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"CORRECTION: Due to Winter Storm Fern, the English dub will launch next Friday, February 6. Episodes 2 and 3 will release together on February 13," Crunchyroll announced on Twitter, a brief delay from the original January 30 release date.
Aside from this delay, though, Frieren season 2 is off to an excellent start. Episode 1 of the second season catapulted the anime to the highest rated ever on My Anime List's Top Anime rankings, dethroning its own first season, though it's now slipped ever so slightly to a tie with season 1 at 9.28.
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Its beautiful end credits have also been drawing praise, which are all the better for being hand-drawn.
One major change for season 2, though, is that director Keiichiro Saito has stepped back from the show, though he remains involved as an assistant director. Tomoya Kitagawa has instead taken over directing duties.
"When we worked together on the first season, I felt that Kitagawa-san had solid ideas and techniques," Saito explained. "Even during the first season, I was unable to keep up with the things that I should have been looking after, so I asked Kitagawa-san to help me out. I couldn't think of anyone else to ask, so I asked Kitagawa-san."
I'm a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film section. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
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