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The Best Episodes of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1

Every episode of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1!

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Decades after her party defeated the Demon King, an old friend's funeral launches the elf wizard Frieren on a journey of self-discovery.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 1 - The Journey's End
    8.4/10(4704 votes)

    #1 - The Journey's End

    S1:E1

    The world celebrates the Demon King's defeat at the hands of the Hero and his companions. Now that their great adventure is over, what will Frieren the mage do next?

    Director:Ayaka Tsuji
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  2. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 2 - It Didn't Have to Be Magic...
    8.2/10(4049 votes)

    #2 - It Didn't Have to Be Magic...

    S1:E2

    Frieren instructs Fern in the use of magic while deciphering a grimoire for Heiter.

    Director:Tomoya Kitagawa
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  3. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 3 - Killing Magic
    8.2/10(3777 votes)

    #3 - Killing Magic

    S1:E3

    While retracing the path she took on her adventure with her former traveling companions, Frieren confronts an old enemy.

    Director:Daiki Harashina
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  4. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 4 - The Land Where Souls Rest
    8.2/10(3648 votes)

    #4 - The Land Where Souls Rest

    S1:E4

    Frieren and Fern pay a visit to Eisen, who requests their help in finding the notes of Flamme the Legendary Mage.

    Director:Kento Matsui
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  5. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 5 - Phantoms of the Dead
    7.7/10(3509 votes)

    #5 - Phantoms of the Dead

    S1:E5

    Frieren and Fern investigate ghost sightings at a village where people have started going missing.

    Directors:Kota Mori, Kento Matsui
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  6. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 6 - The Hero of the Village
    8.5/10(3753 votes)

    #6 - The Hero of the Village

    S1:E6

    Frieren and Fern enlist Stark's help to fight the solar dragon - but is he up to the task?

    Director:Toru Iwazawa
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  7. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 7 - Like a Fairy Tale
    8.5/10(3499 votes)

    #7 - Like a Fairy Tale

    S1:E7

    After reflecting on the transient nature of the past as it exists in people's collective memories, Frieren unexpectedly runs into a sworn enemy.

    Director:Keisuke Kojima
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  8. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 8 - Frieren the Slayer
    9.1/10(4215 votes)

    #8 - Frieren the Slayer

    S1:E8

    As tensions in Graf Granat's domain reach a breaking point, Fern and Stark find their own resolve - and Frieren resumes an old duty.

    Directors:Tomoya Kitagawa, Keisuke Kojima
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  9. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 9 - Aura the Guillotine
    9.3/10(4986 votes)

    #9 - Aura the Guillotine

    S1:E9

    While Fern and Stark make a temporary retreat with Graf Granat, Frieren's true foe awaits her outside the city.

    Director:Kouki Fujimoto
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  10. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 10 - A Powerful Mage
    9.4/10(5427 votes)

    #10 - A Powerful Mage

    S1:E10

    Frieren's many years of training under her teacher Flamme are tested in her confrontation with Aura the Guillotine. Will Aura's scales find her wanting?

    Directors:Kazumasa Isokawa, Nobuhide Kariya
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  11. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 11 - Winter in the Northern Lands
    7.8/10(3241 votes)

    #11 - Winter in the Northern Lands

    S1:E11

    Frieren and her companions continue their journey through the northern lands, but obstacles both natural and manmade still stand in their way.

    Directors:Kento Matsui, Kunio Fujii
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  12. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 12 - A Real Hero
    8.7/10(3547 votes)

    #12 - A Real Hero

    S1:E12

    Deep in the mountains of the northern lands, Frieren and her party arrive at the Village of the Sword, where they have another job to do.

    Director:Yoshiki Kawasaki
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  13. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 13 - Aversion to One's Own Kind
    7.7/10(3015 votes)

    #13 - Aversion to One's Own Kind

    S1:E13

    While passing by a village in the woods of the northern lands, Frieren and party meet Sein, a gifted priest who is nonetheless corrupt enough to give even Heiter a run for his money. But what happened in his past?

