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Nov 21, 2012 6:54 PM

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Damn. that was good, nothing is better then a big ass goat eating things.
Nov 21, 2012 7:01 PM

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ssjokg said:
Mockman said:
A little clunky of an episode but good enough.

Is there some relationship between this show and Fate Zero? In terms of the people behind the two shows. The music in the current ED is practically note for note from one of Fate Zero's EDs and this episode, just before the ED, when Kirito grabs Lyfa by the wrist, more music from Fate Zero started to play (multiple occasions but e.g. second season, ep.02, just as Sabre powered up to put the boots to Caster's beast). It's not exact but all the pieces are there. And then when it shifts from that into the ED, I really get a sense of déjà vu. (Not sure if there's an expression for having the feeling that you've heard something before rather than of seeing it.)

Yuki Kajiura,the composer for FZ is also the composer of SAO.Her work in SAO is -very-bad compared to her other works.And I never heard anything in SAO that would make me remember FZ.Wish I had.


Also on MAL it shows Iwakami, Atsuhiro is the producer for both shows.
The theme song composer, and theme song performers are also the same. So there is quite a lot of people behind the shows that are the same.
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Nov 22, 2012 12:41 PM

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His magic will not be of any use in battle ? No one ever thought of that monster form with the psychological attack ?
Nov 23, 2012 5:30 PM
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Kirito's battle cry was the highlight of this episode for me.

I wonder if he's a yandere.
Nov 23, 2012 8:43 PM
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Arlia said:
His magic will not be of any use in battle ? No one ever thought of that monster form with the psychological attack ?


It wasn't even illusion magic, it was alteration/transmutation. If it was illusion magic he wouldn't have extra range/speed/omnomnom. As Kirito himslef admitted he is just a plain ol cheater ^^.

Illusion magic is making clones of yourself, changing the environment to confuse and disorient the enemy, making yourself invisible or chameleon, blinding others with bright lights etc. Useful in battle and actually makes sense. Transforming yourself into a monster is just bruteforce badassery, because Kirito needs to keep his badassness level over 9000.
Nov 23, 2012 11:51 PM

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I wonder if players would still say illusion magic is useless after this. Kirito, always stumbling into ways to make himself famous.

Boy, some of these ALO players are sure different from the veterans of SAO who have actually stared death in the face. Nothing like the cohesion of the core clearing group during a boss fight. To be fair though, the game creator was with them all along to help clear the way.

I lol'd at the under-the-table deal Kirito had with that lone Salamander survivor.
Nov 26, 2012 8:37 PM

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Being Yui is suffering

"Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?"
Nov 29, 2012 3:39 PM

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I can't wait for the moment when they'll find out, that they're sitting in the neighbourroom. This slap was cool too. But I like Asuna more...
Dec 4, 2012 4:14 PM

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Well I surely didn't expect that transformation o_O
Dec 7, 2012 6:31 AM

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The transformation was nice, but the rest was boring!!!
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Dec 8, 2012 9:25 AM

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Great battle, it brings me back to the days where I used similar tactics in MMO games. Except the whole, "transform into a beast and completely destroy the opposition", part. Kirito's speech to Leafa was touching.
Dec 18, 2012 12:56 PM

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Yay garbage side stories
Dec 23, 2012 1:29 AM

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Yay for more development!
Dec 25, 2012 1:28 PM

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Oh boy he used that boss from SAO quite nice fight, but do they really got time to go back to help these others? Either way great episode I wonder what's next on their path!
Dec 28, 2012 12:57 PM
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EPIC episode is EPIC!!! Kirito turned into a monster and started SACKING the Salamanders, that was DAMN EPIC! I am really LIKING Kirito! What he say in end is SO true, how you act in the game really does REFLECT who you are in Real Life! Epic lesson added!
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Jan 2, 2013 6:01 PM

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Incest Art Online, indeed.
Anyway I thought illusions were illusions and not the actual thing?
Jan 19, 2013 9:10 PM

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That was some battle. Man he was a beast, Literally.
Feb 28, 2013 5:31 AM

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Man, that battle was epic. And Kirito said something moving for first time ever, I just couldn't believe - he was never good enough character for me, but I think I finally start to acknowledge him a bit at this point. But Suguha acted in a commendable way too in my opinion.

Despite I have dropped this anime after the end of SAO, I think now that maybe ALO is actually a better arc than SAO.
Feb 28, 2013 5:38 AM

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Meritas said:

Despite I have dropped this anime after the end of SAO, I think now that maybe ALO is actually a better arc than SAO.


I'd say the execution of ALO is better, but imho the story and characters are even worse than in the SAO arc.
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Mar 7, 2013 4:46 AM

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So illusions are not only illusions?
I liked the fight though, it had all the rpg elements it needed, like the different roles and a real teamwork on both ends.

The Cait Sith people (especially that girl we saw) remind me of the Mithra of FFXI.
May 28, 2013 3:10 AM

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random comment: boobs. Also, I wish Lizbeth will show up :)
Jun 3, 2013 10:38 PM

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That battles scene was pretty cool, Kirito is still pretty boring though.
Jun 4, 2013 3:12 PM

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I don't know, I find the second part of SAO so unnecessary, I am thinking of dropping this anime. But on the other hand I want to see the end >.<
Jun 13, 2013 10:00 AM

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More battles and more story progression. Nothing much else, but nothing really wrong with it either. 7.5/10.
Jun 17, 2013 7:41 PM
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I miss the old Kirito who was bad ass in SAO, now he's just a str8 fag
Aug 3, 2013 9:38 PM

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i really liked the monster part. sad thing about the ALO arc is in order to get Asuna screen time we have to put up with fucking creep master, so i found myself enjoying this episode with neither more than with them both.

