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| Honestly just go with it and wait till the next episode comes out, then it will be massive rage fest |
| that "final battle" was awesome and so fucking gay at the same time. the bitch get killed, then he gets killed and then comes back to life to stab and kill him. that's like the most unoriginal ending scene. in my opinion. making a extremely anti climatic final blow and ending to the final battle. they the laziness and eagerness to just end the series is blatantly obvious in this episode |
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ThanatosPersona said: I don't get why people like Asuna so much... I mean i like her too, but just because she's cute. however, there are other cuter characters like Shino, Suguha, Sachi and Silica. I thought she was a bit clingy ever since they started dating. It's my opinion so don't go bash me because I don't like Asuna as much as the other girls. Kinda because Asuna and Kirito Kazuto became an actual couple first before anyone enters the equation. Pairing him with anyone else kind of like NTR for Asuna, even though some of the heroine seems better than her. Of course, that's just my opinion. I do like Shino and Sugu better, but am reluctant to separate the canon pairing. |
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| This. Episode. Was. Amaz-balls. Period. O______O <3 |
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| No idea if it was mentioned, but they animation error. His sword broke, and when he picked up Asuna's rapier, it changed into his old broken sword. Lol. The fights were so stupid. 'Can't use Sword Skill' > 'Activates Starburst Stream'. At least it made sense in the novel. |
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Yanoflies said: No idea if it was mentioned, but they animation error. His sword broke, and when he picked up Asuna's rapier, it changed into his old broken sword. Lol. The fights were so stupid. 'Can't use Sword Skill' > 'Activates Starburst Stream'. At least it made sense in the novel. Actually it was <The Eclipse> |
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| Been a while since I read book 1, oh well. |
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| hmm.. this is great but I wonder if Asuna really died.. the next art should be ALO.. so they say |
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PhoenixIce said: The lack of sword skills is such a downer for SAO, they could've just added words naming the skills somewhere and it would've been so much cooler I agree, the world building for this series is great. But sadly this arc's potential is still being tapped yet again and rewritten. |
| Can't wait to see the rest of the series. I'm hoping Asuna did make it out alive, since she was still around in the ending sequence. Where the butthurt VN fans at, there's gotta be a crowd of em around. |
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| :DDD *shining* lol I loved it!!!! xD This ep was awesome!!!~~~ I've still got tears streaming down my face >.< lol x) |
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| "I don't get why people like Asuna so much." And I don't get why people like this episode so much. Before see the title of the next episode I was thinking it was over. Yeah, I knew Sword Art Online was meant to have 25 eps, but... everything.. just ended. WTF. And what about the dramatic scenes? I hate 'drama' but.. sometimes it is needed. The only exception is in the very end, when Kirito hugs Asuna. That's why I don't get why people like this episode so much. I hated it. It was a way too fast. And I was thinking that I will saw the battle against that awesome Skull Reaper. Deception. |
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snowpin said: So, I've never read the LN, I'm actually about to because of this episode. I'm wondering if anyone would fill me in on what exactly is going on with this. Obviously ALO is another version of the online world? I'm assuming that anyways... Does it involve Kirito at all or is it kinda like .hack where it changes characters in the new series? Since the next episode is labeled Return I'm assuming there will be 1-2 episodes of him in the real world trying to find Asuna but how much more of Kirito is there? with the exception of one volume of the LN(out of 10)everything is from Kirito's POV. |
pr0wnage said: kngu said: GOD DAMN, tear-jerking episode. Moved from a 9/10 to 10/10. Seriously? Damn, I didn't really understand what people meant by "SAO is the most overrated thing ever" until I started actually paying attention to what people say on MAL. SAO Overall Rating Before GGO = 6/10 After GGO=9000/10...just epic. |
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BossLuffy said: pr0wnage said: kngu said: GOD DAMN, tear-jerking episode. Moved from a 9/10 to 10/10. Seriously? Damn, I didn't really understand what people meant by "SAO is the most overrated thing ever" until I started actually paying attention to what people say on MAL. SAO Overall Rating Before GGO = 6/10 After GGO=9000/10...just epic. Well the Force is strong with GGO. |
| IMO, this ep really needed Kirito's internal monologue, particularly at the part where he discovers Heathcliff's true identity. Some people were wondering why all of a sudden Kirito decided to attack him. But overall it was pretty good. |
