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Oct 20, 2018 1:00 PM

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Hmm, Goblins again, lmao. Where's Goblin Slayer when you need him ?

Very interesting episode, especially that part with the sword. Will be dope when they learn to master it.

This season does a great job at keeping me intrigued so far.

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Oct 20, 2018 1:01 PM
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Really love the adaptiation, didn't expect to be this good, the pace, graphic and animation really handled so well. And I think the next episode (or maybe on episode 5) will tell us what happen in the real world, and after that continues to the Kirito and Eugeo scene in the mountain, or vice versa. So i think on the episode 6, the adaptation of volume 9 will be complete, and episode 7 will start the adaptation of volume 10.

I hope A-1 make the battle scene good enough to us in the future, coz it's Ono Manabu we're talking about, Hellsing and Mahouka have good battle scene(s) quality, and now with such graphic, I hope SAO can do better.
HiraKeyOct 20, 2018 1:45 PM
Oct 20, 2018 1:29 PM

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Blond Kirito was so cute when he explained the spell. It was like my brother trying to explain me (an animation student) the meaning of fps.

I don't like the new girl that much. I think I don't like the female characters in this anime (excluding Asuna). Maybe that is the reason I hated this anime from the second half of season one. Still, I am liking this season. None of the annoying girls are present here (yet).

The goblins look funny. It was interesting when they used the 'hiki' counter (used to count animals) to count the two boys, instead of using 'nin' counter (used for humans).

This new game is quite interesting. The world-building is so well done (so far). It's already better than a lot of other anime out there. (Can't believe I just said that about SAO. lol)
Oct 20, 2018 1:33 PM

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More Goblins ffs

Can't believe that the art is still beautiful after 3 episodes, this is A-1 after all
Also, the stat thingy with Kirito not being able to wield the sword properly reminds me of Dark Souls/Bloodborne where you can't use a weapon
properly if you don't have the required stats like for example 10 arcane
FireFistYKOct 20, 2018 1:42 PM
Oct 20, 2018 1:36 PM

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As someone who likes stories that take its time to build up (LoTGH), this pleases me greatly.


Oct 20, 2018 1:51 PM

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Coming from reading the Light Novels of this arc, in particular, the pacing is really good. I am really enjoying the world building that was so heavily needed for an arc as big as this one. They are doing a really good job so far I am really hoping they keep to it because this arc is dark especially later on. I'm excited and hesitant.
Oct 20, 2018 1:52 PM

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Ok Fall 2018 is officially a saison of goblins.
Well next EP Kirito will be going full Goblin Slayer mode :)
Oct 20, 2018 1:56 PM

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The gobbos are the Chinese of anime, they are everywhere
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Oct 20, 2018 1:57 PM

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Why so many goblins this season xD
Nanika ga Okashii
Oct 20, 2018 2:03 PM

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I can say after 3 episodes that it has too slow starting (I know what is going to happen from LN) anyway I think I will be dreaming only about goblins this season :D
Oct 20, 2018 2:05 PM
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Silent_Four-Eyes said:
Why so many goblins this season xD



I know right, that's what?...at least 3 anime where we have goblins this season? Luckily for the goblins, Kirito is not as single mindedly focused in exterminating them as Goblin Slayer-san.
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Oct 20, 2018 2:06 PM

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This SAO is running at a very slow pace, don't tell me they intend to do that so as to have 60 ep or more???
Oct 20, 2018 2:37 PM
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Well my doubt about who is Selka is resolved, she is the younger sister of Alice, they are very similar, only the hair color difference. We also knew more information about the Underworld world, like the sacred arts and the church, also Eugeo presents Kirito with the sword Blue Rose, with that sword Kirito tries to cut the tree, but he only manages to make a scratch, even so Kirito discovers that he isn´t ready to use the sword.
Kirito and Selka also have a moment in which they talk about Alice and Eugeo, how her sister's departure affected Eugeo to the point of not smiling and sharing in the festivities, we also know that Eugeo feels a great guilt for what happened to Alice (poor boy, will there be a time when he stops suffering ?, can someone tell me ? please). Kirito mentions to Selka what happened to Alice and the next day she disappears, Kirito and Eugeo follow her to the cave where Alice broke the taboo and in there, they find some Goblins that have captured Selka.
Wow this season of SAO is interesting, the information that is delivered leaves intrigued to the spectator, and now this cliffhanger. The most likely is that the next episode will be action, where Kirito could practice his technique with the sword, as Eugeo apparently had a panic crisis and I think he will not be of any help.
Oct 20, 2018 2:54 PM

