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Shangri-La Frontier   
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Description
From Kodansha:
Second-year high school student Rakurou Hizutome is interested in one thing only: finding "shitty games" and beating the crap out of them. His gaming skills are second to none, and no game is too bad for him to enjoy. So when he's introduced to the new VR game Shangri-La Frontier, he does what he does best min-maxes and skips the prologue to jump straight into the action. But can even an expert gamer like Rakurou discover all the secrets that Shangri-La Frontier hides?

Note: Won the 47th Annual Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen category in 2023.

Official English

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
Shanfro
Shanfuro
Shangri-La Frontier ~ Crappy Game Hunter Challenges God-Tier Game
Shangri-La Frontier ~Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su~
Shangri-La Frontier ~เมื่อนักล่าเกมขยะท้าสู้ในเกมเทพ~
Shangrila Frontier
Рубеж Шангри-Ла: любитель игрошлака бросает вызов топ игре
シャングリラ・フロンティア〜クソゲーハンター、神ゲーに挑まんとす〜
シャンフロ
香格里拉・開拓異境~糞作獵手挑戰神作~
샹그릴라 프론티어

Groups Scanlating
Vorpal Scans
A pair of 2
Hundred Scans
Shangri-La Scans
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Latest Release(s)
v.14 c.132 by Vorpal Scans 10 months ago
v.14 c.131 by Vorpal Scans 10 months ago
v.14 c.130 by Vorpal Scans 10 months ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
16 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

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User Rating
Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (87 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.49 / 10.0
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Last Updated
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Year
2020

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Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Azuki (digital - Cancelled)
INKR Comics (digital - Cancelled)
K Manga (170 Chapters - Ongoing; Digital)
Kodansha USA (15 Volumes - Ongoing; digital)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #345 decreased(-6)
Monthly Pos #342 decreased(-29)
3 Month Pos #328 decreased(-5)
6 Month Pos #318 decreased(-98)
Year Pos #339 increased(+220)

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On 165 wish lists
On 7 completed lists
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Really captures the MC's enthusiasm  
by Joese
May 7th, 2023, 4:47am
Rating: 8.5  / 10.0
I usually dislike series based around gaming, but this one really manages to express the joy of finding a game you like, without making it look as if the whole world was obsessed with it. It has some tropes used in other similar series that would have 0 sense on an actual game (unique NPCs/ any NPC disappearing after death, MC playing way too much at the start…), but in exchange it fixes many flaws I usually drop this kind of series for (his friends have a life outside, someone obsessed with games wouldn't play just one game at a time, his family exists, programming team actually balancing the game…).

The main story revolves around the MC's free time playing games and the idealised MMORPG that is Shangri-La Frontier. After the IG scene is set, it shows also a bit of his life, just enough to show us he isn't a hikomori, just a teen with lots of free time (leaving things to be introduced without being obvious about them).

One of the main points in which this series differs from others is how they don't idealise elements that are added to make people addicted (Gachas, login bonuses, premium currency …). I guess this is also a sort of critique against other series about gaming that are based on incremental games, or most MMORPGs that are there usually to grab all the cash they can before disappear, being almost identical to one another relying on hype, gratifications and events to keep players …

All in all you can really see how the author / his team like and transmit their enthusiasm for: games with proper endgames, that rely on skills rather than RNG or being incremental. This series really shows how different players exploit games,and how balanced games usually survive for a long time.
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Fun, punchy  
by Killerthug
November 16th, 2020, 12:31am
Rating: 8.0  / 10.0
Promising worldbuilding, good art and good translations. MC isn't simply OP (so far, chpt13) and actually works for slight advantages. Seems like it'll be an interesting story!
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First impression review  
by grandexeno
September 27th, 2020, 3:43am
Rating: 8.0  / 10.0
From a perspective of 6 chapters in, I'll be brief on behalf of a new reader's approach:
-Average/good story: it's not THE original thing one can't think about, but it's not "banal". World building is steady paced.
-Good art: nice, dynamic, well built panels. It's polished and enticing.
-Good translation: kudos to the translation team that's working on it. They are giving a very good service of rendering nuances in the speech, bubbles and subtext.

Of the "online game" type mangas, it's one I invite others to try reading. In my opinion it's well worth it.
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