[Photos/Images] "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" Manga Surpasses 30 Million Copies Worldwide; Serialization to Resume in Weekly Shonen Sunday 1st

The manga "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" has surpassed 30 million copies in worldwide cumulative circulation, and messages from author Kanehito Yamada and illustrator Tsukasa Abe have arrived. Additionally, it has been decided that serialization will resume in Weekly Shonen Sunday, issue 34, which will be released on July 23, 2025.

Set in a world after the defeat of the Demon King, this work continues to captivate many readers by depicting "life," "death," and "the passage of time" through the journey of Frieren, an elf mage, from a unique perspective.

In 2021, it won the Grand Prize at the "2021 Manga Taisho Awards" and the New Creator Prize at the 25th "Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize." Furthermore, it received the 69th (2023) Shogakukan Manga Award and the Boys' Category Prize at the 48th Kodansha Manga Awards. The first season of the TV anime aired in 2023, and the broadcast of the second season is scheduled for January 2026.

This time, the cumulative worldwide circulation of the "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" manga has surpassed 30 million copies. The editorial department of Weekly Shonen Sunday commented, "We are truly delighted that 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End' by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe has been embraced and deeply resonated with readers all around the world. Not only in Japan but globally as well, the appeal of this work is reflected in this extraordinary figure of 30 million copies."

[Comments from Kanehito Yamada (Original Author) & Tsukasa Abe (Illustrator)]

Thank you always for your support! It's all thanks to everyone who reads our work. Please continue to support the anime’s second season, which is set to air from January 2026.

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Serialization to Resume!

It has been decided that the serialization of the "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" manga will resume in issue 34 of Weekly Shonen Sunday, which will be released on July 23.

A tense masquerade ball unfolds as an assassination plot brews beneath the surface. Shadows dance and schemes swirl, while Frieren eats cake... This "post-journey" fantasy depicts the mages confronting the looming darkness closing in on the imperial capital.

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