Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 1 by Yamada Kanehito – Manga Paperback

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Vol. 1 begins a fantasy manga about what happens after the heroes win. This paperback follows an elf mage whose long life gives her a very different understanding of time, friendship, and loss.

Frieren and her courageous companions have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. Their great adventure is over, but she will long outlive the rest of her former party. How can she understand what life means to the people around her?

Decades after their victory, a friend’s funeral forces Frieren to confront her own near-immortality. Setting out to fulfill her comrades’ last wishes, she finds herself at the beginning of a new adventure.

Book details

• Series: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Volume: 1
• Format: Paperback manga
• Genre: Fantasy adventure
• Themes: Friendship, loss, the passage of time, and understanding others

Reading order

Start with Volume 1 to follow Frieren’s journey from the beginning.