Is This Still Not Enough? The Shocking Number of Candles on Frieren's Birthday Cake in "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End"

In the anime "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End," Frieren (CV: Atsumi Tanezaki) is an elf magician who has lived for over 1000 years. The scene in which her birthday is celebrated with a cake, featuring an "extra candle" depiction unique to the anime, evokes laughter.

In episode 18, Frieren is congratulated on her birthday by Fern (CV: Kana Ichinose) and Stark (CV: Chiaki Kobayashi). Although it's a short cut, the whole cake which is about the size of four of Frieren’s heads leaves a strong impression! Besides the cake's enormous size, the sheer number of candles on top is also surprising...!

In the original manga, there were only five candles on the birthday cake, but it seems that the anime version has significantly increased this number. This humorous anime-original depiction has become a topic on the internet, with comments like "I laughed at how many there were" and "The cake was loaded with candles, haha." Fans also speculated, "How many years is one candle worth?" and "Maybe each candle represents 500 years?"