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| I usually don't watch VRMMORPG animes, but this was really fun. Finally a gaming anime that doesn't insult my intelligence like most isekais that that just throws in RPG elements for the sake of lazy storytelling. Here we have Sunraku who plays trash games for a living until he comes across Shangri-La Frontier(SLF) where the possibilities are endless. He messes around with the character control options like most gamers do until he settles on being the shirtless guy with a bird mask on. For the first time Sunraku is playing a game that is absolutely flawless with no common bugs you see in most games. The monsters in SLR are no joke either as the low level monsters like goblins could easily take him out, but he takes out those monsters as he continues to level up. He eventually faces off against an area boss monster that is guarding the bridge. I feel like this series is made for people who are passionate about video games and want to experience a challenge. They even showed the SLF's prologue that Sunraku skipped over. I'm sure is VR is the future of video games as its a little to immersive for me. What Do You Play Games For? I play games for enjoyment as a hobby. |
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| Great animation and a good intro episode for sure. I read the Manga and have read a lot of the novel too, definitely one of my favourite VRMMO journeys. Looking forward to seeing it all in anime now too! |
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| I think this may be the first video game themed anime I'm watching and so far so good. I like the gag humor and the good animation. The storyline is interesting enough so far and I'm curious if the girl that likes him is also playing this game. |
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Getting low-key obsessed. Finished the first episode and now I'm binging the manga.
Marinate1016 said:
Just need some waifus in this and we’ll be eating good lol.
Just need some waifus in this and we’ll be eating good lol.
| @erikkamirs Of course you would choose this one XD |
| The core of this anime looks like an copy of Bofuri, looks like this guy without any experience on MMORPG will "crack" the game and discover some 'bug' skills. |
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The core of this anime looks like an copy of Bofuri, looks like this guy without any experience on MMORPG will "crack" the game and discover some 'bug' skills.
| Even better. The guy is just adamantly a video game Gary Stu. No bugs (ok fine maybe a few), all skill. |
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| Oh wow that was pretty good and looks incredible. This one wasn't even on my list for the season but reading the comments made me want to give it a shot and now I'm looking forward to more haha. |
| Imagine taking a shot every time MC says "trash". Overall, fun premiere though the initial premise only lasted like 10 or so minutes. Also animation goes hard asf. |
| Even better than I expected. Masterful first episode. This is what anime is for: heightening the source material in ways only this medium can achieve. If the production keeps up, we're got an all-timer on our hands. |
| Im not gonna lie guys. I was really digging this first episode. I’m curious to see how this goes but it’s off to a great start. I got some good laughs in and I appreciate the protagonist already being a gamer. As someone who plays RPGs, it’s cool to see a series flesh out terms and concepts used in actual video games. |
"To Infinity and Beyond."  |
| This is like watching AVGN play a good game for the first time |
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I really like it. It's only after playing boring games that we realize what makes a game truly enjoyable. Similarly, after watching many boring animations, we come to appreciate how precious well-made and interesting animations are.
| No lol. Thats just a youtuber/streamer-ism to line their pockets of their viewers because negativity attracts a bigger audience than positivity. You absolutely do not need to play a boring game to find a game you like lol. Anime included. Dont go down that elitist rabbit hole. |
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| Usually I never touch anything with RPG worlds, but this was recommended to me as something hillarious. And since KamiKatsu was a similar story and turned out to be a pleasant suprise, I thought I might give Shangri-La Frontier a chance too. First of all: Good thing it isn't an Isekai. That's already half of the "RPG Isekai" flag of doom cut away. And I really liked the real world segment best! Hizutome's "review" of Faelia Chronicles Online was great! However, it does start to worry me once he enters the world of "Shangri-La Frontier". While the min-max jokes are funny (and shockingly accurate!), the game world itself is super generic. And I'm not sure if gaming jokes can carry a show all by themselves. It just feels like I've seen it all and it will go downward from this point on. But enough with the bad premonition. If it stops being funny, I can just drop it. For now - good premiere! |
| the OP slaps banger! and i think that's the vocalist of SiM? seems quite similar huh... animation is mid-high huh... 4/5. |
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| Read good intro for the start of the series. Immediately punching a women dang that caught me off gaurd. The premise is somthing I've seen a million times but never animated like this before. I really hope they can keep up this quality animation. Otherwise the love of him trying out new skills and fighting baddies right away is so genuine it was a blast to watch. Can't wait to see more of this show. |
| tee-hee, this looks awesome in every respect |
| Feels like another trash tier anime but the animation is godly. But then again, I'm a sucker for these kind of shows. |
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| I don't get why is this popular when manga is so boring. Maybe it's the visuals, because there is another vidya gameshit this season and looks meh, so everyone treats it like shit it is. |
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| Amazing episode, I enjoyed it a lot. I was craving a video game anime with no annoying male lead (looking at you SOA), and finally found one. I can’t wait for more. |
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| First episode was really smooth, although I am slightly worried about the pacing. My expectations have been raised |
| I normally hate series like this but for a first episode, this was not bad. Big part of that goes to Rakurou's personality at the start of the episode with the humor there and the visual aesthetics and production looks fantastic. A lot of well animated series so far this season which is a welcoming sight, but this looks like one of the best that's in store visually. The trailers looked good but the episode surpassed that, where Sunraku and the dumbass outfit there had a pretty cool fight with the vorpal bunny and some other monsters there which was nice. For once, I have not read the manga of a source material anime too so I'm going into this blind. I don't know what is in store and if the mileage this series has can be carried in the long run or would it turn into something generic and boring quickly as the novelties fade away but at least for a first episode, not a shabby one. Good to see Rakurou for once play a good game with the knowledge of shitty games to appreciate it even further. Sometimes, you really do need to consume good stuff to appreciate not only how great it is but also how truly terrible the others are in comparison and not let the shitty games be the bar. The opening is catchy, works for the show and looks clean too. Not too bad. |
| Love the premise of a guy who's only been beating trash games, now he's immersed in something that's actually good, with this being the setting I could see this being an anime that I really enjoy. Introduced to a few characters, mainly getting a look at Rakurou who's our mc "Sunraku" in the game, seems like he could be quite fun, especially with his in-game choices. Not a bad first episode, did a good job at introducing us to the premise in a way that was quite entertaining! |
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| I love this first episode, very typical but effective!!! The hit in the elf woman, hilarious just!!!! kekeke |
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