Dedication Through Light
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Darn, after hearing the Gon v Hisoka duet fight character song for new HxH, I wouldnt have minded hearing more character duets in other anime, like even this SAO, Klein and Kirito, or even Kirito and
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Darn, after hearing the Gon v Hisoka duet fight character song for new HxH, I wouldnt have minded hearing more character duets in other anime, like even this SAO, Klein and Kirito, or even Kirito and
Say that to his face fucker and see who get's WRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYY'd.
I don't like where this is going for Asuna...
R_thanatos
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I think I feel sick...
I feel even sicker now...
Don't worry they'll keep it all ages ( i hope )
Now for the countless doujins that will arrive next comiket ....that's another problem.
First incest and now tentacle porn? Show of the year.
Dedication Through Light
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Finally listened to Silica and Sachi's character songs. Although I dont like Silica at all, her song captures her entirely and is rather catchy.
Now the wait for the ost...
Now the wait for the ost...
Started watching the series pretty much exactly a week ago and I've have now catched up to episode 20.
What am I to say? I really liked the series a lot for the first ~10 episodes. The show always had some annoying flaws that kept it from being truly amazing, but it was still great enough to keep me highly entertained all the while.
The show always had some problems with its pacing (I guess they cut a bunch of stuff from the light novels?), but from then on it becomes really apparent and frustrating. The whole love relationship between Kirito and Asuna is given no time to actually grow (seriously, they go from "can't stand you (for whatever reason)" to "first kiss" to "LET'S MARRY AND SPEND OUR WHOLE LIVE TOGETHER" and finally to "Oh, we've got our first child" in like ten seconds) and the ending of arc 1 came pretty much out of nowhere. The chapter was closed before it really felt finished.
But, well, still nothing too bad.
Arc 2, however? I don't think there's been a single good episode since episode 15. Kirito's sister is awkward, way too incesty for no reason and her alter ego is pretty much an awkward copy of the early Asuna. She's not interesting at all and the same can be said about all of the new characters. Arc 1's characters weren't anything to write home about, but at least they did their job and didn't feel like the writer was copying himself all the time.
I won't even start talking about arc 2's non-sensical plot!
So, yeah, I'm pretty disappointed at this point. I hope the series will be able to pick up again, but I'm not sure if 5 remaining episodes are enough to make a difference.
What am I to say? I really liked the series a lot for the first ~10 episodes. The show always had some annoying flaws that kept it from being truly amazing, but it was still great enough to keep me highly entertained all the while.
The show always had some problems with its pacing (I guess they cut a bunch of stuff from the light novels?), but from then on it becomes really apparent and frustrating. The whole love relationship between Kirito and Asuna is given no time to actually grow (seriously, they go from "can't stand you (for whatever reason)" to "first kiss" to "LET'S MARRY AND SPEND OUR WHOLE LIVE TOGETHER" and finally to "Oh, we've got our first child" in like ten seconds) and the ending of arc 1 came pretty much out of nowhere. The chapter was closed before it really felt finished.
But, well, still nothing too bad.
Arc 2, however? I don't think there's been a single good episode since episode 15. Kirito's sister is awkward, way too incesty for no reason and her alter ego is pretty much an awkward copy of the early Asuna. She's not interesting at all and the same can be said about all of the new characters. Arc 1's characters weren't anything to write home about, but at least they did their job and didn't feel like the writer was copying himself all the time.
I won't even start talking about arc 2's non-sensical plot!
So, yeah, I'm pretty disappointed at this point. I hope the series will be able to pick up again, but I'm not sure if 5 remaining episodes are enough to make a difference.
DigitalRicket
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I gotta agree with you completely on this. I've just recently got into this series and am currently on episode 18 and if the show were to have started within ALFheim I wouldn't have become this invested in it. The SAO storyline was much more gripping and suspenseful which is the reason why the Asuna / Kirito relationship made you feel for their situation.
Learning about Kirito's sister awkward fascination with her "brother" is just weird. It made me even google up "do cousins get married in Japan?", which in fact I learned they can.
Anyway, I'm aware the light novels have the characters going into a total of 4 different games so far so I'm going to stick with this show.
Jex
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They went there already. Don't you remember?
Unknown Soldier
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Well, for tentacles there was Silica. I don't remember any incest angles until Imouto showed up though.
Well he tells Silica that she reminds him of his sister. It's like pseudo incest.
R_thanatos
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i don't do brofist often but i can't resist :
Mother rosario must happen ..i have no doubt given the sales of SAO but still
such a powerfull volume.
Dedication Through Light
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She doesnt know that Kirito is her brother in game since he isnt using his real name in game.
Episode 21
Pretty good episode whenever Kirito was on the screen interacting with Imouto and answering questions and stuff
and so sad for her broken heart if only she that that is Kirito in game and such, however, I guess there is no win for her situation since both in game and out of game he is with Weaksuna.
