Shangri-La Frontier has two active fronts: the anime's third season, set to premiere January 10, 2027 with two continuous cours on MBS and TBS, and the Netmarble game Shangri-La Frontier: Seven Strongest Species, which held an open pre-registration period in September 2026 and was playtested ahead of launch. The manga's 27th volume appeared on a July 2026 Amazon Kindle sales chart.
The anime side of Shangri-La Frontier is settled through 2027. A teaser trailer on July 7, 2026 confirmed a January 2027 premiere, and the official website followed with a January 10 date and a two-cour run on MBS, TBS and 26 affiliated channels at 5:00 p.m. JST. Studio C2C returns, Toshiyuki Kubooka is chief director and Hiro Oki is director, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu on series composition and MONACA on music. The main cast reprises, including Yuma Uchida as Sunraku and Azumi Waki as Psyger-0. Crunchyroll will stream the season. Both earlier seasons also ran two cour, the first from October 2023 and the second from October 2024.
Netmarble's game adaptation moved from announcement to imminent release across the same period. Pre-registration opened September 11, 2026 for the mobile version, with a release planned within the year on iOS, Android, and PC. At Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 17, Netmarble presented four stated pillars: the game is the IP's first game adaptation, it recreates the source material, it uses strategic battles, and it centers on the Seven Strongest Species. An original PV produced by C2C was unveiled, and a playtest reported that the switch-battle RPG is not a kusoge, the term for bad games the series is built around.
The game's structure differs from the anime's. Parties of four field two active fighters and two on standby, and players fight the Strongest Species directly rather than playing as Sunraku. Original side-story scenarios involve author Katarina, with battles against monsters including Rikaon of the Night Raid and Weathermon the Gravekeeper. Separately, Shangri-La Frontier volume 27 appeared among new releases on a July 17, 2026 Amazon Kindle manga ranking.
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A playtest of Shangri-La Frontier: Seven Strongest Species, the switch-battle RPG developed by Netmarble, finds it is not a kusoge, the term for bad games the series is built around. The game, announced in July 2022 and in development for PC, iOS, and Android, recreates the original world with original side-story scenarios. Parties of four field two active fighters and two on standby in the playtest version.
Netmarble held a stage presentation for Shangri-La Frontier: The Seven Strongest Species at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 17, covering the free-to-play switch-battle RPG for iOS, Android, and PC. The event introduced the game's four stated pillars: it is the first game adaptation of Katarina's novel Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to Su, it faithfully recreates the source material, it uses strategic battles, and it centers on the Seven Strongest Species. An original PV produced by C2C, the studio behind the TV anime, was unveiled. Cosplayer Enako took the stage as a special guest and played Story Mode, defeating the Gluttonous Great Serpent. Development producer Kim Gyung-ryul and Netmarble Japan business division head Yamashita Yamato presented. Messages from author Katarina, manga artist Ryosuke Fuji, and voice actor Yuma Uchida were read.
The official website for Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 posted a new key visual and confirmed the season begins January 10, 2027, running two continuous cours on MBS, TBS and 26 affiliated channels at 5:00 p.m. JST. The tagline on the visual reads "Konton ga Hazeru" (Chaos erupts), pointing at the Galaxia Heroes: Chaos material teased in an earlier trailer. Studio C2C returns to animate, with Toshiyuki Kubooka as chief director and Hiro Oki as director. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu returns for series composition, Ayumi Kurashima returns as character designer and chief animation director, and MONACA returns for music. The main cast reprises their roles, including Yuma Uchida as Sunraku, Azumi Waki as Psyger-0, Yoko Hikasa as Arthur Pencilgon, Makoto Koichi as Oicazzo, Rina Hidaka as Emul and Akio Otsuka as Vysache. Crunchyroll will stream the season. Both prior seasons also ran two consecutive cours, the first from October 2023 and the second from October 2024.
Netmarble began pre-registrations on September 11 for Shangri-La Frontier: The Seven Strongest Species, a free-to-play game planned for release within the year on iOS, Android, and PC. Pre-registration is open only for the mobile version. The game is the IP's first game adaptation, with an original story involving original author Katarina and battles against the Strongest Species including Rikaon of the Night Raid and Weathermon the Gravekeeper.
Crunchyroll announced at AnimagiC in Germany that it will stream six anime series, including Eleceed, FX Fighter Kurumi-chan, Shangri-La Frontier season 3, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World II, The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life, and Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things. The service also added the English dub of Sound! Euphonium season 1.
Dengeki Hobby Web reports the top 20 best-selling manga volumes on Amazon Kindle as of July 17, 2026. The Apothecary Diaries Volume 17, available for pre-order, takes the top spot. Other notable entries include pre-order titles Kingdom 80 and Medalist 15, new releases Shangri-La Frontier 27 and Zatch Bell! 2, and recent volumes Hunter x Hunter 39 and One-Punch Man 37. Sale items like Mob Psycho 100 at 100 yen per volume also appear.
The official website for the third season of the Shangri-La Frontier anime released a new teaser promotional video on July 7, 2026. The season is set to premiere in January 2027 on MBS, TBS, and 26 affiliated channels in Japan, airing Sundays at 5:00 p.m. JST. Studio C2C returns for animation production. Toshiyuki Kubooka is chief director, with Hiro Ōki as director and Naoki Kotani as assistant director. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu returns for series composition and scripts. Ayumi Kurashima is back as character designer and chief animation director. MONACA composes the music. The main voice cast reprises their roles, including Yuma Uchida as Sunraku, Azumi Waki as Psyger-0, Yoko Hikasa as Arthur Pencilgon, Makoto Koichi as Oicazzo, Rina Hidaka as Emul, and Akio Otsuka as Vysache. The first season aired from October 2023 to March 2024, and the second season ran from October 2024 to March 2025. The teaser highlights action from the Galaxia Heroes: Chaos arc. The franchise's first video game, Shangri-La Frontier ~Nanatsu no Saikyō-shu~, is also in development by Netmarble Nexus for a 2026 release.