| Shangri-La Frontier ~ Kusoge Hunter Challenges God-Tier Game ~ | |
| Original Name | シャングリラ・フロンティア ~クソゲーハンター、神ゲーに挑まんとす~ |
| Common Translated Names | Shangri-La Frontier ~ Kusoge Hunter Challenges God-Tier Game ~ |
| Author | Katarina |
| Region | Japan |
| Serialization Website | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Publication Period | May 19, 2017~ |
| Status | Ongoing |
《Shangri-La Frontier ~ Kusoge Hunter Challenges God-Tier Game ~] (Japanese:シャングリラ・フロンティア ~クソゲーハンター、神ゲーに挑まんとす~, abbreviated asシャンフロ; English:Shangri-La Frontier) is a web novel submitted by Katarina to "Shōsetsuka ni Narō", with derivative works such as manga, anime, and games.
Since May 19, 2017, on "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" it has been serialized.
A man who loves "Trash series" especially much, Rakuro Hizutome, the next challenge he takes on is the " with 30 million total players, "Masterpiece" "Shangri-La Frontier"!
Gathered companions, a vast world, and encounters with "arch-nemeses"—these change the fates of all players, including him!
Lycaon the Nightslayer,
‘Wezaemon the Tombguard (Defeated)
Vaisash (Unique Monster)
The manga version is illustrated by Ryosuke Fuji and has been serialized since July 15, 2020, in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" Issue 33, 2020.
Won the 2021 "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" 11th place, "Everyone's Choice TSUTAYA Comic Award" 4th place, "Next Manga Awards" 5th place,Kodansha Manga Award_Award-winning achievements.
| Volume Count | Cover | Japanese release date | ISBN | Traditional Chinese release date | ISBN | Simplified Chinese Release Date | ISBN |
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October 16, 2020 | ISBN 978-4-06-521232-5 | Iris ————《0August09 | ISBN 978-957-26-6979-2 | 20260January | ISBN 978-7-5125-1636-6 |
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December 17, 2020 | ISBN 978-4-06-521801-3 | 20220April08th | ISBN 978-957-26-6980-8 | ||
| 3 |
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Iris ————《0March 17th | ISBN 978-4-06-522220-1 | 20220May06 | ISBN 978-957-26-8126-8 | ||
| 4 |
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Iris ————《0June 17 | ISBN 978-4-06-523584-3 | 20230April 17 | ISBN 978-957-26-8673-7 | ||
| 5 |
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Iris ————《0August 17 | ISBN 978-4-06-524483-8 | October 12, 2023 | ISBN 978-957-26-8674-4 | ||
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November 17, 2021 | ISBN 978-4-06-526001-2 | 20240March 25 | ISBN 978-626-02-0526-3 | ||
| 7 |
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20220January 17 | ISBN 978-4-06-526603-8 | 20240July08th | ISBN 978-626-02-0527-0 | ||
| 8 |
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20220April 15 | ISBN 978-4-06-527530-6 | November 11, 2024 | ISBN 978-626-02-0528-7 | ||
| 9 |
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20220July 15 | ISBN 978-4-06-528432-2 | 20250February 27 | ISBN 978-626-02-0529-4 | ||
| 10 |