Suguha's boobs.

Sep 25, 2013 3:18 AM

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That hand om nom nom nom was hilarious :)
Oct 25, 2013 9:39 PM

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Wow, another fantastic episode. I loved how they shown kirito conviction in this show and his means to defy the laws of the game. After all he went through a life time practically in SAO and learned that death is not an option, so he is applying that same logic to this game and his speech towards Leefa (Suguha) about the difference between reality and the game world is was very moving, but yet so true.

Damn that battle scene was epic, he was a beast literally. I guess in time leefa is going to find out that kirito is not ordinary and that his spells and attack parameters are far above what they should be.

Although i did feel that part of this episode might of left out critical points in the story, like they shown the flash back of him using the beast form with yui, that was never shown, so i guess it was a part they had to cut out. I'll have to read the novels for sure. Despite though, this series is still hitting all the right notes in my opinion.



Nov 2, 2013 10:40 AM

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Really good episode! Despite my initial mixed feelings towards this arc, I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The whole different races warring with each other thing in ALO really makes it exciting.
Nov 14, 2013 6:39 PM

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I LOL'd, they had to rush like hell to save her people but they stop and BS for a while.
Such junk...
Nov 30, 2013 3:37 PM

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To think not one player has yet to recognize Kirito's username from SAO haha x] but I guess with what happened with SAO, the majority of players wouldn't be putting on a NetGear headset for quite a long time ;P
Jan 5, 2014 7:05 PM

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Damn Kirito going crazy mode on those Salamanders, I love it.
Jan 11, 2014 4:59 AM

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That was so awesome how he turned in to that beast~!

It was funny when he started laughing with that boy he nearly killed! Guys lol. So weird.

Awww, it was cute when he said he couldn't kill her because she's his friend. Bless.

Then he zoomed off!

Those cat people are soooo cute!
Jan 16, 2014 11:01 PM
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Dec 2013
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AWESOME episode! Kirito iis such a beast! :)
Jan 24, 2014 6:46 PM
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Things get interesting.
Jan 27, 2014 4:50 AM
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So was it more than an illusion? Our Kirito is seriously overpowered in this world
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Feb 27, 2014 6:30 PM

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I liked the fact that his power was an illusion, he was still kicking ass xD

It was pretty obvious from the message she received that they had been sold.

I understand that Kirito don't want to bitch his friends, but he have a bad habit to help everyone of them...
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May 12, 2014 2:52 PM

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Kirito's abilities are actually really cool ^_____^
Conspiracies always make everything spicier!=)
Jun 11, 2014 3:10 PM

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I really like Kirito's speech towards the end about people's gaming styles reflecting their personalities. In many cases, I have noticed it to ring true and it really is a window to the soul in some regards.
Jun 18, 2014 3:18 AM

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Marzan said:
So was it more than an illusion? Our Kirito is seriously overpowered in this world
He's the main character so yeah.

Jul 12, 2014 12:30 AM

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Kirito digivolve to!!! Hellfiremon!

That's what I thought when he turned into the monster. Now we get a dose of political turmoil thrown into the mix. Salamanders are going down.
Jul 12, 2014 8:26 PM
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That battle tho. Interesting how they were able to form a decent plan based off such little knowledge. Guess they couldn't have expected him to use illusion magic so powerfully.
Those stat boosts from SAO are quite helpful. But shouldn't he be only level 1 still? If he isn't, shouldn't he be ridiculously high leveled? Those shields shouldn't have done squat. Or perhaps it was just his weak weapon. Yeah its big but its just from a shop. Or perhaps since magic is the focus melee does little.

Lol Suguha... only one friend on friends list even though decently skilled.

Real life communication trolling in game strategies.

Invisibility tracking invisibility. How does that work?

Those Cait Siths tho... of course there was going to be cat people.

Okay this incest garbage.. is it really needed? Can't they just have a normal heartfelt bro/sis relationship?
Jul 17, 2014 10:44 AM
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why didn't they just fly over the god damn wall
why were they there in the first place
Aug 10, 2014 9:20 PM

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Illusion's not good in combat? Kirito just proved Leafa wrong.

Kirito couldn't break the freakin' wall so he decides to become The Gleam Eyes and show the Salamanders who's boss.
But in the end, Leafa's boss since she slapped Kirito.
Tsk tsk Kirito, didn't you listen to what your parents said about biting hands?

Run, Kirito, run! Save the alliance!
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Oct 15, 2014 6:44 PM

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That bridge fight is one of the (few) memorable moments in ALO.

Yui used: intimidation magic. (notice how she timed the transformation to happen during the fireball attack, I assume to have an emotinal/mental impact. don't forget what her purpose was in SAO)
Oct 23, 2014 5:25 AM

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Well,that was shit.

For some reasons they can't fly underground and have to fight.
Also, Kirito is too stupid to run around the 3 guys sitting on the floor ,so instead he turns into freaking Satan for no reason and kills them.
Furhermore,why is he worried about letting people die?
It doesn't kill them anymore,so why does he care and more importantly why should I?
Oct 23, 2014 5:18 PM

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prismheart said:
This show has taught me that online games are serious business.


How so?
Dec 9, 2014 1:17 PM

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Damn, Kirito transforming and absolutely destroying the Salamander attack crew was awesome. That was a monster from SAO, wasn't it? This was another solid episode.
Dec 17, 2014 4:07 AM

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Kirito turning into a monster was unexpected but kinda refreshing. But they take this stuff in ALO really way too serious, it's just a game ffs. But Asuna is really trapped so why would Kirito turn around because of some ingame-politics-crap?

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