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| Really good episode, definitely the best battle of the series thus far. I wonder if Kirito finally realized how Asuna feels about him when he was flashing back. |
| Pretty dull episode. What's with all these reckless people. It kinda got annoying. The fight was boring and ass pull. They need a big squad to defeat the boss? And then Kirito proceeds and kills him all alone. I know that the boss was wounded, but even taking half of it's health is too much. That was really terrible. And the "omg I have a superb skill nobody else has" was stupid in Accel World, and it's stupid here too. And wow, what a cool special skill, Dual Wield. Pretty unique badass skill we got there. Not. |
 "Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?" |
| I expected Kirito and Asuna to bring down the boss by themselves even before the episode has begun, but I never saw this coming. On other note, I wondered why wasn't Kirito using the sword he went through so much to obtain. And Klein isn't gay, lol I was suspecting him. The episode was really good one. Asuna's acting more and more affectionately towards Kirito(that escalated in a faster pace than I expected). I can never guess who's gonna win the duel. But I'd bet on the guild master. |
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Meritas said: On other note, I wondered why wasn't Kirito using the sword he went through so much to obtain. He doesnt want others to know he has something so powerful.They will be pestering him to join guilds(which is what he avoids since Sachi's death),give info about the skill(he doesnt have any info on this). And it never was his plan to fight a boss alone.He wouldnt have used it here if they had come with an army of players... |
| Geez, both Kirito and Asuna can be so reckless at times even if they're already veterans. Granted, it must be the effects of seeing people die right before your eyes when you have the power to make a difference. So that's why Kirito was using one-handed swords exclusively. And also why he had another sword as strong as his signature sword forged. Dual-wielding, huh? And a related 50-hit skill? Awesome. I thought he was already notorious, but these skills will earn him even more (unwanted) fame. The terms of the duel doesn't sound so bad to me. If Kirito loses, he joins Asuna's guild. Not bad for a consequence. Though he does play solo as a matter of principle. Win or lose, the Knights of Blood might get a bit more information about his newly unveiled unique skill. That's probably what they're after. |
SayakaMagica said: Geez, both Kirito and Asuna can be so reckless at times even if they're already veterans. Granted, it must be the effects of seeing people die right before your eyes when you have the power to make a difference. So that's why Kirito was using one-handed swords exclusively. And also why he had another sword as strong as his signature sword forged. Dual-wielding, huh? And a related 50-hit skill? Awesome. I thought he was already notorious, but these skills will earn him even more (unwanted) fame. The terms of the duel doesn't sound so bad to me. If Kirito loses, he joins Asuna's guild. Not bad for a consequence. Though he does play solo as a matter of principle. Win or lose, the Knights of Blood might get a bit more information about his newly unveiled unique skill. That's probably what they're after. Actually Dual Blades' Starburst Stream is a 16 combo hit.The newspaper is exaggerating way too much. The highest combo hit is SAO is 27. /nerd mode off |
| Lovely ep! I was quite annoyed last time about where Kirito hid his second sword but now its been explained. His skill was very much a spectacle to behold. Loved Asuna's looong hug at the end, I could almost feel the warmth between those two. |
| OP animation already spoiled the outcome of the battle. >_> Anyway, the amount of pages on the forum is increasing per episode in outstanding amounts. MAL seemed kinda dull since Madoka, and this seems even worse in that sense. Looking at the current number of 1,047 posts (53 pages) in one week in the episode 10 topic seems exceptionally dazzling. Going to watch that ep tomorrow and see why so many posts are being made, though I'm already having a premonition what's going to happen after the last scene of episode 9. |
| I really didn’t like this episode. The action was amazing but they used one of the most contrived and stupid reasons to initiate that boss fight. I just can’t find it plausible that a military commander would pull this kind of stunt on level 70 something. There is no way that a military unit would ever attempt to take on a boss alone in such an exhausted state especially sense time is not a factor, i.e. no advantage is lost if you wait a day or week. I am surprised that they are even clearing bosses. In that kind of situation, most leaders would prefer to wait and to keep on training their soldiers to a level where they demolish the boss. At least the commander went down with his troops so he has my respect. |
Phaetons_Folly said: I really didn’t like this episode. The action was amazing but they used one of the most contrived and stupid reasons to initiate that boss fight. I just can’t find it plausible that a military commander would pull this kind of stunt on level 70 something. There is no way that a military unit would ever attempt to take on a boss alone in such an exhausted state especially sense time is not a factor, i.e. no advantage is lost if you wait a day or week. I am surprised that they are even clearing bosses. In that kind of situation, most leaders would prefer to wait and to keep on training their soldiers to a level where they demolish the boss. At least the commander went down with his troops so he has my respect. The <<Army>>of SAO has nothing to do with the real world military.They are just a bunch of -retarded- gamers or reporters.That should be obvious without the LN. Info that the anime didnt bothered to give or I forgot it was there: This guild isnt taking part in the boss fights since the 25th floor after they suffered heavy losses.The current leader of the guild is a dick that wants to show the rest of the players the"power" of the Army.We may get more info on this in ep 12...I hope. Even if they were at full spirits they should NEVER attack a boss. |
