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| First 12 ep of SAO was really good, rest was shit with the fairy crap. GGO was really shit as well, especially really shit when it turns into fairy stuff again This, however, has a good start, looking forward to it |
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| this is just a beginning of a whole new story. kirito is dead and transported to new journey?, im in! |
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TakunDes said: First 12 ep of SAO was really good, rest was shit with the fairy crap. GGO was really shit as well, especially really shit when it turns into fairy stuff again This, however, has a good start, looking forward to it Alicization in a way picks on what was great about those first episodes, drops Asuna, for the first half, adds a great MC to balance with Kirito (Eugeo) and goes much further than the first arc ever gone. It is the pinacle of how great of a fantasy can be, with also innovating concepts like the Fluctlight going on. And we will be getting one year full of Alicigreatness~~ evoniee said: this is just a beginning of a whole new story. kirito is dead and transported to new journey?, im in! He is not dead, and this is not spoilers, he was injected with the Death Gun. Recall GGO? That thing has a sedative to stop his heart, and it really fucks him up. (minor spoilers below) |
PlaycoolOct 7, 2018 11:34 AM
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Rahul_cheerla007 said: Finally kirito is dead that's a wrap, sasuga A1 steak sauce pictures. 10/10 |
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| For me as anime only premise of the entire thing leaves impression of anime version of Contact (minus aliens along with gigantic multilayered machine). Also, I could not keep my face straight during the ambush scene, photon swords sounded there like remixed farts... |
| Really a good first episode ! But...Those kids....Their are stupid aren't they ? I mean....they took the wrong way but..... -First we can see that one side of the roas is like 2x widder than the other... When walking,the river was at their left and they was on the big road..... Couldn't they think about it a little ? Also the sword and the dragon ! When they was in front on the good side....they literaly walked straight to the dragon.....the sword became an arrow to the exit....since they couldn't move it ! Oh well details.....But Hey ! 'm sure it's going to be a good show ! I mean Kirito is half-dead already ! Could'nt do a better start XD |
| TFW the only good part of a 40 minute episode is a rough housing scene between kid Kirito and a blonde. The scene with the whole harem gathered in the bar made me laugh my ass off for some reason. Also, MMMMM that cafe exposition scene. Fucking classic SAO. For what is suppose to be the best arc of SAO, they sure are doing their best to push away newcomers, fence sitters, and even haters with this 1 episode. But Im a good fanboy so I'll continue watching this because KiritoxAsuna4lyfe!!!!!1111 |
 AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THIS CUTE LITTLE SHIT!!! Just arrest me. Yeah, I'll just turn myself in now.......f*ck..... x_____X |
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| I liked when they showed Asuna with the photon sword. It seems like a good start for it. I watched it expecting it to be a simple 23 min episode, but by the end I realized it was 46 minutes and I spent a long time watching it. |
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| Omg Kirito is so cute in this new anime. I dropped previous seasons but SAO is so nostalgic, I feel this one will be better |
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NietzscheBoi said: Ok so I find boring slice of life boring and entertaining/comedic slife of life with engaging characters interesting. Obviously if a scene is just random shots with little to no interesting characters spewing exposition in my face it's not gonna interest me, while a scene with interesting characters and fun dialogue will. A good slice of life needs characters that are interesting and I need to care about them. Even if it's not a comedy, a slice of life show that has good characters will be good if executed well. SAO is an action show as well, not a slice of life. No one goes into an episode of Sword Art Online thinking "Oh boy, I'm excited for another café exposition scene today." They're going into it thinking "I can't wait to see Kirito kick some ass." NietzscheBoi said: Even if it's not a comedy, a slice of life show that has good characters will be good if executed well. Few shows have interesting characters right from the start without relying on comedy to make them appear interesting. And it seems without that comedy you just dont enjoy them. (at the start) Sure action shows often do, but I would argue that's more a failure of action shows where there's too much action and not enough worldbuilding/story building. Simply put, it seems like a slower buildup instead of fastpaced just isnt your thing. NietzscheBoi said: Ok so I find boring slice of life boring and entertaining/comedic slife of life with engaging characters interesting. So again, as I mentioned: you find slice of life without comedy boring. I feel much the same way, but the difference is I wouldnt mistake that for a show being bad just because the early episodes have a slow start. |
| “Ha ha, the synergy between my left and right hand made them feel scared.” Ye Xiu said. |
