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LoliYandere said: I forgot to ask this, but if you have sex in SAO then do you cum your pants irl? technically, read the 16.5 for more details |
kamikaze_1996 said: That's certainly a possibility but can't they just detail every scene and animate each chapter in volume one with including every little things in it? I believe it would even reach something like 24 episodes if they can do it well. Though that requires a lot of time to Animate the novel. I don't mind waiting for a perfect adaptation of SAO though. Then they can just release OVA's for the side stories. Oh wait. That will be bad because the side stories also have a lot of importance to the main story. Maybe you're right. I take back what I said. It will be really hard if they follow the novel. They should have just made two episodes per arc and not rush things. Why would they even want to animate vol 3 + 4? Can't they just do it later after focusing in volume one and two? Is it bad to have a lot of episodes and seasons? Or they can't afford it?-MgZ_ said: kamikaze_1996 said: not really, i think they made the right decision because ataraxial said: Accel World... Haru makes watching that show like watching NTR. ^True. |
| Am I the only who thinks the story is kinda different than the manga ? ( maybe I didn't read it well ) anyways that's a good thing somehow makes me wonder whats gonna happen next .. My favorite thing about this episode it has got to be Silicia face emotions xD . Or when she was held by the monster . [ Spoiler Alert ] And i'm not sure but I think this one is a filler |
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| Btw who is ur favorite character ? Mine HAS TO BE Cline :) He is sooo awesome . and a SAMURAI ! with a FREAKING KATANA :D |
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| Not bad episode |
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xRaiNx said: Btw who is ur favorite character ? Mine HAS TO BE Cline :) He is sooo awesome . and a SAMURAI ! with a FREAKING KATANA :D So far, Sachi, but only because no one has really been developed much and I like her face. A very close second would be Silica, of course, with her lolimouto charms. |
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| i think this was the most intresting episode ever. First they refers MMO psychology and i was very enjoyed saw that. Second, i'm very pleased floor logic. maybe Kirito in 50th floor but he still walk around lower floors and that means lower floors didn't forgotten. And i like silica. Sorry about bad English... |
| Loved it. Seeing the badass mode was awesome. Was a nice change from the previous episode. |
| I really like how well they animated this side story really well done it doesn't feel to rush compared to the previous 2 episodes I still wonder why the front line players still look like level 10-20 in our current MMORPG games lol >.> Here some parody of this series For Asuna fans don't worry she'll appear in the upcoming episodes :) |
| I quite liked the episode C: Even though it was a SS, can't wait for it to go back to the main story. |
mike13531 said: Actually, next episode is very relevant to the plot.Plot won't be moving next week either for those of you who are curious. Since they are going the chronological order, which IMO is a mistake, they will have to get through most of the side stories first before moving on. Reasons being That is, if they decide to animate it properly. So yeah. |
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kamikaze_1996 said: DaiTomodachi said: This was a great episode, but when will we see Asuna and the rest of the people in episode 2? asuna will show up next episode :) Yaaaahh! Let the romancing begin! |
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| Kirito is such a kind badass guy. |
| Plot begins on november 2024 right? |
MrChu said: I really like how well they animated this side story really well done it doesn't feel to rush compared to the previous 2 episodes I still wonder why the front line players still look like level 10-20 in our current MMORPG games lol >.> Here some parody of this series For Asuna fans don't worry she'll appear in the upcoming episodes :) I totally LOLZ'D at the 3rd one bcz it is soo Frikkin true xD |
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| Lol. I was waiting for her to *die* or like the revival of her pet will be unsuccessful. XD |
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| I loved this episode and Silica. <3 Such an awesome show. |
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FantasyHeaven said: What a horrible episode. And the MC is just one giant Deus Ex Machina. Because the MC is the most devoted SAO player from all the Beta testers. He's just that GOOD. |
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kaimax said: FantasyHeaven said: What a horrible episode. And the MC is just one giant Deus Ex Machina. Because the MC is the most devoted SAO player from all the Beta testers. He's just that GOOD. Yeah, it doesn't qualify as Deus Ex Machina if it's justified and we expect it. |
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| Lol, picking up lolis and watching getting tentacle raped like a boss. helderplus said: The hype around this anime is much greater than the anime itself! Yeah the anime until now isn't anynothing that awesome really. But if you see some reviews you will get why. People giving it ten and reviewing it as awesome because of what it is to show if it's like the novels. WTF! The anime is the anime, nothing should be rated because of something else. |
