Will there be a second season of Sousou no Frieren?

It's totally evident that "Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)" is one of the most popular anime adaptations currently, surprising with each new episode produced by Madhouse's animators. Asthe series slowly approaches its final episode (the twenty-eighth), a question has arisen among fans: what are the chances of a second season?

While it's true that twenty-eight episodes is a pretty large number of episodes by today's standards, how far has the anime adaptation progressed from the original manga? Thanks to the efforts of the fan community, we can find out exactly how the adaptation has played out so far:
- Beyond the Journey Arc (13 manga chapters) – 7 episodes of the anime.
- Aura the Guillotine Arc (10 manga chapters) – 5 episodes of the anime.
- Journey to Äußerst arc (13 manga chapters) – 7 episodes of the anime.
- First Class Magic Exam Arc Part 1 (11 manga chapters) – 5 episodes of the anime.
- First Class Magic Examination Arc Part 2 (9 manga chapters) – 3 anime episodes (estimated).
- First Class Magic Exam Arc Part 3 (4 manga chapters) – 1 anime episodes (estimated).
With this we can confirm then that this first season of "Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)" will adapt a total of 60 chapters from the original manga. And what remains to be adapted so far? Reviewing the records, the following story arcs include:
- Journeys to the North arc (10 chapters of the manga).
- Divine Revolution Arc (6 chapters of the manga).
- Arc of the Golden Lands (28 chapters of the manga).
- Arch of the Monument to the Goddess (15 chapters of the manga).
- Arc of the Journeys to the Imperial Territory (6 chapters of the manga).
- Founders' Festival Arc (1 chapter of the manga, in development)
All this, despite the constant suspensions that the manga has gone through in recent years, adds up to a total of 65 chapters. Omitting the last arc that is in development, the number of chapters available is more than enough for the production of a second season. But what do fans think about it?
- "The anime has been widely well received, so it's evident that there will be a second season."
- "He probably will. The point is to know when it will come. I really recommend checking out the manga, it will be an excellent experience that complements the anime."
- "The one who decides whether an anime gets the green light for the continuation or not is usually the Production Committee, not the studio, and the good thing is that the production committee is Toho Animation, which has a good track record of continuations (Angel Next Door, Mushoku, Jujutsu, Boku no Hero) and even managed by the same studio that made the first season. Madhouse does make sequels, like Overlord, Kadokawa is the production committee for that IP, and it makes money from both the source and the merch of the anime, so yes, it's a good thing."
- "Madhouse didn't make the sequel to One Punch Man because the production committee wouldn't give enough money for the team working on that anime, so they solved it by switching studios and production teams (the production team at Madhouse for One Punch Man consists of some of the best animators of the generation and most of them are freelancers)."
- "2 years or so should be a safe bet. At the current rate, we are going to adapt 60 episodes for one season, 2 years should be enough for 60 episodes (resting, hiatus included)."
- "More or less this, I just want to add that the people behind Frieren are also top notch in the industry, they are very busy, so apart from money, they will need TIME and LUCK to be able to assemble the same team for Season 2."
Source: Reddit