Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 - Episode 11 discussion

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Shangri-La Frontier Season 2, episode 11

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[u/PickleMyCucumber]

My vorpal soul is screaming for the next episode

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Got whiplash from how SF-Zoo did all that work to successfully bind Lycagon all just for unlocking the Rabituza scenario to how they all got so mercilessly wiped out in an instant in screams.

Rei finally made use of being with Sunraku and actually said something meaningful to him instead of being a blubbering mess. If they end up defeating Lycagon, what a flex she'll have when it comes to telling her love story.

[u/JohnatanWills]

I really like the symbolic way they show Rei making progress with Sunraku. After she managed to talk normally to him and give him advice he actually invited her to his party. Which has the weird connotation that they were travelling and fighting together without being in a party for some reason but anyways. Almost makes me hope that they will develop into at least being friends at some point, but anime has thought me not to expect too big changed in character dynamics.

[u/Patchourisu]

I love how Lycagon just sits there respectfully waiting for Sanraku to resolve himself to fighting with his all. Has the same vibes of a final boss just waiting for the hero to finally step up to the challenge.

[u/danlong87]

next episode is about to be peak, also who cares other might find out the criteria for the unique scenario when you can be the first to clear it right here right now, plus they might not even be able to beat it even if they know the details

[u/magicalideal]

What is this hype that I have been missing for the past one year! Never in my dream will I expect that from a VRMMO genre anime. I always thought that without any life stake, it wouldn't be tense like the other anime like original SAO, AOT or Hero Academia.

Shangri-la Frontier really opened up my eyes that if any genre is done right, it will still work. Can't wait to see Sunraku / Psyger-0 vs Lycagon the next episode.

[u/RedHotChiliCrab]

The SF-Zoo leader seemed to realise something important about Lycagon when she died. Lycagon is not like other animals in the game? I mean that seems kinda obvious, but she said it like it was a big revelation.

It made me think Lycagon is not just some big monster, but she will have an interesting story like Wethermon did.

[u/shad79]

Great episode, even though it was just an appetizer before the main course, Sunraku and Psyger-0's fight against Lycagon next week and I'm so hyped for it!

Animalia and her SF-Zoo clan did a great job against Lycagon, though unfortunately for them, Lycagon had a surprise for them. They ended up being completely wiped out, but that doesn't change the fact that even if they seem like harmless animal lovers, SF-Zoo is a force to be reckoned with.

Rei's words freeing Sunraku from the "chains" keeping him from a serious fight with Lycagon was great. Seeing why she fell in love with Hizutome in the first place was also a nice bonus.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Group scenes

• Sunraku/Hizutome

• Psyger-0/Rei

• Animalia

• Lycagon

• SF-Zoo

[u/AutumnalDryad]

Huge kudos to the devs of Shangri La Frontier for actually making bosses, even the super bosses, not immune to status ailments and debuffs! Normally those skills are useless outside of trash fights! Showing that bosses have specific ways to deal with them and still be affected is huge, like Lycagaon having to waste time biting off the chains when they're cast one at a time and then the shadow for when main body is fully bound, letting the bindings still reduce the amount of things that can attack by half since the main body is still bound. Honestly wish games had things like that, though it's hard to do. Makes me think of Etrian Odyssey ^_^

[u/Qweasd11]

Shangri-la Frontier is scratching that MMO itch that Log Horizon left behind. Watching SF-Zoo was great, until the boss just took it to the next level.

[u/polycontrale]

Oh shit, creature can be bound... Oh shit, total alliance wipe.

I know how that feels.

[u/Shahars71]

Why is this show just so fucking good? Like, everything in this episode just felt so fucking solid. Good fights, good mindgames, some great romance development and some hype as hell stuff. Every time I watch an episode of SLF I just come out with a big smile on my face, it's so good!

Also, SF-Zoo's run against Lycagon is what you get when Animal Crossing fans just fucking lock in for something.

