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| Better than season 2 for sure. Some really interesting sci-fi talk in the middle of the season and a superb cliffhanger. Can't wait for the next season. |
| I don't typically read manga so if I get anything right please don't tell me. |
| In spite of skipping many scenes (I especially didn't like that they skipped Administrator's backstory) and the lackluster drawings of some of the time, it's nice to seee the novel animated with reasonably decent quality. |
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| This season was super good. Way better then Gun Gale Online. The Eugeo death scene was heart wrenching. D: |
| For some reason I felt nothing after Eugeo death. But man, ending was really promising. Can't wait for continuation. Especially that Asunsa seems to be back. |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| Man, how could they do Eugeo like that. I was like SAO just can't kill off one of the best written characters in the series just like that but they did ;_; i was waiting there for someone to patch him up somehow even tho he was literally cut in half but damn rip. all that aside, i enjoyed Quinella as an antagonist and i kinda wished she was able to show more of her op-ness in the fight but eh. was good enough. felt they easily could've split this whole thing up into another ep or so cuz that fight was kinda underwhelming for the big bad of this first part but i guess i'm satisfied enough with what happened over this first part of the show (tho they shouldn't have done my boy Eugeo wrong like that) this was def one of the better seasons and i look forward to when it comes back up again \o/ |
| i'm upset. hope purple haired girl survived in the last minute lol. fatball annojing moron till the bitter end. cliffhanger pulling a full matrix on us. |
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| my boy Eugeo :( cant wait for the next 24 eps, felt like this was the best season so far tbh |
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| I didn't expect Quinella, who was about to escape, was blocked by the Prime Minister. |
| So finally Eugeo is happy to die with the memory of young Alice and Kirito can probably add an Alice knight in his harem ... That's what I suppose and I find it sad :'( |
| 24 episodes and not much is actually revealed. We've seemed to unravel the mystery of the entire virtual world, and it has ended on a pretty unsatisfactory note (at least for now). As for what's going on outside, who knows? Of all the characters, I think Alice was pretty well done. Having that portion of time where she just chilled with Kirito on the ledge led to quite a lot of character development, especially her conflict of essentially "stealing" the body of the young girl that was Alice. Other than that, Cardinal, Administrator and Eugeo didn't grow on me the same way Alice did. If I were to guess, the anime probably left out details from the light novel. Either ways, I felt like the last episode went way too quickly and both Eugeo and Cardinal died yet I didn't feel sad at all. I'd say worse than the 2nd season (more specifically Mother's Rosario) but better than the 1st. 5/10, pretty forgettable. |
| I'm not a lolicon, you're just projecting your tendency to lewd 2D characters. If your favourite character is Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, you are my soul mate. Been a long time since I've been here, I'll continue expressing myself freely and believe everyone should too. My MAL Interview |
| Cliffhanger ending huh. Most important question is, when are Alice and Admin joining the harem? Kill off the clown and Eugebro already. Best arc here was climbing the tower with Alice. After that the harem trap was set. |
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| Damn Eugeo and Kirito scene really sad |
| What a ridiculous and unsatisfying mess of an end that was... I'm really pissed about how Quinella's death was the most random asspull I've seen in a long time. Getting killed by an almost-dead burning clown fondling your chest, you must be kidding me. |
| I hate to say this but i was a bit pissed of cuz of the cliffhanger! lolz Kirito does not have any idea what's going on the other side. And looks like the other side is in havoc chaos! first part was MEH EMO good thing it ended. okay sequel would be on Oct 2019... 4/5. 7/10. |
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WHAAAT?????? WAIT...... WHAAAATTT????? |
| That was good, excited for more. |
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Mattinator95 said: A-1 really needs this 6 month break the animation has been horrible in most parts yahh that's right -_- I miss how they do the sao animations |
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| That was an intriguing end! I am excited too see the other half! |
