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View Poll Results: Sword Art Online Episode 1 Discussion
| 5 out of 5: Loved it! | 741 | 78.00% | |
| 4 out of 5: Liked it | 144 | 15.16% | |
| 3 out of 5: It was OK | 35 | 3.68% | |
| 2 out of 5: Disliked it | 10 | 1.05% | |
| 1 out of 5: Hated it | 20 | 2.11% |
Voters: 950
#81
07-07-12, 11:16 AM
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nina4life said: One more comment though (yes, I could have edited last one, but what the heck). What's the point of giving spoilers of what's about to happen and what happened in the novel? WITHOUT USING SPOILER TAGS. Seriously, first episode and I already know love interest (true, it may be obvious as soon as she comes, but hell, there could be more girls as far as I know) and an event that's going to happen. WHY, WHY, WHY do people keep throwing spoilers in anime discussion boards long before things happen? Sigh. Oh well, after 4 years here I should've become accustomed to that, but it still pisses me off so much. Especially when it's a really good anime (or at least promising one). Is it so hard to use spoiler tags? Is it? Hell, I still never used report button, I wonder if it does anything. Anyway, sorry for the rage. Yeah, you should stay away from the forums. EVERYBODY spoilers. Luckily, I read the LN for this so it's alright. On topic, EVERYTHING IS GOOD. My body is ready for this weekly doze of awesome. 5/5 |
#84
07-07-12, 11:20 AM
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Online Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3738 |
precious said: It's not really the blood that bothered me, it was first the character designs, there's a huge difference, but I could understand that 'cause it wasn't Mashima who drew them, but still they are really.. how should I say it? normal? maybe generic is the word, they lost their originality I think. 2nd it's too colorful, and those things that appear when someone uses his magic.. it just doesn't have the same feeling as the manga, not that the manga is great or anything, but they could've made its anime better. I've seen the trailer for the new movie and it looks way better than the anime, apparently Mashima drew the characters and it was abit more acceptable, I might watch it just for that reason.Candor said: That was definitely interesting, the best part was that the game is an RPG without magic. The animation was great too, although I'm not really into these types of character designs but still was enjoyable. Good to see there's a show worth watching this summer. parfaited said: Definitely, let's hope they're gonna continue with the good animation, I have high expectations for Magi this fall, I hope they won't ruin it like they did with Fairy Tail...seriously A-1 Pictures has been doing well so far this year. c'mon, Fairy Tails manga is in itself pretty generic. (Not saying it's bad, just generic.) I wouldn't say they ruined it, not even sure if they are the ones to blame for the anime not having any blood an so on... Judging from the Trailer Magi will be nice. It probably has more to do with the budget they have (and don't forget the director). Also I've seen the trailer for Magi, the artwork looks good I'd say, after seeing the artwork in this episode of SAO I'm a bit optimistic about it, I'm just hoping they won't ruin it. Modified by Candor, 07-07-12, 11:25 AM   |
#86
07-07-12, 11:29 AM
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Offline Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1453 |
Candor said: precious said: It's not really the blood that bothered me, it was first the character designs, there's a huge difference, but I could understand that 'cause it wasn't Mashima who drew them, but still they are really.. how should I say it? normal? maybe generic as you said. 2nd it's too colorful, and those things that appear when someone uses his magic.. it just doesn't have the same feeling as the manga, not that the manga is great or anything, but they could've made its anime better. I've seen the trailer for the new movie and it looks way better than the anime, apparently Mashima drew the characters and it was abit more acceptable, I might watch it just for that reason.Candor said: That was definitely interesting, the best part was that the game is an RPG without magic. The animation was great too, although I'm not really into these types of character designs but still was enjoyable. Good to see there's a show worth watching this summer. parfaited said: Definitely, let's hope they're gonna continue with the good animation, I have high expectations for Magi this fall, I hope they won't ruin it like they did with Fairy Tail...seriously A-1 Pictures has been doing well so far this year. c'mon, Fairy Tails manga is in itself pretty generic. (Not saying it's bad, just generic.) I wouldn't say they ruined it, not even sure if they are the ones to blame for the anime not having any blood an so on... Judging from the Trailer Magi will be nice. It probably has more to do with the budget they have (and don't forget the director). and I've seen the trailer for Magi, the artwork looks good I'd say, after seeing the artwork in this episode of SAO I'm a bit optimistic about it, I'm just hoping they won't ruin it. Sorry for my few typos, just noticed them now xD Well yeah, I will agree with that. The part about when someone uses magic also bothers me (a lot actually) - it just looks really 'weird' and out of place. I think they're improving, but again, it might also be because SAO is very popular so they have a good budget to work with (so naturally the result will be nice(r)). Let's just hope for the best for Magi, I'm very excited to see it animated :3 |
#87
07-07-12, 11:33 AM
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Offline Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 538 |
looks very promissing |
#88
07-07-12, 11:34 AM
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Offline Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2 |
