Shangri-La (novel)

Shangri-La
Cover of the Shangri-La light novel, published by Kadokawa Shoten.
シャングリ·ラ
(Shanguri Ra)
GenreScience fiction
Light novel
Written byEiichi Ikegami
Illustrated byKen'ichi Yoshida
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineNewtype
Original runApril 2004May 2005
Volumes1 (Tankōbon)
2 (Bunkobon)
Manga
Written byEiichi Ikegami
Illustrated byTasuku Karasuma
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineAce Assault (former)
Shōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
PublishedJanuary 2009
Volumes4
Anime television series
Directed byMakoto Bessho
Produced byTakashi Imamoto
Tsuneo Takechi
Tsutomu Kojima
Yoshifumi Kominato
Yuka Harada
Written byHiroshi Ōnogi
Music byHitomi Kuroishi
StudioGonzo
Licensed by
Original networkCTC, TV Saitama, KBS, tvk, Sun TV, TVQ, Tokyo MX, TVh, TV Aichi
English network
Original run April 6, 2009 September 14, 2009
Episodes24 (List of episodes)

Shangri-La (Japanese: シャングリ·ラ, Hepburn: Shanguri Ra) is a Japanese science fiction light novel, written by Eiichi Ikegami and illustrated by Ken'ichi Yoshida. The novel was initially serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine between April 2004 and May 2005. The chapters were collected into a single bound volume on September 23, 2005, and was later re-released in two volumes by Kadokawa both released on October 25, 2008. A manga series adaptation drawn by Tasuku Karasuma started serialization in Kadokawa's Ace Assault in January 2009, but was later transferred to Shōnen Ace. An anime television series, directed by Makoto Bessho, written by Hiroshi Ōnogi and featuring character designs by Range Murata and animation character designs by Kumi Ishii, premiered in Japan on April 6, 2009.