Shangri-La Fan Club

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss310/dawnwan_photo/shang.gif" border="0" /> <img src="http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss310/dawnwan_photo/wanted.jpg" border="0" /><!--center--></div> The story is set in a neo-futuristic age, in which Tokyo has turned into the world’s largest “jungle-polis” that absorbs carbon dioxide. A tower city called Atlas houses the rich and privileged, and is the object of yearning of all that are not allowed to enter. But Atlas also has ancient secrets which cause a sudden whirl of events. Festooned by colorful 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 anime action saga. A striking vision of Earth’s future from some of Japan’s foremost creative talents, Shangri-La is a tale of greed and division vs. bravery and the human spirit. Set against the backdrop of a Tokyo cityscape turned into a teeming jungle by runaway global warming, with the elite living in the comfort of the tower city, Atlas, and the less-privileged masses struggling in the squalor in the jungle – only one girl, Kuniko Hojo, and her band of guerrillas can find a way to preserve the future for everyone.. The novel was serialized in Newtype magazine, and has been collected into one book volume in 2005. The anime is the first Newtype work animated for television. Kadokawa's <em>Zōkan Ace A Assault</em> magazine began serializing a manga version by Karasuma Tasuku <em>(Reideen)</em> in March. <strong>Production Staff</strong> <strong>Original Work:</strong> Ikegami Eiichi <strong>Director:</strong> Bessho Makoto <em>(Armitage, Ah! My Goddess: The Movie)</em> <strong>Series Composition:</strong> Oonogi Hiroshi <em>(Arjuna, Noein)</em> <strong>Creative Producer:</strong> Mori Takeshi <em>(Vandread, Otaku no Video)</em> <strong>Character Design:</strong> Murata Range <em>(<strong>Last Exile</strong>, Blue Submarine No. 6)</em> <strong>Creative Supervisor:</strong> Takeba Shingo <em>(Eureka Seven, RahXephon)</em> <strong>Design Works:</strong> Kusanagi Takuhito <em>(Blue Submarine No. 6, Samurai 7)</em>, Satou Hajime <em>(Karas, Solty Rei)</em>, Iida Umanosuke <em>(Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Tide-Line Blue)</em> <strong>Animation Production:</strong> GONZO <strong><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="color:red">Shangri-La Trailers, OP and ED<!--color--></span><!--size--></span></strong> <div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br> <strong>Trailer #1</strong> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/8EyzLb0IA0U&rel=1"></param><param" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/8EyzLb0IA0U&rel=1"></param><param</a> name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/8EyzLb0IA0U&rel=1&quot" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/8EyzLb0IA0U&rel=1&quot</a>; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <strong>Trailer #2</strong> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KDuLR4oqClg&rel=1"></param><param" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/KDuLR4oqClg&rel=1"></param><param</a> name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KDuLR4oqClg&rel=1&quot" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/KDuLR4oqClg&rel=1&quot</a>; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <strong>Opening Credits</strong> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/GPWbgoYbHCc&rel=1"></param><param" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/GPWbgoYbHCc&rel=1"></param><param</a> name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/GPWbgoYbHCc&rel=1&quot" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/GPWbgoYbHCc&rel=1&quot</a>; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <strong>Ending Credits</strong> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/EnXDEjayPNM&rel=1"></param><param" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/EnXDEjayPNM&rel=1"></param><param</a> name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/EnXDEjayPNM&rel=1&quot" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/EnXDEjayPNM&rel=1&quot</a>; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <!--spoiler--></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss310/dawnwan_photo/ShangSig2.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss310/dawnwan_photo/kuniko-02.jpg" border="0" /> <!--center--></div> <strong>Links</strong> <!--link--><a href="http://www.anime-shangri-la.jp/english/">Official Shangri-La Website (ENG)</a> <!--link--><a href="http://www.anime-shangri-la.jp/blog/">Official Shangri-La Blog (JP)</a> <!--link--><a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9-%E6%B1%A0%E4%B8%8A-%E6%B0%B8%E4%B8%80/dp/404873640X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221007014&sr=1-4">Shangri-La Novel - Amazon.co.jp</a> <!--link--><a href="http://www.webdokusho.com/rensai/sakka/michi51.html">Interview with Eiichi Ikegami (JP)</a>