>this thread Good job kiddo you really hit the nail on the head. |
-Mooners-Nov 20, 2021 11:44 AM
| Bias for a character that got me into anime 6 years ago? |
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| because people who watch SAO dont have personality |
| I do ship them since I find them cute together, but even I admit Kirito's pretty bland and there's almost nothing special about Asuna. Though, opinions exist. Let them like what they want. |
 Help, I'm hooked into the Fate series (not all) and am obsessed with Shirou x Saber! Also, forever hoping for a ufotable remake of the Fate route! |
weeabootakbankai said: I actually wrote that in hope I will find a fellow SAO fan, what's up dude? I'm planning to order the first volume of Progressive so I'm pretty excited. You watching Alicization ?Kuraya said: Because they do have personality, their character development may have been mostly off camera but they have personality. From the top of my head I can say Kirito was a shut-in guy who thought at first he was content with a virtual world but the experience of being completely shallowed by one changed him into a compassionate human. Asuna was pretty stressed out by her life of high expectations and tried the game SAO for the sake of it. She felt the terror of her life being put in the biggest danger when she did virtually nothing. She didn't crumble in that. She's one to rise under pressure. She became skilled with the sword and became one of the commandants of the strongest guild. Then she met Kirito again from the first time they met when the game only just begun. To sum up Asuna is a kind and strong person. Her screen time being pretty much cut off is another subject. Thank you. You are the only one in this thread that get Kirito and Asuna character development. The rest of the user on this post just don't get Kirito and Asuna. Even light novel reader can see their development and they are not really bland& personality |
  『 The truth has power because it’s the truth. And because it is the truth, that makes it just. It’s persuasive, isn’t it? Don’t you want truth like that? 』 |
weeabootakbankai said: From what I saw on your profile you might not think so but imo Alicization is the best season of SAO, one of the factors is just how amazing the lore makes me feel, it's sooo rich.Kuraya said: I actually wrote that in hope I will find a fellow SAO fan, what's up dude? I'm planning to order the first volume of Progressive so I'm pretty excited. You watching Alicization ? Kuraya said: I actually wrote that in hope I will find a fellow SAO fan, what's up dude? I'm planning to order the first volume of Progressive so I'm pretty excited. You watching Alicization ? Likewise 😁. It nice to see a fellow SAO fan on this thread defending Kirito&Asuna. What you think of Alicization so far? Also Quinella is incredible, she's already in my top 5 villains |
『 The truth has power because it’s the truth. And because it is the truth, that makes it just. It’s persuasive, isn’t it? Don’t you want truth like that? 』 |
| I personally hate SAO with a passion but people buy into the idea that a perfect simple romance can exist. My problem with how they handled it with asuna and kirito is that they handled it so vanilla-like that it turned into straight garbage right from the start. I really have no problems with straight romance but it's a hard sell since kirito is sold as a "harem hero" all throughout the show. |
| People have different opinions kid. No one gives a shit if you think Kirito and Asuna have "no personality". |
| I'm sorry that Kirito and Asuna have more favorites than whatever character you have favorited on your real account. You just have shit taste OP |
| Well that's not wrong. Kirito is like the most average kind of MC ever with so many boring clones... and Asuna... meh. It's just the waifu of the series.. I don't understand all those waifus wars like Kaguya, Raphtalia or Chika this season either...and when you see the same characters everytime you get so tired of them. |
| characters with no personality are who the majority of people identify with because since they are so bland its easy to glue your personality onto them (and youre probably a little bland yourself no offence, most people are because thats what makes you normal). think any silent protagonist in a video game (like link from zelda) its the same thing with bland characters in anime and movies. now also consider that kirito is the best at everything in the world he lives in. Most things that happen revolve around him or require him to be there to be solved. Why wouldnt guys want to be him or chicks want to be with him? |
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| Maybe because the villains are so incredibly terribly written that it makes everyone else in the cast look multidimensional in comparison? But honestly, Kirito and Asuna are two of the more interesting chars in the show. Most of the sidecast/harem as well as the villains get a lot less or a lot worse characterization, nevermind development. I still don't think they are very great characters, but they're decent and getting better the further the story progresses, and if there's any characters you're gonna like in the show it's those two so it makes sense to me. They outshine almost everyone else in SAO and that's what makes them popular. It doesn't matter how much you like them compared to *insert random better anime most SAO fans probably haven't seen*. SAO is popular and they are probably the best characters from that show, for whatever that is worth. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| while i agree they lack personality, that does not necessarily mean they lack appeal. |
| Real people usually lack personality themselves and therefore characters without it are relatable to most and quite popular. |
| Damn dude you must be a real pussy to post this with a fake account. Anyways people like them for the same reason you do, so they can project themselves upon kirito and imagine a life where they eternally fuck a dime. |
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Well, it really depends on what you are comparing SAO to. I'm not saying SAO is absolutely the worst anime out there, just that I simply hate how it turned out. One show being bad doesn't stop other shows being bad. |
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS. |
| In general people who say that Kirito and Asuna have no personality probably haven't read the LN yet. I don't care if you call the Anime Kirito and Asuna bland since that is pretty much true, but their LN counterparts are a whole other story. Pro tip, joining on the "I hate SAO bandwagon" does not make you an "elite" anime watcher. |
| They absolutely DO have personalities. I have no clue why people say they don't. |
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| Because they are easily selling tropes of teenager love which is the favorite argument of the targeted audience of anime: angsty teenagers. What makes Kirito and Asuna special is that they are easily recognizable (A1 pictures developed a easy but catchy style) and their anime is fairly good animated and polished for the average viewer. Nothing strange since what make stuff "popular" is that they emphasize the average taste in anime in their given period and this works in every market possible. |
Ἄκουε δή, ἦ δ᾽ ὅς. φημὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ εἶναι τὸ δίκαιον οὐκ ἄλλο τι ἢ τὸ τοῦ κρείττονος συμφέρον.  Listen—I say that justice is nothing other than the advantage of the stronger. |
| Because fanboys have no personality either |
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| Saiki so I could experience flying for real I really want to fly like a bird |
| if you've only seen one anime in your life, you can only appreciate those characters |
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