Is this Himmel's hometown? A "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" plushie descends upon a blue flower field: Fans convinced "This must be the motif for Blue Moon Weeds"

The official X account for the "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" manga has been updated, and the photo shared is creating a major buzz among fans. The post is part of the popular "Frieren of the [Location]" SNS series, which features a Frieren plushie captured alongside various landscapes.

The latest entry is titled "Frieren of the Blue Moon Weeds." The image shows a plushie of Frieren (Voice: Atsumi Tanezaki), with her silver hair in its signature twintails, standing against a backdrop of vibrant blue flowers in full bloom. Behind her adorable, stylized "chibi" expression lies a blue carpet of what appear to be Nemophila flowers. The result is a dreamlike and heartwarming shot, as if she had actually discovered the "Blue Moon Weeds" from the story during her travels.

"Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" is a fantasy series that depicts the aftermath of the Hero's party who defeated the Demon King. It tells the story of Frieren, a long-lived elf mage, as she retraces the steps of her former comrades on a journey to understand the hearts of humans. The series was adapted into a TV anime in 2023, garnering support from a wide audience for its delicate psychological descriptions and grand world-building. A key characteristic of the work is its careful portrayal of her touching "the human heart" through encounters and goodbyes on her journey.

The "Blue Moon Weed" is a flower that bloomed in the hometown of the Hero Himmel (Voice: Nobuhiko Okamoto), Frieren's former traveling companion, and it was also his favorite flower.

In response to this post, fans on SNS have commented, "Wasn't that the flower from Himmel's hometown?", "Nemophila really looks like Blue Moon Weeds, doesn't it?", and "Just as I thought, Nemophila seems to be the motif for the Blue Moon Weed." Many fans are overlapping the poignant scenes of the story with this real-world scenery.

(C)Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe/Shogakukan/ "Frieren"Project