Season 2 is supposedly listed with 10 episodes? Can someone confirm with another source?
https://x.com/SugoiLITE/status/2002004590804517154
If it turns out to be the case I'm happy we are getting a season 2 and won't complain even if it was a movie format but it wasn't where my head was at.
I really hope that isn't true,,, like we were so spoiled with S1 but at least give 12 ep :(
Not sure if this was ever confirmed or not, but I think a shorter season would be for the better long term. If season 2 covered another 60 chapters like season 1, we'd be waiting at best years for season 3 since the manga keeps going on indefinite hiatus, only being on chapter 147(?) who knows when there will be enough material to cover a hypothetical s3 that would be 121-180.
SugoiLITE is 95% of the time right about leaks. There's not enough original material for them to adapt. If they go too quickly, like 26 episodes, they can adapt everything and we'll be without Frieren for a long time. The hype can die. Doing 10 episodes at a time per year (or a movie, maybe), like I'm supposing it's the plan, they'll give about 3 or 4 years to the mangaka to write more (the manga is on hiatus frequently) and we'll have Frieren from time to time.
It's a shame many shows are doing shorter seasons now, but I'm fine with them at least usually having less time between seasons.
It sure beats waiting over a decade for a new season, like Full Metal Panic, or starting over completely after over a decade, like Spice and Wolf. Or god forbid, filler arcs.