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| It has begun once again. Not a bad episode but nothing really happened. I've read this part of the LN and honestly, there was nothing that could be done to make it more exciting. Traprito is shown and GGO gets started. I want Sinon to take center stage ASAP and for Asuna to go back to the kitchen where she belongs!! It looks like that will happen in the next episode. |
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| Great adaptation, they didn't miss out stuff from the LN. Introduction was good, looking forward on how they adapted the following epidodes. "Ignite" was nice but i still prefer "Crossing field" :P |
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| Just Finished episode 1. its just the intro it seems but it looks promising only flaw is the the ending of SAO of Kirito leaving the hospital and that other guy showing up don't match |
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| I'm still disappointed that LiSA did not do the opening. Well, Aoi Eir isn't bad haha Not a bad episode though. I hope this journey will be worth an 8/9. As long as they don't hack up the LN plot, I will probably like it a lot. |
| New OP is better than Crossing Field IMHO. Overall it's just a prolog chapter. Lets wait for the real deal. |
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| Pretty interesting first episode =o This Death Gun character is very mysterious, I'm super curious as to what his motive is The Kirito x Asuna moments were great...I really missed seeing those :'') Also I like the whole concept and lifetsyle of Gun Gale Online, I'd love to play something like that IRL...The stuff about Aincrad and his entire conversation with that other dude from the OVA was pretty interesting too The OP itself was kinda meh but the song was okay |
| fucking gender bender or who the fuck is this long haired girl with the saber ? |
forgiuse said: I think not xDCoincidence, maybe ? |
| Yess this show's finally back! A good amount of Kirito and Asuna in the first episode I was happy about that because of how they were separated for almost the whole second cour of the first season. Yeah they were together at the end but it wasn't enough. GGO looks frickin' awesome I want to play it so bad! Next episode apparently called Ice Sniper so it will probably be mostly about that girl they showed at the end. |
Yowaizumi said: I didn't think the first season was good, and I can't say they have progressed much. (though, it is somewhat enjoyable to watch). I dislike the glorification of virtual reality in this episode, but at least the visuals were good. I'll keep watching it though, since the hate and hype storms are hilarious. I agree with this as well. Kirito wanting to create a virtual reality that's completely inseperable from actual reality is a very dangerous thing and his motivation is so vain and personal, deliberately shunning the ramifications in favor of "then we can be with Yui-chan all the time" that it almost feels like it could be used for the backstory of a villain rather than the aspirations of a hero. I did get a kick out of "iGlass" though. Apple is probably working on that as we speak. |
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julyan said: [*]Quote-chaining (with or without +1/I agree/this/yes/lol/ type comments).[/list] I get that I did this but you could've just deleted that part of the comment and not the whole thing...I said other stuff too that added to the discussion. fishergirl16 said: I thought the romance came too fast and took up too many episodes. It turned Asuna into a useless character compared to her first appearance where she was shown to keep up with Kirito. The action, animation and OST were the only redeeming qualities to me.Honestly surprised at how many people dislike Asuna. I thought their romance and the action sequences were some of the only redeeming aspects of the first season. |
| "Listen Simon... Don't forget. Believe in yourself. Not in the you who believes in me. Not the me who believes in you. Believe in the you who believes in yourself." ~ Kamina (TTGL) “You should enjoy the little detours. To the fullest. Because that’s where you’ll find the things more important than what you want.” ~ Ging (HxH) |
| Oh and I almost forgot =P |
| Kirito and Asuna ^w^ Kind of missed them! -~- Watching them together again! :D Death Gun sounds kind of... lame? It just sorta does. GGO! Incidents of deaths of top players, a virtual shot killing people. Too bad there won't be much Asuna, kind of curious about Shino! The art was pretty good like always. Looking forward to the next episode! |
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| The episode was slow as hell but it got the job done. Not as good as the buildup seen in the first couple of episodes of the first season, but still worth giving attention to. Can't wait to see how this Death Gun incident is resolved. |
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| Setup episode. Just Kikuoka asking Kirito to investigate the Death Gun accident in GGO. Lol'd @ iGlass. Sinon's ass<3 http://imgur.com/xK1JHMM Hope this be better than S1. |
VarendantsJul 5, 2014 1:34 PM
dutchah said: Yeah I think it was, as soon as the romance started she started to rely on Kirito for everything.Baku219 said: I thought the romance came too fast and took up too many episodes. It turned Asuna into a useless character compared to her first appearance where she was shown to keep up with Kirito. The action, animation and OST were the only redeeming qualities to me. Asuna got turned into a useless character, yes, but the romance certainly wasn't the reason for it. |
| "Listen Simon... Don't forget. Believe in yourself. Not in the you who believes in me. Not the me who believes in you. Believe in the you who believes in yourself." ~ Kamina (TTGL) “You should enjoy the little detours. To the fullest. Because that’s where you’ll find the things more important than what you want.” ~ Ging (HxH) |
| I'm actually kinda glad this episode was a bit slow because that means that the show will probably be less rushed, which was one of my main issues with the Aincrad arc. I'm actually optimistic about this season now, it might be actually decent,. |
| I still believe A-1 will find a way to fuck this up half way. That's how it is always anyways. A good first episode and the rest will be shit directing and shit production. I wonder if SAO discussions will reach 50 pages of hate arguments again. |
