Shangri-La Frontier is a manga series adapted from an online novel that has amassed over 500 million views and is a rarity in that it skipped book publication and was instead serialized directly in "Weekly Shonen Magazine". In this magazine, which has a history of over 60 years, the series won an unprecedented four awards in a reader poll. The story depicts a new fantasy world through a gaming experience that anyone can enjoy, offering new adventures and thrills for both adults immersed in nostalgic memories and young people living on the cutting edge of technology.

The original novel has previously ranked first in the daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and yearly rankings in the "VR Game" category on the "Become a Novelist" website. As of October 2020, the accumulated number of views has exceeded 220 million, and as of August 2021, it has surpassed 400 million views.