Frieren Beyond journey's end

Kanehito Yamada

Book - 2021

"Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to understand what life means to the people around her? An old enemy returns as Frieren continues her journey north. Decades ago, Frieren and her party defeated a servant of the Demon King called Aura the Guillotine, one of the powerful demons known as the Seven Sages of Destruction. Now Aura is back with a score to settle. But what price did Frieren pay for victory in the past, and how will the choices she made then affect the present?" -- Page [4] of cover.

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Subjects
Genres
Manga (comic books)
Adventure story comics
Action and adventure comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Fantasy comics
Translations
Manga
Slice-of-life comics
Published
San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, LLC 2021-
Language
English
Japanese
Main Author
Kanehito Yamada (author)
Other Authors
Tsukasa (Manga artist) Abe (artist), Misa (Translator) (translator), Annaliese Christman
Edition
Shonen Sunday edition
Item Description
Translated from the Japanese.
Edition statement from colophon.
Reads from right to left.
"Originally published in Japan by Shogakakukan" -- Colophon.
Physical Description
volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Audience
"Rated T teen" -- Page [4] of cover.
ISBN
9781974725762
9781974727230
9781974727247
9781974727254
9781974730070
9781974734009
9781974736201
9781974738601
9781974740604
  • Volume 1. The journey's end ; The priest's lie ; Blue-moon weed ; Killing magic ; New year's festival ; The land where souls rest
  • Volume 2. One one hundredth ; Phantoms of the dead ; Solar dragon ; The hero of the village ; The northern checkpoint ; Liberation festival ; Monsters that speak ; Draht ; The murder of a guard ; Frieren the slayer
  • Volume 3. The undead army ; Raid ; Master's technique ; Coward ; The scales of obedience ; A victory and a funeral ; The elves' wish ; The village of the sword ; A gift to a warrior ; A priest from an ordinary village
  • Volume 4. The priest and his regret ; Ideal adult ; Mirrored lotus ; Chaos flower ; The Orden family ; Old man voll ; Statues of heroes ; A reason to begin the journey ; Emotional support ; The first-class exam
  • Volume 5. Stille meteoric iron bird ; Commence capture strategy ; A spell to capture a bird ; Time for resolve ; A reason to fight ; Privilege ; Recapture the Stille ; Water-manipulation magic ; An even-better flavor ; Fern and her baked sweets
  • Volume 6. The ruins of the king's tomb ; Dungeons and magical items ; Spiegel a water mirror demon ; Dungeon battle ; Strategy meeting ; An era of humans ; A spell that slashes almost anything ; The second exam ends ; Fern's staff ; The third exam
  • Volume 7. Serie's intuition ; With a little help ; Departure and farewell ; Magic-nullifying crystal ; Why I set out on this journey ; The hero of the south ; The demon with a sword ; The secret hot spring of the Etwas Mountains ; The places she would like ; Peaceful time.
Review by Booklist Review

Four adventurers return home victorious from slaying the Demon King, and after enjoying their rewards, Frieren, an elven mage, bids farewell to her companions and begins a new journey, to travel the world and learn as much magic as she can. Fifty years later, one of Frieren's companions tricks her into taking an apprentice, Fern. The two continue traveling, taking odd magical jobs, and it becomes clear that Frieren is clumsily trying to learn more about her companions. This methodical story picks up after the conclusion of most other quest stories, after the heroes go their separate ways, and readers are given a glimpse into one hero's search for some hard-fought peace. Abe's soft but detailed illustrations beautifully complement the overall calmness of Yamada's story. This volume has a bit of a slow start that might turn some readers off, but fans of slice-of-life stories might like one set in a fantasy world. Give this to fans of Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon or Taku Kuwabara's Drifting Dragons series.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 6 Up--Title character, the female elf mage Frieren, has done it! Along with the other three heroes in her party, she has defeated the demon king and reigned in an age of peace. So…what happens after such a venture comes to an end? For Frieren, who is hundreds and hundreds of years old (though she still looks remarkably young), she doesn't have any plans in particular. She's content living life serenely, absorbing as much knowledge as she can about magic. But when Frieren wrestles with the concept of mortality, something that, unlike mere humans, she doesn't have to fret over, she begins to mull life as she never has before. This is a leisurely paced manga that will make readers stop and ponder. The work is an incredibly unique concept for not only a manga, but any form of literature, and a super fresh take on the fantasy genre. Frieren is as relatable a character as readers are going to find. Artwork is solid, a very clean style that works well for this story. VERDICT Seeing Frieren's character development as she tackles the concepts of life and death is an especially pleasing experience. A beautiful read from cover to cover, this is highly recommended.--Joe Pascullo

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