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Shangri-La Frontier

Sun, Oct 1, 2023
  • Animation
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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?

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Cast

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  • Yuma Uchida
    Yuma Uchida
    as Sunraku / Rakuro Hizutome (voice)
  • Azumi Waki
    Azumi Waki
    as Psyger-0 / Rei Saiga (voice)
  • Yoko Hikasa
    Yoko Hikasa
    as Arthur Pencilgon / Towa Amane (voice)
  • Makoto Koichi
    Makoto Koichi
    as OiKatzo / Kei Uomi (voice)
  • Rina Hidaka
    Rina Hidaka
    as Emul (voice)
  • Akio Otsuka
    Akio Otsuka
    as Weissasche (voice)
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Episodes

2 seasons · 50 episodes

To Be Determined · 50 aired
Season 1
25 episodes · 25 aired
▾
  • E1
    What Do You Play Games For?
    Aired · Sun, Oct 1, 2023 · 30m

    A "Trash-Game Hunter" whose hobby is beating the world's worst video games logs in to the world's most popular online RPG.

  • E2
    A Peculiar One
    Aired · Sun, Oct 8, 2023 · 30m

    Rakuro fights the Ravenous Python, arrives in the game's second town, and explores its weapons crafting system before venturing out at night.

  • E3
    Black Wolf Nightslayer
    Aired · Sun, Oct 15, 2023 · 30m

    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!

  • E4
    A Trash Game Realignment of Elevated Tastes
    Aired · Sun, Oct 22, 2023 · 30m

    Sunraku agrees to train under Vysache and he's saddled with the Vorpal Soul Collar which decreases his EXP gain but increases stat point rewards upon leveling up. Afterward Emul offers to join Sunraku's party and they set off for Thirdrema.

  • E5
    Lo, Thou Art Assailed on All Sides
    Aired · Sun, Oct 29, 2023 · 30m

    On their way to Thirdrema, Sunraku an Emul encounter the area boss Mud Digger in the middle of a swamp which greatly reduces their movement. Being at a disadvantage Sunraku needs figure out how his newly evolved skills work so he can take Mud Digger down.

  • E6
    The Writing Tool Knight-Queen
    Aired · Sun, Nov 5, 2023 · 30m

    Sunraku encounters Arthur Pencilgon, whom he knows as Pencil Knight from another game called "Unite Rounds". She brings with her a message that he either publish what he knows about the unique scenario or wear a target on his back.

  • E7
    Remnant of the Divinity: The Aberrant Loser
    Aired · Sun, Nov 12, 2023 · 30m

    Sunraku manages to stave off his attackers and reach Thirdrema, where he and Emul then travel back to Rabituza. Emul then takes Sunraku to the Vorpal Colosseum where he's pitted against 10 opponents to further his training.

  • E8
    The 300-Limit Pandemonium
    Aired · Sun, Nov 19, 2023 · 30m

    The 10th opponent in the Rabituza arena is the Aberrant Woodmage, a powerful foe combining fast attacks with magic. Underleveled and understatted, Sunraku only needs to survive five minutes to win... but can he make it happen?!

  • E9
    A Dazzling Sea of Trees
    Aired · Sun, Nov 26, 2023 · 30m

    Sunraku has to make it out of town so he can move on to the Prismatic Forest Grotto, but Ashura Kai and Psyger-0 stand in his way. Once he reaches the grotto itself, a dazzling array of sights await him!

  • E10
    Let's Go Tomb Raiding!!
    Aired · Sun, Dec 3, 2023 · 30m

    Sunraku continues his way through the Prismatic Forest Grotto where he encounters the area boss Clown Spider. He tells Emul to stay back as he wants to solo it first try with a no-hit run.

  • E11
    The Glimmer of Truth
    Aired · Sun, Dec 10, 2023 · 30m

    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.

  • E12
    Regrets Always Lie in the Past
    Aired · Sun, Dec 17, 2023 · 30m

    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.

  • E13
    Only Resentments About the End of Life Remain
    Aired · Sun, Dec 24, 2023 · 30m

    Pencilgon, Sunraku, and Oikatzo make their way to find the NPC Setsuna of Bygone Days, Wethermon's former lover. She presents to them the Unique Scenario "From the Living World, With Love" which they accept.

  • E14
    Squish
    Aired · Sun, Jan 7, 2024 · 30m

    Sunraku has encountered a new player named Dragonfly in "BERP". The two engage in a series of matches with bug exploits allowed. Afterwards Sunrakru heads to Rabituza to link his skills at the Skill Garden.

