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NNick said: It's a good show for 12+, that's about it . . . There's no deep story to be found here. The show doesn't have to be deep to be for grown-ups. Have you ever heard of action or comedy genre? You can watch an anime for plenty of reasons - not just to feed your soul :) I hope show continues to bring up more fight scenes and story development, and less episodes that feel like a filler. This episode was excellent imo - 5/5! |
| Well, mike I can understand that but this anime is not focus at making awesome fighting scenes, so that's why we going to continue see less fighting in this anime. Well at least I prefer these scenes with Asuna x Kirito and now we got a fun moment with Klein as well. Haha. :D The Army was stupid he should let his men resting, isn't that the basic to try conquer a boss? O_o It's might be just me but I can't see any wrong with the quality and just saying ah well it's all good I guess. I keep it simple I just want to see more Kirito x Asuna. |
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| Even so he almost got killed, did you check his HP? Miyakoto said: Kirito soloing the boss like a badass with dual swords was pretty awesome. And asuna somewhat confessing was cute. Next ep: Fight for your love! |
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Paul said: Well, made a gif for the fight... 10 MBs... wonder if it'll make anyone lag. Awesome! And i loved this episode, can't wait for next week. |
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Stark700 said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ----------------------------------------  For some reason, I thought this episode was sort of cute especially with Asuna sharing the food with Kirito, her little smile, the long hug, and Klein's return. Speaking of.. I lol'd @ Klein's reaction after meeting Asuna. Fucking priceless. As some others have said, God, I love the music for this series.. Also, I wonder how long they've been hugging Yes, the choreography with the music is what made this episode. The animation took a back seat which just goes to show what good direction can accomplish. As an aside, I was glad they included Lizbeth towards the end, letting us know that Kirito did indeed show her Dual-Blades. I also noticed that Lizbeth was lugging around another Crystalline Ingot inside that box of her's. Anybody else notice any tidbit details in this episode that might have been overlooked? |
| That fight was impressive, but I loled how during the entire conversation between Klein and Kirito after the battle, Asuna was in the same position hugging Kirito for like five minutes. The end art is really pretty though. By the way, their avatars are supposed to be how they look in real life right? This may be ignorant of me, but why are there so many old people? And I still don't get this "hierarchy" of guilds and just like... the players in general. Um, can't Kirito and Asuna just walk away from that Heathcliff dude? Why does it even matter what they think? Asuna could even just quit the guild if she wanted to. Why do those panel of commanders get their very own glass-walled room? |
yamagoopSep 1, 2012 4:09 PM
| I'd say this episode has been better than the past 7 by a long shot. I just hope it can continue to stay in this quality. Also love the dual blades. :P |
itsvero said: That fight was impressive, but I loled how during the entire conversation between Klein and Kirito after the battle, Asuna was in the same position hugging Kirito for like five minutes. The end art is really pretty though. By the way, their avatars are supposed to be how they look in real life right? This may be ignorant of me, but why are there so many old people? I guess it means a lot of older people play VR games. Hey, I know plenty of people who play these games and they always invite me to play some of the WII and Xbox games that either track your body movements or use accelerometers in the controller pads. |
| >SAO >Finally got good Oh that fight scene, come on people, tell me the wait was worth it. |
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itsvero said: By the way, their avatars are supposed to be how they look in real life right? This may be ignorant of me, but why are there so many old people? Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC, it was because of getting the game. It was a very hard game to get with very limited copies, chances are, a lot of adults had more connections, and obviously more money than younger players. I'm sure not every kid on the block could afford a NerveGear or whatever it was called. |
| Awesome episode, double blades is what I also thought he would be hiding, but I didn't think it would be a big deal.. |
