| SINON !!!!!! i can't wait to see her in action o(≧o≦)o |
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| Like the other 85% of the MAL population I am also looking forward to this despite the first seasons faults :) :| . o O ( lets hope they don't do a IS2 ) |
threestepsaheadJan 4, 2014 4:32 AM
| actually they shouldnt put the title 'swords art online' since they go to several online games and not only Sao |
Rufeegee said: I watched SAO until about episode 4 I think. Didn't interest me at all. This new setting does interest me however. Can anyone tell me if it is necessary to watch the first season to understand anything or is it a standalone thing? You should. I haven't watched it myself but people have been saying that everything connects back to the first half of the first season. chibi_sushi said: actually they shouldnt put the title 'swords art online' since they go to several online games and not only Sao Refer to my response just above this quote. |
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chibi_sushi said: actually they shouldnt put the title 'swords art online' since they go to several online games and not only Sao Already answered before - it still has to do with SAO events and characters. EVERY single storyline after they get out of SAO has to do with something that was set in motion in that incident. |
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| SAO was shit. But i admit, i enjoyed the first half for unknown reasons (nyahahahaha). Hope this one actually focuses on GGO and not skip a lot of parts of the story to leave the viewers confused like in SAO. |
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| One I'll definitely watch this year. Let's hope it's more leaning towards the first half of season one. |
SuitedupJan 4, 2014 9:12 AM
| I just came by to say thanks, the cosmic carma created by this announcement made Mushishi season 2 possible. Thank You! |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
Fai said: chibi_sushi said: actually they shouldnt put the title 'swords art online' since they go to several online games and not only Sao Already answered before - it still has to do with SAO events and characters. EVERY single storyline after they get out of SAO has to do with something that was set in motion in that incident. Also, obviously brand recognition. You can't just keep changing the name of your product and expect it to sell well without causing confusion. |
Nidhoeggr said: Stark700 said: Well here we go again. I haven't read the LN for GGO yet but might be fun. Dat sniper rifle. I can't wait for Kirito to bring a sword to a gun fight and still win because of... whatever. You know it'll happen. I'm already grinning when I think of the "discussions" that lie ahead of us. I would perhaps say he wouldn't be the hero if he lose despite BIG differences, like how Ichigo would always win and get back in everything. Well, they're so called heroes/protagonists, I guess. lol But anyways, let's see how will they adapt again the Light Novel. |
RaeFestJan 4, 2014 12:47 PM
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RaeFest said: Nidhoeggr said: Stark700 said: Well here we go again. I haven't read the LN for GGO yet but might be fun. Dat sniper rifle. I can't wait for Kirito to bring a sword to a gun fight and still win because of... whatever. You know it'll happen. I'm already grinning when I think of the "discussions" that lie ahead of us. I would perhaps say he wouldn't be the hero if he lose despite BIG differences, like how Ichigo would always win and get back in everything. Well, they're so called heroes/protagonists, I guess. lol But anyways, let's see how will they adapt again the Light Novel. Ignore the troll. |
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| Awh yeah! cant wait for season 2! super stoked |
-MgZ_ said: I just hope they don't butcher GGO arc like what they did the past season. I hope that it is watchable at least. Still the same staff so I guess the writing and animation won't improve at all. Sigh A-1.. Spare Sinon please. Yeah i hope they don't. It will get more viewers if they don't cut out parts from the novel but every anime is like that. also i read this arc it was so entertaining, they might add that extra chapter were they go on an adventure in ALO to get excalibur for Kirito |
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jizzaloo said: Someanimefan said: Geez, now I remember why I never go on the MAL forums. It's full of such pretentious people. When it all comes down to it, we all watch anime, so who really gives a crap on whether someone's an "anime hipster" or "mainstream watcher"? I personally enjoyed the first season and am looking forward to this next one, but I can totally see why some people find a crapload of flaws and problems in this series. However, the excessive trolling on this show in particular can get pretty annoying at times. Same with Shingeki. Hello, "anime hipster" reporting for duty :D Love SAO, love SnK, love most anime (except for what they did to the 2nd IS series.. as some ppl have already mentioned) Let's make this simple:
These factors make up a lot of an anime, and so even if we disregard the story, the anime will inevitably be spectacular imo Kind of like how Guilty Crown was for me. Hated the MC and the story, but still had to watch it because of the nice artwork, effects, and music(Yes, I am talking about My Dearest by Supercell, and in the end had to admit that it was a good anime, although it may have been "bad" compared to the funding it got. Anyways, I'm loving all this debate and hype :D Haterz, please continue to hate. You guys make SAO at least twice more entertaining for me! Cheers Oh btw, I really love the OP songs and soundtracks for SAO. i hope they keep it up.. hmm.. apparently the video embed still doesn't work (thought they'd have fixed it by now) These are the songs I'm talking about: Crossing Fields by LiSA Innocence by Aoi Eir Swordland by Yuki Kajiura is this guy trolling? When did it become hipster to like those shows? Those are about as hype training riding, trend following, and mainstream next to Shonen Jump as it gets. or do I live in a different dimension? Also, I don't see the big deal. The first season was mediocre. Actually, I think Kirito stands out from the rest of the Harem genre, not neccessarily in a negative way. While it is true that he is a wish fulfillment character(god I hate that term), he is quite good at that, and he is not a "blank state" character. where as most harem protagonists make me question repeatedly: "why did you fall for this guy again?" or look towards their faults aside from kindness, he didn't. Where as when I view it as a piece of ART, it falls short, and honestly is just wasted potential. |
