How to watch Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – what time is it out?
CrunchyrollThe highly-anticipated Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is about to make its anime debut – so here’s how and what time you can watch it.
Based on a popular manga by Kanehito Yamada (story) and Tsukasa Abe (art), Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is a Shonen fantasy series set in a mythical world of magic and demons. The story follows Frieren, an elf who has been around for several centuries.
The series is one of the most highly-anticipated anime of Fall 2023. The manga has been publishing since April 2020 and has won the New Work Prize at the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Awards in 2021.
Madhouse, the animation studio behind Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, is popular for creating several critically acclaimed series such as One Punch Man, Death Note, Hunter X Hunter (2011), Parasyte, and so on. The new series is all set to make its debut this week. Here’s how and when you can watch Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End release date and time
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End will be released on September 29, 2023. The first episode will be a two-hour special premiere. After that, the series will begin its regular broadcast on October 6, 2023. Additionally, it will run two consecutive cours till March 2024.
The first episode will be broadcast at 9:00pm JST, while the regular time from October 6 is 11:00pm JST. The global release of the subbed versions usually takes around two hours. Check below to find the air time for the premiere episode in your time zone:
- 8:00am PT
- 10:00am Central Time
- 11:00am Eastern Time Zone
- 4:00pm BST
- 8:30pm India Standard Time
- 01:00am Australia
Where to watch Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End will be available on Crunchyroll starting September 29.
The series will be officially available in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.
According to Crunchyroll, the synopsis reads: “The mage Frieren defeated the Demon King alongside the hero Himmel’s party after a 10-year quest. Peace was restored to the kingdom. Because she is an elf, she is able to live over a thousand years.
“She promises Himmel and the others that she will be back to see them and then sets out on a journey by herself. Fifty years later, Frieren goes to visit Himmel and the others. She remained unchanged, but Himmel and the others have aged, and only a little of their lives remain.
“Later, she witnesses Himmel’s death. Frieren is pained by her desire to have spent more time getting to know people. With that regret in her heart, she then goes on a journey to do just that. On her journey, she meets many people, and many events await her.”
Here’s a look at the trailer:
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