It's weird watching SAO and having deja-vu to a show that aired just a few months ago.
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It's weird watching SAO and having deja-vu to a show that aired just a few months ago.
Yup. I still think that the songs fit the show though.
Namek, pretty much.
Complex Shadow
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didn't hate it.
Just finished reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, in large part thanks to this thread causing me to search for other pieces of fiction where VR is an integral part of the setting.
I was talking about this with someone in the anime thread (I've lost track of that post, so maybe he'll read it here instead) - where he posted a rather hokey excerpt from early in the book.
Glad to say that the book is much much better than he made it out to be - it is filled to the brim with 80s references... but then that's the point. If you can get past the eye-rolling at this poseur hipster name-dropping behaviour (not that I felt this, nor do I believe that was the writer's intention - but it might be perceived as such by a crowd sensitive to hating on the crowd of people that 'ironically like old stuff') - then the book is genuinely fun. There's a part in the book towards the end
The settings and technology isn't an accurate exposition of how VR technology will pan out - nor is it intended to be; it's first and foremost to serve the rollercoaster plot of the story. But the author does make an attempt to be 'realistic' (in so far as speculation on technology 40 years into the future can be 'realistic') where it doesn't affect the plot too much, by including extraneous details about rather plausible VR setups.
I was talking about this with someone in the anime thread (I've lost track of that post, so maybe he'll read it here instead) - where he posted a rather hokey excerpt from early in the book.
Glad to say that the book is much much better than he made it out to be - it is filled to the brim with 80s references... but then that's the point. If you can get past the eye-rolling at this poseur hipster name-dropping behaviour (not that I felt this, nor do I believe that was the writer's intention - but it might be perceived as such by a crowd sensitive to hating on the crowd of people that 'ironically like old stuff') - then the book is genuinely fun. There's a part in the book towards the end
where mech-godzilla and ultraman battle it out, in an not hokey, edge of your seat kinda way
The settings and technology isn't an accurate exposition of how VR technology will pan out - nor is it intended to be; it's first and foremost to serve the rollercoaster plot of the story. But the author does make an attempt to be 'realistic' (in so far as speculation on technology 40 years into the future can be 'realistic') where it doesn't affect the plot too much, by including extraneous details about rather plausible VR setups.
PartTimeWarrior
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Just finished Ep 14.
Not the best ending but I'll still watch the next arc
Complex Shadow
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i probably will, just to see
what the real world is like for the main characters
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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Since there's apparently going to be another season after this I'm honestly wondering what could possibly happen to
get them back in the game.
I guess I'll find out in 4 days.
I starting watching this last week. It seriously is one of the best anime shows I've seen in a long time. I guess it's better if you've played a MMORPG before (terminology) but it's still a very good concept for a show. So glad I gave it a try via Crunchyroll as I typically wouldn't look at something like this twice 
Can anyone recommend anything else by the writers and/or studio?
PS: Unless time is moving much slower in the real world, I wanna see how they explain what happened to their physical bodies. Did they set up life-support and stuff right next to the computer? lol
PS2: Kirito is such a badass. I really love "secret" badass characters
Can anyone recommend anything else by the writers and/or studio?
PS: Unless time is moving much slower in the real world, I wanna see how they explain what happened to their physical bodies. Did they set up life-support and stuff right next to the computer? lol
PS2: Kirito is such a badass. I really love "secret" badass characters
Crash Station
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Accel World. Same author of the original LNs and it may take place in the same world 24 years later.
It's a great show. You should check it out after SAO.
It's an amazing show!
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I'm REALLY interested to see what could possibly have led to that lol
Welcome to the wonderful world of nitpick online!
Sometimes it's done for the sake of narrative. It happens.
Lord Ghirahim
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2024 tech.
Hellsing321
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Or better yet, he should stop watching SAO and start watching Fate/Zero right now.
Dedication Through Light
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? Didnt Asuna already address that in ep 13 or 14?
and you can tell just from the episode that Kirito has moved from being in his room in episode 1 to being in this hospital
Red_taiyaki
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Yep, that they did my friend.
Asuna stated that the players' bodies were moved into hospitals for life support and that they would all soon die if they weren't able to log out soon. Hence we have epic Kirito vs creator battle.
It's OK to like SAO.
I mean, if billions of people can like Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey, i really can't see what's wrong with liking their equivalent for males.
I hadn't got that far when I posted that. I'd never thought about it but I guess people in comas need diapers?
There is NO WAY any normal person would play another VR game after such an experience. How will they possibly explain the motivation?
Honestly,
I could understand it. I always think about what happens when the adventurer returns home, when Frodo gets back, or whatever. That unbelievable excitement, harrowing adventure...how does one return to a normal life, where the most exciting thing to happen that day is what you're choosing to eat for lunch?
After awhile, I can see Kirito/Kazuto getting real bored, real fast. Jump back in.
After awhile, I can see Kirito/Kazuto getting real bored, real fast. Jump back in.
Pshhh. All those sword battles keep the relationship fresh. Plus, what does a sixteen year old know about long-term relationship happiness? He'll see another cute girl and ditch Asuna!
I know a lot of people make fun of it, but
honestly, it offers such a different experience that I think a lot of people--especially the people who fell in love with the life they found there--would go try another game, especially with assurances that they're no longer microwaves designed to fry your brain.
R_thanatos
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He shouldn't be able to walk and in the novels he was un a special type of bed for this kind of thing ..the anime "forgot" about it..
Believe me he will find one ( won't spoil )
he does want that
KO Traveling Hobo
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You don't seem to be very familiar with humanity.
3 days 11 hours 37 minutes
Well, in this case, I think the "haters" are indeed being screwed, every week.
No tears being shed here.
lol no
Dedication Through Light
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Definitely, it may have a few issues, but Ill definitely be spending the $150, or whatever Aniplex of America chooses to sell it for. Kirito is one of the more intriguing characters this year.
R_thanatos
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The anime show will adapt the first 2 arcs and their side stories ..rougly 5-6 books of matérial..
KO Traveling Hobo
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Please don't troll.
The preview for ep15 is up: http://www.swordart-online.net/story/index15.html
Looks kinda boring tbh. Should get fun again after this week though.
Looks kinda boring tbh. Should get fun again after this week though.
After pondering about the issue of
I imagine it will be like when Homer and Bart put a rainbow afro wig on ex-President Bush's head. A prank that goes terribly terribly wrong.
I hope I'm right in this prediction.
why Kirito would risk his life by putting the helmet back on
I hope I'm right in this prediction.
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