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Not a first viewer here. It's been several years since I first watched SAO and I just wanted to make a comment that the first episode is a 100/10 episode. Absolutely brilliant setup, fascinating concept, wonderful world building and a interesting MC.
Episode 1 was a really good introduction to the series. If you die in the game you die in real life. I enjoyed it a lot the series has a lot of potential
i i like the abrigd series a lot ints on utube and its super good i recomend it. Its super funny because ASuka is like kinda racist but its like an ongoing joeke XD
Well 1st episode was awesome setting the perfect platform for rest of the season but I wish they would have explored Aincrad more
However, we are getting it as progressive versions floor by floor, can't hold for that
Watching this in order getting myself ready for the progressive movie. Though, maybe i am too late? Yeah, the anime came in when i am still a normie without too much expectation of anime. Well not that these time i have much expectations too. So, here i am challenging myself and binge this. First looks fine enough to me, definitely not wasting their sweat time by the introduction and directly telling the objective and others info. Hopefully the rest its not as bad as 'they' said. Still, none other than myself matters. So, lemme binge this in the midst of seasonal watch, and judge later through the end. Wml...
Hide and seek is the best offline games on this fatamorgana-called-world-thing. Please comment nicely. I am newbie here.
I'm seeing the Progressive movie later tonight so instead of seeing some actual good shows, I'm rewatching SAO... well at least the first 2 seasons since Alicization is way too long but I'll see if my mind changes later. Start feels too quick for me, would have been a lot better if Kirito's life was shown off a bit more before he logged in, or even just discovering the world more with Klein and show some appeal to the actual game there before hell broke loose with Kayaba's revelation of the truth behind SAO. I'm not gonna go too critical though about this premiere, there's more to come in the future that would irritate me so I'll be patient for then.
Also, the Crossing Field OP by LiSA still is a banger. One of my favorite anime songs I've heard from her even now, given how many songs she was a part of in the past couple years, especially with successful franchises like Demon Slayer. For how much criticism I'll have for the series, this song is still really, really catchy to listen to.
I can't believe it, I can't fucking believe I'm watching this. After all these months, it took me just a pill of laziness and Netflix to finally watch the one and only, Sword Art Online!
July 2020 was the time that made me interested to watch this because of the OP, but I guess it took me all the way to 2022 to finally pull the trigger. And I'm laughing to myself that this is the first ever anime I watch for the new year, dear help me.
So what about this episode, well I can say it's a decent start. An RPG game that became a death game in disguise, and oh Lord wth is the creator thinking. Anyways Kirito ain't no fucking around, just like what I heard from all the memes and myths. Let's see how this story progresses as he tries to reach for the top.
My SAO journey begins here, for better or for worse!
The idea of being placed in a game that involves life or death situations, where one wrong move could mean death, is both rad and scary at the same time.
The game master must be one hell of a coder to make himself appear via a ludicrous amount of blood.
I agree with you Klein, Kirito does have a cute face, lol.
first episode was very exciting, the concept of sword skills and scaling a massive tower is really cool (as long as you don't die in real life), and it hyped me up to binge watch this whole series. a pretty scary experience for the players though cause they have one and only one life.
I wonder what the reason behind the creator's decision is. You can't just block thousands of players for no reason. And also how is he able to do that without worrying about the police.
The 100 floors part seems interesting, Kirito for now is alright and Klein is great! I'm not really that interested in Asuna but I don't dislike her.
Alex_TheForestOct 10, 2022 12:47 PM
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones!
Primeiro episódio espetacular, apresenta um mundo totalmente novo, a ideia de um mundo virtual aonde as pessoas podem morrer tornar o anime algo interessante pena que o autor não soube trabalhar melhor o primeiro arco de Aincrad.
Wow there's been a lot of people who recently watched this. Sorta crazy. The situation sucks so much. I can't imagine not being able to escape. At least Jirito has some experience with the beta so he knows how to get around. Sucks that they will die if someone discounts them, might as well make a warning before someone else gets rid of the nervegear completely.