  • E15
    Putting Feelings Into a Moment, Part 1
    Aired · Sun, Jan 21, 2024 · 30m

    On the night of the new moon, the members of Ashura Kai are ambushed by a group of allied clans including Psyger-0. Meanwhile, Sunraku, Oikatzo, and Pencilgon confront Wethermon the Tombguard at the Hidden Garden.

  • E16
    Putting Feelings Into a Moment, Part 2
    Aired · Sun, Jan 28, 2024 · 30m

    Sunraku and the others are engaged in a battle against Wethermon the Tombguard, and making full use of resurrection items. Ten minutes have passed since the battle began and Wethermon summons his tactical mount "Kirin".

  • E17
    Putting Feelings Into a Moment, Part 3
    Aired · Sun, Feb 4, 2024 · 30m

    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.

  • E18
    Putting Feelings Into a Moment, Part 4
    Aired · Sun, Feb 11, 2024 · 30m

    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.

  • E19
    The World Progresses, the Heroes Are Revealed
    Aired · Sun, Feb 18, 2024 · 30m

    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...

  • E20
    Current Situations and Next Steps
    Aired · Sun, Feb 25, 2024 · 30m

    Utopia, SLF's development company, is in a tizzy over the defeat of Wethermon the Tombguard. Sunraku is excited to kick off his bonus unique scenario Vorpal Epic. He then decides to check out the loot he received from defeating Wethermon.

  • E21
    Errands, Cultivation, and Game Progress
    Aired · Sun, Mar 3, 2024 · 30m

    "Unique monsters make money" Pencilgon suggests forming a clan with Sunraku and Oikatzo. After temporarily splitting, Sunraku returns to the Palace of Rabituza with the Non-Standard Ether Reactor he received from Oikatzo and comes up with a great idea.

  • E22
    The Walking Air Purifier
    Aired · Sun, Mar 10, 2024 · 30m
  • E23
    Bird with Rabbits vs. Skeletal Choir
    Aired · Sun, Mar 17, 2024 · 30m

    Sunraku, Emul, and Bilac face off against the area boss the Humming Lich in the Canyon of Ancient Souls. Struggling to inflict damage, Bilac rushes to rework the Dullahan General's Decapitator into a holy-attribute weapon.

  • E24
    Rare Items, Worth More Than Life Itself
    Aired · Sun, Mar 24, 2024 · 30m

    Sunraku returns to the Canyon Ancient Souls, where he encounters a swarm of Crystal Scorpions that are over level 100. Struggling to acquire the rare materials he seeks, Sunraku watches the scorpions' movements and comes up with a secret plan...

  • E25
    Those Who Illuminate The World's Darkness
    Aired · Sun, Mar 31, 2024 · 30m

    Bilac finds jewelry among Sunraku's loot. In order to show them to a jeweler, she introduces Sunraku to Aramiys, the swordsman of Cazzeria, and vice captain of the Musketeers in Boots. Later they head to Eighthold where they encounter the Professor.

Season 2
25 episodes · 25 aired
▾
  • E1
    Half-Naked Birdman and the Gang in Golem Paradise
    Aired · Sun, Oct 13, 2024 · 30m

    To turn Beelac into an ancestral craftswoman and to get the futuristic toys in Inventoria up and running, Sunraku needs a magic control unit.

  • E2
    The Uncompromising Gatekeeper
    Aired · Sun, Oct 20, 2024 · 30m

    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.

  • E3
    Accelerating Meetings, Surging Desire, and the Start of Various Threads
    Aired · Sun, Oct 27, 2024 · 30m

    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.

  • E4
    When Humanity Dreams of the Impossible and Takes to the Skies
    Aired · Sun, Nov 3, 2024 · 30m

    Pencilgon makes a proposal to the other clans. Sunraku forwards his interests in Rabituza, and faces a setback in his farming of the Crystal Scorpions.

  • E5
    The Impetus of Hunger; the Persistence of Thirst
    Aired · Sun, Nov 10, 2024 · 30m

    Sunraku's attempts to farm the Crystal Scorpions for money are complicated when a giant gold scorpion enters the fray.

  • E6
    After the Fierce Battle, Despair
    Aired · Sun, Nov 17, 2024 · 30m

    In the midst of his god-like run, Sunraku faces a setback that sours him on Shangri-La Frontier, but his sister has some advice to turn things around.

  • E7
    The Wings in a Draw
    Aired · Sun, Nov 24, 2024 · 30m

    In Nephilim Hollow, Rust is slavering for a rematch with Sunraku, but Sunraku himself isn't in top fighting form after three months away from the game.