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itsvero said: And I still don't get this "hierarchy" of guilds and just like... the players in general. Um, can't Kirito and Asuna just walk away from that Heathcliff dude? Why does it even matter what they think? Asuna could even just quit the guild if she wanted to. Why do those panel of commanders get their very own glass-walled room? Yes, she could just quit. Technically. But remember, this MMORPG isn't just any ordinary game. It's real life for Asuna and Kirito. In Real Life, you don't just walk away from a community and risk alienating them. You'd lose your standing and the resources of that community to some degree. Losing the good standing to one of the strongest guilds in SAO would be like losing your standing with a major employer or any other important organization in your community. You wouldn't do it lightly. At the very least, you'd try to handle matters professionally with full consideration of the other side's concerns, just to see things eye-to-eye. It would be bad manners, not to mention bad for your future, to just stick a finger in that eye unless it is absolutely unavoidable. At some point, Asuna and Kirito are going to want the guild's help, even if they decide they won't want to be a part of it. Kirito and Heathcliff simply haggled on the terms of Asuna's temporary severance from the guild, resulting in a duel. |
| Great episode. Love how they put in the fact that Kirito did tell Liz about Dual Blades. Off sceen tho. xD |
Zubo said: NNick said: It's a good show for 12+, that's about it . . . There's no deep story to be found here. The show doesn't have to be deep to be for grown-ups. Have you ever heard of action or comedy genre? You can watch an anime for plenty of reasons - not just to feed your soul :) I hope show continues to bring up more fight scenes and story development, and less episodes that feel like a filler. This episode was excellent imo - 5/5! don't mind him, its just nick being nick, everyone usually ignores him anyway because he just wants to troll <_< i have to say that this was the best episode i've seen so far, im glad A1 didn't screw up dual blades and didn't make kirito seem hax i.e. he was on the verge of death at the end and gleameyes already had most of his HP cut down they animated this episode pretty well, you can understand how kirito was feeling when everyone was about to die and how he still thinks about the black cats even a year later i also like the way they are developing kirito's and asuna's relationship, i won't say anymore and finally, heathcliff makes his appearance, can't wait for next weeks dual |
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Netto_Azure said: Great episode. Love how they put in the fact that Kirito did tell Liz about Dual Blades. Off sceen tho. xD im glad liz is still with us, and glad she was the first one he told about his dual blades like the LN Jerrychiang said: itsvero said: And I still don't get this "hierarchy" of guilds and just like... the players in general. Um, can't Kirito and Asuna just walk away from that Heathcliff dude? Why does it even matter what they think? Asuna could even just quit the guild if she wanted to. Why do those panel of commanders get their very own glass-walled room? Yes, she could just quit. Technically. But remember, this MMORPG isn't just any ordinary game. It's real life for Asuna and Kirito. In Real Life, you don't just walk away from a community and risk alienating them. You'd lose your standing and the resources of that community to some degree. Losing the good standing to one of the strongest guilds in SAO would be like losing your standing with a major employer or any other important organization in your community. You wouldn't do it lightly. At the very least, you'd try to handle matters professionally with full consideration of the other side's concerns, just to see things eye-to-eye. It would be bad manners, not to mention bad for your future, to just stick a finger in that eye unless it is absolutely unavoidable. At some point, Asuna and Kirito are going to want the guild's help, even if they decide they won't want to be a part of it. Kirito and Heathcliff simply haggled on the terms of Asuna's temporary severance from the guild, resulting in a duel. not to mention kirito was cocky, it would be the simplest and easiest way to settle the whole argument instead of just wasting time talking about it |
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kamikaze_1996 said: Zubo said: NNick said: It's a good show for 12+, that's about it . . . There's no deep story to be found here. The show doesn't have to be deep to be for grown-ups. Have you ever heard of action or comedy genre? You can watch an anime for plenty of reasons - not just to feed your soul :) I hope show continues to bring up more fight scenes and story development, and less episodes that feel like a filler. This episode was excellent imo - 5/5! don't mind him, its just nick being nick, everyone usually ignores him anyway because he just wants to troll <_< i have to say that this was the best episode i've seen so far, im glad A1 didn't screw up dual blades and didn't make kirito seem hax i.e. he was on the verge of death at the end and gleameyes already had most of his HP cut down they animated this episode pretty well, you can understand how kirito was feeling when everyone was about to die and how he