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“How strange and foolish is man. He loses his health in gaining wealth. Then, to regain his health he wastes his wealth. He ruins his present while worrying about his future, but weeps in the future by recalling his past. He lives as though death shall never come to him, but dies in a way as if he were never born”
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Dec 6, 2014 6:51 PM
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dragonshade said:
LOL It was trying to be sad. Then I saw CHINCHIN on the monument, roflmao

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/matolabel/imgs/d/9/d9aa9bce.jpg


I thought the same when I saw "Tatsuya"...



Dude is so OP he went SAO and killed a boss :D

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Reyxe said:
dragonshade said:
LOL It was trying to be sad. Then I saw CHINCHIN on the monument, roflmao

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/matolabel/imgs/d/9/d9aa9bce.jpg


I thought the same when I saw "Tatsuya"...



Dude is so OP he went SAO and killed a boss :D
if that's supposed to be tatsuya where's the scars, burns and puncher marks on his body?
“How strange and foolish is man. He loses his health in gaining wealth. Then, to regain his health he wastes his wealth. He ruins his present while worrying about his future, but weeps in the future by recalling his past. He lives as though death shall never come to him, but dies in a way as if he were never born”
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odysseyrh said:
Reyxe said:


I thought the same when I saw "Tatsuya"...



Dude is so OP he went SAO and killed a boss :D
if that's supposed to be tatsuya where's the scars, burns and puncher marks on his body?


He healed those mortal stuffs himself by just looking at them.

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Dec 6, 2014 6:58 PM

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hm maybe it's because i havent slept in the past 24hrs but... the feels werent really there. weird.
to me, she's still alive, and sure she has it tough and it's a very unfortunate circumstance, it's not like she's deciding to pull the plug. all yuuki has to do is live her everyday in the virtual world with her idol asuna. lol
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mehness overload
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That was an emotional episode. I don't get how they just gave her contaminated blood, but whatever. Alot of death foreshadowing, seems like all Sleeping Knights are ill, and when she said that three of them already got news they're going to live a few months at best... that was kinda hard to swallow.

I've really come to like Asuna. From just another annoying tsundere in SAO I, to a kind, compassionate and overall really normal girl. Animes should have more of her type, I don't understand how Sinon has anything on her.

Twi episodes left.

4.5/5
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Dec 6, 2014 7:15 PM
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I don't understand how Sinon has anything on her.


She doesn't, as even Sinon would admit.
Dec 6, 2014 7:20 PM

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Nope, the feels is not as strong as latest ep of YuYuYu..
Still enjoyable
Dec 6, 2014 7:22 PM

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I am guessing Yuuki will die in future episodes.
ZapredonDec 6, 2014 7:41 PM
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion.

http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30

It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist.
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Maledict said:
That was an emotional episode. I don't get how they just gave her contaminated blood, but whatever. Alot of death foreshadowing, seems like all Sleeping Knights are ill, and when she said that three of them already got news they're going to live a few months at best... that was kinda hard to swallow.

I've really come to like Asuna. From just another annoying tsundere in SAO I, to a kind, compassionate and overall really normal girl. Animes should have more of her type, I don't understand how Sinon has anything on her.

Twi episodes left.

4.5/5

THe contaminated blood thing was because of a medical mistake on top of that, there is a certain window period where AIDS can be detected however symptoms don't start appearing till much later. As a result by the time they did figure out there was a mistake it was too late. (I have probably butchered the explanation, you can read the LN's for a better explanation, or reference a medical book.)
Dec 6, 2014 7:28 PM

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Yawwwwn, I can't believe I'm still wasting my time by watching this anime.
And they seriously need to give their characters AIDS in order to make the viewers sympathize with the characters? This whole show is AIDS.
Well at least I got a chuckle out of this nonsensical melodrama.
I also thought that girl would die at the end of the episode, but of course not.

dragonshade said:
LOL It was trying to be sad. Then I saw CHINCHIN on the monument, roflmao

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/matolabel/imgs/d/9/d9aa9bce.jpg


lmao
OH CHINCHIN!
Dec 6, 2014 7:42 PM

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Barion-Zara said:
Can people start rating this season up now. It's ridiculous how low it is compared to S1 even though it's way better <_<


I also thought it's better than season 1.
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion.

http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30

It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist.
Dec 6, 2014 7:46 PM

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Oh for fucks sake, that was really stupid.
Dec 6, 2014 7:52 PM

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If this hasn't been said already, I'm going to guess what's going to happen; I haven't read the light novel so this is a guess like said.

