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| The ending theme is probably the best ED in years. |
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| One big difference that makes me like the start of season 3 more than the two previous seasons was the inclusion of Kirito's inner monologue. It's about time they added it in and it makes it far more enjoyable to watch than before. =) Kirito's interaction with Eugeo throughout the episode was really nice, as they did their fair share of hacking the demon tree bit by bit. Zink sounded like a cocky brat, but Kirito, with his sword skills, easily put the brat in his place. Neat! =D Overall, the pacing is good, the visuals are keeping the high quality from the previous episodes and the combination of LiSA and Aoi Eir for the OP & ED songs is just epic. Bring on the next episode!! |
Nerd_Zone1 said: I'm purely judging his character based on the anime maybe in the novel it's different. I don't agree that he's like that in the anime either; he still has a distinct personality. Not a non-existent one. |
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| Very happy. They are nailing this, they know that with 50 episodes they have time to do it properly and so far they are not rushing it and even delivering really nice animation too. Alicization arc is very special and it seems like it will be the first arc from the LN (after Mother Rosario) to get the proper respect and justice it deserves. We are in for a very long and amazing journey. (also I know Quinella doujins will be GREAT >//> they arent affraid to show how sexy and mysterious that woman is at all~~ the dangerous and ruthless part will come later) |
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| 5/5 the ending hit right in the feel to remind us that Eugeo stayed alone during 6 long years since Alice got caught (and Kirito "erased"??). I love how this is building, with lores and legends that make the world believable and consistent. If I had to nitpick, that last scene with the tower felt unnecessary, it's a boring cliched choice to show some random stuff like that out of nowhere and it breaks the immersion imo. And you can also tell how big the budget is for this anime, barely any reused image/flashback and the picture/animation almost looks like a movie quality. Does anyone know if the anime is already finished on the production-side, or maybe only the first-second season ? |
| My one nitpick is that they cut the "squeaky green worm" scene and Kirito's like "wtf is this" ; that would have been cute to see. >3> |
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Chiibi said: Didn't they just replace it with the butterfly scene at the beginning ?My one nitpick is that they cut the "squeaky green worm" scene and Kirito's like "wtf is this" ; that would have been cute to see. >3> |
| So, Kirito woke up in Underworld, and nor Kirito neither Eugeo remember each other, i wonder how they lost their memories, look like Alice breaking the tabu still happened! I wonder where is Alice and what happened to her! And Kirito shows that he can do swords skills! I wonder where is Kirito outside the game, and where is Asuna, and how she is! I am curious about the girl in the tower! |
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| Kirito wakes up in the virtual world. Eugeo doesn't seem to remember that Kirito was with him and Alice too. Lost child of Vect or something was it. Overall nice episode. |
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| Im seriously looking forward to this, It will be a bit weird that this arc will be as long/longer as/than all the other arcs combined, but lets see what they do with it. The world so far seems like a weird mix of game and virtual reality, as in having system menus for some things, but not for others- with skills auto activating have to be honest though, I totally expected Kirito to OHK that tree, atleast once he became "serious". |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
RockerXD said: 1XSevenX1 said: a good episode but could have been better if they did not cut out a scene that was important. the scene that was cut out, over all it was a good episode ether way I disagree, not showing what has happened gives a bit of mystery and throws the viewer in the same boat as Kirito himself. Lost and confused. I disagree it did not really throw me off seeing kirito back in underworld and how he got there.. it just give us more indication that he could be well alive for all we know, then again the scene that they cut was 100% important to the story I don't see why they cut it just to make us lost and confused when it did not really do that. But them not showing it also let us see kirito more confused which makes more sense for kirito but for us it just makes us wonder if someone saved him or not |
1XSevenX1 said: RockerXD said: I disagree, not showing what has happened gives a bit of mystery and throws the viewer in the same boat as Kirito himself. Lost and confused. I disagree it did not really throw me off seeing kirito back in underworld and how he got there.. it just give us more indication that he could be well alive for all we know, then again the scene that they cut was 100% important to the story I don't see why they cut it just to make us lost and confused when it did not really do that. But them not showing it also let us see kirito more confused which makes more sense for kirito but for us it just makes us wonder if someone saved him or not Just because it wasn't shown right away doesn't mean its cut. It gives the viewer, assuming you didn't read the LN, some curiosity on wtf happened to him IRL. We don't need to know it now, it can always be told later when there's a good time to do it, but for now, i think the intention was to make the viewer (assuming no knowledge of the source material) just as lost as Kirito is right now. This anime is going to be ongoing until September next year. We're gonna be here for a while |
mar1217 said: Chiibi said: Didn't they just replace it with the butterfly scene at the beginning ?My one nitpick is that they cut the "squeaky green worm" scene and Kirito's like "wtf is this" ; that would have been cute to see. >3> Pretty much. SQUEAKY WORM IS MORE FUN THOUGH.....don't you think? xD There wasn't a good reason to change it imho. |
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Nerd_Zone1 said: but to me personal he feel like an archtype of a certain type of character. What kind? I can't think of many like him. Ones that came AFTER him are just copying him. lol |
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| I like this slow pace. This is the most interested I've been in SAO since Aincrad, maybe more. |
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Nerd_Zone1 said: Chiibi said: What kind? I can't think of many like him. Ones that came AFTER him are just copying him. lol https://aminoapps.com/c/anime/page/blog/why-sword-art-online-fails-the-heros-journey/qztR_uwonwXlZkLpb0Lkq3a2MNMdYe This is a solid blog if you want a read Eh, no thanks. I don't need a blog post telling me how to think. lol |
