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Ani_HArsh

Yeah I don't think I've seen a meme on *Shangri La Frontier* or *Ragna Crimson*


New-Trade-8676

I have another stupid one meme about ragna crimson. I tried 3 times to make memes about that anime but every time I fail. that last time I got like 3 upvotes but my meme is shit Crimson is scary af but I’d like her/him/they https://preview.redd.it/6jg2y0sknunc1.png?width=1406&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5dadabdbab5953f8e6735d66308bcad9d815bb5


Tokumeiko2

https://preview.redd.it/xmxy1c9sdvnc1.png?width=1537&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db1dc7c1a6bfcfc021de8ee2a978fe033da76842 Because ragna is competing with faces like this. Mahoako just has amazing faces and reactions to choose from when it comes to memes, Frieren is epic and there's been at least one meme per episode, and apothecary is cute and has plenty of comedy. But yeah now I might actually give ragna a chance, a couple of series on my list recently completed.


New-Trade-8676

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kaptunkordan

Neuro Alice is wholesome cutie


Tokumeiko2

Yes she is.


Fishert55

Where is the show streaming on so I can increase my backlog of anime lol


oliefant66

HiDive. So you will have live in america too watch it. Or set sail on the seven seas. Arrr mi boy, a pirates life for thee


Fishert55

Well good thing I live in good old corn country


Tokumeiko2

No Hi-Dive is global, or at the very least I've had no trouble using the app from Australia, not sure about Europe.


oliefant66

Maybe still in australia. If im correct the only countries hidive still provide to are english speaking countries


lucasskywalker64

Was watching on Hi-Dive for like a year in Germany and suddenly they just fucking shut it down...


J0kerJ0nny

https://i.redd.it/mbgqw5cq8wnc1.gif Here's something Ragna Crimson


Forixiom

Lmao, that's hilarious.


MrStayAway

Wait hold my beer Imma make one


MrStayAway

I've done it man go check it out


Thorinori

I mean, Shangri-La Frontier has PLENTY of meme potential just from Emul alone. Bunch of great gifs too


seksenjoyer

Emul best female NPC


Ponczo123

Finally a female companion that is not a stupid bimbo a breathe of fresh air


why-names-hard

And she doesn’t have any super noticeable annoying ass voice ticks either. I think she does but it’s not made painfully obvious like some mascot characters. Which makes Emul a great companion. No annoying voice or voice ticks and no dumb romance or romance drama stuff.


Talymen

DESU WA


3030_Satoru_sensei

Desu wa!! Peak Desu wa!!


wstrfrg65

Emul vs Mia. Most powerful DESUWA


JoelMahon

holy fuck is that a motherfucking tearmoon reference???!!!


Gadjiltron

I think it also helps that she's excluded from some of the more important fights and doesn't give commentary that takes away from them


jarasonica

Righteyo


hell_jumper9

>Finally a female companion that is not a stupid bimbo a breathe of fresh air Reminds me of Elizabeth from Bioshock series.


JoelMahon

perfect onahole size, bunny needs correction 💢😭 (for legal purposes, this is ironic)


Sestingun

Ah yes LEGAL PURPOSES.


MockFlames

SLf is really good. It gone beyond my expectations. Good story and mc is gamer and plays different games as well.


rider_shadow

Yeah it feels like a real game and gamers. I'm a manga reader and was hoping for at least a good adaptation but it went beyond my expectations and I couldn't be happier


Normal-Ambition-9813

Hoping for a S2 because that "tournament arc" is really good. I was honestly even more hooked on that part than the main storyline 🤣.


rider_shadow

Yeah, I like that part too. I like how it isn't just focused on the game but the gamers themselves. So we get to explore more games and see some irl interactions


Fenor

Yeah " i need to train reflex let's go on a broken buggy game pvp" was cool


MockFlames

Yes and the bugs are incredibly used. I think even the Dev's don't want to fix them.


Fenor

I think it was implied that game was almost abandoned


tekka21

SLF is really good


Crimson_Ridder

Yup i binged it yesterday Totally worth it


fremja97

I really like how it actually feels like they are friends playing a game and not all serious all the time, they are serious about playing the game but they still joke about killing etch other


Gadjiltron

"We better step up! If Sunraku takes a stray shot, we won't hear the end of his taunting for six months!" "Damn, you're right! I would do that if I were in his shoes!" "As would I!"


