Shangri-La Frontier
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| A notable aspect of this anime is its commitment to realism, recognizing that a player shouldn't have the capability to overcome an opponent who isn't even in the same league. Before the struggling Sunraku against the Red Cap, suddenly appeared Lycaon the Nightslayer, one of the Seven Colossi. For a year since the game started, this unique monster, which none of the 30 million players have been able to conquer, unleashes a one-hit kill attack. Despite managing to withstand this devastating blow and counterattack, the overwhelming difference in strength remains insurmountable. However, Sunraku enjoys this adversity, savoring the divine game known as Shangri-La Frontier. A player below level 15, attempting to face off against a unique monster, was bound to meet a swift demise. Such is the fate of those who rush through the game without heeding any tips or delving into the lore. The boss fight was exceptional; imagine the outrage if he had somehow triumphed through some absurd vorpal blade trick. If the series is to stay true to the games, there's no way an endgame boss, capable of vanquishing entire guilds, would succumb to a novice. The curse adds an intriguing twist, setting up Wolf-boss as a fitting objective following his bold proclamation. It also ensures the protagonist remains as unforgettable as when the journey began. His torso, arms, and legs slots have been afflicted by a curse... However, items can still be equipped on the head, neck, hands, shorts, waist, and feet. Sunraku must unravel the mystery of that howl and equip an item that provides immunity against it quickly.. |
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| Damn, this early on in the show and our main guy already encounters one of the toughest monsters in the game, supposingly not been captured since the beginning of the game. This episode should serve as a wake up call for Sunraku to realize just how dangerous their world can be. Then again, he fought with heart so gotta respect that. The RPG elements are also in full swing with levels, stats, etc. |
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| To think there are a total of seven unique monsters in the game, and not even once someone has successfully taken down either of them from a player base of millions, kind of gives an idea about the level they stand on. Now there are literally clans formed for the sole purpose of defeating these unique monsters, but there is our protag… going up against one of them all alone. The fight between Sunraku and Lycaon was dope as hell. I mean the animation and fighting choreography is the best thing about this series out of anything thus far, and they’re maintaining the standards. Though surprisingly the dude didn’t defeat the monster… I was lowkey expecting he will, given that’s the norm usually xD So defeats have repercussions right? And that was the Lycaon’s curse for the dude. A bunch of things to be precise, but most important among them being that now he could not equip weapons to the place he was stung by the poison. Bad luck, but now he’s already invited in one of the unique scenario side quests… in the rabbit country. I know they were trying to make him menacing, but I laughed at the sight of that rabbit boss or whoever lol. |
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Bro is freaking out, why tho? |
| Damn the animation goes hard. If they nail the Wezaemon battle, C2C may become included in the same league as Madhouse, A-2 & Bones. |
Nero_MoonlightOct 15, 2023 3:00 AM
| “Think not of your future or your past, just your current self. Think about the now and focus, then throw out your very identity” |
| OMG, the battle is so good and the result of battle still maintain its realism. After watching 3 episodes, this anime become one of my top anime of this season. SLF deserves the title of "dark horse of the season" cause great quality that anime can delivered |
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| There are much more new anime with really good animation than usual this season. Good to see that he didn't defeat it because of some OP MC power. Why the hell did the door show the recommended level only after Sunraku entered it lol? That looks like boss room! Episode passed by in a flash. This is really great so far! And I didn't even plan to watch it at first. Watch the after credits scene too pls! Btw in the credits AMD is credited under "Filming equipment cooperation". I wonder what exactly did they provide? |
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| Highly anticipated episode and it delivered. Lycaon is as intimidating as it is in the manga. |
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| Rei continues her stalking of Sunraku, and some players are also in the know of these unique monsters, of which the Seven Colossi are of one according being strong monsters. And Sunraku just so happened to encounter into one, Lycagon the Nightslayer. And every bit of that fight is as intense as it gets, trying to read the enemy's attacks and defending against its strong attacks, which as Sunraku is, it's completely out of his league. But one thing he knows, is that he's going to beat the Nightslayer next time, applied with its curse marked to his body. Sunraku's basically screwed once Lycagon's Mark got to him, no matter how strong he could get that only his luck and endurance could get him so far. That said, a bunny just leaping onto him, it's not just some Vorpal Bunny, but a gateway to another area based on the main story's side quests. The problem is, Rabituza's requirement was Lv. 80, and Sunraku's only at Lv, 28, which the same rabbit Emul was all gushing about how he faced the Nightslayer a.k.a Night Emperor, which was one effect of the Mark. Up they go to the palace, and aside form being the first player to enter, it looks like Sunraku's luck is changing for the better...though Emul's dad, or rather the rabbit boss Vysache, what does he have in mind for Sunraku? Being a main story and boss fight player has its perks, and Sunraku's earned it. |
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| I doubt that girl could meet Sunraku in game. |
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| Interesting idea: get a huge debuff for loosing a boss fight but gain access to additional game content. I wonder if this would work in real videogames. |
| Mia's motto is 'shoot first, seek forgiveness later' |
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| I'm impressed with C2C recently, pretty much everything I've watched from them the last few years, have had great audiovisuals. What a top quality episode. |
| Holy shit this anime goes so much harder than I expected, it's awesome to see a genuinely good VRMMO anime for once, and it's 25ep, so excited to see where this goes |
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| The fight with the wolf was cool but doesn't top the snake fight for me. That mud frog chilling on the rock is a vibe though. Still waiting for the purple hair spear girl to appear. |
| This show is comfy to watch. Be interesting to see how MC manages his curse, especially seeing as how he cant equip items. And also that kinight chasing him. Dont think his flash foot style momvement is prepeared for magic rabbit teleportation doors. Lets go next eps |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| episode felt too short. still a decent episode though and just realized this'll go for 25 episodes, that's crazy. hope the animation holds on that long cause it's pretty fire rn. thought emul sounded familiar and realized it's the same VA as filo from shield hero, and vysache same as blackbeard, neat. |
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| If this didn't have a source material, I'd have thought that the protagonist was based around the dude that solos her, with the dual weilding, agility building, and being naked with just something on his head. |
Reply to Janko
Interesting idea: get a huge debuff for loosing a boss fight but gain access to additional game content. I wonder if this would work in real videogames.
