The newly released anime,Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End,has quickly captured the attention of many anime viewers. It tells the story of a hero party consisting of mage Frieren, hero Himmel, priest Heiter, and warrior Eisen, who, after a decade of fighting, finally defeat the demon king and return home before disbanding. But Frierenages at a far slower paceand has to witness the aging and eventual passing of each of her companions.
On a journey with her new apprentice, Fern, Frieren visits places she had journeyed through with her former comrades. She is forced to reminisce on her past experiences and reflect on the essence of relationships when the opportunity to say goodbye has passed. For fans seeking anime with similar themes of adventure and reflection, here is a list of anime to watch if you likeFrieren: Beyond Journey’s End.
Updated July 29, 2025, by Emedo Destiny:One of the highest-rated anime out in 2024, Frieren rightly deserves all of its hype and is loved by fans for many reasons. Reasons which range from an immaculate art style, more than thrilling action sequences, and an overpowered main character to properly curated character relationships. The series follows the life of the elven protagonist, Frieren, as she embarks on a journey that takes her back to a life she once lived in a not-so-faraway past. So, with the conclusion of its first season, some fans and viewers have been left to try and find anime projects similar to the series. Therefore, below is an updated list of the best anime similar for fans and viewers who love Frieren.
Grimgar: Ashes and Illusionspresentsthe familiar Isekai tropeof another world as a group of strangers find themselves in unfamiliar territory, in a foreign land with nothing else aside from their hazy memories and the distinct emotions running through every inch of their body: fear and survival.
The strangers, no more than teenagers, are given only the choice to become soldiers in the Reserve Army and have no other means of earning a living. While all the stronger candidates have set off in groups, those left behind must also find a way to survive. With their lives hanging by a thread, the remaining candidates form an unlikely group and together must ensure their survival.
The Faraway Paladinpresents the new life of an unnamed man reincarnated into a new world after a previous life of isolation and stagnancy. Born as a baby boy named Will, he is raised by his three parents; a skeleton, a ghost, and a mummy. With all four living in the ruins of a city with no life, Will is taught many different things by his parents, but most importantly, Will is taught the meaning of love.
Like every other child, Will grows up learning of the world he is in as he prepares for the time when he must finally go and explore the world on his own, as it is required when every child comes of age. Per tradition, every adult must swear an oath to any god of their choice at the coming of age. As his departure draws closer, Will prepares for the truth behind his undead parents and, more importantly, the impact of the oath he is about to undertake.
Spice and Wolfpresents the tale of the wolf deity, Holo, and a traveling merchant, Kraft Lawrence, as their lives collide and snowball into something more than both had bargained for. The powerful wolf deity, Holo, was worshipped in the town of Pasloe for blessing the annual harvest. However, as the years go by and the people become more self-sufficient, Holo is reduced to nothing more than a special spectator in the town, more or less a folktale of what once was.
Holo’s days of spectating come to an end when she proposes to the traveling merchant Kraft, who happens to stop by, to become his business partner if he helps her go to her northern home, Yoitsu. Kraft recognizes her skills and agrees to fulfill her request, and the agreement kickstarts the beginning of their many adventures.
17Fairies Albums
Anime-Planet Rating: 3.7 / 5
Fairies Albumsfollows the life of a powerful spirit doctor widely famous in the spiritual world of the Yaogaui. While everyone knows of her prowess, very few know what she actually looks like. Traveling the world to help those in need of her services, she is accompanied by a young monk and a demon in the form of a man.
The series is similar to Frieren in that Freiren recounts her adventures on a journey that lets her relive them, while Fairies Album follows the various adventures of the spirit doctor in real-time, making it an even more thrilling experience.
The Ancient Magus Bridepresents a touching perspective onthe central character’s life, Chise Hatori. Unlike Frieren, who recounts her adventures with her friends and comrades through a long life, Hatori recounts the ordeals that count as a life for her.
The story follows Chise, a 15-year-old Japanese girl who is sold at an auction to a mysterious man due to having no family and being deemed a social misfit. Fearful and unaware of her fate at the hands of her new master, Chise is taken to a study by the man, where he reveals himself to be Elias Ainsworth— a magus. What follows after the revelation leads into the tale of her life as the bride and apprentice of an ancient magus.
15Good Night World
Anime-Planet Rating: 3.5 / 5
Good Night Worldpresents a tale where the separate realms of reality and augmented reality become enmeshed through the lives and actions ofa particular family. The series is premised on the infamous online game called Planet. Atop the rankings of Planet is a powerful team of four players called the Akabane Family, whose members are a pseudo-family existent only in the game, or so they think.
Unknown to these four members, they are all members of a dysfunctional family in real life. The series focuses on the activities of the Akabane Family in the game of Planet. However, things take a dangerous twist as Planet’s virtual and real worlds become entangled.
14Blue Period
Anime-Planet Ratings: 4.0 / 5
Blue Periodpresents a story marinated inthe creativeness of artfrom the perspective of an impressionable young teenager whose love for the creative was at first sight. The story follows the life of a teenage high school second-year student, Yatora Yaguchi. Blessed with excellent grades and the perfect high school life, Yatora finds himself largely unmotivated and longing for a more intense calling in life.
While lost in thought about his situation, he finds himself in the school’s art room, where he decides to alter the course of his life. Unable to use words to describe his feelings, he conveys them on the canvas. His sudden art piece earned him praise and ignited a passion for the arts. Yatora, however, will soon realise he will have to fight fiercely for his place in his newfound world.
Violet Evergardenrevolves around the central character, Violet, whose early life is spent as a weapon of the military owing toher unmatched combat prowess. Throughout her life, Violet is only ever cared for by one person, Major Gilbert, who named her and ensured she could speak and write. With the four-year-long war at an end and after being seriously injured and losing both arms, Violet is brought to the Evergarden household to recuperate.
With no one else to look to, She is left only with the words of the Major, much of whom she cannot understand. By chance, Violet witnesses the work of an Auto Memories Doll: a person who writes letters for others by conveying their true feelings in words. Violet quickly decides to train as an Auto Memories Doll, a decision that will lead to a journey of adventure, acceptance, and discovery.
Jobless Reincarnationfollows the life of amiddle-aged shut-inwho has spent all his life being bullied, oppressed, and scorned. An act of heroism on his part soon becomes a tragic accident resulting in his death; however, the wheels of fate are still in motion, and he is reincarnated into a fantasy world as the child, Rudeus Greyrat of the Greyrats.
Granted another chance at life, Rudeus is determined to make the most of his new life and not leave anything to chance. With all the memories of his past life intact, Rudeus set out on an adventure of magical proportions to overcome the trauma of his past while growing as a magic swordsman.
To Your Eternityfollows the unordinary journey of a supernatural and immortal being called It. Sent to Earth for no apparent reason and without emotions or identity, It can take the shape of those around it, animate or inanimate. First a sphere, then a rock, and then a wolf. It gains consciousness as an animal and begins a journey of varying proportions.
It meets a boy who lives alone in a ghost town and has been abandoned for a long time. Taken in by the boy, the duo decides to set out to find the paradise said to exist beyond the endless seas. However, their efforts amount to nothing and the boy can no longer proceed; neither is return possible. With death imminent, It takes on the form of the boy and thus begins a never-ending adventure in pursuit of new life and experiences.
