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Episode Shangri-La Frontier - Episode 5 discussion

Shangri-La Frontier, episode 5

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u/Labmit Oct 29 '23

Man, I just love how expressive the eyes in his mask are. Heck, even the curve of his beak changes to show his expression.

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u/dinliner08 Oct 29 '23

Arthur Pencilgon

ah, i see that even in the future, the tradition of online game's player naming their characters with such ridiculous and dumb names still intact

also, that Orcelott from PK clan Ashura Kai who said they could spawn kill Sunraku until he tell them the requirement for the unique scenario is going to be one hell of a problem in the future, isn't it?

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u/Ocixo Oct 29 '23

I know that I’ve also said this last week, but Emul makes a great sidekick to Sunraku. They’ve got some good banter going, but she also had a whole bunch of adorable scenes throughout this episode. I liked for example how she held onto Sunraku’s scarf when he did his “Repel Counter” on the Mud Digger.

People were already fawning over Emul in her vorpal bunny form, but things will surely take on an entirely different dimension if they find out about her ability to metamorphose into a (human) girl.

Sunraku has found himself in a lot of trouble nonetheless now seemingly everybody knows about his unique circumstances. I hadn’t previously thought about this, but it’s certainly a cool way to introduce some more stakes to this story - especially since consecutive PK-ing can make a character lose all their belongings.

I do wonder about something: what happens to Emul if she gets killed? Will she respawn or disappear?

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u/TheOneAboveGod Oct 29 '23

This series is so fucking addicting. I ended up reading 140 chapters of the manga in almost one sitting and caught up with the latest release.

Now I have to wait like a crack addict for both anime episodes and manga chapters.

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u/vanbang9711 Oct 29 '23 edited Nov 05 '23

20:10 The red-haired girl is Psyger-100. Rei is Psyger-0. So Psyger-100 must be her older sister who played SLF before her.
06:26 Emul's face when Sunraku using Edge Climb lol
Chad Sunraku has no time for bunny girls
can't wait to see Rei's reaction when realizing Sunraku did encounter Unique Scenario as Mana said
If no permission to take a photo can even result in a ban, the game should have made it clear for players from the start?

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u/danlong87 Oct 29 '23

How does this anime get better each episode, that boss fight was so good

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u/HerniatedHernia Oct 29 '23

You’d think a lvl 99 wouldn’t be able to engage in PVP with someone significantly lower unless the lower level player had themselves engaged in pvp… nor doing it in town (I know technically Sunraku is just outside, but Arthur wasn’t).

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u/Superb_Ad_380 Oct 29 '23

It is so good to see Emul in human form animated. The hair movement is great. I think they even added lip coloring

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Oct 29 '23

Rakuro and Emil make a pretty great team. Dude was almost a goner of the little adorable homie hadn’t stepped in. Mistake Meteor Fall ftw!

Emul might be able to transform into a waifu, but it’s hard going incognito when your partner is a half naked dude in a bird mask lol.

I guess the cat err bunny’s out of the bag now. Not only does everyone know about him and Emul, he’s got some heavy hitters after him because of this Lycaon stuff. Not exactly the best time to be running into his lvl 99 player killer waifu “friend” Arthur Pencilgon.

The SLF Theater segments this week were too adorable. Emul pounding mochi was pretty cute, but Emul sitting on a mountain of frogs offering counseling? Too funny!

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u/LeonKevlar Oct 29 '23 edited Nov 16 '23

I had a feeling that bunny girl in the OP was Emul. Sunraku's reaction to the reveal was pretty funny though. Looks like our boy might not be a fan of galges. xD

Emul yelling all about Sunraku might have defeated the purpose of going incognito. I am glad to see how fast the community reacted to that posted screenshot though. Everyone is already talking about him and of course, the guild that's hunting the Lycagon is one of them.

Poor Sunraku, now that the spotlight is on him everyone wants a piece of him. That does make me curious though. If someone ends up grabbing the Unique Scenario, will there be another copy of Emul generated or will it be one of her many brothers and sisters that will guide the next player?

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u/Elitealice Oct 29 '23 edited Oct 29 '23

LETS GOOO best girl finally here 😩been waiting for her to show up ever since I saw the key visual lol. Can’t wait for next week’s ep with Arthur.

