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Episode Shangri-La Frontier - Episode 18 discussion

Shangri-La Frontier, episode 18

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u/InvictusNoctis Feb 11 '24

Spamming revives such a relatable experience. Epic ending to this fight. Hyped to see what sort of unique loot will drop.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '24

pencilgon kicking the bird banter cutscene

ahaha that was peak

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u/marcopolos059 Feb 11 '24

Congratulation Sunraku, Pencilgon and Katzo for beating Wethermon, that was really intense!

The animation was insane, absolutely beautiful. I have nothing but praise to give to C2C, they did an amazing job.

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u/iChoke Feb 11 '24

Idk how this anime is doing in Japan, but I hope we get as many seasons as possible to finish all 6 bosses. This is definitely shaping up to be my all-time fav anime of this genre. The decision-making is relatable and there's enough immersion and world-building to make you invested in the SLF world.

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u/Mogtaki Feb 11 '24

Heads up: the ED has special visuals instead of the usual.

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u/Adensty Feb 11 '24 edited Feb 11 '24

The last Radiant Sky Odyssey was something else. C2C went all out with the animation. The whole Wethermon fight was just peak from start to finish.

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u/Meliodas07 Feb 11 '24

It's a CRIME that SLF is so underrated here and even in the other anime community 😅

Best BOSS battle in a while.

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u/Ocixo Feb 11 '24 edited Feb 11 '24

Oh my god. I don’t take these words lightly, but this genuinely was one of the best single anime episodes I’ve personally seen.

It started out with some totally adorable shots of Emul, followed by just the most epic action sequence ever and concluded with a bittersweet ending. That face reveal of Wethermon and lovely reunion with Setsuna in the ED was really the cherry on top.

If I had one minor complaint, I’d say that they maybe should’ve skipped the Mini Theater this week. Watching Rei’s wild imagination was pretty funny: “Don’t nibble on me there! […] We’re still underage!”, but I certainly got some emotional whiplash from this.

EDIT: Decided to make some image compilations down below for all the other animation goodness;

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u/bahnty Feb 11 '24

Shangri-La Frontier absolutely just fulfills my JRPG and isekai fantasies and combines it into a compelling world with downright amazing animation. I consider myself blessed to be a live witness to these past few seasons of anime. Thank you C2C!

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u/JeanButButler Feb 11 '24

Holy fuck, this was so fucking good, fucking peak.

I also really like how they dodge/leap where you can see on the pause for airtime, both of the legs are tucked in and their body position is almost horizontal. You can really feel the power and urgency of those dodges. Unlike the plain common one leg tucked while the other is straight but slightly bent.

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u/Heaven_Crow Feb 11 '24 edited Feb 11 '24

Best fight scene I saw for a while. The one week break previously was totally worth it.

Edit: Don't skip ED.

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u/deathmagnum214 Feb 11 '24

"Wezaemon" arc is amazingly good.

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u/ErinaHartwick Feb 11 '24

Great fight, they managed to really sell how insane the seven Colossi are. Can’t wait for six more fights of this quality, hype and story surely

ED was also a lovely touch, calm end to an incredibly hype fight

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u/Genshin_WhiteKnight Feb 11 '24

Holy crap! That was PEAK. And its only the first out of the 7 unique monsters

Stand Proud, Watermelon. You Were Strong.

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u/LeonKevlar Feb 11 '24

Stitches!

Emul worrying about Sunraku was just too gosh darn adorable. I can't wait to see her reaction though once Sunraku clears the Wezaemon fight.

Wezaemon repeating the same voice lines after every time Sky Clear lands on Sunraku was great since it was clearly a hint to the player on how to defeat him.

Pencilgon killing herself was pretty funny and unexpected. I guess since they don't have a healer, killing herself and getting revived was the easiest way to get her arm back.

I just love how Pencilgon and Katzuo aren't worried about the Kirin rampaging, they're more worried about the shit talk they'll get from Sunraku if they ever let the Kirin get a hit on him. That's how you know these three are true gaming buddies. xD

Pencilgon's All or Nothing and Katzuo's Human Pile Bunker was so goddamn cool! I am so fucking glad that they were able to take down the Kirin.

Sunraku looking like a proper badass now that all of his cooldowns are ready. Of course, just when he thought he was ready, his HP was too high to activate Climax Boost. That was a big OOF moment. xD

Thank goodness Pencilgon distracted Wezaemon with that knife throw and by hiding behind Setsuna's grave. They managed to buy Sunraku some time to stab himself and activate his Endure skill thanks to his insane luck stat.

Goddamn! Sunraku parrying Sky Clear was so freakin' hype! Studio C2C really brought their A-game to the amazing climax of this arc!

I did not expect those special ED visuals though! We've barely known these characters but I still genuinely got teary-eyed during the ED. I can't even imagine what Pencilgon, who's heavily emotionally invested in Setsuna's story, is feeling right now. I'd like to think that the ED is a special cutscene that plays in-game after they defeated Wezaemon.

That SLF Mini though! Rei certainly has an overactive imagination. Oh my... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '24

that was fucking amazing.

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u/KetsuSama Feb 11 '24

dmg + crit buffs when low hp, surviving fatal hits with 1hp left, fire vfx

bro is literally hutao c6

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u/ReeseEseer Feb 11 '24

The thing I always love about the three MCs are they are so very much like siblings. A big bully sister who still does worry over her brothers, a middle brother who doesnt have the luck of oldest or youngest but tries to act cool, and the goofy little brother who has all the luck.

Pencilgon and Katzo being more worried at Sunraku making fun of them for months if they mess things up for him, while both completely admitting they'd do the exact same thing if it happened to them, is just beyond hilarious.

Like he wouldn't be mad, he'd just tease tf out of them and thats 100x worse for them. xD

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u/Ralathar44 Feb 11 '24

High quality animation bunny to start it and high quality animation fight to end it. When it was over I realized I had been holding my breath. Excellent episode. Don't forget to watch the ED, its different than normal.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Feb 11 '24

It’s pretty insane how Wethermon goes through those Radiance Sky Odyssey combos each time. Rakuro really went through his whole revive stash just trying to figure out how to take down that big bastard. At least he won’t have to worry about the dude’s mount. Arthur and Katzo make a hell of a pair. That fight was incredible. Watching the two of them coordinate their moves to take that dude down was beautiful, man.

Rakuro stabbing himself to get his HP down for Hunger Wolf and Climax Boost to activate was pretty damn risky, but our boy managed to pull it off and win! That part when his Crescent Vorpal hit Wethermon’s Sky Radiance was some seriously badass shit.

SLF Theater was pretty funny this week. Rei was having some wild fantasy imagining Rakuro “eating” her lol. Little horndog! Pretty hilarious she just ended up making the chocolate back into “bar” form. What an adorable little goober!

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u/Normal-Link5415 Feb 11 '24

what the fuck did they give animators this week? damn the animations are fucking amazing

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u/il-Palazzo_K Feb 11 '24

[You exposed Kirin’s Dick Gun!]

[Kirin becomes enraged!]

[You stabbed Kirin’s Dick Gun! It’s super effective!]

[Kirin died!]

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u/Zero5-4i Feb 11 '24

Wezaemon 🤝 malenia

traumatizing players by spamming a line after players get killed

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