firehawk12
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Does he also lose his weight and shoot up a few feet in height? lol
"At least we're not ANN".I've only just gotten to this review.
I'd like to add my feelings:
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Fall 2012 Anime |OT| Meet the new world, same as the old world
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PoeticProse22
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It's worse; at least SAO is somewhat entertaining. AW rarely is. Also, as mediocre/boring as most of the characters in SAO are, AW's are just terrible.
Also, this.
KO Traveling Hobo
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I like Cartman. He's easily the best thing about AW. However, he's just as empowered by his gaming as Kirito but without even a fraction of the justification or necessity. It really is on a whole 'nother level.
That's what I would hope for, depending on which route they would go.
Exactly!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
You fuckers are almost convincing me to watch AW.
That's all we can hope for.
And I just noticed your new avatar.
lol
Jex
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I'd like to add that I made my comment about this very subject without reading yours!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
So TAN then. Mandoric am cry?
I haven't read the manga adaptation but from what I've heard it's pretty different from the game.
(It sounds better.)
I was definitely more entertained by AW than SAO is currently doing. SAO just seems bland by comparison. Also there's not nearly enough of Lizbest.
Be a videogamelightnoveladaptationhipster like me and prefer AW over SAO.You fuckers are almost convincing me to watch AW.
I hope SAO became good since vol 3/the first long arc is true, Because its pretty boring so far.
Just like those athlete that wearing glasses without lens!
Just like those athlete that wearing glasses without lens!
After finally getting over the fact that I have to put up with higher than average prices for anime this was a right kick in the balls. I don't even know if it is worth buying anime in the UK anymore.
*Shrug* There's probably at least a chance that it might show up on Crunchy, locked to the US, given that a few of the Sentai licenses shows do turn up on there.
Dedication Through Light
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Yeah I think I had the same feelings, it feels more refined. Still shocked that most prefer sao over AW...
KO Traveling Hobo
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SAO doesnt have KYH and Sky Raker. It has significant disadvantage.
Hellsing321
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You fuckers are almost convincing me to watch AW.
Its perfect for a #hatewatch. Unlike SAO which is full of characters I can't be forced to give a shit about, AW is full of characters I love to hate.
Still. That was a pretty good episode.
Train of Midnight
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Watched 12 eps of Sword Art Online over the past 3 days. The feels, man. THEM FEELS
Idk what the hell y'all are bitching about. What more do you want???
Idk what the hell y'all are bitching about. What more do you want???
Sentai themselves are not necessarily "doing the Hidamari Stream", it's just that Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb got the usual Sentai license with "digital soon, home video later", nothing out of the ordinary here. They have the entire rest of the franchise too, so it's not surprising.
Not to say it won't get a simulcast, but nothing's confirmed yet.
You fuckers are almost convincing me to watch AW.
Lavatory layouts aside, the parts of Accel World that Sunrise actually animated inhouse are really, really slick looking.
Jex
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I know it's rather well-trodden ground, but I'd like to return to the whole Accel World vs Sword Art Online discussion for a moment.
In the previous thread we had a fairly thorough discussion of why we thought that Sword Art Online had become such a successful show and we tried to work out what factors contributed to it's popularity. What's interesting about Accel World is that I think it legitimately has more complicated and interesting characters than Sword Art Online. Cartman is a far, far better character than Kirito, for whatever that's worth. However, despite all that I really have no desire to watch any of the story-stuff from Accel World yet I've sat through all of Sword Art Online and I really couldn't tell you why.
In the previous thread we had a fairly thorough discussion of why we thought that Sword Art Online had become such a successful show and we tried to work out what factors contributed to it's popularity. What's interesting about Accel World is that I think it legitimately has more complicated and interesting characters than Sword Art Online. Cartman is a far, far better character than Kirito, for whatever that's worth. However, despite all that I really have no desire to watch any of the story-stuff from Accel World yet I've sat through all of Sword Art Online and I really couldn't tell you why.
KO Traveling Hobo
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I wish I could feel those feels that you felt that day. I know they're there, but I can't.
I'm in the exact same boat.
Jex
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I'm sorely tempted to just import all my BD's and DVD's. It's considerably cheaper and gives me access to a wider catalogue.
That's all we can hope for.
And I just noticed your new avatar.
