Sword Art Online

[Netto Azure]

That time of the week again, Yay.

Spoiler:

Best part of the episode:

Daww. :3

Oh wow, so Doujins DO become canon, they incorporated parts of the Materia Edition 1: The Progressers.

So even fanfics the author writes CAN become canon hahahahaha.

But I am truly happy that they did this adaptation really well. Has most of the Mystery and details in it. :3

 

[Mana1]

Yayyy!!

Spoiler:

Once again this week was a whole new thing, I like how it's not at all samey, and we get the progress without having to watch them travel every single floor.

The Asuna at the start of the episode was terrifying! But I'm glad to see she's not quite so tough when she's just with Kirito - dream teaaam~

I guess this episode is a two parter? First one of the season with a direct follow on then. I'm curious as to how these murders are happening! The title of the next episode has something to do with illusions... very intriguing.

Kind of feel like there should be an MMO based off this. I

 

[Arcanine]

Try not to fall asleep outside of a town, k?

Spoiler:

David and I weren't the only ones who noticed this... right?... XD


Like Swift, I was scared by the Asuna I saw at the start of the ep. Sure it might have been her way of saying she's in charge, saying she might be a girl but she isn't weak, or whatever. But still I was scared there for a bit. But once the ep went on I was happy to see her hardcore mode wasn't how she really was.

As for the purple hair girl, at first I thought it was her that murdered the guy. But she started talking for a bit I was thinking that she's the killer, or the next to die. And by the end of the ep sure enough.
In any case, it's good to see Asuna back. Now in her white outfit from the OP. <3

 

[CarefulWetPaint]

xD This episode! Yay!

Spoiler:

Dat Ass! There was two moments of that with two different characters! I noticed them both B)

At the start I was like noooo why you so scary and hating on him you two should tots be together! And I liked as the episode continued they seem to have grow a lil bit closer, which will hopefully continue to get expanded on!

I think the mystery is being done fairly well and I like how this is building up. How is this guy killing people in town! No one knows! (At least I dont because I havent had any experience with SAO besides the anime.)

So excited for next week! Yes~

 

[Netto Azure]

Episode 6 Preview is out.

Spoiler:

Oh hell yes, Laughing Coffin and PoH. Some real villains finally. :3

Also..."Immortal object" after Kirito banged the wall? Some foreshadowing THAT is. xD

Will people finally understand the psychological problems that are really getting endemic in SAO? XD

 

[Brane]

I'm loving the show, great animations and the actions pretty damn swell too :P

But I do have to say it is a bit of a dissapointment in that it is too damn rushed :( I think they're trying to tell too many stories at once and the main storyline just seems to happen off screen. If they manage to slow it down for the rest of the series that would be awesome, but at the moment it's put me off a couple of times :P My friend doesn't even want to watch it at all anymore haha.

Great idea, great potential, NEEDS MOAR MONEYS AND TIME.

 

[Netto Azure]

Well yeah, we finally got to start with the main story, I do have a question for the Anime-only viewers, how do you think the reception for SAO would be if Episode 8 was Episode 2 (We skip the Side Stories) like in Volume 1 of the Light Novels?

 

[tajaros]

Really like already watched all of the episodes still waiting for episode 9! :)

Really awesome how Kirito goes out as a Solo Player! :)

Episode 8

Spoiler:

WTF?! A rabbit as an S-Ingredient, but it looks delicous... :)
Asuna's cooking skills shown!
Love story getting farther!
Kirito and Asuna having a party! xD
And the Boss of the Dungeon shown on the intro of every episode! :)

 

[Netto Azure]

Episode 9 Preview is out!



Yay, Klein and his guild are back! And wow, finally they go all out on the Budget! Thanks A-1 for saving the money to animate this awesome boss fight . :D

Spoiler:

And the Army Guild guys are there! :P

 

[Squirrel]

Ohh yes, finally another boss fight <3 I was honestly expecting them to just skip over it like some of the previous fights (I wanted to see drunk Santa fighting ;;) but I'm very glad they're including this one :3 And by the way Asuna grabbed Kirito's arm, it looks like she's definitely warming to him a lot more now ♥ (Not that there was any ever doubt of that paha) Can't wait for this episode, it's definitely going to be one worth watching. Especially with Klein showing up again! <3

 

[Netto Azure]

Ohh yes, finally another boss fight <3 I was honestly expecting them to just skip over it like some of the previous fights (I wanted to see drunk Santa fighting ;;) but I'm very glad they're including this one :3 And by the way Asuna grabbed Kirito's arm, it looks like she's definitely warming to him a lot more now ♥ (Not that there was any ever doubt of that paha) Can't wait for this episode, it's definitely going to be one worth watching. Especially with Klein showing up again! <3

Yep, this episode was a great one.

