Frieren

<p></p><p><em><strong>Frieren: Beyond Journey&#39;s End</strong></em> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language">Japanese</a>: 葬送のフリーレン, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization">Hepburn</a>: <em>Sōsō no Furīren</em>, lit. &#39;Frieren at the Funeral&#39; or &#39;Frieren the Slayer&#39;)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieren#cite_note-5">[b]</a> is a Japanese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga">manga</a> series written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kanehito_Yamada&action=edit&redlink=1">Kanehito Yamada</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%E9%90%98%E4%BA%BA">ja</a>] and illustrated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsukasa_Abe&action=edit&redlink=1">Tsukasa Abe</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%99%E3%83%84%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B5">ja</a>]. It has been serialized in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan">Shogakukan</a>&#39;s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_manga"><em>shōnen</em> manga</a> magazine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Sunday">Weekly Shōnen Sunday</a> since April 2020; its chapters have been collected in 14 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon">tankōbon</a> volumes as of March 2025. It is licensed for English release in North America by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viz_Media">Viz Media</a> and in Southeast Asia by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan_Asia">Shogakukan Asia</a>.</p><p>The series takes place in a fantasy world and follows <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieren_(character)">Frieren</a>, an elf mage on a journey to the resting place of souls to reunite with her former comrade Himmel, whose Hero Party slew the Demon King.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_(company)">Madhouse</a> has produced an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime">anime</a> television series adaptation, with its first 28-episode season broadcast from September 2023 to March 2024. A second season is set to premiere in January 2026.</p><p>By February 2025, the <em>Frieren: Beyond Journey&#39;s End</em> manga had <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_manga">over 24 million copies in circulation</a>. The manga won the 14th <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_Taish%C5%8D">Manga Taishō</a> and the 25th annual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezuka_Osamu_Cultural_Priz