Most characters' names are German words hinting at their personality or traits. "Frieren" means to feel cold, referring to the protagonist's always cool demeanor. "Stark" is strong, "Fern" is remote, distant, "Himmel" means heaven, "Eisen" is iron, etc. Antagonists are named along the same pattern. For example Draht means wire, and indeed, his weapon is a magical wire.
The manga this is based on has won several awards, including the New Creator Prize for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021 and the 14th Manga Taisho Award in 2021. In addition, the manga was nominated for Best Shounen Manga for Kodansha's 45th annual Manga Awards in 2021 and the 46th awards in May 2022. The American Library Association's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) included the manga in its top 10 list of 2022 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List.
Based on an action-adventure fantasy manga written by Kanehito Yamada and drawn by Tsukasa Abe. Yamada and Abe launched the manga in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine in April 2020.
The first ever television anime series to premiere in NTV's "Kinyou Roadshow," a Friday evening programming block usually reserved for feature films. The anime then aired later episodes in October in NTV's new anime timeslot.
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What is the Canadian French language plot outline for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)?
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