Damn game hunters, challenge the god games! Autumn anime "Shangri-La Frontier" to start airing on October 1! Second key visual revealed and additional cast announced, including Yumiri Hanamori!

The fall anime "Shangri-La Frontier" will begin airing on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

Shangri-La Frontier" is set in a slightly futuristic world where games that use displays are now classified as retro games. One "shitty game hunter," Sanraku, aka "Yomu Rakuro," who has devoted his passion to clearing "shitty games" whose contents have not caught up with the latest VR technology, will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one to clear the "god games" with 30 million total players. This is a supreme "game x fantasy" adventure story in which he takes on the challenge of "Shangri-La Frontier," a "god game" with a total of 30 million players.
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The second key visual, additional character and cast information, and OP/ED theme songs have been announced.

Shangri-La Frontier" Key Visual Revealed!

In this key visual, Sanraku is depicted in the center, about to start moving at any moment, with Pencilgon, Oikatso, Saiga-0, and Emuru following right behind Sanraku. Behind them is a snake that has been cut in half, leaving it in a cruel state, creating a dynamic design that tickles the spirit of adventure.

Additional character and cast information revealed!

Information on the additional characters Saiga-100, Animalia, and Ol' Slot has also been released. Yumiri Hanamori will play Saiga-100, Ayaka Sembongi will play Animalia, and Seiichiro Yamashita will play Allslot.

Saiga-100/Momo Saiga (CV: Yumiri Hanamori)
Leader of the top clan "Black Wolf" (Wolfschwarz), which is dedicated to defeating "Lucaoan of the Night Attack.
Saiga-0, who holds the title of "maximum firepower," is also a member of this clan.

Animalia (CV: Ayaka Sengoku)
The leader of SF-Zoo, a clan dedicated to observing and photographing monsters.
She is a spellcaster who has mastered the use of abnormalities (debuffs) for the sole purpose of photographing monsters. He shows an unusual obsession with monsters.

■Or Slot (CV: Seiichiro Yamashita)
Leader of the militant PK clan "Asura-kai. He respects the pride of the Asura-kai.
Because he tends to avoid danger and choose safe actions, he often clashes with Pennsilgon, the number two leader, over the clan's policies.

The OP/ED theme has also been decided!

It was announced that the opening theme will be performed by the masked avatar band FZMZ (Fathoms) and the ending theme by CHiCO.

Opening theme: FZMZ "BROKEN GAMES

Ending theme: CHiCO "Ace

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Work information
TV anime " Shangri-La Frontier

＜Broadcast information
Broadcasting is scheduled to begin on October 1, 2023 on MBS/TBS 28 stations nationwide from 5:00 p.m. every Sunday for two consecutive seasons.

<Introduction
Why do you play games?
If there are 100 god games, there are 1,000 shitty games.
This is the story of "Yomu Rakuro," a man who loves "shitty games" and is loved by "shitty games," who challenges "Shangri-La Frontier," a divine game that is the opposite of a "shitty game.
In the magazine's more than 60-year history, "Weekly Shonen Magazine," in which the story is serialized, won the fourth prize in a readers' survey for the first time in its history!
This work, which depicts a new kind of fantasy through a game experience that anyone can have, evokes the excitement of new adventures for adults who are steeped in memories of the past and for young people who live at the cutting edge of technology.
A "shitty game hunter" takes on the challenge of playing a god game in this supreme "game x fantasy" adventure story!

<Staff
Original Story: Rina Hard, Ryosuke Fujii (serialized in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine")
Director : Toshiyuki Kubooka
Assistant Director : Hiroki Ikeshita
Series Composition/Screenplay : Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Ayumi Kurashima
Monster Design: Yoshiyoshi Nagamori, Hiroyuki Okawa, Emi Kono, Hiroshi Arisawa
Prop Design: Tomonori Yokoyama, Emi Kono
Action and Effects Director: Tomofumi Sakai
Main Animators: Ryo Haga, Bunru Tsukita, Takeshi Nishino, Jiang Hao Yao, Shunya Nitta
Action Animation Director：Reina Hiura, Reika Hoshino
General Animation Supervisor：Tomoya Takahashi
Color Designer: Masato Takagi
Assistant Color Designer：Sakiko Teguramori
Art Director：Yuki Nobe (Inspired), Asasaki Nakamura (Inspired)
Art Advisor: Osamu Masuyama
2D Works: Azusa Tamura
3D Design: Emotional Pictures
Director of Photography: Hikaru Yamamoto
Editing: Tsuyoshi Sadamatsu
Sound Director: Akiko Fujita
Music: Ryuichi Takada (MONACA), Keiichi Hirokawa (MONACA), Kuniyuki Takahashi (MONACA)
Opening theme: FZMZ "BROKEN GAMES
Ending theme: CHiCO "Ace
Animation Production: C2C

<Cast
Sanraku / Yomu Rakuro: Yuma Uchida
Saiga-0 / Rei Saiga: Azumi Waki
Arthur Pencilgon / Amane Eien: Yoko Hikasa
Oikatso / Satoshi Uoomi: Makoto Koichi
Emru: Rina Hidaka
Weiss Ash: Akio Otsuka
Saiga-100 / Saiga Momo: Hanamori Yumiri
Animalia: Ayaka Sengi
Orslot: Seiichiro Yamashita

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Original work information
Shangri-La Frontier: "Damn Game Hunter, Challenge the God Game" (serialized in Kodansha's "Shukan Shonen Magazine")
(Serialized in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine")
Author： Ryosuke Fujii, Rina Hard
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(c)Rina Hard, Ryosuke Fujii, Kodansha / "Shangri-La Frontier" Production Committee, MBS