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| TO sum it up. This episode was basically a recap of season 1 with reactions by other characters. Sort of like fix with fan-service and recap. |
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| Did anyone else notice this emblem on Kirito's Sword, haven't seen or read about it anywhere before. |
ichigoteguzDec 31, 2013 5:06 PM
| I skipped some of the recap since I've rewatched plenty of episodes, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Su... gu... ha... <3  |
redinsideDec 31, 2013 5:30 PM
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| Watching the recap made me realize how bad the writing of the first season was. I am hoping that the bad writing and the mediocre animation level up for the GGO arc. Please! Anyways, nice fanservice and quest episode. Good to see Asuna with different hairstyle. |
hahailham1 said: sorry to ask but did i miss something about kirito character appearance ? did he revert to his original SAO appearance? ------------- about the episode, kirito didnt tell the truth about kayaba to the guy. the animation quality isnt as good as the 1st season, lot inconsistency in it. As far as I can remember, the old SAO players were asked to choose if they want to maintain their old SAO avatar that they used in Aincrad or make a new one using ALO's feauture. Everyone used their old avatar except for Kirito and Asuna. As usual, they won't explain shit like in the first season and I doubt they will do so next season.... I think the animation of this special is actually better than the first season. The first season's animation defines inconsistency. They just focused animating the battle scenes in the first season, other than that they didn't give a crap. |
| I liked the episode regardless of it being mostly recap. I brought back many feels from the show when the intro played and the Sachi footage ;_; Can't wait for SAO 2 ^_^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZSVM8Qi-rA |
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| So season 2 confirmed. Better not mess up in the second half like the first season. |
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| This made my new years eve the best one I had in life. |
The real world is past the virtual world is future. |
| All that nostalgia, fanservice, plot and the thrill of reliving Sword Art Online in over a year feels great and season 2! Can't wait. |
| OMG!!!!!!! SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDD!!!!!!! Season 2 !!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH |
| They had the girls in swimsuits in both the real world and the game world lol awesome. Kirito commentary on the first season, was good because it's been over a year since I watched the last episode of SAO so this was a good refresher even though I didn't really forget much, if any of it. The new stuff at the end was awesome, the quest was pretty cool. I'd like if they made more episodes like that, all of them partying up and doing a cool quest together. |
| Pretty boring ended up skipping though most of it. |
| =====Pros===== 1:54 asuna & kirito finally get to meet in real life :D 6:25 awesome swim suit fanservice 13:00 girl x girl fanservice!!! 30:31 smart phones have really replaced the old styled flip-open cell phones 38:57 super fanservice of asuna :DD 54:47; 1:16:25 how dare sugou smell asuna's hair like a dam pervert >:o 1:17:26 HOW DARE SUGOU TOUCH ASUNA THERE >:OOOOO I'm a guy and I feel like I'm being violated as much as asuna 1:21:34 asuna with blue hair… *heart flutters* 1:34:36 nice 'npc quest' twist. Npc dude ends up being a boss baddy. =====Cons===== 1.) Don't like the recaps because we already know what happened in first season of SAO. I just skipped all those summary parts. 2.) Not much asuna x kirito interaction in the real world 3.) The ending wasn't very memorable ------------------- All in all, I wanted more asuna x kirito. Felt like the movie left me with nothing in the final minutes. but that preview at the very end gave me hope & excitement for season 2. asuna all the way!! :D |
| Hirata Hiroaki doing a great job being Klein's voice. This extra edition was good, but not amazing as the anime. Though I was never hoping a special to be better than the original anime obviously, so its fine. |
| im surprised i actually watched a recap. normally it's not something i would do but throughout the whole hr and a half, i was thoroughly entertained and thought to myself, SAO had a pretty good storyline. maybe it's because they removed a lot of the annoying parts and gave us the key parts to the story but from a writer's point of view, i thought ALO was a good way to further SAO due to simply high demand for a continuation, which i believe is the reason why ALO (and the many sequels following) exists. in fact, the recap portion was imo better than the new content. i look forward to what the next arc has in store. |
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| Excellent recap/pool/beach/relaxed episode. As others have said, it was quite refreshing to see our old characters again, talking about their adventures in SAO/ALO in a nice, drama-free environment, and then going off together on a nice fun quest. |
