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Atsumi Tanezaki, the Japanese-language voice behind the titular character in the anime Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, is temporarily limiting her professional activities due to health concerns. Despite this, the voice actor recently reassured fans that she is not stepping away from her critically acclaimed role. ……


Also, this might be old news, but there are new Frieren mini anime episodes on Youtube / X / Tiktok since April, and they are releasing one per month through September. The newest one just released a few hours ago. The whole playlist is here (I don't know why the order is scrambled).

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[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Didn’t know about the shorts, thank you!

[–] benignintervention@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lycoris Recoil is doing something similar. Seems like a smart way to keep people engaged and show the studio that the numbers are strong enough to keep the show alive, but I am a little concerned that the studios might start pivoting to shorter form productions to cut costs

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 days ago

Pretty sure season 2 is contracted already. The shorts are an advertising tool, keeps fan momentum up on a far smaller budget than a special or movie. Crossovers have a similar effect with the bonus of potential new audience.