| I really tried to like it, but as a sequel to the other SAO arcs, this was just a huge disappointment. I couldn't care less about any of the characters introduced in this season (who I won't have a hard time forgetting), and it either felt like everything was being forced down my throat at once or nothing was happening at all. When characters started talking about the lore of (whatever the new virtual world was called, can't even remember) it felt like it was being read to me from the sword art wiki page. The formula for the later episodes was almost exactly as follower: info dump, fight, info dump, plot twist that was predicted ten episodes ago, rinse and repeat. I'm not saying it was all bad. The first few episodes set everything up pretty nicely, even if it was all downhill from there. The animation was pretty good and the score was even more so (I've ended up using a lot of it for my D&D games). I doubt I'll watch the next part of this arc, with the cliffhanger they left us it looks to me like things are going to get worse before they get better. 4/10 |
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| Sucks for Eugeo, sure, but for me he's nothing more than a cardboard recoloring of Kirito, with slightly more timid personality. That's not enough to make me care for a character :x The most intriguing scene from this ep was the one from the real world. And will Quinella blend with that sick jester lol? That could be hilarious. What can I say, I expected more from this arc, especially after all the praise it always got... for me it doesn't stand out much so far. I know it's way longer, but this season on its own wasn't particularly interesting. Pleasant way of passing time at best, had some good laughs when something utterly stupid happened, other than that - meeeeeh. Had some good songs tho! 6.5/10 |
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| Great battle! Eugeo finally is with the Alice he loved! Gonna miss him... Now, I wonder if Asuna will enter in the game...have to wait 6 months. |
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| I enjoyed the season overall...it managed to keep me interested every time, but the last few eps were a bit mediocre to me... definitely interested in what's next thanks to that closing scene though |
 "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" |
| SAO entering a war arc? Now I know Fairy Tail's Alvarez Arc, A.K.A. the worst war arc ever, will lose its spot as most horrible shit ever brought to animation. |
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| Not bad for the first season of Alicization, bitterweet ending in the end, the bromance and brofeels are so strong with this one. I feel touched by their bond. So i'm assuming that Alice will never retrieve her old memories back since the crystal thing which her memories are restored has been destroyed along with Eugeo, the scene where young Alice and Eugeo walked together leaving Kirito behind is the proof i guess. The cliffhanger ending leaving me with bitter taste in my mouth, so many things going on in this finale. Im guessing the armed intruders that infiltrate the Rath facility are the same people from the very first couple episodes, remember when Sinon got chased by a bunch of player killers in GGO, question is who are they ? what do they want ? OMG i cannot wait for the next season, i'm going crazy pls send help ! also i need more Asuna screen times Overall score 9/10 |
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| Oh my god the scenes with Eugeo were so cringey I had to skip them I’m sorry. How can him be still alive after being cut in two lmfao, that bothered me A LOT That cliffhanger Alicization is truly a great arc, it gave me the vibes of the old Sword Art Online I loved so much. 9/10 |
| Like... damn... what a hellish end of season is that? Ok.. ok... Stay cool, right? |
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| I had forgotten how Quinnela was defeated, it surely made me grin seeing her getting done by the shitty pig clown (as she puts it). Read this arc in 2015 so I m forgetting some parts, but the idea of Eugeo turning into a sword and doing it like that, felt kinda dumb when seeing it animated tbh. Doesnt help that alot of times it seems like Quinella is waiting for them to finish talking and having dialogues between themselves, previous to attacking, that kinda breaks the immersion. Also dialogue may not have been delivered with the best execution but still did its job. I felt more for Eugeo in the LN, to the point it really got me in a depressive and melancholic mood for awhile after reading it, and since 2015 I havent gotten after vol14 (where this ends). Second I dont believe that part with people invading the ship in the real world is from vol14, or that you see that thing happening to Kirito on that same volume... Another complain, what was the point of Cardinal's sacrifice (dont recall it feeling this pointless in the LN), she literally did nothing by dying, she would have been way more usefull alive! Complains aside, it was still a decent and effective adaptation, but not as emotional or brilliant as Mother's Rosario was. RIP Eugeo, the best boy of the show. Time to finally get off volume 14, after almost 4 years way, not that much hyped for the second half tbh, feel like it may become abit more generic and more of the same old SAO again, versus what these first 24 episodes were. 8.7/10 = 9 One of the better bromance pairs in all the mediums for sure, Kirito and Eugeo were and awesome duo.. |