An okay start to the series. I'm trying not to be biased by the general discussion around the series I've seen over the years. Luckily I only know the broad strokes and not so much about the details. And, yes, a lot of this is very trope-y ("If I die in the game, I die in real life!") But SAO is largely responsible for the isekai explosion of the last decade, so I think I can forgive it.
So when the villain/main developer/creator of the game shows up and goes “you’re probably wondering why I’m doing this. The reason I created SAO was to control the fate of a world of my own design” and it just… fell so flat for me. Without spoiling, is this really all there is to Kayaba Akihiko and his motives for doing this?
A magnificent first episode, the whole presentation of this new world is fantastic and really captivates us so that we want to know what's going to happen next in the plot. And the characters, the introduction to the story, the world, the soundtrack and the animation leave absolutely nothing to be desired.
well this was a good episode :3 I like the concept of being trapped in game. I hope this happens in real life too with tenfold amount of people being killed in the incident
It's such a shame that this episode is pretty fantastic as an introduction, but then it's all quickly downhill from here.
I really hope I don't hate the rest of season 1 as much as I feel I did, It's just the definition of wasted potentional.
It's such a shame that this episode is pretty fantastic as an introduction, but then it's all quickly downhill from here.
I really hope I don't hate the rest of season 1 as much as I feel I did, It's just the definition of wasted potentional.
I finished this rewatch recently and yeah it really is pretty bad, it has some really good elects like kirito and asunas relationship but outside of that everything feels rushed and barely developed upon, everything to make a great anime is here but nothings done with it
I finished this rewatch recently and yeah it really is pretty bad, it has some really good elects like kirito and asunas relationship but outside of that everything feels rushed and barely developed upon, everything to make a great anime is here but nothings done with it
@maki_evergarden Somethings could’ve been explored a little more, but to say it’s bad because it didn’t. I just don’t think that’s a fair assessment.
I finished this rewatch recently and yeah it really is pretty bad, it has some really good elects like kirito and asunas relationship but outside of that everything feels rushed and barely developed upon, everything to make a great anime is here but nothings done with it
@maki_evergarden Somethings could’ve been explored a little more, but to say it’s bad because it didn’t. I just don’t think that’s a fair assessment.
I have to disagree with all of the Kirito haters due to their verious points that are invalid.
The reason is as follows
Kirito never ment to be hero( and that's what makes him a true hero), and I dare to say to you that kirito is the most realistic character ever portrayed and is beyond hero myth.
Now what I meant by 'Kirito never ment to be hero" .?
What I mean is will be clear through this small review.
Kazuito Kirigaya lost his biological parents who died in an accident, after he was born on October 7, 2008 and adopted by his aunt and uncle without his knowledge and was raised with his cousin together as siblings as Kazuito Kirigaya being elder brother and suguha being his little sister, Kazuto was originally forced to train with his cousin in the neighborhood kendo dojo; however due to kirito has intrest in technology which which developed by his aunt's influence as an editor for a computer systems magazine, Kazuto became more interested in computers and dropped kendo after two years. This decision earned him a heavy beating from his grandfather, prompting Suguha to defend him by promising to practice enough for both of them. Kazuto became more interested in computers and made himself to immerse himself in technology which resulted him creating his own PC at the age of 8 (which is not impossible) and through his Love and immersion and with computer he mastered the computer by exploration and with his curiosity he discovered the truth about his family through, erased Juki Net, at the age of 10, Kazuto discovered that he was adopted from records and since then unintentionally began distancing himself from Suguha.