| @Janko Do we consider it a debuff though? At first sure, looks like one, but after the rest of the episode I'd say that only fucks you in one scenario, and is if it caught you after you specialiced being a tank. Equipment cannot be equipped in certain slots, yeah this is the bad part, but if you are a glass cannon, outside of the social component of the game (which people should see the mark and understand it if they understand the logo of a top tier clan) he proved that his equipment did jack shit for his play style. Low level monsters flee, might suck for grinding materials, but I guess there are workarounds in a suppossedly god-tier game, like sneak attacks, ranged, etc Conversations with NPCs changing made me think that it'd affect him in the shops, but the first interaction is admiration for fighting what I guess lore-wise counts as a calamity. Resistance to magic effects, so probably that roar that made the paralisis effect won't work in the revenge battle and they are covering why from the beginning instead of asspulling it. Enemies till now have been purely physical, so is easier to guess that magic enters in the difficulty curve really late in the progression system. He can remove it by reaching one main town (assuming a Saint is an NPC which will be in a Cathedral), so is not like that he can't focus on progressing the story and remove it, but I bet that there's the hidden effect of the curse increasing the chance of the wolf appearing. |
| Waifus only represent ideals |
| Lycagon's such a cool boss, it's an unique monster after all, one of the only seven of them who doesn't respawn. Sunraku held on for a while but at his level and only alone there's a limit to how much he can achieve. Hopefully someday he'll be able to do it. For now he gotta finish the unique scenario that unlocked thanks to Lycagon cursing him. The country of rabbits, the mascot is here. |
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Reply to Mainnus
Bro is freaking out, why tho?
| @Mainnus cuz he sounds like Hanma Yujiro |
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| Lol I cant believe he put everything on luck after he got all those skill points, mainly Luck is used to give you more drop rate from the monsters. I guess his motto is “Can’t die if you wont be hit” |
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| This was something I was expecting from SWORD ART ONLINE S1! until they Anyway, cool battle with the doggie or was it a wolf? I'm getting another EPIC SAO vibes from this! P.S. The stalker girl is a must-to-have "partner" for the MC but that's going to be another long ride... |
CrazyButNot4UOct 15, 2023 8:38 AM
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| Now we've got Sunraku's purpose figured out, and a whole new unique questline started! The adventure begins! |
| Glad he actually lost! That is what should have happened. Not sure what the special ability the wolf has ...? But I'm sure we'll find out in due time. Dumping a lot of skill points into luck is a good thing. Now there's plot armor, plus what is that old saying? It's better to be Lucky, than to be good? That would be Sunraku! |
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| Wasn't the most enjoyable episode but good to see the MC not just magically become all-powerful immediately and have to learn through the process, while enjoying the challenges in the process here with no bullshit featured. Looks great too. |
| I really appreciate how grounded this show is. it doesn't have Sunraku being this OP protagonist that could beat something so early in his experience in this game, because trust me, many shows have this trope where the weak, inexperienced player somehow beats the strongest monster. Feels nice and refreshing to see that kind of realism even in a game setting. The bunny city has me quite intrigued, I like the design of the boss, and it provides a detour from the linearity of the game progress for Sunraku. |
| This game is indeed god-tier, all the details about this game being explained thoroughly and the unique monster mechanic, enjoyable to watch. |
| Sanraku managed to hit him a lot, but damage wasn't quite there. Seems like unique monsters are really unique and not some asspulls. It won't be easy for him to defeat it. Well, it did mark him and he became the dog lmao. Which also opened another door for him in the volpar world or whatever you call it. Interesting side quest, but the pacing feels a bit slow imo. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Well that he encountered one of the seven strongest monsters this early but yeah that fight was so nice. So sunraku has most of his points in stamin and agility. |
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| Sunraku in the rabbit wonderland lol.π That archer with blue hair doesn't know the basics, she must be a YouTuber haha. (β β§β β½β β¦β ) |
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| I think I love this anime. A Cheshire Cat like wolf with a curse that leaves you damn near naked and a yakuza boss bunny. I'm all in! I would have logged out with that 1 last HP. I wouldn't give the wolf the satisfaction. Guess I would have missed the yakuza bunnyviller. |
Reply to vrondz1
I was happy when the unique monster showed up in ep 2, thinking he will be destroyed effortlessly.
But lv 14 managed to avoid taking hit for 5 mins while landing 200+ critical hit? kuso story of a kusoge in a kuso anime. I imagine kuso mc will fail, hard, in ep 4 due to 52 lv difference. God tier game with no parameter restriction on level difference surely... can only exist in a shitty story.
But lv 14 managed to avoid taking hit for 5 mins while landing 200+ critical hit? kuso story of a kusoge in a kuso anime. I imagine kuso mc will fail, hard, in ep 4 due to 52 lv difference. God tier game with no parameter restriction on level difference surely... can only exist in a shitty story.
| @vrondz1 You are objectively wrong. Hiding content behind level lock is terrible game design and any game that use recommended levels instead required one is better by default. |
| that rabbit bossman is one intimidating vorpal lol well, intimidating "fluffy" vorpal boss lol |
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