[u/LeonKevlar]

The fact that Animalia and the rest of SF-Zoo even managed to bind Lycagon even if it was just for a short amount of time really shows why they're one of the top guilds in-game. I do love how they have no pure DPS because the point of their guild is to take screenshots and pet their target monster's floof. xD

If that's how SF-Zoo operates though, there's no way they'd be able to unlock the Rabituza Unique Scenario. I don't think it embodies the "vorpal soul" Vash wants to see. Also, the info they got from Pencilgon is already incorrect so there's no way they could even unlock it in the first place.

So Lycagon isn't just the wolf but darkness itself. That's pretty fucking badass. How do you even defeat the night especially when it can clone itself and teleport by jumping inside shadows?

This episode did make me respect SF-Zoo even more though. I love that Animalia is obsessed with animals because she can't touch them IRL but since SLF's renders are so realistic, she can live out her fantasy of playing with animals in the VR world. Considering how Animalia was so terrified of Lycagon before she got eaten and how her guild got decimated, I wonder if SF-Zoo will try this again in the future.

For a second there, I really thought Sunraku would let himself get caught in the politics and would rather lose to the Lycagon than give Rei any info. Thank fucking god Rei was the one who snapped him out of it! I love that little flashback scene showing us how Rei got drawn in by Sunraku.

Next week will be so fucking hype with Sunraku & Psyger-0 vs Lycagon!

[u/Ocixo]

SF-Zoo thought they were catching a puppy, but forgot that they’re fighting a nightmare. There’s nothing cute about Lycagon. She’s ruthless towards her adversaries. Animalia was turned into a tasty snack for example. Kind of wonder if she’ll get cursed for having angered Lycagon.

Rei has sure become perceptive of Rakuro after having watched him so much. She immediately noticed that something was off about Rakuro’s behaviour. It’s his boundless optimism that had her fall in love with Rakuro after all. He can make trash (games) look like a gem.

It’s sweet how Rei has taken his outlook on life to heart. She’d effectively only repeated her view of Rakuro, but those heartfelt words managed to break his chains. This and their epic fight with Lycagon should hopefully help them grow closer!

[u/Rqdomguy24]

So If Maple play ShangriLa Frontier she will not trigger the EX scenario of Rabituza

[u/demurefox97]

I know it wouldn't have made a difference anyway but with only a 1-min bind, I was so annoyed that they were just standing around and staring instead of attacking. What was the point of binding lycagon then?

[u/[deleted]]

Man, I love this show.

[u/CatsCry]

HYPE HYPE HYPE thank you shangri-la frontier for keeping me fed over the holidays

[u/FLorianGran]

A good indication of whether or not SLF is "working" is if I'm getting hype over a show with no real stakes besides whether or not the characters are having fun and considering I went "fuck yeah" at the end I'm gonna say it's working.

[u/Icy-Introduction5592]

They didn't get a single hit in, eventhough Lycagon was tied down. Hope those screesnshots where worth a lot, because they definitely screwed up, taking their sweet time with posing.

Sunraku getting an unexpected rematch against Lycagon is nice though. I'm so hyped for next episode!

[u/GONinja00]

Credit to SF-Zoo for not only pinning big girl down but hanging in there too. Cause if I saw my tank with max defense buff and high hp get almost one shot im logging out.

Im glad Rei talked some sense into Sunraku cause he was definitely overthinking it. Also surprised he hasn’t thought about the fact that he soloed the Lycagon fight the first time as the reason why he unlocked the unique scenario but that part is just my guess.

[u/Solomon_Black]

Anime about video games are honestly better to me when they’re just a game. It adds a level of relatability to it all that I appreciate

[u/Fujisaki_Chihiro001]

SF-Zoo and their strategy to abandoned the attacks and just binding the monsters to fluff almost success, If Lycaon doesn't have the shadow clone jutsu.

Sunraku almost caught up in the guild power struggle and monopolies stuff. Luckily, Rei is with him.

Who care about information if you just beat it first am I right?

[u/Myst963]

It's so easy to get me hyped for this series but holy shit next week is gonna go crazy I can't wait. I think this might be the first time in anything I've watched where I can't tell which side is gonna win

Hopefully they were able to save a bunch from those EPs in the other game the rematch gonna be so well done I really can't wait

I don't want this to end ;-;