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| It was a pretty good episode, loved the long hug. Kirito and Asuna are getting closer and closer :x can't wait for the next episode -_- |
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Uberchu said: Meh fight scene. I want a fight scene on the level of Kirtsugu vs Kirei. That scene was pretty horribly done TBH. Hence the rage in episode 24 discussions. edwd2 said: BloodRequiem said: ThanatosPersona said: Pretty epic episode. Didn't expect the dual blade animation would be that awesome. Asuna x Kirito moment!! :) Lisbeth also comes back so it's pretty good. Considering the amount of episodes left and the fast progression, I honestly think SAO would end with the finish of ALO. The next episode most likely would end with Kirito and Asuna What's ALO? ALO = volume 3 and 4, its another VRMMORPG Wait..so there's another game after they get out of SAO? |
BloodRequiemSep 1, 2012 8:00 PM
| As a child, I was told that society is a melting pot of talents; knowledge and experience combined to form important alloys that will contribute to mankind. When I got to highschool, however, I thought that it's more like a river in which the water represents our peers while we ourselves are the stones in the river. Constant erosion by mindless majority sheeping has made us lose our unique edge. After I hit the age of 18, I realized that I've been wrong all along. Society is no melting pot. Society is no river. Society is a person, a very skilled rapist, and he has fucked us all. |
gundamwarcraft said: i thought that Asuna pick the sauce from the bottle with finger and Kirito lick it? i wanted to see that too but i can imagine tons of haters and nitpickers going on about it |
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BloodRequiem said: That scene was pretty horribly done TBH. Hence the rage in episode 24 discussions. As an anime only watcher, I found it awesome. Once I read the light novel, though, I could see their point. Fate/Zero anime didn't show nearly what Kiritsugu went through using Triple and Square Accel. In the novel he was bleeding through every orifice. Oh well, I haven't watched an awesome fight scene in a long time. I guess...Hei vs Wei (Darker than Black)? |
Uberchu said: BloodRequiem said: That scene was pretty horribly done TBH. Hence the rage in episode 24 discussions. As an anime only watcher, I found it awesome. Once I read the light novel, though, I could see their point. Fate/Zero anime didn't show nearly what Kiritsugu went through using Triple and Square Accel. In the novel he was bleeding through every orifice. Oh well, I haven't watched an awesome fight scene in a long time. I guess...Hei vs Wei (Darker than Black)? Yeh that one was good. Every motion was fluid and to the point. |
| As a child, I was told that society is a melting pot of talents; knowledge and experience combined to form important alloys that will contribute to mankind. When I got to highschool, however, I thought that it's more like a river in which the water represents our peers while we ourselves are the stones in the river. Constant erosion by mindless majority sheeping has made us lose our unique edge. After I hit the age of 18, I realized that I've been wrong all along. Society is no melting pot. Society is no river. Society is a person, a very skilled rapist, and he has fucked us all. |
Uberchu said: Oh well, I haven't watched an awesome fight scene in a long time. I guess...Hei vs Wei (Darker than Black)? Hei vs Wei and Hei vs Mina Hazuki was epic. If you want good fight scenes, try Cowboy Bebop. |
DELiTOSep 1, 2012 8:08 PM
Niyawa said: That makes a question pop-up. Is Kirito a Gary Stu or not? I don't really know myself what can make a character one of those though. No, if so, then there wouldn't be situations where he would be powerless to do anything, such as when Sachi and co. died in front of his eyes. Neither was he able to dispatch the Laughing Coffin on his own without the threat of outside help. If the author wanted him to be a Gary Stu, it would've made a lot more sense for him to destroy all the mobs in one run and beat each of the Laugh Coffin officers, for instance. Just this episode shows he has his limits. It wasn't as if he handled the level 74 boss solo without anyone else to help, as many seem to believe. Asuna and Klein had done some damage, and so had the Army. Kirito's hp was at a bare minimum at the end of that fight. What does that say? He could have died fighting the boss alone, even with duel-wield in play. Yes, he's special in a lot of regards. But as I argued before, there'd be no point to tell a story of someone who's entirely common. He's human, and his flaws will become more apparent. Someone isn't just Gary Stu by winning all the fights. In the case of SAO, what's the author going to do? Kill Kirito with the level 74 boss? All in all, I don't think Kirito is that unrealistic of a character. BloodRequiem said: Wait..so there's another game after they get out of SAO? Don't spoil yourself further. I'm surprised someone answered the previous question without spoiler tags. |
