The Astonishingly Beautiful Master-Disciple Collaboration in "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" - Battle Against the Replica Reaches Theatrical Quality

In the anime "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End," there was a scene that received the highest praises such as "animation quality at an incomprehensible level" and "isn't this a movie!?" This scene was the climactic battle at the "King’s Fall Tomb" where Fern joined the fight against Frieren's replica. The intense magical battle between the grand magicians was even said to resemble "a battle of the gods."

Currently available for streaming, the anime "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" is based on the manga of the same name, written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe, serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday." Set in a world after the Demon King has been defeated, it follows the journey of Frieren, an elf magician who has lived for over 1000 years (voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki), along with her disciple Fern (voiced by Kana Ichinose) and warrior Stark (voiced by Chiaki Kobayashi), as they travel to understand humans.

The original manga has received numerous awards and widespread acclaim, with over 22 million copies in circulation across 13 volumes. The TV anime, aired from September 2023 to March 2024, became a massive hit, with related keywords trending on X (formerly Twitter) after each episode. A second season of the anime has also been announced.

The second task of the first-class magician selection was to conquer the dungeon "King’s Fall Tomb." At the end awaited a battle against a replica of Frieren that had completely copied her magical power and skills. Naturally, the opponent was Frieren herself. Joining her was Fern, who had grown into a magician that even Frieren acknowledged. Together, the master and disciple combined their strengths to challenge the replica.

As expected, the battle was an intense clash of top-tier magical attacks from the two Frieren. The boss battle-like confrontation was unparalleled in scale, speed, and intensity, with the magical depictions realized through extraordinary animation, prompting reactions like "isn't this a movie!" and "animation quality at an incomprehensible level." The unexpected developments led to comments like "god-level" and "it’s like a battle of the gods."