Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Anime)

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**Frieren: Beyond Journey's End** 「葬 (そう) 送 (そう) のフリーレン, *Sōsō no Furīren*?」, also known as **Sousou no Frieren**, is an anime series based on the manga of the same name, written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Abe Tsukasa. The anime was originally announced on September 13, 2022 for the manga's one-hundredth chapter, and the announcement included the release of a key visual on its Twitter and official website.

The anime premiered on September 29, 2023, with the first episode being a two-hour special airing at 9:00 PM JST. It is animated by MADHOUSE and released weekly on Fridays at 11:00 PM JST (FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT) through Nippon TV.

The anime will air for two consecutive cours, ending in March 2024. There will be a total of 28 episodes, which includes the initial two-hour episode split into four individual episodes of normal runtime. The first cour ran from September 29, 2023 through December 22, 2023 and consisted of Episode 1 through Episode 16. The second cour began airing on January 5, 2024 with Episode 17.

## Synopsis

After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity's mortality. She takes on a new apprentice and promises to fulfill old friends' dying wishes. Can an elven mind make peace with the nature of life and death? Frieren embarks on her quest to find out.

## Staff

* **Animation Studio**: MADHOUSE
* **Director**: Keiichiro Saito
* **Series Composition**: Tomohiro Suzuki
* **Character Design**: Reiko Nagasawa
* **Music Composition**: Evan Call
* **Concept Art**: Seiko Yoshioka
* **Mamono Design**: Daiki Harashina
* **Action Director**: Toru Iwasawa
* **Art Director**: Sawako Takagi
* **Art Setting**: Shinji Sugiyama
* **Color Design**: Harue Ono
* **3D Director**: Shigenori Hirozumi
* **Director of Photography**: Akane Fushihara
* **Editing**: Kashiko Kimura
* **Sound Director**: Shoji Hata

### English ADR

* **ADR Director**: Jad Saxton
* **ADR Script Writer**: Macy Anne Johnson
* **ADR Producer**: Colleen Clinkenbeard
* **ADR Mixer**: Gino Palencia
* **ADR Engineer**: Sawyer Pfledderer

### Voice Cast (Japanese)

* **Atsumi Tanezaki** as Frieren
* **Nobuhiko Okamoto** as Himmel
* **Hiroki Tochi** as Heiter
* **Yoji Ueda** as Eisen
* **Kana Ichinose** as Fern
* **Chiaki Kobayashi** as Stark
* **Atsuko Tanaka** as Flamme
* **Hiroki Yasumoto** as Qual
* **Ayana Taketatsu** as Aura
* **Junichi Suwabe** as Lügner
* **Manaka Iwami** as Linie
* **Koki Osuzu** as Draht
* **Shunsuke Sakuya** as Graf Granat
* **Takehito Koyasu** as Kraft
* **Yuichi Nakamura** as Sein

### Voice Cast (English)

* **Mallorie Rodak** as Frieren
* **Clifford Chapin** as Himmel
* **Jason Douglas** as Heiter
* **Christopher Guerrero** as Eisen
* **Jill Harris** as Fern
* **Jordan Dash Cruz** as Stark
* **Corey Pettit** as Aura
* **Blake McNamara** as Lügner
* **Dani Chambers** as Linie
* **Kieran Flitton** as Draht
* **Christopher Wehkamp** as Sein

## Episodes

*Main article: Episodes and Volumes*
 Episodes originally part of the two-hour premier in Japan but were split into individual episodes on streaming services.

## Music

* **Opening Theme**:
	+ "The Brave" 「勇者, *Yūsha*?」 by YOASOBI (cour 1)
	+ "Sunny" 「晴る, *Haru*?」 by Yorushika (cour 2)
* **Ending Theme**: "Anytime Anywhere" by milet and Evan Call
	+ **Special Ending Theme**: "bliss" by milet and Evan Call

## Promotional Material

*Main article: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Anime)/Gallery*
### Key Visuals

Key VisualKey Visual 2Key Visual 3Key Visual 4Key Visual 5Key Visual 6
### Trailers

TVアニメ『葬送のフリーレン』PV／2023年秋放送開始／"Frieren- Beyond Journey's End" Animation TrailerFirst PVTVアニメ『葬送のフリーレン』PV第2弾／9月29日(金)放送開始・金曜ロードショーにて初回2時間スペシャル放送／以後新アニメ枠にて放送Second PV『葬送のフリーレン』本PV／OPテーマ-「勇者」YOASOBI EDテーマ-「Anytime Anywhere」milet／9-29金曜ロードショー初回2時間SP放送Third PV『葬送のフリーレン』【一級魔法使い試験編】PV／2024年1月5日(金)第2クールスタート／OPテーマ-「晴る」ヨルシカ／Frieren- Beyond Journey's EndFourth PVFrieren- Beyond Journey's End - OFFICIAL TRAILEROfficial Trailer (English Sub)Frieren- Beyond Journey's End - LAUNCH TRAILERLaunch Trailer (English Sub)
## External Links

* Official anime site (in Japanese)
* Official anime Twitter (in Japanese)
* Crunchyroll streaming (English Sub)

## Trivia

* Five out of six key visuals for the anime appear to reference official media and illustrations from the manga:
	+ The first key visual resembles the cover of Chapter 17
	+ The second key visual resembles the Taisho Award illustration
	+ The third key visual resembles the cover of Volume 1
	+ The fourth key visual resembles the cover of Volume 7
	+ The sixth key visual resembles the cover of Chapter 45

## References

1. ↑ *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* official anime Twitter: Broadcast date announcement and second PV release (in Japanese)
2. ↑ *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* official anime Twitter: Studio announcement (in Japanese)
3. ↑ *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* official anime Twitter: Opening/Ending theme announcement and third PV release (in Japanese)
4. ↑ *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* official anime Twitter: Two consecutive cours confirmation news (in Japanese)
5. ↑ *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* official anime website: Episode list for Volume 7 of the Blu-ray (in Japanese)
6. ↑ *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* on Crunchyroll.