Shangri-La (Light Novel)

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Shangri-La ( Japanese シ ャ ン グ リ ・ ラ ) is a Japanese light novel series written by Eiichi Ikegami and illustrated by Ken'ichi Yoshida . It was first published from April 2004 to May 2005. It was later adapted as a manga and anime television series.

action

The action begins in a not too distant future, when Tokyo has transformed into the world's largest jungle city, which is supposed to absorb CO 2 . The world of characters is ruled by a government organization called Atlas , which tries to keep CO 2 emissions low. To do this, it forces the residents, whose groups are known as the Metal Age , to adhere to the strict requirements. In the background, however, the CO 2 is traded and measurements are manipulated.

The protagonist Kuniko Hōjō is held captive by Atlas at the beginning , but has to be released because she has served her sentence. Unexpectedly by the guard, she is immediately picked up by the transvestites Momoko, Miiko and their rough driver Takehiko. After her absence, she realizes that the situation has hardly changed. Surprisingly, however, the settlement is attacked by the military, who believe that the residents would not adhere to the rules on CO 2 emissions. During the argument, Kuniko hits a special soldier's knife with her boomerang , which then leaves an omnipresent noise. As a result, the city is bombed by an unknown force. Now both warring parties try to get behind the secret, but can not find any traces.

Origin and publications

The light novel series Shangri-La appeared from April 2004 to May 2005 within the magazine Newtype , which is published by Kadokawa Shoten . The writer of the story was Eiichi Ikegami. The illustrations were made by Ken'ichi Yoshida .

Manga

Based on the plot of the light novel, Tasuku Karasuma draws a manga of the same name, which has been published in Ace Assault magazine since January 2009 .

Anime

Television broadcast
Original title Shangri-La
シ ャ ン グ リ ・ ラ
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2009
Episodes 24
idea Eiichi Ikegami
First broadcast April 6, 2009 to September 14, 2009 on Chiba TV
synchronization

Director Makoto Bessho filmed the story in the form of a 24-part anime - television series whose screenplay by Hiroshi Onogi was written and character design by Range Murata was designed. They worked for the Gonzo studio , whose employees did the animation. Since April 5, 2009, the series has been broadcast on the Japanese TV channels Chiba TV and TV Saitama . Other stations such as KBS Kyōto , Sun TV , Tokyo MX , TV Aichi , TV Hokkaido , TV Kanagawa and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting began broadcasting the series a few days later.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) English speaker
Kuniko Hōjō Mikako Takahashi Lindsay Seidel
Mikuni Yui Ariga Apphia Yu
Karin Ishida Yuka Iguchi Austin Tindle

music

In the opening credits, the title Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare ( キ ミ シ ニ タ モ ウ コ ト ナ カ レ ) from May'n was used. The end credits piece is by midori and is entitled Hajimari no Asa ni Hikari Are. ( は じ ま り の 朝 に 光 あ れ。 ).

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