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Shangri-La Frontier
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Yuma Uchida
Sunraku / Rakuro Hizutome (voice)
50 eps
Azumi Waki
Psyger-0 / Rei Saiga (voice)
50 eps
Yoko Hikasa
Arthur Pencilgon / Towa Amane (voice)
50 eps
Makoto Koichi
OiKatzo / Kei Uomi (voice)
50 eps
Rina Hidaka
Emul (voice)
50 eps
Akio Otsuka
Weissasche (voice)
50 eps
Seiichiro Yamashita
Orcelott (voice)
50 eps
Yumiri Hanamori
Momo Saiga (voice)
50 eps
Sayaka Senbongi
Animalia (voice)
50 eps
Umeka Shouji
Mana Iwamaki (voice)
50 eps
Asaki Yuikawa
Rumi Hizutome (voice)
50 eps
Satomi Sato
Eika Hizutome (voice)
50 eps
Megumi Han
Faeria (voice)
50 eps
Saho Shirasu
Mia (voice)
1 eps
Takuma Nagatsuka
Reiji (voice)
1 eps
Futo Hamagami
SF‐Zoo Man B (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Shangri-La Frontier actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Shangri-La Frontier reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
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?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E18
Putting Feelings Into a Moment (4)
Items are depleted, weapons and gear are on the verge of breaking, and Wethermon continues his Clear Sky Conquest barrage on Sunraku while Pencilgon and Oikatzo continue their efforts to dismantle Kirin Armor. Sunraku goes all-in to finish the fight.
- Directed by Hironori Tanaka
S01E11
The Glimmer of Truth
Sunraku speaks with Vysache about their plans to defeat Wethermon the Tombguard. After their discussion Vysache decides to help Sunraku in his endeavor by ascending his weapons.
- Directed by Teppei Takeya
S01E17
Putting Feelings Into a Moment (3)
The battle with Wethermon the Tombguard moves to its next phase. Pencilgon and Oikatzo, exploiting rare items, focus on Kirin who has transformed into a suit of armor. Meanwhile Sunraku goes on the offensive to defeat Wethermon before he crumbles away.
- Directed by Kenichi Domon
S01E19
The World Progresses, the Heroes Are Revealed
Wethermon falls into a slumber and Setsuna of Bygone Days leaves behind a hint that will lead to the truth about SLF. Wethermon's subjugation is reported to all players in game. Now, standing before the battle-weary trio are angry members of Ashura Kai...
- Directed by Mitsutoshi Sato
S01E12
Regrets Always Lie in the Past
Pencilgon sends Sunraku and Oikatzo to the Iron Ruins of the Divinity to grind their levels to at least level 50. While there they encounter the Lifestide Lake Serpent monster.
- Directed by Kenta Kushiya
S01E03
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!
- Directed by Hiro Ohki
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E50
The Anonymous (Asinine) A-Team and a Crisis
- Directed by Daisuke Chiba, Takuya Nosaka
S01E49
Great King of the Deep, I Humbly Seek to Crush You
- Directed by Michita Shiraishi
S01E47
The Light Blazes Brightly, But for Just an Instant
- Directed by Hiro Ohki
S01E46
Venturing Wolves Then From the Seas to the Skyscrapers
- Directed by Yuuma Imura, Asahi Yoshimura
- Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Kazuyuki FudeyasuWriter
Direction
- Kenta KushiyaDirector
- Yusuke MoritaDirector
- Michita ShiraishiDirector
- 山本英Director
- Yuuma ImuraDirector
- Akihiko OtaDirector
Cinematography
- Hikaru YamamokuDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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