{"id":7794,"date":"2026-08-13T18:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/maplestory-frieren-collaboration-september-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T18:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:27:26","slug":"maplestory-frieren-collaboration-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/maplestory-frieren-collaboration-september-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MapleStory \u00d7 Frieren: Collaboration Starts 9 September"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two icons of their respective eras are joining forces. Global MapleStory<\/strong> is bringing Frieren, Fern, Stark, and the full party from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End<\/em> into the Maple World on 9 September 2026<\/strong> \u2014 and the collaboration comes with missions, boss battles, and enough cosmetics to dress your entire account in Elven travelling robes.<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of MapleStory \/ Nexon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What the MapleStory \u00d7 Frieren Collaboration Actually Includes<\/h2>\n

This is not a straight cash-shop drop \u2014 Nexon has built a full event around the crossover. Starting 9 September, players take on themed collection missions<\/strong> and boss-defeat missions<\/strong> modelled on the world of the anime. The cleverest mechanic: every monster you kill fills a gauge, and once it tops out, Frieren and her party materialise on screen to fight alongside you<\/strong>. It is a small thing mechanically, but the image of the silver-haired elf turning up mid-grind to lend a hand will land differently for anyone who has spent two seasons watching her quietly change the lives of everyone she meets.<\/p>\n

Completing boss-defeat missions unlocks exclusive rewards including a custom background<\/strong>, and magic spells<\/strong> themed to the anime are scattered through the event for players to collect. Nexon announced the collaboration today through an official press release via Anime News Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of MapleStory \/ Nexon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dress Your Maple Character as Frieren, Fern, Stark \u2014 and Six More<\/h2>\n

The cosmetics line-up goes unusually deep. Avatar outfits cover eight characters<\/strong>: Frieren, Fern, Stark, and Himmel from the main party, plus Ubel, Aura, Linie, and Lugner \u2014 fan favourites who rarely make it into collaborations at this level of detail. Each major character also gets a matching android companion<\/strong>: Frierenroid, Fernroid, Starkroid, Himmelroid, and Ubelroid for a full party of sidekicks that follow your character around Maple World. On top of that, four petit pets<\/strong> (Frieren, Fern, Stark, Ubel) round out the collection alongside themed chairs, titles, medals, and the boss-mission background.<\/p>\n

For those who want the full set, the combination of outfits, androids, and pets means you could conceivably run a Frieren-themed guild with matching cosmetics across multiple characters \u2014 which feels very much in the spirit of an anime about a party that stays together across centuries.<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of MapleStory \/ Nexon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Game That Grew Up Alongside Singapore<\/h2>\n

For a certain generation of Singapore gamers, MapleStory is not just a game \u2014 it is a specific memory: logging in after school, the slow grind through Kerning City sewers, the argument about who had the best warrior build. The side-scrolling MMORPG launched here in 2005 and spent the better part of a decade as the game that defined how a lot of us understood online communities. Seeing it cross paths with Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End<\/em> \u2014 arguably the anime of the past two years, now into its second season \u2014 feels like two very different chapters of a gaming life meeting on the same map.<\/p>\n

The collaboration runs on Global MapleStory (GMS)<\/strong>, which Singapore players access directly with no regional restriction. There is no confirmed schedule yet for any separate regional server, and the event end date is to be confirmed. If you have not logged back in a while, 9 September<\/strong> might be a reasonable excuse.<\/p>\n

For more gaming news and upcoming collabs, check the Game News archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Frieren, Fern, and Stark arrive in Maple World on 9 September \u2014 collection missions, boss fights, and avatar sets for eight characters coming to Global MapleStory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":7791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[68,593,641,1186,236,959],"class_list":["post-7794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-anime","tag-collaboration","tag-frieren","tag-maplestory","tag-mmorpg","tag-nexon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maplestory-frieren-key-art.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-21I","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4980,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/frieren-season-3-golden-land-arc-october-2027\/","url_meta":{"origin":7794,"position":0},"title":"Frieren Season 3: Golden Land Arc Premieres October 2027","date":"July 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 3 premieres October 2027, adapting the Golden Land Arc with new villain Macht \u2014 confirmed at Anime Expo 2026, Madhouse returns.","rel":"","context":"In "Manga Anime"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/frieren-season-3-golden-land-arc-anime-expo-2026.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3019,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/crunchyroll-crowns-solo-leveling-as-anime-of-the-year-at-2025-anime-awards-after-record-breaking-51-million-votes\/","url_meta":{"origin":7794,"position":1},"title":"Crunchyroll Crowns Solo Leveling as Anime of the Year at 2025 Anime Awards After Record-Breaking 51 Million Votes","date":"May 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In a spectacular celebration of anime\u2019s global influence, Solo Leveling has officially been crowned Anime of the Year at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, held in Tokyo. 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