When the scene returned to the present, around the statue of the Hero of the South that Frieren and her companions had polished to a shine, there were many people who had not forgotten his great deeds. In the warm scene that the Hero of the South couldn't see, Frieren's gentle monologue flowed: "What do you mean, you can see the future? The people here remember. It's properly recorded in history."
At this heartwarming conclusion, viewers who were moved continued to appear online, saying "truly tear-jerking...," "he missed the future in the most incredibly cool way," "what a good story," and "I really love the story of the Hero of the South."
The anime "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" is based on the manga of the same name, which is serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday," with the original story by Kanehito Yamada and artwork by Tsukasa Abe. Set in a world "after" the Demon King was defeated, it depicts the story of Frieren, a mage who has lived for over 1,000 years, embarking on "a journey to understand people," and the original comic has won numerous manga awards. Furthermore, the first season of the TV anime began airing in 2023, and it is a work that continues to gain many fans both domestically and internationally.
Episode 30 "Hero of the South"
【Synopsis】
Frieren and her companions receive a request to polish a hero's statue in a village in the Northern Countries. The statue was not of Himmel, but of the "Hero of the South," who was once praised as the strongest human. Frieren recalls the time she met the "Hero of the South"... Later, in the castle town of Graf Dach's domain that they visit, Frieren and her companions are asked by the lord to "retrieve a treasure sword from the demons"...
(C)Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe/Shogakukan/ "Frieren"Project