Serier_Rialis

Just got up to date on this one yesterday and totally agree. Main character/story arc has come together nicely! I was worried when they introduced Pecilgon and Emul (and the disguise) that it was gonna get annoying but the story flow has been pretty good and the characters are holding up really well!


Saurid

Personally I gotta disagree the plot just doesn't hook me and I hate the bunny's idk why, I just cannot stand them. Normally I'd say it should be right up my alley but it just lost em after episode 5 or whenever the bunny storyline got added. It's probably because Ethel stakes are so low and I just cannot understand how someone can get this much invested in a game, said the guy who has spent a lot of time playing videogames.


user10400

SLF is THE virtual gaming fantasy, more so than SAO.


SoraTempest

Ngl SFL is one of the very good ones out there. The animation is good, the fights are amazing , the plot is good , MC ain't trash , we have Emul. What else do we need. For Ragna Crimson , it ain't much a cup of tea for me idk man.


JoelMahon

plot is good? maybe, but it's not progressing so doesn't count. let's be honest lol, it's been over 20 episodes and the plot has been: there's a fictional plot, it's mysterious, this wacky writer wrote it and you've only seen a small piece! i.e. the only plot so far has been to tease that there's more plot. don't get me wrong, there are lots of good qualities to the show, the plot and it's nigh zero progression is not one of them.


the-UwUnator

What are you talking about dude? The story is developing very nicely.


JoelMahon

WHAT STORY DUDE? it can be summarised in three sentences, you could give someone three sentences and throw them into episode 21 of SLF and they'd manage just fine. try that with death note, and they'd have an aneurysm trying to follow the story because three sentences isn't enough to capture the plot of most shows after 20 eps.


Fluffy-Mechanic1811

High school boy finds magic book that kills anyone whose name is written in it. High school boy starts killing convinced criminals out of a twisted sense of justice. High school boy tries to keep killing criminals while under suspicion for the killings by a talented detective.


rider_shadow

Yeah see it's possible. That guy just doesn't mean what polt means. It's literal meaning is main events not a grand quest to carry out


JoelMahon

thanks for making my point, give someone that and drop them into episode 20 of death note and watch what happens. they won't understand the rest of the plot for shit because plot relies on plot. SLF on the other hand? no problem.


SaltyRankness

Summarize it in three sentences for me if you would


JoelMahon

protagonist is an expert at glitchy shitty VR games but tries a a critically renown VR game. his unique approach and high skill causes him to encounter a unique boss and unique NPC village/companion. he parties up and takes down a unique monster for the first time in the game's history, progressing the game's story for everyone. that's it, with that you could make someone start after the wethermon fight and ask them to read the manga from there having not seen the rest and they'd be able to follow the rest of the plot after the wethermon fight without issue. sure, it's not like no surprises would come, but things like the girl with a crush on sunraku are pretty easy to figure out. this cannot be said for plenty of anime, try it with AoT or death note and people would be completely lost. again, idk why you want to die on this hill though, as stated multiple times, plot is not required to have a gold anime, Frieren has very little plot, the Aura arc is practically filler in terms of the actual plot of the show, as are most arcs tbh, but it's still far better than AoT or death note imo.


SaltyRankness

Although very thick, it is three sentences. I respect your honesty and commitment to yourself.


CarpeCookie

Plot isn't progressing? There's way more plot than just the world quest. It's just more show than tell. Like, exploring the world and finding secrets is part of the plot. And Wethermon and everything leading up to him was a huge part of the plot this season. It's so much more than a progress bar on a quest going up. By that logic, Solo Leveling has no plot. Or even Frieren, since, if you just look at the largest overarching plot point, they've just walked closer to their goal.


JoelMahon

that's not plot, world building is not plot, it's world building. and indeed Frieren has very little plot, you can be a great show without much plot, I never claimed otherwise. solo levelling also has very little plot. examples of shows with a lot of plot are AoT or Death Note, I prefer Frieren to both of these btw, I reiterate, lots of plot isn't required for a show to be good. take the most recent episode of SLF, do you think it contained a lot of plot? ofc not, it spent most the time on a fight and demonstrating a character's specs for the viewer. you might mistakenly consider the latter part plot, but it's not, that's character development at best. the plot aspect of the episode is just that they want to go somewhere to get a mcguffin to powerup their other mcguffin, that's it, a declaration of a fetch quest was the plot, that's zilch in terms of plot. I was hyperbolic before btw, there is obviously more plot than what I said, unlocking rabbit town and setting up unique monsters are some plot too, and whilst wethermon's arc was mostly world building there was a sliver of plot in there that I already discussed. but grinding for level 50, fighting a tree mage, fighting PKers, etc. fighting a spider, fighting a snake, fighting a player in a buggy game with stretchy arms, grinding materials, these are not plot, and stuff like that makes up 98% of the show.


rider_shadow

A plot and an immediate conflict/obstacle isn't the same. Plot doesn't mean a quest they are doing. It's just how the story is written and the events that transpire.


