If you don’t want to read the manga (or have already read it and want something similar).
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sousou no Frieren) seems to be the next big hit in the fantasy genre. Topping the seasonal charts, and even taking the #1 spot on MyAnimeList’s top ranked anime page, it is beloved by all categories of otaku.
A lot, however, crave for more, and episodes release once per week. While you obviously can’t get more Frieren, you can watch some similar shows.
Wandering Witch is similar in a sense that it is also a show about a traveling protagonist helping others with their troubles. Elaina herself is somewhat similar to Frieren, often acting detached and lacking in understanding of human issues — which makes both of the shows more interesting. Both being fantasy shows with a certain type of vibe just adds another layer of similarity.
To Your Eternity (Fumetsu no Anata e)
Another recent show dealing with traveling, spanning huge periods of time, To Your Eternity also features co-existence of humans and supernatural creatures. Both shows adapt critically acclaimed manga, and To Your Eternity got its third season announced recently. While there is no known date for it as of now, you can go and catch up to it by watching the first two.
Before any of the aforementioned shows were a thing — there was Kino’s Journey, a show about a girl named Kino visiting different countries with different and often weird customs. While much more grounded in nature, Kino’s calm and distant behavior definitely make this show similar to Frieren. While the old adaptation is one of the most critically acclaimed anime of all time (in particular because of being directed by the late Ryuutarou Nakamura, who also directed Serial Experiments Lain), the new one is great as well, and you should probably watch both.
While completely different in virtually all genres, there’s something crucial Violet Evergarden has in common with Frieren: they are both about a person struggling to understand human emotions, gradually learning as they interact with them more and more. Both series are slow-paced, yet in no way boring, and both are an absolute treat visually. If you want something different in execution that deals with the same themes, you can try this one.
Another supernatural series about a traveling protagonist dealing with people’s problems, Mushishi features a man called Ginko solving cases involving mushi. Dealing with the complexity of emotions, Mushishi explores human nature itself. With a similar vibe of a slow adventure in an unknown world, this is another series you might try if you like Frieren.
If you don’t want to read the manga (or have already read it and want something similar).
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sousou no Frieren) seems to be the next big hit in the fantasy genre. Topping the seasonal charts, and even taking the #1 spot on MyAnimeList’s top ranked anime page, it is beloved by all categories of otaku.
A lot, however, crave for more, and episodes release once per week. While you obviously can’t get more Frieren, you can watch some similar shows.
Wandering Witch is similar in a sense that it is also a show about a traveling protagonist helping others with their troubles. Elaina herself is somewhat similar to Frieren, often acting detached and lacking in understanding of human issues — which makes both of the shows more interesting. Both being fantasy shows with a certain type of vibe just adds another layer of similarity.
To Your Eternity (Fumetsu no Anata e)
Another recent show dealing with traveling, spanning huge periods of time, To Your Eternity also features co-existence of humans and supernatural creatures. Both shows adapt critically acclaimed manga, and To Your Eternity got its third season announced recently. While there is no known date for it as of now, you can go and catch up to it by watching the first two.
Before any of the aforementioned shows were a thing — there was Kino’s Journey, a show about a girl named Kino visiting different countries with different and often weird customs. While much more grounded in nature, Kino’s calm and distant behavior definitely make this show similar to Frieren. While the old adaptation is one of the most critically acclaimed anime of all time (in particular because of being directed by the late Ryuutarou Nakamura, who also directed Serial Experiments Lain), the new one is great as well, and you should probably watch both.
While completely different in virtually all genres, there’s something crucial Violet Evergarden has in common with Frieren: they are both about a person struggling to understand human emotions, gradually learning as they interact with them more and more. Both series are slow-paced, yet in no way boring, and both are an absolute treat visually. If you want something different in execution that deals with the same themes, you can try this one.
Another supernatural series about a traveling protagonist dealing with people’s problems, Mushishi features a man called Ginko solving cases involving mushi. Dealing with the complexity of emotions, Mushishi explores human nature itself. With a similar vibe of a slow adventure in an unknown world, this is another series you might try if you like Frieren.