The rest was just plain awkward and not that Im not used to it since Ive seen tons of good fanart of my favorite characters and even Kirito with it...but just Asuna and such was plain weird and awkward and kind of creepy, especially
when it even went into her dress, did not want to ever see that or even any tentacles with her
Episode 21
Weird, why was this episode only like 10 minutes long? It was pretty weird watching it, since it felt like at some points I spaced out and suffered temporal memory loss. Anyway, for a shorter episode which just builds up to the Grand Quest, it was okay. Nothing happened at all, but the backgrounds scenes were really nice. Some of the direction was odd though, like
At least there wasn't anything creepy and gross like more incest pandering, or random tentacle rape. I don't think my brain would have been able to handle it if there was some extended sequence where the sister-cousin-whatever whined about her feelings for Kirito over and over again. Thankfully nothing of that sort happened! Whew! Still, I wonder why they decided to release a 10 minute episode this week...
Weird, why was this episode only like 10 minutes long? It was pretty weird watching it, since it felt like at some points I spaced out and suffered temporal memory loss. Anyway, for a shorter episode which just builds up to the Grand Quest, it was okay. Nothing happened at all, but the backgrounds scenes were really nice. Some of the direction was odd though, like
one moment Asuna was opening a door and got a shock, and the next moment she's locked back in her cage by some slugs things. Weird. I guess she got caught right after opening the door!
At least there wasn't anything creepy and gross like more incest pandering, or random tentacle rape. I don't think my brain would have been able to handle it if there was some extended sequence where the sister-cousin-whatever whined about her feelings for Kirito over and over again. Thankfully nothing of that sort happened! Whew! Still, I wonder why they decided to release a 10 minute episode this week...
R_thanatos
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Episode 21 was good .
Now let's get something out of the way :
The reason why the bad guys have tentacles is that
This wasn't done 100% for fan service and creepyness , just 50-50.
Now on the episode itself it was rather faithfull to the LN ..nothing to add on that point ..i hope to see more of ALO animated once this arc is done.
Yui
Another trivia people aren't aware of
oVerall i enjoyed this episode like i enjoyed ep 18 ...it was ok...
Now let's get something out of the way :
The reason why the bad guys have tentacles is that
just like wings you can control them with your mind if you're accustommed to them.. meaning that they can multi task that way (more tentacles = more work done )
This wasn't done 100% for fan service and creepyness , just 50-50.
Now on the episode itself it was rather faithfull to the LN ..nothing to add on that point ..i hope to see more of ALO animated once this arc is done.
Yui
moaning was a nicely done ..everyone does that when you boot up , right ?
Another trivia people aren't aware of
is that ALO was made to toy with emotions so it's set that if you want to cry , but can't stop it easily ..better not log-in when you want to cry otherwise you'll cry shortly afterwards in the game..
oVerall i enjoyed this episode like i enjoyed ep 18 ...it was ok...
Lactose_Intolerant
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what did they leave out? The whole fairy arc has been bad.
How disappointing. I saw that preview screenshot above and thought this episode was going to feature a purple diplodocus.
Also how blind is Kirito? They are walking forward in a straight line but only after a certain point did they noticed THE BIG FLIPPIN' TREE in front of them. You know, the one you can probably see from the edge of the map. It's like not noticing the moon in Majora's Mask. What a plonker.
Also how blind is Kirito? They are walking forward in a straight line but only after a certain point did they noticed THE BIG FLIPPIN' TREE in front of them. You know, the one you can probably see from the edge of the map. It's like not noticing the moon in Majora's Mask. What a plonker.
I don't know why people single out this arc when the whole show's been either bland or terrible in varying quantities. The only difference with this arc, especially going by the latest episode, is that it shows that the people making it are completely fucking shameless.
There's this big bit which, if memory serves ether ended book 1 or started book 2 of FD where Kirito and Leafa are in a dungeon and they encounter a big collosus style monster that they end up befriending like Silica did Pina and they have a big todo with it.
But here instead, they skipped that and threw in more siscon and extended the scene of Asuna geting a bunch of tenticles for her troubles because that's what I signed on for(!)
R_thanatos
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Well they ignored a dongeon on the way ..it's basicly a set-up for more events ( a super big events after this arc )
It would have been both characters arguing about MMo mecanics and a thing about how cute some monster is .... finishing in a series a battles against players and an actually big discovery [starting some events for that other arc]
They probably removed this part to add it afterwards in some oav ( or they can put it in the second season and change some light details )
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You have no one to blame but yourselves.I think I feel sick...
Jex
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You can lie to GAF but you can't lie to yourself. You know the taste of purple tentacle and you can't wash it out of your mouth, no matter how had you try.
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PoeticProse22
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Sword Art Online 21
This episode was terrible and thoroughly flawed, only ever elevating to mediocrity with the first instance of
and the disappointingly brief section of this episode that actually allowed Asuna to be marginally
, temporarily ceasing the perpetual attempts to ruin her characterization. Regardless of these few moments of decency though, this was easily the worst episode of them all, as, essentially, it was entirely devoid of satisfying developments, consistent characterization, or, aside from the aforementioned
, a single moment that was remotely enjoyable, culminating with the idiotic usage of
. I suppose there was also a sliver of plot development in this episode, but when it's so easily drowned out by the
and the furtherance of the plodding imouto storyline, it's really not worth mentioning.
