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| Best boy gets his own ending, SWEET. Talking about the ep, i really wanted them to put a certain scene before the opening but they did not.. asdfg maybe they'll show it later somehow, idk~ That aside, the episode was beautiful. |
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| I love this arc so far. Haven't read the novel but apparently it is correctly adapted so it is good ! I have so many questions, but the one that bothers me the most is why Eugeo forgot about Kirito ? Is it because of the thing that happened to his eyes? Well, we'll see. |
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Mattinator95 said: If they didn't then I'd love it either way....It'd be pretty fun if he had to level up again in that department tooTokoya said: Okay, I'm very curious to find out what's the deal with this Selka girl because she's a dead ringer for Alice....That cannot be a coincidence lol Other than that, the first half was pretty decent albeit me being a tad bit bummed out that neither Kirito nor Eugeo remembers each other and Alice however the interactions between those two is still fun to see (Eugeo is just great right now imo) Looks like Kirito's sword skills transferred over which isn't a surprise since they can't have him completely powerless lol, but I'm more intrigued by that little theory that Kirito came up with about Eugeo The OP had me wondering why they showed that baby but if they actually like copied them into this thing, that's some crazy stuff right there O_O I hope we get to learn more about that soon Good ep overall though, really digging how gradual the pacing and explanations are (AND I STILL CANNOT GET OVER HOW GREAT THE VISUALS ARE!!!!!!!!!!!) doubt his sword skills got transferred over at all , this world seems complete different and so far no levels or skill trees , at a glance i guess he manged to do the skill due to knowledge of how to activate them. and seems not everyone can do a sword skill |
| Wow, this was confusing. He was sent to that world after being "killed" in the first episode. At least he still has his sword skills. |
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| Good episode. It felt really slow but that's not necessarily bad though. So, Kirito somehow ended up in the Underworld after passing out in the street. This world and characters seems to be much more real than a regular videogame with an virtual world and NPCs. Eugeo as I expected is an interesting fella. |
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| Underworld feels more like an actual living world than a setting made for the purpose of games. The people feel more alive since they're not NPCs unlike before. The worldbuilding feels natural and the viewers are as confused as Kirito since we're now in an unfamiliar world with no knowledge of what's happening. So far the adaptation has been on point. It's good that they include a lot of Kirito's monologues unlike in the first 2 seasons. It gives him more of a character. Surprised that they showed the tall tower and the woman sleeping this early on.  I still can't get enough of the visuals. They look so fucking good. I hope they can be consistent with this. And best boi Eugeo getting his own ED and seeing how lonely he looks is pretty sad to see. |
-Riptide-Oct 13, 2018 12:26 PM
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 AND KIRITO WAS LIKE, "I'LL SHOW YOU, TREE!!!"  AND THEN THE TREE WAS LIKE "F*CK YOU, BITCH!!" AND THEN EUGEO WAS LIKE "DAMN, I SHOULDA BROUGHT POPCORN." |
ChiibiOct 13, 2018 12:10 PM
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| I'm loving this a lot so far. For i though Kirito would cut that tree in just one swing but glad he didn't xD |
| Fairly nice pacing currently. Really enjoying and awaiting the next episodes. Show still looks great, it dawns unto to me that SAO was already 7 years ago and this looks way better. |
 "... Because when you live in this world of my closed eyes... ... Being alone is very lonely...". |
| So, I might be getting my series of events mixed up, but did they cut the RATH sequence all together, or is that later down the line? I was kind of looking forward to that this week, but we went straight back into Underworld instead. |
| A great episode overall. Loved it. Kirito was kinda cool using that sword skill. Seems like he lost his sword skills and needs to start from the beginning. It's a shame that both have forgotten about each other. |
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| I'm honestly okay with the world-building...I mean, considering it's 50 or so episodes long, there's quite a bit of stuff needed to be covered...and even then, it's inevitable that some content will be rushed or skipped. |
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| Pretty good episode. Enjoyed it. Best combi LiSA and Aoi for OP & ED. |
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| Alright, I admit it. I'm invested in this show even though I still don't like Kirito. Maybe in this season he'll finally grow up. That being said, why the hell couldn't the first two seasons have this kind of adaptation?! At least A-1 learned from their mistakes and are actually taking their time with this. |