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| As expected, it's really not a surprise... Once this show goes on-air, it's going to get livelier in here... |
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| I will just watch it for the lulz. Honestly though, the original wasn't that bad until it became a love story. |
| Cant wait to see season 2. Still have to finish the first season tho i suppose =) |
Xinception said: This thread should have been dead the moment Mushishi got a second season. :/ Meh, I couldn't get through the 2nd arc. I read the manga btw, it was just really boring. |
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ra1ltr4cer said: Whaaat? That teaser...was that suppsoed to be Asuna? Nope. |
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ra1ltr4cer said: Why cant you bother to read some posts?Whaaat? That teaser...was that suppsoed to be Asuna? |
| Will watch, but i'm not too excited about this. Still don't why this series is so freaking popular. |
wakka9ca said: Zefyris said: 4) I would say that the only reason SAO manage to stand out among LN is how much it sells? I don't consider myself to have read enough LN yet to give a proper advice on this, but according to people who read far more than me, at least that's how it seems. Again, how much LN have you read before stating that SAO is special in anything else than the sales number? ^This. If someone wants a long list of LN that got screwed over by the anime adaptation, it's gonna be a long list. In fact, over 80-90% of the anime adaptation of LN does not live up to the original work. Same can be said of nearly all movies, TV series and etc. in comparison to the original work, whether it was anime, manga or LN. It's typically hard to surpass or even be on par with the original. Why? It takes one genius to make a masterpiece but another to make a masterpiece adaptation out of it. You need twice the effort and you need to switch medium. SAO just happens to be the most popular one. However, the most GLARING element that IMMEDIATELY stands out in terms of differences between the adaptation and the source LN is the inner dialogues of the characters. I couldn't overlook this. Please, define a good adaptation objectively. |
Play League of Legends here! Autocrat said: Hitler was good, objectively. |
Immahnoob said: Please, define a good adaptation objectively. Something that stay true and/or is the closest to the author's work. If the author describe a scenery, you follow it by the book. If the author write a line, you make that character say it. If the character thinks about something, you show it. You take no liberty and follow the book in a logical and methodical way. If it comes out that the source material is lacking (ie : no description of a scene's environment), what is lacking should be deduced logically without contradicting or denaturating the work at all. Good animation, soundtrack, basically anything aesthetics is simply a plus. Easier said than done? Yes I agree. It could make quite an horrible show? Yes I also agree. Still it doesn't change that this is what I believe is an objectively good adaptation. A good adaptation doesn't make a good anime, a good interpretation of the source material by a third party does. ^big wall of IMO. |
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| I seriously think SAO in general didn't really deserve the hype it got in 2012. I'm still going to watch SAO 2 (aka GGO) but my hopes for it doing good aren't that high sadly. |
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Shangetsu said: Immahnoob said: Please, define a good adaptation objectively. Something that stay true and/or is the closest to the author's work. If the author describe a scenery, you follow it by the book. If the author write a line, you make that character say it. If the character thinks about something, you show it. You take no liberty and follow the book in a logical and methodical way. If it comes out that the source material is lacking (ie : no description of a scene's environment), what is lacking should be deduced logically without contradicting or denaturating the work at all. Good animation, soundtrack, basically anything aesthetics is simply a plus. Easier said than done? Yes I agree. It could make quite an horrible show? Yes I also agree. Still it doesn't change that this is what I believe is an objectively good adaptation. A good adaptation doesn't make a good anime, a good interpretation of the source material by a third party does. ^big wall of IMO. This is not objective. |
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ihateuimeanit said: Ah SAO II has come! And yes every SAO haters out there, I have been revived. Seriously there will be lots of flaming on the forum, but I will wander around. let me join too |
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| For me, S1 was a blunder. Glad to hear that they'll adapt my favorite arc of the series. |
| Very good news. If there will be more new seasons then maybe we can hope for Alicization arc adaptation someday. |