The horrible Suguha and the continued focus on her
had far too much prevalence throughout this episode, and the entirety of ALO, for that matter. She remains wholly unsympathetic and quite unlikable, despite the numerous attempts to portray her otherwise. As such, it's rather amusing that she actually appeared to expect she had a chance to
with someone that has effectively been
all this time, but I suppose intelligence was never associated with Suguha in the first place, so it certainly wasn't surprising that she placed hopes in this seeming eventuality. This initial
will inevitably create a greater level of immense satisfaction upon her realization that
, so, at the very least, her involvement in the story has one enjoyable element to it's existence.
Asuna's heightened involvement and consequent focus, though largely welcome and temporarily interesting, was, unfortunately, rather slow and tedious. However, it was quite satisfying to see Asuna regain her former characterization, since, finally, her inclusion in an episode signified something far more significant, however temporarily, than her perpetual
. Of course, she was still
towards the end of the episode, since she obviously won’t be given the ability to
, as the entirety of this terribly-written arc hinges on the seemingly unavoidable portrayal of Asuna as a
; one who clearly, despite her attempts to
, will inevitably and predictably need to be
by her
, which, in turn, creates a ridiculously thin and contrived narrative.
As expected, the laughably bad
was as unnecessary as it was excessive. In fact, though it was pointless in the last episode, it thoroughly detracted from this one, since the sudden appearance of this ludicrous stupidity was completely inconsequential and remarkably random.
The final scene proved to be an impressively exciting conclusion, but I'm certainly not confident in the storytelling for the remainder of the narrative, aside from two select moments, due largely to the woeful material and their inability to adapt ALO into something that's even a slight improvement over said material.
All in all, following two decent episodes, Sword Art Online has, once again, rapidly deteriorated to a level of atrociousness it has never come close to before, riddled with an insurmountable plethora of narrative and characterization flaws. The structure of this entire arc and the abundance of trite, uninteresting developments within are wholly indicative of atrocious writing and a mediocre, unimpressive execution of the narrative. Of course, these criticisms could potentially be overlooked if the story was the least bit entertaining or enjoyable, but, unfortunately, unlike SAO’s arc, it really, really isn’t, due, in large part, to the unfortunate realization that there’s absolutely no weight or tension in any of the narrative developments, instead faltering, due to the incredibly ludicrous villain and the
subplot, into a repetitive, unintended hilarity that doesn’t complement the “story” at all.
This episode was terrible and thoroughly flawed, only ever elevating to mediocrity with the first instance of
Suguha’s tears
useful
tears
tentacles
tentacle fanservice
The horrible Suguha and the continued focus on her
love for her brother
begin a relationship
her brother
heartbreak
Kirito is her brother
Asuna's heightened involvement and consequent focus, though largely welcome and temporarily interesting, was, unfortunately, rather slow and tedious. However, it was quite satisfying to see Asuna regain her former characterization, since, finally, her inclusion in an episode signified something far more significant, however temporarily, than her perpetual
isolation in a cage
recaptured
escape on her own
damsel in distress
escape
saved
knight in shining armor
As expected, the laughably bad
tentacle fanservice
The final scene proved to be an impressively exciting conclusion, but I'm certainly not confident in the storytelling for the remainder of the narrative, aside from two select moments, due largely to the woeful material and their inability to adapt ALO into something that's even a slight improvement over said material.
All in all, following two decent episodes, Sword Art Online has, once again, rapidly deteriorated to a level of atrociousness it has never come close to before, riddled with an insurmountable plethora of narrative and characterization flaws. The structure of this entire arc and the abundance of trite, uninteresting developments within are wholly indicative of atrocious writing and a mediocre, unimpressive execution of the narrative. Of course, these criticisms could potentially be overlooked if the story was the least bit entertaining or enjoyable, but, unfortunately, unlike SAO’s arc, it really, really isn’t, due, in large part, to the unfortunate realization that there’s absolutely no weight or tension in any of the narrative developments, instead faltering, due to the incredibly ludicrous villain and the
incest
Unknown Soldier
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They keep pushing that in the banner ads at various anime sites. I dunno, I've never tried to order a drink online, and I'm sure it just tastes like a grape flavored drink. Hardly seems worth the trouble.
Porn Art Online 21
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Ghost_Protocol
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Screen grabbed for posterity.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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Well, at least it seems like something will happen next episode.
Episode 21 was kind of disappointing.. Actually, ALO is disappointing as a game. No boss fights, Kirito is overpowered and he only plays for two or three days, no Asuna...
This end is kind of promising thought. I really want to see what will happen next.
This end is kind of promising thought. I really want to see what will happen next.
Sugo sucks. I want to see more of him, but he really seems like an idiot.
R_thanatos
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it's too bad that they ignored that dongeon if you wanted to see more fights ..but they kinda focused on the issue at hand ( saving asuna ) ... i'm pretty sure you'll enjoy ALO when they'll have time to tell about it ( something they don't ATM ) since it has some very funny features
CrazedProfessional
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Anyone else found the second world to be kind of a deal breaker? Ever since Episode 14 I've been feeling like they're rushing the plot to the point where it's actually kind of boring.
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