Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe’s Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga is going on indefinite hiatus, starting with 2025’s 47th issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine on October 22. According to the manga’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga is going on hiatus as Yamada and Abe assess their health. The decision came after discussions between the creators and the editorial staff of the magazine regarding the adjustment of the manga’s serialization pace.
In the meantime, fans can look forward to Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2, which premieres on January 16, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST on NTV’s “Friday Anime Night” programming block. The first season of the anime is streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix in the US, Canada, and Latin America. 17 episodes of the Magic of ?? mini anime episodes are streaming on YouTube as well.
Tomoya Kitagawa directs the anime with support from Keiichirō Saitō. Daiki Harashina is the assistant director, and Tomohiro Suzuki handles series composition. Takasemaru, Keisuke Kojima, and Yuri Fujinaka are the character designers, Seiko Yoshioka is the concept artist, and Evan Call is the music composer. Madhouse returns to animate the series.
Lastly, here’s an overview, via Crunchyroll:
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.