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| Haven't watched SAO in at least 6 months, so I liked the recap. The only thing that bothered be is that I can't stop hearing fucking Hozuki from Galilei Donna, which brings back the PTSD from that show. |
| 1:40 hour recap? Nah, I rather skip this. |
| Was actually a pretty thorough and well executed recap for once, don't see that every day. Also some pretty relaxing stuffs and a bit of a cute ALO sidestory at the end, kept me hooked at least, not complaining. |
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hahailham1 said: didnt asuna maintain her avatar and just change the hair color as it follows her race? and did kirito have 2 different account? since in the episode 25 he said "my stat is a lot weaker now" or something LN reader knows? :| I'm not really sure if she just changed her hair color. I can't remember it well. Kirito is using a different character ( not his SAO avatar ). |
| That was pretty good ^^. The recaps were good and inside the recaps, they explain some more with more details ^^. Also, at the end. the name is Kikuoka Seijirou. Who is that? |
| Words aren't the only way to tell someone how you feel.- Tifa lockhart Which is it? A memory or us? -Tifa lockhart |
loveyuri said: That was pretty good ^^. The recaps were good and inside the recaps, they explain some more with more details ^^. Also, at the end. the name is Kikuoka Seijirou. Who is that? nvm, I researched him and found out who he was.... He was the guy that was asking kirito all the questions.. |
| Words aren't the only way to tell someone how you feel.- Tifa lockhart Which is it? A memory or us? -Tifa lockhart |
| The whole recap part felt much too slow, but I did enjoy the new material. |
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| Bunch of hypocrites, these are the same people that complained about the recaps. And this is nothing but a long recap. |
| I forgot wtf happened in SAO. Will this recap suffice instead of watching whole series over again for SAOII? |
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| Even more stupid than the original, as for GGO anime adaptation, i hope it won`t suck. |
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Glitterati said: I forgot wtf happened in SAO. Will this recap suffice instead of watching whole series over again for SAOII? Actually yeah, it does that much, and you don't have to suck all fairy dance again. |
| ED beautiful. I hope they don't screw up ... |
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| Simply, waste of time. |
| This was nicely lengthy, great way to start a new year. |
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| The pool fan service was nice with all the girls there. The recap was longer than I expected it to be really. The SAO crew's adventure into the sea to see the whale was great loved it. This has gotten me pumped for the next season "Phantom Bullet" should be good, I hope. Great special!!! |
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| For this being a recap it was actually pretty good the way they told the story with some slight fan service in between and a whole new part at the end sure made up for a good start to announce the second season so, when Gun Gale finishes I'm sure to marathon it like I did with SAO! Great episode in general the ending sure was lovely! |
RafaelDeJonghFeb 8, 2015 3:58 AM
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| Am I the only person in the world who actually cried at this recap? And I did it more than once.. or twice... I have cried when Yui said "mama and papa" and when she died.. when Asuna died, when Kirito "won" the fight and of course when he died after ... oh lol I cried even when he asked her to marry him .. and this was only a recap!!! what is wrong with me? QwQ ;____; |
| who was that calling kirito at the end of the credits? |
| There's no magical spell to save someone's life. |
Jose07 said: That's what I want to know. I can't remember everyone's name in every anime I watch.who was that calling kirito at the end of the credits? |
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| So I just today found out about this ova and immediately download it ,and when I saw the runtime of 1h 40min a thought this is going to be epic just to be disappointed when I saw it's just a shitty recap episode. All in all 7/10 because it's a nice way to remind yourself of the series without watching the whole series again before the release of the second season |
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unmemorable_hero said: Jose07 said: That's what I want to know. I can't remember everyone's name in every anime I watch.who was that calling kirito at the end of the credits? It's Kikuoka Seijirou, the man who interviewed Kirito during this special. |
| Hyuga Junpei: “Yeah… I’m confident… Because my teammates will help me out! I can shoot confidently.. because it will be okay even if I miss!” Kagami Taiga: “I don’t know about being the bad guy or whatever. It’s only in stories where titles like that decide the loser. This is our show. We’re the ones who are writing the script.” |
| The recap was more interesting than the new stuff. That interview had my full attention. |
DGemuJan 1, 2014 11:07 PM
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