Series synopsis
Shangri-La Frontier, also known as シャングリラ・フロンティア is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure comedy animation television series that premiered on MBS on October 1, 2023. It stars Yuma Uchida, Azumi Waki, Yoko Hikasa and Makoto Koichi.
Rakuro Hizutome only cares about one thing: beating crappy VR games. He devotes his entire life to these buggy games and could clear them all in his sleep. One day, he decides to challenge himself and play a popular god-tier game called Shangri-La Frontier. But he quickly learns just how difficult it is. Will his expert skills be enough to uncover its hidden secrets?
Premise
Rakuro Hizutome only cares about one thing: beating crappy VR games. He devotes his entire life to these buggy games and could clear them all in his sleep. One day, he decides to challenge himself and play a popular god-tier game called Shangri-La Frontier. But he quickly learns just how difficult it is. Will his expert skills be enough to uncover its hidden secrets?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuma Uchida as Sunraku / Rakuro Hizutome (voice)
- Azumi Waki as Psyger-0 / Rei Saiga (voice)
- Yoko Hikasa as Arthur Pencilgon / Towa Amane (voice)
- Makoto Koichi as OiKatzo / Kei Uomi (voice)
- Rina Hidaka as Emul (voice)
- Akio Otsuka as Weissasche (voice)
- Seiichiro Yamashita as Orcelott (voice)
- Yumiri Hanamori as Momo Saiga (voice)
Supporting cast
- Sayaka Senbongi as Animalia (voice)
- Umeka Shouji as Mana Iwamaki (voice)
- Asaki Yuikawa as Rumi Hizutome (voice)
- Satomi Sato as Eika Hizutome (voice)
- Megumi Han as Faeria (voice)
- Saho Shirasu as Mia (voice)
- Takuma Nagatsuka as Reiji (voice)
- Futo Hamagami as SF‐Zoo Man B (voice)
Guest cast
- Saho Shirasu as Mia (voice)
- Takuma Nagatsuka as Reiji (voice)
- Futo Hamagami as SF‐Zoo Man B (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 85 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 10 | September 28, 2023 | January 14, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 50 | October 1, 2023 | March 30, 2025 |
| Season 2 | 25 | October 13, 2024 | March 30, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 - What is ShanFro? | September 28, 2023 |
| 2 | Episode 2 - What Kind of Game is ShanFro? | September 29, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 - Introducing the Main Characters | September 30, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What Do You Play Games For? What makes you game? For every 100 amazing games, there are a thousand that are not good. This is the story of Rakuro Hizutome, a man who loves, and is loved by, crappy video games, and his journey in the world of Shangri-La Frontier, one of the greatest video games of all time. The ultimate "Game x Fantasy" story, about a "crappy game hunter" who challenges one of the greatest games ever made! |
October 1, 2023 |
| 2 |
A Peculiar One Rakuro fights the Ravenous Python, arrives in the game's second town, and explores its weapons crafting system before venturing out at night. |
October 8, 2023 |
| 3 |
Black Wolf Nightslayer The battle with Lycagon the Nightslayer leaves Sunraku in an unexpected situation. Soon after, he's barreling down the rabbit hole to a new adventure! |
October 15, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Half-Naked Birdman and the Gang in Golem Paradise To turn Beelac into an ancestral craftswoman and to get the futuristic toys in Inventoria up and running, Sunraku needs a magic control unit. |
October 13, 2024 |
| 2 |
The Uncompromising Gatekeeper Sunraku and his pals make it into the Divinity-era workshop and retrieve the magic operations unit, but Pencilgon and Oikatzo have a score to settle with him before the quest proceeds any further. |
October 20, 2024 |
| 3 |
Accelerating Meetings, Surging Desire, and the Start of Various Threads It's time for Sunraku to face the music as Pencilgon and Oikatzo force him to come face to face with the various factions he's been ignoring. |
October 27, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 1, 2023 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2025 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 17:00:00 |