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20220September 16 | ISBN 978-4-06-529136-8 | ||||
| 11 |
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December 16, 2022 | ISBN 978-4-06-529989-0 | ||||
| 12 |
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20230March 16 | ISBN 978-4-06-531037-3 | ||||
| 13 |
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20230May 17 | ISBN 978-4-06-531586-6 | ||||
| 14 |
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20230July 14 | ISBN 978-4-06-532219-2 | ||||
| 15 |
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October 17, 2023 | ISBN 978-4-06-533152-1 | ||||
| 16 |
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December 15, 2023 | ISBN 978-4-06-533887-2 | ||||
| 17 |
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20240April 17 | ISBN 978-4-06-535179-6 | ||||
| 18 |
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20240July 17 | ISBN 978-4-06-536037-8 | ||||
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20240September 17 | ISBN 978-4-06-536776-6 | ||||
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November 15, 2024 | ISBN 978-4-06-537743-7 | ||||
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20250February 17 | ISBN 978-4-06-538421-3 | ||||
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20250April 16 | ISBN 978-4-06-539092-4 | ||||
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20250August 12th | ISBN 978-4-06-540009-8 | ||||
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October 17, 2025 | ISBN 978-4-06-541109-4 | ||||
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20260January 16 | ISBN 978-4-06-542212-0 | ||||
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20260April 16 | ISBN 978-4-06-543321-8 |
| Shangri-La Frontier ~ Kusoge Hunter Challenges God-Tier Game ~ | |
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| Original Name | シャングリラ・フロンティア ~クソゲーハンター、神ゲーに挑まんとす~ |
| Translated Names | Shangri-La Frontier ~ Kusoge Hunter Challenges God-Tier Game ~ |
| Author | Katarina, Ryosuke Fuji |
| Region | Japan |
| Premiere Date | Season 1: October 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024 Season 2: October 13, 2024 – March 30 Season 3: January 2027 – |
| Total Episodes | Season 1: 25 Season 2: 25 |
| Production Company | C2C |
| Director | Toshiyuki Kubooka |
| Series Composition | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu |
| Character Design | Ayumi Kurashima |
| Music | MONACA |
| Produced by | "Shangri-La Frontier" Production Committee |
| Main Voice Actors | Yuma Uchida Waki Azumi Yoko Hikasa Makoto Koichi Rina Hidaka Akio Otsuka |
| Broadcast Platforms | Japan: CBC TV, HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting, MBS Mainichi Broadcasting, TBS |
| Broadcast Status | Season 3 production confirmed |
On July 7, 2022, the TV anime production was announced, and it aired for two consecutive cours every Sunday starting from October 1, 2023, in the "Nichigo" slot on MBS and TBS. On March 31, 2024, it was announced that the second season would air in October.
