“Who do you think I am?” By the time Frieren asks that question in this week’s episode in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, it’s been three decades since the death of Himmel the Hero, and many more since Himmel, Frieren, Heiter, and Eisen defeated the Demon King. Their existence and works having become legendary, people immediately… Read More Finding Silver in the Dark: Frieren and The True I AM
The latest episode of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End featured a scene that will surely become one of the year’s most memorable. The titular character, known for rarely showing emotions, thinks back to a “scary” tantrum she once threw, one that lasted three full days. It was yet another highlight from an anime that’s been full… Read More Grace Notes: Hating Frieren
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a gift, right? And we’ve got one for you that’s just in time for a new season of one of our favorite anime—and one of the most popular and critically acclaimed ones of recent years: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End! And it depicts one of the series’ silliest and most memorable… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3 x Kissing Frieren Figure Giveaway!
A few weeks ago, we posted a piece showing Frieren at her party at the Northern Gate, but later I discovered there was so much more to share from artist 粉帮老大! Check out these additional epic pieces showing Frieren, Stark, Fern, and Aura! ★ 【粉帮老大】 「 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5… Read More Fanart Friday: Frieren – Beyond an Epic Fantasy
Perhaps it’s the romantic in me—or rather the romantic that the ever-present buzzing of cicadas in summer-themed anime made me to be—but summer evokes nostalgia in my heart and thoughts of sometimes whimsical and sometimes epic adventures. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is at times full of both whimsy and danger as it traces the titular… Read More Frieren: Journeys Short and Eternal
Do you love tea? Do you love books? Then you’ll love Sense Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, though beware: She has a sharp edge. ★ 【ふーにょん】 「 ゼンゼちゃん 2 」 ☆ Speaking of Frieren, news of and a promo image for season two dropped this week. The series returns in January 2026!
If you thought we’d post only one Frieren fanart piece for the 12 Days of Christmas Anime this year…then you don’t know us very well. Hehe. How could we resist, after all, when this lovely piece features Frieren with her famous “blowing a kiss” technique while she’s dressed as Santa, and with Stark and Fern… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 10: Santa Frieren
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