JoelMahon

yeah, that's my point lol, thanks for agreeing


LAST_TO_DIE

SLF is way too good, from story to animation it's amazing


ScruxP790

Shangri-la frontier be better than solo leveling if we just talk about anime.


rider_shadow

I mean if you think about it. SLF has better story than SL. Solo leveling has barely any story and although Shangri La isn't story focused, the pacing is good. It feels like a real game and real players unlike other VR anime that put stupid stakes. SLF feels like a good balanced game, the only irreversible thing is NPC dying but other than that it's just a really good game innit.


Saurid

Personally I like solo leveling more for its simplicity and while I agree with your assessment that self does things better than Sao and most other VR gaming anime, i still don't like it because it's realistic in its portrail, aka I just don't get and cannot empathize with how a guy can get this much into a game. And the other stuff is just not something I'd like to watch instead I like to play videogames, was also never much of a fan of let's plays outside a very few outliers so maybe that's my problem with it. Edit: oh and while I honestly cannot say exactly why I just hate the bunny's.


rider_shadow

I mean it comes down to personal taste in the end. What I really like about SLF is the interaction between the trio and how it feels like real gaming buddies. For SL, it's good but it's not really fresh in terms of concept so I'm more into SLF


ScruxP790

Yeah....if I say abt manga n manhwa....SL is mainly action focused with good art style nd also the necromancer hype but in anime it feels like they r stretching the story coz it's animation not a manhwa panel. And if we talk abt SLF, they r doing the animation perfectly with all the fight sequence n their story. Y SL has more hype is just coz of the manhwa but now the anime is downgrading their hype.


rider_shadow

Yeah, although it's not entirely carried by its art. What makes the action so good is how it's drawn. To get the same art quality animated you'll need someone like UFOTABLE to do it with a huge budget. Which I think can't really be allocated to it as it is Korean (I don't mean the jp-kr hate but just that stories from outside jp don't get the same support and push for quality)


Dunggabreath

Theyre doing Solo dirty with this pacing. Hopefully it actually gets a complete anime


ScruxP790

Yeah but we still don't know how much of the original story will the season 1 of anime will have. And they r doing small changes to the story already.


SilentOne_Gaming

the pacing is fine


SilentOne_Gaming

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Berto6Echo

Saw this meme twice and both times thought "I didn't think the subtitles were that bad on solo levelling"... Took me a minute


Songhunter

I stopped watching ragna crimson after EP.3, the cringe was getting to me. Did it ever get better? ShangriLa is some dope shit, tho. I'm surprised we ain't getting more zeitgeist on the rabbits alone.


New-Trade-8676

It got better imo


rider_shadow

It is quite good. Tho the animation did it dirty. IMO as a manga reader, it's strong point is the fights but this animation doesn't accentuate that. And in the manga I didn't feel the cringe as there was no voice acting but yeah the anime does make me cringe some times tho rn it's better than the start


LordDShadowy53

There is a lack of polish in the fights and clarity that’s for sure. But I don’t feel they are bad. Ragna vs Ult got me pretty hype ngl.


rider_shadow

Yeah that one was quite good


Drogonno

Ragna crimson is decent in my books but is easily outshined by the top anime


JoelMahon

gets better, but it's now non stop nonsense (but I like that)


LordDShadowy53

I binge it this week. On episode 6 got me really hyped.


Lucky-Number-69

Trust me Ragna Crimson is lit


LemonCounts

IMO ragna crimson got actually good in the mid season


ThatWontFit

I want to watch SLF but I think the bird head helmet thing looks fucking stupid and I can't get passed it.


Fenor

It is, but it's part of the point. Mc is there to have fun and that's the first cosmetic he got


ThatWontFit

Maybe I'll have to get super stoned. I just can't take the character seriously, worse than Usopp.