You like?
I'd kill for the Gokujo manga to get translated. So much yuri it's ridiculous.
It's like trying to eat an entire Crave Case yourself and then seeing what happens when it gets digested 4-6 hours later.
This is totally going in my cart.
I can't get enough of wideface. whether its because the characters are so cute or that I'm a Shaft fan, I just cant get enough of the series. Its so fucking cute and addictive.
The only problem with showsl ike this is I dont really remember a lot of it after I watch it. It sort of makes me really happy and then I move on. Its like delicious junkfood.
Jex
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Oh snap.
Train of Midnight
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The only gripe I will ever have with this show is if they never explain what is happening to their bodies irl. One possibility I would accept would be if they're pulling some Inception shit, where the brain is processing millions of times faster, so 2 years in the game is 5 minutes in real life. OR: The dude in charge of the game or the govt has set up some sort of coma center for these people and they're just tied to IVs in a warehouse, with their dead carcasses discarded when they die in game. That seems to be the most likely scenario.
But if shit ends, and they say"lol jk! You don't really die!" This show will go from 10 to a solid 3. I MEAN IT.
Nobody please spoil it for me, but if you know whether nor they explain it at all just say yes or no. :3
But if shit ends, and they say"lol jk! You don't really die!" This show will go from 10 to a solid 3. I MEAN IT.
Nobody please spoil it for me, but if you know whether nor they explain it at all just say yes or no. :3
I found both shows had a couple of slow episodes after great start of the season.
Overall i've stopped watching both for large amounts of episodes at a time only to come back later, but I must admit i'm inherently more interested in SAO if only because I would consider myself a "Hardcore MMO Gamer".
dakkumauji
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I agree. If you just want to see Sunrise animated amazing action without the rest of the crap of AW, Horizon is the way to go.
I agree with that. What happens to them IRL isnt really discussed, but I feel like for the story to be a bit more effective, they should at least touch on that aspect. Maybe thats one thing I enjoyed about Accel World, although others hated the reality parts. I would have been far more interested in the show had it delved into real world events along with SAOs world, but the show wasnt that ambitious. Instead so far it seems like a less exciting version of Ragnarok the animation or something, and doesnt even focus on the most likeable characters in the show. Perhaps the creators purposefully did this to differentiate it from AW, but it gives the show much less meat by tuning out an entire element of the story by just brushing it aside as unimportant.
Jex
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Hellsing321
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I would never willingly subject my poor eyes to the character design in Horizon.
Crash Station
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Says the guy that skips episodes.
PoeticProse22
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This is definitely true.
Perhaps this could explain something. I hate MMORPGs. I never play them. I dont really care to have anything to do with them. So the world in SAO seems really rather dull and stupid to me. I could see how having an appreciation for that kind of gaming would make a show like this more interesting. But even then, I enjoyed other MMORPG like animes and I just havent enjoyed this one as much. To be honest, I find the world of SAO to be rather mundane looking and generic. It isnt really an exciting in-game world given the possibilities of such a setup. I feel that Accel World did a much better job of setting up a creative looking fantasy world, and I bought into that.
Jex
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I feel the same way as you. They're just too awful to appreciate on any level.
I dunno man. That girl with the super drill hair of death is something truly special to behold.
AW is pretty similar tho in chara design lolololol..
And Horizon fully acknowledge the story n premise is stupid, make it better by default. Just throw 24 minute battle episode sirrrrr, AW should apply that logic too.
Eureka Seven AO 22
The stuff at the end with
would probably have had a bigger effect if I hadn't spoiled myself on it, but whatever. Nice to hear that insert song again though.
Here's hoping that the final two episodes in November bring a satisfactory conclus-- ahahahaha, who the hell am I kidding.
Actually, I understand it well enough, it's just really, really stupid at this point.
The stuff at the end with
Renton in future New York City or wherever
Here's hoping that the final two episodes in November bring a satisfactory conclus-- ahahahaha, who the hell am I kidding.
We need to cleanse ourselves with lashes of punishment sometime. I'm of the opinion though that you can like a show and have fun with it but simultaneously have a critical opinion separate of how you feel too.
I can agree with that. The whole concept of Brain Burst is relatively unheard of, so I think the interest from that alone will appeal to more people on a fundamental level.
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