According to a report published in this year’s 16th issue of “Weekly Shonen Sunday” magazine, owned by “Shogakukan“, the popular manga “Sousou no Frieren” (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End), created by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe, will take a hiatus that is estimated to last about a month.
If there are no problems, the new chapter of the manga “Sousou no Frieren” is scheduled to be released in the 21st edition of this year’s weekly magazine “Shonen Sunday“, so fans of the work will have to wait a few weeks to continue enjoying this manga that has been so much talked about in recent times.
Sousou no Frieren manga will go on hiatus for 1 month
It is worth noting that for the moment the reason why the manga “Sousou no Frieren” will enter a hiatus that will last a little more than 1 month has not been announced. However, when this type of situation occurs, it is due to a health or rest issue of the author(s) that prevents the weekly publication of the work naturally.
Although fans have been sad to have to wait a month for Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe’s manga to release a new chapter, they have also pointed out that if it is due to a health issue or because the author and illustrator needed a break, they agree with this decision. Let’s remember that a few days ago, the publisher Shogakukan presented to the public the official cover of the compilation volume #13 of the manga Sousou no Frieren and specified that it will be released on April 17 of this year.
Sousou no Frieren, also known as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End in the West, is an intriguing manga that fuses adventure and fantasy. This masterpiece is written by Kanehito Yamada and beautifully illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. The work began its publication in the pages of the prestigious Shonen Sunday magazine, under the Shogakukan publishing imprint, since April 2020. To date, the manga has been collected in a total of 12 volumes.
Thanks to the enormous popularity of the Sousou no Frieren manga in recent years, an anime adaptation of the manga was announced in September 2022.
The anime adaptation of the manga Sousou no Frieren premiered in Japan on September 29, 2023 and is produced by the renowned animation studio MADHOUSE. The series will be broadcast legally in America through the Crunchyroll platform, which is producing an English dub for the anime.
“Sousou no Frieren” takes us into a captivating fantasy universe, where a group of heroes have emerged victorious in their epic confrontation against the demon king. However, far from celebrating a glorious triumph, the series immerses us in the nostalgic return of these heroes to their home and how they face the inevitable farewells.
Among the group is Frieren, an elven wizard who, due to the nature of his species, experiences the aging and death of his fellow travelers slowly and painfully. The plot takes an unexpected turn when Heiter, the priest of the group, before his passing, entrusts Frieren with the care of a young human apprentice named Fern. Together, they embark on a journey in search of magical knowledge, without a clear destination but with a deep purpose: to help Frieren overcome his regrets and find a way to honor the memory of his departed comrades.
As they explore the places they once traveled as heroes, the play presents a poignant narrative about friendship, time and missed opportunities in a world where magic and emotions are unforgettably intertwined.
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