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Oct 1, 2023 5:37 AM

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A banger pilot episode, felt like I was playing the game myself haha. The bunny attack was pretty sick, animation goes hard in this one :)
Oct 1, 2023 5:45 AM
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I can't believe it! As a die-hard fan of so many MMORPG series, I could tell right off the bat from the first episode the blood, sweat, and tears they poured into it. It's top-notch from start to finish!

Diving deeper into the works of studio C2C, I realized that while they've had some home runs and a few misses in the past, they truly knocked it out of the park with this one. I can now see why this series stands head and shoulders above many others I've watched.

The opening is a real hook (it's insane by the way), the animations are simply jaw-dropping, and the audio... Wow! I was at a loss for words. To be honest, I didn't set my hopes too high, but boy, did it exceed all my expectations.

Two thumbs up! I'd recommend it to everyone and especially to all my buddies. If you really love for VRMMORPGs series like me, this is right up your alley. It totally blew me away from the get-go! <3
kitohaOct 1, 2023 5:49 AM
Oct 1, 2023 5:59 AM

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Exciting start, C2C upped their game with this adaptation.

nanashi796 said:
its fun but the manga in 3 years hasn't even adapted 1/4 of the web novel, it has 850+ chapters and still ongoing, too long
This is anime episode discussion forum and not manga forum.
@ArimaKana and? i only said that it could take 10+ years for a complete adaptation, its not a series that ì am willing to follow for this long, plus i said its fun.
Oct 1, 2023 6:06 AM
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Starting off strong with this one. Shangri la Frontier is already looking like a solid show. We have our main character Rakuro usually enjoys playing badly designed games to make fun of the bugs he encounters in them but after beating one such horrible game he decides to try an actual god tier game. A very interesting premise since there are a lot of buggy games that can be frustrating to play, even more of them are over in Japan which never make it to the West because they're just that bad. Sort of a niche main character backstory but I find Rakuro relatable in that playing an actually good designed game is refreshing and almost liberating. If anyone has grinded through a tough game to the point of being beyond annoyed then they should relate to this too. Rakuro had such fun playing Shangri la Frontier immediately, from even the character maker it's easy to see he's going to actually enjoy this game. Leveling up fighting monsters, getting loot drops, learning skills by completing actions, all of it going very well for Rakuro. His twin blade class makes for some great action even against tiny monsters. The animation really lends itself to action scenes, making them pop that much more. Even the irl scenes at the start of the episode looked very fluid and detailed. This is already shaping up to be a fun series with a gamer bro making his way through an actual god tier game.
Oct 1, 2023 6:36 AM

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Animation is really good. Feast to the eye
Oct 1, 2023 6:56 AM
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Jan 2019
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This anime can be certified as the gamer moment
Oct 1, 2023 7:24 AM
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i am very impressed. Didn't had much expectations but it really blew me away !!!
Oct 1, 2023 7:29 AM
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as a gamer I have to say I enjoyed every second of it and looking forward for the next episode.
Oct 1, 2023 7:31 AM

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Lmao this turns out a decent adaptation. Anyways I quite liked this series because of my relation with games though it can be too predictable at times but I really like how fun this is.
Oct 1, 2023 7:37 AM

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Looks fun. Except the protagonist personality, but whatever it is predictable. But i have to agree with him, I don't like to use all that over the top equipment while playing games, my FFXIV character is a big muscle dude too and i want to show that.

Heard a lot of good things about the original material, so definitely going follow to see what makes this special.
Oct 1, 2023 7:50 AM

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i was afraid of the animation,but now i know that i will enoy it like the manga
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Oct 1, 2023 7:51 AM
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Very solid first episode! I gotta say, I wasn't expecting such investment in this series.
Oct 1, 2023 7:55 AM

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This was so fun i absolutely loved it, the references to real games in the store, the clean animation, no 'you're stuck lol bullshit", the character creation, him farming mobs instead of going for quests, very strong pilot in my opinion and maybe the best for VRMMO since Log Horizon
Deep dark fantasies
Oct 1, 2023 8:00 AM

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Let me solo her the animation
Oct 1, 2023 8:06 AM

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If first boss is Python boss, next would be Java boss or C# boss, and we end up with Bash boss, or even Assembler boss?
Oct 1, 2023 8:45 AM

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Really enjoyed this premiere, it's your MMORPG stuff, but with the added twist that the main character, Sunraku, has played nothing but trash games for most of his life, and is experiencing something good for once. It focused more on Sunraku being impressed with the game mechanics, while doing your usual early game levelling up. Animation was rather crisp and sharpened, and I did have a level of faith that Studio C2C could deliver in that regard, and they did! Hopefully this stays as vibrant and energetic all the way through!
Oct 1, 2023 9:09 AM
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Jul 2023
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Another good fantasy related series this season, everything is good and praiseworthy.
Oct 1, 2023 9:09 AM
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true gamer wears no armor, only bare chest and abs. great visuals, off to a good start
Oct 1, 2023 9:17 AM

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This anime slaps!!! Finally not holding back, AOTS candidate lol
Oct 1, 2023 9:32 AM

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The guy is fascinated with playing bad games, like me with bad anime haha.