Spoiler:

KiriAsu OTP. :P

 

[tajaros]

Ok, guys here's Episode 10 Preview... :)

Spoiler:

Now it will be a duel Kirito vs. Heatcliff! :)

 

[Jalsy]

Cool. I haven't seen this thread XD Episode 10 was nice, I like the battle and the little moment of Asuna and Kirito..(But I enjoyed the battle most and kirito's battle outfitXD)

 

[Greenbeans]

:o i just noticed this thread. I love sao, one of the best anime's i have seen. tbh i have not seen too much of it so far, about 6 episodes. But it is awesome and i am looking forward to more.

It has some of the most intense moments in any anime's and is very dramatic. SAO is the bomb!

Cool. I haven't seen this thread XD Episode 10 was nice, I like the battle and the little moment of Asuna and Kirito..(But I enjoyed the battle most and kirito's battle outfitXD)

i also like his battle outfit ;) it suits him and looks great

 

[Fafiq]

Hey, anyone knows how long does it take for PK marker to wore off? How long will Kirito run with a red ruby above his head? :D

 

[Netto Azure]

Hey, anyone knows how long does it take for PK marker to wore off? How long will Kirito run with a red ruby above his head? :D

Since Mr. Creepy Stalker dude already had an Orange Marker, Green Players could kill without being tagged as criminals for Self-Defense.

Anyways I'm surprised A-1 was able to cram an episode and make it really engaging. Considering the SS adaptations. :P

 

[Nick]

Episode 10 was amazing! It had everything I could ask for in an episode. Romance, drama, suspense, tender moments, amazing artwork, amazing performances! Ahhhh!!

 

[Arcanine]

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As much as I loved episode 10, I still find episode 9 my fav ep thus far.

~ Episode 9

Spoiler:

I like it when main characters not trying to stand out surprises everyone (sort of like the fight in ep 8). So the dual wield was nice, and I loved the battle after he pulled out Liz's sword. And when his health bar was shown at the end of the fight... chills...
We also got some very nice Kirito and Asuna moments (I loved it there at the end when she was clinging to him and wouldn't let go). I liked how Kirito was like "On second thought... don't sale your stuff, I won't get anymore.". And I died laughing when he asked if Klein was lagging. Because for me when it comes to online games that's what does me in a good bit (in this case CoD). In fact it's my in my GamerTag/PSN Name/Steam/etc.

~ Episode 10

Spoiler:

That's not to say I didn't love ep 10, a lot happened and I was happy to see Kirito and Asuna hook up. Truth be told I was surprised that Kirito lost to Heathcliff. Thus far we've seen him solo a dungeon (ep 3), stand there while taking 50 hits and it do nothing to him (ep 4), have no probs with a dragon (ep 7), broke a weapon with no prob in a dual (ep 8), and finished off a boss that likely had 75% of it's health still there (ep 9). I guess he did lose to a sandwich in episode in episode 6, and lost to Asuna in episode 8, but that's beside the point. XD
So you can see why I'm surprised to see him lose. On top of that, no longer all black. ;.;

When Kuradeel popped up I knew he was going to try to kill Kirito. I thought Godfrey was in on it too because he's the one who wanted the warp crystals. But in any case Kuradeel did try to kill Kirito and Asuna saves the day. And then kissu. <3
Them back at the house was funny too. Asuna gets changed and he was like "Wait... this isn't what I wanted" even if it's what he asked for back in the canyon. XD

To ones who knows all when it comes to SAO... the 67th Floor came up twice in episode 9. I'm wondering, is the 67th Floor boss covered in the LNs? If it is then was it some sort of flashback or did the anime just skip it all together?

 

[Netto Azure]

<3 @ Netto's avatar

To ones who knows all when it comes to SAO... the 67th Floor came up twice in episode 9. I'm wondering, is the 67th Floor boss covered in the LNs? If it is then was it some sort of flashback or did the anime just skip it all together?

Thanks this is why KiriAsu is one of those rare canon-OTP's <3

It's nice reading POSITIVE reviews about SAO rather than going through a bunch of haters and elitists lambasting it. It was starting to get to me. xP

As for floor 67, it's not covered in the LN sadly. Although the author is doing a complete reboot of SAO in SAO Progressive starting from floor 1. To incorporate and straighten out the inconsistencies. So we might see floor 67 touched upon that WAYYYYY later on. xD

Episode 11 PV:



MORNING DEW GIRL! ;-; And Floor 22 is hell of a lot more important in symbolism all the way to Vol 7. Hehehe. xD

 

[machomuu]

^Just remember that Sword Art Online is probably the most popular anime out right now, for every hater out there, there are at least 300 lovers, it's just the negative reviews that stand out (for that reason).

Also, I'd say that comparisons to Dot Hack (Sign, especially, but R:1 and R:2 games and anime as well) are rather accurate. They both have similar themes (such as the character archetypes that make up both Kirito and Tsukasa) and the progress in similar fashions, though Sign puts less emphasis on fighting. There are other similarities, but they'd be spoilers to both series. This isn't a bad thing; in fact, I'd say that the similarities between the two make for great anime. Granted, I think that a younger person could watch SAO than one that could watch Sign, seeing the difference in pacing and the amount of talking that varies between the two.