New Hit Series Recommended By Frieren Herself Officially Gets A Release Date

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End has quickly become one of the most popular series of the decade. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End season 1 first premiered in late 2023 and has been huge ever since. The series has gotten so big that it’s making other series popular. The biggest example of that is ‘Dungeon Elf – What’s a Dungeon without Treasure Chests?’. This manga, also about an Elf girl, has gained tremendous popularity after being recommended by Frieren herself. This manga got multiple reprints before, but now, for the very first time, it is getting an English print, which should be expected sometime in 2026.

‘Dungeon Elf – What’s a Dungeon without Treasure Chests?’ Is Receiving an English Print

• The English Print Will Drop in 2026
• A lot of the Popularity is Thanks to Frieren

Sometime around the beginning of 2025, Frieren, the main character of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, gave fans of her series a huge recommendation.

Frieren recommended to fans another series that follows the adventures of an Elf, known as ‘Dungeon Elf – What’s a Dungeon without Treasure Chests?’. This series, about an elf who goes to extremes to place treasure chests in dungeons, really blew up thanks to her.

Here’s Frieren’s message concerning ‘Dungeon Elf – What’s a Dungeon without Treasure Chests?’, in case fans missed it:

With such a huge following now, ‘Dungeon Elf – What’s a Dungeon without Treasure Chests?’ is finally going to be available to English fans. The English release date is in 2026, but details have yet to be confirmed.

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Is An Influential Series

MAL’s Number 1 Anime

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End has proven to be an influential series. Frieren’s character, with just a small message, was able to make the popularity of a new manga skyrocket.

This is definitely not something just any character or series can achieve, but it’s understandable when fans take a look at the popularity of Frieren.

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is currently the highest-rated show on MyAnimeList, with a whopping 9.3 score. To take the title of highest rated, it had to surpass Fullmetal Alchemist, which held the title for over a decade.

The Frieren manga was on hiatus, but the series recently returned with a new chapter, marking the end of the break. Fans can read the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga online on Viz Media. Meanwhile, when it comes to the anime, fans can find season 1 of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End with all its episodes available to watch on Crunchyroll while awaiting season 2.

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