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Obstinate said: IMO, this ep really needed Kirito's internal monologue, particularly at the part where he discovers Heathcliff's true identity. Some people were wondering why all of a sudden Kirito decided to attack him. But overall it was pretty good. I'm glad they left that out, as that made no sense in the LN. |
hyperknees91 said: Obstinate said: IMO, this ep really needed Kirito's internal monologue, particularly at the part where he discovers Heathcliff's true identity. Some people were wondering why all of a sudden Kirito decided to attack him. But overall it was pretty good. I'm glad they left that out, as that made no sense in the LN. It also didn't make much sense in the anime. |
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| Amazing! Absolutely fantastic. Best episode of the first arc. I haven't read the novel, so it may have been rushed, but it did not feel rushed to me as an anime only observer. Every part of this episode was unexpected and very well done. |
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Obstinate said: hyperknees91 said: Obstinate said: IMO, this ep really needed Kirito's internal monologue, particularly at the part where he discovers Heathcliff's true identity. Some people were wondering why all of a sudden Kirito decided to attack him. But overall it was pretty good. I'm glad they left that out, as that made no sense in the LN. It also didn't make much sense in the anime. Fair enough, maybe they thought that it made no sense either way so it wasn't worth the extra effort. |
| speechless.. so they died in sao but didn't die in real life? so they have no memories about sao?? though kazuto remembered asuna. :D |
| And the end of SAO is reached. Not as spectacular as I envisioned it to be in the LN but oh well, it was done okay I reckon. Anyway I for one actually liked ALO to an extent given that it had its share of scenes in the real world and So I'm looking forward to next episode. Ha, like others I'm disappointed that there won't be any GGO this season though. |
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Arumaru said: speechless.. so they died in sao but didn't die in real life? so they have no memories about sao?? though kazuto remembered asuna. :D They cleared SAO so they got released. And no, they retained their memories. |
| LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Kirito is LITERALLY Jesus. Like I've been saying all along. |
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DraconisMarch said: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Kirito is LITERALLY Jesus. Like I've been saying all along. If he was jesus he would've died for everyone elses sake...oh god that's so tasteless. Waiting for your reaction vid hah. |
ssjokg said: BossLuffy said: pr0wnage said: kngu said: GOD DAMN, tear-jerking episode. Moved from a 9/10 to 10/10. Seriously? Damn, I didn't really understand what people meant by "SAO is the most overrated thing ever" until I started actually paying attention to what people say on MAL. SAO Overall Rating Before GGO = 6/10 After GGO=9000/10...just epic. Well the Force is strong with GGO. LOL XD, seeing Jedi Kirito animated would be awesome |
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| I really liked the hospital scene at very end. Kirito hanging onto death was quite well animated too. :) Felt cheated that we didn't get to see the death of the 75th boss extended out in more detail. A little anti-climatic tbh. Also, the animation when Kirito cried near the end was a little uglay haha |
| The first half of the episode was pretty funny, second half was eh. The "boss fight" went from an insurmountable challenge to the first level of Super Mario in about half a second. Kirito's little Oscar speech made me laugh as well, legit fan-fiction tier. As for the end, the guy clearly stated that they completed the game, what were they crying about? Line that made the episode worth it: "This isn't a duel... IZA DEATH MATCH!" Episode 0/10, bringing the average to 0/10. |
JoshOct 6, 2012 11:31 PM
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| AMAAAZING. Wooaaah, I did not see this coming. Great, great episode <3 :) I can't wait for the next one!! |
Culevra said: ever since the episode where kirito encounters asuna for the second time ive been dissapointed with all the missing character development and missed dialogue, i feel like im missing so much by not having read the LN and its been gnawing at me ever since the beginning, the story is really interesting but im not sure whether or not i can dedicate my time to reading the LN, is the visual novel on par with the light novel? or am i gonna have to take the leap to read the LN to see all the stuff im missing? Sword Art Online has a visual novel? That's news to me~ |
| Great ep! Finally they're released from SAO. Really loved the touching scenes with Kirito x Asuna. Kirito at the end looks like a real zombie with the long hair and bony arms. Wonder if Asuna looks like that too? Wanna see how this goes on... |
| I mainly see the animes... so don't blame me for not knowing about the Manga/LN |
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| -.- this episode was crap. Everything felt rushed,the crying and emotional scenes felt forced, Kirito some how being able to stay alive after dying so that he could kill Kayaba Akihiko was bullshit (plus that was a shitty final boss fight) and then at the end he's magically alive even though he died in the game was just horrible and that completely goes against what the story was constantly showing us. Hopefully this next arc will be a lot better than this one, I really did like this arc at first but the end just kinda ruined it Episode: 1/5 Arc Score: 3/5 |
