A retrospective screening of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 1, based on the manga by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe, will take place in Japan. All 28 episodes of the first season will be presented across five chapters and screened in nine theaters nationwide, starting September 27.
Originally broadcast in September 2023, the first season is now celebrating its second anniversary. The event also serves as a lead-up to the highly anticipated second season, scheduled to premiere in January 2026.
Official Visual:
Chapter 1, “Departures”, will be screened starting on September 27. Chapter 2, “Aura the Guillotine”, follows on October 11, while Chapter 3 is scheduled for October 25. Chapter 4, “First-Class Mage Exam Part 1”, will premiere on November 15, and Chapter 5, “First-Class Mage Exam Part 2” will be released on November 29.
Ahead of the first chapter’s release, a special screening with a stage greeting will take place at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo on September 26, featuring appearances by the main cast.
STAFF:
Director: Tomoya Kitagawa
Assistant Director: Daiki Harashina
Supervising Director: Keiichiro Saito (S1 director)
Series Composition / Script: Tomohiro Suzuki
Character Design: Takasemaru, Keisuke Kojima, Yuri Fujinaka
Concept Art: Seiko Yoshioka
Music: Evan Call
Animation Production: MADHOUSE
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga is written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe, VIZ Media releases the manga in English. Crunchyroll is stream the series and describes the story as follows:
The mage Frieren defeated the Demon King alongside the hero Himmel’s party after a 10-year quest. Peace was restored to the kingdom. Because she is an elf, she is able to live over a thousand years. She promises Himmel and the others that she will be back to see them and then sets out on a journey by herself. Fifty years later, Frieren goes to visit Himmel and the others. She remained unchanged, but Himmel and the others have aged and only a little of their lives remain. Later, she witnesses Himmel’s death. Frieren is pained by her desire to have spent more time getting to know people. With that regret in her heart, she then goes on a journey to do just that. On her journey, she meets many people and many events await her.
Source: Comic Natalie
© Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe/Shogakukan/ ”Frieren” Project
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