Shangri-La Frontier

High schooler Rakurou Hizutome has an unusual pastime: he seeks out notoriously bad games—glitchy, unbalanced messes that most players won’t touch. Online, fellow “trash-game” fans may know him by his handle, Sunraku. Looking for a change of pace, he takes a recommendation to try *Shangri-La Frontier*, a widely acclaimed virtual reality title.

Diving in, Rakurou cashes in most of his starter equipment for quick funds, leaving himself with little more than boxers, a bird mask, and a few weapons. He throws himself into careful leveling, only to run into monsters that prove a polished, mainstream game can be far more demanding than expected. To push forward, Sunraku leans on the hard-earned instincts he built in broken games—and his offbeat approach soon starts making waves across *Shangri-La Frontier*.