Rabadash said: belatkuro said: Rabadash said: Someone who created the Nerve Gear and a VR game that completely revolutionized the gaming and computer industry in 2022. He planned all of this to create the world of Aincrad, down to the very last detail. Surely he has countermeasures against those tricks so that he can continue this game.Oosran said: Rabadash said: Wasn't that because he went into hiding in some cottage somewhere or something like that?Also, I always wondered from when I read the LN, why don't they just arrest the creator? I mean, everyone knows who he is, its 2022 so forensic technology is pretty far ahead, so they could just force him to free everyone. I'm sure 10000 hostages is reason enough right? That's why I said that its 2022, you'd think that they would be able to find him. The satellites we have now can find people based on their faces in some cave in the middle of nowhere, so why is it so hard to find a celebrity? He has scientific countermeasures, what he doesnt have is legal countermeasures. No matter the ability of a single individual, theres no possible way he could he able to just flee into the japanese wilderness without 1: His company knowing where he is 2: His family 3: Real estate agents if he bought a cottage 4: The government if he left the country All would leave a paper trail. And even if he had assistants helping him, there are 10000 lives at stake, if they found 1 person who knew where he might be, he would certainly be interrogated or even tortured. I'm confused, can someone explain how can they continue playing without food/water and sleep(considering that things continue how they are going)? Is it now what you eat and drink in game affects you in real life? He says in the LN they must be eating through a tube in real life, although this is bullocks, because they cannot leave their computers. Theres no way they wheeled in 10000 machines into private households. Well they're not attached to a computer. It's a wireless headset from what I saw, so it's perfectly reasonable for the gamers to have been sent to hospitals. I agree on how unreasonable it is for the creator of the game to hide in a cottage for so long, but this detracts from the point of the anime. We're not here to question every tiny little thing. We're here to see the world of a VRMMORPG come to life. Edit: I was wrong it is attached to a computer. Regardless my original point still stands. |
#89
07-07-12, 11:35 AM
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For those who are wondering, that was the opening theme by LiSA played at the end. I remember her singing this song at Anime Expo last week |
#90
07-07-12, 11:35 AM
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Have high expectations, better be better than that Accel World shit, the mc is a lot better, like the soundtrack but still doesn't compare to .hack//signs  |
#91
07-07-12, 11:37 AM
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Very interesting, wtf i didn't get bored for a second thought i was just at the middle when the gm appeared. =)) read some chapters of the manga, so I hope this would be great too. :) |
#92
07-07-12, 11:37 AM
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Offline Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6 |
Amazing! A game like this is totally my dream. Great art and musics. Excited to see the next episode *-* 10/10 |
#93
07-07-12, 11:40 AM
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Offline Joined: May 2011 Posts: 16 |
Strongly reminds me of .Hack//Sign  |
#94
07-07-12, 11:42 AM
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Offline Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 254 |
are everyone going to die from hunger? 100 floors is going to be a long adventure. i'm expecting more from here on out :D great ep 5/5   |
#95
07-07-12, 11:47 AM
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Offline Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2 |
Birondo said: are everyone going to die from hunger? 100 floors is going to be a long adventure. i'm expecting more from here on out :D great ep 5/5 No they do not die from hunger. |
#96
07-07-12, 11:47 AM
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Offline Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 8 |
It looks promising, but I found all the talking dreadfully boring. I'm sure they could have found a better way to reveal information, like how they sneaked the name of the virtual continent in the creator's tutorial instead of just saying "You are in X continent". The music was good, the art was cool, and it's hard to judge the series by this episode so I'll stick around. |
#97
07-07-12, 11:47 AM
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Perception said: Pretty much every mmo anime will do that now, instead of going in coma its death now lmao, if its the final boss from any of the .Hack games the main character will need God Mode cheatsStrongly reminds me of .Hack//Sign |
#98
07-07-12, 11:49 AM
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Offline Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 463 |
Wow, that was great. I love the story to this, probably because I have played MMORPGs myself. Good main character (though I liked him with the longer hair), and I also liked the friend he made with the Kotetsu voice. I also liked how this episode was actually quite serious, certainly not what I was expecting. Very pleasantly surprised, hopefully this tone continues from here on out. No moemoe harem shit PLEASE. Probably my favourite first episode of the season, looks like I'll be doing just fine with Tari Tari, Natsuyuki Rendezvous, Horizon and this. |
#99
07-07-12, 11:49 AM
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Offline Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 272 |
Ooooh boy, did that remind me of .hack~ This will be so so SO great. I wonder how long it will take for games to reach this point... Nervegear makes not going able to log out epic awesome. <3 Invisible walls, clipping, and getting stuck would be the end of the world for me if I ever played. Wow. This will be the best anime ever...I have to show tell my friends about this one. Captain! Captain, please try and catch it! |
#100
07-07-12, 11:51 AM
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Offline Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 4 |
 Hold on, is that what I think it is?! o.o If it was, MyAnimeList sure has gained some popularity in Japan?! |