It has been announced that a rerun of the first season of the TV anime "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End," based on the manga currently being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan), will be broadcast on Nippon Television (Kanto local). In preparation for the broadcast of the second season, a total of 20 episodes from the first season will be picked up and broadcast for seven consecutive nights starting late at night on January Getsuku, 2026. Popular episodes such as episode 8, "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End," episode 9, "Aura on the Guillotine," and episode 28, "It'll Be Embarrassing When We Meet Again," will be included in the lineup.
"Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" is a manga written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Sunday in April 2020. Freiren is a magician in the hero's party who defeated the Demon King. Being an elf, Frieren lives a long life. After experiencing the death of a companion, she embarks on a journey to "discover people." The manga has been 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. The manga has sold over 32 million copies.
The first season of the TV anime aired on Nippon Television's anime slot "FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT" from September 2023 to March 2024. The second season will air in the same slot every Friday at 11:00 PM starting January 16, 2026.
◇Featured broadcast lineup
Getsuku, 2026: Episode 1 "The End of the Adventure", Episode 2 "It Doesn't Have to Be Magic..." ▽ January 10: Episode 3 "The Magic That Kills People", Episode 4 "The Place Where Souls Sleep", Episode 5 "Phantom of the Dead (Part B)", Episode 6 "The Village Hero (Part A)" ▽ January 11: Episode 7 "Something Like a Fairytale", Episode 8 "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" ▽ January 12: Episode 9 "Aura on the Guillotine", Episode 10 "A Strong Magician" ", Episode 11 "Winter in the Northern Countries"▽Episode 13: Episode 18 "The First Class Wizard Selection Exam", Episode 19 "A Careful Plan", Episode 20 "A Necessary Kill", Episode 21 "The World of Magic"▽14: Episode 23 "Conquering the Labyrinth", Episode 24 "The Perfect Duplicate", Episode 25 "A Fatal Gap", Episode 26 "The Heights of Magic"▽15: Episode 27 "The Age of Humans", Episode 28 "It'll Be Embarrassing When We Meet Again"
