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Sousou no Frieren
葬送のフリーレン · 2023
An elf mage learns to grieve, slowly, sincerely.
StatusFinished Airing
Episodes28
SeasonFall 2023
StudioMadhouse
SourceManga
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The hero's party defeated the Demon King, and the story usually ends right there. Frieren begins after that: an elf mage who has lived over a thousand years watches her human companions age and pass on in what, to her, felt like a blink. Only once her old friend Himmel is gone does Frieren realize how little she understood the people she traveled with. So she sets out again, this time actually paying attention, taking on a young apprentice and revisiting old memories along the way. It is a quiet, contemplative fantasy about time, regret, and finally learning to connect with people while you still can.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Sousou no Frieren is based on the manga by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe, adapted by Madhouse and directed by Keiichirou Saitou, and it premiered in September 2023 to enormous critical acclaim. It topped year-end best-anime lists, won multiple industry awards including a Crunchyroll Anime Award, and became one of the most celebrated series of its decade for reinventing the tired post-quest fantasy formula into something reflective and emotionally patient. Its slow, elegiac pacing was a deliberate risk in an industry built on spectacle, and it paid off spectacularly. The story is ongoing in the manga, with the anime continuing into further seasons.
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60
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4072nd Key Animation69
Animation Check1
Animation Director35
Art Director1
Assistant Animation Director1
Associate Producer4
Background Art3
Character Design1
Chief Animation Director3
Chief Producer2
Color Design1
Director1
Director of Photography2
Editing1
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Episode Director27
Executive Producer2
In-Between Animation10
Inserted Song Performance1
Key Animation176
Music1
OP21
Original Character Design1
Original Creator1
Planning7
Producer9
Production Assistant1
Recording1
Script2
Series Composition1
Sound Director1
Sound Effects1
Special Effects2
Storyboard17
Theme Song Arrangement3
Theme Song Composition6
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Recognized by peers and fans alike.
2 wins · 3 nominations · 1 organizationCommunity
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