Anime
Shangri-La Frontier: Season 3 premieres on January 10, 2027
The continuation runs across two cours; a new official video introduces NoName and Alex Taylor ahead of their duel.
The third season of Shangri-La Frontier premieres on January 10, 2027 on Japanese television. The continuation airs Sundays at 5 p.m. Japan time on MBS, TBS and their partner stations. Two directly consecutive cours are planned. Crunchyroll has confirmed the international simulcast, including the German-language offering; a specific release time for Germany has not yet been set.
The exact date and broadcast format were already announced on September 16. In November, the production team will show further scenes and characters from the new story arc. The focus is now on the VR fighting game Galaxia Heroes: Chaos, which is played during the Global Game Competition.
A tournament outside Shangri-La Frontier
Sunraku temporarily sets his adventures in the eponymous VR game aside. Together with Oikatzo and Arthur Pencilgon, he takes part in an international gaming competition, where the three encounter members of the American professional team Star Rain.
On November 6, 2026, the official anime website published a new duel visual for NoName versus Alex Taylor. It shows the game characters Clockfire and PSY-Borg Lord. In addition, a staged interview ahead of the fight appeared, in which both participants talk about their opponent and the possible course of the encounter. The video is linked on the official YouTube channel.
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Production and streaming
The animation is once again produced by C2C. Hiro Oki directs; Toshiyuki Kubooka, previously director of the first two seasons, takes over overall direction. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu is responsible for series composition, and Ayumi Kurashima for character design. The music comes from composers of the MONACA team.
Yuma Uchida continues to voice Sunraku, Yoko Hikasa voices Arthur Pencilgon, and Makoto Koichi voices Oikatzo. The cast also includes Daiki Hamano as Lucas Garcia and Kazuyuki Fukagawa as Alex Taylor. The series is based on the source novel by Katarina and the manga adaptation drawn by Ryosuke Fuji.
The story is also present beyond the anime as a video game project: a game based on Shangri-La Frontier was presented at the Tokyo Game Show 2026. Other well-known anime continuations in January are Mashle Season 3 and the second cour of One-Punch Man Season 3.