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| I'm guessing most of Kirito's mind is lost somewhere. They didn't go much into it but that's just what I'm getting from they very little things they said. Only from the opening it pretty much showed nothing about Kirito, making me wonder how long will he be on this state, they prob avoiding spoilers in the opening which is nice. Could be a good chance for the story to change its focus on someone else for a while. |
| where is my darling asuna? :'( |
“You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin” . |
| I wonder just how true to the LNs will they be because boy oh boy...the war has a LOT of exposition nonsense that half of which was unneeded; hence why the LNs were snoozeworthy for some volumes. So Kirito isn't in the spotlight for now, prepare for Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass the animation, y'all. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| I genuinely like the darker tone of this episode. It had good pacing and felt surprisingly enjoyable. Although, I felt the same in the early part of last season, and the one before that, and of course the infamous first season. Let's hope (with a grain of salt) that this season doesn't devolve, too. |
  We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realise what you are. That's what death is, don't you think? ------------------------------------ Itachi Uchiha |
| Woww this really brought back all the heavy emotions. I can't wait to see what happens next and when Asuna will join. I hope everything turns out alright. |
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| Well that was a bit morbid |
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| half dead kirito is so much better than normal kirito .. alice take over from now dude !!! |
| An episode well done. Followed by suitable reintroduction, pacing, and soundtrack/aesthetic, it's easily a strong starter. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if the show will maintain its quality - as with what happened last season. |
| Not even a fan of Kirito, I've always watched SAO because it's always kept my curiosity on how the story is gonna end up. However this episode still managed to make me feel bad for the guy, no decent being deserves to be in a wheelchair unable to speak for that long amount of time. Im neither a blind hater or praiser. (Blindly hating is stale at this point, the show has been beaten to death more than a dead horse honestly.) I will say, the opening slaps. SAO always has good music |
Byleth-KunOct 13, 2019 6:29 AM
| To be honest, SAO is getting less shitty now which is nice. Looks like Kirito will be gone for a while and a lot of shit is already going on. Poor Alice |
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| My heart hurts... i can't take how sad this episode was. Eugeo's gone, Kirito has been reduced to a shadow of himself and Alice is struggling on her own to protect him and keep herself together. And just like she said, what was it all for when the people are so hateful? 😭 |
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| I kinda liked the OP but the story feels so slow for some reason, anyway I'll wait for the next episode :P |
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Turtles_Hunter said: By arc, you mean season, or the arc or the season is planned to have several arc? Because having a girl they didn't achieve to make me care for in 24 episode is underwhelming. It would have been Eugio, that would have been fine, but Alice. I hope to not have to wait half a season to get Asuna in the picture (at least if it's SAO or MR Asuna, not the flower pot of ALO and GGO). By arc I mean the Alicization arc. Be it the season that came before or this one, both are the Alicization arc. So in this one we have 24 episodes, right? So on ep 20 or 21 Kirito will be back. |
caio_brb said: Turtles_Hunter said: By arc, you mean season, or the arc or the season is planned to have several arc? Because having a girl they didn't achieve to make me care for in 24 episode is underwhelming. It would have been Eugio, that would have been fine, but Alice. I hope to not have to wait half a season to get Asuna in the picture (at least if it's SAO or MR Asuna, not the flower pot of ALO and GGO). By arc I mean the Alicization arc. Be it the season that came before or this one, both are the Alicization arc. So in this one we have 24 episodes, right? So on ep 20 or 21 Kirito will be back. Whaaaat. So long without Kirito? That suuuucks. T___T First we lost Eugeo and now we lost Kirito too. I couldn't care less about the Integrity Knights so I'm waiting for Asuna and Alice to kick ass while there's no Kirito. I also don't care about Leafa and Sinon (and whatever Kirito's friends that might come into Underworld to help). Then again, they are better than the Integrity Knights... |
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SailorVeki said: caio_brb said: By arc I mean the Alicization arc. Be it the season that came before or this one, both are the Alicization arc. So in this one we have 24 episodes, right? So on ep 20 or 21 Kirito will be back. Whaaaat. So long without Kirito? That suuuucks. T___T First we lost Eugeo and now we lost Kirito too. I couldn't care less about the Integrity Knights so I'm waiting for Asuna and Alice to kick ass while there's no Kirito. I also don't care about Leafa and Sinon (and whatever Kirito's friends that might come into Underworld to help). Then again, they are better than the Integrity Knights... Yeah, in that part of Alicization he's in catatonic state until the last parts of the arc when he awakens. But otherwise, Alice and Asuna are the main characters and the driving point of it. |
| This was a nice episode to herald the return of the Alicization Arc of SAO. =) After the events from last season, poor Kirito is now in a near-lifeless state, so Alice has dedicated all of her time to taking care of Kirito. It also meant that she and Kirito had to leave the capital and relocated at Rulid village, but unfortunately, due to her criminal tag from the past, she wasn't aloud to stay in the village at all. Shame... On top of helping Kirito along with Selka, Alice also agreed to do tidbit job every now and then, but the way some of the other villagers treat her and Kirito is rather repulsive and certainly deserving of a few punches to their arrogant faces. Near the end of the episode, poor Alice almost broke down in tears as she's not sure what to do after being approached by her former pupil of the integrity knights. To add to the misery even more, Rulid village also got attacked. Things are off to a dark start, aren't they? =( On the bright side, the OP/ED songs are really nice and the visual and animation quality of this episode was very good, too. This arc, so far, has been enjoyable, so I do have some high hopes that this next part of Alicization can match or even exceed the previous season overall. =) |
