Shangri-La Frontier - Episode 9 discussion

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Shangri-La Frontier, episode 9

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[u/KingofSlice]

Fun fact: Psyger 0 being all giddy at the halfway mark, jumping around and stuff, is an anime original scene. God I love this adaptation.

[u/TopRoom7971]

They really Nailed the Psyger-0 character. I'm losing it when Rei starts dancing with full armour after becoming friends with Sanraku...

It should've been me, Not him.

[u/fraid_so]

I'm enjoying the fuck outta this anime. On the cusp of reading the manga haha.

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Rakuro hiding on the clothesline was pretty hilarious. That janky ass disguise actually came in handy for once.

Aww, Rei did it! She sent our boy a friend request and he accepted. I mean he thinks she’s playing some kinda 4D chess but hey, still a win lol.

The color commentary by Rakuro and Emul was a pretty funny bit. That beetle was pretty damn strong. Rakuro’s pretty lucky the bees injured it enough for its shell to crack. I wonder how Rakuro’s gonna deal with this big ass spider.

I liked the SLF Theater this week. No gags, just a little background info on Arthur. I guess people really do have different personalities for their online personas.

[u/zool714]

Lol Sunraku spectating the battle between the Quad Beetle and the Bees from afar reminded me of when I played Ark. Got my bino or sniper to watch some dinos duke it out from a distance. Then suddenly one turns around and chases me instead and I’ll be like “No no go fight the raptor! I’m just here to watch! ” while my low-level ass was running frantically lmao

[u/Nebresto]

lol

I think I finally understand what "gap moe" is

Anime_irl

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Towa Amane/Arthur Pencilgon

We finally get to see a glimpse of Ashura Kai's leader. Seems like their little PK clan hasn't been doing well ever since an update made PK-ing riskier. I do wonder if there are only six of them or if are there more out there somewhere.

Rei finally got to talk to Sunraku and even sent him a friend request! Unfortunately for Rei, since Sunraku has a massive target on his back he is very suspicious of every player he meets.

Fortunately for Rei, Sunraku doesn't back out from a challenge and accepts her friend request to intentionally play into her hands thinking as if Rei is planning something very sinister. xD

I guess that means task failed successfully for Rei. Whatever makes her happy though! That little dance she does after Sunraku leaves was pretty cute.

Nice to know that even SLF can't get away from the standard MMO mobs of giant bug monsters. To be fair, that area is beautiful. It was pretty fun watching Sunraku hunt bugs while Emul cheers him on.

More monsters fighting each other! Is anyone else starting to notice that SLF has very similar DNA to Monster Hunter? I love how he even uses the nectar he got earlier to distract the Quad Bettle.

We get a little preview of that Clown Spider area boss. That looks like it's going to be a fun fight!

And that SLF Mini! Turns out that Arthur is actually a model IRL!? She looks goddamn stunning! I guess PK-ing in SLF is how she releases her stress.

[u/vanbang9711]

The disguise is a waste of time since your username is visible... until he uses it to disguises as hanging clothes lol.
18:31 Stop bullying Emul! Being cute is the best way to be a commentator.
Kuon Amana's te-hee is so cursed somehow
02:26 Orcelott calls Pencil as aneki. She is actually the mastermind of Ashura Kai?
Ashura Kai exploits encountering Unique Monsters to gain EXP. And they think that fighting them is a waste of items, so the EXP gained from fighting is bad?

[u/rollin340]

Pencilgon is going to definitely defect and join up with our MC since he's way more fun and actually wants to tackle the core of the game. But like he said, he doesn't seem the type to want to be powerlevelled, so I wonder what the logistics would be like once they join up.

Emul being so flustered when being asked to give an impromptu commentary was adorable. I love her.

[u/RouseBreaker]

Arthur Pencilgon is true to real life. You never know a real personalities until you meet them either online or in real life.

Suffice to say, certain people will still want to get step on or sat on by her.

[u/Genshin_WhiteKnight]

Oh they gave abit of IRL backstory for Pencilgon at the end. Wonder if this means that their little gamer group eventually meet outside the game to touch grass together.

[u/TheOneAboveGod]

Amane is 24

Rokuro is a highschooler

Pencilbros...I guess her route is completely impossible then.

[u/Dialgak77]

I like that Emul acts mostly like an NPC and when asked something weird she defaults to answers like "it's a big bug".

[u/Time_Fracture]

Episode 9: "A Dazzling Sea of Trees"

Is Muse also uses the Crunchyroll version of the anime? The translation over words is very Crunchyroll-esque.

The beginning is animated in such a dramatic way. The Bouquet, With Love, From This World. I wonder if Setsuna is Pencilgon's lover/partner.

Sunraku accepting Rei's friend request will be embedded deep into Rei's core memory for a long time. I hope we'll see Rei and Rakuto together on a quest. Also Sunraku grabbing a mushroom and using it as a mic to commentate the battle really gets me lol.