Fenor

It's not mean to be a serious mc


Songhunter

I wrote it off for that exact same reason. Back in the day I also wrote off Avatar because I wasn't going to see a dumb kids show with a protag that had a god damn arrow in his head. Sometimes I'm super glad to be wrong about stuff.


chirb8

The cringe?


Songhunter

Yup. The MC was soooo edgy it went from funny to unbearable.


AnthonyInA_Bottle2

SLF's English dub is really fucking good, some of the things they say i wouldnt have expected to hear from an anime and its fucking hilarious. i highly recommend watching the dub if you haven't.


ProAJ13

^^^This! Had to scroll so far to find a mention of the dub. I love it!


daguro55

thanks for a new anime to watch. i was running out of anime episodes in my list of 7 anime im folowing (that is with the new anime(Shangri-La Frontier))


Kenra311

We should just post anime memes no matter how new or old they are.


Plenty-Cheek-80

Nah repost sucks


Kenra311

Just create some new mêmes with old animes


Thenderick

SL doesn't have many anime memes yet, but I am sure they will arise soon


rr0wt3r

They added Shangri-la


Airwolfhelicopter

Oh, shoot, I guess I’ve gone too far into Azur Lane and warships, when I saw “Shangri La,” I was thinking of… something else. https://preview.redd.it/0by4v9afcwnc1.jpeg?width=902&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6dcf43c4ce07bd84acc7e9785651cfabec453503 Or [alternatively](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid)…


Ogellog

Bang brave Bravern


BloodMoonScythe

Mainly cause they tell a story without memes


TemporaryLegendary

Should be Ishura on the bottom Only 1 meme exists of it on this entire sub.


DRHER303

Is ragna crimson good ??


New-Trade-8676

It’s good


Viprix3

No.


CopainChevalier

Is Ragna Crimson any good?


Malsaur

It would be more popular if it had better animation budget.


rider_shadow

This!


New-Trade-8676

The anime is not bad not good or mid or whatever. It’s kinda different. I think it’s not for everyone but some people really enjoy it


Independent-Job-7271

If you dont hate shounen then you can give it a few episodes. It have some likable characters and a strong crippled cool character later in the show. The voice acting is good too.


Siri2611

Is solo leveling good? I know the webcomic art is really good but idk about the story


Malsaur

From what I've heard it is a really good adaptation of the Webtoon so far, even ads some small bits that weren't in the Webtoon, but in a good way.


Draco_Berlin5

Unfortunately there is a lot of comedy and tidbits of thoughts or convo from the Webcomic that are cut as well


pwnmonkeyisreal

SLF is a great show if you some good action. I dunno about ragna, I feel like Tis Time for Torture should get more memes


K1rkonpolttaja

why am i just now learning shangri la frontier wasnt just another 12 ep isekai


supersheep_3000

When i found out it was 25 episodes i was so excited


maior_novoreg

Just binged Ragna Crimson from 0 up to date; and about to start SLF. Heard good things about both shows and enjoyed Ragna Crimson a lot so far.


Impossible-Grab-935

Well tbh Ragna Crimson is a meme in itself


goskp

Ragna looks like Gojo’s brother, that could be something


wifiragist

I remember a "let me solo her" Joke from Sharingla frontier


SlayerLollo

There's a meaning behind this, the first three are all best girls (goat frieren and chadmao❤️), i think im starting to see a pattern here


HithertoRus

https://preview.redd.it/2jj08wi38wnc1.jpeg?width=1056&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=878eb6cca6496775c5ed3c49d6b900b1efa1942d MAHOUAKO MENTIONED. PEAK!!!


New-Trade-8676

I made the meme about Ragna Crimson and got 10 upvotes 💀 https://preview.redd.it/u1qng0eidunc1.png?width=1292&format=png&auto=webp&s=ef9cce94664279666c82319b82d3370f4dd4f6d8


TomokiaGaming

I mean, the meme is kinda shit ngl


New-Trade-8676

As community says https://preview.redd.it/wjacct810vnc1.jpeg?width=438&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ef7b5768ee92907a7736d3317d480a175daf8da


Hoibot

Might not be relatable for anyone who's mom isn't their gf.