| First half is pretty good, until they show that hilarious GGO part which they use laser sword to fight a bunch of people with guns and deflect bullets with swords lolz.. Crap game is crap game. Production quality is good as expected cuz this show is literally A1's trump card, but first half plot is pretty generic while later half is still lolz.. Let's see how the plot goes then, I don't expect much honestly. |
FeelSide said: Omg Kirito is so cute in this new anime. I dropped previous seasons but SAO is so nostalgic, I feel this one will be better Ikr , two cute shota doing some cute interaction/ innocent yaoi is the best way to sell BD :P |
| Pretty damn awesome start if I do say so myself. Really missed this series so it's nice to see the group again along with Alice and Eugeo. Was very confused at the start of why Kirito was a kid until the 2nd half started and also i wonder why Eugeo had that "system error" thing in one of his eyes. Pretty interesting imo. very hyped for the next ep. |
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| I don't even know where to start, but i am so glad that they did a 40min episode, otherwise it wouldn't be the same. This is honestly one of the best SAO episodes, and this is just the first episode! wow! I'm so curious about everything but it will take a lot of time to find everything xD 50 eps!! That new "game" that Kirito is working on is 10/10, can't wait to know more about what is happening there. Alice is such a cutie omggg! And, can we have another episode about the tree cutting? It was so interesting xD Glad that we had some romance in this episode. Nice to see the team back, but Asuna...oh boy <3 Amazing as always :3  Art is as always 10/10 It's good that it didn't disappoint because i was worried that the change in director would affect the anime but (at least now) i have 0 complaints, only compliments xD What a great job! Can't wait for more! This is going to be awesome. |
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| So uh, watched the Alicization part till he woke up, skimmed through the episode after te whole GGO part, got to where the Laughing Coffin dude pops up, saw him get poked with the poison. All I could bring myself to say was get fucked. Honestly, skipping through the exposition middle piece, I feel like I didn't miss on much (partly cause I read the LN probably) Eh, might be a solid pass for me. At least te art is pretty. |
| Sword Art Isekai? |
CrimsonTsukiOct 7, 2018 9:44 PM
| I'm more bothered at how Kirito, during the first half, was 100% certain about things he's never seen. Like the sword that the so called hero tried to steal, it could have just been some random ass sword. Regardless, at least the episode was pretty. |
BillBoyTM said: xShinigami3125 said: Also seriously fckn laughing coffin from the first season ??? Why tf are these guys still relevant without sao Abriged I wouldn't even remember them. LC has been a main villain in both seasons, namely Aincrad and Phantom Bullet. Makes sense to see remnants of their members here, too. Main villain in aincrad ? The guild appeared once on a graveyard and at the end a singe guy tried to poison Kirito. That's not what I would call a main villain. And Death Gun consisted of two brothers with one being an ex member and the other one not so the guild also wasn't a pivotal plot point there. It's just ridiculous to have almost irelevant villains reappear and then treat it as some kind of big shock reveal. |
immortaluchiha said: immortaluchiha said: I know right, seriously took their hate on the next level. Well must have a lot of free time to waste their time on something they hate, well if you are living with your parents money without doing any job and watch anime all day, you pretty much have that kind of free time. speaking of free time... anyways, try not to get trigger by other people's opinions? I came here to read everyone's opinions because im interested in how other people perceive what I just watched, not to hate on everyone else who doesnt think the same way I did ;) |
| Btw, never read the source material, but I can already guess what would happen later. Kirito prob would be put into that Soul device for a very long time to save him from poison or something cuz his body is temporary dead or something. That dude shota friend would fight against Kirito eventually, as this is how those edgy show always try to set up. (His eye color changes too) They'd fight / misunderstood each other, and eventually come into terms and be best buddy again, etc etc. Alice must be a key device to something important, etc etc, and everyone wants her, etc etc. |
Ventus_S said: Btw, never read the source material, but I can already guess what would happen later. Kirito prob would be put into that Soul device for a very long time to save him from poison or something cuz his body is temporary dead or something. That dude shota friend would fight against Kirito eventually, as this is how those edgy show always try to set up. (His eye color changes too) They'd fight / misunderstood each other, and eventually come into terms and be best buddy again, etc etc. Alice must be a key device to something important, etc etc, and everyone wants her, etc etc. Well you got all of them right except for one small detail. You'll find out which one that is later. |