| Kirito was a fucking boss, serves that Rosalia right. Silica and Pina were adorable, I liked to see her get embarrassed. zilentworld said: greenmush said: Level 78? or something? Im starting to wonder what the max level of the game is lol. How about a spoiler tag, you fucking idiot. |
-MgZ_ said: kamikaze_1996 said: That's certainly a possibility but can't they just detail every scene and animate each chapter in volume one with including every little things in it? I believe it would even reach something like 24 episodes if they can do it well. Though that requires a lot of time to Animate the novel. I don't mind waiting for a perfect adaptation of SAO though. Then they can just release OVA's for the side stories. Oh wait. That will be bad because the side stories also have a lot of importance to the main story. Maybe you're right. I take back what I said. It will be really hard if they follow the novel. They should have just made two episodes per arc and not rush things. Why would they even want to animate vol 3 + 4? Can't they just do it later after focusing in volume one and two? Is it bad to have a lot of episodes and seasons? Or they can't afford it?-MgZ_ said: kamikaze_1996 said: not really, i think they made the right decision because i dont really know the exact reason why they decided to rush arcs in order to fit vol.3+4 when what they should of done was focused the entire 24 episodes on vol1+2 and then make a sequel next year with vol+3+4, this way would boost sales (more episodes more money) and it wouldn't have such bad pacing, its either they are really stupid or they didn't have a choice in the matter |
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kamikaze_1996 said: -MgZ_ said: Which is the biggest mistake that they made. I don't understand why are they doing it in chronological order. There's a lot of demerits in it. The broadcast of Haruhi wasn't in chronological order but people still understood and liked it. I bet we get to see a flat-out Fate/Zero popularity if they just followed the SAO novel correctly. not really, i think they made the right decision because Definitely agree with kamikaze here. The only thing that makes sense is to release the vol 2 episodes either chronologically or as specials that are broadcasted after the whole series is finished airing. Even though people are complaining about wanting to get to the main story, interrupting the story by airing the vol 2 side stories between the volume 1 and 3 story arcs would definitely make people complain even more. Also, Haruhi was broadcast out of order precisely because they wanted the more exciting episodes to be at the end of the first cour. As kamikaze said, airing SAO vol 1 and vol 2 non-chronologically would have the opposite effect. |
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Jimqi said: MidnightPride said: antonn said: Jimqi said: In retrospect SAO as a game is completely unbalanced. Someone 30ish levels higher shouldn't be able to heal tank 6 people with a .4% regen rate. What MMOs have you played? In most MMOs lv makes a huge difference in stats/hp. Tanking a group of people 30lvs lower than you should be nothing. Couldn't have said it better and, also in sword art online information is key the way you assign and, build you skills is just as important you could go ranking your defence for weeks and, become untouchable according to the LN you rank skills by using them. It's safe to say kirito who is a solo player stresses defence before offence. Not with a <1% passive regen and no other buffs active. He's not even trying to block. I don't know what MMO's you've been playing but passive regen should never exceed the damage output of 6 people. (taking into account that the difference between level 1 and 30 is a lot larger than between 44 and 78) sure they do i may not agree with games that have those kind of passives but it kinda depends on how the level scaling is in SAO, Tera for one as much as i hate it for this but just 4 levels is such a huge difference in power that someone 20 level higher is nearly impossible for lowbies to kill in if theres a large group of them. |
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| Now that the show has been confirmed for 25 episodes, these past couple make a lot of sense now. This show is most likely going to world build in this first cour then come out with a lot of strong character development in the second cour. There have a been a ton of shows in the past which I nearly dropped because of this pattern. Kobato is one example. I see the show in a different light now and appreciate it a lot more. I know they'll focus on Kirito's journey soon but for now I'm enjoying the episodic world build style this show is gong for atm. Other Thoughts People who have read the LN, will this girl appear in the future or was this a one time thing? |
HybridMBLJul 29, 2012 3:15 PM
| Ep 1 got the plot starting, ep 2 to 4 already look like fillers, or am I wrong? I guess it's to give more background on how the game works before going to the main topic which is I guess the 'front line'. Edit: I should reword it a bit, I remember ep2 was still part of the main plot. |
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| What kind of story is this? Everything is being rushed. Is it gonna be like this from now on? In every ep, will there be a character who needs help and is Kirito gonna help them? Or is he gonna try to avenge every fuckin' person in the game? That's it ? And for the god's sake when did he become level 78 ? What's happening? Aaaaagh i cant catch up with this show D: i feel dizzy D: And why people givin' so much high score for this show? Is it because of the novel? Is it that good? If it keeps continue like this i might drop it D: |