| "You talk too much. Think too much." "I don't care how justified you think your reasons are. I won't tolerate liars or thieves." "If you're not going to be nice to me, don't expect me to be nice to you." "I'm a soldier, not a superhero. Don't ever think of me as one." "The world doesn't revolve around you. Get that through your thick skull." "People who live by their emotions go nowhere in their lives. They only find misery. "If you don't like the way your life is than do something about it instead of sitting there feeling sorry for yourself." "You want something go get it. Period." |
| I can never say what I expect from this anime as it is an anime so lauded and panned at the same time. But hey, SAO being SAO I find myself being part of those with praise, even whilst it remains an anime plagued with the overriding sense of being all "part of a dream;" season one we had this theme of it being a death game, and season two attempted maintain this theme... But where does this season head for us? Yet, with all of this, I still wanna know! The only thing that annoyed me about this episode is the fact that Kirito still managed to be a swordsman; applying previous knowledge, I put it down as an assumption to his actual sword skills -but maybe, but maybe, couldn't the game make it a little harder for him to become. That's probably me just nitpicking though... Can't wait for next week; I just want to get into it and into the fights that I love so much. |
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| Production values are still high, which is very good to see. I like how mysterious this Underworld Arc is. Especially the part of what happened to Kirito in real life. So Alice did get taken away, however it has been many years ago in this world. Kirito seems to recall both Eugeo and Alice by hearing their names, but cant really place it. World building is strong in this episode and I bet there's a lot more to come. Hype! That girl at the end though... she's fine! |
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DirectorK said: Alright, I admit it. I'm invested in this show even though I still don't like Kirito. Maybe in this season he'll finally grow up. That being said, why the hell couldn't the first two seasons have this kind of adaptation?! At least A-1 learned from their mistakes and are actually taking their time with this. First off, the director changed. Secondly it's the first arc with a proper length to even make a pacing of that kind happen. All other arcs had like 2 Volumes at max whereas this is clocking in with like 10. It simply invites a far more slower and detailed approach because the source material allows it. neonie said: So, I might be getting my series of events mixed up, but did they cut the RATH sequence all together, or is that later down the line? I was kind of looking forward to that this week, but we went straight back into Underworld instead. If you mean with "RATH sequence" |
| Wow!! im actually impressed at how much i enjoyed this episode.. The Art, the animation, the colors, the soundtrack, the world building. Everything is so well made. I love it. Loving the characters so far Eugeo and now Selka. So far this seems like a very good adaption by A-1 Pictures. I really really really hope that this level of production continues. One little issue would be the action sound effects.. They sometimes are a little bit distorted just like what they did in Ordinal Scale and Apocrypha.. It was ridiculously bad in Apocrypha, but so far its manageable in Alicization, the beautiful Art and Soundtrack make up for it. Very much looking forward to next episode.. I would love to binge this right now not gonna lie. |
| I'll be damned. It really looks like SAO has a chance to be very good for once. |
| Well, no matter if I loved Sao originally or not, this arc is doing one thing better. It's not focusing so heavily on the original group members. It's developing the world really nicely and it's exciting even without the epic fights being present at the moment. Once everything starts coming together with Alice, Kirito, and Eugeo, it should get even better. It does seem strange that Kirito that the drug part at the end of episode 1 wasn't addressed, though. Maybe they'll start thinking of a way to get to the capital city next episode. |
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| Even though I always have my criticisms of SAO and what not, seeing Alicization brought to life further proves my personal opinion: This is how SAO should have been. And A-1, this is how your anime should be. Because man this is really gorgeous. But anyways....I see they showcased THAT girl at the end scene. I feel like there's gonna be quite a bit of fanservice with her in the future. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| They should've opened with this episode. It was way better than that hour long block of panning shots at a café with endless exposition dumps. |
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| Well, those last few seconds before the ending hits were certainly amazing. |
