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Shangri-La Frontier feels like a very confused anime. The concept can be made interesting, but the series fails to achieve that. The story is very shallow, there's no aim to the actions taken by the protagonist or by the other characters in the game. There’s no common goal that everyone is going towards and there are no consequences for their actions. This makes the series very shallow and not enjoyable, in my opinion.

Main Story: There are many instances in the anime which have additional plot points, however it never seems to follow up on them - you're constantly thinking "so what?". The game mechanics are ... also poorly explained and seem like a side-thought, without being properly incorporated into the anime. It’s hard to review the story, when the anime feels like it just doesn’t have one. The episodes are very chaotic and generally they do not follow up from each other. E.g. There’s a training arc, but there is afterwards no consequence to the series based on the training arc.

Characters: The MC is not likeable - very often I found myself thinking "if he's such a good gamer, why is he not doing X". The other characters are basically non-existent. There are very few interactions with them, some just showing up for a few minutes. None of the characters develop over time or face any struggle. They just exist in the world.

Enjoyment: I did not enjoy this series. There was nothing in it that kept me interested in what will happen next nor anything I could root for. The story, world and characters were all shallow.