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| Twenty minutes definitely wasn't enough to get attached to any of the characters, much less Sachi. |
| Just like many other said before me, one episode is clearly not enough to develop a character or for someone to get attached to him/her. The Black Cats were a waste of time. Other than Sachi, no other member really had a development and I don't even remember their names. When they died, I didn't cared at all. Also, why must Kirito be so stupid? Of course the item couldn't work on Sachi, her brain fucking fried! It was obvious from the start.. The only moment that wasn't bad in the episode for me was the message from Sachi and her song. I still didn't cared about her but the reaction of Kirito made me feel something at least.. |
| I think that this episode was decent. My only issue is the pacing. Sachi's death was a bit sad. |
| BANZAI NIPPON. Nippon is the Land of freedom. Nippon is the Land of Peace. Nippon is the Land of Justice and Prosperity. In Nippon, we trust. We love Nippon, we love Anime. Anime love us, Nippon love us. ๆฅๆฌ |
| This title seems not too bad at the first look, but then starts unrealistic (and therefore uninteresting) action mixed with too sentimental scenes in unwanted and wrong places. I'm deeply sure, that MMORPG setting just can't bring some revelations. And this anime is amusement for unpretentious viewers, who are happy just to watch at familiar MMO world with easter eggs and references to their beloved games. Drop. |
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| Who knew that the "New Character Sachi" would have been kirito's incest is wincest :} jk, i like asuna more |
| I genuinely didn't know this Anime was going to tackle themes like suicide and similar hardships. It's definitely darker than I thought it was going to be. |
| Me singing Bathory while Nickolas appears. Kirito: Shut up. |
| "You don't become Hokage in order to be acknowledged by the village. The one who is acknowledged by everyone, is the one who becomes Hokage." Uchiha Itachi, Naruto Shippuden |
| good episode but it felt like they tried to squeeze like 2-3 episodes worth of content into this episode. it felt so rushed! to the point it also felt pointless - agree with everyone that it was just way too rushed to feel anything for sachi |
 ๊ค but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ๊ค |
| She fell on Kirito's lap faster than the time skips, ok. I am indifferent in her dying, she cared more about Kirito than her own friends that were together from the beginning, be gone thot. it's official now. If this was another show I would have dropped but because this is SAO, Imma enjoy the hate-watch. |
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| I thought my ears were wrong. But really never expecting Saori to attend this series in a quite quick tap. So, damn. The title also her hums. So, double damn. |
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| This episode felt way too abrupt and thrown together, completely abandoning the cliffhanger from the previous episode for something completely different and off, and there was no time to explore the characters and their bonds and feelings, so Sachi's death didn't do anything here. Even the abrupt timeskip was a bad choice to compress this arc even further. This whole anime's been really off with timing and pacing issues which surprised me since while I wanted SAO's arc itself to go 25 episodes with no sequels rather than have this portion only go for one half, I didn't realize how many writing issues were present in just 3 episodes so far. It's a real mess. |
| Damn what a quick end to Sachi, Tetsuo, and the Black Cats. It's not entirely the fault of Kirito, but their shortcomings was to no avail an easy killing for the monsters. And it looks like the revival item is useless since they're dead for months now. Well Kirito is getting depressed more and more as the months go by. I hope Klein could understand Kirito's sorrows more. And shouldn't be about time that Asuna appears again? |
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| Im glad they died. Never really liled them, and imagine commining suicide... that guy is stupid af. The time skips though... |
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Erik98 said: I'm not going to lie, this episode annoyed the shit out of me. The first two were not great, or even good for that matter, but I could still somewhat stomach them. This one on the other hand... Jesus, where to begin. First, you can't expect me to care about the death of a character that you just introduced, especially when all she did was being sad and useless. I don't care about her being cute. You can introduce 300 cute cannon fodder characters and kill them all in that same episode and I still won't care about them. Second, why did Kirito give the revival item away? I get that he was disappointed about the 10 seconds rule because he couldn't use it on the girl, but didn't he think of saving it in case someone else dies in the future?? Am I missing something???? Seeing how easily death comes in this game, why would Kirito throw away such a deus ex machina revival item for no discernable reason? And I'm not even going to talk about the incredibly rushed pace of this episode... I gotta say, I always keep an open mind when watching something. Hell, I have no problem with ignoring minor flaws in anime, but this whole episode was a dumpster fire... 1/5 Do you know how to pay attention? Sachi was afraid of dying, and Kirito had to help make her feel comfortable. Did you read the synopsis? Nothing is wrong with the pacing of this episode, it was just fine. |
Numens said: Twenty minutes definitely wasn't enough to get attached to any of the characters, much less Sachi. Maybe you should pay attention to the episode. There were moments that showed the guild happily getting along with each other, but the unfortunate events that preceded really impacted Kirito. It made me very sad and emotional. There is no way you can say that you didn't feel attached to any of the characters. |