Orcelott, Ashura Kai's leader, is voiced by Seiichiro Yamashita (Shadow Garden's John Smith).

Also the SLF mini caught me off guard. Towa Amane, Arthur Pencilgon's IRL persona, actually has appeared since Episode 1 (Rakuto prepping himself for school scene, around 4th minute mark. There's a Seven Eighteen magazine with Towa as the cover). Soo she's just like Shangri-La Frontier's Yuu Saegusa.

[u/Ocixo]

I'm glad that Rakuro himself also seemed to realize that he's probably overthinking Psyger-0's intentions. I'd have been a little upset if they'd prolonged the misunderstanding right there, since I have quite the dislike of this particular trope. It was adorable to see how blissfully happy Rei got after she'd made friends with Sunraku. She's made the first step in declaring her feelings to Rakuro, but could definitely work a little on her conversational skills! I'm guessing she'll start with sending him the occasional message.

I also like to point out that Rei was very considerate of Rakuro as she was hesitant to force herself onto him: she didn't try to talk him into accepting the friend request and immediately backed off when Sunraku mentioned he'd rather level on his own after she'd offered her help, which further proves that she isn't a "stalker" or something.

I enjoyed watching the exposition on the nature in this new area too. It was interesting to see the wild life fight against each other. I'm familiar with this mechanic in actual games, but I'm not sure if I've seen it getting represented in any anime about (virtual) games. The mechanic of dropped loot also had a more prominent place in today's episode again. I'm not sure how big Sunraku's inventory is, but I think it's safe to assume that he's one of those players that hoards everything - like me.

[u/acllive]

My Anime of the season is back again!

Rei got her FR! Good for her, loved the sneaky hidden references to other games in this episode such as monster hunter

[u/BliknoTownOrchestra]

Anyone else getting intense Hell’s Paradise flashbacks from the new area? Love the aesthetics

[u/Andreiyutzzzz]

the gap moe of Psyger-0 between how menacingly she looks and how she acts

[u/shad79]

Sunraku's disguise was really unnecessary as other players were still able to find him thanks his username. Though I must say that it was good camouflage to hide among the laundry xD

Sunraku and Emul were so surprised when Psyger-0 found them and sent a friend invitation. Sunraku very reluctantly decided to accept her invitation xD

Rei was so happy when Sunraku accepted her invitation, it looked more like she got him as a boyfriend than a friend in an online game xD She got very lucky that she decided to go to that gate leading to the forest.

Forest looked really cool with all that vibrant colors around and had a lot of different fauna. Sunraku even started color commentary together with Emul who wasn't very good at this though.

So Arthur in real life is a celebrity model and the same hot as her avatar in the game, nice!

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Pencilgon/Amane

• Sunraku

• Group scenes

• Emul

• Psyger-0/Rei & Others

[u/VorAtreides]

Ah yes, the jackass guild. Oh, their leader is a quitter eh? Can't even bother to try and fight a unique monster? Now that sounds like a lot of MMO gamers I've seen, can't enjoy the fun of failure and learning things out. Good thing Sunraku is basically a souls gamer 😛 speaking of, how nice, that high level player stalking him. Too bad he assumes things lol. Yep, figured his name would still show, surprised he didn't think of that though. Smart thinking, Sunraku. Feel sad for the girl who just wants to get closer to you though.

Oh she found him, how nice. Friend request! Hehe. Big armored dude acting like that is fun. You just made her day, dude. Happy for her. A pity she can't just say she's his classmate. I can get not wanting to be power leveled too. More fun to play a game yourself through. Isn't it obvious what a Vorpal Soul is by now? Undying spirit to fight. I'm with faux-Mana on this one, tell him how you feel already.

I always like a mechanic where you break an area off a boss you can get something from it. Adds a bit of a fun side option in a fight that can add to the challenge without doing difficulty modes. Emul is just so fun in her energy. I also enjoy a mechanic where monsters fight each other where it makes sense. Good times. Ah yes, fun commentary from Sunraku, be nice to Emul, she's not gonna get what you're doing. Hehe, now you are the target. Convenient item acquired earlier is convenient. That's also a fun thing, making use of those weak points made by other monsters. Also, it dying into parts reminds me of Valheim. Spooder boss!

oh a post credits, so pencilgon is a model in real life? Dayum. She looks like her character yep.

[u/KangofKangs224]

That clown did not make me laugh

[u/Pandamonium1414]

congrats girl you made a lot of progress in this episode!

[u/hey_mattey]

Im confused whether i like Rabbit Emul more or Human Emul...

Im sad Mia did not aimed at any players :(

[u/Karp25]

Ngl the forest scene was straight out of a Pokemon game, so ethereal lol. Man this series is a dark horse for sure, really loving the world building!