by It has been announced that a second season of the TV anime ” Furieren’s Parlor,” based on the manga currently being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Sunday” (Shogakukan), will be produced. The first season of the TV anime depicted the “First Class Wizard Exam Arc,” in which Frieren fights to obtain the qualifications of a first-class wizard, which is necessary to reach “Aureole, the land where souls sleep,” the destination of her journey.
The second season will tell the story from chapter 61 of the original manga’s volume 7, in which Frieren, her apprentice Fern, who has now qualified as a first-class wizard, and the warrior Stark set out on a journey from Oisarst, the setting of the “First Class Wizard Exam Arc.” Following the first season, Madhouse will produce the anime. Details such as the broadcast date will be announced in the future.
The teaser visual depicts Frieren’s bag, Fern’s staff, Stark’s axe, and the shadows of the three characters, hinting at the start of a new journey. A video announcing the second season has also been released, featuring a newly recorded voice of Frieren saying, “Shall we continue our journey?”
Original author Yamada Kanehito and illustrator Abe Tsukasa also released comments and illustrations celebrating the decision to make a second season. In their joint signatures, Yamada and Abe wrote, “The second season of the TV anime has been decided! We owe it all to everyone who supported us.
We are eternally grateful to everyone involved in the anime who has made this excellent anime. As a viewer, I look forward to Frieren’s journey as she sets off again. Please continue to support ‘Frieren.'” Abe drew the hero’s party members Frieren, Himmel, Heiter, and Eisen.
The announcement was made at the “Special Screening of ‘Furiren’s Funeral’ to Commemorate the 1st Anniversary of the Anime Broadcast” event held at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) on September 28th, one year after the TV anime first aired. Episodes 1 to 4 of the first season of the TV anime were screened at the event, and voice actors, including Atsumi Tanezaki, who plays Furiren, took to the stage.
“Funeral of Frieren” began serialization in April 2020 in “Weekly Shonen Sunday.” Frieren, a magician in the hero’s party who defeated the Demon King, is a long-lived elf.
After experiencing the death of a companion, she sets out on a journey to “get to know people.” It was selected for the Manga Taisho 2021, the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Newcomer Award, the 69th (2023) Shogakukan Manga Award, and the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the boys’ category. Thirteen volumes of the comic have been released, with a total circulation of over 22 million copies.
The anime is directed by Keiichiro Saito, who has worked on “Bocchi the Rock!” and produced by Madhouse. Tanezaki will play the main character, Frieren, and voice actors include Kana Ichinose and Chiaki Kobayashi.
The first season of the TV anime I aired on Nippon Television’s anime slot ” FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT (Fura-ani)” from September 2023 to March 2024. The first episode, “First 2-Hour Special – Departure Chapter”, was also broadcast on Nippon Television’s movie slot “Friday Road Show”, attracting attention.
