The journey to
Ende continues with new music and renewed direction. TOHO animation released
the main promotional video for the second season of the anime
adaptation of Sousou no Frieren on Sunday, revealing that the
band Mrs. GREEN APPLE will perform the opening theme
titled "lulu."
The trailer
confirms that the series will premiere on January 16 within NTV's "Friday
Anime Night" block, with international streaming secured through Crunchyroll.
Additionally, it was announced that Kazuhiko Inoue is joining
the cast to voice the legendary Hero of the South.
Although the
Madhouse studio returns for animation and Evan Call returns
to compose the soundtrack, there are significant changes in the creative
leadership:
- Tomoya Kitagawa takes over the role of principal conductor,
taking over from Keiichirō Saitō, who is now listed on
"directing support".
- The character design is in the hands of a team
made up of Takasemaru (stage name of Akiko Takase,
known as Violet Evergarden), Keisuke Kojima and Yuri
Fujinaka.
- The milet singer returns to the
franchise to perform the ending theme, "The Story of
Us."
About the
work
The original manga
by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe is
currently on an indefinite hiatus since October 2025 due to the health of the
authors, although its popularity remains intact with more than 30
million copies in circulation. The story follows the elf mage Frieren,
who after defeating the Demon King, must learn to understand humans and the
passage of time in an introspective and melancholic journey.
