It is totally evident that “Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)” is one of the most popular anime adaptations currently, surprising with each new episode produced by the Madhouse animators. ohAs the series slowly approaches its final episode (the twenty-eighth), a question has arisen among fans: what are the chances of a second season?
While it’s true that twenty-eight episodes is a fairly large number of episodes by today’s standards, how far has the anime adaptation progressed from the original manga? Thanks to the efforts of the fan community, we can know exactly how the adaptation has developed so far:
- Beyond the Journey Arc (13 chapters of the manga) – 7 episodes of the anime.
- Aura the Guillotine Bow (10 chapters of the manga) – 5 episodes of the anime.
- Arc of the Journey to Äußerst (13 chapters of the manga) – 7 episodes of the anime.
- First Class Magic Exam Arc Part 1 (11 chapters of the manga) – 5 episodes of the anime.
- First Class Magic Exam Arc Part 2 (9 chapters of the manga) – 3 episodes of the anime (estimated).
- First Class Magic Exam Arc Part 3 (4 chapters of the manga) – 1 episodes of the anime (estimated).
With this we can confirm that this first season of “Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)” will adapt a total of 60 chapters of the original manga. And what is left to adapt so far? Reviewing the records, the following story arcs include:
- Journeys to the North Arc (10 chapters of the manga).
- Arc of Divine Revolution (6 chapters of the manga).
- Golden Lands Arc (28 chapters of the manga).
- Arch of the Goddess Monument (15 chapters of the manga).
- Arc of Travels to Imperial Territory (6 chapters of the manga).
- Founders Festival Arc (1 chapter of the manga, in development).
All this, despite the constant suspensions that the manga has gone through in recent years, adds up to a total of 65 chapters. Omitting the last arc that is in development, the number of chapters available is more than enough for the production of a second season. But what do fans think about it?
- «The anime has been widely well received, so it is evident that there will be a second season».
- «He probably will. The point is to know when she will arrive. I really recommend checking out the manga, it will be an excellent experience that complements the anime».
- «The one who decides whether an anime gets the green light for a continuation or not is usually the Production Committee, not the studio, and the good thing is that the production committee is Toho Animation, which has a good history of continuations (Angel Next Door, Mushoku, Jujutsu, Boku no Hero) and even handled by the same studio that made the first season. Madhouse does make sequels, like Overlord, Kadokawa is the production committee for that IP, and makes money from both the source material and the anime merch, so yeah, it’s a good thing.».
- «Madhouse did not make the sequel to One Punch Man because the production committee did not give enough money for the team working on that anime, so they solved it by changing studios and production teams (the production team at Madhouse for One Punch Man It consists of some of the best animators of the generation and most of them are freelance)».
- «2 years or so should be a safe bet. At the current rate, we are going to adapt 60 chapters for one season, 2 years should be enough for 60 chapters (resting, hiatus included)».
- «More or less this, I just want to add that the people behind Frieren are also top notch in the industry, they are very busy, so apart from money, they will need TIME and LUCK to be able to put together the same team for season 2».
Fountain: reddit
