From January 16, 2026, the second season of the TV anime “Funeral Free Ren” will begin broadcasting on “FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT” every Friday at 11:00 a.m. on Nippon Television's network of 30 stations nationwide.
The latest PV, which includes plenty of first-time footage of the main story, and information on the ending theme have been released!
The ED theme for the second season has been decided to be “The Story of Us” by singer-songwriter milet. Colors the last part of the anime.
“Funeral Free Ren” latest PV released!
The three people we met in the first season are Freelen, Fern, who was raised by his former ally the monk Heiter, and Stark, a disciple of fellow warrior Eisen. The second season will depict the journey of these three people and the bonds that will grow stronger there, and the new PV that has just been released is filled with beautiful scenes and scenes that give a glimpse of this.
In addition, the intense battle scenes that are one of the charms of the anime “Funeral Freeren'' are also incorporated into the video, creating a feeling of anticipation for the second season.
The 2nd season ED theme has been decided as “The Story of Us” by singer-songwriter milet!
What makes this PV exciting is the 2nd season ending theme “The Story of Us” by milet.
This is a medium tempo number in which milet sings words that watch over the backs of freelancers on their journey and sometimes gently push them, using Milet's uniquely relaxed and powerful singing voice. It is a song with a different charm from the 1st season ED theme “Anytime Anywhere”.
In addition, the ED theme for the 2nd season was arranged by Evan Call, who also worked on the music for the anime “Foureren'', following the ED theme for the 1st season.
Milet x Evan Call, the first song production collaboration since the first season, is also attracting attention. Distribution of “The Story of Us” will start from 0:00 on January 16, 2026 (Friday), the first broadcast date of the anime!
ED theme information
milet “The Story of Us”
Lyrics: milet
Composer: milet/Yoichiro Nomura
Arrangement: Evan Call
★Distribution starts from 0:00 on Friday, January 16, 2026!
■milet's comment
“I'm really happy to be able to travel with Freelen and you again.
There is meaning in every step you take, every moment you stop, and every moment you look back. May this song protect you at any time. I wrote “The Story of Us” with the hope that it would become like a talisman.
I would be happy if you could enjoy along with the brave journey of the freelancers. With overflowing love.
A singer-songwriter who creates music from a global perspective, drawing on his experience of spending his adolescence in Canada.
After making her major debut in 2019, she performed as a singer at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In 2023, she performed at overseas festivals, and in 2025, she played the role of the heroine in the movie “Shirai Shiranai Kanojo'', and was also in charge of the theme song and song in the movie. He is expanding the opportunities for expression both domestically and internationally.
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■Evan Call's comment
This collaboration has been realized once again! I'm really happy to be able to participate in the world of “Funeral Freelen'' again with milet's music.
This song is a combination of gentleness and strength that resonates deep within the heart. I arranged the song to blend in with Freelen's colors while overlapping images of hope, friendship, and resonance that I feel when interacting with someone.
In terms of my deeper understanding with Milet than before, Milet came to my orchestra concert the other day, and I was able to talk to her directly there, which gave me a deeper understanding of her personality and warmth.
I feel that this opportunity allowed me to further expand the expression of this song. Please look forward to “The Story of Us” as well as the main anime.
TV anime “Funeral Freeren” work information
TV anime season 2 will begin broadcasting on Friday, January 16, 2026 at 11:00 on Nippon Television's 30 nationwide network “FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT”
*Broadcast time is subject to change.
All 28 episodes of TV anime season 1 are now available on various video distribution services!
Introduction
The manga “Funeral Freelen'' by Kaneto Yamada (original story) and Kasa Abetsu (illustration) is currently being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Sunday'' (Shogakukan). Set in a world “after'' the Demon King was defeated by the Hero and his party, the story depicts the journey of Freelen, a wizard who has lived for more than a thousand years, who defeated the Demon King with the Hero, and the new people she meets.
It has won many readers with its story woven by characters that unfolds in an innovative chronological order “after the defeat of the Demon King,” with heart-rending drama and lines, battles with magic and swords, and humor that will make you laugh.
To date, it has won numerous manga awards, including the Grand Prize of the Manga Awards 2021, the Shinsei Award of the 25th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award, the 69th (2023) Shogakukan Manga Award, and the boys category of the 48th Kodansha Manga Award. The total number of comics currently on sale has exceeded 32 million copies! It's causing a stir among manga fans.
The TV anime based on the story was broadcast from September 2023 to March 2024, gaining a wide range of fans both domestically and internationally, and received a great response. And now, the long-awaited second season will be broadcast on Nippon Television from January 2026! Freelen's “journey to understand the human heart” begins again.
story
A world where the Demon King was defeated by the hero Himmel and his group. Freelen, an elf wizard who has lived for more than a thousand years and brought peace with Himmel and his friends, embarks on a “journey to understand the hearts of people'' through his tears and thoughts after Himmel's death at the end of his lifespan.
Along the way, Freelen heads for the land where souls rest, “Oreol,'' along with the wizard Fern, who was raised by his former friend Heiter, and the warrior Stark, who is also a disciple of his friend Eisen.
Interact with the people you meet on your journey, and fight against cunning demons and monsters. Sometimes gentle, sometimes silly, sometimes violent, sometimes touching…
All of that, each moment, accumulates as something irreplaceable for the three of them. What awaits us at the end of this journey?
staff
Original work: Kaneto Yamada, Tsukasa Abe (serialized in Shogakukan's “Weekly Shonen Sunday”)
Director: Tomoya Kitagawa
Deputy Director: Daiki Harashina
Director cooperation: Keiichiro Saito
Series composition: Tomohiro Suzuki
Character design: Takasemaru, Keisuke Kojima, Yuri Fujinaka
Concept art: Seiko Yoshioka
Design Works: Hiroyuki Kobashi, Runa Harano, Izumi Seguchi, Daiki Harashina
Art director: Sawako Takagi
Art setting: Shinji Sugiyama
Color design: Harue Ohno
3DCG Director: Kana Imagaki
Director of Photography: Akane Fushihara
Editing: Yoshiko Kimura
Sound director: Shoji Hata
Music: Evan Call
Ending theme: “The Story of Us” milet
Animation production: Madhouse
voice acting
Free Ren: Atsumi Tanezaki
Fern: Kana Ichinose
Stark: Chiaki Kobayashi
Himmel: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Highter: Hiroki Higashichi
Eisen: Yoji Ueda
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TV anime 1st season Blu-ray & DVD all 7 volumes now on sale
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Comics information
“Funeral Freelen”
Original work: Kaneto Yamada Illustration: Tsukasa Abetsu
Shonen Sunday Comics Publisher/Shogakukan
Volumes 1 to 14 on sale now
Volume 15 Released on December 18, 2025!
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(C) Kaneto Yamada/Tsukasa Abe/Shogakukan
