Not many expected Frieren: Beyond the end of the journey As popular as it is today, the series has surpassed all expectations and established itself as a global sensation since 2023. Three years later, its popularity is still growing, especially with the release of its second anime season.
Frieren Manga announces indefinite retirement
The Frieren manga isn't coming back anytime soon.
Although it goes without saying that series have seen huge growth in the anime sector over the past few years, manga has also seen huge growth. That said, it was beaten by Weekly Shōnen Jump's brand new series even though it saw a new manga volume just released. Weekly Shōnen Jump's newest hit, Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, recently dropped its first edition, and it surpassed Shōseki's first-week sales of Freeren.. That's certainly impressive for a new series, but that's what fans expect Frieren: Beyond the end of the journey To regain the edge soon, especially with its brand new anime season airing.
Frieren: Beyond the End of the Journey has become a global sensation
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Frieren's anime made the manga of the series very popular
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One of Shogakukan's biggest hits
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End saw massive growth in 2023 after the release of its first TV anime season. After its premiere, the series will air for 28 episodes and conclude in 2024. Since then, fans have been waiting for Frieren's return, and finally in 2026 their wishes were answered. Frieren is back on TV with a second season, and it goes without saying that it's been an absolute s.
Of course, with great anime success comes amazing manga sales. After all, the main reason for a manga to get an anime is to advertise it to a larger audience and increase sales. Needless to say, Frieren's anime succeeded in this. The hit series has become one of Shogakukan magazine's biggest titlesAnd it certainly has dominated for the last few years, With an average of over 2 million sales per volume. At this time, Frieren's total sales are about 32 millionAnd this number is only expected to go higher.
Shōnen Jump's newest hit beat Freren in manga sales last week.
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Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo took the number one spot for best-selling manga last week
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Modulo shows impressive sales for the new series
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is definitely one of the biggest series of the last few years. but, Most recently, the New Weekly Shonen Jump series beat it handily. The new series goes by the name Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo, and fans may recognize it as a sequel series to Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen. Modulo received its first volume in January, and the numbers paint a pretty clear picture. Last week, JJK sold more than Modulo FrierenWhich is certainly impressive to achieve for a new series with only one volume out.
Not only that, but Frieren was actually beaten by another new weekly shonen jump manga as well, and that's Kagurabachi. Frieren was only fifth Overall. There were two other Weekly Shonen Jump manga up there, one being Dandadan, and the other being Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc. It should be noted that all four manga above Frieren saw a new volume release weeks ago, while that was not the case for Frieren.
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overall, When comparing the sales of Frieren and Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, Frieren was still dominant. This is because overall, for its latest volume release, Frieren has earned over 500k sales to date. It's too early to tell what the numbers will look like for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, but the signs are pretty good right now.
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is impressive, but Frieren is currently on hiatus
It goes without saying that this is impressive for a new manga like Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo to sell as much as its first volume. It has become one of the best-selling new manga on Weekly Shonen Jump, achieving numbers rarely seen before.
However, it should be remembered Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is a legacy of a major Shonen manga, Jujutsu Kaisen. Thus it takes great advantage. While on a weekly basis, it edged out Freire, overall, Freire is still ahead by a mile. In fact, Frieren is one of the best-selling manga in all of Japan, and that's not going to change anytime soon.
The latest manga volume of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End dropped a long time ago, on December 18, 2026.Which has been more than a month now. With that, it's expected to see a drop in sales, and Freire still holding fifth place says a lot about its popularity.
Fans should also remember this Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is currently on hiatusWhich definitely affects the popularity of the manga. The two mangakas working on Frieren are both dealing with health issues and have had to go on hiatus again. It is currently unknown when they will return, which is unfortunate and threatens the future of the series since the anime is faster than the manga publishes new content.
Frieren may become the highest selling manga again due to season 2
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Frieren Season 2 is already the best rated anime of all time
While it's true that, at the moment, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is seeing a drop in sales a month after the release of its new manga volume, this could change soon. Although there are no new volumes for Frieren in the near future, fans are well aware of the fact that the anime is well and truly back.
in fact, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 is currently airing. The chain will soon experience heavy backlog sales. Manga volumes covering the currently unfolding Freren arc in the anime will get a big boost, meaning Over the next week or so, the manga could be seen even higher on the best-selling charts. That can be said Freren, along with Jujutsu Kaisen, will be among the best sellers due to major anime returns.
At this time, Frieren's popularity is undeniable. With only one episode, Its second season has already been crowned as MyAnimeList's number one anime of all timePassing his own score held by the first season of the anime. The only anime that can beat Frieren is Frieren, and in the case of the manga, it will continue to dominate, despite the stiff competition from Jujutsu Kaisen.
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