BloodRequiem said: Uberchu said: BloodRequiem said: That scene was pretty horribly done TBH. Hence the rage in episode 24 discussions. As an anime only watcher, I found it awesome. Once I read the light novel, though, I could see their point. Fate/Zero anime didn't show nearly what Kiritsugu went through using Triple and Square Accel. In the novel he was bleeding through every orifice. Oh well, I haven't watched an awesome fight scene in a long time. I guess...Hei vs Wei (Darker than Black)? Yeh that one was good. Every motion was fluid and to the point. you mean round 1 or round 2? well they were both awesome tbh but i think my favourite battle scene was ginjo vs ichigo (bleach finale) the motion and music was awesome |
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kamikaze_1996 said: BloodRequiem said: Uberchu said: BloodRequiem said: That scene was pretty horribly done TBH. Hence the rage in episode 24 discussions. As an anime only watcher, I found it awesome. Once I read the light novel, though, I could see their point. Fate/Zero anime didn't show nearly what Kiritsugu went through using Triple and Square Accel. In the novel he was bleeding through every orifice. Oh well, I haven't watched an awesome fight scene in a long time. I guess...Hei vs Wei (Darker than Black)? Yeh that one was good. Every motion was fluid and to the point. you mean round 1 or round 2? well they were both awesome tbh but i think my favourite battle scene was ginjo vs ichigo (bleach finale) the motion and music was awesome Round 1 of course. Hei's trick was ingenious. |
| As a child, I was told that society is a melting pot of talents; knowledge and experience combined to form important alloys that will contribute to mankind. When I got to highschool, however, I thought that it's more like a river in which the water represents our peers while we ourselves are the stones in the river. Constant erosion by mindless majority sheeping has made us lose our unique edge. After I hit the age of 18, I realized that I've been wrong all along. Society is no melting pot. Society is no river. Society is a person, a very skilled rapist, and he has fucked us all. |
tezann_t said: No, if so, then there wouldn't be situations where he would be powerless to do anything, such as when Sachi and co. died in front of his eyes. Neither was he able to dispatch the Laughing Coffin on his own without the threat of outside help. If the author wanted him to be a Gary Stu, it would've made a lot more sense for him to destroy all the mobs in one run and beat each of the Laugh Coffin officers, for instance. Just this episode shows he has his limits. It wasn't as if he handled the level 74 boss solo without anyone else to help, as many seem to believe. Asuna and Klein had done some damage, and so had the Army. Kirito's hp was at a bare minimum at the end of that fight. What does that say? He could have died fighting the boss alone, even with duel-wield in play. Yes, he's special in a lot of regards. But as I argued before, there'd be no point to tell a story of someone who's entirely common. He's human, and his flaws will become more apparent. Someone isn't just Gary Stu by winning all the fights. In the case of SAO, what's the author going to do? Kill Kirito with the level 74 boss? All in all, I don't think Kirito is that unrealistic of a character. Thanks for the insight. As I said before, I don't really have a idea what make a Gary Stu or not, so it was kinda difficult to me to make any conclusion alone. |
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Uberchu said: BloodRequiem said: That scene was pretty horribly done TBH. Hence the rage in episode 24 discussions. As an anime only watcher, I found it awesome. Once I read the light novel, though, I could see their point. Fate/Zero anime didn't show nearly what Kiritsugu went through using Triple and Square Accel. In the novel he was bleeding through every orifice. Oh well, I haven't watched an awesome fight scene in a long time. I guess...Hei vs Wei (Darker than Black)? Did you miss out fullmetal brotherhood :P ? What IF bones took this adaption instead of A-1? the char design wasn't bad in DTB, you know, Yin and Hei looked awesome together ... |