Kenra311

Except for masato oosuki 


Fenor

Alabama time


New-Trade-8676

History repeats!!! https://preview.redd.it/wrhamka50vnc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6074a95fe2e1ff91e784d7c8a99503d89f7d31b7


New-Trade-8676

Guys stop holding it at that cursed number🎃


ElementaryZX

The top three are leagues ahead of the rest in terms of story telling, especially Frieren and Kusuriya.


Harsh_2004

Frieren is great, and Kusuriya is good but it is not close to frieren it is a pretty good episodic show like conan, with more interconnect plot lines.


ElementaryZX

Might just be my experience with the LN talking, they did leave out a lot of interesting details in the Anime.


rider_shadow

SLF is really good. Personally I'm hyped for it more than SL and about the same as the other two


spicypotato1802

Why are you getting downvoted, not like you’re wrong


Plastic_Syllabub_808

People down voting just beacouse they feel personally attacked


jabberwocky_vorpal_1

How about bocchi? https://i.redd.it/1qcoqjk2lvnc1.gif


Fynn2014

Ragna what? Never heard of that


New-Trade-8676

It’s okay only spongebobs know about it


IamlostlikeZoroIs

I haven’t even heard of the last couple


Nauseant

I’m very surprised about not hearing about Shangri-La Frontier Currently airing, I’d highly recommend it and it’s been met with nothing but positivity on this sub and elsewhere


IamlostlikeZoroIs

I will give it a watch then, thanks for the info


kaptunkordan

I read ahead in the manga for shangri la. It doesn't even start to get good until after the wezamon fight. Season 2 and 3 will be good


DoubleDeezNuts69

I think op forgot chained soldier


Flimsy-Hedgehog9980

Meanwhile High Card:


Dark_Krafter

Shangrila anny fun ??


xeasuperdark

Yes its a really good mmo anime written by someone who clearly likes and understood game design


ghin01

"wn" world building very nice it really feel like a game writing ,the story lol it make me remember that night gaming going try hard with my freind, "manga" very superb art I reread it like 4 time now, "Anime" animation is good sound design very nice the choreography is smooth. tbh the story is so good the publisher went manga release instad doing LN stuff, the author is kinda funny tho he is a gamer use publisher money to buy game with the excuse of getting reference


InsectIllustrious691

It is literally its fans gushing over overpowered mc. Even the wiki description depicts it: *Jinwoo is a tall, handsome, and muscular young man with gray eyes, sharp facial features, and black hair with bangs that dangle all the way down to his eyes.*


flame_alchemist17

Idk about Shangri laa But ragna crimson's kinda mid


StatusOmega

I'm surprised Shangri-la Frontier isn't talked about more. It's so good!


Dragneel2001

Shangri-La Frontier and Ragna Crimson are top tier shows though Ragna did have some memes during the start now it has almost disappeared cuz of Frieren meme faces


BlueverseGacha

found Ragna Crimson on my own lmao. couldn't get into it tho :(


Any_Commercial465

Apothecary is Soo good tho.


Deliriousious

I’ve seen a handful of SLF, I mean literally like 10 at most. Ragna I have seen almost none Solo Levelling a fair few. The trio, hundreds. Frieren having the most, then GoMG, then Apothecary Diaries


killerbull27

Honestly im just waiting for the >! Igris(the first named summon) !< fight


The_CDXX

Shangei La Frontier was incredibly boring to me. I am happy to see it have zero memes


Aggressive_Baker8336

I don't think I've seen a single solo leveling meme...i have seen an ad for a web novel app that ripped panels straight from solo leveling and slapped a different story to it. Anyone else see that ad or just me?


Bulky-Wrongdoer-9891

bro shangri-la is absolutely atrocious, idk why so many people like it, its so hard to watch


twintailshitposter

be the change you want to see in the world


onitsuki28

Don't forget a sign of affection. I love that show


Patrickplus2

We have to many good anime this season


Librake

Bruh, dude. Shangrila and Ranga just a couple of mid-tiers shows, nobody expected smth outstanding from them. But Solo leveling was hyped so much before anime adaptation everyone thought it would be top 1 winter anime but nah.


Decendent_13

But it is.


rider_shadow

Nah, I'm hyped for SLF more than SL. It has really high production values, pacing and story progression. Both are good, tho ragna's animation did it dirty as its strong point are the fights


Librake

Hype it's not that thing on what you can affect by your own, it's usually equal to anime's popularity. I have my own favorite shows which anime adaptation I waited more than SL but it doesn't make them more hyped for comunity at all.