Hybridbloodszak said: People who have read the LN, will this girl appear in the future or was this a one time thing? Just a confirmation, no major spoilers is in there. -Hysteria- said: What kind of story is this? Everything is being rushed. Is it gonna be like this from now on? In every ep, will there be a character who needs help and is Kirito gonna help them? Or is he gonna try to avenge every fuckin' person in the game? That's it ? And for the god's sake when did he become level 78 ? What's happening? Aaaaagh i cant catch up with this show D: i feel dizzy D: And why people givin' so much high score for this show? Is it because of the novel? Is it that good? If it keeps continue like this i might drop it D: This is because all these episode that you see are "side stories", in which they were written as a "prequel" in volume 2. Volume 2 was used to explain "A LOT" of events that happened before Chapter 1. That's why it's fast lightning speed. All of these events appears as small flashbacks in Volume 1. But fans wanted to know more about the world, so Volume 2 was made, a compilation of side stories. It's honestly a bad move in this adaptation, because as I said These stories were written in the mind as prequels, explanations of Kirito's short flashbacks. He became Lvl 78 is because he was level 78 in this chapter, nothing really special about it besides he's an awesome SAO player. And do you honestly want to see an anime about "grinding levels" or an anime about "clearing a game"? High scores = Mostly by people who already read the Light Novels. They already know how the story went and will adjust the scores accordingly. SAO is a popular light novel in Japan. Just be patient and wait when the actual plot (chapter 1) comes. Just treat these early episode as builds ups explaining the game and Kirito's development as why he became the infamous Soloist Beater Black Swordsman |
kaimaxJul 29, 2012 2:09 PM
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| Cute ep. Silicia was so kawaiii. Still not sure what I think about the whole anime yet though since these past 3 eps have been just side stories so far. |
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| That dragon is so cute^^ And this episode was good too. Sometimes Kirito seems like an intimidating character and I'm glad he didn't start off as a newbie in the game. |
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| I'm also agree with kaimax, those side stories explain lots of thing that happen in SAO world, as a light novel reader, the novel itself is no different when the author first introduced kirito as a high level player in SAO, and everything started at 74th floor without any explanations, it's the truth. Technically the novel didn't portray how he reach that high level, and u guys honestly want to see how he level up from 1 - 78 in the entire anime? Killing mobs, level up, spending points on skills, eat, sleep then keep doing it until he reaches his current level, he is a solo player and that's what hes entirely doing in SAO and u guys want to show all of that into anime? So basically instead of portraying side story which helps who haven't read the novel to understand more about the SAO world ( we know about orange player, guild, etc and pet tamer in this episode), some people prefer the leveling progress to be shown on the show *sigh. Introducing side story first is a wise choice I must say, so u guys won't be amazed by the awesomeness of the plot later on. My perspective on the show was quite normal, not until I read the light novel and realize what they intend to do with each episode. This is the case with Harry Potter, It's the novel made the movies famous, not the other way around. |
Takana_no_HanaJul 29, 2012 2:58 PM
| This episode was awesome :D I really hope they start focusing more on the plot and covering what was missed in flashbacks :x And FINALLY a badass male lead in a somewhat harem anime :0 And I agree with vendetta, in the anime, their at least trying to give the audience a sense of how he got to where he started in the LN, I just wished they covered the SS's in more detail :/ And for those of you out there who don't think that at this rate the anime will last the full 25 episodes announced, I don't wanna spoil anything, but it will last. The final floors of SAO is where the main story actually takes place, and there's lot's more story to cover after as well. |
OvenPotatoJul 29, 2012 3:03 PM
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| Kirito is really getting strong. They all keep underestimating him. Can't they see his level or something? Silica was cute. I would've liked to see the revival of Pina, but alas, I don't think we'll be seeing Silica again anytime soon. |
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Onyxthegreat said: Kirito is really getting strong. They all keep underestimating him. Can't they see his level or something? Silica was cute. I would've liked to see the revival of Pina, but alas, I don't think we'll be seeing Silica again anytime soon. Yes you can't see other people levels because it is in their screen , not even when partying you can't see it . BUT you can peek it through the other players screen .. have you seen episode 3 ? if u haven't seen episode 3 don't open the spoiler |
