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| An anime which takes time to setup the setting and story. I can see great things coming out of this. Great presentation, animation and attention to the small details. It also set up the seriousness of the game quite well. Edit: Apparently, Yuki Kajiura on board to do the OST. From the promo's, I also am getting good vibes from Asuna. The stars are aligned. I haven't felt this anticipation for the next episode since Madoka. |
OmniknightJul 7, 2012 11:42 PM
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| SIGNIFICANTLY better writing than Accel World, and the environment and animation were very good, too. Definitely looking forward to more. |
| "My tables-meet it is I set it down That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain." |
| Pretty unremarkable so far, but it gets bonus points simply because I'm into RPG's. In the first episode, there was only the premise, but it's pretty obvious where this is going, so I'll be watching for how they handle the execution and development. Seems like a cross of Mirai Nikki and Accel World, both of which were quite disappointing. Hopefully it does a better job than both. |
MissileSoupJul 7, 2012 11:41 PM
| Liked both OP and ED, and the episode was a very good introdution. Also, finally a good main character! |
| nice episode @_@ i like the idea of this anime hope it gets more awesome great quality too :D |
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| looks promising and as long as they follow the orginal plot this should be a very good show. |
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| WOW O_O amazing anime. I've never been so excited with this" newish" concept. LOL :) Trapped. i see. :) |
| LET JUSTICE BE DONE; THOUGH THE HEAVENS MAY FALL |
kyros1226 said: Finally! SAO! Kirito!!! Asuna!!! Been waiting for this one, gonna rewatch to see if they left any spoilers in the background or something. First though, its starting out in real time rather than a flashback, the characters are just as awesome as in the LN, so I;m hoping that they can carry out the rest of the show just as well. The ending's full of awesome I like how they handled the Sword Skills effects doesn;t feel intrusive but further judgement on that will have to wait until later fight scenes. Finally the Announcement of their reality, I felt was carried out pretty decently, maybe quickly, but it was good. I liked that they showed the panic and fear that came out as the initial shock wore out and fear and reality set in. Yay! for showing characters like Asuna and the rest. KingofConquerors said: Iniser said: Like you I wonder how exactly they will incorporate the second volume. Using flashbacks would not be fitting for anime format. However, I feel that Asuna would be lost as the main heroine with all the other heroines appearing. yeah i know, For one I hope, if it goes well, that they animate the rest of the novels as well! I can't wait til next week for the next episode of SAO!!! I agree with you |
amc9988 said: I agree with you They should do that. |
| oooh, this is gonna be good:D i hope! |
DeathfireD said: Wait wait wait hold the phone. If the head gear kills them by microwave radiation then why don't the police/hospitals just use RF/microwave shielding around the person's head and then kill the power to the servers? I'm not sure if this is explained later on or not but it's relatively easy to block microwave radiation waves. I suppose it might be a little hard shoving material under the head gear and over the person's head but judging from the photos of people with the head gear on, it looks possible. Could also just put a large magnet(s) to the head gear to fry the circuit board. Even if the battery still works, it wont be much use if the head gear doesn't function. Just think of this as the matrix. The microwave is most likely directly in contact with your cortex (brain). I don't think you can tamper with it. Also, it might be easier just to clear the game at that point. And the outside world should provide support for the players. At one point, it's just too much of a hassle to break the system. Also, I don't think finding the creator is going to help. He might just as well hide in the VR world and if you try to torture him he can just kill all 10000 players. He has 10000 hostages under his control. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Must have more, give me more THAT IS ALL PS: That so evil. |
Saineria said: Wasn't the Kirito's first day from Volume 8? I think they only concentrate Volume 1 and 2 plus Aria in the Starless Night. |
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| Streamed it online...can't wait for my torrent which will probably take 1 more day to finish...anyway.. I loved it! The way the story is introduced, the VA's, the art. It's near perfect! Though it might all change in the following eps... I'll stay tuned :D |
| Ohh yahh!! this was what i been waiting for sence the noval |
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| i guess they wont animate the story of his first day also, waiting for this: |
tambok143Jul 8, 2012 2:52 AM
tambok143 said: i guess they wont animate the story of his first day also, waiting for this: |
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zorapup said: The preview for the next ep was pretty creepy. Couldn't they get stronger and band together before undertaking the first boss? Party quest anyone? This is one of the central themes of this series as it would later unfold. The psychological impact of being put into a <<death game>> where stepping out of the cities would increase the chances of death and how people cope with that reality. |
| wow, exceeded my expectations, read the first chapter of the manga, thought it would be the same, glad it was different. i liked .hack so i'll def. like this :) woo! |