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Immahnoob said: Shangetsu said: Immahnoob said: Please, define a good adaptation objectively. Something that stay true and/or is the closest to the author's work. If the author describe a scenery, you follow it by the book. If the author write a line, you make that character say it. If the character thinks about something, you show it. You take no liberty and follow the book in a logical and methodical way. If it comes out that the source material is lacking (ie : no description of a scene's environment), what is lacking should be deduced logically without contradicting or denaturating the work at all. Good animation, soundtrack, basically anything aesthetics is simply a plus. Easier said than done? Yes I agree. It could make quite an horrible show? Yes I also agree. Still it doesn't change that this is what I believe is an objectively good adaptation. A good adaptation doesn't make a good anime, a good interpretation of the source material by a third party does. ^big wall of IMO. This is not objective. Why so? The moment you take the liberty of removing even the sligthest of elements or add something it all comes down to your interpretation of the source material and therefore become a subjective adaptation. The only way to make an objective adaptation is to not fall in subjectivity and follow the source material word by word. If you don't agree at least have the courtesy of explaining your point of view. |
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| So many posts, so many people saying they aren't looking forward to it. Yet, they make a point to tell everyone how unhappy/unexcited they are. Love it. There is a little desire for SAO within everyone. |
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GodlyKyon said: is this guy trolling? When did it become hipster to like those shows? Those are about as hype training riding, trend following, and mainstream next to Shonen Jump as it gets. or do I live in a different dimension? Also, I don't see the big deal. The first season was mediocre. Actually, I think Kirito stands out from the rest of the Harem genre, not neccessarily in a negative way. While it is true that he is a wish fulfillment character(god I hate that term), he is quite good at that, and he is not a "blank state" character. where as most harem protagonists make me question repeatedly: "why did you fall for this guy again?" or look towards their faults aside from kindness, he didn't. Where as when I view it as a piece of ART, it falls short, and honestly is just wasted potential. troll guy is trolling xD hmm.. but when I said anime hipster, I meant it more as a otaku kinda thing :P I guess I kinda got the lingo mixed up there Anyways, cool, thanks for responding you are certainly entitled to your opinion. But I obviously disagree. Being hipster has nothing to do with SAO, because it is a mainstream anime, as you have kindly pointed out. Although hipsters such as yourself like to go all ninja on mainstream anime like SAO, and chop off all its good qualities with your bananakatanas(and whine everyday about how "bad" it is because you think that makes you look classy), we all know you guys secretly enjoy SAO :D After all, if you didn't like the anime, you wouldn't go through all 575 hours of it + the extra movie, and then waste even more of your time on this discussion thread talking about SAO now, would you? (well.. unless you really don't have anything to do, that is :P ) Therefore, I shall classify you as a Tsundere towards SAO! :D (P.S. Yes, I do realize that this will probably bring on many fun replies xD I shall be waiting..) |
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| Yes! Finally a new season! I hope they get to the alicization arc...or maybe not. Maybe it will Sword Art Online III. But it would be cool. |
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| LMAO I don't even like SAO but I pity it from all the bandwagon hate it gets, oh lawd |
jizzaloo said: GodlyKyon said: is this guy trolling? When did it become hipster to like those shows? Those are about as hype training riding, trend following, and mainstream next to Shonen Jump as it gets. or do I live in a different dimension? Also, I don't see the big deal. The first season was mediocre. Actually, I think Kirito stands out from the rest of the Harem genre, not neccessarily in a negative way. While it is true that he is a wish fulfillment character(god I hate that term), he is quite good at that, and he is not a "blank state" character. where as most harem protagonists make me question repeatedly: "why did you fall for this guy again?" or look towards their faults aside from kindness, he didn't. Where as when I view it as a piece of ART, it falls short, and honestly is just wasted potential. troll guy is trolling xD hmm.. but when I said anime hipster, I meant it more as a otaku kinda thing :P I guess I kinda got the lingo mixed up there Anyways, cool, thanks for responding you are certainly entitled to your opinion. But I obviously disagree. Being hipster has nothing to do with SAO, because it is a mainstream anime, as you have kindly pointed out. Although hipsters such as yourself like to go all ninja on mainstream anime like SAO, and chop off all its good qualities with your bananakatanas(and whine everyday about how "bad" it is because you think that makes you look classy), we all know you guys secretly enjoy SAO :D After all, if you didn't like the anime, you wouldn't go through all 575 hours of it + the extra movie, and then waste even more of your time on this discussion thread talking about SAO now, would you? (well.. unless you really don't have anything to do, that is :P ) Therefore, I shall classify you as a Tsundere towards SAO! :D (P.S. Yes, I do realize that this will probably bring on many fun replies xD I shall be waiting..) Never bashed SAO in post; see faults, rights too, mostly wasted potential. Otaku = negative. |
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GodlyKyon said: Never bashed SAO in post; see faults, rights too, mostly wasted potential. Otaku = negative. haha i see xD |
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