The second season of the anime aired for two consecutive cours every Sunday starting from October 13, 2024, in the "Nichigo" slot on MBS and TBS. On March 30, 2025, the production of the third season was announced.
On March 19, 2026, it was announced that the third season of the anime would air in January 2027.
| Episode Number | Title (Japanese/Chinese) | Script | Storyboard | Direction | Animation Director | Action Animation Director | Monster Animation Director | Prop Animation Director | Chief Animation Director |
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| Season 1 | |||||||||
| Episode 01 | 貴方は何のためにゲームをしますか? Why Do You Play Games? |
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Toshiyuki Kubooka | Hiro Oki | Nobuyuki Matsuo | Satoshi Sakai | Nagamori Yoshihiro | Yokoyama Yuki | Ayumi Kurashima |
| Episode 02 | 特異なる者 Peculiarities |
Ikeshita Hiroki | Morita Hiroyuki | Aoki Shunsuke, Sonoda Naoya Shohei Usami |
Satoshi Sakai Hiura Rena Hoshino Reika | ||||
| Episode 03 | 黒狼夜襲 Nightslayer of the Black Wolf |
Michio Fukuda | Hiro Oki | Sonoda Naoya, Usami Shohei | Satoshi Sakai | Sonoda Naoya | |||
| Episode 04 | 肥えた価値観をクソゲーで濯ぐ Scrub Your Values with Trash Games |
Noriaki Saito Toshiyuki Kubooka Ikeshita Hiroki |
Katsuyuki Komai | Riku Takizawa | Nagamori Yoshihiro | ||||
| Episode 05 | かくて汝、騒動の槍衾に囲まれん And So, You Are Surrounded by a Storm of Spears |
Takefumi Anzai | Yoshitaka Nagaoka | Zhou Hao, Daichi Nakajima | Satoshi Sakai Hiura Rena Hoshino Reika | ||||
| Episode 06 | 筆記用具の騎士王 The Knight King of Writing Utensils |
Takayuki Inagaki | Takaaki Nagano | Takeshi Oda | Hiura Rena Hoshino Reika |
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| Episode 07 | 神代の残滓、妄執の敗者 Residue of the Age of Gods, Loser of Delusion |
Yoshimasa Hiraike | Morita Hiroyuki | Itori Kudo, Zhou Hao | Satoshi Sakai Nobuyuki Matsuo |
Nagamori Yoshihiro | Ayumi Kurashima | ||
| Episode 08 | 300リミット狂騒曲 300-Second Limit Rhapsody |
Shinji Ishihira | Akihiko Ota | Takaya Yoshida, Ryoko Fujikawa Natsumi Kubo, Zhou Hao Mariko Aoki, TripleA |
Satoshi Sakai | ||||
| Episode 09 | 華やかなる樹の海 The Splendid Sea of Trees |
Takayuki Inagaki | Mitsutoshi Sato | Shuhei Hosokawa, Mariko Aoki Zhou Hao, TripleA |
Hiura Rena Hoshino Reika | ||||
| Episode 10 | やろうぜ、墓荒らし!! Let's Raid the Tomb!! |
Noriaki Saito Toshiyuki Kubooka Ikeshita Hiroki |
Yoshitaka Nagaoka | Shohei Usami, Yu Sada Rena Ogawa, Mariko Aoki Kosuke Yoshida, Blank Chen Weixin, TripleA | |||||
| Episode 11 | まことのかがやき The True Radiance |
Takefumi Anzai | Teppei Takeya | Azusa Kitahara, Riku Takizawa | - | ||||
| Episode 12 | 後悔はいつも過去にいる Regret Always Comes from the Past |
Yoshimasa Hiraike | Kenta Kushiya | Daiki Takenaka, Mariko Aoki Zhou Hao, Shiori Kudo, Kosuke Yoshida |
Hiura Rena Hoshino Reika |
Nagamori Yoshihiro | |||
| Episode 13 | 未練だけがそこにいる Only Lingering Affection Remains There |
Takefumi Anzai | Hiro Oki | Ryoko Fujikawa, Natsumi Kubo Kosuke Yoshida, Shohei Usami Zhou Hao, Blank, Mariko Aoki Shiori Kudo, Chen Weixin, Takeshi Oda |
