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Shangri-La Frontier is set in a near future where full-dive virtual reality games are normal and broken, rushed titles are everywhere. Rakuro Hizutome, a high school student who plays as Sunraku, has made a hobby of clearing these so-called trash games. When he finally tries Shangri-La Frontier, a polished hit with 30 million registered players, the strange skills he picked up in buggy games give him an edge. The cast falls into a few circles: Sunraku's old gaming friends Pencilgon and Oikatzo, his classmate Rei, the rabbit NPCs of the hidden nation Rabbituza, big player clans such as Schwarz Vulf, the unique monsters known as the Seven Colossi, and two players from the robot game Nephilim Hollow. This page covers 14 characters with their role, play style and Japanese voice actors, plus Brazilian dub voices where a source names them.
The protagonist. Rakuro Hizutome is a high school student who collects buggy, unfinished VR games and clears them for fun. He plays Shangri-La Frontier as Sunraku, and years of glitchy games have given him quick reflexes, odd tricks and patience with unfair bosses. His mood shows in how well he plays, and other players end up calling him Tsuchinoko. Japanese voice: Yuma Uchida. Brazilian dub: Celso Henrique.
Rei Saiga is Rakuro's classmate, a poised girl from an old family who turns shy around him. She already plays Shangri-La Frontier and hopes to become his friend in the game once he joins. Her heavily armored avatar, Psyger-0, holds the title for the highest damage output, which puts her among the strongest players. Her older sister plays as Psyger-100. Japanese voice: Azumi Waki. Brazilian dub: Giulia Brito.
Arthur Pencilgon is the avatar of Towa Amane, a well-known model in real life. In the game she is a player killer who hunts other players and enjoys scheming. Sunraku first met her in a different game, where he and Oikatzo raided her castle, so the three share an old and uneasy friendship. That history makes her both a useful ally and someone he never fully trusts. Japanese voice: Yoko Hikasa.
Oikatzo is Kei Uomi, a professional fighting game player and one of Sunraku's oldest gaming friends. He starts Shangri-La Frontier on Sunraku's recommendation and builds a female brawler avatar that fights hand to hand. His timing and his reading of opponents come from tournament play, and he trades jabs with Sunraku as often as they work together. Japanese voice: Makoto Koichi.
Emul is a talking rabbit NPC, a vorpal bunny from the hidden rabbit nation of Rabbituza. After meeting Sunraku, she gives him exclusive access to her home and introduces him to the characters who live there, which opens his own unique quest line. She becomes his guide and companion in the game world. Japanese voice: Rina Hidaka. In Brazil she is voiced by Beta Cinalli, who also directs the dub.
Rust is the top-ranked player of Nephilim Hollow, a separate robot combat game. Her real name is Karen Sabi. Quiet and passionate about robots, she lets her piloting do the talking. She fights alongside her childhood friend Mold, who reads opponents and guides her during matches, and the pair cross paths with Sunraku's group. Japanese voice: Rie Takahashi.
Mold, real name Yo Kabiya, is Rust's childhood friend and her navigator in Nephilim Hollow. He studies opponents, analyzes their habits and gives her advice in the middle of a fight, so the two work as a single unit. He is the calmer, more analytical half of the duo. Japanese voice: Kaito Ishikawa.
Vysache, who lets people shorten his name to Vash, is the leader of the rabbits of Rabbituza. Emul, Bilac and their many siblings answer to him, so Sunraku's growing ties with the rabbit nation pass through his approval. He is a powerful figure in the game's hidden storyline and treats Sunraku as someone worth testing. In Japanese he is voiced by veteran actor Akio Otsuka.
Bilac is Emul's older sister and the blacksmith of Rabbituza. She forges many of Sunraku's weapons, so a lot of his gear depends on her work and on the materials he brings back from his fights. A cait sith player named Aramis is openly in love with her, which adds some comedy to her scenes. Japanese voice: Miyu Tomita.
Momo Saiga plays as Psyger-100. She is Rei's older sister and a veteran of Shangri-La Frontier. She leads Schwarz Vulf, also known as Black Wolf, one of the large player clans, which makes her a well-known name among top players. Through her sister she is linked to Rakuro's circle, and her clan keeps a close eye on the game's biggest secrets. Japanese voice: Yumiri Hanamori.
Akane Akitsu is the avatar of Akane Oki, a cheerful and unusually lucky player who wears a fox mask. She becomes only the second player invited into Rabbituza, where a rabbit samurai named Ceecrue shows her around. She admires Sunraku and is completely devoted to him, which makes her an eager, energetic ally. Japanese voice: Yuka Terasaki.
Animalia is a druid who leads the SF Zoo clan, a group devoted to the game's animals. In real life she is a 22-year-old animal lover who is allergic to them, so the game is where she can get close to creatures. She is especially fixated on Emul and the rabbits, and her enthusiasm often goes a little too far. Japanese voice: Sayaka Senbongi.
Wethermon the Tombguard is one of the Seven Colossi, the unique monsters that sit at the top of the game's challenges. He guards a grave in a secret area, appears only on full-moon nights and fights with a sword style of his own. Taking him on is one of the biggest goals of season 1. A ghostly NPC named Setsuna is tied to him. Japanese voice: Sho Hayami.
Lycaon the Night Raider, also written Lycagon, is a wolf-type unique monster and another of the Seven Colossi. It roams at night, can create copies of itself, and the location of its true body is unknown. A chance run-in with it early on marks Sunraku and makes other players curious about him. It returns as a major threat in season 2.
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