Not many people expected it Freeren: Beyond the end of the journey The series has surpassed all expectations and become a global sensation starting in 2023. Three years later, the series' popularity is still growing, especially with the release of its second anime season.
Frieren Comics Announces Indefinite Suspension
Frieren comics won't be coming back anytime soon.
It goes without saying that the series has seen tremendous growth in animation over the past few years, but the manga has also seen tremendous growth. That said, it has recently been defeated by Weekly Shonen Jump's new series, despite the release of a new comic book. Weekly Shonen Jump's latest work, 'Jujutsu Haeseon Modulo', recently released its first edition and surpassed Freeren in sales in the first week.. It's certainly impressive for a new series, but fans have expectations. Freeren: Beyond the end of the journey It will soon regain its edge, especially with the new anime season airing.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End became a global sensation.
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Frieren's animation made the manga series insanely popular.
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One of Shogakukan's biggest hits
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End first saw significant growth in 2023 following the release of its first TV anime season. After the first broadcast, it will be broadcast in 28 episodes and is scheduled to be completed in 2024. Since then, fans have been waiting for Freeren's return, and their wish was finally granted in 2026. Freelen returned to TV for a second season and it goes without saying that it has been an absolute sensation so far.
Of course, with the huge success of the anime comes incredible comic sales. After all, the main reason a cartoon gets an animation is to advertise to a wider audience and increase sales. Needless to say, Frieren's animation succeeds in that regard. The hit series became one of Shogakukan Magazine's biggest titles.It has clearly had an overwhelming lead over the past few years. Each volume averages over 2 million units sold. Currently, Freeren's total sales are approximately 32 million units.This figure is expected to rise further.
Frieren lost out in manga sales last week to Shonen Jump's latest hit.
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Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo took first place in the best-selling manga category last week.
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Modulo shows impressive sales of its new series.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is definitely one of the biggest series of the past few years.. but, Recently, the new Weekly Shonen Jump series won relatively comfortably.. This new series goes by the name Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo, and fans will probably recognize it as the 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 Modulo sold more than Frieren.This is certainly impressive for a new series to achieve with just one book.
Not only that Frieren was actually defeated by another recent Weekly Shonen Jump manga. This is Kagurabachi. Frieren was only fifth. overhead. Above that, there were two more Weekly Shonen Jump manga, one was Dan Dan and the other was Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc. Frieren It should be noted that all four comics above had new volumes released the week before, but this was not the case for Frieren.
Jujutsu Kaisen's power system has been significantly upgraded.
Gege Akutami features an upgraded power system from Jujutsu Kaisen, which fans had long speculated would appear after the original series.
overhead, Comparing the sales figures of Frieren and Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, Frieren was more impressive.. This is overall the case for the latest volume releases. Frieren has sold over 500,000 units to date.. It's too early to tell what Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo's numbers will look like, but the signs are very good for now.
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is impressive, but Frieren is currently on hiatus.
It's impressive that a new manga like Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo sells as well as the first book. It became one of Weekly Shonen Jump's best-selling new manga, achieving numbers rarely seen before.
Nevertheless, what you must remember is Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is a legacy of the seminal shonen manga Jujutsu Kaisen.. It has that big advantage. On a weekly basis, he's ahead of Frieren, but overall Frieren is still ahead by a mile. In fact, Frieren is one of the best-selling manga in all of Japan, and that doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon.
The latest manga volume of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End was released much earlier, on December 18, 2026.It's been over a month now. This is expected to result in a decline in sales, but Frieren's popularity remains very high, as he remains in 5th place.
I think fans should also remember this Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is currently on hiatus.This definitely affects the popularity of comics. The two cartoonists working on Frieren both had to take a break again due to health problems. It is currently unknown when they will return, which is unfortunate and puts the future of this series in jeopardy as the anime is currently catching up faster than the manga is publishing new content.
Frieren could become the best-selling comic again with season 2.
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Frieren Season 2 is already the most reviewed anime of all time.
It's true that sales are currently dropping in the month since Frieren: Beyond Journey's End's latest comic book release, but that could soon change. Even if there isn't a new book from Frieren in the near future, fans know that the anime is back for good.
of course, Season 2 of Freeren: Beyond Journey's End is currently airing.. The series will soon experience huge backlog sales. The comic book that deals with the Priren arc currently being developed in the anime will receive a great boost. The comic may rise higher on the best-seller charts in the next week or so.. It can be said Frieren is set to become a bestseller due to his major anime return with Jujutsu Kaisen.
Frieren's popularity today is undeniable. In just one episode, The second season has already been named MyAnimeList's best anime of all time.It surpassed its own score for the first season of the anime. The only anime that can beat Frieren is Frieren, and even on the manga side, it will continue to dominate despite stiff competition from Jujutsu Kaisen.
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