gundamwarcraft said: i thought that Asuna pick the sauce from the bottle with finger and Kirito lick it? I thought the same thing. Since we read the LN. Great scenes, love the fact that i finished Novel 1 (and reading 2 and on Chapter 3 with Yui) a week ago. |
Niyawa said: That makes a question pop-up. Is Kirito a Gary Stu or not? I don't really know myself what can make a character one of those though. this is from personal opinion, but after reading the few volumes of SAO, I believe Kirito is a GS as his personality is just way out of a chara for someone who is 'spose to be an mmorpg player.... |
tezann_t said: Niyawa said: That makes a question pop-up. Is Kirito a Gary Stu or not? I don't really know myself what can make a character one of those though. No, if so, then there wouldn't be situations where he would be powerless to do anything, such as when Sachi and co. died in front of his eyes. Neither was he able to dispatch the Laughing Coffin on his own without the threat of outside help. If the author wanted him to be a Gary Stu, it would've made a lot more sense for him to destroy all the mobs in one run and beat each of the Laugh Coffin officers, for instance. Just this episode shows he has his limits. It wasn't as if he handled the level 74 boss solo without anyone else to help, as many seem to believe. Asuna and Klein had done some damage, and so had the Army. Kirito's hp was at a bare minimum at the end of that fight. What does that say? He could have died fighting the boss alone, even with duel-wield in play. Yes, he's special in a lot of regards. But as I argued before, there'd be no point to tell a story of someone who's entirely common. He's human, and his flaws will become more apparent. Someone isn't just Gary Stu by winning all the fights. In the case of SAO, what's the author going to do? Kill Kirito with the level 74 boss? All in all, I don't think Kirito is that unrealistic of a character. |
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| nothing like a near death experience to bring a girl and a boy together....... |
| Love the episode better than I expected |
BloodRequiem said: Round 1 of course. Hei's trick was ingenious. man, that was badass, especially hei's one liner at the end Hei: *husky voice* i was always the fastest |
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Scrypt said: Niyawa said: That makes a question pop-up. Is Kirito a Gary Stu or not? I don't really know myself what can make a character one of those though. this is from personal opinion, but after reading the few volumes of SAO, I believe Kirito is a GS as his personality is just way out of a chara for someone who is 'spose to be an mmorpg player.... Although he has been through some hard ships but in the end, things were too much convenient for him, stumble upon a girl, fighting all da stuff and in the end, save the day, it is only Sachi part that wouldn't make him a real GS. kamikaze_1996 said: BloodRequiem said: Round 1 of course. Hei's trick was ingenious. man, that was badass, especially hei's one liner at the end Hei: *husky voice* i was always the fastest took you that long to rewatch and remember the line? It came out of my mind right away, and in some translation, he said :" I am, by far, the fastest" which made him a lot more badass. |
Takana_no_HanaSep 1, 2012 8:35 PM
| Best episode of the series so far IMO. Dual Blades was animated well, and the soundtrack used in the battle scene was phenomenal. Also, I like that added scene with Liz; she wasn't there in the novel. |
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Vforvendetta said: Scrypt said: Niyawa said: That makes a question pop-up. Is Kirito a Gary Stu or not? I don't really know myself what can make a character one of those though. this is from personal opinion, but after reading the few volumes of SAO, I believe Kirito is a GS as his personality is just way out of a chara for someone who is 'spose to be an mmorpg player.... Although he has been through some hard ships but in the end, things were too much convenient for him, stumble upon a girl, fighting all da stuff and in the end, save the day, it is only Sachi part that wouldn't make him a real GS. kamikaze_1996 said: BloodRequiem said: Round 1 of course. Hei's trick was ingenious. man, that was badass, especially hei's one liner at the end Hei: *husky voice* i was always the fastest took you that long to rewatch and remember the line? It came out of my mind right away, and in some translation, he said :" I am, by far, the fastest" which made him a lot more badass. i don't see how he is out of character for an mmo player, unless ofcourse you were expecting a fat round protagonist with no self confidence *cough* haruyuki *cough* i find his character quite natural for an mmo player, he knows all the stuff he should know also he doesn't display all the specific qualities that a gary stu needs to be a gary stu, convenience doesn't really matter in an anime/story tbh its just the way things work for it have a plot also its been a years since i watched that ep, you can't expect me to remember his specific lines when im not a true DTB fan like you *looks at your avatar* |
