Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

Summary

admonition : Contains MAJOR spoilers for Frieren : Beyond Journey ’s End!Frieren : Beyond Journey ’s Endis airing its 2nd cour , and has officially enteredthe First - Class Mage Exam arc . Frieren , Fern , and Stark antecedently learned that a first - course mage license is a requirement for travel through the Northern Plateau , and with them being unable to afford any option , Frieren and Fern decide to take the first - class mage exam upon get in the city of Äußerst .

Naturally , Frieren and Fern are n’t the only people trying to make a first - year mage licence , andFrieren : Beyond Journey ’s End ’s latest arc has introduced a broad categorization of mages all vie for a licence . While some of the new characters do n’t receive much screen time , many of the fresh characters inFrieren : Beyond Journey’sEndhave substantial exploitation in many of the future story arcs .

There are for certain a mountain of unexampled characters to keep raceway of , but overall , they all serve as wonderful additions to an already vivacious cast that will aid this critically acclaimed anime reach its next , exciting phase .

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13Frieren

Frieren The Slayer, the legendary mage who defeated the Demon King

The first notable mage is , of course , the titular protagonist , Frieren . Frieren is take the first - category mage examination for the sake of proceed her journey to Ende with the rest of her party . Thanks to being an brownie , Frieren has over a thousand eld ' Charles Frederick Worth of experience using magic , and she presently stands as one of the most powerful mages in the tale .

Frieren does n’t have any particular distinctiveness , but she does tend to default on to using Zoltraak because of how efficient it is in its simmpleness . Frieren ’s greatest asset , besides the incredible control of her mana , perhaps lie in the sempiternal leaning of piece she has collected over the trend of her life . While Frieren has a inclination to pick up the most niche and plainly useless spells , this still gives her a pile of flexibility .

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The visual for Frieren’s second cour, depicting Frieren surrounded by glass shards with memories of various characters she met in the anime’s first half.

12Fern

Frieren’s Exceptional Apprentice

The next notable mage in the First - Class Mage Exam arc is Fern , the deuteragonist of the serial . Fern has been Frieren ’s educatee since she was a child , and just like Frieren , she attempt to garner a first - year mage license so their party can go on their journeying to Ende . As Frieren ’s educatee , Fern does n’t have a picky speciality beyond defaulting to Zoltraak for its efficiency .

However , it ’s also been note that while Frieren is still more powerful than Fern , Fern is much faster at cast spells than her , something that ’s been taken advantage of on legion occasions in the story . Several time , Frieren has mean that Fern ’s raw talent is especial and put her above even more experienced mages .

11Kanne

The Cowardly Water Mage

The first stagecoach of the first - class mage exam broke everyone up into teams , and one of Frieren ’s mate is the third - class mage Kanne . Kanne put down the exam alongside her schoolmate , Lawine , and while the two of them are champion , they ’re constantly bickering with each other due to their take issue personality and perspectives , with Kanne ’s cowardice often being a major sticking point for Lawine .

Kanne ’s forte is H2O manipulation deception , which she combine with Lawine ’s sparkler illusion to great effect , but despite its power , since she ’s unable to make water with her conjuring trick , Kanne is essentially useless without a sufficient water seed .

10Lawine

The Levelheaded Ice Mage

The second phallus of Frieren ’s three - humanity team is the third - class mage Lawine . equate to Kanne , Lawine is a far more serious and grounded somebody , and as a result , the two of them often cease up fighting every minute they get , despite them having been friend for years .

Similar to Kanne , Lawine ’s magic trick is a shape of water use , specifically the ability to freeze out water and manipulate the resulting ice , and while it makes her an ideal collaborator for Kanne , she has a alike failing of not being able to fight as in effect without a strong-arm water source to draw mogul from .