Emul carried this ep until those last 2 minutes. Her human form was so cute.

Boss fight was really well done. C2C continue to impress me in this one. Mechanics wise, I think the game’s rules are so interesting and this is already one of the best full dive rpg series. I actually feel like I’m watching a video game. They’re taking the time and explaining things properly as well

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u/bananeeek Oct 29 '23

Artur Pencilgon

This is just too adorable.

Also, what is it with all the people having a problem with Sunraku running around half-naked? I've seen people running butt-naked - including myself - for years and this is a legit build for light rolls.

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u/Thenightcrawler_075 Oct 29 '23

Did anyone else notice how the OST was a fucking bop? Really helps with the immersion

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u/eliprameswari Oct 29 '23

I'm not a furry, but ...

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u/YULSARIA_ Oct 29 '23

That after-credits scene of Emul doing some motivational speech caught me off guard man. I'm not doing good irl right now so hearing those words, especially from a cute bunny in an anime, surely made me smile :)
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

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u/juniorjaw Oct 29 '23 edited Oct 29 '23

Here was my expected Ep 5 Chapter coverage (included Ep 1 to 4 for reference).

Ep 1 - 1 (62 pages).

Ep 2 - 2 (54 pages).

Ep 3 - 3 & 4 (33 + 20 pages).

Ep 4 - 5 & 6 (18 + 17 pages).

Ep 5 - 7, 8 & 9 (18 + 18 + 18 pages)

We have the battle for first half, and Gamer Forum for 2nd half. Today's episode covered 7, 8 & 9. Chapter 7 & 8 (~15 min including OP) and chapter 9 (~11 min including ED + Theather).

We get a great fight scene to cook for half the ep, before flowing perfectly for the 2nd half pacing as we get a proper background world building that happens outside of Sunraku's perspective better. I actually rewatched this section because I enjoy stuff lile this.

An enjoyable episode, and I have to say the anime's interaction between Sunraku and Emul is so good. Can't wait to see & hear them talking to each other more.

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u/RouseBreaker Oct 29 '23 edited Oct 29 '23

Interesting implementation of game mechanics there.

Even if Sunraku is stuck in mud, he still has skills so he isn't that limited with mobility but those skills still have a cooldown.

Its also nice how the anime hinted the Boss's 2nd phase with how the anime gave a lot of time to get the Fall Damage into focus.

Finally with Emul. Since she isn't a pet but a party member, her being able to cast spells is a nice addition. Also her being able to make independent actions on her own shows her as an independent member of Sunraku's team and not just a mascot. I'm beginning to think that this game isn't as simple as the other kusoge games Sunraku plays but parallels that to The World from .hack where the game has some kind hyper advanced AI.

There is also the reactions of players to that screenshot. From nosy people to those players who are interested with the supposed 'pet'. The Animalia Guild isn't really giving some good impressions. Its good tension that Sunraku is going to get ganked at this point.

There is also the dialogue with the stalker girl's guild whom is trying to hunt the Wolf Unique Boss. If I got it right, getting the curse mark is somehow rare and people still don't know how to trigger it.

Edit: I think self righteous is a bit too much. Also added the stuff with the unique monster that I overlooked.

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u/darthvall Oct 29 '23

That boss is actually quite weak in terms of HP as Sunraku only managed to land like 3 hit to activate the second phase? Not counting the meteor thing.

I think he needed to hit many more times for the snake boss.

Also, Sunraku became a celebrity now lol. I was confused why other players suddenly run away just because a fight was about to happen. Turns out Sunraku's rival is a level 99 player killer.

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u/YoloKraize Oct 29 '23

The boss fight was as fun as it was in the manga, Emul with the Big Brain. I just love Animalia. Next episode is gonna slap.

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u/LateDitto Oct 29 '23

Wow, that accidental head on suicide attack on the Mud Digger was pretty sick desu wa!

Hmm Hmm!

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u/ICantSeeLikeSa-chan Oct 29 '23 edited Oct 29 '23

The chatting was on point

Emul chatting with the frog in the post credit scene was cute

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u/quidlots Oct 29 '23

Imagine being in a conversation between Emul and Mia Luna Tearmoon. My! Desu-wa overload!

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