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| This thread is Madness |
Hydnlife said: This thread is Madness All SAO threads have turned into this madness. |
| "Faster, faster, faster, I need to go faster!" Sounds like another protagonist... Picture stitches Kirito dual wielding KOB |
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MidnightPride said: Hydnlife said: This thread is Madness All SAO threads have turned into this madness. Couldn't agree more. |
| omgggggg Loved Kirito x Asuna @@@@@@@ sheti cant wait for the next couple eps where sht actually happens between them :P |
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Vforvendetta said: Scrypt said: this is from personal opinion, but after reading the few volumes of SAO, I believe Kirito is a GS as his personality is just way out of a chara for someone who is 'spose to be an mmorpg player.... Although he has been through some hard ships but in the end, things were too much convenient for him, stumble upon a girl, fighting all da stuff and in the end, save the day, it is only Sachi part that wouldn't make him a real GS. I'm not really sure what Scrypt means by being out of character as a MMORPG player. Is there a specific stereotype of MMORPG players? Things are convenient for him in a way. He was one of the 1,000 beta testers and he obsessed over it so he knows a lot more than the regular players. He by chance acquired the dual-wield skill. And of course, he bumps into girls who are all above average looking in a MMO that features overwhelmingly guys. In the self-insertion-wish-fulfillment category, there's an argument to be made that he's a Gary Stu so I can see where you're coming from. In that sense though, almost every main character we see are Gary Stus. [Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass) randomly gained a commanding power over anyone. Oreki Hotarou (Hyouka) has an uncanny ability to solve every mystery he comes across. Age (Heroic Age) by the virtue of his birth is one of the 5 most powerful beings in the universe. The list goes on and I don't see the Gary Stu stuff for those series.] But being a Gary Stu also means you have to be essentially perfect as a person. Kirito notably suffers from at least one major personality flaw that probably defines him more than any other one thing. If you haven't noticed from the numerous flashbacks, he's awfully insecure about himself the way the anime portrays him. Not to get all literary critic or anything, it's just that he really is far from the perfect image that HAS to define anyone who's a Gary Stu. I don't plan to convince everyone. As the anime progresses I know there'll be less of that "he's such a Gary Stu" commentary. |
| i prefer the madness than the usual boring calm tbh |
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maccha said: MidnightPride said: Hydnlife said: This thread is Madness All SAO threads have turned into this madness. Couldn't agree more. Nothing wrong with it right? |
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| Seemed badass to me when he owned that boss. I'd like to see a less generic boss though. I'm surprised there are still so many idiots left after 2 years. Why would they just charge in? Why does this stupid Guild act so pushy? Was cool to see Klein again though. |
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| This episode was fucking awesome and goddamn Kirito was a monster in that scene. He fucking shitted all over that boss and wiped the floor with it. That way he just recklessly fought with his dual blade skills was great. And wow at the amount of lp he had left afterwards. Dat long Asuna hug and the way she showed her worries was nice to watch. And that lunch scene was nice too, lol things would've been so cute if either of them mentioned something about making lunch only for Kirito. |
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| People who voted 2 and under... I question your taste in anime. |
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| Wow this thread took off fast! Hell the guy above me already has a gif. |
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| One of the better episodes though the boss fight was short it was awesome. Another duel next episode sounds fun. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
