Freeze: beyond journey’s end Season 2 anime officially revealed the first teaser trailer ahead of its January premiere. The anime was previously confirmed for January 2026, with Crunchyroll also announcing the acquisition earlier today. Studio MADHOUSE is handling the animation, and a new mini-anime episode featuring Denken, Richter and Lawine was also recently revealed.
The first season of the anime was also animated by MADHOUSE and ran for 28 episodes from September 29, 2024. It was directed by Keiichiro Saito, with series composition by Tomohiro Suzuki. Reiko Nagasawa was the character designer, with the chief animation direction led by Yuri Fujinaka, Reiko Nagasawa, and Maru Takase. Evan Call composed the music. The main voice cast for the anime included:
- Atsumi Tanezaki as freeze
- Kana Ichinose as Fern
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Stark
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as sky
- Yoji Ueda AS EISEN
- Atsuko Tanaka as Flamme
- Hiroki Tochi AS is called
- Ayana Taketatsu as Aura
In our 2024 Anime of the Year Awards, Frieren was the runner-up Best Anime, narrowly losing out against The Dangers in My Heart Season 2. It won Best Adaptation, Best Adventure, Best Fantasy, Best Voice Cast and Best World Building.
Kanehito Yamada writes the Freeze: beyond journey’s end manga, with illustrations from Tsukasa Abe. It has been serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday manga magazine since April 2020. The manga is available to read via Sunday Webry, Viz Media, and the Shogakukan Comic website, while Crunchyroll streams the anime.
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Source: Freeze: beyond journey’s end Official Website, Anime Expo 2025
© Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe/Shogakukan/”Frierren” Project
