2024-01-13
Shangri-La Frontier has received an impressive average rating of 4.8 out of 5 on the Japanese online retailer, Amazon Japan, solidifying its position as one of the top ten manga works according to bookstore evaluations. It also ranked 11th in the "Recommended Manga by Bookstore Staff" for 2021 and secured the 5th position in the "Next Manga Award 2021" in the physical manga category. These achievements have laid a strong foundation for the popularity of its anime adaptation
In a biannual survey conducted by the Japanese anime news website "Anime! Anime!", asking readers which light novels or novels they would like to see adapted into an anime, the original novel of Shangri-La Frontier has consistently ranked high since the second half of 2018. It secured the 18th position in the second half of 2018, 7th in the first half of 2019, 6th in the second half of 2019, 2nd in the first half of 2020, 1st in the second half of 2020, 15th in the first half of 2021, and 15th in the second half of 2021.
Currently, two promotional videos and the main visual have been released for the anime adaptation, building anticipation among fans. The series is set to officially air in October 2023. Let's look forward to it together!