It has been announced that the total number of copies of the manga "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" currently being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan) has exceeded 30 million worldwide. It has also been announced that the series will resume in the 34th issue of the magazine, which will be released on July 23rd.
Original author Kanehito Yamada and illustrator Tsukasa Abe commented, "Thank you for your continued support! We owe it all to everyone who reads our manga. We hope you will look forward to the second season of the anime starting in January 2026."
"Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" began serialization in April 2020 in "Weekly Shonen Sunday."Frieren is a magician in the hero's party who defeated the Demon King. She is an elf and has a long life expectancy. After experiencing the death of a companion, she sets out on a journey to "get to know people." It was selected for the Manga Taisho 2021, the 25th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize Newcomer Award, the 69th (2023) Shogakukan Manga Award, and the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the boys' category. Fourteen volumes of the comic have been released.
The TV anime series is also gaining popularity, with the first season airing on Nippon Television's anime slot "FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT (Fura-ani)" from September 2023 to March 2024. The second season will air on Nippon Television from January 2026.
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