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i feel there was more development in the infamaous endless eight arc than in 3 episodes...
12 min talking about a tree and a sword....
bruh
Oct 20, 2018 3:01 PM
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JiangHaoyi1979 said:
This SAO is running at a very slow pace

Called world building, in the earlier may feels slow, but in a few episodes, we will see the goals of all of that (and I hope A-1 and Ono Manabu can give us the best result)
Oct 20, 2018 3:35 PM
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Wow what an amazing episode again,
Kirito seems to an irregularity in that VR world, and I hope someone comes and save them in the next eoisode, I really don't want selka to be sold off as a slave( what is this some kind of dark fantasy?)
And again so many questions left unanswered, so interesting. This anime is really great, really glad to have watched it.
Oct 20, 2018 3:39 PM

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The Writing for SAO has gotten about 5% Better. I don't know it it is because of the new characters and world or what but i have been liking this season more than S2 or GGO alt.
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Oct 20, 2018 3:39 PM

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BlackstarFallen said:
Selka is really stupid for going to the End Mountains by herself. I wouldn't care if she dies because of her dumb mistake. Oh look, more goblins.


She just wanted to see her sister.
Her sister got captured after doing such thing
so she thought that once the same happend she would end up where alice is
Oct 20, 2018 3:45 PM
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JiangHaoyi1979 said:
This SAO is running at a very slow pace, don't tell me they intend to do that so as to have 60 ep or more???


U either pick this or u will get something like old 2 season.

Honestly Speaking, i Enjoy both ! but only coz i read the light novel.

ppl keep on complaining Kirito being jesus or OP for no reason !
saying he got no character or very bland character or he is edgy !

they also sometimes say same bland and no character for asuna as well.

they also complain about plotholes and bad game design in SAO etc.


well, All of these were not a problem in novels, coz it was all explained/developed well !
but Anime took a fast approach and mostly focus on having every episode "something happen"

that's how we got last 2 season.

this season they are explaining everything well and doing nice world building, almost as good as novel ( tho it's never as good as novel but still best u can do with adoptions )
sadly some ppl now feel it's "slow" and "nothing happen" :|

you can never please everyone !
Oct 20, 2018 3:46 PM

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The Goblin trend has infiltrated SAO. Time to add more salt on them wounds bois. XD
Don't believe the hype.
Oct 20, 2018 3:52 PM
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tottobennington said:
BlackstarFallen said:
Selka is really stupid for going to the End Mountains by herself. I wouldn't care if she dies because of her dumb mistake. Oh look, more goblins.


She just wanted to see her sister.
Her sister got captured after doing such thing
so she thought that once the same happend she would end up where alice is


actually that's that's what Kirito and Eugeo thought,
but that's not why Selka went there. she is more mature than that and not gonna make her family sad again.

Oct 20, 2018 4:07 PM
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I'm still waiting for Kirito to one shot the tree like the beast he is.

Seeing those goblins around Selka tho... made me remember repressed memories. (Goblin Slayer ;-;)
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Oct 20, 2018 4:15 PM
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I feel like a lot of this probably work as a LN rather than an anime. in my opinion, it had rather too much exposition and not enough progression. The episode could have even stopped in that area, but I rather them do its own thing with the villagers.... to give a lot of this information naturally rather than a really stilted conversation that sound unnatural. It was constantly just boring, btw i can deal with episodes with little progression i mean i am a fan of monster and Vinland saga. But what works in that is how natural the conversations are, technically its exposition but feels more like the person is warning or telling they perspective on certain events it really natural. Anyways superb lighting effects and for action sequences the animation, directing, sound design the team was in their A game.
Oct 20, 2018 4:16 PM

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I. HATE. THOSE. CLIFFHANGERS.
Oct 20, 2018 4:26 PM
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I really am enjoying this anime, although I was a bit disappointed when the second and third episodes weren’t as long as the first but I guess it would be too hard to keep up.

I imagine the next section of this will be a training montage for Kirito and Eugeo to get to be a high enough level to wield the sword (although in the opening it’s Eugeo who wields it) and then they’ll go all starburst stream on the tree but I’m genuinely excited about the next episode, which is surprising as I almost chose to skip this anime altogether.
Oct 20, 2018 4:30 PM
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biggest fault a noobie like kirito will make ''choose a longsword''
Oct 20, 2018 4:36 PM

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Welp! Time to get the slayer.
Oct 20, 2018 5:14 PM

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Oh god, the goblins invaded SAO as well, lmao.
Oct 20, 2018 5:17 PM
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JiangHaoyi1979 said:
This SAO is running at a very slow pace, don't tell me they intend to do that so as to have 60 ep or more???


Alicization will have about 50 episodes (4 cours). That was announced.

