{"id":110270,"date":"2025-01-19T06:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T14:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=110270"},"modified":"2025-02-23T20:09:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T04:09:03","slug":"shangri-la-frontier-season-2-reveals-key-visual-trailer-more-cast-for-new-story-arc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/01\/19\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2-reveals-key-visual-trailer-more-cast-for-new-story-arc\/","title":{"rendered":"Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 Reveals Key Visual, Trailer &amp; More Cast for New Story Arc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/08\/15\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2-drops-key-visual-new-cast-info\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new key visual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, trailer, and two more cast members have been revealed for the ongoing second season of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/01\/05\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2s-new-op-and-ed-have-been-released\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shangri-La Frontier<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The release coincides with the anime starting a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/12\/29\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2-teases-lycagon-battle-in-exciting-new-climax-trailer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new story arc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> titled &#8220;The Sky Above, The Spread-Out Sea, Beyond the Abyssal City,&#8221; which will begin with the second season\u2019s 16th episode on January 26, 2025.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_110275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110275\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/01\/19\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2-reveals-key-visual-trailer-more-cast-for-new-story-arc\/shangri-la-frontier-new-story-arc-key-visual-2\/\" 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12pt\">\u00a9\u786c\u68a8\u83dc\u30fb\u4e0d\u4e8c\u6dbc\u4ecb\u30fb\u8b1b\u8ac7\u793e\uff0f\u300c\u30b7\u30e3\u30f3\u30b0\u30ea\u30e9\u30fb\u30d5\u30ed\u30f3\u30c6\u30a3\u30a2\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a\u30fbMBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u30b7\u30e3\u30f3\u30b0\u30ea\u30e9\u30fb\u30d5\u30ed\u30f3\u30c6\u30a3\u30a2\u300f\u65b0\u7ae0\u300c\u898b\u4e0a\u3052\u305f\u7a7a \u5e83\u304c\u308b\u6d77 \u6df1\u6df5\u306e\u90fd\u5e02\u3092\u99c6\u3051\u3066\u300dPV\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7HSDKDCAHX8?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><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, the two new cast members joining the series will be voicing NPC characters, consisting of <\/span><b>Aki Kanada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Stude and <\/span><b>Toru Sakurai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Araba.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:49.85820%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/01\/19\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2-reveals-key-visual-trailer-more-cast-for-new-story-arc\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2-stude-character-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2-stude-character-visual.jpg?fit=702%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"702,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shangri la frontier season 2 araba character visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9\u786c\u68a8\u83dc\u30fb\u4e0d\u4e8c\u6dbc\u4ecb\u30fb\u8b1b\u8ac7\u793e\uff0f\u300c\u30b7\u30e3\u30f3\u30b0\u30ea\u30e9\u30fb\u30d5\u30ed\u30f3\u30c6\u30a3\u30a2\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a\u30fbMBS &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2-araba-character-visual.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" 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data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">They join the anime\u2019s main voice cast, which stars:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Yuma Uchida<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Sunraku\/Rakuro Hizutome<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Azumi Waki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Psyger-0\/Rei Saiga<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Yoko Hikasa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Arthur Pencilgon\/Towa Amane<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Makoto Koichi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as OiKatzo\/Kei Uomi<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Rina Hidaka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Emul<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Akio Otsuka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Weiss Ash<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Yumiri Hanamori<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Psyger-100\/Momo Saiga<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Sayaka Senbongi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Animalia<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Yuka Terasaki <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Akane Akitsu<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Natsuki Hanae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Ceecrus<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Toshiyuki Kubooka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) is directing the anime\u2019s second season, with <\/span><b>Kazuyuki Fudeyasu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as series screenwriter and scriptwriter, and <\/span><b>Ayumi Kurashima<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nomad: Megalo Box 2<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> character designer) as character designer and chief animation director. <\/span><b>C2C<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is in charge of the animation production for the series.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other staff include the late <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/12\/05\/assistant-director-of-shangri-la-frontier-season-2-passes-away\/\"><b>Hiroki Ikeshita<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">storyboarder and episode director) as assistant director, <\/span><b>Satoshi Sakai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed By Light<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> action animation director) as action and effects director, <\/span><b>Masato Takagi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as color designer, <\/span><b>Hikaru Yamamoku <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONE PIECE<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Vol.100\/Ep.1000 Celebration Movies \u201cWE ARE ONE.\u201d assistant photography director) as compositing director, Inspireds\u2019 <\/span><b>Yuki Nobe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Saki Nakamura <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as background art directors, and <\/span><b>MONACA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assassins Pride<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as music composer.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/11\/10\/shangri-la-frontier-season-2-unveils-new-pv-trailer-for-nephilim-hollow-arc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">second season<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> first premiered in Japan on October 13, 2024 and will run for two consecutive cours containing 25 total episodes. The anime\u2019s first season ran from October 2023 to March 2024. Crunchyroll, Muse Asia, and bilibili streamed the first season internationally, outside of Japan.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_106414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106414\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"106414\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/01\/06\/aspect-awards-2024-nominees\/shangri-la-frontier\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?fit=1290%2C1820&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1290,1820\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shangri-la Frontier\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?fit=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?fit=696%2C982&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-106414\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?resize=350%2C494&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"shangri la frontier season 2 anime main key visual\" width=\"350\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?resize=726%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 726w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?resize=768%2C1084&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?resize=1089%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1089w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?resize=696%2C982&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?resize=1068%2C1507&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?resize=298%2C420&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shangri-la-Frontier.png?w=1290&amp;ssl=1 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9\u786c\u68a8\u83dc\u30fb\u4e0d\u4e8c\u6dbc\u4ecb\u30fb\u8b1b\u8ac7\u793e\uff0f\u300c\u30b7\u30e3\u30f3\u30b0\u30ea\u30e9\u30fb\u30d5\u30ed\u30f3\u30c6\u30a3\u30a2\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a\u30fbMBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The VRMMO action anime is based on the adventure fantasy manga series, written by <\/span><b>Katarina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and illustrated by<\/span><b> Ryosuke Fuji<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It was first published in Kodansha\u2019s 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 due out on February 17, 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The manga originally began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in May 2017. Kodansha USA releases the series in English for North America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crunchyroll is streaming <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shangri-La Frontier<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> outside of Japan, describing the main synopsis of the first season as:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\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.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShanFro_Comic\/status\/1880895723031437411\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shangri-La Frontier Official Anime Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anime.shangrilafrontier.com\/topics\/2179\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official Anime Website<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new key visual, trailer, and two more cast members have been revealed for the ongoing second season of Shangri-La Frontier, highlighting the anime&#8217;s new story arc. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":110273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[14,1874,78,1191,4886,4915],"class_list":["post-110270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-c2c","tag-crunchyroll","tag-kodansha","tag-kodansha-usa","tag-shangri-la-frontier"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shangri-la-frontier-new-story-arc-key-visual-e1737298300616.jpg?fit=1060%2C597&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-sGy","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110270"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110270"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113219,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110270\/revisions\/113219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}