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| Episode 14 | ぷちっと Little One |
Noriaki Saito | Yuma Imura | ヨ・ジョンミン キム・ジョンリム ファン・ユソン, NHU MAI GIA HUY, THANH DIEN Zhou Hao | |||||
| Episode 15 | 刹那に想いを込めて其の一 Feelings Contained in a Moment, Part 1 |
Takayuki Inagaki | Masakazu Yoshimoto | Eri Kojima, TripleA | Satoshi Sakai | Hiroyuki Taiga | Eri Kojima Ayumi Kurashima | ||
| Episode 16 | 刹那に想いを込めて其の二 Feelings Contained in a Moment, Part 2 |
Michio Fukuda | Ikeshita Hiroki | Emi Kono, Takeshi Oda | - | ||||
| Episode 17 | 刹那に想いを込めて其の三 Feelings Contained in a Moment, Part 3 |
Takayuki Inagaki Hiroyuki Taiga |
Kenichi Domon | Shunsuke Aoki, Naoya Sonoda, Blank | Satoshi Sakai Hiura Rena Hoshino Reika | ||||
| Episode 18 | 刹那に想いを込めて其の四 Feelings Contained in a Moment, Part 4 |
Hironori Tanaka | Nobuyuki Matsuo | - | |||||
| Episode 19 | 進む世界、明かされる英雄 The Advancing World, the Revealed Hero |
Takayuki Inagaki | Mitsutoshi Sato | Nanako Ninomiya, Yawei Fight | Satoshi Sakai | Hiroyuki Taiga | Yokoyama Yuki | Ayumi Kurashima | |
| Episode 20 | それぞれの今と次 Their Respective Presents and Futures |
Takefumi Anzai | Masahiko Suzuki | Zhou Hao, Natsumi Kubo Takeshi Oda, Naoya Sonoda Hwang Yu-seon |
- | Hiroyuki Taiga Sonoda Naoya | |||
| Episode 21 | お使いと育成と攻略と Usage and Cultivation and Strategy and |
Yoshimasa Hiraike | Yuri Hagiwara | Dabao Long, Zhuzhu | - | - | |||
| Episode 22 | ウォーキング・オブ・ザ・エアクリーナー Air Walker |
Takefumi Anzai | Hiro Oki | Itori Kudo, Zhou Hao Ryoko Fujikawa, Shohei Usami Naoya Sonoda, Nanako Fukuda Yawei Geduo, Nanako Ninomiya Takeshi Oda, Emi Kono Huang Youxuan, Zhu Zhifeng Yang Guofu, Zhang Huang Chen Fan, Anzu, Guo Ni |
Nagamori Yoshihiro | Ayumi Kurashima | |||
| Episode 23 | 鳥with兎s vs 合唱髑髏 Bird with Rabbits vs Chorus Skeleton |
Takayuki Inagaki | Michita Shiraishi | Takaya Yoshida, Nanako Ninomiya Natsumi Kubo, Takeshi Oda Shohei Usami, Ryoko Fujikawa Zhou Hao, Hiroyuki Morita Yawei Gedou, Shunpei Mochizuki Itoori Kudo, Michitake Yamamichi Nanako Fukuda, Emi Kono |
Satoshi Sakai | ||||
| Episode 24 | レアアイテムは命よりも重い Rare items are more important than life |
Takefumi Anzai | Daisuke Chiba | TripleA, Zhu Zhifeng, Yang Guofu Zhang Huang, Hwang You-Seon |
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| Episode 25 | 世界の暗闇を拓く者 Pioneers of the World's Darkness |
Naoto Uchida | Yoshihiko Iwata | Mariko Aoki, Shunpei Mochizuki Michitake Yamamichi, Hiroyuki Morita Naoya Sonoda, Yawei Gedou Takeshi Oda, Itoori Kudo Blank, Takaya Yoshida Amphibi, Facu Escobedo Zhu Zhifeng, Yang Guofu, Zhang Huang Hwang You-Seon |
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| Episode 26 | 半裸と愉快な仲間達inゴーレムパラダイス Half-naked and Happy Friends in Golem Heaven |
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Yoshimasa Hiraike | Hiro Oki | Shuhei Hosokawa, Shohei Usami | Shumpei Mochizuki | Nagamori Yoshihiro | Yokoyama Yuki | Ayumi Kurashima |
| Episode 27 | 融通知らずの門番 The Uncompromising Guard |
Takefumi Anzai | Masahiko Suzuki | Ryoko Fujikawa, Gawee Fighting Shiori Kudo, Park Sang-ho Hwang You-Seon, Yeo Jung-min |
Satoshi Sakai | ||||
