A new commercial for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 has been released to preview the soundtrack by composer Evan Call. Evan Call previously composed the soundtrack for the first season of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, which was warmly received by fans around the world.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 premieres January 16, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST on NTV’s “Friday Anime Night” programming block. The first season is streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix in the US, Canada, and Latin America, and Crunchyroll will continue to stream the series. 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. Madhouse animates the series. milet performs the ending theme song “The Story of Us.”
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.