grungust said: Where are you guys watching it? It's not on crunchyroll and is apparently delayed? I really wonder why some people ONLY stick to CrunchyRoll, and doesn't know about other websites. it's not like they're the only website in the world that has anime videos online. |
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| I love how they actually animated the whole fight instead of using crappy Pokemon cut and past attacks |
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Paul said: Well, made a gif for the fight... 10 MBs... wonder if it'll make anyone lag. c-c-c-combo breaker! |
DivisionG said: grungust said: Where are you guys watching it? It's not on crunchyroll and is apparently delayed? I really wonder why some people ONLY stick to CrunchyRoll, and doesn't know about other websites. it's not like they're the only website in the world that has anime videos online. >Online You streaming? |
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| Finally a longer fight than normal, a boss fight. I really enjoyed this episode as always. I really like the Kirito and Asuna relationship that is obviously developing. Of course, I am looking forward to the duel, and actually will have a hard time waiting a week for another episode, which is extremely rare for me. Anyway, 5/5, although the boss fight was still not as epic, since obviously the dual blades just owned the boss. |
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DivisionG said: People who voted 2 and under... I question your taste in anime. Stop having different opinions than I do! |
| Well at least Kirito and Asuna got some development, I am happy with that. |
| Not bad adaption wise and a very enjoyable view - Now unto the next with the uh 'commander' |
| Kirito is a boss :D loved this episode. i wonder how that duel is gonna go. :O kirito will prolly win and asuna is so cute :3 |
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tezann_t said: I'm not really sure what Scrypt means by being out of character as a MMORPG player. Is there a specific stereotype of MMORPG players? Things are convenient for him in a way. He was one of the 1,000 beta testers and he obsessed over it so he knows a lot more than the regular players. He by chance acquired the dual-wield skill. And of course, he bumps into girls who are all above average looking in a MMO that features overwhelmingly guys. In the self-insertion-wish-fulfillment category, there's an argument to be made that he's a Gary Stu so I can see where you're coming from. In that sense though, almost every main character we see are Gary Stus. [Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass) randomly gained a commanding power over anyone. Oreki Hotarou (Hyouka) has an uncanny ability to solve every mystery he comes across. Age (Heroic Age) by the virtue of his birth is one of the 5 most powerful beings in the universe. The list goes on and I don't see the Gary Stu stuff for those series.] But being a Gary Stu also means you have to be essentially perfect as a person. Kirito notably suffers from at least one major personality flaw that probably defines him more than any other one thing. If you haven't noticed from the numerous flashbacks, he's awfully insecure about himself the way the anime portrays him. Not to get all literary critic or anything, it's just that he really is far from the perfect image that HAS to define anyone who's a Gary Stu. I don't plan to convince everyone. As the anime progresses I know there'll be less of that "he's such a Gary Stu" commentary. You don't have to be perfect to be a STU, if we count all the flaws Kirito has it would be tl;dr(one main point him being a NEET at the start of SAO), what I'm implying is that you can really see how much the author factorizes Kirito throughout the volumes to a point of favoritism. As for him being a Gary Stu(also known as Marty), this should enlighten you... |
kamikaze_1996 said: Lol dude, have you watched the newest AW episode or read its light novel (same SAO author), if you haven't, don't speak like you already known. Haruyuki has his self-confidence and he isn't a useless jerk like Shoe. There are many reasons why the AW novel is still going on parallel with SAO. They were written by the same author, the one who created your super-cool-kirito-figure, so have a little respect for Haruyuki, I tend to like Haruyuki more because his characteristic and situation seem to be more realistic. P/s: oh btw, it's been 3 years since the last time I watched DTB, it's just that any anime which had a great impression on my mind likely last longer than the other. |
Takana_no_HanaSep 1, 2012 10:18 PM
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