Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su 2nd Season

Ever since Rakurou "Sunraku" Hizutome started to play the extremely popular virtual reality game Shangri-La Frontier, he has truly fallen in love with it. Sunraku has quickly made a big name for himself by fighting two of the seven unique, nearly unbeatable monsters, which is unthinkable for most players. To progress the game's story, he sets out on an adventure with his leporine guide, Emul, to acquire a magic operation unit from an ancient workshop.

Though Sunraku breezes through this quest alongside his clanmates Towa "Arthur Pencilgon" Amane and Kei "OiKatzo" Uomi, there seems to be an ulterior motive as to why the two of them decided to help Sunraku in the first place. Nevertheless, Sunraku gains valuable knowledge and allies, critical for his advancement in the game. By seeking out powerful enemies and unraveling the inner workings of the game's world, Sunraku may just change Shangri-La Frontier forever.

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Hizutome, Rakurou Main

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Emul Supporting

Hidaka, Rina Japanese

Saiga, Rei Supporting

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Amane, Towa Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Vysache Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Uomi, Kei Supporting

Koichi, Makoto Japanese

Hakamori no Wethermon Supporting

Hayami, Show Japanese

Bilac Supporting

Tomita, Miyu Japanese

Saiga, Momo Supporting

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Rust Supporting

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Kubooka, Toshiyuki Director

Fujita, Akiko Sound Director

Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki Script, Series Composition

LiSA Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance

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Dec 18, 2024

Inf3rnalEm

Recommended

Preliminary (8/25 eps)

Just like season 1, this show is an amazing experience. I have yet to see an anime that emanates the feeling of gaming just as this one does. Not to mention the incredible worldbuilding. Somehow this video game world feels like a separate dimension that we, the protagonist and the watcher, have been isekaied into. I digress; I love this season's continuation of that story.

In this season, Sunraku and friends are continuing their mission to level up and take on the impossibility of a game that is SLF. The fight scenes during this are very thought out and well animated. I love watching Sunraku abusing ... game mechanics to speed through the game as fast as he can. That is exactly what a lot of gamers I know do! It is very grounded and realistic in that respect. I find myself baffled at how intelligent the fight scenes feel while using all of the introduced game mechanics and the pure physicality of the character model.

This story feels like it is created by gamers for gamers, which is exactly what I need in an anime.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I love how they occasionally switch between games to further the plot. Showing the other games Sunraku has been playing not only makes the story more immersive, but it is such a unique way to introduce characters and plot points. I feel a lot of people I know meet gamers through one game and then bring them along to the other games in their collection.

The voice acting I feel is great. I am watching the dubbed version, but somehow it is still very good. I know I've watched quite a few anime where the dub fails in comparison to the original Japanese voice acting, but the dub feels right. The voice actor for Rakuro/Sunraku goes HARD. There is also so much gamer lingo and gamer-esque jokes in the dub that further immerse the watcher into the experience. It makes me feel like I am watching a kid experience an incredibly detailed video game universe, which I am, but a lot of shows fail to write Gen Z kids.

I have already touched on this somewhat in this review, but the animation is great. I find it is smooth, the action sequences are well drawn, and the art style is exquisite. I love the detail of the eye movements while Sunraku is wearing the bird mask!

Overall, I wholeheartedly believe that this is the best video game anime I have seen, and I cannot wait for the anime to continue releasing for the season. I am reliving my childhood with every episode that I watch. This truly feels like the gamer experience in an anime, and I am here for it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Dec 14, 2024

joemaamah

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (8/25 eps)

Started a little slow, but picked up after a couple episodes. Then it went straight into the dumpster. We need nephilim washed away in a world wide flood, to bring things back to where they belong.

The art work is the same. There's been a slight uptick in the animation quality this season. No problems on this front.

The characters seem to have been a mixed bag. Bilac is the only one that seems to have gotten any real development so far. But the writing to introduce a new character has been sketchy at best. Why throw in this mecha silliness when she's already got ... SLF experience? Which leads to the narrative writing. Why are they wasting multiple episodes on mecha trash? If I wanted to see that crap I'd queue up some Gundams. It's jarring to start off in fantasy land, and then BAM! suddenly it's a sci-fi cosmos, with no apparent need for any such transition.

Most of the original VAs still doing a decent enough job. Although I think Sunrako and at least 2 of the new characters introduced are being overacted. So at least in that regard the direction slid compared to Season 1.

Even if we get heaping helpings of vorpal bunnies for the rest of the season, damage has already been done. I'd have started this season off at an 88/100 B+ grade, but since then it's dumped to a B- at 82/100. I'll grind through to the end of the season, but not sure the writers can keep this series from the trash game bargain bin. .

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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