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| Guess Eugeo student will never to marry him. rsc-pl said: For some reason I felt nothing after Eugeo death. But man, ending was really promising. Can't wait for continuation. Especially that Asunsa seems to be back. Try to watch episode 19 ending with that sweet music. That kinda hit my feels after episode 24. Guess redhead student never gonna marry Eugeo in the end. |
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| Lots of typical SAO stuff that may not make sense though it looks cool, like the clown, villain that believe only in power/control, and can't count how many times I thought the characters died or were gone but turns out they just fainted. Eugeo is an amazing character because unlike Kirito he isn't all-knowing and goes through real struggles, doubts, and mistakes. Even if it's flawed/bland (unoriginal), from the very beginning 7 years ago I was and always will be a die-hard fan of this anime, it's characters (even the all-too-perfect one), and the animation and effects. It's one of the few series that a special place in my heart. With that, I eagerly await October and hope this series never stops. |
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| The only way I'm able to stay sane after a cliffhanger like that is because of wonderful people who have summarized the LNs for me. That sudden shift right after the fight ending on a cliffhanger like that is the entire reason I changed my score from a 10/10 to a 9/10 for this. I really feel bad for anime-onlys with that ending though. I knew it was coming but it still hurt to see Eugeo finally pass. But at least he went out willingly, fulfilling the greater purpose of saving everyone in the Underworld with his final move. That Red Rose Sword was fucking gorgeous, and it was so touching/fitting for Eugeo to christen Kirito's sword the "Night Sky Sword" in his dying breaths Kirito dual-wielded for far less than I was hoping for, but at least it happened I like that Eugeo knew he and Kirito would've fought over "which Alice" to save, the young one or the older one. It's definitely a conflict that would've come up and him passing on with "his" young Alice resolved that before it became an issue. Now Kirito's got the green light to add Alice to his harm /s Seriously though that's a weird way to resolve 2 guys as love interests for one girl: let Eugeo have the one from his memories and the "current" Alice becomes a member of the harem... |
GoldenDevilGamer said: Yep, I totally agree with you, specially about the fight scenes.Not an LN reader, but I could tell that cutting out some of Eugeo's backstory (I think that's what they cut out, not sure), affected some of the impact of his choices in the later parts. Since 6 novels were covered in this season, that leaves only 4 for next season, so the pacing should be better. One other issue with this season was that even though the animations were good, the fight choreography was pretty lacking, making some of the fights feel a bit shallow. 7/10 |
Yasu-kun said: Lots of typical SAO stuff that may not make sense though it looks cool, like the clown, villain that believe only in power/control, and can't count how many times I thought the characters died or were gone but turns out they just fainted. Eugeo is an amazing character because unlike Kirito he isn't all-knowing and goes through real struggles, doubts, and mistakes. Even if it's flawed/bland (unoriginal), from the very beginning 7 years ago I was and always will be a die-hard fan of this anime, it's characters (even the all-too-perfect one), and the animation and effects. It's one of the few series that a special place in my heart. With that, I eagerly await October and hope this series never stops. Kirito literally goes to all of you mentioned in the LN series be it mainline or Progressive. It's just not adapted into the anime for some weird reason. I mean, they began to do a bit on Alicization but holy fuck, in the 5th arc and it's not even completely but just a smaller part. Kirito would be much more liked in the western community if A-1 adapted his thoughts and struggles. ToshiroChan said: Not bad for the first season of Alicization, bitterweet ending in the end, the bromance and brofeels are so strong with this one. I feel touched by their bond. So i'm assuming that Alice will never retrieve her old memories back since the crystal thing which her memories are restored has been destroyed along with Eugeo, the scene where young Alice and Eugeo walked together leaving Kirito behind is the proof i guess. The cliffhanger ending leaving me with bitter taste in my mouth, so many things going on in this