The manga Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su (Shangri-La Frontier: Crappy Game Hunter Challenges God-Tier Game) by Katarina with illustrations by Ryousuke Fuji has more than 6.5 million copies in circulation. An anime series adaptation premiered in October 2023.
Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to suby Katarina and Ryousuke Fuji, was among the TOP 10 of the most promising manga of 2021.
Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su began to be published in Weekly Shonen Magazine in July 2021, based on the novel written by Katarina with the same name and which began to be published in May 2017.
Synopsis of Shangri-La Frontier
Rakurou Hizutome, a second year high school student, is only interested in one thing: finding “shitty games” and beating them. His playing skills are unparalleled, and no game is too bad for him. So when he’s introduced to the new VR game Shangri-La Frontier, he does what he does best: maximizes and skips the prologue straight into the action. But will even a skilled player like Rakurou be able to discover all the secrets that Shangri-La Frontier hides?
