Sword Art Online Without the Bull! - Shangri-La Frontier Impressions and Reaction!

[@petercao1671]

Some shows don't really need deep stories this is just super fun.

[@donemu9096]

No it isn't something that is created just for him. Nothing is created just for him specifically. He just happens to be the person to trigger it for the first time. The game is filled with stuff like that.

[@justjuniorjaw]

This and The Kings Avatar have a simple goal that's introduced in the first few chapters/episode, but the journey to the goal that's related to the goal is what makes it just a simple, fun story.

[@Doodlesthegreat]

It's SAO without the excessive drama and with lots more wacky. Or BOFURI if the focus was Sally. Two quick tidbits for your amusement: -Vysache----->vicious He's a vicious vorpal boss bunny. -His VA has a long history of playing tough guys in anime & games, most notably Batou from _Ghost In The Shell._ A perfect choice.

[@PredatoryQQmber]

Full Dive? What a cultured reference! But you know this is a world of fiction where physical game stores still exist. Although, for such advanced VR games need for additional built-in hardware, cartridge-style, is not unrealistic.

[@guilhermerubira1842]

I'm lovin it. OP is awesome. Hope the other characters are presented soon

[@MrLurch133]

All my points into defense build anime reminds me of fun exploring of MMORPG too

[@r0kus]

One possibility is what you said, the AI going beyond its programming and developing game play that the designers had no intent on including. Another is the _Log Horizon_ route, where the game and its former NPCs somehow became tied to reality and everyone actually existed. The opening music reminds me of LH's _Database_ opening song, so I'm rooting for the latter, with even a potential link between the game universes.

[@snyper64]

This is a lot like BOFURI but the mc is more interesting. Highly recommended so far.

[@DreavyHinker]

This is in my top three of the season for sure

[@rajvirmalhans2073]

The production is top tier and it’s a lot of fun and interesting worldbuilding. Sunraku reminds me of the angry video game nerd playing those terrible games. I wonder if the girl crushing on him will meet him next cour. I at least appreciate the crushing girl is at least strong in her own right. The curse he got recently adds an interesting layer to the story. Vysache definitely looks and sounds like a mob boss. I always love good fight choreography. I think the unique boss Lycagon did use CGI but it is hard to notice

[@nakerusa]

😂 SAO before it got dumb. 😂 A perfect description. I'm really enjoying it! It kinda reminds me of Bofuri, except fewer anime girls? Action has been fun to watch.

[@d2solo]

before it got dumb? alicization and unital ring alone clear the entire manga of SLF☠️don’t even get me started on aincrad and progressive u niggas really be creating false narratives inside y’all head to try and make SAO look worse than it is

[@psy-crowczmates4583]

the scene i server room, means that there is 0 precent of story progress so far,which implies that by defeating one of 7 main bosses,new quests, new monsters will be added ...pretty much big big update will come AFTER somebody will beat one of main bosess,

[@UNGGodYT]

So far dying make you status worse for a while, that is why he was mining. Since we still have two more front page characters to show up, party will be the theme, handyman saito was like that and then it just got better and better. What he said is the wolf was made that strong on purpose, so it can be defeated, not like in a trash game where bugs make monsters stronger than they are supposed to be.

[@SuperSlab]

Im going to be watching this anime!!!!

[@VikingGnomeAnime]

this show made me want to start a new MMO RPG, which is a horrible idea but I credit the show for being able to inspire me to want to do it in the first place

[@bojackbojackbojack]

This show is fope as duck. Sunraku is going to end up becoming a legend in that game at some point.

[@Veilamia]

This is just fun fun time watching this and omg it looks so good

[@Abyss3223]

so its like Gun Gale Online Alternate? No more Kirito and lots of fun.

[@DuoZock]

hey, Im not watching the video, I just saw the thumbnail and wanted to say I watch this anime and want to recommend it if your thinking about starting to watch it

[@tymothyl]

Main plot: Play Sangri-La Frontier and beat the game. Sub-plot: Play other game and other high skill player will come to play Sangri-La Frontier because they want to play with Sunraku.

[@HK40]

I love this show and the npc bunnie girl

[@petepanteraman]

Why can't the game tailor itself to the player? That would be great for an AI driven game to do.

[@steliosmamatas2970]

Imagine after all these years they took sao premise and managed to make it worse. Sao was great when it released.

[@d2solo]

it still is? unital ring and alicization are literally top tier sagas there’s not a author alive who had a greater redemption arc than reki (author of SAO) his writing has DRASTICALLY improved over the years, alicization was proof of that

[@steliosmamatas2970]

@@d2solo Yeah alicization was great indeed, but ppl still don't even like Sao 1st season and I don't know why. Always try to find flaws in an anime.

[@d2solo]

@@steliosmamatas2970 the craziest thing is the people who hate Sao and claimed to have “watched” it always have the most flawed logic of all time or their just straight up lying, one of the most incredibly stupid takes i’ve seen is that kirito is “OP” when he’s quite clearly not, even if the anime butchered important context from the LN there’s still no way the criticism i see of SAO comes from people who have genuinely watched it.

[@linearburn8838]

SAO was fin great

[@d2solo]

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