Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 Premieres January 16

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Last Updated on September 26, 2025 by Dante

The wait is almost over. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is officially coming back with a second season on January 16, 2026.

The new season will air in Japan on NTV’s Friday Anime Night block at 11:00 p.m. JST, and Crunchyroll has confirmed worldwide streaming outside of Asia, including India.

A brand new visual was revealed alongside the date, keeping hype alive for one of the most acclaimed fantasy anime of recent years.

Image via Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End anime’s website
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Staff Updates

There are some shifts behind the scenes for Season 2:

Tomoya Kitagawa steps up as director after handling standout episodes in Season 1.
Keiichirō Saitō, the first season director, will provide director support.
Daiki Harashina is on board as assistant director.
Tomohiro Suzuki returns for series composition.
Takasemaru (Akiko Takase), Keisuke Kojima, and Yuri Fujinaka take over as character designers.
Seiko Yoshioka is back for concept art.
Evan Call is back on the soundtrack.
Madhouse continues to handle animation duties.

Catching Up

The first season aired from September 2023 to March 2024 and kicked off with a two hour special. Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide, including an English dub, and Viz Media is publishing the manga in English.

About the Story

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End flips the classic fantasy tale. The Demon King has already been defeated, and the story follows the elf mage Frieren as she struggles with the reality of outliving her party.

The death of one of her comrades forces her to reflect on what life actually means, setting her off on a quiet, emotional journey that mixes new adventures with themes of time and memory.

The manga by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe launched in 2020 and has already passed 30 million copies in circulation worldwide.

Sources: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End official website, Comic Natalie

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