Sword Art Online (light novel)
| the anime seems pretty interesting but there have been several posts about side stories being skipped so i was wondering whether i should start the Sword art online light novel. |
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| Yes, you should read the novels. However, you would probably enjoy the anime way more if you had no prior knowledge of the events in the Light Novel, so I suggest that you wait until the anime finishes before you move on to them. |
| Yes you should read the novels. If there;s something that you thought were weird or you didn't understand from the anime, it is probably explained in the novels as it provides way more details than the anime. Also the anime will most likely only cover the first major arc from the novel. |
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| Yes, many many times. |
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| Yes, you should. If you do read it, the first half of the season should cover volume 1, 2, and parts of 8. Next week's episode is going to be the last side story on volume two. The anime's probably not going to cover any of the gameplay mechanics [mind you, the mechanics are relatively in-depth and developed], and there's probably going to be a slew of cut material. Most notably in the second episode, they butchered Aria's adaptation; they cut out an entire, integral [to Aria] character, and screwed up the development of not only the protagonists, but Diabel. Sword Art Online may be a good anime, but the novel isn't a good novel; it's a great one. Whether it'll be able to adapt itself into something reminiscent of that is up in the air. SAO's characters don't really fit in the shounen genre, they're a bit more complex than that; adapting each episode with minimal interaction and maximal combat isn't the goal of SAO. It's similar to Fate/Zero; yes, the combat scenes were really great, but what distinguished it from other shows of the genre were the brilliant dialogues, character interactions, and juxtaposed philosophies. |
mdzJul 16, 2012 1:18 PM
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| I suggest wait until the anime finishes to read. Otherwise it will spoil the fun and make you biased. Really, follow my advice. |
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| Personally, I'd read the Light Novel. Heard it was better. If you enjoy anime, you might not want to read it though. |
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| <<Ethics code off>> It's pretty good erotica for a writer that doesn't write erotica. |
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| The novel is a great read. If you like reading and enjoyed the first few eps of the anime then you'll definitely love it. As many people have pointed out it might be best to wait until the anime finishes to read it because it seems they will be leaving stuff out. It all depends on your taste I guess. My favorite form of entertainment is reading above all else so I'm biased. |
| I'm reading the light novels in chronological order. The translations from Baka's site are top notch. |
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| No don't...wait for the anime to END FIRST before reading I hate seeing another people who read LN and will whine ohh gawd what did you do anime... you cut some part thingy >.> |
| amazing novel truly spectacular haven't read anything so great in a long time! I've heard about SAO but the synopsis didn't do it justice it was terrible before the new synopsis is good though I wish I read it sooner ^^ then I watched anime first episode and was hooked so I read entire thing in one go |
ricardo241 said: or just do both? the anime is doing a good adaptation as someone whos read entire thing i can say it's worth reading / watching the order does not matter the novels done so if you can't wait just read it... you are telling him not to read because you hate people who actually read the original work and say that it was better than anime? well most of the times that is the case if you don't like to feel left out perhaps you should pick up a book don't tell him what not to do because then you'll be "left out"No don't...wait for the anime to END FIRST before reading I hate seeing another people who read LN and will whine ohh gawd what did you do anime... you cut some part thingy >.> |
MinM66Jul 18, 2012 7:39 PM
| Mehh that is to REDUCE the feeling of disappointment And durr I read the LN But I know that LN AND ANIME ARE DIFFERENT... even it's an adaptation And HE"S ASKING IF HE SHOULD READ the LN or not And I basically answered READ IT LATER.... god people seriously they love trolling [ADDED] Ahh I forgot this is MAL.. the home of trolls |
| Read the novel! Just imagine someone like me who hates reading actually read 10 chaps straight in 2 days. However, i do agree with reading after the anime, but for people like me who can't stand another sec without knowing what's gonna happen next after watching ep2, just read the novel before you lose interest. But take note that considering 10 volumes are out, the anime is probably going to be at least 26eps so that's another 6 months from now, or 9months and more if they split it to 2 seasons lol.. |
rishardew said: So, I'm going to wait for the anime to end anyway, but first would like some information from who read the novels :) From what I saw, the 2nd episode is based on 'Hoshinaki Yoru no Aria', should I read the novel according to anime's chronological order or just read the main story and the side-story when I'm done? I saw on another post how it would be reading it following the timeline and it seems rather confuse jumping from volume 1 to volume 8 and then going back.. Thanks in advance ;) Basically, the Aincrad arc is composed volume 1 (main arc), volume 2 (side stories and new characters (chapter 3 is very important for next arc), and volume 8 (chapter 1, side stories), and also Aria in The Starless Night. Whether you read it, chronologically or according to volume number is up to you ( I read according to volume number). But, you must read volume 2 (or at least the chapter 3), before you enter Volume 3 (Fairy Dance) or you will feel, you miss something. Hope this helps |
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| any1 knows where can I buy SAO novel? does it even released in eng? |
DaRk5nAk3 said: any1 knows where can I buy SAO novel? does it even released in eng? Nope it hasn't been released yet, you can read it here though http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online hnryirawan said: Basically, the Aincrad arc is composed volume 1 (main arc), volume 2 (side stories and new characters (chapter 3 is very important for next arc), and volume 8 (chapter 1, side stories), and also Aria in The Starless Night. Whether you read it, chronologically or according to volume number is up to you ( I read according to volume number). But, you must read volume 2 (or at least the chapter 3), before you enter Volume 3 (Fairy Dance) or you will feel, you miss something. Hope this helps Don't forget chapter 16.5 it's very important ;) |
| I agree with the people saying read it later. After having read the LN, when I watch the anime, I can only focus on how lacking it is. Too many elements are poorly executed or skipped altogether, and the lack of inner dialogue and narration ultimately creates a shallow experience imo. |
| I wholeheartedly recommend the novels to anyone that likes the anime and I'm not even a manga/novel person. No need to wait for the anime to finish airing either unless you know it would bother you. |
| watch the anime first, then read the LN to fill in the blanks also if you read the LN it will only spoil it for you |
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| Seriously MinM66 Dun act liked a kid now 1st Read all the thing that I wrote HERE before complaining (I READ THE LN so stop acting like Im the only one who didnt read it) 2nd Stop stalking my profile just because I called you a troll 3rd Yeah I'm not really good at constructing paragraph/sentence(I always put them on a random order) But at least I know how to read 4th You won? what? you who suddenly changed the settings on his profile won?(So youre the only one who can spam not me? ...kiddo >.>) 5th What now... your gonna post my random comment here? (my comment while Im using mobile?) cuz you know thats the only thing you can used against me? 6th If you dun liked being called a troll nor arguing w/ them then stop using the internet and if your not minmmm then kindly ignore this message thank you |
ricardo241Nov 11, 2012 1:17 AM
| I'd say reading the novel first and spoiling the anime is actually better than watching the anime first and spoiling the novel. It's up to preference, but I'm personally glad I read the LN first. |
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| Novels > Anime x 100 If you didn't read the novels, you're missing a lot. |
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