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| Really amazing episode. Exceeded my expectations when it came to animating that first round as well as interpreting Death Gun's first interaction with Kirito and his flashback illustrating him trying to remember who it could be. I'm super glad they ended the fight within the same episode. |
CrimBlacklotus said: I was just stating that it was unreasonable and unwarranted that was a dick to Kirito after finding out he is a guy. While I'm sure there would still be some anger if he had just told her outright, he kind of waited until after she was in her underwear to tell her. In the ladies locker room with the girl next to you in her underwear is a bad time to go "Oh btw I'm a guy." |
| And so the truth of Kirto's gender comes out. Sinon's slap was funny even if it's overused in anime. Also, smart choice by Kirito to not give out his personal information. |
| MAL: A community that thinks every anime is bad, but rates everything a 7/10. |
| It's not really that deep.. Sinon takes this wayy to seriously 4/5 Sinon ruined a perfect score.. Don't see how she's best girl when we got Kiriko Plus is there a reason she hates men? I know about her "trauma" but what else is there because it was painfully obvious she was nice to Kiriko.. I mean Kirito because he looked like a chick It better not be some dumb crap |
TheGrandSage23Aug 2, 2014 11:25 PM
| Pretty good episode. |
"You either die an Ashita no Joe, or you live long enough to see yourself become a Naruto."  |
| Is it just me or did Death Gun give off a Kirito fanboy vibe at the end there? |
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| HOLY SHIZNETS THE LAUGHING COFFIN IS HERE?! WOAH. HOW THE HELL DID THEY KILL PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE THOUGH?! I have suspicions on the guy who's friends with Sinon... I think he's the Death Gun. Reasons: -he hates Kirito.(maybe because he talks to Sinon butttt) -son of the doctor so maybe he knows how to kill ppl in real life*shrugs* -was there when Kirito finished his battle but didn't notice Death Gun. Actually wait, WHY DIDNT ANYONE NOTICE DEATH GUN 0.O . . . -I hate him so might as well make him the villain(; |
| Loved this Episode So much, and Finally some Action FFS Sinon Found out about his Gender Faster than i excepted :/ and That B*tch Slap majiloveanime said: -was there when Kirito finished his battle but didn't notice Death Gun. Actually wait, WHY DIDNT ANYONE NOTICE DEATH GUN 0.O . . . Probably they were watching the Battle.... |
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| I never thought Kiritrap would reveal his real gender so early in the anime. I thought they're going to have to go to a public bath or something and he'd be able to see a nude Sinon before that happens. |
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ReaperCreeper said: Desu Gun x TrapitoIs it just me or did Death Gun give off a Kirito fanboy vibe at the end there? SHIP IT! Zeally said: How much will we bet that's exactly what happens?i hope Sinon doesn't become another damsel in distress like Asuna. Then suddenly falling in love with him b/c he saved her hide. |
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| I swear to god it sounds like they ripped the light saber sound effects directly from star wars movies I wont be surprised if a copyright lawsuit is filed |
| [size=200]MAL AVATAR SYSTEM BLOWS |
| That nailed it.She found out very soon. And Kirito was having too much fun teasing her. |
| lol it sure didn't take long for Kirito to use his hax ability. Forget super human reflex, it's not even physically possible to swing that fast and deflect all bullets from machine guns. The most surprising part is SAO isn't the first one to go down this route since Aldnoah already went that route 1 week early. I also want to know why Kirito uses his old name for GGO considering he's supposed to be undercover. He couldn't have thought he was the only SAO survivor who plays GGO, could he? And he also needs to drop that girly act since Sinon already found out anyway. It was just disturbing to hear him speaking & acting like a girl in front of Sinon as if to remind her that she used to think he was a she. |
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| Fantastic episode! So Sinon finds out Kirito is really a guy early on and then bitch slaps him lol. And then Kirito has his first battle and completely owns the guy with his lightsaber. Then Kirito and Death Gun meet face to face, and Death Gun and Kirito feel as if they met each other in the past. Death Gun was a part of the Laughing Coffin from SAO, the next episode is going to be interesting! |
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| sinon realising the male - ness. lol |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| I think we all know how this is gonna end. |
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| Lightsabre awesome. |
| two thumbs down, if Kirito could speak like a dude the whole time why didnt he? wtf man, he was speaking girly even before meeting sinon |
