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Shangri-La

Shangri-La

20097.41 Season24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The story of a young woman fighting for her survival in a real "urban jungle." Only 18 years old, Kuniko Hojo finds herself at the heart of the battle for humanity's future when she discovers that the government which rules Atlas intends to continue marginalising the less-privileged masses outside the tower - by force, if necessary.

Created by Hiroshi Onogi
Written by Hiroshi Onogi, Eiichi Ikegami
Produced by Takashi Imamoto, Tsuneo Takechi
NetworksChiba TVTeletama

Top Cast

Mikako Takahashi

Mikako Takahashi

Kuniko Hojo (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Momoko (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Shogo Kudo (voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa

Shoichiro Hata (voice)

Hisako Kyoda

Hisako Kyoda

Nagiko Hojo (voice)

Sachika Misawa

Sachika Misawa

Yuri Gamagori (voice)

Makoto Ishii

Makoto Ishii

Kunihito Kusanagi (voice)

Tomoko Kaneda

Tomoko Kaneda

Hiruko (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Old Man Army (voice)

Y

Yurie Yamashita

Tomoka Yamazaki (voice)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookdystopiaschooldistant futureanimeterritorial division

About Shangri-La

Shangri-La is a animation, drama, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2009 exploring themes of based on novel or book, dystopia, school, distant future, anime, territorial division. Created by Hiroshi Onogi, it stars Mikako Takahashi, Jouji Nakata, Takahiro Sakurai. The story of a young woman fighting for her survival in a real "urban jungle." Only 18 years old, Kuniko Hojo finds herself at the heart of the battle for humanity's future when she discovers that the government which rules Atlas intends to continue marginalising the less-privileged masses outside the tower - by force, if necessary.

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