A new climax PV trailer has been released for the ongoing second season of Shangri-La Frontier, previewing an exciting battle in the “Journeying Wolf, Be Ambitious” and its latest theme songs. The second season first premiered in Japan on October 13, 2024 and will run for two consecutive cours containing 25 total episodes.
The new trailer features Sunraku, Psyger-0, Emul, and Akane Akitsu facing off against the formidable Lycagon the Nightslayer in an action-packed duel.
It also previews the anime’s new theme songs, which include the opening theme “Frontiers” by Awich and the ending theme “realitYhurts.” by CVLTE.
Toshiyuki Kubooka (Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina) is directing the anime’s second season, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina) as series screenwriter and scriptwriter, and Ayumi Kurashima (Nomad: Megalo Box 2 character designer) as character designer and chief animation director. C2C is in charge of the animation production for the series.
Other staff include Hiroki Ikeshita (Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina storyboarder and episode director) as assistant director, Satoshi Sakai (The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed By Light action animation director) as action and effects director, Masato Takagi (Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina) as color designer, Hikaru Yamamoku (ONE PIECE Vol.100/Ep.1000 Celebration Movies “WE ARE ONE.” assistant photography director) as compositing director, Inspireds’ Yuki Nobe and Saki Nakamura as background art directors, and MONACA (Assassins Pride) as music composer.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast includes:
- • Yuma Uchida as Sunraku/Rakuro Hizutome
- • Azumi Waki as Psyger-0/Rei Saiga
- • Yoko Hikasa as Arthur Pencilgon/Towa Amane
- • Makoto Koichi as OiKatzo/Kei Uomi
- • Rina Hidaka as Emul
- • Akio Otsuka as Weiss Ash
- • Yumiri Hanamori as Psyger-100/Momo Saiga
- • Sayaka Senbongi as Animalia
- • Yuka Terasaki as Akane Akitsu
- • Natsuki Hanae as Ceecrus
The anime’s first season ran from October 2023 to March 2024. Crunchyroll, Muse Asia, and bilibili streamed the first season internationally, outside of Japan.
The VRMMO action anime is based on the adventure fantasy manga series, written by Katarina and illustrated by Ryosuke Fuji. It was first published in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine under the KC Deluxe label on July 15, 2020. Twenty tankobon volumes have been released as of November 2024, with a 21st volume set for release on February 27, 2025.
The manga originally began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in May 2017. Kodansha USA releases the series in English for North America.
Crunchyroll is streaming Shangri-La Frontier outside of Japan, describing the main synopsis of the first synopsis as:
“When was the last time I played a game that wasn’t crap?” This is a world in the near future where games that use display screens are classified as retro. Anything that can’t keep up with state-of-the-art VR technology is called a “crap game,” and you see a large number of crap games coming out.
Those who devote their lives to clearing these games are called “crap-game hunters,” and Rakuro Hizutome is one of them. The game he’s chosen to tackle next is Shangri-La Frontier, a “god-tier game” that has a total of thirty million players. Online friends… An expansive world… Encounters with rivals… These are changing Rakuro and all the other players’ fates! The best game adventure tale by the strongest “crap game” player begins now!
