The 8th episode "Frieren the Slayer" of the TV anime "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" will be broadcast on Nippon Television's "FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT" every Friday at 11pm on October 27th. From the previous episode, we entered the “Aura of the Guillotine arc”. Aura, the ``Seven Sages'' under the direct command of the Demon King, and his subordinates Lugner, Linie, and Draht confront Frieren and the others, and a fierce battle unfolds. The meaning of the subtitle of episode 8 is also attracting attention.
Frieren is captured and imprisoned after trying to cast magic on Lugner and the others who serve the demon Aura, who has asked Count Granat for peace. Lugner sees Frieren as dangerous, and Draht, who is also under Aura, aims for Frieren 's life. Fern and Stark take action to save Frieren.
`` Frieren: Beyond Journey's End'' is a manga written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe, and began serialization in ``Weekly Shonen Sunday'' (Shogakukan) in April 2020. Frieren, a magician of the heroic party who defeated the Demon King and who has a long lifespan because he is an elf, experiences the death of a friend and decides to travel to "get to know people."
The anime will be directed by Keiichiro Saito, who has worked on `` Bocchi the Rock!'' and Evan Cole, who has worked on the NHK taiga drama `` The 13 Lords of the Shogun'' will be in charge of the music. Produced by Madhouse.
In addition to Atsumi Tanezaki playing the main character, Frieren, Kana Ichinose and Chiaki Kobayashi will also appear as voice actors. The music unit "YOASOBI" will be in charge of the opening theme "Yuusha" and milet will be in charge of the ending theme "Anytime Anywhere", and the gathering of a luxurious staff and cast has also become a hot topic.