| Episode 28 | 加速する会議、迸る欲望、 そしてそれぞれの糸口 The accelerating meeting, surging desires, and their respective clues |
Takayuki Inagaki | Suguru Yamamoto | Takeshi Oda, Zhou Hao Hiroyuki Morita, Michitake Yamamichi |
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| Episode 29 | 人は不可能に夢を見る、 いざ空を歩く時 Humans Always Dream of the Impossible Come, When the Sky is Stepped Upon |
Takefumi Anzai | Yoshihiko Iwata | Naoya Sonoda, Tsuyoshi Moride Wuxi Yueling Animation |
- | Nagamori Yoshihiro | |||
| Episode 30 | その衝動は、飢餓 その執念は、渇望 That Impulse is Hunger That Obsession is Thirst |
Kazunobu Shimizu | Shohei Usami, Blank, Shuhei Hosokawa Qingdao Mars Animation Design Co., Ltd. studio AR, Park Sang-ho |
Satoshi Sakai | - | ||||
| Episode 31 | 激闘の果てに、絶望 The End of a Fierce Battle is Despair |
Yoshimasa Hiraike Takeshi Manabe Daisuke Chiba |
Daisuke Chiba | Ryoko Fujikawa, Gawee Fighting Shiori Kudo, Tsang Wing Chi |
Shumpei Mochizuki | ||||
| Episode 32 | 双翼相打つ Wings Clashing |
Takayuki Inagaki | Hiro Oki | Riku Takizawa | Shumpei Mochizuki Satoshi Sakai |
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| Episode 33 | 獅子は兎に全力を、 蟹は不死鳥にピザカッター A Lion Chases a Rabbit with All Its Might Crab vs. Phoenix with a Pizza Cutter |
Michita Shiraishi | Takeshi Oda, Zhou Hao, Michitake Yamamichi | Shumpei Mochizuki | Yokoyama Yuki | ||||
| Episode 34 | 駆けろ、焦燥を燃料に Run, Fuelled by Anxiety |
Takefumi Anzai | Yoshihiko Iwata | Yuki Kitajima, Nanako Ninomiya Haruka Hayashi, Serika Yamada Park Sang-ho, Shen Suyi Qingdao Mars Animation Design Co., Ltd. |
Satoshi Sakai | ||||
| Episode 35 | 猟犬の如く嗅ぎ付けて A Sense of Smell Like a Hound |
Suguru Yamamoto | Shohei Usami, Shuhei Hosokawa Zhou Hao, Blank, Park Sang-ho |
Hoshino Reika | Nagamori Yoshihiro Sonoda Naoya | ||||
| Episode 36 | 大志の灯火を抱いて 其の一 Flame of Ambition, Part 1 |
Michio Fukuda | Masahiko Suzuki | Tsuyoshi Moride, Yu Sata Ryoko Fujikawa, Gawee Fighting Qingdao Mars Animation Design Co., Ltd. TripleA |
Hoshino Reika Satoshi Sakai |
Sonoda Naoya Nagamori Yoshihiro | |||
| Episode 37 | 大志の灯火を抱いて 其の二 Flame of Ambition, Part 2 |
Ikeshita Hiroki | Takeshi Oda, Michitake Yamamichi Shiori Kudo, Riku Takizawa, Takaya Yoshida Yao Jianghao, Zhou Hao, TripleA |
Shumpei Mochizuki Yao Jianghao |
Sonoda Naoya | ||||
| Episode 38 | 大志の灯火を抱いて 其の三 The Ambitious Flame, Part 3 |
Takayuki Inagaki | Daisuke Chiba | Minoru Murao, Riku Takizawa Shohei Usami, Naoya Sonoda Naoto Sato, Blank TripleA |
Hiura Rena Satoshi Sakai |
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| Episode 39 | 大志の灯火を抱いて 其の四 The Ambitious Flame, Part 4 |
Michio Fukuda | Hiro Oki | Shuhei Hosokawa, Tsuyoshi Moride Ryoko Fujikawa, Gawee Fighting Zhou Hao, Emi Kono TripleA Qingdao Mars Animation Design Co., Ltd. Wuxi Yueling Animation |
Hoshino Reika Satoshi Sakai |
Sonoda Naoya Nagamori Yoshihiro | |||
| Episode 40 | 大志の灯火を抱いて 其の五 The Ambitious Flame, Part 5 |
Takefumi Anzai | Yoshitaka Nagaoka | Masaru Sano, Kotetsu Tonosaki Tatsuya Nakajima, Keiko Matsumoto Nobuyuki Mitani, Itoi Yamamichi Kyohei Yamamoto, Momoka Himoto |