At the very end of that episode, when Asuna said to Yuuki "You might be able to go to school!!!" I instantly thought of Kirito with his mecha thing which he's using on Yui, perhaps he could somehow get Yuuki hooked up onto that?

It's a absurd guess, but I hope it happens. Anyways, I enjoyed today's episode although I am sad that there's only 2 episodes left.. hopefully Kirito gets some more screentime :^)
Dec 6, 2014 7:57 PM
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I might have guessed, I might have expected and I might have been spoiled but I was still taken aback by the FEELS in this well executed episode. The story mechanics might be cliche, might be nonsensical but a well executed episode is ... well executed.
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Maybe i'm cold hearted but i didn't find it sad at all. actually is kinda a good thing that she was able to find such good friends online before departing to the afterlife.
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Oh the feels this episode.
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Dec 6, 2014 8:36 PM

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With all the people saying this will have feels, I was getting pretty hyped to see what all the feels were about.
After finishing the episode I'm a bit disappointed. Yeah, it was sad but not really that much or maybe I was just expecting something like Clannad (which is impossible).


^^Exactly my thoughts on this. The three main reasons I didn't enjoy it as much that I can think of are

1. The terminal illness twist was very predictable. With Clannad


2. The prior exposure of Yuuki was very short, just a few episodes, very little build-up, while in Clannad


3. Personal reason. I'm not really a fan of "boku" girls to begin with, not my type.
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i put yuuki twice because she has a twin sister, and they may be identical, you don't know that, and there aren't enough characters to do the joke
Dec 6, 2014 8:47 PM
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never thought that SAO could make a good drama
I think it's the best episode in the whole series
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S A D B O Y Z
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The plot of this arc reminds me of this excellent short film from five years ago called "World Builder":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP3YywgRx5A
Dec 6, 2014 9:09 PM

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I knew something sad and tragic was coming, but WOW, I was not ready for that!

We have 2 more episodes left and I have a bad feeling that Yuuki is one of the two people that doesn't have long to live.

I'm really hoping that Asuna and friends can make Yuuki's last days something memorable, even though I know I'm going to have to keep a box of tissues handy.
So glad that I'm not a huge manga reader, because the manga readers WHINE WAY TOO MUCH and have to RUIN every adapted anime for the ANIME ONLY WATCHERS!
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I wonder why i can't get too much feels from this episode....
Guess that after watching clannad, AB and anohana my heart is much more resistant to feels now.... Or maybe it wasn't good enough
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Dec 6, 2014 9:32 PM
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I knew something sad and tragic was coming, but WOW, I was not ready for that!

We have 2 more episodes left and I have a bad feeling that Yuuki is one of the two people that doesn't have long to live.

I'm really hoping that Asuna and friends can make Yuuki's last days something memorable, even though I know I'm going to have to keep a box of tissues handy.
I think they will the tech Kirito was working on will come into play. but I wonder how Asuna will resolve her mother issues......hating that woman.
“How strange and foolish is man. He loses his health in gaining wealth. Then, to regain his health he wastes his wealth. He ruins his present while worrying about his future, but weeps in the future by recalling his past. He lives as though death shall never come to him, but dies in a way as if he were never born”
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I wonder why i can't get too much feels from this episode....
Guess that after watching clannad, AB and anohana my heart is much more resistant to feels now.... Or maybe it wasn't good enough


most be Spock like
“How strange and foolish is man. He loses his health in gaining wealth. Then, to regain his health he wastes his wealth. He ruins his present while worrying about his future, but weeps in the future by recalling his past. He lives as though death shall never come to him, but dies in a way as if he were never born”
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Being born with AIDS... That's tough. No child deserves to go through that.
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Oh my... Yuuki-kun!! Say it ain't so. My feels are just... Someone hold me (preferably a female with large breasts).
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I knew something like this was coming, thought I was prepared, but damn. >.<
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AIDS... Couldn't the author come up with anything better? That pretty much ruined the arc for me
Dec 6, 2014 10:14 PM