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kaimax said: Hybridbloodszak said: People who have read the LN, will this girl appear in the future or was this a one time thing? Just a confirmation, no major spoilers is in there. -Hysteria- said: What kind of story is this? Everything is being rushed. Is it gonna be like this from now on? In every ep, will there be a character who needs help and is Kirito gonna help them? Or is he gonna try to avenge every fuckin' person in the game? That's it ? And for the god's sake when did he become level 78 ? What's happening? Aaaaagh i cant catch up with this show D: i feel dizzy D: And why people givin' so much high score for this show? Is it because of the novel? Is it that good? If it keeps continue like this i might drop it D: This is because all these episode that you see are "side stories", in which they were written as a "prequel" in volume 2. Volume 2 was used to explain "A LOT" of events that happened before Chapter 1. That's why it's fast lightning speed. All of these events appears as small flashbacks in Volume 1. But fans wanted to know more about the world, so Volume 2 was made, a compilation of side stories. It's honestly a bad move in this adaptation, because as I said These stories were written in the mind as prequels, explanations of Kirito's short flashbacks. He became Lvl 78 is because he was level 78 in this chapter, nothing really special about it besides he's an awesome SAO player. And do you honestly want to see an anime about "grinding levels" or an anime about "clearing a game"? High scores = Mostly by people who already read the Light Novels. They already know how the story went and will adjust the scores accordingly. SAO is a popular light novel in Japan. Just be patient and wait when the actual plot (chapter 1) comes. Just treat these early episode as builds ups explaining the game and Kirito's development as why he became the infamous Soloist Beater Black Swordsman Of course i'd like to see the "clearing a game." But it was like in episode 2 he was all alone then in episode 3 he lost his teammates in 4 he saved the little girl and i just couldnt follow the story :D and it would be nice not to level up to 78 all of a sudden. He could've make progress a little bit slowly you know..Just a little bit.. well i understand how they wanted to show us the game world but it was a complicated way to do it :d anyhow i'm not dropping it yet cuz LN is waaaay too popular so i'd like to see what this all about.And i might even like it in the end. |
| Fanservice token loli. Acts like harem bait. Suddenly: little sister figure. LOL k. Not impressed by Kirito. He's just overleveled as fuck. Would've been cool if he had just butchered those people--at least the bitch queen. Yawn. TwinBrave said: This. Whatever happened to all the fanboys raving that the story was oh-so-awesome?Needs MAWR PLOT. |
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DraconisMarch said: Fanservice token loli. Acts like harem bait. Suddenly: little sister figure. LOL k. Not impressed by Kirito. He's just overleveled as fuck. Would've been cool if he had just butchered those people--at least the bitch queen. Yawn. TwinBrave said: This. Whatever happened to all the fanboys raving that the story was oh-so-awesome?Needs MAWR PLOT. Clearly you haven't read any of the LN readers comments about the plot and, I'm guessing your also ignorant of the fact that episodes 2-4 have all been side stories and, we have only seen the main story in episode 1. |
DraconisMarch said: Fanservice token loli. Acts like harem bait. Suddenly: little sister figure. LOL k. Not impressed by Kirito. He's just overleveled as fuck. Would've been cool if he had just butchered those people--at least the bitch queen. Yawn. TwinBrave said: This. Whatever happened to all the fanboys raving that the story was oh-so-awesome?Needs MAWR PLOT. funny enough, he threatened to kill them in the novel but i suppose they didn't wanna go over the top if you even bothered to read the previous posts you would know that this discussion was already cleared, but ill save you time looking through previous pages and say it again, its still introducing the characters and setting things into motion by introducing key aspects of the game, like in this episode they introduced one key element of SAO, the orange and red players astray71 said: I've read the LN and I agree that watching the story when its not in sequence really screws it up. They should have followed what the LN did and do episode 1 and straight into Floor 74 and make the side stories into 2-3 episode OVAs. That way, it would give each chapter slightly more than 1 episode per chapter. (In the Light Novel, floor 74 starts on chapter 5 and ends on 25 so 20 chapters spread into 24 episodes. Not much more, but at least it's something. it wouldn't work, i will admit that each chapter in vol.1 is long, but thats mostly because it does other things than telling the story such as describing the characters emotions and the scenery in SAO, it does a pretty good job of that but it just won't work in the anime, they would only need to animate the story and if they did it at the pace of around one chapter per episode the pacing will be horribly slow they will need to add in material from the volume 2 side stories to balance it out, also the Volume 2 side stories explain a lot of things in later volumes and they will just end up animating the rest of the volumes without it making sense also they are planning to animate vol.3+4 so they needed to animate the ss stories quickly and get them out of the way so that they could spend more episodes animating the main story of vol.1 you could argue that they could of just done the SAO non-linear method but ive already said why that won't work |
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