8.5/102,135 votes#1 - The Journey's End
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2023
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
8.3/101,837 votes#2 - It Didn't Have to Be Magic...
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2023
Frieren instructs Fern in the use of magic while deciphering a grimoire for Heiter.
Director: Tomoya Kitagawa
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
8.3/101,716 votes#3 - Killing Magic
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2023
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
8.3/101,657 votes#4 - The Land Where Souls Rest
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2023
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
7.8/101,550 votes#5 - Phantoms of the Dead
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2023
Frieren and Fern investigate ghost sightings at a village where people have started going missing.
Director: Kouta Mori, Kento Matsui
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
8.6/101,670 votes#6 - The Hero of the Village
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2023
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
8.5/101,584 votes#7 - Like a Fairy Tale
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/2023
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
9.1/101,893 votes#8 - Frieren the Slayer
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2023
As tensions in Graf Granat's domain reach a breaking point, Fern and Stark find their own resolve - and Frieren resumes an old duty.
Director: Tomoya Kitagawa, Keisuke Kojima
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
9.3/102,327 votes#9 - Aura the Guillotine
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/2023
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
9.4/102,267 votes#10 - A Powerful Mage
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/2023
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?
Director: Nobuhide Kariya, Kazumasa Isokawa
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
7.9/101,431 votes#11 - Winter in the Northern Lands
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/2023
Frieren and her companions continue their journey through the northern lands, but obstacles both natural and manmade still stand in their way.
Director: Kento Matsui, Kunio Fujii
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
8.7/101,533 votes#12 - A Real Hero
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/2023
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
7.8/101,254 votes#13 - Aversion to One's Own Kind
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/2023
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
8.6/101,407 votes#14 - Privilege of the Young
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/8/2023
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
8.6/101,347 votes#15 - Smells Like Trouble
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/15/2023
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.
Director: Kazumasa Isokawa, Izumi Seguchi, Morio Asaka
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
8.1/101,173 votes#16 - Long-Lived Friends
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/2023
Frieren pays a visit to Old Man Voll, a long-lived friend of hers, with traveling companions in tow.
Director: Kouta Mori
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
7.9/101,133 votes#17 - Take Care
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/5/2024
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?
Director: Taku Kimura, Haruka Yutoku
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
7.9/101,114 votes#18 - First-Class Mage Exam
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/12/2024
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
8.4/101,156 votes#19 - Well-Laid Plans
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/19/2024
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
8.5/101,122 votes#20 - Necessary Killing
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/26/2024
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
9.1/101,424 votes#21 - The World of Magic
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/2/2024
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: Kouta Mori
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
7.8/101,092 votes#22 - Future Enemies
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/9/2024
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
8.7/101,156 votes#23 - Conquering the Labyrinth
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/16/2024
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
8.5/101,104 votes#24 - Perfect Replicas
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/23/2024
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
9.0/101,364 votes#25 - A Fatal Vulnerability
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/1/2024
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
The Best Episodes of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 1
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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 8.5/10 based on 2135 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...".