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lucidbrandon said: two thumbs down, if Kirito could speak like a dude the whole time why didnt he? wtf man, he was speaking girly even before meeting sinon I don't think it's easy. His natural voice is pitched higher, but he can force the more manly voice (similar to how you can probably force a deeper or lighter voice in real life, but don't most of the time because it's not the way you talk naturally). |
| Let the rant begin: In the previous episodes, they stated that there's no teleport function in GGO, but it is used in the tournament. This brings up another point: why would the game force people to reach this "tournament hall" in order to enter BoB? It is impractical, since they should be able to sign in from any part of the game and they could be teleported in the right building at the right time. It also contradicts what someone said in ALO, about never bringing your real life into the game, since people are forced to input their personal information in a place where everyone could see it (everyone being Death Gun, in this case). I don't know how people can take Sinon seriously when she starts talking about how she feels like another person in GGO, because the game is so "cut off from the real world". Or when she smiles like a psychopath. (But this is just my opinion). A lot of people already pointed out the stupidity of needing changing rooms, even though players could instantly equip new clothes in SAO and ALO, although I'm more concerned about the fact that Sinon didn't say "baka" before slapping Kirito (meaning that this was more of a nitpick and the scene was fine). In the battle scene, the enemy screamed for no reason when he got pierced by the beam saber. I'm also annoyed about how they have to make everyone besides the MCs look as generic as possible. The death gun scene was also impossible to take seriously, especially since it was an obvious (and hilarious) star wars reference. As many users have already said, the revelation lacked impact because anime-only fans don't give a shit about Laughing coffin. |
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| That was a lot of padding... Seems they decided if they tried to fit the next big thing into this episode as well, it would be too rushed. Should have padded it by making the battle a little more exciting. Or speed it up and show Sinon's battle. Her battle would likely to be short anyway, or perhaps, it was too expensive to animate that much. |
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MoeGod said: lol it sure didn't take long for Kirito to use his hax ability. Forget super human reflex, it's not even physically possible to swing that fast and deflect all bullets from machine guns. The most surprising part is SAO isn't the first one to go down this route since Aldnoah already went that route 1 week early. I also want to know why Kirito uses his old name for GGO considering he's supposed to be undercover. He couldn't have thought he was the only SAO survivor who plays GGO, could he? And he also needs to drop that girly act since Sinon already found out anyway. It was just disturbing to hear him speaking & acting like a girl in front of Sinon as if to remind her that she used to think he was a she. Its a game. If you have stats good enough you can dodge that stuff. Just like with cowboy, Kirito moved his lightsaber before bullets were fired. THE WHOLE POINT is to get his name around. He is not "under-cover" - He was sent because his name is FAMOUS. The speaking style etc comes naturally to him. He used same mannerisms in SAO too but int his case its "enhanced" by his character design and voice. lucidbrandon said: two thumbs down, if Kirito could speak like a dude the whole time why didnt he? wtf man, he was speaking girly even before meeting sinon Except that even in SAO he is not exactly a masculine person. He is a mmo-otaku with thousands of insecurities. He can act threatening when needed, but he has shown to have very meek personality overall so that shit comes naturally to him. |
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| Kirito being OP again, but who cares, the execution was rather good and dat freaking lightsaber sword. But he deserve that slap and still being a trap in front of Sinon's friend. Death Gun = Laughing Coffin? |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
| I really do feel like this arc is gonna be stretched over the 24 episodes which kinda bums me out because I would like to see Mother's Rosario animated. At the same time however, the pacing is a lot better than the first season of SAO. Now that we're finally at the beginning of the tournament, we can finally see more action in these upcoming episodes. |
| Better than previous episodes I guess. The subtle details they leave out of the anime gets to me sometimes though. |
| "A cruel world is not without it's beauty, and many times a select few find it by mistake. Only then do those select few see the world for what it is... A disastrous masterpiece." ~ 7thVoid "Hates a river that only flows down." ~ 7thVoid |