finale. Im guessing the armed intruders that infiltrate the Rath facility are the same people from the very first couple episodes, remember when Sinon got chased by a bunch of player killers in GGO, question is who are they ? what do they want ? OMG i cannot wait for the next season, i'm going crazy pls send help ! also i need more Asuna screen times Overall score 9/10 Yes, the two Alice were pretty much different people. The original Alice is their childhood friend while Sysntesis 30 is a new one with a different personality and memory. If Alice was never destroyed, Kirito and Eugeo would have to fight for which one of them would survive. GoldenDevilGamer said: Was never really too fond of the SAO series, but thoroughly enjoyed this season. Production values are top notch and the writing is levels above the previous seasons. Plus, new characters like Eugeo and Alice are much more likable than the old cast. RIP Eugeo, he was my favorite aspect of Alicization. I liked him as a deuteragonist and his dynamic with Kirito was fun. Idk how much I'll enjoy the next season without Eugeo, but if the writing's good enough, then I don't mind. Not an LN reader, but I could tell that cutting out some of Eugeo's backstory (I think that's what they cut out, not sure), affected some of the impact of his choices in the later parts. Since 6 novels were covered in this season, that leaves only 4 for next season, so the pacing should be better. One other issue with this season was that even though the animations were good, the fight choreography was pretty lacking, making some of the fights feel a bit shallow. 7/10 Yeah, they really cut Eugeo's backstory and that's clear when we see Quinella manipulating him due to his family but the anime never introduced that. It makes no sense. I began to read the LN and the beginning of the arc already begins mentioning Eugeo's family and situation while in the anime we never even knew about them. Without even counting the many other things cut on it. |
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| I knew Eugeo would die and Kirito because I saw the cover of light novel #15, which is a huge spoiler. I'm angry at the publisher for releasing such spoilerish covers. And then I read Yen Press' description of novel #15 because I wanted to confirm my suspicion. But it was still sad to see Eugeo's death in the anime. Eugeo and Asuna are the only partners of Kirito that I like a lot. Others are just ok, nothing special. Alice30 might become more likable later, she didn't have that much screen time (and I HATE her armor). It will be hard to wait for the 2nd part of this season. Thank God now I have Fruits Basket reboot to watch every week, it will make the wait a lot easier. I usually don't watch anime as they air, I wait until they are finished so I can binge watch all at once and not have to wait a week for each new episode. With SAO3 I had to watch it to see which characters I would like, to know whose figure I want to buy, because SAO is very popular and figures get expensive with time. For Fruits Basket and Sailor Moon reboots I watch(ed) them because I already knew what would happen because I read the manga & saw the old anime and I'm too curious about the reboot to not watch as it airs. |
| Waiting for Gundam SEED Movie..... (ಥ‿ಥ) Waiting for Sailor Moon Cosmos..... o(≧▽≦)o |
| Hm... nothing actual new in this season. Not that this is a problem on its own, just that it wasn´t as pleasant as the other seasons, in general. Also, it got tiring to watch since they kept saying and repeating the same things over and over; and also some other complaints such as cardinal death, the idea of 2 Alices, the actual Alice (who probably already fell for Kirito lol) and the 'real' Alice who went away with Eugeo... Kind hard to give a 6 to a franchise I enjoyed so much when I started watching (first seasons). Still, anxious for the 2nd cour. |
TechOtakuApr 23, 2019 7:04 PM
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caio_brb said: killuaxgon said: More rape scenes lmao, Rape Art online There was no rape scene on this episode. lmao That is what appears to be occuring when the clown mounts the Administrator and says "now I can be one with you." I assume the guys attacking Rath are the guys from GGO that were training for a mission in the real world. |
| FUCK. THIS. SHIT. |
| Awesome seeing Kirito's outfit from SAO. The scene where Quinella and Kirito both sever the arms off each other was a sight to behold. Was that Bercouli as one of the infiltrators at the end, with the blue hair, meaning his Fluctlight got installed in an AI already? This ending ... WTF ... you can't leave us like this ಠ_ಠ This season was truly amazing, I feel like they're finally back to what made the first season of SAO so good, compelling interesting story, good pace for every episode and characters you actually care about. Some of the fights felt a bit meh though, despite the amazing art and animation this season. 9/10 |
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