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Dec 1, 2012 12:11 PM

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AiCon said:
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Doesnt Kirito here, look like his first avatar in SAO?Except the hair.
I guess. I haven't really been paying attention to what he wears since Kirito has been wearing basically the same thing since he first got that coat from the first level boss in SAO.
I mean before they were changed by Kayaba.The one he had from the beta.
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Episode 22 End Card:



Silver Crow and Black Lotus become a sword. LOL
Dec 1, 2012 12:13 PM

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Sugu learns the truth about kirito, me: *Yagami Laugh* this made my day!
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ssjokg said:
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Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o

And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon.


I dont think she is satisfied with that.
Kirito should introduce her to Klein. That guy would certainly treat her right.


Klein did ask that in ep 1 :P Bro should do a bro a favor
May be Kirito is afraid that the other girls in his harem would leave him if they found out that Klein is better. lol
But kirito is better than Klein in vmmo and probably earns more money at his job than Kein does to treat them every freaking time.

Bitches just want money(and mmo?).
Klein can hold his own in mmo and he probably has quite a bit of money saved up during his adventures with his guild.

Besides, Suguha isn't a bitch - she's a goddess:D
Dec 1, 2012 12:15 PM

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I didn't expect that this whole episode is all about... romance drama... What the fuck...?


Dec 1, 2012 12:16 PM

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If only Valve programmed ALO. The Tank in L4D is frighteningly good at predicting where you will be several seconds later and also includes compensation for the travel time of ranged projectiles.

Poor programming saved Lyfa.

Finally, the brownstorm that I've been waiting for weeks.
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Dec 1, 2012 12:18 PM

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AiCon said:
ssjokg said:
AiCon said:
RockerXD said:
AiCon said:
ssjokg said:
NettoAzure said:
Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o

And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon.


I dont think she is satisfied with that.
Kirito should introduce her to Klein. That guy would certainly treat her right.


Klein did ask that in ep 1 :P Bro should do a bro a favor
May be Kirito is afraid that the other girls in his harem would leave him if they found out that Klein is better. lol
But kirito is better than Klein in vmmo and probably earns more money at his job than Kein does to treat them every freaking time.

Bitches just want money(and mmo?).
Klein can hold his own in mmo and he probably has quite a bit of money saved up during his adventures with his guild.

Besides, Suguha isn't a bitch - she's a goddess:D

True but they are already ""fascinated" by Kirito.Real Life money from their real jobs.I wasnt specific before.Although you cant call Kirito's job "IRL one".
Dec 1, 2012 12:23 PM

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Wow, so half the episode was dramatic fail, and the other half was inappropriate love between not-so-siblings. Too funny. I was actually hoping that this would be a good episode. :|
Dec 1, 2012 12:23 PM

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Aw shiiiiiiit! We all knew this had to happen sooner or later. Before that though, really glad to see Kirito being brought back to Earth in regards to his OPness ever since the the beginning of the series. He's always been able to overcome trials thrown at him so it makes sense why he think he'd be able to get Asuna alone. The fight scene though I must say was well done.

When Kirito told Leafa he was searching for Asuna and Sugu was able to piece everything together I was like " Here we go". The fuse that has slowly been going down finally exploded and Sugu realizes she's had no chance from the beginning. I do feel bad for her though, she's just a high school girl in love who can't get what she truly wants. When Kirito and Sugu were talking in the hallway, I was laughing at how he was like "WTF?" when she confessed her love pretty much.

So when Kirito distanced himself from Sugu when he was little did he do it so he wouldn't get feelings for her?
Dec 1, 2012 12:23 PM

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Had an '......OMG' moment as soon as Kirito mentioned Asuna in front of Sugu. Spent about a month and a half waiting for that. xD

Great ep!
curiouser and curiouser :)
Dec 1, 2012 12:23 PM

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Kirito is OP, and Sugu is fairly annoying.

What else is new?

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Dec 1, 2012 12:26 PM

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HoshiNeko said:
Kirito is OP, and Sugu is fairly annoying.

What else is new?

EventhoughIsomewhatlikethisshowevenifit'sprettyterrible

How was Kirito OP in this ep?
Dec 1, 2012 12:30 PM
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ssjokg said:
AiCon said:
ssjokg said:

Doesnt Kirito here, look like his first avatar in SAO?Except the hair.
I guess. I haven't really been paying attention to what he wears since Kirito has been wearing basically the same thing since he first got that coat from the first level boss in SAO.
I mean before they were changed by Kayaba.The one he had from the beta.
Just went back to episode 1 and he kinda does.

ssjokg said:
AiCon said:
ssjokg said:
AiCon said:
RockerXD said:
AiCon said:
ssjokg said:
NettoAzure said:
Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o

And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon.


I dont think she is satisfied with that.
Kirito should introduce her to Klein. That guy would certainly treat her right.