| Dat sinon slasher smile doe o_O but she was so cute a few minutes ago xD Also, his meetup with Death Gun (stupid name >_>) seemed interesting. Oh, and ofc Kiriko''s op as fuack again, but it's SAO so it's to be expected. |
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Caleb8980 said: kokusho36 said: Let the rant begin: In the previous episodes, they stated that there's no teleport function in GGO, but it is used in the tournament. This brings up another point: why would the game force people to reach this "tournament hall" in order to enter BoB? It is impractical, since they should be able to sign in from any part of the game and they could be teleported in the right building at the right time. It also contradicts what someone said in ALO, about never bringing your real life into the game, since people are forced to input their personal information in a place where everyone could see it (everyone being Death Gun, in this case). Pls remember about how stats windows, inventory or any other window opened for your use is seen by other players in the last season. You either can't see anything (that's for inventory mainly) apart from the outline of the window, or you can only see the text extremely blurred. This was shown in the ALO part (but in SAO, too) in great detail ;-) That is also the reason Sinon couldn't read the MALE in Kirito's window, even though she looked at it. Wait, I thought the entry panel was the way Death Gun discovered his victims' addresses... Am I wrong? If he could see the address, I assumed the other parts were visible too. |
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| Glad to see the episodes are heating up... in more ways than one! I was wondering how long Kirito's gender was going to remain secret, apparently all it took was Sinon to strip before him in the changing room... Was anyone else reminded of Asuna's little misunderstanding back in season 1? No, just me? XD Also turns out Death Gun is a member of the Laughing Coffin, at least that's what I think they called themselves... but who could it be that Kirito has actually met? |
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Caleb8980 said: Edm1321 said: |
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Btw, in the first episode, government guy says that GGO servers are in america and it's impossible to contact the staff. In this episode, they say that there are indeed servers in Japan, managed by japanese people. |
Lollo36Aug 3, 2014 5:42 AM
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| Yeah you guys need to spoiler tag those shit. |
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Caleb8980 said: -Riptide- said: Ok I post that part from Vol. 6 in the spoiler xD Welp. Looks like I'm wrong lol. And please spoiler tag what you guys posted. |
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| But that doesn't make any sense... Why was is then such a big thing when Kirito had to input his personal information for getting prizes in front of Sinon? If she can't see that stuff, he could've just calmy wrote it down and accept but he even hesitated and was afraid that Sinon would see something... -_- |
DancingJackAug 3, 2014 5:47 AM
| "The fool who believed in miracles now walks among the dead." ~ Blade of the Phantom Master |
Caleb already proved me wrong. I said it in my previous post. About that prize, he hesitated writing down his personal information not because Sinon might see it. Kirito hesitated because he came to GGO to investigate. Not to play and win prizes. It was explained in the novel. The anime just didn't mention it. |
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-Riptide- said: Caleb already proved me wrong. I said it in my previous post. About that prize, he hesitated writing down his personal information not because Sinon might see it. Kirito hesitated because he came to GGO to investigate. Not to play and win prizes. It was explained in the novel. The anime just didn't mention it. Okay but if it's not blurred in the those areas on those screens... Sinon would've clearly seen that he is male when she looked at the screen, it was right there in big letters under his name and even still visiable after he accepted the registration. |
| "The fool who believed in miracles now walks among the dead." ~ Blade of the Phantom Master |
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Caleb8980 said: kokusho36 said: It's fine if it's just a bug, and originally my complaint was about people not being able to sign up for BoB without getting into this building, even though they can be teleported there at any time, contradicting what they said in another episode about characters not being able to teleport in GGO. I'm bringing this up again: in episode 1, government guy tells us that GGO's servers are in America, so it's impossible to contact those who manage them. In this episode, it is said that there are indeed servers in Japan; was the government trolling Kirito, or is it just bad writing? |
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