As part of the anime's 1st anniversary event celebration in Japan today, the official accounts for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End series has announced that the adventure fantasy anime based on the manga series written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe has been renewed for a second season. Animation studio Madhouse will return to produce the animation for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2. A teaser video and a couple of new visuals were released as part of the anime's renewal announcement:
Here are the new visuals for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2:
The first season of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End was directed by by Keiichiro Saito (Bocchi The Rock!). Tomohiro Suzuki (One-Punch Man) wrote the script of the series while Reiko Nagasawa (takt op.Destiny) designed the characters, and Evan Call (Violet Evergarden) was in charge of the anime's music. Other details about the second season such as premiere date, additional cast, and staff haven't been announced yet.
What is Frieren: Beyond Journey's End about?
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is based on the award-winning manga written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. The epic fantasy series has been serialized in Shogakukan’s shonen magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday since April 2020. Crunchyroll provided the following plot description for the series:
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s mortality. She takes on a new apprentice and promises to fulfill old friends’ dying wishes. Can an elven mind make peace with the nature of life and death? Frieren embarks on her quest to find out
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Voice Cast
The Japanese voice cast of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End are listed below:
Atsumi Tanezaki as Frieren
Kana Ichinose as Fern
Chiaki Kobayashi as Stark
Yuichi Nakamura as Sein
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Himmel
Hiroki Tochi as Heiter
Yoji Ueda as Eisen
Ayana Taketatsu as Aura
Hiroki Yasumoto as Qual
Junichi Suwabe as Lugner
Manaka Iwami as Linie
Azumi Waki as Kanne
Sayumi Suzushiro as Lawine
Kisho Taniyama as Wirbel
Ikumi Hasegawa as Übel
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
Mariya Ise as Serie
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