still thinks about the black cats even a year later i also like the way they are developing kirito's and asuna's relationship, i won't say anymore and finally, heathcliff makes his appearance, can't wait for next weeks dual I actually thought the animation dipped a little; those flashes which stood in for actual animation and dedicated "cells" during the fight for example. But the direction and the music was top notch, to the point that you really didn't mind. Kirito didn't have to say anything for the episode to convey what he was feeling and thinking. I especially liked the little details they slipped in. The cut towards Heathcliff without much of an introduction can also be forgiven...again because the background music was well done, giving the sense of "majesty" that came with Heathcliff's presence. |
makoa69 said: I don't really understand how 'skills' work here. They're breathing, eating, sleeping, walking around, etc in that world right? Why would you need a toggle choice in your menu to be physically capable of putting a second sword in your other hand? That makes no sense to me whatsoever. thats not the point, you can put a second sword on your hand but you won't be able to activate dual wielded sword skills, if your current attack pattern is set to 1 handed sword skills, it will imbalance the system and your sword skills will be disrupted, you would need to have dual blades as one of your options to use it |
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kamikaze_1996 said: Netto_Azure said: Great episode. Love how they put in the fact that Kirito did tell Liz about Dual Blades. Off sceen tho. xD im glad liz is still with us, and glad she was the first one he told about his dual blades like the LN Jerrychiang said: itsvero said: And I still don't get this "hierarchy" of guilds and just like... the players in general. Um, can't Kirito and Asuna just walk away from that Heathcliff dude? Why does it even matter what they think? Asuna could even just quit the guild if she wanted to. Why do those panel of commanders get their very own glass-walled room? Yes, she could just quit. Technically. But remember, this MMORPG isn't just any ordinary game. It's real life for Asuna and Kirito. In Real Life, you don't just walk away from a community and risk alienating them. You'd lose your standing and the resources of that community to some degree. Losing the good standing to one of the strongest guilds in SAO would be like losing your standing with a major employer or any other important organization in your community. You wouldn't do it lightly. At the very least, you'd try to handle matters professionally with full consideration of the other side's concerns, just to see things eye-to-eye. It would be bad manners, not to mention bad for your future, to just stick a finger in that eye unless it is absolutely unavoidable. At some point, Asuna and Kirito are going to want the guild's help, even if they decide they won't want to be a part of it. Kirito and Heathcliff simply haggled on the terms of Asuna's temporary severance from the guild, resulting in a duel. not to mention kirito was cocky, it would be the simplest and easiest way to settle the whole argument instead of just wasting time talking about it There's that too, although the LN gives a good reason for Kirito's quick acceptance of the Heathcliff's terms: |
Jerrychiang said: I actually thought the animation dipped a little; those flashes which stood in for actual animation and dedicated "cells" during the fight for example. But the direction and the music was top notch, to the point that you really didn't mind. Kirito didn't have to say anything for the episode to convey what he was feeling and thinking. I especially liked the little details they slipped in. The cut towards Heathcliff without much of an introduction can also be forgiven...again because the background music was well done, giving the sense of "majesty" that came with Heathcliff's presence. there were some bad quality parts and still images but like you said, you just don't care when epic is still epic i also think it was a bit mean to deny heathcliff's ultimate introduction, it kinda ruined the suspense you got from the LN but again who cares, the next ep will serve as his introduction instead xD |
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| Ah..the next episode can't come soon enough D: do want |
| This episode was great. Again, there's less of that excessive overflow of emotions we see in the vol. 1 of LN. Seems like the anime is determined to keep things under an even tone. I have to say though, the pacing really jumped down a cliff at the 20 minute mark. The dual sword wielding being extremely satisfying aside, the last 2 minutes of this episode must be creating all kinds of confusion for some people. Who the heck is Heathcliff? Why isn't he ever introduced? I wish they at least mentioned his name at some point, because here comes a random guy who decides to have a duel with Kirito, all in a typical testosterone clash fashion. At least add a line where Heathcliff appears to be eager to knock down the second man in the entire SAO to hold a unique skill. Jeez. The main question of the day for the episode goes to: How long exactly was Asuna holding Kirito? You'd think at some point either of them would feel kind of awkward about it... |
