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Shangri-La Frontier ends S1 with adapting chapters 57+58. Honestly with S2 just 6 months away it's up to anime onlies decision whether to jump straight to the manga or wait for S2. I will mention the adaptation was very faithful so no need to start at the beginning of the manga. Art in the manga is great with awesome fights. But the anime really enhances the manga and makes it feel alive.

This show might have fallen a little bit under the radar, but as a manga reader it was a top-notch adaptation. It did a great job at bringing these characters and the world of SLF alive. The cast's chemistry was perfect. And with S2 already set for Fall 2024, anime onlies really can jump straight into the manga as the adaptation was very faithful or just wait 6 months for S2. Which is a very reasonable wait time.

Kind of expected that the new content of this episode would be on the shorter side since they need to find a good stopping point. The introduction of Aramis was perfect and his banter with Bilac is perfect.

As a manga reader the voice casting for the Professor was perfect. Like this is one of the few examples on how voice acting for an anime can really capture the image perfectly. We can imagine reading the manga with him with a Magical Girl Appearance with an old man voice. But actually hearing just makes it the even more hysterical. :deadrose:

Overall right we are just scratching the surface of SLF. It one of the best ongoing action manga and S2 if given the same quality adaptation S1 had will be even better. The big fight next season will have me like :gladbron:

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We're getting another 2 cour season starting next October :blessed:



 

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Yoo, so Lakan was just a fool with a weird sight disorder :mindblown:

What a tragic twist, and here I was hating on this fool for most of the season :mjcry:

Apothecary Diaries was a great show. Whoever is the author has a real talent for writing because it ain't easy to make court fukkery work, specially when the MC is a brothel child Detective Conan :pachaha:
 

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I wasn't expecting much from solo leveling, but I thought it had a solid season. I am not expecting a show with depth and I think it delivers in being a power fantasy type of show. S1 def felt more like a prologue for world building, and I assume next season is going to get crazier due to power levels increasing
 

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Solo leveling isn’t bad the only flaw I have is that Sun personality evolved way too fast. Like damn he couldn’t grow into his newer personality?

Anyways I do have one question?
What did it mean in the end when that guy said “They are evolving”? Who is he talking about?
 

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Solo leveling isn’t bad the only flaw I have is that Sun personality evolved way too fast. Like damn he couldn’t grow into his newer personality?

Anyways I do have one question?
What did it mean in the end when that guy said “They are evolving”? Who is he talking about?
I could be wrong, but I think he was talking about the monsters on Jeju island that we saw in the beginning because it looked like the enemies there had evolved
 

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Solo leveling isn’t bad the only flaw I have is that Sun personality evolved way too fast. Like damn he couldn’t grow into his newer personality?

Anyways I do have one question?
What did it mean in the end when that guy said “They are evolving”? Who is he talking about?
Ants in jeju island
 

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Finishing up my TenSura rewatch with the recent anime original move Scarlet Bond. Now this story is written by Fuze, so while this doesn't take place in the manga or Ln, it seems to very be anime canon. As a lot like Visions of Coleus, it is very easy to see where this fits in the timeline. While Coleus mostly takes place before Rimuru goes back and saves Shizue's students. In Scarlet Bond minus the start of the movie, it takes place after Walpurgis.

Honestly one issue with Scarlet Bond is that despite being a film centered around Ogres and with the Older Brother that we see in the main series. One issue with the film is that outside of the very start it doesn't center around the Ogres. It's disappointing because it could have been a great time to give them a focus. But instead we get a story about Hiiro requests Rimuru's squad to save the princess of Raja, Princess Towa. Which we see in the early part of the movie saves Hiiro and gives him a name.

Visions of Coleus is much clearer with its direction. Add world building with the Kingdom of Coleus and add a tease to how strong Demon Lord Valentine is. Not too much add some foreshadowing that seems to be very consistent from what we have seen so far in the anime with Shizue and Chloe.

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I will mention that this is the first time in this series that we see the naming convention is used by someone other Rimuru. It really puts into perspective how strong Rimuru is. So in that it's cool to see. But beyond the plot of this is very similar to Visions of Coleus and quite honestly it was executed better there.

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The writing in this movie at times feels very underwhelming. For instance Rimuru takes care of the poison, but doesn't go into depth to figure who is the one to cause. In fact, he wouldn't have learned that if it wasn't for Diablo. So this adds more intrigue to Diablo's history. This is the first clear mention that Violet is also a Greater Demon. Considering Guy called Diablo, Black, if you can recall back in S1 Leon mentions to Shizue Greater Demons correspond with Colors. It makes you wonder will Rimuru encounter more of these Greater Demons in the near future. It is also the same to say Violet will be a thorn in Rimuru's side in the near future.

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While the plot in the movie does have its issue, I do say seeing that this is the 2nd time Violet and her minions have been looking for a host for her to manifest. Though her intention was to use the Kingdom of Raja's bloodline to do that. But much like Diablo she isn't pure of evil intentions. She simply wants them to use the Tiara of their own free will. Instead, her minions force a situation where Towa would use the Tiara. At a first glance when Towa saves Hiiro at the end it looks like a BS power of friendship ending. But Violet mentioned the deal with Towa's bloodline is voided.

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How Hiiro swallows up the curse orb is very much an idiot plot. Him being irrational to save Towa is fine, but to the degree where the takes the princess out of the palace and swallows an orb that can transfer bodies, even though only 1 orb is presented at the time.

Ignoring that, animation/action/fights are easily the highlight of the movie. And works well for what this movie tries to do. Benimaru vs Hiiro fight was a great showcase of Benimaru's increase of strength since Riimuru became a Demon Lord. The short Violet and Diablo fight was great as well. We know Violet could hold her own against both Demon Lord Valentine and now Diablo. This holds credence that Diablo and Violet when she has a name can hold up against the other Demon Lords. This is definitely worth keeping in mind.

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Like with Coleus, Tempest establishes relations with Raja as well. I am curious how much both of these kingdoms tie into the canon story of the anime, or if they end up being underused?

The movie overall was decent. Great action, underwhelming writing, but some bits of world building added that was very good for what is to come. While Scarlet Bond is easily the weakest arc in TenSura, it still was an enjoyable one to watch. But I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it, if I were pressed for time.

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New season started today with Train to the End of the World, which is an anime original.

In the big span of I have no idea what is happening, but I am sold. So basically the whole 7G caused everyone who is 21+ years old to turn into animals. So do they also attain the lifespan of animals?

The goal is to take the train to Ikebukuro to find Youka. The cast looks like fun and each has a different personality. I wonder if we are going to have each episode visit a different stop/town. It would make for a fun adventure anime.

I fully dig the wacky concept this anime is bringing.
 
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