Yes, in case you might not be aware, but Shangri-La Frontier is indeed an isekai series! It’s understandable why some people think it’s not because it doesn’t have the full isekai vibe where you reincarnate as someone else, but the word ‘isekai’ simply means getting transported to another world.

And it doesn’t necessarily have to be via reincarnation. So this makes Shangri-La a through-and-through isekai series. But what’s exactly so special about it that earned it a reputation as big as the king of Isekai?

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For those who haven’t been lucky enough to watch it yet, it’s fair to say that the world Shangri-La Frontier has provided us with is simply phenomenal. And this very world (along with highly detailed player interaction and game/combat mechanics) makes the series stand out far apart from any other...