| I wonder for how long Kirito will remain in this state. Nice ending song. SAO is incomplete without Lisa |
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| Kirito isn't cheating, he's jus sleepin with his rl grill Kayano |
 "For the sake of humankind, I forsake my humanity." - Cherry |
| It really hurts to see Kirito like that ;_; but I love Alice's character so if she's getting most of the focus, it makes for a promising season. Don't make dumb jokes about the same bed thing guys, she's basically his mother at this point. =_= OP and ED both sound quite good. Horray for another LiSA song. :) ...also I loved the dragon siblings snuggling together. ^.^ |
ChiibiOct 13, 2019 4:26 PM
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| Y Leo said: Yes, this first episode really pulled at the heartstrings. I knew what happened in the finale last season was going to mess him up somehow, but I wasn't expecting this (though in retrospect, I shouldn't be surprised). And Alice was a solid character already, and now we're seeing her care and moments of vulnerability.Nice episode. I feel bad for Kirito. He looks lifeless. Alice is taking care of Kirito. I like the OP and its visuals. |
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Yautja said: I wonder if SAO is going to continue its trend of having a great start followed by fucking everything at the climax. Anyways, while things again look like they could go well, SAO is still using bits of cheap rage bait, and that's irritating. Hopefully that won't be the case. What in this episode was a cheap rage bait??? It was literally the first episode. |
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| Seeing Kirito like that makes me sad, but I am glad that Alice is there to protect and care for him. This season is gonna be cleannnnn! |
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ThoreauBureau said: No clue how ~70% of the viewers gave this episode a 5/5 (I suppose anyone can love something even if it's not good). Even in his vegetative state Kirito is in some sort of god mode (how does he know something's wrong at the end?), the female characters exist to serve him (as per usual), and the some of the conflicts in this episode were laughable. Don't tell me that someone's skill at fighting has anything to do with the justice of their cause. Art is crisp and expected. Sound and music the same. I'll probably watch because of popularity and to see some cool action scenes, but I've just about given up on the characters for the third season in a row. Maybe because they have a different opinion than you? Ever thought of that? |
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ThoreauBureau said: Helpful. Anyways, there's a difference between liking something and something being good. Anyone can like this show of course, I'm not saying they can't. Just a bit confused by the large positive reception to an otherwise bland episode. And there's this thing where entertainment is subjective. Apparently it wasn't a bland episode for the majority of the people here. Maybe the slow pace was actually enjoyable for them. You can just say you didn't like the episode. You don't have to blast everyone else for liking it. |
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| So, the ending plot of the last season was so BAD, so nosense, that even Kirito suffered a shock and become a vegetable. Great, i acknowledge it was a honest start for this season! |
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ThoreauBureau said: -Riptide- said: And there's this thing where entertainment is subjective. Apparently it wasn't a bland episode for the majority of the people here. Maybe the slow pace was actually enjoyable for them. You can just say you didn't like the episode. You don't have to blast everyone else for liking it. Don't think I blasted anyone for liking this. I've agreed that people can like things that aren't good. I, too, like things that are, in all honesty, not great. An argument of subjectivity really just sidesteps what I'm curious about; What aspects of the episode made people like it? I don't know why I expected any reasonable discussion when I posted seeing as the majority of people, as you said, didn't find it bland as I did. I can't speak for everyone else but I liked the slow atmosphere and Alice being the MC. Also, it was nice to see that what happened at the end of last season had grave repercussions that even Kirito isn't immune to. You're not going to get any reasonable discussion when you worded your statements in an antagonistic/insulting manner. It looks more like a bait than someone wanting to discuss the episode. |
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| Wow. This first episode managed to instill some empty feelings into me (in a good way). Seeing Kirito lifeless like that just fucks me up, but I'm sure that we'll manage to see him back to his usual self soon. Having to make Alice the MC for a bit is interesting - I'm ready for SAO's best. I like this so far. Not bad. |
| LMAO dam, this girl actually slept in the same bed as Kirito. Ouuu Asuna gonna be man. |
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| WTF with that people who do reviews of the series AFTER 1 F* EPISODE!? -------- Hahaha great find |
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| Checking the op again, so the main villain this time will be the blonde "chess-piece-eater" guy. Considering all the history of SAO anime,can you guess what will he be responsible for? 1. Mass murder 2. Rape 3. Both |
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| Great episode they adapt it slow this time. The OP os good imo and the visual is amazing. The art and animation is high, overall nice pilot episode. To the next episode |
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