So, in the show, Frieren talks once or twice about how elves don’t really feel a drive to reproduce which, combined with a genocide that occurred centuries before, have lead to there being very few elves. Now, my interpretation of this was that their longer lives have just lead to them not feeling the same pressure to reproduce most animals in the real world experience naturally. I didn’t read Frieren as being asexual or anything, though, it seemed more like something that just didn’t come up often for her. Sex is not really about reproducing in the Studio, of course, and everyone’s a bit hornier there due to its nature. I thought Frieren’s answer here might be a fun way to frame her sex drive here, and might inform future content with her.
I watched the first season of Frieren back when it aired, and re-watched it with some folks a bit later. Going in I wasn’t super attracted to either of the female leads. I liked them, but their designs reminded me too much of other characters. As often happens, though, watching the show warmed me up to them, and I wanted to do a little something with them. It’s hard to say right now just how much of Frieren or Fern I’ll draw in the future, but I do think it’s safe to assume they’ll show up in my work again.