Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (葬送のフリーレン) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Madhouse based on the manga series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. The first season is directed by Keiichirō Saitō while Tomoya Kitagawa directed the second, with scripts by Tomohiro Suzuki and character designs by Reiko Nagasawa. The music is composed by Evan Call.
The series premiered on Nippon TV's Friday Anime Night programming block on September 29, 2023, with a special two-hour cut of the first four episodes, and concluded its first season on March 22, 2024. A second season aired from January 16 to March 27, 2026. A third season is set to premiere in October 2027. Crunchyroll licensed the series for worldwide streaming outside of Asia, while Netflix and Muse Communication handled distribution in various Asian territories.
The series has received widespread acclaim, with critics lauding the story, animation, voice acting, action sequences, emotional depth, soundtrack and the title character, and has won several awards.
Synopsis
Following the conclusion of a ten-year quest by the hero party, comprising the elven mage Frieren, the human hero Himmel, the dwarven warrior Eisen, and the human priest Heiter, who have successfully defeated the Demon King and restored peace to the land. As an elf with a lifespan of over a thousand years, Frieren views their decade-long journey as a mere fraction of her life. Upon the party's return, they witness the Era Meteors, a celestial event occurring once every fifty years.