in common is being just shortand cute way to show funny gags happening between various characters from Sousou no Frieren. They naturally fit into the main series' storyline, expanding it a little in a wholesome way. I like if such series go that way. Explaining things that did not appear in the main series is cool and always welcome, sure, but I don't think using funny chibi short stories is a good way to do it. The art is simple, the characters look chibi, and the animation isn't as good as in the main series... And that's perfectly fine. The audiovisual side of this anime is balanced and fits its general atmosphere. All characters look like good chibi caricatures of their official designs known from "Sousou no Frieren", and the animation is good enough to work as a tool for making gags or certain scenes look rather pleasant to one's eyes. In short, "Marumaru no Mahou" is a nice and fun way to spend several minutes of your time. While it's not obligatory to be watched in order to have better experience coming from watching the main series, I think that it's worth giving it a try, especially if you are a huge fan of "Sousou no Frieren".