Shangri-La
| Category: | TV Series |
| Adult: | No |
| Native: | シャングリ・ラ |
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| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Aired: | Apr 6, 2009 [15 years 9 months ago] |
| Ended: | Sep 14, 2009 [15 years 4 months ago] |
| Language: | Japanese |
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| Links: | MAL ANIDB ANN ANILIST |
In a neo-futuristic age, Tokyo has turned into the world's largest "jungle-polis" that absorbs carbon dioxide, by-product of runaway global warming. The tower city called Atlas houses the rich and privileged, and is the object of yearning of all those who are not allowed to enter, struggling in the squalor of the surrounding jungle. But Atlas, the towering achievement of human ingenuity, was founded on dark ancient secrets which cause a sudden whirl of events. Festooned by colourful characters such as a riotous teenage girl, a child genius, a juvenile princess, a drag queen, a female doctor, an army major, and an elderly gentleman and lady, Shangri-La's hard-core world view plays out as an action saga. Note: A striking vision of Earth's future from some of Japan's foremost creative talents, this is a tale of greed and division vs. bravery and the human spirit.
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Episode 1: The Girl's Return
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-04-06
After two years in detention, Kuniko returns to her village. Momoko is happy to have her home safe, but the arrival of a military assault force proves there are some who aren’t pleased with Kuniko’s newfound freedom.
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Episode 2: The Poison Swamp of Ikebukuro
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-04-13
Kuniko and her allies venture into the dangerous foliage outside their village, unaware that a recon party from Atlas is lurking nearby. Meanwhile, chaos strikes the carbon market after Karin unleashes Medusa.
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Episode 3: The Creation
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-04-20
After Miiko wins an opportunity to move to Atlas, Kuniko grows curious about what life is like within the city. Counterfeit work passes in hand, she leads a party on an infiltration mission - but not everything goes as planned.
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Episode 4: Uber-Akihabara
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-04-27
Kuniko and Momoko travel to Akihabara to sell off a portion of Metal Age’s carbon-rich graphite stockpile. Meanwhile, Karin attempts to learn the identity of a mysterious new player on the carbon market.
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Episode 5: Wild Dance of Madness
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-05-04
After spying on his comings and goings in Akihabara, Kuniko encounters Kunihito in public. With each suspicious of the other’s motives and tactics, the tension between them eventually escalates to violence.
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Episode 6: Fictitious Battle Lines
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-05-11
Karin and the Japanese government unleash a risky plan designed to lure Orochi into the open. When the program’s location is revealed, Ryoko intercepts the information - and the U.S. military attacks.
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Episode 7: Sad Thoughts of Love and Hate
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-05-18
After she’s arrested by Atlas soldiers, Kuniko finds that things have changed for the worse at the detention center from which she was only recently released. There’s a cruel new warden in charge now: Ryoko.
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Episode 8: Lipstick Cruelty
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-05-25
With her execution approaching, Kuniko receives a visit - and a care package - from Momoko. Later, as the firing squad takes aim, a daring escape attempt results in tragic consequences.
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Episode 9: Divine Prophecy of the Sun and Moon
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-06-01
Already struggling with the guilt brought on by Momoko’s capture, Kuniko must face an even darker pain when she and Takehiko make a gruesome discovery on the grounds of the prison.
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Episode 10: Blade of the Sacred Sound
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-06-08
With Momoko’s fate weighing heavily on her shoulders, Kuniko fights to understand and confront her own destiny. Meanwhile, Ryoko exercises her newfound power as Prime Minister by launching an attack on Medusa.
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Episode 11: Butterfly Dream
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-06-15
Karin faces the reality of her lonely life after an encounter with a mysterious boy deep within the confines of her sanctuary. Elsewhere, Kuniko struggles to keep up with her new responsibilities as Metal Age’s leader.
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Episode 12: All in Constant Flux
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-06-22
Ryoko’s suspension of the Atlas Settlement Project doesn’t sit well with Kuniko, who begins plotting an assault on the city. As Metal Age prepares to execute the plan, a familiar face reappears in Duomo.
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Episode 13: Flying Girl
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-06-29
The Metal Age war against Atlas begins! Kuniko leads a risky aerial assault against the city, while riots erupt within Atlas’s walls. As the battle rages, Karin attempts to profit from the situation.
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Episode 14: Transfigured City
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-07-06
Metal Age infiltrates Atlas, but confusion caused by the ever-changing scenery results in serious casualties. Later, Kuniko makes a shocking discovery about Atlas’s past that will alter her life forever.
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Episode 15: Freak Defeat
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-07-13
The Metal Age fighters are surprised when Kuniko agrees to a cease-fire offered by the Atlas authorities. Later, Ryoko turns on Tarsian after Karin unleashes Medusa on Zeus.
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Episode 16: Forest Frenzy
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-07-20
After confronting Nagiko about her past role in the Atlas government, Kuniko is forced to make a tough decision. Meanwhile, the source of the recent unexplained artillery attacks is discovered.
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Episode 17: A Dark Night's Resistance
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-07-27
When a valued ally betrays Kuniko, the tense situation quickly escalates into tragedy. Later, Kuniko travels to Akihabara to secure weapons to use against the daedalus, she finds herself haggling with a familiar face.
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Episode 18: Two-Headed Fable
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-08-03
Kuniko learns of a surprising potential connection to Mikuni. Later, Nagiko returns to Duomo and offers to arrange a meeting between Kuniko and Ryoko - but Metal Age’s young leader has her own ideas of what to do about Atlas.
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Episode 19: Tokyo Airstrike
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-08-10
Kuniko takes Duomo’s fate into her own hands, personally destroying her beloved home. As bombs fall across Japan, Karin’s plan to profit from the nation’s faltering economy is derailed when she loses control of Medusa.
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Episode 20: Melody of Connection
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-08-17
After Kunihito tells Kuniko about the numerous strange markings in the land around Atlas, Nagiko and Tarsian offer disturbing insight into the construction of the city - and the gruesome rituals undertaken to keep it standing.
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Episode 21: The Holy Land Lost
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-08-24
Kuniko and Karin attempt to crash a satellite into the Marshall Islands in order to stop the rampaging Medusa. Meanwhile, Mikuni, shattered by the loss of Miiko, accepts an offer that might allow her to avenge her fallen friend.
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Episode 22: Eternal Bonds
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-08-31
When Mikuni’s hunger for revenge and Ryoko’s connection to Zeus endanger the world, Kuniko vows to stop them. Unfortunately, before she can take action, Kunihito appears with a gun - and he’s got Kuniko in his sights.
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Episode 23: Prelude to Collapse
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-09-07
Tarsian, Karin, and Nagiko work to prevent Medusa’s plan of nuclear annihilation. Meanwhile, Kuniko rushes to Himiko’s tomb to confront Ryoko and stop Mikuni from pulling the sacred spear.
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Episode 24: Our Shangri-La
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-09-14
Atlas teeters on the edge of collapse, threatening the lives of everyone inside. If the city’s population is to be saved - and Japan is to rise from the ashes of her troubled past - Kuniko must battle the resurrected Himiko.
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