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• 01 Jan, 1970

Shangri-La Frontier is a Japanese web novel series written by Katarina. Its serialization began on the novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in May 2017. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Ryosuke Fuji, has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine since July 2020, with its chapters collected in 21 tankōbon volumes as of February 2025.

The series follows Rakuro Hizutome, a teenager who enjoys playing "trash games"—old-fashioned and faulty video games that only appeal to a certain audience. After having mastered these games, despite their difficulty due to their glitches, Rakuro decides to change things up and play the acclaimed best-selling virtual reality game "Shangri-La Frontier"—a full-dive VR game with 30 million registered players. Rakuro enters the game as Sunraku, his bird-masked player character, and all the skills and experience that he acquired playing trash games will serve him in this new game.

An anime television series adaptation produced by C2C aired from October 2023 to March 2024. A second season premiered in October 2024.

By September 2024, the manga had over 10 million copies in circulation. It won the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2023.

The story is set in a near future, where games that use old-fashioned display screens are classified as retro games, while full-dive VR games have become commonplace. As a result of these games becoming mainstream, there exist many so-called "trash games": rushed, full of glitches, faulty games, the systems of which have not kept up with the improved visual technology. Rakuro Hizutome is a "trash game hunter", a great admirer of these usually shameful games, which he plays with the nickname Sunraku until he is able to master them regardless of the difficulty due to their glitches. Rakuro has cleared the oversized "Faeria Chronicle Online" trash game and is suffering a sort of burnout syndrome. At the suggestion of the owner of his favorite game store, "RockRoll", he buys the best-selling and excellent "Shangri-La Frontier", a full-dive VR game with 30 million registered players. He enters the world of Shangri-La Frontier as Sunraku, his bird-masked player character, where all the skills he has attained as an expert trash game hunter will come in handy as he progresses in the game.

Sunraku (サンラク, Sanraku) / Rakuro Hizutome (陽務 楽郎, Hizutome Rakurō)

Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[3] (Japanese); Eric Vale[4] (English)

The protagonist, Rakuro is a major enthusiast for trash games, to the point that he has built up a collection of them. His performance is affected by his mood. His gaming alias Sunraku is partly derived from his real name, with "Sun" substituting for "Hizu", which means sun.

Psyger-0 (サイガ-0, Saiga Zero) / Rei Saiga (斎賀 玲, Saiga Rei)

Voiced by: Azumi Waki[3] (Japanese); Corey Pettit[4] (English)

A classmate of Rakuro. She has a crush on him, but is too shy to tell him. When she finds out he has joined SLF, she tries to meet up with him so they can become in-game friends.

Arthur Pencilgon (アーサー・ペンシルゴン, Āsā Penshirugon) / Towa Amane (天音 永遠, Amane Towa)

Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[3] (Japanese); Brianna Roberts[5] (English)

A PKer in Shangri-La Frontier. Sunraku first met her in another game, where he led a raid on her castle with the help of Oikatzo.

Oikatzo (オイカッツォ, Oikattso) / Kei Uomi (魚臣 慧, Uomi Kei)

Voiced by: Makoto Koichi[3] (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski[5] (English)

A pro gamer of fighting games and a longtime friend of Sunraku. He joins Shangri-La Frontier on Sunraku's recommendation, and creates a female brawler.

Emul (エムル, Emuru)

Voiced by: Rina Hidaka[3] (Japanese); Molly Zhang[4] (English)

A vorpal bunny from Rabbituza. Sunraku meets her after his encounter with Lycagon. She allows him exclusive access to Rabbituza, and introduces him to the many important NPCs found there.

Vysache (ヴァイスアッシュ, Vaisuasshu)

Voiced by: Akio Otsuka[3] (Japanese); Christopher Guerrero[5] (English)

Psyger-100 (サイガ-100, Saiga Handoreddo)[6] / Momo Saiga (斎賀 百, Saiga Momo)

Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[7] (Japanese); Morgan Berry[5] (English)

Rei's older sister, and leader of the Schwarz Vulf guild.

Animalia (アニマリア, Animaria)

Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi[7] (Japanese); Kelsey Maher[5] (English)

A druid who leads the guild SF Zoo. She is obsessed with animals, and is obsessed with Emul.

Orcelott (オルスロット, Orusurotto)

Voiced by: Seiichiro Yamashita[7] (Japanese); Sonny Strait[5] (English)

Bilac (ビィラック, Byirakku)

Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[8] (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel[5] (English)

Older sister to Emul, she is the blacksmith of Rabbituza.

Peatz (ピーツ, Pītsu)

Voiced by: Satsumi Matsuda[9] (Japanese); Tabitha Garland[5] (English)

Setsuna Amatsuki / Setsuna of Bygone Days (遠き日のセツナ, Tōki Hi no Setsuna)

Voiced by: Asami Seto[10] (Japanese); Megan Shipman[5] (English)

A ghost NPC who only appears in a secret area at night who has ties to Wehtermon. Pencilgon feels a deep connection with her.

Wethermon the Tombguard (墓守のウェザエモン, Hakamori no Wezaemon)

Voiced by: Show Hayami[10] (Japanese); Bradley Gareth[5] (English)

One of the Seven Colossi, he only appears during a full moon.

Tsukuyo Tsukuri (継久理 創世, Tsukuri Tsukuyo)

Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu[11] (Japanese); Michelle Rojas[5] (English)

Ritsu Amachi (天地 律, Amachi Ritsu)

Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka[11] (Japanese); Sarah Roach[5] (English)

Sakai Tsukuyogi (木兎夜枝 境, Tsukuyogi Sakai)

Voiced by: Kenji Nojima[11] (Japanese); Daniel Van Thomas[5] (English)

Professor (キョージュ, Kyōju)

Voiced by: Jouji Nakata[12] (Japanese); Gabe Kunda[13] (English)

Leader of the Library guild, dedicated to cataloguing the lore of SLF. Despite having a young girl as an avatar, he's got a deep masculine voice.

Aramis (アラミース, Aramīsu)

Voiced by: Hiromu Mineta[12] (Japanese); Ian Sinclair[13] (English)

A cait sith who is deeply in love with Bilac.

Akane Akitsu (秋津 茜, Akitsu Akane)

Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki[14]

The second player to gain access to Rabbituza, she has a deep devotion to Sunraku.

Ceecrue (シークルゥ, Shīkurū)

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[14]

One of Emul's many siblings, he's a samurai who shows Akitsu Akane Rabbituza.

Rust (ルスト, Rusuto)

Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[15]

The number one PVP fighter in Nephilim Hollow.

Mold (モルド, Morudo)

Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[15]

Rust's Spotter. He analyses her opponents and advises her in fights.

Stude (スチューデ, Suchūde)

Voiced by: Aki Kanada[16]

Araba (アラバ)

Voiced by: Tōru Sakurai [ja][16]

Megumi Natsume (夏目 恵, Natsume Megumi)

Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama[17]

Sylvia Goldberg (シルヴィア・ゴールドバーグ, Shiruvia Gōrudobāgu)

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