Note: Another advent of true gender equality?
I already loved it!
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Oct 1, 2023 9:33 AM
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Funny, but I think it would be funnier with them keep the MC playing a crap game.
Oct 1, 2023 9:39 AM
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I said it before and I'll say it again. I can't believe how far down the list this is. Would expect people to love this type of anime, kind of like a Sword Art Online but without the high stakes of real death. I'm not saying its a god tier anime or anything, but the animation and art are very above average while also having a clear love interest, comedy like beating up the female NPC at the start, and the OP gamer MC power fantasy to attract a variety of viewers.
Oct 1, 2023 9:40 AM
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Funny, but I think it would be funnier with them keep the MC playing a crap game.
@Polvo_Aranha we do see him playing some crappy games from time to time.
Oct 1, 2023 10:15 AM

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This one is entertaining and I really liked how it started. The action and animation were also neat.
Oct 1, 2023 10:20 AM
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This how Game Anime should like, not like SAO
Oct 1, 2023 11:04 AM

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Oct 2022
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not surprising from the director of harukana recieve but this show is unnecessarily well animated
fgsfds
Oct 1, 2023 11:07 AM

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Alright, I'm digging this for real. A very enjoyable first episode even though the introduction felt a little bit short IMO, it wasn't that interesting and the word "trash" kept coming over and over. Aside from that, there's nothing else that bothered me. The moment he went into the VR-world, shit got me hooked up. Rakurou's knowledge in "shitty" games paired up with a "godly" game is going to be a treat in my eyes. Top that up with the action sequences we've already got in the first episode, nothing can go wrong. That was just way TOO clean.
The opening and ending are both great imo. Let's see how this plays out.


“You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!”
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Oct 1, 2023 11:18 AM
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Just wow... This first episode was amazing!!! I can't wait for next week!
Oct 1, 2023 12:11 PM
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@PenguinBot I didn't expect it either, let's hope they give it their best in the next episodes.
Oct 1, 2023 12:27 PM
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Jun 2021
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A mix of of all the best things from SAO and BOFURI imo. It looks amazing can’t wait for next episode.
Oct 1, 2023 12:34 PM

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Solid first episode, came looking for trash but seems like found gold.

The anime is very realistic in how still in the far future games use big cases and include the bare-minimum SD Card.
Is very sci-fi in the content department though, a game that ships with no bugs and dozens upon dozens of classes none being paywalled behind DLC, expansions, subclasses, etc?
Waifus only represent ideals
Oct 1, 2023 12:51 PM
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Epiroogu said:
If first boss is Python boss, next would be Java boss or C# boss, and we end up with Bash boss, or even Assembler boss?

Haha I’ve taken like 2 coding classes in school so I’m even lower than a novice but funny all the same 👌🏻
Oct 1, 2023 1:10 PM

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Well, damn. It looked absolutely gorgeous. I hope they'll keep this level. Definitely a black horse of the season.
Oct 1, 2023 1:12 PM
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Dumb, generic, uninspired, empty ... it's not even trash, it's a waste of money to make things like this.

And also a waste of talent because the animation/art style are REALLY good ...
Oct 1, 2023 1:28 PM
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Well now, that was a funny episode to start with. I hope this stays enjoyable since I don't know sh*t about this. There's no comedy tag in this, yet I found this funny. That can always change later. But it's also shounen so, hmmm.
"You only realize the real value of something you discarded when you get the chance to pick it up again." - Rudeus Greyrat

Oct 1, 2023 1:58 PM

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When the elf took the kick to the face 1 minute in I was hooked, show is great.
Oct 1, 2023 2:16 PM

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That was a great premiere episode with some high budget shots.
Looking forward to this one!
Oct 1, 2023 3:36 PM

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Been a while since we’ve had a full dive RPG style anime and this looks like it’ll be one of the better ones. Full Dive RPG from a few years ago wasn’t that good. The MC being a “trash” game enthusiast reminds me of myself liking games and anime that most others don’t 😂

The production quality on this is awesome, some of the best I’ve seen from C2C. Hopefully there’s no production issues and this quality can be consistent going forward. I think there’s a lot of potential here with the character and world.

Just need some waifus in this and we’ll be eating good lol. Looks like it’s sponsored by AMD as well which is neat.
Marinate1016Oct 1, 2023 3:45 PM
Oct 1, 2023 3:37 PM
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Excellent introduction of story, music and above all animation. This anime promises a lot.
Oct 1, 2023 3:47 PM
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Really enjoyed the first episode, introducing the world of shangri-la frontier.

Mc seems kind funny, so lets see how it goes

Also, Kubooka Toshiyuki is on direction of this anime and he already directed the berserk movies (2012-2013) so I'm expecting an anime with a good quality overall
Oct 1, 2023 3:55 PM
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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.


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Oct 1, 2023 4:02 PM

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erikkamirs said:
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.



Lets gooo peak coming is there fanservice?
Oct 1, 2023 4:04 PM

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Wow, that was way better than I'd expected it to be.

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Oct 1, 2023 4:19 PM

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Can't believe I was sleeping on this because of the premise & bird-head design.

It was incredibly enjoyable and the production quality blew me away.
Oct 1, 2023 4:39 PM
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That elf reminds me of Ashley in re 4 😂
Oct 1, 2023 4:42 PM
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No matter how this goes or what happens I'll never forget this awesome opening scene.
Oct 1, 2023 4:49 PM

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very solid first ep excited for the rest
Oct 1, 2023 5:06 PM

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Nice Code Vein and God Eater cameo they put in

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Oct 1, 2023 5:24 PM
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Seems like this can be a solid fun time.

the woman running the shop is hot
Oct 1, 2023 6:16 PM

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yo wtf i was expecting this to be another trashy fantasy adaptation but this looks sick, sakuga went hard! this is the kinda animation first episode of ragna crimson missing out on.
seems fun, no idea how this mc has someone who's romantically interested in him but i'm all for it haha, maybe she'll also play this game. looking forward to the rest of this and praying the animation doesn't fall off because this was a stong start.

oh also, that opening slaps.
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