| Definitely a great start to this season. Really good episode. Animation looks great. Looking forward to the next episode. |
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dutchah said: Yes, it is.Also, is that Hiroshi Kamiya voicing Zexceed? |
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| Yes this is the SAO I love! A lot of talking in this episode. Happy that the conversation was boring. A lot of things seem to be going down in GGO. Death Gun is pretty bad ass. Happy to see Asuna again. Kirito is going to have to set up and save the world. Again. I can't wait to see more of Sinonon. Dat ass. No but seriously she got some skills when it comes to sniping it seems. Didn't think I ever like SAO again. Happy I gave this a change. 4/5. |
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dutchah said: I was talking about before ALO (she is even more useless in ALO but that wasn't her fault). Whenever she had trouble within her guild, she ran to Kirito and didn't participle in any other fights IIRC.Baku219 said: Yeah I think it was, as soon as the romance started she started to rely on Kirito for everything. Alfheim Online, that is all. |
| "Listen Simon... Don't forget. Believe in yourself. Not in the you who believes in me. Not the me who believes in you. Believe in the you who believes in yourself." ~ Kamina (TTGL) “You should enjoy the little detours. To the fullest. Because that’s where you’ll find the things more important than what you want.” ~ Ging (HxH) |
| Okay, they do have the death factor in the game again... although I would say still not up to the high standards that the world of SAO set. Still not used to how they used SAO II as the title, as we are not even dealing with the game anymore. Anyways, hearing good stuff about GGO, so will watch. |
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| Asuna is back. I don't expect her to get much screen time in season two. Sinon makes a brief appearance towards the end of the episode. Asuna and Kirito on a date, kind of cheesy imo. The guy invites Kirito to an expensive restaurant and Kirito eats not one, not two, but 3 dishes from there. Asuna won't be happy if she finds out xD Asuna: "Kirito I heard you went to a luxurious restaurant that is filled with sweet dishes. Why haven't you taken me to a restaurant like that. Is it because I'll get fat and have bigger breast than Leafa-chan?" |
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| Pretty solid episode so far, I hope that there is no romance further in, though. The animation looks pretty good. I wish Shinon got a bit more screentime, but oh well. The OP is good. I think "IGNITE" is a nice song, though not a big fan of the animation sequence. Looking forward to seeing more Shinon and the ED in the next episode. forgiuse said: Coincidence, maybe ? Great find! :P |
Trying to mimic/manipulate human senses via "data", yes, very smart, certainly can't backfire. Not to mention the mere idea is impractical and stupid. Exposition dump episode, I can't fault it, slice of life bits were OK. I personally think they should've done the discussion and then have Asunaservice. And Kirito, you need SO MUCH MORE than just technical knowledge in order to make full virtual reality a thing. And the real money MMO idea... that will bite the show in the ass as well. It's promising too much. |
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| Good ep. I thought it had nice pacing ^^ Loved seeing Kirito and Kataoka's chat hehe ^^ Sinon's sniping at the end was cool. But ofc what takes the cake is DAT FRIGGIN OP!!!!! I got chills seeing it. Loved the animation when Kirito was cutting through the bullets and facing off Death Gun. I think I'm hyped now :D |
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| It was alright I guess, it didn't blow me away but it once again is another good idea. Hopefully they can execute it well this time. |
| Pretty meh build up episode Hope every body has there popcorn ready for the rest of the year because you're going to see multiple heated arguments coming soon |
| Loving it so far ^^ |
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| This was epic. What a great start. This season looks really good, I haven't read the LN, but I think this arc will be better than the previous arcs. The animation quality was top notch. |
| "I can have food or drinks spilled on me, or even be spit at and ill laugh about it , However , If for any reason you hurt a friend of mine, I won't forgive you!" - Red-Haired Shanks |
| > Rank 413 already Here comes the surging storm |
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| Still can't fucking stomach Asuna... Otherwise ok ep. |
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| Very good first episode, glad this series is back I missed it quite a lot. The opening at the end there was pretty good too. |
| They showed the blacksmith bitch and the loli bitch at the end, so I'm satisfied. |
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Yowaizumi said: the hate and hype storms are hilarious. First episode and already a ton of haters. lol Dem haters are retarded xP |
| "Did you really think I wouldn’t cheat just because I was already winning?" - Dread Emperor Terribilis II "I chose glory and success. The box did not contain what was written on the lid." - Sand dan Glokta |
| Steady first episode, good set up and everything. The fragile train of SAO is on the tracks. Please dont train wreck, please dont train wreck *crosses fingers*. |
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| Not even in the game yet? Man, they could have made the "eating dessert" part more concise for the show. Not very addictive songs so far. |
| How do people get to 2000 hours when I'm already this bored? |
| The first episode, pretty boring and redundant flashbacks imo. Hopefully things kick off from here. First episode only and already has a rating of 8+, oh dear here we go again. |
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| Pretty good episode so far, but I wanted to see some action. Hopefully that will be the case in episode 2. |
Newhopes said: Sung-Hwan said: It's a long road to go anyways. SAO's first season was pretty good until ALO anyways. Think of it like this for the people who are gamers to get the references. SAO arc is basically Devil May Cry 1, ALO is Devil May Cry 2, so will this be new anime the great Devil May Cry 3? Hope so. Think of the next few arcs as ALO but worse.... ALO was the worst it only improves from then. |
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