"I Found This Hilarious" "Both are Unfinished" Frieren Plushie Looking Up at World Heritage Site Sagrada Família Sparks Reactions from "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End"

On the official X account for "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End," a photo of a Frieren plushie looking up at the World Heritage site in Spain was released along with the humorous text "Sagrada Frieren," creating a big buzz.

The posted image was captured with the magnificent, unfinished architecture of the "Sagrada Família" in Barcelona, Spain, in the background. As if looking up at the towering, intricately carved towers, the back view of the Frieren plushie is caught in the foreground. The brilliant pun "Sagrada Frieren," which plays on "Sagrada Família" and "Frieren," and the surreal composition of the small plushie sitting quietly within the grand scale of the landscape make this an eye-catching photo.

"Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" is a smash-hit fantasy work by Kanehito Yamada (story) and Tsukasa Abe (artwork). Set in a world after the defeat of the Demon King, it depicts Frieren, an elven mage with a lifespan far longer than humans, as she embarks on a "journey to learn about the human heart" triggered by the death of her former hero companion. The contrast between the perception of time for an elf who has lived for over 1,000 years and the short lives of humans flows through the story as a major underlying theme.

In response to this post, fans chimed in with teasing remarks like "I found this hilarious" and "Now anything goes." Linking the Sagrada Família, which remains unfinished even after more than 100 years since construction began, with the series whose serialization is still ongoing, witty comedy-style comments such as "Both are unfinished" emerged. Furthermore, comments imagining lines unique to Frieren, who lives through an eternity, flooded in, such as "The one standing before you is a mage who has lived for over 1,000 years" and "She would probably say something like, 'This is taking unexpectedly long to finish.'" Additionally, the community is showing great excitement with voices tying back to the running out of money episodes in the work, saying, "Please don't tell me that 'we ran out of budget because we went to Spain' lol."

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