BikageOct 6, 2012 11:51 PM
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| My only complaints about this episode where how fast the battles went (I was disappointed in how fast it was while reading the LN, and I had hoped the anime would at least drag it out a little longer) and wtf how is Kirito moving after two years of laying down? I was in a hospital bed for a few WEEKS after surgery and was unable to move like that! Lucky bastard. Other than that though the visuals looked nice, music is always good, and Asuna is still as cute as ever. ALO is gonna be interesting, and I'm gonna look forward to seeing everyone's reactions when meeting Sugu |
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Tyrel said: Kirito looks like:ssjokg said: oZi4Ever said: Found a pic for ALO : wth happened with Kirito's wings? Where the fuck is his dark grey-ish blue wings http://myanimelist.net/character/24482/Rin_Okumura TBH AND SERIOUS! |
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Yumekichi11 said: Tyrel said: Kirito looks like:ssjokg said: oZi4Ever said: Found a pic for ALO : wth happened with Kirito's wings? Where the fuck is his dark grey-ish blue wings http://myanimelist.net/character/24482/Rin_Okumura TBH AND SERIOUS! here some pics from the LN |
| That last battle with Akihiko was anti-climactic than I thought. Thank goodness the battle with the 75th boss didn't end with lolwillpower. |
HauntingShock said: Watch out~ We got a bad ass here :O Hating on this anime... lol prepare your arguments for FT~ just sayin' The most pathetic part of it all is that more than half of his points are a joke, well whatever its to be expected, to call it predictable doesn't do it justice. The funniest part about it, is that this is the same guy who gives Fairy Tail (even the freaken OVA) a 10 then defends it to the death; then wonders why people defend SAO, oh the irony. |
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InfiniteDestiny said: HauntingShock said: Watch out~ We got a bad ass here :O Hating on this anime... lol prepare your arguments for FT~ just sayin' The most pathetic part of it all is that more than half of his points are a joke, well whatever its to be expected, to call it predictable doesn't do it justice. The funniest part about it, is that this is the same guy who gives Fairy Tail (even the freaken OVA) a 10 then defends it to the death; then wonders why people defend SAO, oh the irony. Ikr~ No point in arguing with him I guess. |
Gash_V-D_Hetchum said: I PRAY TO ALL THE DEITIES IN THE UNIVERSE! SAVE US FROM THIS PILE OF SHIT - What's going on here? - Asuna defying the paralysis? - Kayaba being surprised? Of course he should! WTF was that? - Asuna-chan died protecting Kirito-kun - Kirito-kun lost the will to fight! He then died! - HOLY FUCK IN FUCKS FUCK *******AHHHHHHHH********** GHOST KIRITO! SUPER SCARY AND AWESOME! - Kayaba got stabbed. Die you evil monster - Kirito-kun and Asuna-chan are in "heaven" looking down as their house and the world crumbles - WOAH! Kayaba came back to give a EPIC speech about a flying castle and hoping it actually exists somewhere. - KILL ME NOW! Those brain dead asshat main characters agreed with the bastard that admitted 4000 players were really dead. Kirito: "Yeah, I hope it does" Asuna(Nods her head in agreement) - Kirito-kun awoke in the real world! He can immediately walk again! ITS A MIRACLE! - Attention hospital staff, where the fuck are you? Thousands of players awoke, why is the place so damn empty. - DON'T WORRY BOYS AND GIRLS! ASUNA-CHAN IS STILL ALIVE! AND DON'T FORGET THAT YUI-CHAN IS GOING TO COME BACK TOO Why not end start the next arc the anime here? Sword Art Online IS DONE just starting afterall. You're welcome |
TyrelOct 7, 2012 12:37 AM
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Tyrel said: Gash_V-D_Hetchum said: I PRAY TO ALL THE DEITIES IN THE UNIVERSE! SAVE US FROM THIS PILE OF SHIT - What's going on here? - Asuna defying the paralysis? - Kayaba being surprised? Of course he should! WTF was that? - Asuna-chan died protecting Kirito-kun - Kirito-kun lost the will to fight! He then died! - HOLY FUCK IN FUCKS FUCK *******AHHHHHHHH********** GHOST KIRITO! SUPER SCARY AND AWESOME! - Kayaba got stabbed. Die you evil monster - Kirito-kun and Asuna-chan are in "heaven" looking down as their house and the world crumbles - WOAH! Kayaba came back to give a EPIC speech about a flying castle and hoping it actually exists somewhere. - KILL ME NOW! Those brain dead asshat main characters agreed with the bastard that admitted 4000 players were really dead. Kirito: "Yeah, I hope it does" Asuna(Nods her head in agreement) - Kirito-kun awoke in the real world! He can immediately walk again! ITS A MIRACLE! - Attention hospital staff, where the fuck are you? Thousands of players awoke, why is the place so damn empty. - DON'T WORRY BOYS AND GIRLS! ASUNA-CHAN IS STILL ALIVE! AND DON'T FORGET THAT YUI-CHAN IS GOING TO COME BACK TOO Why not end start the next arc the anime here? Sword Art Online IS DONE just starting afterall. You're welcome You missed a spot lol |
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