Kanehito Yamada’s Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is one of the most popular stories in the Shonen genre right now, which explores the themes of fantasy, adventure, drama, and thrill. However, the underlying layer of the series involves elements like loss, sadness, and the passage of time. These elements are essentially explored through the death of Himmel.

Himmel in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End | Credit: Madhouse

Himmel is one of the most significant characters in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End because of the influence he had on the protagonist of the series, Frieren. Himmel was deeply in love with Frieren, and he never shied away from expressing it. And while Frieren was also in love with Himmel, she never explicitly expressed it until his death.

Himmel’s death served as a catalyst for Frieren’s character development as she decided to get more socially involved with people on her new journey. This...