| Can someone tell me who the guy that died in front of Kirito was I know it holds some significance |
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LancelotTypeZero said: Can someone tell me who the guy that died in front of Kirito was I know it holds some significance You mean the red-haired one? Player Name:Godfree. Character significance:(ex)commander of the KoB's vanguard and to be added to the list of the dead. |
| Well the next fight would be interesting. |
| The fight was just awesome and Kirito's dual wield was animated really well. I have to wonder why he got the skill though? I assume he was given it by the GM? Guess we'll find out. xD |
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| Let's see... So in addition to the already established penchant of every girl Kirito meets falling in love with him, being a lone wolf, self-sacrificing to the point of being a messiah, and getting the girl through absolutely no effort or difficulty, we can now add "has special skills no one else has for no reason other than he does". Yup, Kirito is officially a Gary Stu. |
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| Dual-wielding! My favorite sword style *-* That set aside, I'm a little peeved that Kirito is - once again - fighting in Asuna's place. With her personality I would've expected her to stand up for herself a little more than she's done in the past two episodes... |
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| Lets gooooo Asuna! Seems like the Laughing Coffins are planning to try and assasinate her though, and whats up with that bodyguard? I think he will probably betray Asuna. |
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| Very entertaining episode! Kirito really has become my favorite male character of 2012! Then again, it's not like the list is very long :/ |
| Dual blades skill, how awesome. Kirito showing more of his badassary and a lot more fighting in this episode. Overall a fantastic episode |
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| Yay, dual wielding! My favorite skill in games. |
It's not breaking in if the door is unlocked. |
| kirito's badassery is unmatched with that dual blade ♥_♥ |
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| That one was really awesome. The Kirito x Asuna moment was awesome :) |
| That dual-wielding technique made me fall in love with Kirito-kun just a bit... |
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| Well this was a MUCH stronger episode than usual. Continued right where the last episode left off with the same plot, immediately resolving the cliffhanger, so an actual storyline might start to develop now instead of side-story after side-story. The action scenes were surprisingly awesome this time around, with a little more development for the supporting characters and a it was nice to see some familiar faces make a return too. Plus it ended on an emotional, positive note to boot, with a cliffhanger for dramatic kicks. 8/10 |
JDubyewDec 19, 2012 4:23 AM
| Oh man, dat ending! |
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| Oh boy what an amazing episode, both old acquaintances joined up for an epic battle where Kirito reveals his secret skill "Duel Weld" and than defeats the boss single handed! Really mighty scene, and than the ending! This will really get quite interesting next episode, lets see how the duel will end! |
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| LEGENDARY episode! That battle with the scary goat boss was SO EPIC and INTENSE, gave me the goosebumps feelings the whole time. Oh and THE duel for Asuna's hand coming up next! Really the medieval LEGENDARY anime SAO! 5/5 SCORE AGAIN! |
 張大です for 張大勇督察 |
| Wow Kirito's reunion with Klein felt very nostalgic! I also sense a little bit a love from KiritoxAsuna! *sigh* I ship them so hard. :)  |
| An okay episode. I like the fight scene but I can't help but think Asuna could have done more than just stand around while Kirito is fighting. I mean, the series keeps saying she's this bad ass swordsman that is pretty much Kirito's equal....this was a great opportunity to reflect that. I just hate it when a series makes it where only the main character does things. I was kind of liking the romance so far, but this felt pretty forced to me. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Disregard plot, focus on Kirito X Asuna, acquire marvelous entertainment. |
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| If every episode of SAO were of this quality, then it'd definitely get at least a solid 7 from me. Too bad episodes 2-7 were spent mucking around over pointless side stories. And so far I wasn't that impressed with the soundtrack, but holy shit was that some epic battle music. Respect for Kajiura restored. |
| This is by far the best episode so far. The battle was intense. Can't wait to watch the next episode. |
| Finally a nice battle. I like dual wielding, so I'm happy he finally used it. I thought the "something terrible happened" was something more serious. |
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| badass as ever. duel time! |
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| Dual wielding? That's totally my type! Also that was a close one for Kirito, I hope he doesn't go rambo that often. . . . |
| oh my god i love this. |
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| Nice dual blades there...and Asuna just became 30 times more awesome. |
| Fucking whoa!! Double swords, and a long lasting hug. |
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HiNT74 said: +1That was a meh episode ... I mean the fight was good, but idk this anime lacks stuff. |
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