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Saineria said: MidnightPride said: jesseman1993 said: i was wondering when the guy the protagonist met said you are totally my type was that him hinting he is gay? that was kinda confusing lol and i kinda figured it would play out like this them getting stuck in the virtual reality world Thanks for clearing that up for me, i was like where the hell did that come from all of sudden lol :) i have pretty high hopes for this show as long as it's not like accel world it should be pretty good |
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| Fucking love the OP! And the visuals are great. Great start and can't wait for ep 2. |
tambok143 said: kamikaze_1996 said: tambok143 said: i guess they wont animate the story of his first day also, waiting for this: also gives a dark realization of the game yea that too :) a lot of people are comparing it to accel world but i can understand why because Reki is the one who wrote them both, i haven't really read the Accel world LN that much so i dont know if its better than SAO but in terms of anime i would say SAO is superior and will please a wider range of audiences- well mostly those who like MMORPG's because theres tons of references to them that are hilarious, its exactly like how a MMORPG should be like and Reki did well portraying that in SAO |
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tambok143 said: jesseman1993 said: Saineria said: MidnightPride said: jesseman1993 said: i was wondering when the guy the protagonist met said you are totally my type was that him hinting he is gay? that was kinda confusing lol and i kinda figured it would play out like this them getting stuck in the virtual reality world Thanks for clearing that up for me, i was like where the hell did that come from all of sudden lol :) i have pretty high hopes for this show as long as it's not like accel world it should be pretty good reminds me of the time when i remember that |
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| SAO is actually inspire by UO and RO ... I seen RO but I never play it before and UO is an unknown game to me. |
tambok143 said: yea that too :) a lot of people are comparing it to accel world but i can understand why because Reki is the one who wrote them both, i haven't really read the Accel world LN that much so i dont know if its better than SAO but in terms of anime i would say SAO is superior and will please a wider range of audiences- well mostly those who like MMORPG's because theres tons of references to them that are hilarious, its exactly like how a MMORPG should be like and Reki did well portraying that in SAO hmm... so i guess Reki plays Online games? if he didn't then he must of worked hard to research what a MMORPG is, but that would still be surprising, i dont know how to explain it but he explains the feelings you have when you play MMOPRG's so well that i can actually relate to it, like that feeling of wanting to level up and be superior, its something only a MMORPG player would understand, so I respect Reki for portraying the feelings of a gamer so well |
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tambok143 said: just want to confirm something |
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kamikaze_1996 said: tambok143 said: yea that too :) a lot of people are comparing it to accel world but i can understand why because Reki is the one who wrote them both, i haven't really read the Accel world LN that much so i dont know if its better than SAO but in terms of anime i would say SAO is superior and will please a wider range of audiences- well mostly those who like MMORPG's because theres tons of references to them that are hilarious, its exactly like how a MMORPG should be like and Reki did well portraying that in SAO hmm... so i guess Reki plays Online games? if he didn't then he must of worked hard to research what a MMORPG is, but that would still be surprising, i dont know how to explain it but he explains the feelings you have when you play MMOPRG's so well that i can actually relate to it, like that feeling of wanting to level up and be superior, its something only a MMORPG player would understand, so I respect Reki for portraying the feelings of a gamer so well kamikaze_1996 said: tambok143 said: yea that too :) a lot of people are comparing it to accel world but i can understand why because Reki is the one who wrote them both, i haven't really read the Accel world LN that much so i dont know if its better than SAO but in terms of anime i would say SAO is superior and will please a wider range of audiences- well mostly those who like MMORPG's because theres tons of references to them that are hilarious, its exactly like how a MMORPG should be like and Reki did well portraying that in SAO hmm... so i guess Reki plays Online games? if he didn't then he must of worked hard to research what a MMORPG is, but that would still be surprising, i dont know how to explain it but he explains the feelings you have when you play MMOPRG's so well that i can actually relate to it, like that feeling of wanting to level up and be superior, its something only a MMORPG player would understand, so I respect Reki for portraying the feelings of a gamer so well 1 Huge thing though is I wouldn't mind grinding for hours if I had VR but, doing it on a mmo can make it feel really boring :S And thats why we need full body VR!! |
| Totally loved first episode <3 He met new guy in online game, problems with logging out from game and look likes only way to get out from game is to finish 100 floors with bosses :D Maybe we see heroine in next episode? :o 5/5 |
GaichiJul 8, 2012 3:36 AM
"A half moon, it has a dark half and a bright half, just like me…", Yuno Gasai |
