Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Part 2 is about to come in two weeks, and the anime has released its official trailer. But aside from showing the continuation of the adventure of Frieren and her party, Fern, Stark, and Sein, they will be joined by a slew of new anime characters. The new preview also reveals the opening theme, Hareru, by Yorushika. You can see the trailer below:
The Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Part 2 preview begins with a flashback, showing Himmel extending his hand to Frieren. It also gives a glimpse of Frieren’s original party before it shifts to her current group as she begins her new journey. From there, Genau, a first-class mage, begins the first exam in the first-class mage examinations, where Frieren and Fern participate.
The next scenes show Wirbel, a former second-class mage and the leader of the eighth party; Denken, an imperial mage and a first-class mage; and Ubel, a first-class Mage and an infamous troublemaker. Frieren is then seen with Kanne, a third-class mage, who was paired with the former, along with her childhood friend, Lawine, for the first exam.
The trailer also introduces Sense, a first-class mage proctoring the second exam of the first-class mage examination, and Land, a second-class mage in the fourth party of the first-class mage examination. It then reveals the return of Kraft. In addition, Laufen, a second-class mage who also participates in the first-class mage examinations, is revealed. As the battle begins, Frieren shows her incredible powers.
Meanwhile, the anime has also released a new key visual for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Part 2. Featuring the theme of First Class Mage Exam Edition, which will play out in the second cour, it shows Frieren emitting magic from her hands while surrounded by other mages, along with Stark and Fern.
You can see the key visual below:
Who are the cast and crew of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Part 2?
Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger from Spy x Family), Kana Ichinose (Suletta Mercury from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury), Chiaki Kobayashi (Gabimaru from Hell’s Paradise), and Yuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen) return to Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Part 2 as Frieren, Fern, Stark, and Sein, respectively. For other cast members, you can check the list below:
Azumi Waki as Kanne
Sayumi Suzushiro as Lawine
Kisho Taniyama as Wirbel
Ikumi Hasegawa as Ubel
Jiro Saitou as Denken
Shouhei Komatsu as Land
Eiji Hanawa as Richter
Shizuka Ishigami as Laufen
Kanae Itou as Ehre
Haruka Terui as Sense
Tarasuke Shingaki as Genau
Behind the scenes, Keiichiro Saito (Bocchi the Rock!) directs the series, with Tomohiro Suzuki (One Punch Man) as the scriptwriter, Evan Call (Violet Evergarden) as the music composer, and Reiko Nagasawa (takt op. Destiny) as the character designer. YOASOBI performed the first cour’s opening theme, Yuusha, and the ending theme, Anytime Anywhere, was by milet sang.
What is Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Part 2 about?
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Part 2 will follow the First Class Mage Exam – First Stage Arc. Here, Frieren and her party will travel to Auberst to take the First Class Mage Examination, which is split into three stages. In the first stage, they must capture a mana-sensitive bird called the Stille in the Grube Basin. The exam will be conducted in three parties, separating Frieren and Fern. But though the two are in different parties, they will both pass.
You can read the synopsis below:
Frieren's Party arrives in Äußerst to take the First Class Mage Examination. The exam is split into three stages. The first stage is to capture a mana-sensitive bird called the Stille in the Grube Basin. The exam is conducted in parties of three. Frieren and Fern, though split into different parties, both pass the first stage of the exam.
The anime is based on the manga series of the same name written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. Its serialization began in Shogakukan's Shonen manga magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday in April 2020. It has collected 12 tankobon volumes and has over 17 million copies in circulation as of December 2023. It’s published in North America in English by Viz Media. Madhouse adapted the series into anime, premiering in September 2023.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Part 2 begins on January 5 on Nippon Television and other affiliated networks in Japan and can be streamed internationally on Crunchyroll, Bilibili Global, Muse Asia, and Netflix in select regions. With a bunch of new characters, Frieren’s journey will be more colorful this time.