hachiclo said: good episode but it felt like they tried to squeeze like 2-3 episodes worth of content into this episode. it felt so rushed! to the point it also felt pointless - agree with everyone that it was just way too rushed to feel anything for sachi It wasn't even rushed and I felt for Sachi, it was very emotional. Even Kirito was reflecting on how the guild was getting along happily until he felt despair when the guild died. Just pay attention. |
animejas said: This episode felt way too abrupt and thrown together, completely abandoning the cliffhanger from the previous episode for something completely different and off, and there was no time to explore the characters and their bonds and feelings, so Sachi's death didn't do anything here. Even the abrupt timeskip was a bad choice to compress this arc even further. This whole anime's been really off with timing and pacing issues which surprised me since while I wanted SAO's arc itself to go 25 episodes with no sequels rather than have this portion only go for one half, I didn't realize how many writing issues were present in just 3 episodes so far. It's a real mess. It isn't a mess, all you have to do was pay attention to the episode. There is plenty of character development and good pacing. Also, you can read the light novels because they go further in depth if you want to dive deeper. Lots of people love this episode, plus Sachi's death greatly affected Kirito and it touched many people's emotions, including me. |
AwesomeAli2832 said: hachiclo said: good episode but it felt like they tried to squeeze like 2-3 episodes worth of content into this episode. it felt so rushed! to the point it also felt pointless - agree with everyone that it was just way too rushed to feel anything for sachi It wasn't even rushed and I felt for Sachi, it was very emotional. Even Kirito was reflecting on how the guild was getting along happily until he felt despair when the guild died. Just pay attention. ok bro, that's subjective, you felt emotional and i didn't, 2 years later, i don't even rmb who sachi is so maybe don't @ me, thanks. you asking others to PAY ATTENTION like years later when they probably alr finished watching it isn't really helping your case. you know it's fine to leave a reply on this episode w/o coming for others' opinion right. jesus. |
| ๊ค but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ๊ค |
| Power levelling to get an item that is pretty much useless. Feels bad for me boii Kirito on this one. Trying to shoulder the blame for your comrades' death from a hidden door trap, isn't something you should do. Sachi, tho, was psychic in the situation and prepared a death speech, to smooth some of that blame off of Kirito's shoulders. 'Use within 10 secs', huh. I suppose the heart slowly loses function when you die in the game, which gives the item that time window. The item itself must go for a lot, given it's probably the only revival item around. |
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| I don't even get how some people even hate the Moonlit Black Cats, and its honestly pretty sad. This episode was very emotional and something is wrong with those who actually hate this episode. I cried when Sachi and the rest of the party got killed by the dungeon trap, and even when Kirito was crying himself. This marks the beginning of his trauma as he feels very upset and guilty, and he never wants to make that same mistake again, hiding his power level. Kirito even cared for Sachi, trying to reconciliate her, and he was happy when he saw the guild playing around happily in the beginning. it's a very significant episode. |
| Well that's what rushing does for an anime only. This felt so random, lol. Sachi was cute I guess, but other than that it's like the last 2 episode never existed. |
Alex_TheForestOct 10, 2022 1:05 PM
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones! |
| but howd sachi time that gift cant say i know anygame where you can put gifts on a timer |
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| Why did Kirito join a guild?? Especially full of people who don't really seem game smart. He should've teamed up with Asuna and the other tall black guy. Crazy that Sachi wants to end it all. Why did Kirito give his first friend a cold shoulder? Then everyone just dies lol so what's his plan? To kill everyone? |
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"  |
HiljainenSipuli said: but howd sachi time that gift cant say i know anygame where you can put gifts on a timer U can send texts on timer, so why can't u send gifts on timer?? Btw, is anything shown in SAO ha really happened? It's a future tech bro,....... anything but sending gifts in timer would be a pretty normal update then...... ๐ฎ๐จ |
| WISHED I COULD ALSO GET TRANSPORTED TO A WORLD FULL OF MAGIC And DUNGEONS, please take me there too if you could (โ โ โโ โฟโ โโ โ )โ โก |
| What a great ep! Love early SAO |
| Arrogance indeed, got his party killed. Felt nothing though, had no time whatsoever with them so forcing emotion just because a cute anime girl was killed fell flat. Has it been about a year and a half already? Really speeding along with the timeskips. |
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| I have really mixed feelings on this one, while it did kinda hit hard by the end just imagine how much more impactful this would be if it was its own short arc with 3-6 episodes, would've really let us see sachi, kirito and the rest of the group bond. Would've really given us reason to grow attatched and care about the group, towards Sachi especially Again so much wasted potential with this anime, they had 25 episodes and wasted half of them on what could've been expanding upon so much of what's missing from the aincrad arc. |
| Why did the Black Cats fall for such an obvious trap chest, are they stupid or something? |
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