  • E8
    The Lion Catches a Rabbit With Its Full Strength; the Crab Catches a Phoenix With a Pizza Cutter
    Aired · Sun, Dec 1, 2024 · 30m

    The battle of Crimson Twinewing vs. Fiddler Crab reaches its climax, and Sunraku decides what to do next.

  • E9
    Run, Fueled by Impatience
    Aired · Sun, Dec 8, 2024 · 30m

    Back in Shangri-La Frontier, Sunraku needs to speed through the game to make his appointment with Mold and Rust. To make it in time, though, he'll have to ask a certain someone for aid.

  • E10
    Track It Like a Bloodhound
    Aired · Sun, Dec 15, 2024 · 30m

    Sunraku meets up with Psyger-0 to take on the Lightless Barrens, but can't get his head around his new companion's strange behavior.

  • E11
    Embrace the Lamplight of Ambition, Part 1
    Aired · Sun, Dec 22, 2024 · 30m

    SF-Zoo shows shocking resilience in the face of the strongest foe they've ever faced, and Sunraku, paired with Psyger-0, must decide how to approach the task.

  • E12
    Embrace the Lamplight of Ambition, Part 2
    Aired · Sun, Dec 29, 2024 · 30m

    Sunraku and Psyger-0 engage Lycagon the Nightslayer, but Sunraku realizes that the assumptions he's made about the Colossus's patterns may not necessarily hold up.

  • E13
    Embrace the Lamplight of Ambition, Part 3
    Aired · Sun, Jan 5, 2025 · 30m

    The battle between Sunraku, Psyger-0, and Lycagon continues! But just as the Colossus seems poised to dominate, a new ally joins the fray.

  • E14
    Embrace the Lamplight of Ambition, Part 4
    Aired · Sun, Jan 12, 2025 · 30m

    Psyger-0's Ultimate is almost ready for release, but first Rei must recite a long incantation. The rest of the team must cover Lycagon in the meantime, with Sunraku revealing the Gilta Brill's own ultimate attack as well.

  • E15
    Embrace the Lamplight of Ambition, Part 5
    Aired · Sun, Jan 19, 2025 · 30m

    Sunraku receives the consequences of his defeat of Lycagon's shade, and as the group moves on to Fifticia to meet with Rust and Mold, another new twist awaits him.

  • E16
    What Do You Play Games For? Their Answers
    Aired · Sun, Jan 26, 2025 · 30m

    Katzo and Pencilgon reaffirm their motives moving forward, and the defeat of Lycagon's shade has repercussions for the devs.

  • E17
    A Straight Flush Mixed With Jokers
    Aired · Sun, Feb 2, 2025 · 30m

    Sunraku gets an intriguing offer from Kei, then meets up with Rust and Mold to pursue the Ctarnidd quest.

  • E18
    The Crimson Whale Meets the Monster Fish
    Aired · Sun, Feb 9, 2025 · 30m

    Sunraku and his new crew set out on the high seas to confront Ctarnidd and the Disciples of the Abyss.

  • E19
    Revive, Broken City, Your Peace At an End
    Aired · Sun, Feb 16, 2025 · 30m

    Sunraku and his new party fight on the ghost ship and unlock the next stage of the Ctarnidd quest: an underwater city!

  • E20
    Time to Fillet a Dragon Fish
    Aired · Sun, Feb 23, 2025 · 30m

    Sunraku's plan to reunite his party ends with him fighting an overpowered dragon eel.

  • E21
    Venturing Wolves Then From the Seas to the Skyscrapers
    Aired · Sun, Mar 2, 2025 · 30m

    Sunraku joins his teammates at the GGC where he learns more about the favor Katzo needs.

  • E22
    The Light Blazes Brightly, But for Just an Instant
    Aired · Sun, Mar 9, 2025 · 30m

    The miraculous light bursts forth in glory for a moment.

  • E23
    Malice at 100 Meters Per Second
    Aired · Sun, Mar 16, 2025 · 30m

    Rakuro should be training for his tournament match, but finds himself succumbing to the call of SLF.

  • E24
    Great King of the Deep, I Humbly Seek to Crush You
    Aired · Sun, Mar 23, 2025 · 30m

    Sunraku's diversion back to SLF continues with a hair-raising battle against Atlanticus Lepnorca.

  • E25
    The Anonymous (Asinine) A-Team and a Crisis
    Aired · Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · 30m

    Nitro Squad prepares for the exhibition match, but disaster threatens Kei's rematch with Sylvia.