Frieren: Beyond Journey's End announced that manga sales have doubled since the anime adaptation debuted. The announcement was made at the show's Anime Japan 2024 stage, where the main cast were shocked to hear the news. Before the anime, the manga had 10 million copies in circulation, while this number has now exceeded 20 million.
The anime is based on the manga written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday manga magazine, Weekly Shonen Sunday since April 2020. A prequel novel is titled Shosetsu Soso no Frieren ~Zenso~ and is written by Mei Hachimoku (author of the novel The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes) will be released on April 17. The novel will have five origin stories, revolving around Frieren, Fern, Stark, Kanne/Lawine and Aura. The manga's 13th volume will be released on April 17.
Viz Media licensed the original manga in English, and they describe the story: The elven mage Frieren and her brave adventurers defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. When the great struggle ended, they all went their separate ways to live a peaceful life. But as an elf, Frieren, being virtually immortal, will outlive the rest of her old group. How will she cope with her friends' deaths? How can she find fulfillment in her own life and can she learn to understand what life means to those around her? Frieren begins a new journey to find answers.
Anime Frieren: Beyond Journey's End was voted Best Anime of Fall 2023, and also won Best Boy (Stark), Best Girl (Fern), Best Adaptation, Best TV Series and Best Opening (“Yuusha” by YOASOBI) awards. In our 2023 Anime of the Year Awards, Frieren won Best New Anime, Best Adaptation, Best Fantasy, Best Adventure, and placed 2nd in the Best Drama and 3rd in the Best Animation category.
With the huge success of the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime, it's no surprise that manga sales have doubled. In case you are also not ready to wait for the sequel, here is the place to continue the manga right after the anime!
Nguồn: Anime Japan 2024© Yamada Kanehito, Abe Tsukasa /Shogakukan / Ủy ban sản xuất “Sousou no Frieren”