Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

A post-heroic fantasy that's really about time, memory, and the company we keep.

Starts where most fantasy stories end — the demon king is dead, the party disperses. What follows is a quiet, devastating meditation on how humans live shorter lives than elves care to notice. Madhouse’s direction and Evan Call’s score do a lot of the heavy lifting.

The Mimic episode alone is better comedy than most shows manage in a full season.