tambok143 said: No. Kawahara mentioned in the afterwords of volume 10 of AW that even if that crossover happened, that doesn't mean that there is a clear connection between the two works.just want to confirm something |
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MidnightPride said: MMRpg is not all about grinding. Its also about making new friend and ChitChatting.. ^.^1 Huge thing though is I wouldn't mind grinding for hours if I had VR but, doing it on a mmo can make it feel really boring :S And thats why we need full body VR!! Well , this is just opinion. Some player focus really hard on just lvling just like the green king from AW. While I seen some people remain on level 1 just to chitchat and make friend just like Kawahara Reki lol ( His avatar always show level 1 only ) |
MorningGlory said: MidnightPride said: MMRpg is not all about grinding. Its also about making new friend and ChitChatting.. ^.^1 Huge thing though is I wouldn't mind grinding for hours if I had VR but, doing it on a mmo can make it feel really boring :S And thats why we need full body VR!! Well , this is just opinion. Some player focus really hard on just lvling just like the green king from AW. While I seen some people remain on level 1 just to chitchat and make friend just like Kawahara Reki lol ( His avatar always show level 1 only ) Thats the thing is that I tend to be a solo player and, when I am playing it's not like theres a real way to meet people so unless someone says something to me I tend not to say much. :P |
| Nice 1st ep and I can't stop listening the ED. |
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| First of all, WTF?! 18 pages for the first episode topic discussion after a day? That is like a record? :o As a big fan of MMO, I say this is a cool Anime. This is nowhere near Accel World. Though I love Hime, I hate Haruyuki. The character here in SAO seems to have a lot of emotional problems. That's kinda disappointing. I couldn't care less what happened in the novel but as an Anime fan who saw SAO for the first time. I say it's ok. Quite disappointed in the first half but the second half made me realize why is it the most anticipated show this season. |
| Pretty nice start and I like it but my concern is that why is the main hero had a homo like relationship I hope they get rid of that as soon as possible !! |
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| Oh for the discussion earlier about whether this will be chronological, the next episode will be called "Beater" you guys should know what that implies. |
NettoAzureJul 8, 2012 4:10 AM
| OMG I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT EPISODE this is way better than Accel World (personal opinion tho but I'm still gonna continue watching Accel World). Come to think of it the story reminds me of .hack//signs but instead of one person not loggin out its 10,000 people. *-* I cant sit still now BRING ME THE NEXT EPISODE!! |
MidnightPride said: MorningGlory said: MidnightPride said: MMRpg is not all about grinding. Its also about making new friend and ChitChatting.. ^.^1 Huge thing though is I wouldn't mind grinding for hours if I had VR but, doing it on a mmo can make it feel really boring :S And thats why we need full body VR!! Well , this is just opinion. Some player focus really hard on just lvling just like the green king from AW. While I seen some people remain on level 1 just to chitchat and make friend just like Kawahara Reki lol ( His avatar always show level 1 only ) Thats the thing is that I tend to be a solo player and, when I am playing it's not like theres a real way to meet people so unless someone says something to me I tend not to say much. :P It's exactly like MidnightPride says. For me mmorpgs are all about grinding. And raids. And grinding. All this while being alone or with a close friend. It's not a place for me to socialize, and I usually don't because I don't wanna waste time talking to others. @Netto |
MyAmy said: Pretty nice start and I like it but my concern is that why is the main hero had a homo like relationship I hope they get rid of that as soon as possible !! this has already been cleared on the last pages, i will repeat what i said: their just taking the piss out of each others real looks like buddies, like notsureifsrs said kirito is girly looking while klein looks old, in the LN it describes it this way although it may not come across the same way in the anime its a pretty emotional moment for kirito and klein, they knew each other for only a little while but they became friends easily, if you want slightly more detail open spoiler Netto_Azure said: Oh for the discussion earlier about whether this will be chronological, the next episode will be called "Beater" you guys should know what that implies. |
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| I play online game as well. TBh, I spend 80% time chitchating because grinding is a bit boring. Well, no point playing online game if you don't have conversation with people. Might as well, play non-online single player game.... |
| lolwtfbbq. 18 pages and ranked #31 already? o.o I personally was expecting more, only being introduced to the series via the ecstatic outcry by the fans of the light novel, but i still thoroughly enjoyed it. I know this is based on the light novel, but if they could've just fleshed out Kayaba's reason to effectively indirectly murder 10000 people a bit (a lot) more, it could've been better. "I just wanted to admire my work" or whatever he said is an invalid reason. That aside, I've always been a major fan of virtual reality shows, and based on the already huge fanbase that this has, the light novel must be really something. So, fans of the SAO light novel, I'll be in your care for now. :) 4.2/5 I'm really hoping for a three-cour or more airtime for this. |
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