And this distancing himself with his family and the truth which is hard to Swallow and with his insecurities prompted by the truth questioning his belonging and his role droves him to the Gaming World which given him a sense belonging and a sense of peace which triggered him to give his 100% to the gaming world which again resulted him gaining experience and knowledge beyond an average player due to his passion and addiction to games dedicating himself towards hours of gaming at the age of 13- 14 now this is the story of an avarage teenager who gone through bizzer experience which are not uncommon in real life nor any other way arround, he is your avarage typical teenager who is struggling to cope with his mixed-emotions which was generated by knowing the truth in his own way nothing special, while enjoying the world of gaming he got an opportunity to be a beta tester of the new gen VRMMORPG Sword Art Online apon which Kazuto gladly accepts as any typical teenager would do and played the beta and with his gaming skills he reached top floors before the end of the beta test.
Upto now we were shown a typical teenager who was with a struggling seriation which drew him to the world of Gaming in a sense he was escaping his problems Through Gaming, and through the immersion of gaming at cost of loosing or failed to have social & Communication skills which made him struggle communicating with his peers leaving him lone wolf.
But at beginning of the SAO official launch, and during the launch we get to see that this game is not an odenerary game which made kirito a 13-14 years typical teenager to be forced in a situation of life and death and later servival of the fitest (namely due to orange and Red players and LaughCof) with his skills, knowledge, experience which he gained through his gaming life and his perior knowledge and experience in Beta now he has to servive (the key point of this show) and he has to to gain more exp, respources, equipments, wep, Wexp, etc he has to level up, and he can leavel up by questing and defeating monsters, now no way to servive he has to grind his teeth and fight.
Well going through all these experiencing lot's of things leaning a lot's of things through out his journey he had to take though decisions at the age of 13 to 16 which is one of it being taking all the hates, blames, targeting, Responsibilities, and Regrets (throughout Betar phase & loosing some of people of his own camarades, & making mistake/taking a wrong decision which caused others death, to killing and taking lifes of the people like LaughCaugh) and moving farword being just a teenager between 14-16 it puts a lot's of strean on both emotions and brain and it also triggers depression with low self-esteem even though he tries to move forward the scares that left in his heart and the turmas that he carries doesn't fade away that easily especially when it's repeats itself again
During GGO kirito is completely broken cause of confrontation of his past turmas and “accepting and overcoming it”, ”putting his own needs aside for the sake of others”(is Indeed nobelish and Heroic But this is not what kirito ment for), and “this GGO series doesn't have it” (and I agree with that) because it's intention isn't that, as I said kirito never ment to be a hero he ment to be a normal typical tennager who gone through and experienced a lot of intens experience and setuations which forced him to become Who is was and he is now currently through what he was gone through which determines what will he will be and moving farword despite his weakness and flaws (as he is not God and is an avarage human teenager with full of flaws and mistakes like us viewers, despite his achievements, this the perfect example of kirito not being too OP as some of the SAO haters claims to be and points out and perfectly balanced character which goes beyond the hero myth and another reason why SAO is a Masterpiece and Reki sensai is genius) he is not a hero, he is avarage human teenager (which makes him true and practical protoganest and legendary hero that is beyond typical hero myth) if I have to name his title it would be The world's greatest false hero (because he defies typical boring hero Clichés) which makes him unique and appealing
• His powers and strengths comes with a great price (which he gained through going a lot and had to lose someone, had to suffer in oder to gain what he has).
• His powers and strengths has a great responsibilits (I don't need to specify anything as you yourself know)
• His powers and strengths are balanced (as I mentioned earlier how his powers and weakness, Perfection and flaws are balanced)
• His powers and strengths are triggered by love (we can see Kirito's romantic relationship with Asuna gives Kirito unfathomable willpower which results in a great outburst of power)
• His powers and strengths are not gifted (this is one of the key points to remember, he doesn't gained his powers and strengths overnight, his powers and strengths are the results and proofs of his dedication, passion,and experiences and skills he gained throughout his childhood including the kendo training)
• His powers and strengths comes from the Bond he forged (his powers and strengths are not of his own only but it's of his entire friends, Comrades, Family, and experiences, memories and Journey he shared with everyone together).
Kirito is undoubtedly The best realistic character ever created.