Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is an anime television series based on the manga series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and . It is produced by Madhouse and directed by Keiichirō Saitō, with script supervision by , character designs by Reiko Nagasawa, and music composed by Evan Call.
The story follows elven mage Frieren, a former member of the party of adventurers who defeated the Demon King and restored harmony to the world after a ten-year quest. As years pass, Frieren stays the same due to her longer lifespan while the others age. After the hero Himmel's death, Frieren regrets keeping her former companions at arm's length and not getting to know them better during their adventure. After learning of the resting place of souls in the northernmost part of the continent, Frieren embarks on a long journey to give Himmel's soul a proper farewell. In the process, Frieren and a new group of traveling companions retrace the path to the Demon King's castle taken by Frieren's original party, bringing back old memories.
The two consecutive-cours series premiered with a two-hour special on September 29, 2023, on Nippon TV's programming block , which is normally reserved for feature films, becoming the first anime series to do so. Later episodes debuted on the new block Friday Anime Night on the same network and its NNS affiliates, and ended on March 22, 2024. For the four-episode premiere broadcast, the special ending theme is "Bliss", which was performed by Milet. The first opening theme is by Yoasobi, while the ending theme is "Anytime Anywhere" by Milet. The second opening theme is by Yorushika, and the second ending theme includes a different part of "Anytime Anywhere". Toho Animation compiled the episodes into seven Blu-ray and DVD sets, which were released from January 24 to July 17, 2024. Eleven short episodes, titled , was released on Toho Animation's YouTube channel and on Frierens official anime X and TikTok accounts from October 11, 2023, to March 24, 2024.
Crunchyroll licensed the series for streaming outside East Asia, and an English dub directed by Jad Saxton premiered on its streaming platform on October 13, 2023. The company released the series on Blu-ray and DVD sets; the first part, which includes the first 16 episodes, was released on December 17, 2024, while the second part was released on September 23, 2025. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.
In September 2024, it was announced the series was renewed for a second season. It aired from January 16 to March 27, 2026. The staff and cast from the first season are reprising their roles, with Tomoya Kitagawa replacing Keiichirō Saitō as the season's director. Daiki Harashina serves as the assistant director, while Takasemaru, Keisuke Kojima, and Yuri Fujinaka replacing Nagasawa as character designers. The opening theme is "lulu." by Mrs. Green Apple, while the ending theme is "The Story of Us" by Milet.
A third season, covering the "Golden Land" arc, was announced immediately after the conclusion of the second season. It is set to premiere in October 2027. __TOC__
Series overview
Episodes Season 1 (2023–2024)
Season 2 (2026)
Spell That Does OOO Part 1 (2023–2024)
Part 2 (2025)
Part 3 (2026)
Sponsored short (2026)
Home media release Japanese + Toho Animation (Japan – Region 2/A) Vol. Episodes Cover character(s) Release date Ref. Season 1 1 1–4 Frieren January 24, 2024 2 5–8 Fern February 21, 2024 3 9–12 Stark March 20, 2024 4 13–16 Sein April 17, 2024 5 17–20 Flamme and Frieren May 22, 2024 6 21–24 Frieren, Himmel, Heiter and Eisen June 19, 2024 7 25–28 Frieren, Fern and Stark July 17, 2024 Season 2 1 29–32 Frieren April 15, 2026 2 33–35 Fern May 20, 2026 3 36–38 Stark June 17, 2026
English + Crunchyroll, LLC (North America – Region 1/A) Part Discs Episodes Release date Ref. 1 2 (BD)3 (DVD) 1–16 December 17, 2024 2 2 (BD)2 (DVD) 17–28 September 23, 2025
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