The WORST episodes of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Every episode of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End!

Decades after her party defeated the Demon King, an old friend's funeral launches the elf wizard Frieren on a journey of self-discovery.

Last Updated: 8/25/2025Network: Nippon TVStatus: Continuing

7.65

371 votes

#1 - Future Enemies

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/9/2024

After the conclusion of the first test, the exam participants have some time to kill in town. What do mages get up to on their days off?

7.69

400 votes

#2 - Aversion to One's Own Kind

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/2023

While passing by a village in the woods of the northern lands, Frieren and party meet Sein, a gifted priest who is nonetheless corrupt enough to give even Heiter a run for his money. But what happened in his past?

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7.70

465 votes

#3 - Phantoms of the Dead

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2023

Frieren and Fern investigate ghost sightings at a village where people have started going missing.

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7.77

387 votes

#4 - First-Class Mage Exam

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/12/2024

Frieren and party finally arrive in Äußerst, ready to undergo the first-class mage exam, and meet a number of colorful characters who are there to do the same.

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7.81

389 votes

#5 - Take Care

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/5/2024

Now that Sein finally has a lead on the whereabouts of his long-lost friend, is it time for him and Frieren's party to part ways?

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7.83

417 votes

#6 - Winter in the Northern Lands

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/2023

Frieren and her companions continue their journey through the northern lands, but obstacles both natural and manmade still stand in their way.

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7.89

483 votes

#7 - The Land Where Souls Rest

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2023

Frieren and Fern pay a visit to Eisen, who requests their help in finding the notes of Flamme the Legendary Mage.

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7.98

402 votes

#8 - Long-Lived Friends

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/2023

Frieren pays a visit to Old Man Voll, a long-lived friend of hers, with traveling companions in tow.

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7.99

454 votes

#9 - The Hero of the Village

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2023

Frieren and Fern enlist Stark's help to fight the solar dragon - but is he up to the task?

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8.07

518 votes

#10 - Killing Magic

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2023

While retracing the path she took on her adventure with her former traveling companions, Frieren confronts an old enemy.

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8.09

393 votes

#11 - Necessary Killing

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/26/2024

The first-class mage exam intensifies as fighting breaks out between the participants - and what's at stake might even be worth killing for.

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8.11

551 votes

#12 - It Didn't Have to Be Magic...

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2023

Frieren instructs Fern in the use of magic while deciphering a grimoire for Heiter.

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8.13

412 votes

#13 - Smells Like Trouble

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/15/2023

When the party happens upon a town whose inhabitants are all mysteriously asleep, it's time for their newest traveling companion to prove his mettle.

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8.14

387 votes

#14 - Well-Laid Plans

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/19/2024

Frieren and her new teammates hatch a plan to capture a Stille - but are the other teams just going to stand by and let it happen?

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8.14

387 votes

#15 - Perfect Replicas

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/23/2024

Due to the Spiegel, a legendary monster that can create perfect replicas of others, the test-takers who would conquer the Ruins of the King's Tomb must first face the ultimate enemy: themselves.

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8.14

412 votes

#16 - Privilege of the Young

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/8/2023

The party arrives in a large and lively town with a bustling shopping district that Frieren once visited with Himmel, but something seems to have come up between Fern and Stark.

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8.14

653 votes

#17 - The Journey's End

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2023

The world celebrates the Demon King's defeat at the hands of the Hero and his companions. Now that their great adventure is over, what will Frieren the mage do next?

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8.16

437 votes

#18 - Like a Fairy Tale

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/2023

After reflecting on the transient nature of the past as it exists in people's collective memories, Frieren unexpectedly runs into a sworn enemy.

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8.16

384 votes

#19 - Conquering the Labyrinth

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/16/2024

The aspiring first-class mages now face their second test: conquering the Ruins of the King's Tomb. A simple task, or so the proctor claims, but there's a reason this particular dungeon remains unexplored.

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8.26

437 votes

#20 - A Real Hero

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/2023

Deep in the mountains of the northern lands, Frieren and her party arrive at the Village of the Sword, where they have another job to do.

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8.42

389 votes

#21 - The World of Magic

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/2/2024

Frieren, Kanne, and Lawine struggle with the 13th party over possession of the Stille, but there'll be more surprises in store before their battle, and the first test, reach their conclusion.

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8.46

465 votes

#22 - Frieren the Slayer

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2023

As tensions in Graf Granat's domain reach a breaking point, Fern and Stark find their own resolve - and Frieren resumes an old duty.

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8.53

399 votes

#23 - A Fatal Vulnerability

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/1/2024

A perfect imitation of Frieren stands between the test-takers and victory, but Fern believes she knows how to win. Is it time for the student to surpass the master?

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8.64

416 votes

#24 - An Era of Humans

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/15/2024

With the second test behind them, only one remains - but first, Frieren and Fern need to settle an important matter in town. What awaits them in the third test?

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8.71

467 votes

#25 - Aura the Guillotine

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/2023

While Fern and Stark make a temporary retreat with Graf Granat, Frieren's true foe awaits her outside the city.

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