Klein did ask that in ep 1 :P Bro should do a bro a favor
May be Kirito is afraid that the other girls in his harem would leave him if they found out that Klein is better. lol
But kirito is better than Klein in vmmo and probably earns more money at his job than Kein does to treat them every freaking time.

Bitches just want money(and mmo?).
Klein can hold his own in mmo and he probably has quite a bit of money saved up during his adventures with his guild.

Besides, Suguha isn't a bitch - she's a goddess:D

True but they are already ""fascinated" by Kirito.Real Life money from their real jobs.I wasnt specific before.Although you cant call Kirito's job "IRL one".
I think Klein is older than Kirito so he would already have more money than Kirito and everyone else in his harem except for Asuna.
Dec 1, 2012 12:33 PM

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Was a good episode except for the end. I don't care about Suguha at all.
Dec 1, 2012 12:35 PM

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Sugu's outbreak at the end is actually not that bad. I expected more cheesy crap but it's not as bad as I thought it would be.
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Dec 1, 2012 12:37 PM

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:/ I preffered if the whole episode had been fighting, that was the best bit
Dec 1, 2012 12:38 PM

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Ummmmm did they change the way she found out? I'm pretty sure...

Dec 1, 2012 12:40 PM

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MidnightPride said:
Ummmmm did they change the way she found out? I'm pretty sure...

Dec 1, 2012 12:43 PM

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well on the bright side, she has a brother who's so cool that you can fall in love with him twice bwhaha
Dec 1, 2012 12:44 PM

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ssjokg said:
MidnightPride said:
Ummmmm did they change the way she found out? I'm pretty sure...



Oh ya nvm I'm must have thought that because I just looked over the novel I have saved and it goes from the king pic to the reveal. I must have thought they were scenes back to back /fail on my part
Dec 1, 2012 12:45 PM
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The identification was the climax, that was the turning point of the novel. Without the identification the fight between the two would not have had any significance. In literary terms the actual fight between the two is defined as the "Falling Action", which follows the climax. The conversation at the end was the dénouement.

You were correct about the expressions, I was wrong, but Kawahara explained this without any contradiction.


Your suggestion as to what could be the trigger would be fine, any trigger would be fine. It just needed something to spark the climax.
Dec 1, 2012 12:46 PM
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as always kirito is a crazy fighter... even though he died and was rescued... its sad how lyfa found out kirito was her brother... still rooting for her but same time for asuna as well

cant wait till next episode
Dec 1, 2012 12:47 PM

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what in the fck...

...was I the only one who thought Sugu knew Kirito's IRL identity for the past 6-7 episodes?

She just finds out now?

Seriously, fck this shit
Dec 1, 2012 12:50 PM

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Ow god, i was so sad when she started to cry..
Anyway i loved this episode, can't wait for the next one '-'
Dec 1, 2012 12:51 PM

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cksdayoff said:
what in the fck...

...was I the only one who thought Sugu knew Kirito's IRL identity for the past 6-7 episodes?

She just finds out now?

Seriously, fck this shit

Ιt was obvious from the previous ep,for anyone that didnt notice it,that she didnt know.
Dec 1, 2012 12:52 PM
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When Suguha started crying, I was smiling before I could even notice. How cruel am I exactly ? :(
Dec 1, 2012 12:52 PM

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<3 Suguha <3
Dec 1, 2012 12:55 PM

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When Suguha started crying, I was smiling before I could even notice. How cruel am I exactly ? :(

Same here. I've been waiting for this for a very long time. I guess it's a natural reaction for a plebeian like me who grew up in an environment where cousin-cousin love is frowned upon.

Still prefer Lyfa/Sugu over Asuna though. Not in terms of shipping but as a character.
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cksdayoff said:
what in the fck...

...was I the only one who thought Sugu knew Kirito's IRL identity for the past 6-7 episodes?

She just finds out now?

Seriously, fck this shit


Yep, of the one million, two hundred and eighty five thousand, nine hundred and forty two people watching this animation, you were the only person who thought she knew.

Roughly four hundred and twenty eight thousand thought she was an idiot for not being able to figure this out, the balance would reply asking "why should she know".
Dec 1, 2012 1:01 PM

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i feel so alone
Dec 1, 2012 1:03 PM
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i feel so alone
Welcome to the SAO board. Enjoy your stay. lol
Dec 1, 2012 1:03 PM

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Only 3 more episodes, I wish I didn't watch this up to EP22 lol
Dec 1, 2012 1:06 PM
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So when Kirito distanced himself from Sugu when he was little did he do it so he wouldn't get feelings for her?


No, what started it was when Suguha stood up to his grandfather protecting him. Being saved by his younger sister made Kirito feel both guilty and even more like a loser. His inferiority complex (aside from a natural talent for computers) is what drove him into the VR world and is still with him when in enters the real world (the ending should have a great scene about this). In many ways he is like Haru from Accel World, though less spherical in nature.

