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| My sympathy for the main character went from ten to below zero real quick. |
| This episode was way worse than the first one, this had some serious writing problems, and made Diabel look like such a geek and an idiot for not taking that HP potion when his ACTUAL LIFE was on the line here and he had no sparing thoughts for family or friends that he's leaving behind forever and making them depressed about his death, just because he wanted to die in game like a loser when a health potion was ready for him to take. It makes characters look like complete morons that don't really consider the actual stakes behind everything, and the whole cheaters/beaters gimmick was really lame too with how all NPCs acted and Kirito pulling off the lone wolf gimmick horribly at the end. Really rushed too for the most part as well. The action was fine but not that great, music could have been better and match the pace of the fights more but man, the logic behind everything was just missing completely here. Asuna's introduced too and there's not much to say about her other than being a good fighter while showing off a bit of a goofy side to her at the end. A time where Asuna while really bland as a whole, had some potential as a badass at times while not a damsel in distress for many parts after. |
| Oh boy, the Kirito is now starting to activate, and that iconic coat, oh my god here comes the roller coaster. Beta tester plus cheater equals to BEATER, yeah congrats normies now you just upset the dark beast. I don't appreciate how he just blurted that out of nowhere, and also leaving Asuna behind, like c'mon But eh I guess that'll change later, I'm just turning my brain off a bit before the pan hits my face. |
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| Somewhat badass momment from Kirito there, I like it. |
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animejas said: This episode was way worse than the first one, this had some serious writing problems, and made Diabel look like such a geek and an idiot for not taking that HP potion when his ACTUAL LIFE was on the line here and he had no sparing thoughts for family or friends that he's leaving behind forever and making them depressed about his death, just because he wanted to die in game like a loser when a health potion was ready for him to take. It makes characters look like complete morons that don't really consider the actual stakes behind everything, and the whole cheaters/beaters gimmick was really lame too with how all NPCs acted and Kirito pulling off the lone wolf gimmick horribly at the end. Really rushed too for the most part as well. The action was fine but not that great, music could have been better and match the pace of the fights more but man, the logic behind everything was just missing completely here. Asuna's introduced too and there's not much to say about her other than being a good fighter while showing off a bit of a goofy side to her at the end. A time where Asuna while really bland as a whole, had some potential as a badass at times while not a damsel in distress for many parts after. There weren't any problems with the writing. You probably didn't even pay attention to the episode. Wasn't even rushed at all. The music is god tier as well. Plus, that fight wasn't easy either, some people hesitated to jump in. Calling Asuna bland is not an argument, she is a really great character with plenty of development. |
| The tone of this show is so flat and distant. Even the starter boss fight was dull, and that's a bad sign for a video game. The emotional moments fail to land and there's zero chemistry so far between our two lead characters. And whatever Kirito pulled at the end of the episode felt so bizarre and forced. |
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| Smart move from Kirito to distance himself from the other players, so that the normal players would trust the beta testers more. Those beta testers are nothing like the true beaters, lol. Did Asuna really not know where her HP gauge was this whole time? By God. She's pretty strong regardless of her knowledge level, tbf. |
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| loved the action within this episode, especially with the introduction of Asuna and Agil. pretty unfortunate that Diabel died due to the different attack pattern compared to the beta test. Kirito wanted to save him but Diabel refused, rip. the way he also handled the situation where he was being called a beta tester was pretty interesting, he could be the best info broker if he wanted to lol |
| this show is laughably bad and the dialogue is atrocious |
| And there comes Asuna! Honestly she was nice, another great episode so far. I didn't really like what that blue hair guy did. He basically tried to clean up the fight and "steal" the special item for himself. But in the end, he refused to be saved, so I'll forgive him :( |
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones! |
| but why did he become an edgelord :D? and why did they call him a cheater? im not sure if its cheating that you know generally how to fight against monster X because you fought monster Y. kirito is just a smurf |
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| Dude what happened in this episode? This was so bad. The fight was going well, but then Diabel died for no reason? Then Kirito becomes evil? Why? What was with the change of heart? Hopefully we'll get to see more of Asuna. The guy with the spikey hair was annoying from the start. |
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"  |
| Gigguks youtube video from years back was quite accurate. "Drink the f**king potion!!!!!!* The death of blue hair guy was so stupid and the persona and black coat of Kirito was so edgy. Wonder if this anime will be as bad as I've heard? I'm guessing will be mediocre but will find out! |
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Reply to animejas
This episode was way worse than the first one, this had some serious writing problems, and made Diabel look like such a geek and an idiot for not taking that HP potion when his ACTUAL LIFE was on the line here and he had no sparing thoughts for family or friends that he's leaving behind forever and making them depressed about his death, just because he wanted to die in game like a loser when a health potion was ready for him to take. It makes characters look like complete morons that don't really consider the actual stakes behind everything, and the whole cheaters/beaters gimmick was really lame too with how all NPCs acted and Kirito pulling off the lone wolf gimmick horribly at the end. Really rushed too for the most part as well.
The action was fine but not that great, music could have been better and match the pace of the fights more but man, the logic behind everything was just missing completely here.
Asuna's introduced too and there's not much to say about her other than being a good fighter while showing off a bit of a goofy side to her at the end. A time where Asuna while really bland as a whole, had some potential as a badass at times while not a damsel in distress for many parts after.
The action was fine but not that great, music could have been better and match the pace of the fights more but man, the logic behind everything was just missing completely here.
Asuna's introduced too and there's not much to say about her other than being a good fighter while showing off a bit of a goofy side to her at the end. A time where Asuna while really bland as a whole, had some potential as a badass at times while not a damsel in distress for many parts after.
| @animejas Bro. You have an average rating score of less than 3 for both manga and anime. That’s insane. Is dropping shows not an option for you? |
| no bro why'd he try to act hard at the end that was so cringe bro |
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| Why didn't Diabel just take the potion, is he stupid or something? |
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