Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 Release Date: January 10, 2027

When does Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 come out?

The Japanese release date is January 10, 2027. The production announced the date on September 16, alongside the season's key visual. Episodes are scheduled for Sundays at 5 p.m. JST on the MBS/TBS network of 28 stations.

This is the Japanese broadcast timetable. An international streaming upload may follow a different clock time, so viewers should check the distributor's local schedule before converting the television time into a streaming appointment.

Where will Season 3 stream?

Crunchyroll has announced that it will carry Season 3. The platform announcement and the Japanese television premiere answer different questions: the first establishes an announced streaming home; the second gives the domestic broadcast date. The sources cited here do not establish a precise international release hour or dub timetable.

How many episodes will Season 3 have?

The production confirms two consecutive cours. That describes a run across two successive television programming blocks. It does not, by itself, confirm an exact episode count, a specific finale date or an all-at-once streaming release.

What is the new season about?

The official introduction takes Sunraku away from Shangri-La Frontier for a time. Oikatzo invites him to the Global Game Competition, where they join Pencilgon in the new VR fighting game Galaxia Heroes: Chaos. Their opponents include the powerful American team Star Rain.

For returning viewers, the shift changes the immediate goal from overcoming a game's monsters to competing against skilled players. The production's new exhibition material highlights that contest without requiring viewers to treat promotional interviews as complete episodes.

Official video: Nu2meg versus Lucas Garcia

The production released this pre-match interview on October 15. The characters discuss their state of mind, their opponents and the coming match. It is an official character video, rather than a full season trailer.

Watch the official interview on YouTube →

Cast and animation studio

C2C animates the third season. The official credits list Toshiyuki Kubooka as chief director, Hiro Oki as director, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu for series composition and scripts, and Ayumi Kurashima for character designs and chief animation direction.

Yuma Uchida returns as Sunraku, with Yoko Hikasa as Pencilgon and Makoto Koichi as Oikatzo. The cast also includes Minami Takahashi as Silvia Goldberg and Daiki Hamano as Lucas Garcia.

Official sources

• September 16 premiere date and two-cour announcement
• Official third-season introduction
• October 15 exhibition interview and video
• Official staff and cast credits

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