The last two episodes of Frieren introduce us to many, many new characters. It’s now time for the first-class mage examination. Finally, after walking for a long time, Frieren, Fern, and Stark arrives in the city of Äußerst.

Since it’s the exam arc, sadly, we’re not going to see much of Stark. However, seeing the roster of wizards in this arc is exciting enough. So far, we’ve seen Lawine and Kanne’s combo. I wonder what kind of magic the rest of the mages are bringing. And also, who are the VA behind these guys? I bet some big names will appear.

The Mages From The First Class Mage Exam

We’re entering an important turning point in this anime. The first class mage exam is necessary for Frieren, Fern and Stark. Travelling without at least one first class mage is still prohibited, due to the dangers of the northern land.

Well, for all these times, Frieren is more like a back alley doctor. Not to say she’s incompetent, she just lacks the proper certification. Same with Fern, she only has the third-class certification because it was quicker to get that one at the time. With the exam, here we have some new faces. Also, I’m surprised, but not complaining, that we encounter familiar voices from Bocchi The Rock!

Übel

Übel might be one of the most terrifying mages in the exam. Don’t get fooled by her stature, she is a cutthroat mage who will gladly kill to get to her goal. Her notoriety only solidifies when it turns out she killed the examiner in her last first-class mage certification exam.

Übel is voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa. Her most iconic roles are Vladelina Milizé from the anime 86 and Kita Ikuyo from Bocchi The Rock! I don’t know how I should feel knowing Kita and Übel have the same voice actor.

Denken

Denken is a shrewd elderly mage. He has political influence in the capital, and is aware that magic isn’t the only power in our society. An imperial mage he is. By far, he has a very interesting background and is most likely the most experienced among the human participants in the test.

Denken is voiced by Jirou Satou, most notably he voiced Theo Magath, the Marleyan commander from Attack On Titan. He also voiced Olaf and Gratianus from Vinland Saga.

Lawine

Lawine is a third class mage that Frieren has as a part of her party in the first test. She attends the first-class mage certification with Kanne. The duo has a great synergy in battles, with Lawine focusing on her ice magic.

Lawine is voiced by Sayumi Suzushiro. Her most notable role is Nijika from Bocchi The Rock! We are halfway from getting the full Kessoku band it seems. Also, she voiced Kurena Kukumila from 86, and Shirogane Kei from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.

Kanne

Kanne is the more rowdy and rather craven one in her duo with Lawine. However, she has a great water magic. Combine that with Lawine’s ice magic, then we have an incredible dynamic duo. She sometimes gets discouraged by Lawine’s tough love and often gets into fights with her. But, Kanne loves to be around Lawine anyway.

Kanne is voiced by Azumi Waki. Previously, she voiced Maika-chan from Blend S. She is also the voice of Hinata Tachibana from Tokyo Revengers.

Laufen

Laufen is a second-class mage from the mountainous Southern lands. Her magic allows her to move lightning quick to avoid confrontations, and take her objectives as quickly as possible.

Laufen is voiced by Shizuka Ishigami. She made an appearance in Vinland Saga as the voice behind young Thorfinn. She also worked on another iconic anime franchise, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind, as Bruno Bucciarati.

Richter

Along with Laufen, Richter is in the party with Denken for this first test of the first-class mage examination. He is someone who is cold-blooded and has an overwhelming style in his earth manipulation magic.

Richter is voiced by Eiji Hanawa. He’s the voice of Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star: Raoh Side Story Junai Arc. Some of you might feel nostalgic because this is a mid-2000s anime movie.

Land

Land seems like a mysterious guy. He wears a pair of glasses and even does the correcting glasses move. We haven’t got a chance to see his full ability, though. He is in the same party as Fern and Übel in this exam.

Land is voiced by Shouhei Komatsu. He had a main voice role as August von Earlshide in a 2019 anime, Kenja no Mago. He made his official debut as a seiyuu back in 2016.

Ehre

Ehre is the mage we see battling Fern in episode 19. She says Fern’s style of fighting is so old-school, like her grandfather. Well, she’s not too far off because the one who teaches Fern magic is a grandmother, technically. It seems like Ehre is fond of manipulating earth as well, throwing them from afar like the beast titan from Attack On Titan.

Ehre is voiced by Kanae Itou. She’s a long time voice actor for some anime fans’ favorite character, Carrot, in One Piece. Other than that, she’s also the voice of Yui from Sword Art Online.

Wirbel

Wirbel and Übel’s fight is one of the highlights in episode 19. He is the captain of Northern Magic Corps. A seasoned warrior, hence he seems so casual when fighting Übel. He is in a group with Ehre and Scharf. He and his party are after the Stille Fern’s party caught.

Wirbel is voiced by Kishou Taniyama. He voiced one of my personal favorite characters. He is the voice behind Jean Kristein from Attack On Titan. Not only that, he also voiced Chuuya Nakahara from Bungou Stray Dogs.

Genau

Genau is the overseeing mage for the first test of first-class mage exam. He is able to create the barrier for the Stille hunting zone. An impenetrable magic that even dust can’t go past it. I wonder if there will be someone who break that barrier at the end of this test.

Genau is voiced by Tarusuke Shingaki. He voiced Mirio Toogata in My Hero Academia. Previously, he also voiced Cadis Etrama Di Raizel in the 2020 anime, Noblesse.

Sense

Sense is also an overseer for this year’s first-class mage exam. She is supposed to be responsible for the second test. So, in the meantime, we haven’t seen her capabilities yet.

Sense is voiced by Haruka Terui. She voiced Yuuki from Yuki Yuna Is A Hero. Also, she is the voice behind Shihoru in Grimgar: Ashes And Illusions.