- | Nagamori Yoshihiro | Momoka Izumi Ayumi Kurashima | ||
| Episode 41 | 貴方はなんのためにゲームをしますか? :彼らの回答 Why do you play games? : Their Answers |
Takeya Nosaka | Takaya Yoshida, Tomoe Mori Bak, Kkbattery Zoni, Asazumi Qingdao Mars Animation Design Co., Ltd. |
- | Ayumi Kurashima | ||||
| Episode 42 | ジョーカー混じりのストレートフラッシュ Straight Flush with a Joker |
Mitsutoshi Sato | Yu Sata, Takeshi Oda Zhou Wu, Kongbai Serika Yamada, Haruka Hayashi TripleA | ||||||
| Episode 43 | 赤鯨、魚怪と相対す Red Whale vs. Fish Monster |
Takefumi Anzai | Kazunobu Shimizu | Shohei Usami, Naoya Sonoda Zhou Hao, Wuxi Yueling Animation TripleA |
Sonoda Naoya | Nagamori Yoshihiro | |||
| Episode 44 | 静謐が終わる、廃都よ賑やかなれ Silence Ends, O Ruins, Welcome the Clamor |
Takahiro Tanaka | Yoshihiko Iwata | Osamu Hosokawa, Izugou Hiramori Ryoko Fujikawa, Nanako Ninomiya Shiori Kudo, Shohei Usami Yawei Geduo, Ryu Shishiyama Zhou Hao, Yang Peiyuan, Lang Hao Qingdao Mars Animation Design Co., Ltd. Wuxi Yueling Animation TripleA |
Hiura Rena Satoshi Sakai | ||||
| Episode 45 | いざ龍魚三枚おろし Let's Slice the Dragonfish into Fillets |
Takayuki Inagaki | Suguru Yamamoto | Riku Takizawa,ムラオミノル Naoto Sato, Blank Chen Weixin, Zhou Hao, Tomoe Mori Bak, Kkbattery Zoni, Asazumi |
Hoshino Reika | ||||
| Episode 46 | そして旅狼は海から摩天楼へ Wolfgang Goes from the Sea to the Skyscrapers |
Takefumi Anzai | Yuma Imura Asahi Yoshimura |
MURURIN, Facu Escobedo Zeng Shan, Chen Jiaxing, Li Shaochuan Liu Wenhui, Qu Yichen studio PAPER CRANES Serif Cosmos Films Yusong Animation |
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| Episode 47 | ただ一瞬にて気取るは灼光の限界 A Moment's Insight is the Limit of the Scorching Light |
Hiro Oki | Shohei Usami, Yu Sada Zhou Hao, Nanako Ninomiya Ryoko Fujikawa, Tsuyoshi Moride Serika Yamada, Haruka Hayashi Wuxi Yueling Animation, TripleA |
Hiura Rena | - | ||||
| Episode 48 | 秒速百メートルの殺意 Killing Intent at 100 Meters per Second |
Shinji Osada | Suguru Yamamoto ツァン颖芝 |
Shiori Kudo, Takaya Yoshida Blank, Masaru Sano Kotetsu Tonozaki, Nanako Ninomiya Momoka Akimoto, Kyohei Yamamoto Takafumi Nakadai, Nobuyuki Mitani 7DOC, LOstudio |
Satoshi Sakai Hoshino Reika |
Ayumi Kurashima Momoka Izumi | |||
| Episode 49 | 深き海の王よ、ぶちのめし奉る O King of the Deep Sea, Allow Me to Give You a Thorough Thrashing |
Yoshimasa Hiraike | Michita Shiraishi | Shuhei Hosokawa, Minoru Murao Naoto Sato, Yawei Gidou Yamamichi Michitake, Mochizuki Shumpei Zhou Hao, Wang Mengling Zhong Zilan, Meng Runtian Fishman |
Shumpei Mochizuki Satoshi Sakai |
Ayumi Kurashima | |||
| Episode 50 | 匿名(馬鹿)野郎Aチーム、そして風雲急 Anonymous (Shitty) Kid A Squad: Sudden Turn of Events |
Takefumi Anzai | Daisuke Chiba Takeya Nosaka |
Takizawa Riku, Usami Shohei Sata Yu, Zhou Hao Ninomiya Nanako, Fujikawa Ryoko Moride Tsuyoshi, Blank Shiori Kudo, Takaya Yoshida Kono Emi, Lin Chunhua Yamada Serika |
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Opening Theme (OP)
Ending Themes (ED)
Titled "Shangri-La Theater," it has been distributed on YouTube since October 1, 2023, as supplementary content to the main series.
On July 7, 2022, a game adaptation was announced.