The production team for the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End anime series released three new battle character visuals of members of the Hero Party, which includes Himmel, Heiter, and Eisen. The anime is scheduled to air with a 2-hour special on September 29, 2023.
Each visual showcases the highlighted character in a battle stance with their respective weapons.
The production staff includes Keiichirou Saitou (Bocchi the Rock!) as director, Tomohiro Suzuki (One-Punch Man) as series screenwriter, Reiko Nagasawa (takt op.Destiny) as character designer, and Evan Call (Violet Evergarden) as music composer. MADHOUSE is in charge of the animation production.
Other staff members include Daiki Harashina (takt op.Destiny D2 designer) as magical creature designer, Tooru Iwazawa (takt op.Destiny) as action director, Sawako Takagi (Bleach) as art director, Harue Ohno (A Place Further Than the Universe) as color designer, Akane Fushihara (Spy x Family) as compositing director.
Meanwhile, the voice cast includes Atsumi Tanezaki as Frieren, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Himmel, Hiroki Touchi as Heiter, Youji Ueda as Eisen, Kana Ichinose as Fern, and Chiaki Kobayashi as Stark.
The original manga was first serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday on April 28, 2020 and was published under the Shonen Sunday Comics label as of March 2023. Ten tankoubon volumes were released as of March 2023, with an 11th volume set for release on September 15, 2023. Viz Media releases the manga in English.
The manga was also awarded the grand prize winner of Manga Taisho 2021.
Crunchyroll will be streaming Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and describes the synopsis as:
The mage Frieren defeated the Demon King alongside the hero Himmel’s party after a 10-year quest. Peace was restored to the kingdom. Because she is an elf, she is able to live over a thousand years. She promises Himmel and the others that she will be back to see them and then sets out on a journey by herself. Fifty years later, Frieren goes to visit Himmel and the others. She remained unchanged, but Himmel and the others have aged and only a little of their lives remain. Later, she witnesses Himmel’s death. Frieren is pained by her desire to have spent more time getting to know people. With that regret in her heart, she then goes on a journey to do just that. On her journey, she meets many people and many events await her.
Source: Frieren Official Anime Twitter
