Anime like Instant History

Name: Instant History
Released: 1961
Rating: 5.0

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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

Sousou no Frieren

2023, TV, 28 eps, 91%, MADHOUSE

Travel, Magic, Elf

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest of her former party.…

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