He also discovered that the people he thought was his mother and sister were actually his aunt and cousin, this revelation (which he took as a form of betrayal) propelled him further into his introverted cocoon.

Suguha on the other hand, has no idea why he pulled away. She thinks it has to do with him finding out he is her cousin, and a lot of her emotional state is due to her not being able to figure out where she stands with him.
Dec 1, 2012 1:09 PM
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cksdayoff said:
i feel so alone

On the bright side, you missed the four thousand six hundred and seventy four posts debating this question endlessly over the past 7 episodes. Sometimes being in solitude has its advantages :-)
Dec 1, 2012 1:09 PM

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Well, I for one liked the episode. So much that I increased the whole show score to 8/10 cose of it.
Dec 1, 2012 1:10 PM

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I knew this would happen all along but just cant help to be sad.. Poor Suguha T.T

what a heartbreaking episode......

awesome voice-acting by Ayana!!
Dec 1, 2012 1:11 PM
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It is now at around the halfway point of LN vol 4, so this leaves 3 episodes left to cover the rest of the volume. The pacing should be similar to the episodes that covered vol 3 since vol 3 was covered in 6 episodes.

Can't wait to see the next episode because finally
Dec 1, 2012 1:14 PM

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It is now at around the halfway point of LN vol 4, so this leaves 3 episodes left to cover the rest of the volume. The pacing should be similar to the episodes that covered vol 3 since vol 3 was covered in 6 episodes.

Can't wait to see the next episode because finally

I and others dont think that it will reach that part.Bonds is definitely for Sugu and Kazuto.The ep will either end with the
Dec 1, 2012 1:14 PM

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I really enjoyed the scene, Suguha realizing that Kirito is her brother and then their talk at home. You could really see Suguha's heart breaking. It was so awesome.
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Dec 1, 2012 1:16 PM

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wow...uncomfortable moment episode x 9000

think someones already mentioned this in a previous discussion but now I can see it as Kirito really is an airhead net-gigolo.

all in all, episode wasn't too bad and I knew it would happen with the 2 cousins ending up finding out each others real identities, but having to actually see it was pretty cringe-worthy as regardless of whether their not blood-related or that cousins can date each other in Japan, to actually see Sugu spout love to Kirito was totally uncomfortable and not to my taste
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Dec 1, 2012 1:21 PM
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holy shiet it just got real right here@@@
Dec 1, 2012 1:21 PM

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that fight was like a massive tribute to Asuka's fight in End of Evangelion...
Dec 1, 2012 1:26 PM

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I'm crying right now.
Nice episode, really liked the fight but found the way Sugu learned Kirito was her "brother" a little dissappointing

But then right after that... :'(
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Da f did i just watch all suddenly it was action then crying scene made me uncomfortable thinking all time hmmm
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Omg is this amazing, fantastic, drama anime going to end at 25? It can't be happening this is a story like Amadeus of Gaul... So awesome so chivalric!
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I wasn't expecting much from the fight but I'm still satisfied by what I saw. Most of them were how the LN described it, from blocking with his left arm to throwing one of the guardians to another and stabbing them. The animation was fluid but some shots were pretty weird. Oh well. inb4 why was his HP bar dropping slowly
And that Leafa/Sugu suffering, from the rescue attempt to the big revelation. Good performance by Taketatsu Ayana. inb4 forced drama and incest
So they ended it at that part. Should be good next time, though the episode after next should be that. Better prepare myself for that.

This ^^

Leaving that behind .. it was a really intense episode but i quite knew that he isn't gonna reach the top . 24 mins felt like nothing ...

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Dec 1, 2012 1:39 PM

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Good episode. Felt bad for Suguha. But the warning signs were there. Kirito/papa was always looking for "momma". doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out "momma" was most likely his lover/wife.

Kirito is one devoted lovesick puppy. plowing along like a possessed demon.

man, there's a lot of masochists watching this show.
Dec 1, 2012 1:41 PM

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that fight was like a massive tribute to Asuka's fight in End of Evangelion...


I second this XD
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If you didn't see ANY of that coming, you must not have any brain cells.
Seriously, this episode was pure MEH I just want to move on so it's done. Kirito was just raging from the patch troll, and Sugu's being... Sugu.

I just want this episode to be done with!
Dec 1, 2012 1:55 PM

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Suguha sure is an emotional roller coaster.. my god. I don't feel bad for her one bit. She's been a selfish brat the entire series. Also, how did Suguha not even realize who Kirito was before now? Same voice, identical hair/style. I mean..basically his chara sounds and looks just like him. AND did she literally -never- find out his name he used in SAO? It had to be in the paper or something, or heard by word of mouth..
Blah..
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