583 reviews for:

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 2

Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe

4.35 AVERAGE

nicolebonita's review against another edition

4.0

funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lailah505's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5/5

frasersimons's review against another edition

4.0

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This continues to be great. More action in this one. Quite a bit more, actually. I didn’t quite expect that but I’m still here for it. There’s slice of life quiet moments but the throwbacks to the previous journey and even further in her past, especially with regard to magic and its evolution, is really interesting and well executed.

mcipswitch's review

4.5

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

arthie's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katia_ell's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fi_reads_books's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

ladydemonpenguin's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

debralewi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

offservicebookrecs's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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After taking up Eisen's challenge to find Himmel in the last resting place of souls long passed, Frieren and her apprentice Fern head north, where their destination - and the castle of the Demon King - are waiting. They also find Eisen's apprentice, a young warrior named Stark, and invite him to join their party. As the trio carries on, enemies old and new will halt them in their steps, forcing the young adventurers to think on their feet and stretch the limits of their skills should they wish to move forward in a timely manner. 

I love the juxtaposition of old and new in this series, and I can see from this volume that it's likely Frieren will recreate her journey anew with fresh faces. Stark is a fun and curious addition to the new party, and I like that we he's also become part of the flashbacks we get with Frieren and Fern as well. I also have a feeling that we will be seeing a lot more familiar faces - friendly and foe-ish - as the volumes continue, which should be fun and which will definitely help this story put a pep in its step (to Frieren's disappointment, I'm sure). I can see why this did so well as an anime and I'll definitely be picking up the show soon!