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| So far so good, it really differentiate itself from the others seasons, seems like the author wanted to create something new(thank god). Just hope we continue to have these type of episodes, that calmly build the plot and the characters into something great, other than throwing everything together and praying for a solution. |
| Episode looking crisp and polished! A bit slow, but excited to see what happens next. I almost thought that Sister was Asuna at first. good episode, 7/10  |
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| The opening is pretty lit. Good episode again, it mainly focussed on Kirito coming in terms with the virtual world, so there wasn't much story progress. Still enjoyed the character interaction and pacing, it will be fun to see how the plot is going to unfold. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
Nerd_Zone1 said: Eugeo probably going to be my favourite character, well Kirito isn't edgy anymore ( atleast not as edgy) he still kinda bland but his dynamic work with Eugeo really well because he's supposed to be a blank slate. Kirito was never supposed to be a "blank slate"; he is a representation of Kawahara's admiration for skilled game players he has met in past RPGs. (Kawahara says so himself in the novel afterword.) It really bugs me when people call him a blank slate or a self-insertion; because, no, he's not. He's a person just like the rest of the cast. It's not like you can replace him with just any MC and you'd have the same story. Leads from otome games are blank slates. |
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Pedram said: tambi33 said: I can never say what I expect from this anime as it is an anime so lauded and panned at the same time. But hey, SAO being SAO I find myself being part of those with praise, even whilst it remains an anime plagued with the overriding sense of being all "part of a dream;" season one we had this theme of it being a death game, and season two attempted maintain this theme... But where does this season head for us? Yet, with all of this, I still wanna know! The only thing that annoyed me about this episode is the fact that Kirito still managed to be a swordsman; applying previous knowledge, I put it down as an assumption to his actual sword skills -but maybe, but maybe, couldn't the game make it a little harder for him to become. That's probably me just nitpicking though... Can't wait for next week; I just want to get into it and into the fights that I love so much. don't worry about Kirito, he is not OP now, he got his Sword Techniques but it's simply like a Sword Man in Real life, knowing a technique. like if you were a Sword Man in RL, then transfer into someone else's body, u still have your sword technique knowledge, but even tho u got the knowledge, that does not mean you can beat the people u could before in your old body ! coz your body does not have the strength and practice required for it ! so kirito is like a Sword master knowledge-wise but need to practice and try hard to make himself strong. Yeah that's what I meant when I referred to his real life sword skills; but even he said to imagine his SAO avatar and not his real self (when he used the axe) hes still applying his virtual behaviour -and I've always felt that that was a bit of killjoy 'cause usually I'd like to see that struggle to become better. It's not too much of a difference though, so... I don't really mind. |
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| Hey, that wasn't bad! In fact, this episode is automatically better by virtue of not having a cafe scene like the first one! Honestly, without any of the fanservice or harem aspects, SAO is a watchable show. If it just sticks with showing us bromance, cool action scenes, nice looking backgrounds, and high quality animation, then I can see this season being a genuinely fun time. And thats a lot more than I can say about a certain other edgy wish-fulfillment power fantasy show from this season. |
DirectorK said: Alright, I admit it. I'm invested in this show even though I still don't like Kirito. Maybe in this season he'll finally grow up. That being said, why the hell couldn't the first two seasons have this kind of adaptation?! At least A-1 learned from their mistakes and are actually taking their time with this. Nah, kawahara became a much more competent writer than when he started |
-Riptide- said: Underworld feels more like an actual living world than a setting made for the purpose of games. The people feel more alive since they're not NPCs unlike before. The worldbuilding feels natural and the viewers are as confused as Kirito since we're now in an unfamiliar world with no knowledge of what's happening. So far the adaptation has been on point. It's good that they include a lot of Kirito's monologues unlike in the first 2 seasons. It gives him more of a character. Surprised that they showed the tall tower and the woman sleeping this early on. I still can't get enough of the visuals. They look so fucking good. I hope they can be consistent with this. And best boi Eugeo getting his own ED and seeing how lonely he looks is pretty sad to see. Good to see they are not compromising on values on her, think many people will get nosebleeds later on... |
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