Autumn Anime "Souzen no Freiren" to be aired on Friday Roadshow as a 2-hour special! The latest PV is also released!

From the TV anime "Sougou no Freiren" which is scheduled to air in the fall of 2023, it was announced that its first episode will be broadcast as a two-hour special on September 29 (Fri.) at 9:00 pm on the Nippon Television network's "Friday Road Show.

The original story was serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" by Yamada Kaneto (author) and Abetsukasa (artist), and won the "Manga Grand Prize 2021" Grand Prize and the "25th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award" Shinsei Prize. Set in a world after the overthrow of the Demon King, the story depicts the journey of Freelen, a wizard who has lived for more than 1,000 years and was a companion of the hero and his party, and the new people she meets.

The story unfolds in a novel timeline of "after the defeat of the Demon King," and has won over many readers with its heartrending drama and dialogue, battles with magic and swords, and humorous scenes that make you laugh uncontrollably, all woven together by the characters.

⇒ The long-awaited anime adaptation of "Sougou no Freelen," currently serialized in"Weekly Shōnen Sunday" and with a total of over 7.2 million copies of the comics in print, has been decided! Comments from the two original authors have arrived!

⇒Click here for the list of anime for fall 2023.

The first episode will be broadcast as a two-hour special on September 29 (Fri.) at 9:00 pm on NTV's "Friday Road Show". (*Excluding some areas) It was also announced that after the initial "Friday Road Show" broadcast, the series will be aired in a new anime slot to be established by NTV.

This is the first time in history that the first episode of a TV animation series will be broadcast on Friday Road Show. The title of the program is "Souzen no Freelen First 2-hour Special: Departure Chapter," and it will depict the drama of Freelen and the brave Himmel and others after "defeating the Demon King," Freelen's new departure, new encounters, etc. The first episode will be broadcast on Friday Road Show for the first time ever.
After the first broadcast on Friday Road Show, the series will be aired on NTV's new anime slot that will be opened in October. Details of the new anime slot, including the broadcast date and time, will be announced at a later date.

In preparation for the broadcast of this highly talked-about series, the latest PV, which includes plenty of footage of the full-length anime, has been released for the first time.

The character design and voice actors were recently announced, and the character voices of the heroic party that defeated the Demon King together with Freelen, Himmel (voice: Nobuhiko Okamoto), Heiter (voice: Hiroki Toji), and Eisen (voice: Yoshi Ueda), were also revealed for the first time. The story of Freelen's departure on his "journey to know people" is depicted with beautiful images by Madhouse, which is in charge of animation production, and the music of the film, composed by Evan Call, whose "Kamakura-dono no 13inin" song is still fresh in our minds. The film is depicted with beautiful images and music composed by Evan Call.

The first two-hour special of the TV animation "Sougou no Freiren" will be broadcast nationwide on NTV's "Friday Road Show" from 9:00 p.m. on September 29 (Fri.). Subsequent episodes will be broadcast in a new anime slot on NTV. Details of the new anime slot, including the broadcast date and time, will be announced at a later date.

The latest PV of "Sougou no Freelen" is available at .

Work information】
■TV anime " Sourei no freelen " (The funeral's freeloaders )

<Broadcast information>
September 29, 2023 (Fri.) 9:00 p.m.
First 2-hour special -Tabidachi no Chapters-" will be broadcast on NTV's "Friday Road Show" at 9:00 p.m. on September 29, 2023 (Fri.).
*Except for some areas.
Thereafter, it will be aired weekly on NTV's new anime slot.

Official website: http://frieren-anime.jp
Official Twitter: #

＜Staff

Original story: Yamada Kaneto, Abetsukasa (serialized in Shogakukan's "Weekly Shōnen Sunday")
Director：Keiichiro Saito
Series Composition：Tomohiro Suzuki
Character Design / Chief Animation Director：Reiko Nagasawa
Concept Art: Makiko Yoshioka
Demon Design: Daiki Harashina
Action Director: Toru Iwasawa
Art Director: Sawako Takagi
Art Setting: Shinji Sugiyama
Color Design: Harue Ohno
3DCG Director: Shigenori Hirozumi
Director of Photography: Akane Fusehara
Editor: Yoshiko Kimura
Sound Director: Shoji Hata
Music: Evan Call
Animation Production: Madhouse

＜Cast
Freleng: Atsumi Tanezaki
Himmel: Okamoto Nobuhiko
Heiter: Hiroki Higashiji
Eisen: Yoshi Ueda

<Synopsis
The wizard Freelen, together with the brave Himmel and his friends, defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the world after 10 years of adventures. As an elf who has lived for more than 1,000 years, she promises to reunite with Himmel and the others, and sets off on her own. Fifty years later, Freelen visits Himmel, who is still the same as she was 50 years ago, but Himmel has aged and has little time left to live. She regrets this and sets out on a journey to "get to know people. On her journey, she encounters various people and various events await her.

Original work information】
■"Souei no Freelen"
Total number of copies sold exceeds 8.5 million!
Original story by Kaneto Yamada, illustrations by Abetsukasa
Shonen Sunday Comics
Volumes 1-10currently on sale

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(c)Yamada Kaneto, Abetsukasa/Shogakukan/"Sougou no Freelen" Production Committee