Kvakond said: One question ruined the end for me. I was wondering about that too! |
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kamikaze_1996 said: Jerrychiang said: I actually thought the animation dipped a little; those flashes which stood in for actual animation and dedicated "cells" during the fight for example. But the direction and the music was top notch, to the point that you really didn't mind. Kirito didn't have to say anything for the episode to convey what he was feeling and thinking. I especially liked the little details they slipped in. The cut towards Heathcliff without much of an introduction can also be forgiven...again because the background music was well done, giving the sense of "majesty" that came with Heathcliff's presence. there were some bad quality parts and still images but like you said, you just don't care when epic is still epic i also think it was a bit mean to deny heathcliff's ultimate introduction, it kinda ruined the suspense you got from the LN but again who cares, the next ep will serve as his introduction instead xD The moment we have all been waiting for will soon arrive: |
abaanda said: man if there was a game like this irl i would so play it. Its like real life on steroids with swords and fantasy so much more fun than real life XD all you do irl is work get money and have a family boring ass shit. I've actually posted something to this effect on [Obstinate]'s Sword Art thread on MyAnimeList. His thread is called: "Virtual Reality headset on the way?? " The answer is: "It's been here for years." |
Looterz said: Kvakond said: One question ruined the end for me. I was wondering about that too! don't bother asking, its not even we LN readers know what it specifically dropped, and for some strange reason they hid the reward from our sight in the anime......suspicious <_< |
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| This ep was amazing. Kirito's dual wielding ability left me pretty speechless at the end, and I love how the relationship between Kirito and Asuna is developing. |
| Dual Blades were awesome although It didn't feel the all that amazing to me because I had already been amazed when I read it in the LN' Good ol' Klein Oh yeah Heathcliff in action next week! |
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Jerrychiang said: The moment we have all been waiting for will soon arrive: oh hell yeaa, im totally looking forward to that xDDD |
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| the fight in the LN gave me more shiver, but I really liked it in the anime. cannot wait to see the duel between Kirito and the leader of KoB, Heathcliff |
kamikaze_1996 said: Looterz said: Kvakond said: One question ruined the end for me. I was wondering about that too! don't bother asking, its not even we LN readers know what it specifically dropped, and for some strange reason they hid the reward from our sight in the anime......suspicious <_< That's because the answer would have blown you away: |
| Never have/will read the LN because I save my reading time for books that aren't being adapted like Atlas Shrugged, the Ender series, etc. , but I have to say that I have loved every episode of this series so far. Dual wielding like a boss! You guys really seem to nitpick on the details. Just relax and enjoy brah. haha Also, why does everybody expect some long ass fight? I feel like it was the perfect length for what they needed to show. I still really want to know what the drop was. Had to be epic. hahaha |
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| Asuna got even better at cooking, now she can even make fucking soy sauce. Wow. Kirito punched Kleins. What a dick. The story should be centered around Kleins with his BFF the token black guy and his ragtag group rounin as they try to get to the hundreth floor while also struggling with trying to get a girlfriend in this messed up world. That would be much more interesting than watching this Gary-Stu going around Aincrad killing monsters with his GM-given powers and gathering an mmo-sized harem with his boring e-girlfriend who's tagging along doing pretty much nothing. Next episode he'll fight this Heathcliff guy. Gee I wonder how that will turn out. God this series sucks |
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| I thought Asuna had fallen asleep. Kirito is such a Gary Stu. Like holy crap. |
Jerrychiang said: kamikaze_1996 said: Looterz said: Kvakond said: One question ruined the end for me. I was wondering about that too! don't bother asking, its not even we LN readers know what it specifically dropped, and for some strange reason they hid the reward from our sight in the anime......suspicious <_< That's because the answer would have blown you away: LMFAO!! xD he totally deserves it |