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Very good episode. Only two left. This can only end one way.
Dec 6, 2014 10:43 PM

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Wow, that was some sad shit, i didn't cry though
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Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain.

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I knew what was coming but still, the feels hit me hard. </3 It's too damn good.
5/5 for the nice adaptation.
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Dec 6, 2014 10:52 PM
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AIDS... Couldn't the author come up with anything better? That pretty much ruined the arc for me

I can't really think of any disease that's worse than AIDS. Something that attacks your immune system. It honestly can't get worse (I say that in the sense that everyday your fighting you would be torturing yourself because the bacteria and viruses are taking over your body while AIDS attacks the immune system. Plus since AIDS constantly changes itself, therefore making it hard for immune system to adapt. Now there are medications to slow it down (in the LN it was something called NIDC, something like that, can't remember full name) but as a child taking medications at perfect intervals is pretty hard. Plus it was probably the most reasonable one the author could think of without going out of this world crazy.

Plus with all the children making fun of her, and some making threats (kind of like whats going on with ebola all over the interenet) I think he did a fine job.

Anyway I want to know why you think its bad. I think I will understand. I am for LN anyway (not so much anime) so elaborate on why AIDS ruined the arc. Not trying to insult, I am just asking.
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I read this arc's manga weeks ago, I was ready for this, or so I thought.

I cried on this episode, knowing well how losing someone to terminal illness feels like. There will be tough moments when you wish they would come back. But they just don't.

If only they could merge Ghost in the Shell and nervegear technologies, then Yuuki could be virtually immortalized. But that would go against a lot of people. I certainly wouldn't want them peeking through my webcam and surfing through all the nastiness online, (yes I'm talking to you Angela, god I miss you, may you rest well in peace). . .

Anyway, 5/5. The last 2 episodes will be heavy but a good end to the season. I'm told Season 3 will kick major ass. I'm holding back on reading any further manga chapters and light novels for SAO.
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I read this arc's manga weeks ago, I was ready for this, or so I thought.

I cried on this episode, knowing well how losing someone to terminal illness feels like. There will be tough moments when you wish they would come back. But they just don't.

If only they could merge Ghost in the Shell and nervegear technologies, then Yuuki could be virtually immortalized. But that would go against a lot of people. I certainly wouldn't want them peeking through my webcam and surfing through all the nastiness online, (yes I'm talking to you Angela, god I miss you, may you rest well in peace). . .

Anyway, 5/5. The last 2 episodes will be heavy but a good end to the season. I'm told Season 3 will kick major ass. I'm holding back on reading any further manga chapters and light novels for SAO.

Man I wonder how people will think of Eugo and Alice.
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Probably the first episode of this season that I actually liked a lot

Had a feeling about Yuuki being i'll or something when kirito first mentioned medicuboid or whatever, the medi kind of hinted it all
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Oh NO! I'm so sad, or at least I would be if I even gave a shit about Yuuki. Apparently this was adapted perfectly so I'm guessing that this is the manga's fault. I really can't care for Yuuki's condition, mainly because her character really doesn't develop at all.
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Oh NO! I'm so sad, or at least I would be if I even gave a shit about Yuuki. Apparently this was adapted perfectly so I'm guessing that this is the manga's fault. I really can't care for Yuuki's condition, mainly because her character really doesn't develop at all.

