Original interview from MANTANWEB published on January 2nd 2026, original interviewer: 阿仁間満; genga corrections by Akiko Takase, from the official studio Madhouse Twitter account. The second season of the anime adaptation of “Sousou no Frieren”, the manga series written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe currently serialized on “Weekly Shōnen Sunday” (Shougakukan), is airing […]
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