9Übel

The Psychotic Genius

One of Fern ’s teammates for the first degree of the first - class mage examination is the third - class mage Übel . Übel is a somewhat unhinged individual who gets a thrill out of killing other people , even break to get promoted to second - class mage for killing the proctor . Übel has two unique eccentric of magic . Her primary magic , Reelseiden , creates an invisible blade that can swerve anything so long as Übel perceives it as something that can be cut regardless of its specific properties .

Übel ’s 2nd unique legerdemain is more elusive but also potentially more dangerous . She can copy the sorcerous abilities of anyone whom she ’s managed to empathize with , imply she can be at the same time a danger and a great plus to the other mages .

8Land

The Stoic Illusionist

Land , another one of Fern ’s teammates , is characterized as a serious and stoic individual who does n’t rely others easy . Land has enough of a sense of right and wrong to not need to needlessly hurt people , nor does he like the approximation of other mass die for his sake . Land specializes in illusion magic , most notably using it to make clones of himself and others .

The ending of the First - Class Mage Exam arc reveal that Land was taking his cloning so far that he had a clone of himself be the one to take the exam in his office while he stay at home in his village .

7Wirbel

The Bruiser With A Heart Of Gold

The second - division mage Wirbel is the captain of the Northern Magic Corps and is take the exam to participate in the conquest of territories further north on the continent . Despite his ruffianly demeanor and appearance , Wirbel is actually a kind person who abhors violence and only sees kill as a last solvent .

This attitude is even excogitate in Wirbel ’s key signature illusion , Sorganeel , which take into account him to trap anyone he looks at in magical binding so long as he can see their entire body , making it an effective way of defeating opponent nonviolently .

6Ehre

The Mage Academy’s Valedictorian

Another far-famed member of Wirbel ’s team in the first stage is a second - class mage bring up Ehre . Ehre specializes in earth magic , primarily using it to shoot small rock and roll at her opposer at high-pitched speed . When defend Fern during the first stage of the first - family mage exam , Fern note that Ehre was one of the strong mages taking the exam .

Despite that , however , Fern was still able to vote down her with her superior skill in basic deception , and while her team progress far through the first - form mage exam , Ehre only managed to get to the final stage before ultimately failing to earn her license .

5Methode

The Bizarre Priestess

Another far-famed mage in the First - Class Mage Exam electric arc is the second - class mage Methode . While Methode comes off as a serious old woman , she has an compulsion with cute thing , specifically elves like Frieren , and always tries to embrace them whenever she has the luck . Methode is skilled in constraint and hypnosis magic and can assess a person ’s resistance to them with a single touch .

Methode ’s show in the Demon General Subjugation arc revealed thatshe can also use Goddess magic , something she used to try and join Frieren ’s political party , but she was rebuked due to Sein still being debate a member .

4Denken

The Last Survivor Of Weise

One of the most important mages introduced in the First - Class Mage Exam arc is the second - class mage Denken . While Denken already serves as an imperial mage , one of the highest - ranked status a mage can hold , he wishes to become a first - course mage so he can return to his hometown of Weiseand unloosen it from the curse of the Sage of Destruction Macht of the Golden Land .

This storyline is the major focus of volumes 9 - 12 of the manga , which will be adapted later in the anime . To go along with that , Denken , after earning his permit , obtain Mystil’zla , a powerful curse reverse magic capable of anticipate Macht ’s power that became essential in the fight against him .

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Frieren and Fern from the new Frieren OP standing side-by-side and wielding their respective staffs.

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Frieren Beyond Journeys End anime screen grab of Kanne holding out her palm while her staff glows blue.

Frieren Beyond Journeys End anime screen grab of Lawine using her ice magic, shattering shards of ice with her staff.

Frieren Beyond Journeys End Land wearing glasses with shaggy blonde hair, looking over and speaking.

Frieren Beyond Journeys End Wirbel grinning with a smug expression.

Ehre in Frieren wearing a red hood and holding her fists up to her face.

Frieren Beyond Journeys End Methode in a manga panel featuring the character holding a staff.

A mysterious old man in the new Frieren OP wearing a monacle with a fluffy brown beard.

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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End