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Regicide said: yeah no if this was badass i'm not looking forward to the next fight scenes average fight scene honestly nothing really grabbed me-i don't really understand how someone can get angry and go toe to toe with a boss->if you're angry wouldn't you decrease performance that being said duelling whoooo next ep gonna be good Being angry makes you less rational, but it doesn't always mean your performance decreases. Do you punch harder when you're in your regular mood or when you're mad as hell at someone? In a situation where planning isn't going to come into play (they never had a chance to study the boss beforehand), Kirito taking it head on and going all-out on offense wasn't the worst option since they didn't have a viable tank around either. draker said: Meh, he keeps pulling these skills out of his ass. Tell that to those people who keep asking why Kirito asked Lizbeth to forge a sword when he already has one. It was foreshadowed 2 episodes before and although it can still seem rushed, it didn't come out of nowhere. Kerozinn said: another flaw in SAO. only he can use dual blades. yeh sure.. this is not getting better at all..average anime still. and fancy animations cant hide it. There's a reason that Kirito is only the second person to hold a unique skill. If you care enough, I have a spoiler tag below. |
spartan112g said: Never have/will read the LN because I save my reading time for books that aren't being adapted like Atlas Shrugged, the Ender series, etc. , but I have to say that I have loved every episode of this series so far. Dual wielding like a boss! You guys really seem to nitpick on the details. Just relax and enjoy brah. haha Also, why does everybody expect some long ass fight? I feel like it was the perfect length for what they needed to show. I still really want to know what the drop was. Had to be epic. hahaha And once you've read a good book, you're always impatient to see the adaptation. Even knowing that you'll still criticize it, even knowing that the adaptation will never measure up to the novels. That's the nature of it when you pit the original against an imitation, there are always going to be flaws because the original is the set standard. I know one of the books I've always wanted to see animated was Jane Yolen's Pit Dragon series. BTW, I think Atlas Shrugged did get a low-budget adaptation. Obviously it didn't do the book justice, but the fact that an effort was made is all you can ask for sometimes. |
kamikaze_1996 said: Jerrychiang said: kamikaze_1996 said: Looterz said: Kvakond said: One question ruined the end for me. I was wondering about that too! don't bother asking, its not even we LN readers know what it specifically dropped, and for some strange reason they hid the reward from our sight in the anime......suspicious <_< That's because the answer would have blown you away: LMFAO!! xD he totally deserves it Yeah, Kirito was like: "I'm taking Asuna out for a day on the beach, but what the hell is this crappy thing? It's not even a sword!" |
| What's this.. Was he imagining someone else or what? it seems like Sachi because of that mole. |
ins-chan said: OH GOD FOR REAL?! SERIOUSLY? you'll make a duel over a girl who's completely capable of choosing whether she wants to be in your guild or not?! that's the greatest amount of sexism I've seen since... whatever. come on, Asuna, don't be stereotypical anime heroin and do something! You know: Girls secretly love it when their boyfriends fight over them. It's part of their innate sadistic nature. That's not sexism, that's reality, it's the way they're built, and the sooner the BF realizes that, the less trouble his GF will cause him. |
Nyctian said: What's this.. Was he imagining someone else or what? it seems like Sachi because of that mole. Pretty sure it's Sachi. |
| How should I put it...to those of you who're complaining that Kirito is so overpowered, would you have preferred, say, one of Klein's friends to be the main character? Of course the main character has to be special in some way, otherwise why would his/her story be worth telling? |
ins-chan said: OH GOD FOR REAL?! SERIOUSLY? you'll make a duel over a girl who's completely capable of choosing whether she wants to be in your guild or not?! that's the greatest amount of sexism I've seen since... whatever. come on, Asuna, don't be stereotypical anime heroin and do something! nah, you don't get the point, heathcliff was just finding any old excuse to fight kirito and to get him to join tbh and kirito was cocky and just wanted to get it over with also the whole guild relations thing is pretty complicated for reasons stated above, you can't just take leave when your a vice-captain especially when its one of the most important front-line guilds, gender doesn't really matter at all in this case. i think it might go into more detail about the whole thing in the next episode, it can be confusing when they brought it up in the last 3 min also asuna is no stereotypical heroine, im reading vol.10 and she is still being a badass |
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