So, they will their time in worldbuilding.
Oct 20, 2018 5:35 PM
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salbery755 said:
we also know that Eugeo feels a great guilt for what happened to Alice (poor boy, will there be a time when he stops suffering ?, can someone tell me ? please)


Oct 20, 2018 6:34 PM

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*Insert Goblin Slayer joke*

Next episode is gonna be brutal.

Oct 20, 2018 7:07 PM
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It's probably best season of Sword Art Online.
Oct 20, 2018 7:09 PM
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I know this anime got a lot episode, but damn the pacing is very very slow compare to other anime.

And interestingly this season 3 anime has goblin theme..........
Its goblin season.
redcobraOct 20, 2018 7:23 PM
Oct 20, 2018 7:35 PM
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https://imgur.com/a/CzHSqHG

goblin again 😂

well, i will waiting for next episode
Oct 20, 2018 7:45 PM

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You mean when Kirito woke up and looked at his awakener, Sugu was the first person to come to mind? This man ain't loyal...

"Divine Object"...made with the assistance of the Gods, or the Gods themselves made it. So basically a "Legendary" item.

Man, Goblins are becoming a trend this season...

Eugeo you idiot...

"System" is a command eh? Well I guess next episode is the part where Kirito "System Equip Dual Swords" right?
Oct 20, 2018 8:22 PM

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Eugeo having Deja vu when Kirito asked if using sword in cutting the tree is a taboo index violation, something really did not change even with memory loss of each other.

I like how they well they depicted the heaviness of the sword here, such overwhelming impact.

So it finally picked up to cave scene. Damn Cliffhanger.
Oct 20, 2018 8:50 PM
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More goblins. Goblin Slayer: NANI????
Oct 20, 2018 8:56 PM
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Oh great. This episode is another Goblin Slayer meme material. Not that I'm complaining though
Oct 20, 2018 9:28 PM

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Overlord 3
Goblin Slayer
Slime
and now SAO Alicization

I guess 2018 is the year of the goblin.
Oct 20, 2018 9:47 PM
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Goblins are back lol. Must be the year of goblins with Overlord Season 3, Goblin Slayer, That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime.
Oct 20, 2018 11:04 PM
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Im getting so many Goblin Slayer vibes from this
Oct 20, 2018 11:04 PM

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This was really incredible as they have improved this season of SAO, now Kirito is the most protagonist and that is the only thing that I like more than the other characters :)
Oct 21, 2018 12:18 AM

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[insert obligatory goblins meme comment].

It was a pretty good and enjoyable episode. Anyways, I feel like kirito lowkey wanted selka to go the mountains and reach dark territory so that he has a reason to leave the village and go to the city and appeal to eugeo to help him supply for the journey and go with him.
Shishou_23Oct 21, 2018 12:28 AM
Oct 21, 2018 12:25 AM

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Oiq420 said:
uhh really?

fucking dropped

why is japan giving us so much goblins

fuck this

little green bastards

#goblin slayer

#triggered


Just a coincidence man, Alicization was written way back in 2005 FYI, no need to drop the show just because of goblins lol, perhaps you want to see how the anime handles it first?
Oct 21, 2018 12:36 AM

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- so.. the blade name was blue rose? didnt it?
- it looks like these goblin doesnt get horny with girl... and they can speak (it was virtual world obviusly)
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Oct 21, 2018 12:58 AM
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GUYS THE SHOW HAVE THE GOBLIN THAT LIKE SHOW GOBLIN SLAYER OMG LOL!
Oct 21, 2018 1:36 AM
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Eugeo really put forth his best effort to show how useless he is this episode.
Oct 21, 2018 2:25 AM
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Congratulations Leeroy Eugeo, you're a damn fool.. surprised he hasn't already gotten himself killed somehow.

Also Kirito, maybe if you yell enough Eugeo will come around..? No? Ok, just keep yelling then.. -_-

Idk, Im so confused and the character's illogical actions don't exactly help. All the world building means squat if they don't start connecting it to the actual happenings in the story. I hope I dont have to wait half the season for things to start picking up and making sense. There is only so much you can string people along.

5/10 so far.. interested to see how Eugeo doesn't die in the immediate future. I hope it's not just magical plot armor because he's supposed to the be the token "coming of age" character.

Oct 21, 2018 2:29 AM
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Enabaka said:
Eugeo really put forth his best effort to show how useless he is this episode.


well he is a normal villager that has hardly seen any danger in his life how els would you expect he would react . he didnt expect to see goblins in the cave he just went there to try and stop the alice sister from crossing the dark place
Oct 21, 2018 2:30 AM
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wonder how toned down the blood will be
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