{"id":109094,"date":"2025-01-05T07:24:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T15:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=109094"},"modified":"2025-01-05T07:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T15:25:10","slug":"shangri-la-frontier-season-2s-new-op-and-ed-have-been-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/01\/05\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2s-new-op-and-ed-have-been-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Shangri-La Frontier Season 2&#8217;s New OP and ED Have Been Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The non-credit versions of<em> Shangri-La Frontier<\/em> Season 2&#8217;s second cour opening and ending animations have been released on the anime&#8217;s YouTube channel.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The dramatic opening sequence, set to<strong> Awich<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;Frontiers,&#8221; is storyboarded, unit directed, and directed by <strong>Shun Yamaguchi<\/strong> (<em>OSHI NO KO<\/em> Season 2 motion graphics artist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NulD2h1_3-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nakayoku Creators x Kinu Concept Movie<\/a> director et al.).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Meanwhile, the pixelated side-scroller-inspired ending is directed and storyboarded by 10GAUGE&#8217;s <strong>Daisuke Matsuki<\/strong> (Cour 1 opening), who also handled the compositing and visual effects. The unit direction and key animation were handled by <strong>Shinichi Wada<\/strong> (<em>Handyman Saitou<\/em> <em>in Another World<\/em> action supervisor). <strong>CVLTE<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;realitYhurts.&#8221; is the theme song.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u30b7\u30e3\u30f3\u30b0\u30ea\u30e9\u30fb\u30d5\u30ed\u30f3\u30c6\u30a3\u30a2\u300f2nd Season \u7b2c2\u30af\u30fc\u30eb\u30ce\u30f3\u30af\u30ec\u30b8\u30c3\u30c8OP\u6620\u50cf\uff5cAwich\u300cFrontiers\u300d\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lXVlZvB6FEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u30b7\u30e3\u30f3\u30b0\u30ea\u30e9\u30fb\u30d5\u30ed\u30f3\u30c6\u30a3\u30a2\u300f2nd Season \u7b2c2\u30af\u30fc\u30eb\u30ce\u30f3\u30af\u30ec\u30b8\u30c3\u30c8ED\u6620\u50cf\uff5cCVLTE\u300crealitYhurts.\u300d\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rn77dK9X7ZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Shangri-La Frontier<\/em> Season 2&#8217;s first cour premiered last October. The first season of the VRMMO-themed action anime ran from October 2023 to March 2024. Crunchyroll describes the first season as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i>\u201cWhen was the last time I played a game that wasn\u2019t crap?\u201d This is a world in the near future where games that use display screens are classified as retro. Anything that can\u2019t keep up with state-of-the-art VR technology is called a \u201ccrap game,\u201d and you see a large number of crap games coming out.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i>Those who devote their lives to clearing these games are called \u201ccrap-game hunters,\u201d and Rakuro Hizutome is one of them. The game he\u2019s chosen to tackle next is Shangri-La Frontier, a \u201cgod-tier game\u201d that has a total of thirty million players. Online friends\u2026 An expansive world\u2026 Encounters with rivals\u2026 These are changing Rakuro and all the other players\u2019 fates! The best game adventure tale by the strongest \u201ccrap game\u201d player begins now!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The anime is based on the Kodansha-published&nbsp;<i>Shangri-La Frontier<\/i><em>:<\/em><i>&nbsp;Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Nidoman tosu ~<\/i>&nbsp;manga written by&nbsp;<b>Katarina<\/b>&nbsp;and drawn by<strong>&nbsp;Ryousuke Fuji<\/strong>. The manga began serialization in Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2020 and will release its 21st tankoubon volume on February 17, 2025 JST. The story started as a Shousetsuka ni Narou web novel in 2017.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Crunchyroll, Muse Asia&#8217;s YouTube channel, and Bilibili are streaming <em>Shangri-La Frontier<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Staff credits (reprising from Season 1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Director:&nbsp;<strong>Toshiyuki Kubooka<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Series composer and scriptwriter:<strong>&nbsp;Kazuyuki Fudeyasu<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina<\/em>)&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Character designer and chief animation director:&nbsp;<strong>Ayumi Kurashima<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Nomad: Megalo Box 2<\/em>&nbsp;character designer)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Assistant director:<strong>&nbsp;Hiroki Ikeshita<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina&nbsp;<\/em>storyboarder and episode director) [Ikeshita <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/12\/05\/assistant-director-of-shangri-la-frontier-season-2-passes-away\/\">passed away<\/a> in November 2024]<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Action and effects director:<strong>&nbsp;Satoshi Sakai<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed By Light<\/em>&nbsp;action animation director)&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Color designer:&nbsp;<strong>Masato<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Takagi&nbsp;<\/strong>(<em>Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina<\/em>)&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Background art director: Inspired\u2019s<strong>&nbsp;Yuki Nobe&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Background art director: Inspired\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Saki Nakamura<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;Compositing director:&nbsp;<strong>Hikaru Yamamoku<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>ONE PIECE Vol.100\/Ep.1000 Celebration Movies&nbsp;<\/em>\u201cWE ARE ONE.\u201d assistant photography director)&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Music composer:&nbsp;<strong>MONACA<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Assassins Pride<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Animation production:&nbsp;<strong>C2C<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Yuma Uchida<\/strong>&nbsp;as Sunraku\/Rakuro Hizutome<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Azumi Waki<\/strong>&nbsp;as Psyger-0\/Rei Saiga<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Yoko Hikasa<\/strong>&nbsp;as Arthur Pencilgon\/Towa Amane<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Makoto Koichi<\/strong>&nbsp;as OiKatzo\/Kei Uomi<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Rina Hidaka<\/strong>&nbsp;as Emul<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Akio Ootsuka<\/strong>&nbsp;as Weiss Ash<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Yumiri Hanamori<\/strong>&nbsp;as Psyger-100\/Momo Saiga<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Sayaka Senbongi<\/strong>&nbsp;as Animalia<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Yuka Terasaki&nbsp;<\/strong>as Akane Akitsu<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Natsuki Hanae&nbsp;<\/strong>as Ceecrus<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Shangri-la Frontier anime YouTube channel<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The non-credit versions of Shangri-La Frontier Season 2&#8217;s second cour opening and ending animations have been released on the anime&#8217;s YouTube channel. 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