The highly anticipated second season of the fantasy anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End has revealed a new trailer, confirming its premiere date of January 16, 2026. The trailer also offers a first listen to the new ending theme song, “Story of Us,” performed by popular artist milet.
Premiere Date and Global Streaming
Fans can mark their calendars for January 16, 2026, as the return of Frieren and her companions is officially set. Crunchyroll has confirmed it will stream the new season as it airs in Japan, ensuring global access to the continuing journey. The series is expected to be a significant part of the Winter 2026 anime lineup.
New Trailer Highlights and milet’s “Story of Us”
The recently released trailer provided a glimpse into the upcoming events of the second season. While specific visual details from the trailer were not extensively detailed in the search results beyond its existence, the major revelation was the introduction of milet’s new ending theme, “Story of Us.” This marks milet’s continued involvement with the series, as she previously performed “Anytime Anywhere,” an ending theme for the first season of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Her previous contribution, “Anytime Anywhere,” was released as a digital single on September 29, 2023, the same day the anime series premiered.
Creative Team and Production Details
Studio MADHOUSE, renowned for its work on the first season, will continue to animate Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. For the second season, Tomoya Kitagawa steps in as the new director, taking over from Keiichiro Saito. Tomohiro Suzuki will continue overseeing the series composition. Character designs will be handled by Yuri Fujinaka, Keisuke Kojima, and Maru Takase, replacing Reiko Nagasawa from the first season. Evan Call, who composed the music for the first season, will return to score the new installment.
Returning Voice Cast
The beloved main voice cast is set to reprise their roles for the second season:
- Frieren: Atsumi Tanezaki
- Fern: Kana Ichinose
- Stark: Chiaki Kobayashi
- Himmel: Nobuhiko Okamoto
- Eisen: Yoji Ueda
- Heiter: Hiroki Tochi
Manga’s Status and Anime’s Future
The anime is based on the award-winning manga by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. While the manga is currently on an indefinite hiatus due to the author’s health concerns, the production of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 is not expected to be affected, as there is ample source material to adapt. The first season, which ran for 28 episodes from September 2023 to March 2024, garnered critical acclaim, including being named Anime of the Year by IGN and a runner-up at the 2024 Anime of the Year Awards. It also received accolades for Best Adaptation, Best Adventure, Best Fantasy, Best Voice Cast, and Best World Building.
