Frieren: Beyond Journey's End backdrop

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End S1E20 — Necessary Killing

8.4

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End•Season 1•Episode 20

Necessary Killing

8.4/10 · 4,374 votesJan 26, 202425 min

Ranked #18 of 38 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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

Directed byYoshiki Kawasaki

Written byTomohiro Suzuki

Previous episodeE19 · Well-Laid Plans Next episodeE21 · The World of Magic

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes38

The Journey's End still

The Journey's End

It Didn't Have to Be Magic... still

It Didn't Have to Be Magic...

Killing Magic still

Killing Magic

The Land Where Souls Rest still

The Land Where Souls Rest

Phantoms of the Dead still

Phantoms of the Dead

The Hero of the Village still

The Hero of the Village

Like a Fairy Tale still

Like a Fairy Tale

Frieren the Slayer still

Frieren the Slayer

Aura the Guillotine still

Aura the Guillotine

A Powerful Mage still

A Powerful Mage

Winter in the Northern Lands still

Winter in the Northern Lands

A Real Hero still

A Real Hero

Aversion to One's Own Kind still

Aversion to One's Own Kind

Privilege of the Young still

Privilege of the Young

Smells Like Trouble still

Smells Like Trouble

Long-Lived Friends still

Long-Lived Friends

Take Care still

Take Care

First-Class Mage Exam still

First-Class Mage Exam

Well-Laid Plans still

Well-Laid Plans

Necessary Killing still

E20 8.4Now viewing

Necessary Killing

The World of Magic still

The World of Magic

Future Enemies still

Future Enemies

Conquering the Labyrinth still

Conquering the Labyrinth

Perfect Replicas still

Perfect Replicas

A Fatal Vulnerability still

A Fatal Vulnerability

The Height of Magic still

The Height of Magic

An Era of Humans still

An Era of Humans

It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again still

It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again

Shall We Go, Then? still

Shall We Go, Then?

The Hero of the South still

The Hero of the South

Somewhere She'd Like still

Somewhere She'd Like

Other People's Homes still

Other People's Homes

Logistics in the Northern Plateau still

Logistics in the Northern Plateau

A Demon-Slaying Request still

A Demon-Slaying Request

The Divine Revolte still

The Divine Revolte

A Magnificent End still

A Magnificent End

Himmel's Memoirs still

Himmel's Memoirs

A Beautiful Sight still

A Beautiful Sight

Cast6

Atsumi Tanezaki

Atsumi Tanezaki

Frieren (voice)

Kana Ichinose

Kana Ichinose

Fern (voice)

Chiaki Kobayashi

Chiaki Kobayashi

Stark (voice)

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Himmel (voice)

Hiroki Touchi

Hiroki Touchi

Heiter (voice)

Yoji Ueda

Yoji Ueda

Eisen (voice)

Crew12

T

Tetsuya Ishikawa

Key Animation

S

Shuji Maruyama

Key Animation

M

Masaho Hori

Key Animation

Y

Yutaka Minowa

Key Animation

S

Sanae Shimotani

Key Animation

K

Kunihiko Hamada

Animation Director

K

Kanata Yanagisawa

Key Animation

Y

Yukiko Busa

Key Animation

Tomohiro Suzuki

Tomohiro Suzuki

Writer

J

Junko Abe

Key Animation

R

Reiko Nagasawa

Supervising Animation Director

T

Tsutomu Miyazawa

Key Animation

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Necessary Killing" is episode 20 of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 4,374 votes, ranking #18 of 38 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Yoshiki Kawasaki and written by Tomohiro Suzuki, it aired on January 26, 2024.

Next: E21 · The World of Magic Best of Season 1