| With the recent announcement that Sousou no Frieren Season 2 will premiere in January 2026, many fans are wondering how long this new season will be. Based on the adaptation pace of Season 1, we can estimate the episode count accurately. How Many Chapters Will Be Adapted? The upcoming season will cover the following arcs from the manga: (10 chapters) (6 chapters) (28 chapters) Total: 44 manga chapters Expected Episode Count Season 1 adapted 60 chapters into 28 episodes (2.14 manga chapters per episode), meaning: 44 chapters ÷ 2.14 = 20.5 episodes. If season 2 follows the same detailed pacing, it should be 20 or 21 episodes, depending on how they structure the arcs. Will They Have Enough Time to Animate It? Season 1 ended on March 22, 2024, and Season 2 is set to premiere in January 2026, giving the studio 21 months of production time. Considering that: - The team already has character designs and animation styles established. - The manga source material is available and ready for adaptation. - A high-quality episode takes around 4-5 months to produce, but multiple episodes are worked on simultaneously. So yes, there’s more than enough time to deliver another high-quality season before its premiere. Personally, I’m really excited for this season because it’s going to adapt what’s considered the best arc of the entire manga so far. If you’ve only been following the anime, trust me, it’s going to be legendary! |
Reply to Dan_ALves
They probably started working on S2 while S1 was still airing. If the show is to have around 20 episodes, like you said, then they could divide the Seasons in two parts of 10 episodes each, if they need the time to work on it.
What is the best arc of the show?
What is the best arc of the show?
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| 20-21 episodes seem unlikely because of broadcast schedule standards, 24-26 episodes seem more likely. |
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Reply to Ruthless_Lord
Denji666 said:
@Zarutaku If they have been working on it before S1 ended, they could adapt 1 more arc of 15 chapters and make it to 26 eps but I doubt it.
@Zarutaku If they have been working on it before S1 ended, they could adapt 1 more arc of 15 chapters and make it to 26 eps but I doubt it.
Frieren's Season 1 premiered exactly 1 year after its announcement with 28 episodes and still had great adaptation, so considering here time period is around 2 years, it shouldn't be a big deal.
| @Ruthless_Lord Hope you are right, if the season is already going to be insane, adding that arc would make the season even more better. |
Reply to Mdraj6996
I hope season 2 get all the way to goddess monument arc because that arc's conclusion seems like a perfect place to end a season. We'll see what happens later on also i assume we'll get a trailer on the next anniversary September 28 2025 since it is airing in January 2026
| @Mdraj6996 Man I can't wait to see a trailer, Madhouse will deliver beyond our expectations once more. |
| 28 episodes... so its gonna take like half an year to air |
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| @deg I base the possible number of episodes taking into account the number of chapters each arc has aswell. If they only adapt 2 arcs, that would leave us with only 8 episodes which is not objective for a season. Ending the season in the middle of the third arc wouldn't be objective aswell, they could do it but It would be anticlimatic. |
DenRyuu_Mar 13, 2025 8:54 AM
Reply to DenRyuu_
@shouko_u No, that arc ends in chapter 104, the manga has 140 chapters and it's currently on hiatus.
| @Denji666 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑆2 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔. |
| “𝖨𝖿 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝗍𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾, 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖼𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋.” – 𝖤𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗋 𝖱𝗈𝗈𝗌𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗍 |
Reply to aurora_yuuki
@Denji666 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑆2 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔.
| @aurora_yuuki Well, the manga went on hiatus last December, the longest hiatus was 3 months. I hope it comes back soon so we get more content. |
| I think it's gonna be 20 episodes as well but we will see. |
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