{"id":144572,"date":"2026-01-11T01:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=144572"},"modified":"2026-01-12T04:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:24:18","slug":"frieren-beyond-journeys-end-season-2-reveals-main-trailer-himmel-countdown-illustration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/01\/11\/frieren-beyond-journeys-end-season-2-reveals-main-trailer-himmel-countdown-illustration\/","title":{"rendered":"Frieren: Beyond Journey&#8217;s End Season 2 Reveals Main Trailer, Himmel Countdown Illustration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A main <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/11\/20\/watch-the-trailer-for-frieren-beyond-journeys-end-season-2\/\">trailer<\/a> for\u00a0<em>Frieren: Beyond Journey&#8217;s End<\/em> Season 2 has been released, previewing the <strong>Mrs. GREEN APPLE<\/strong> opening song &#8220;lulu.&#8221; alongside new footage. It was also announced that <strong>Kazuhiko Inoue<\/strong> is voicing the Hero of the South.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u846c\u9001\u306e\u30d5\u30ea\u30fc\u30ec\u30f3\u300f\u7b2c2\u671f \u672cPV\uff0fOP\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\uff1a\u300clulu.\u300dMrs. GREEN APPLE\uff0f2026\u5e741\u670816\u65e5(\u91d1)\u653e\u9001\u958b\u59cb\uff0f\u65e5\u672c\u30c6\u30ec\u30d3\u7cfb\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RH-FcW94z00?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Separately, a new premiere <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/01\/09\/frieren-beyond-journeys-end-season-2-releases-stark-countdown-illustration\/\">countdown Illustration<\/a>, starring Himmel, was released. The anime is set to begin airing on January 16.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"984\" data-attachment-id=\"144573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/01\/11\/frieren-beyond-journeys-end-season-2-reveals-main-trailer-himmel-countdown-illustration\/frieren-beyond-journeys-end-season-2-himmel-countdown-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?fit=1654%2C2339&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1654,2339\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Frieren Beyond Journey\u2019s End Season 2 Himmel countdown visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C984&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144573\" style=\"width:527px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?resize=1086%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?resize=1448%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?resize=1068%2C1510&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?w=1654&amp;ssl=1 1654w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-Himmel-countdown-visual.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u5c71\u7530\u9418\u4eba\u30fb\u30a2\u30d9\u30c4\u30ab\u30b5\uff0f\u5c0f\u5b66\u9928\uff0f\u300c\u846c\u9001\u306e\u30d5\u30ea\u30fc\u30ec\u30f3\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Frieren: Beyond Journey&#8217;s End<\/em> is based on the Shogakukan-published fantasy manga written by&nbsp;<b>Kanehito Yamada&nbsp;<\/b>and drawn by&nbsp;<strong>Tsukasa Abe<\/strong>, which sees the long-lived elf Frieren, once a member of the party that defeated the Demon King, journeying with a new generation of companions. Its two-cour first season premiered on September 29, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The<em> Frieren: Beyond Journey&#8217;s End <\/em>manga began serialization in Weekly Shonen Sunday in 2020 and has 15 volumes as of December 2025. It was the winner of the 48th Kodansha Awards\u2019 Shonen category and one of the winners at the 69th Shogakukan Manga Award, and also performed well at a number of other rankings and awards.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The<em>&nbsp;<\/em>manga went on hiatus in October 2025, with plans for an adjusted serialization pace out of consideration for the creators\u2019 well-being.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> <em>Frieren: Beyond Journey&#8217;s End <\/em>Season 2 will be streamed overseas by platforms like Crunchyroll, Bilibili, iQIYI, and the Muse Asia YouTube Channel.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Staff<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flash__03436 backgroundFlash__5126c groupStart__5126c\" data-flash=\"false\">\n<div class=\"message__5126c cozyMessage__5126c groupStart__5126c wrapper_c19a55 cozy_c19a55 zalgo_c19a55\" role=\"article\" data-list-item-id=\"chat-messages___chat-messages-1359756817684496506-1390946117025402901\" aria-labelledby=\"message-username-1390946117025402901 uid_1 message-content-1390946117025402901 uid_2 message-timestamp-1390946117025402901\">\n<div class=\"contents_c19a55\">\n<div id=\"message-content-1390946117025402901\" class=\"markup__75297 messageContent_c19a55\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Director:&nbsp;<strong>Tomoya Kitagawa<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Frieren<\/em>&nbsp;Season 1 storyboard artist and episode director for Episodes 2, 8, and 25, among other roles)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Assistant director:&nbsp;<strong>Daiki Harashina&nbsp;<\/strong>(<em>Frieren<\/em>&nbsp;Season 1\u2019s monster designer, Episode 3 storyboard artist and director, Episode 24 storyboard artist, and more)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Director cooperation:&nbsp;<strong>Keiichiro Saito<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Frieren<\/em>&nbsp;Season 1 and&nbsp;<em>Bocchi the Rock!<\/em>&nbsp;director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Series composer:&nbsp;<strong>Tomohiro Suzuki<\/strong>&nbsp;(reprising)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Character designer:&nbsp;<strong>Takasemaru<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Violet Evergarden<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Character designer:&nbsp;<strong>Keisuke Kojima<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>100 Meters<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Character designer:&nbsp;<strong>Yuri Fujinaka<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Frieren<\/em>&nbsp;Season 1 Episode 22 co-chief animation director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Concept artist:<strong>&nbsp;Seiko Yoshioka<\/strong>&nbsp;(reprising)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Background art director:&nbsp;<strong>Sawako Takagi<\/strong>&nbsp;(reprising)&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Color designer:&nbsp;<strong>Harue Ohno<\/strong>&nbsp;(reprising)&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Compositing director:&nbsp;<strong>Akane Fushihara<\/strong>&nbsp;(reprising)&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Music composer:&nbsp;<strong>Evan Call<\/strong>&nbsp;(reprising)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Animation production:&nbsp;<strong>Madhouse&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<b>Atsumi Tanezaki&nbsp;<\/b>as Frieren<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<b>&nbsp;Kana Ichinose<\/b>&nbsp;as Fern<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<b>Chiaki Kobayashi<\/b>&nbsp;as Stark<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<b>&nbsp;Nobuhiko Okamoto&nbsp;<\/b>as Himmel<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<b>&nbsp;Hiroki Tochi<\/b>&nbsp;as Heiter<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<b>Yoji Ueda&nbsp;<\/b>as Eisen<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/frieren-anime.jp\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Frieren: Beyond Journey&#8217;s End\u00a0<\/em>anime website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A main trailer for\u00a0Frieren: Beyond Journey&#8217;s End Season 2 has been released, previewing the Mrs. GREEN APPLE opening song &#8220;lulu.&#8221; alongside new footage. 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