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| It's gonna be a a long 25 ep from here one, since that's how it did in past SAO seasons. |
JiangHaoyi1979 said: It's gonna be a a long 25 ep from here one, since that's how it did in past SAO seasons. Alicization is four cours (cour=12 episodes) so try 48 episodes. |
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Pedram said: Nerd_Zone1 said: lol acting like I'm brainwashing u, I just thought to show a decent blog on the problems with SAO and especially Kirito character. Clarify - what i see as a problem lol I personally never read these blogs. not coz i think they are 100% bullshit See, I think they're 100% bullshit; that's exactly why I won't read them. xD If I read them, I'll just get mad and get the temptation to type a 1000 word rebuttal essay on why they are wrong and it is a huge waste of time. |
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Pedram said: because convinced or not, they are making these to get money. that's their work. and they are earning it anyway :D Yeah, it's hilariously ironic because the haters are too stupid to understand that the more attention they give it, the more popular it's gonna get. If you DON'T want something to succeed, you ignore it. But they just keep feeding the fandom. XD |
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| Anyone else realize that Eugeo is just Kirito re-colored? Just wanted to bring this up |
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| Great episode with the worldbuilding and lore about underworld, slow but its okay. And they include Kirito's monologue. Im excited for next episode. |
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Skeptic said: Anyone else realize that Eugeo is just Kirito re-colored? Just wanted to bring this up Hairstyle maybe but he's nothing like Kirito. |
| I'm loving this well made world-building they are doing this season ... 5/5 |
"No matter where you go, everyone's connected." Iwakura, Lain. |
| ok wow..it seems like the world is rreset like the first series ...really enjoying the vibe |
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KaiserNazrin said: Skeptic said: Anyone else realize that Eugeo is just Kirito re-colored? Just wanted to bring this up Hairstyle maybe but he's nothing like Kirito. There are subtle differences like Eugeo's hair is a bit fluffier and his eyes are softer (more like the girls' eyes) but yeah, I get what you mean. xD |
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Nerd_Zone1 said: Pedram said: I personally never read these blogs. not coz i think they are 100% bullshit, but coz there is no point. Why should i understand or realize this fictional character i am enjoying have what flaws and why he is not a good character ? :| it's not like I'm gonna marry him lol the only thing it will do to me, is reduce my enjoyment of the show ! why the fuck i would want that ? O.o plus, these big articles or video which tell u why something is bad, is always a bit exaggerated, 20-30% of what they say is simply not a real problem. and 50% of what's left is all up to the taste and opinion of ppl. some might find it bad some might not. and the rest of the 50%, is solid flaw ! but as i said before, I'm no masochism and i don't earn money by criticism, I watch anime to enjoy. so I won't focus on these flaw. I think criticism is good to have so an author can improve upon they work, SAO progressive I honestly think is a good example of taking criticism well. the 1st arc had so much problem, a lot of limitation ( editor) however had alot of potential. The author understood the criticism and problems and tried to address it with his SAO progressive series being structural being much better..... I honestly not saying how u view media u completely wrong that BS, people are entitled to they own opinion. I honestly wouldn't be explaining in depth why i don't like kirito as a character that simply why i linked a blog lol ( for like a small section). " i am enjoying have what flaws and why he is not a good character ? :| it's not like I'm gonna marry him lol" sorry what does that mean, i good character is somebody u can be attached to see the perspective and honestly care about a fictional character that's the magic of stories. Example Breaking Bad Walter White by the end of it he's not a good person but you want to see his journey right till the end. I honestly don't jump to SAO hate train, if u looked at my initial impression i enjoyed it the author felt from his mistakes ( or A1) from previous seasons. Shit, maybe if some studio picked up Progressive in the first place then we wouldn't have this issue amirite đź‘€ |
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Comander-07 said: Im seriously looking forward to this, It will be a bit weird that this arc will be as long/longer as/than all the other arcs combined, but lets see what they do with it. Great build up, that is how Alicization is, maybe the ending of some arcs taken out of context may seem boring but when it all fits in, when you see the flow of the story, it just has really amazing world building. Also Alicization is divided in 2 different main arcs, and you will see the first one ending around 25ep mark, but of them are very different one from the other. |
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Nerd_Zone1 said: https://aminoapps.com/c/anime/page/blog/why-sword-art-online-fails-the-heros-journey/qztR_uwonwXlZkLpb0Lkq3a2MNMdYe This is a solid blog if you want a read ...The whole idea of the ''Heroes Journey'' sounds awfully specific for a theory on storytelling itself.. That aside, it seems like the Author inserted 17 almost arbitrary tropes in this 'theory', making it seems very...flimsy at best. Going in with some modest level of expectation considering the Author in this case is of one of a book on storytelling...I'm very disappointed in reading that blogpost. Then again realistically its not like someone that writes a book is automatically half decent at reasoning, so its my own fault for setting my expectations too high. :p Any story ''failing'' this ''heroes journey'' can be a good story or a poor story, because this theory is just awful and doesn't prove or indicate much of anything. Pedram said: I personally never read these blogs. not coz i think they are 100% bullshit, but coz there is no point. Maybe you should consider reading this one then, because the theory it uses ironically is 100% bullshit. :P It might be a change of pace for you? |
| “Ha ha, the synergy between my left and right hand made them feel scared.” Ye Xiu said. |
| lol! Kirito got Isekai'ed! bwahahahahahaha! 4/5. |
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| The directions were perfect I'm already in love with this arc. |
| Wow. I'm surprised, never thought that SAO can be actually that good. Just keep going like this and this will be best SAO arc I've watched. |
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