    Director:Takahiro Natori
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  14. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 14 - Privilege of the Young
    8.6/10(3280 votes)

    #14 - Privilege of the Young

    S1:E14

    The party arrives in a large and lively town with a bustling shopping district that Frieren once visited with Himmel, but something seems to have come up between Fern and Stark.

    Director:Shinya Iino
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  15. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 15 - Smells Like Trouble
    8.6/10(3270 votes)

    #15 - Smells Like Trouble

    S1:E15

    When the party happens upon a town whose inhabitants are all mysteriously asleep, it's time for their newest traveling companion to prove his mettle.

    Directors:Kazumasa Isokawa, Izumi Seguchi, Morio Asaka
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  16. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 16 - Long-Lived Friends
    8.1/10(2900 votes)

    #16 - Long-Lived Friends

    S1:E16

    Frieren pays a visit to Old Man Voll, a long-lived friend of hers, with traveling companions in tow.

    Director:Kota Mori
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  17. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 17 - Take Care
    7.9/10(2836 votes)

    #17 - Take Care

    S1:E17

    Now that Sein finally has a lead on the whereabouts of his long-lost friend, is it time for him and Frieren's party to part ways?

    Directors:Taku Kimura, Haruka Yutoku
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  18. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 18 - First-Class Mage Exam
    7.8/10(2800 votes)

    #18 - First-Class Mage Exam

    S1:E18

    Frieren and party finally arrive in Äußerst, ready to undergo the first-class mage exam, and meet a number of colorful characters who are there to do the same.

    Director:Ken Ando
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  19. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 19 - Well-Laid Plans
    8.3/10(2834 votes)

    #19 - Well-Laid Plans

    S1:E19

    Frieren and her new teammates hatch a plan to capture a Stille - but are the other teams just going to stand by and let it happen?

    Director:Fumie Muroi
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  20. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 20 - Necessary Killing
    8.4/10(2813 votes)

    #20 - Necessary Killing

    S1:E20

    The first-class mage exam intensifies as fighting breaks out between the participants - and what's at stake might even be worth killing for.

    Director:Yoshiki Kawasaki
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  21. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 21 - The World of Magic
    9.1/10(3460 votes)

    #21 - The World of Magic

    S1:E21

    Frieren, Kanne, and Lawine struggle with the 13th party over possession of the Stille, but there'll be more surprises in store before their battle, and the first test, reach their conclusion.

    Director:Kota Mori
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  22. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 22 - Future Enemies
    7.8/10(2766 votes)

    #22 - Future Enemies

    S1:E22

    After the conclusion of the first test, the exam participants have some time to kill in town. What do mages get up to on their days off?

    Director:Takahiro Natori
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  23. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 23 - Conquering the Labyrinth
    8.6/10(2916 votes)

    #23 - Conquering the Labyrinth

    S1:E23

    The aspiring first-class mages now face their second test: conquering the Ruins of the King's Tomb. A simple task, or so the proctor claims, but there's a reason this particular dungeon remains unexplored.

    Director:Kazumasa Isokawa
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  24. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 24 - Perfect Replicas
    8.4/10(2803 votes)

    #24 - Perfect Replicas

    S1:E24

    Due to the Spiegel, a legendary monster that can create perfect replicas of others, the test-takers who would conquer the Ruins of the King's Tomb must first face the ultimate enemy: themselves.

    Director:Hayato Kakita
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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  25. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1 Episode 25 - A Fatal Vulnerability
    9.0/10(3363 votes)

    #25 - A Fatal Vulnerability

    S1:E25

    A perfect imitation of Frieren stands between the test-takers and victory, but Fern believes she knows how to win. Is it time for the student to surpass the master?

    Director:Tomoya Kitagawa
    Writer:Tomohiro Suzuki

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Journey's End" is the best rated episode of "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 4704 votes. Directed by Ayaka Tsuji and written by Tomohiro Suzuki, it aired on 9/29/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "It Didn't Have to Be Magic...".