Well I wouldn't say perfectly. But yeah I can see how you wouldn't be sad.
I would say it gets better, but I doubt you'd believe me. I think what made the arc sad was the wording in the LN and how the doctor actually talked more about the life story of Yuuki, and many specifics in medicine. But I respect your opinion.
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just can't help be bothered what the other friend of Yuuki said just forget about us, oh cmon, you ask for the persons help that badly and after that you tell that to a person to just forget them... and Asuna thinks she's a bother and tell her she's .. that just ticks me of... I know its has drama that's fine but that just pisses me off on how the way they treat themselves cause they have these illnesses... that would be too much drama... too much!
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just can't help be bothered what the other friend of Yuuki said just forget about us, oh cmon, you ask for the persons help that badly and after that you tell that to a person to just forget them... and Asuna thinks she's a bother and tell her she's .. that just ticks me of... I know its has drama that's fine but that just pisses me off on how the way they treat themselves cause they have these illnesses... that would be too much drama... too much!

They thought if Asuna found out, Asuna would become very depressed about it and they don't want one of their friends to be sad for their sake. Little did they know that keeping Asuna out of the loop hurt Asuna's feelings, and underestimated Asuna's caring attitude that would still treat them as friends even after finding out.
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Damn.... that got me off-guard. Manly-eye-sweat dropping.
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This episode the feels.. together with the ending song.. I'm defeated.
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just can't help be bothered what the other friend of Yuuki said just forget about us, oh cmon, you ask for the persons help that badly and after that you tell that to a person to just forget them... and Asuna thinks she's a bother and tell her she's .. that just ticks me of... I know its has drama that's fine but that just pisses me off on how the way they treat themselves cause they have these illnesses... that would be too much drama... too much!

They thought if Asuna found out, Asuna would become very depressed about it and they don't want one of their friends to be sad for their sake. Little did they know that keeping Asuna out of the loop hurt Asuna's feelings, and underestimated Asuna's caring attitude that would still treat them as friends even after finding out.

yeah they misjudge Asuna... that's why it ticks me off... :(
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The moment when you realize the true meaning of the "Sleeping Knights"...
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Lol, everyone's logging out on Asuna.

So Yuuki has AIDS. (T_T) I think she's one of the two people who have less than a few months left.
For all her life, she was in a Medicuboid. I feel sorry for her.

Lol, Asuna tripped.

Despite being a sad episode, it seems it will lighten up a bit during the next one.
Yuuki's going to school. (^_^) But I feel it might end sadly.
I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think, from that day… That day when the stars came falling.
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Compare this exerpt to what you just watched:

“Yes. From the moment Yuuki was born, she was forced to fight
the virus to survive. Once she broke through the most critical moment,
the petite her was able to grow up safely and even enter primary
school. For a kid—it’s tough to take in a large amount of drugs
regularly. Besides, Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors are
drugs with powerful side effects. However, Yuuki-kun still believed
that she would one day be healed and continued to work hard. She was
hardworking, and it looked like she had top grades throughout her
years in school. She had lots of friends, and I once saw many images of
her at that time. She continued to have such a dazzling smile…”
Asuna heard the doctor pause and sigh for a short while,
“—The school didn’t know that Yuuki-kun was a HIV carrier.
Actually, this is to be expected. Health check-ups carried out by the
school or an enterprise are not supposed to include HIV checks in
blood. However…just as she went into 4th grade, for some reason, a
group of parents of students that were of the same age found out that
Yuuki-kun was a carrier. The rumors immediately started to
spread…The law stipulated that they shouldn’t discriminate against
carriers just because they were infected with HIV. However, the sad
thing is that not all the people in society are kind…in the beginning,
there were people who protested against her coming to school to study, or pranks like calls and letters and so on. Her parents tried their best,
but in the end, they had to move, and Yuuki-kun was forced to transfer
to another school.”
“…”
Asuna could no longer react. She could only straighten her back
and listen to the doctor’s words.
“And though Yuuki-kun worked hard to go to the new school
every day…the cruel thing was that…at this moment, it started. The
indicator to show the weakening of the immunization system, the
lymph cells CD$ started to decrease drastically. In other words…the
AIDS virus had started to take effect. I’ve always felt that the harmful
words of the parents and teachers in her previous school was the
reason why she became ill.”


ALot more impactful.
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