shootinmage said: Ventus_S said: Btw, never read the source material, but I can already guess what would happen later. Kirito prob would be put into that Soul device for a very long time to save him from poison or something cuz his body is temporary dead or something. That dude shota friend would fight against Kirito eventually, as this is how those edgy show always try to set up. (His eye color changes too) They'd fight / misunderstood each other, and eventually come into terms and be best buddy again, etc etc. Alice must be a key device to something important, etc etc, and everyone wants her, etc etc. Well you got all of them right except for one small detail. You'll find out which one that is later. Please tell me there's a major plot twist somewhere later. (no need to spoil it , just wanna know it exists or not) Don't want a show spending 50 episodes just to tell a generic story like that.. (4 cours show ...) |
OppaiSugoi said: Rahul_cheerla007 said: Finally kirito is dead that's a wrap, sasuga A1 steak sauce pictures. 10/10 Not dead, but in a way, his heart stoped, and he suffered multiple almost not salvage brain damage, so almost vegetable-like. |
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| Oh boy, I don't want to be another SAO hater, but this makes it hard not to be one. The pacing throughout the episode is just hideous, they gave us 10 minutes (I'm not exaggerating, literally 10 minutes) of 3 characters just sitting in a cafe and talking; with barely any animation - in the first episode no less. This already pissed me off in Ordinal Scale and SAO Season 2, it appears as though Kawahara really doesn't know any other way to deliver exposition. Even the scenes that were fully animated were pretty underwhelming when you compare them to other recent action shows like Shingeki no Kyojin or Boku no Hero Academia. This is the first episode ofa new season for A-1 Pictures' cash cow and all they could do is decent to average animation? If they're not gonna go all out here, when are they ever going to? As for the plot, sigh... let's just hope it gets better, though I doubt it will (I hope they'll actually kill Alice, though, since this episode couldn't even make me give two shits about what happens to her. I felt more empathy for most of the redshirts in Star Trek, ffs). I also still hate the use of pseudoscience as a plot device because people without scientific background might actually remember that shit. I have this picture of Kawahara in my mind, desperately trying to come up with some logical explanation for all the bullshit he dumped on us here. He then clicked 'random article' on Wikipedia and got to 'microtubules'. He clicked again and got 'photon'. Being the mastermind that he is, his brilliant brain managed to put these mismatched puzzle pieces together and came up with the following: "Put photon in microtubule and you get: Soul." Yeah right. That makes sense. Fuck off. If you're gonna make up bullshit, at least don't use scientific terminology, it makes you look like an idiot to everyone who actually understands it. There's nothing wrong with fantasy, but at least be honest about it instead of trying to hide it behind jargon. Overall, does this make me an SAO hater? I guess it does at this point. I tried, but Reki sure did everything he could to antagonize me. PS: Wonder what sort of Deus Ex Machina they're going to pull out of their ass to not have Kirito die to poison in the next episode. Though who knows, Kirito might have been carrying a bulgarian umbrella (google it, you won't regret it), so I'd say he's got this kill in the bag. |
KnockatorOct 8, 2018 1:20 AM
| Not sure why Kirito aimed for johnny's leg there in the end. Also have no clue how that knocked Jhonny out. ah Sao, how I missed your over the top moments. |
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SNDT said: I know, right? I died when I saw this bullshit. He hit his leg and that guy lost consciousness??? Just swing your fucking umbrella and keep him at a distance. Who the hell is saying he lost consciousness? He went for the leg, incapacitated him, Johnny lost balance and fell. If you don't have the intent to kill someone go for what keeps them up & running which are the legs. |
| So.. He died for real?! |
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| 2nd half was ass imo. I guess I'm not too much of a fan of the supporting cast from Aincrad |
| A very interesting opening episode, throwing us straight into something that didn't really make sense (and I doubt it fully will for many many weeks yet), but was still interesting regardless. The exposition in the second half does at least explain the fundamentals of the technology, but there's still a lot more to it than what we know so far (not least of which being the practical concerns of a gaming system that is so realistic that it barely seems like a game, while also having a distorted notion of time). It was also a pleasant surprise to see everyone in GGO, and to then use that as a lure to tie us back into the GGO arc again; having just rewatched season 2, everything from that arc is still fresh in my mind, making this turn of events unsurprising but still suspenseful (I'm anticipating the same fakeout as when Shinkawa "injected" Kirito before, but who knows?). Very solid start, and I'm very excited for a year of SAO. |
Fappa said: SNDT said: I know, right? I died when I saw this bullshit. He hit his leg and that guy lost consciousness??? Just swing your fucking umbrella and keep him at a distance. Who the hell is saying he lost consciousness? He went for the leg, incapacitated him, Johnny lost balance and fell. If you don't have the intent to kill someone go for what keeps them up & running which are the legs. Hmm, let me think. Maybe because it was depicted this way in the fucking anime?  |
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