Kodansha’s landing at AnimeNYC with a bang this year, with the announcement of the Shangri-La Frontier manga creators Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji making their Anime NYC debut at this year’s event. Fans of the videogame action manga will get multiple opportunities to catch the fan favorite creators across panels hosted by Crunchyroll and Kodansha, and a special signing event!
Below, you can take a look at the planned itinerarary for the weekend of appearances:
Shangri-La Frontier Creator Autograph Session:
Want to get an unforgettable momento from Anime NYC? Come to the Shangri-La Frontier signing session and meet the creators one-on-on! Tickets for this special signing event will be distributed via Anime NYC’s lottery system. More info on how to sign up will be revealed soon, so keep an eye out for when this info drops!
When: Friday, August 23 at 3:30-4:30PM EST
Where and How: More information TBD
Shangri-La Frontier Creator Panels:
Shangri-La Frontier Panel featuring Creators and Anime Staff
When: Friday, August 23, 2024 at 5:30PM – 6:30PM EST
Where: Sakura Stage
What: Max out your stats and gear up for a deep dive into Shangri-La Frontier with the creators and anime staff! Join Katarina (original author), Ryosuke Fuji (manga artist), and Hiroyuki Aoi (anime producer) as they talk about building the immersive world and story of ShanFro, along with how they brought the unique story and characters to life in the anime. The panel will feature a Q&A with Katarina-sensei and Fuji-sensei, as well as a premiere of Season 2 Episode 1 of Shangri-La Frontier!
Kodansha Presents Shangri-La Frontier Creators Katarina & Ryosuke Fuji
When: Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 11:00AM – 12:00PM EST
Where: Jacob Javits Center — Panel Room 4
What: If you’ve been amazed by the fantastical worlds and epic fights of Shangri-La Frontier, now is your chance to hear from the creators behind it all in this manga-focused event! Kodansha presents Katarina (original author) & Ryoske Fuji (manga artist), the incredible creators behind the Shangri-La Frontier manga, in a not-to-be-missed panel only at Anime NYC! Learn about Fuji & Katarina-sensei’s creative process, the inspiration behind the manga’s vast digital worlds, and more in this wide-ranging panel no manga fan should miss!
Kodansha describes Shangri-La Frontier:
Second-year high school student Rakuro Hizutome loves nothing more than finding so-called “trash games” and beating the crap out of them. When he decides to change things up by playing a new, “god-tier” VR game known as Shangri-La Frontier (a.k.a. SLF), he does what he does best: min-maxes, skips the prologue, and jumps straight into action! Rakuro may be a seasoned gamer, but a meeting with an old rival will change the fate of every SLF player forever.
Clad in nothing but shorts and a bird mask, Rakuro (player name: Sunraku) launches into the world of SLF. Things are going well at first as he takes down a goblin, a bunny, and even a python. But then Sunraku comes up against a huge, hard-hitting wolf known as Lycagon the Nightslayer. Will Sunraku’s years of “trash game” experience be enough, or is he about to suffer a rude awakening just a few hours into his SLF adventure?
