In celebration of its upcoming first anniversary, Toho has released a new key visual featuring the main characters of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Screenings of the first four episodes were also announced in Japan for select TOHO Cinemas theater locations.
The screenings will take place at the following TOHO Cinemas locations: TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro, TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, Midland Square Cinema, TOHO Cinemas Umeda, TOHO Cinemas Tenjin Solaria, and TOHO Cinemas Susukino. Fans who attend the special screenings will also receive a postcard of the first anniversary visual.
Six voice cast members from the TV anime series will appear at a special screening of the four episodes at the TOHO Cinemas Hibiya theater on September 28, 2024. It will also be broadcasted live at the six other TOHO Cinemas locations as well. More information about the event and the anime’s first anniversary plans can be found on its official website.
The confirmed voice cast that are attending the event include:
- • Atsumi Tanezaki (voice of Frieren)
- • Kana Ichinose (voice of Fern)
- • Chiaki Kobayashi (voice of Stark)
- • Nobuhiko Okamoto (voice of Himmel)
- • Hiroki Tochi (voice of Heiter)
- • Yoji Ueda (voice of Eisen)
Advance sales orders of merchandise from TOHO Animation’s online store will also run from August 30, 2024 to September 16, 2024, and will be shipped out in November 2024. Some of the merchandise that can be purchased include acrylic stands, badges, illustration cards, tote bags, keychains, T-shirts, and many more items.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ran for 28 episodes and aired in Japan from September 29, 2023 to March 22, 2024. Muse Asia and Bilibili are streaming the series in select Asian regions, while Crunchyroll is streaming it in select English-speaking territories.
The anime is based on the original fantasy manga series, written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. It was first launched in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday on April 28, 2020 and has released 13 tankobon volumes as of April 2024.
Crunchyroll describes the synopsis of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End as:
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.
Source: Frieren Official Japanese Twitter
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