CountFrylock Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, CorbeauKarasu said: "better" is relative. this series hasn't been good since episode 9 of season 1 Eh I Think The Death Gun Crap was better than Season 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 minute ago, DangerMouse said: LOL that system voice combined with Kirito That was Eugeo's voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 *retches* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 YES!!! KIRITO IS BACK!!! ON TO FIRE FORCE!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Me waiting for an action based show with a male/male romance that isn't queerbaiting and doesn't involve the bottom getting killed: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Still horribly written though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Well I hope you thank Asuna and Sinon for handicapping these guys for you, Kirito. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, elfie said: Still horribly written though. probably the worst anime ever written 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, CorbeauKarasu said: i'm usually 100% here for the crying sadboy protagonists, but I can't uster any sympathy for this guy... It certainly doesn't help so much of the crying comes from retcons since he showed no remorse or sadness from anything he was doing during any of those actual events until they suddenly decided he'd have PTSD from them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daos Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Remember, the success of SAO spawned a legion of Isekai and is the main reason every anime season has at least 3 Isekai even today. It's a very influential anime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, ben0119 said: That was Eugeo's voice. Oh okay. It sounded all mechanical "perfectly linked" to me in the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, ben0119 said: Well I hope you thank Asuna and Sinon for handicapping these guys for you, Kirito. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Yuuki showing up was pretty cool along with the big Asuna combo attack, even if she sadly didn't beat him (as expected) at least it was something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, mochi said: who is dead because EWWWW GAAAYYYS just like how Asuna's lesbian option had to die....of a Version of AIDS that more closely resembled Covid than real world Aids But Kirito and Eugeo were never going to be a couple. Kirito already had Asuna and Eugeo wanted Alice. Though I suppose it was never said Kirito and Eugeo weren't bi, like I said they were already with/interested in other people. That was supposed to be a relationship/bro-ship lol. Reki said that was a platonic relationship. Since Asuna already had Kirito and a isn't bi as far as we know. He did mention wanting to write girl love stories though lol. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-01-21/sword-art-online-author-reki-kawahara-says-female-characters-should-not-be-treated-as-trophies/.142337 "In the same interview, Kawahara also revealed that he is a big fan of yuri manga and Bloom Into You in particular. He said that the closest he has ever come to writing yuri is Yuuki and Asuna's relationship in the Mother's Rosario arc, although he doesn't count it because the relationship was platonic. Kawahara said that he would like to write a romantic story between girls one day." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, mochi said: She Ra is much better than this show because gay people don't automatically die, they exist, and the show actally writes villain-to-hero redemption arcs well Spoiler Scorpia had an especially great transition between the villain and hero sides. Yup, great show. Edited January 3, 2021 by DangerMouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, DangerMouse said: It certainly doesn't help so much of the crying comes from retcons since he showed no remorse or sadness from anything he was doing during any of those actual events until they suddenly decided he'd have PTSD from them. He definitely felt bad about Sachi and her guild but not sure about the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 24 minutes ago, mochi said: She Ra is much better than this show because gay people don't automatically die, they exist, and the show actally writes villain-to-hero redemption arcs well Are you talking about the new Netflix show? Because it looked pretty terrible. That said, the original He-Man (and probably She-Ra) are cheesy and haven't aged well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, ben0119 said: He definitely felt bad about Sachi and her guild but not sure about the others. Yeah, that was the one time at the very beginning, during more or less the intro to the show, that I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, ben0119 said: Are you talking about the new Netflix show? Because it looked pretty terrible. That said, the original He-Man (and probably She-Ra) are cheesy and haven't aged well. the animation is fucking horrible but the writing is good also I personally consider Homophobia to be a factor when considering if a series is bad....and SAO is homophobic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, mochi said: the animation is fucking horrible but the writing is good also I personally consider Homophobia to be a factor when considering if a series is bad....and SAO is homophobic I remember it having pretty mixed reviews. Though a lot of the people complaining it were those anti-SJW morons, who I don't give any credence at all. Still not a fan of the art style though. I don't see it that way. It comes off since you don't like the show you are trying to heap more egregious stuff on it that it isn't guilty of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, ben0119 said: I remember it having pretty mixed reviews. Though a lot of the people complaining it were those anti-SJW morons, who I don't give any credence at all. Still not a fan of the art style though. I don't see it that way. It comes off since you don't like the show you are trying to heap more egregious stuff on it that it isn't guilty of. I mean SAO isn't "actively" antigay....but like every other thing Reki uses as a source of Drama he does LGBT characters (or LGBT coded characters) really really badly and he does no research into if the way he writes it will come across as bigoted...so it's inadvertantly homophobic due to him just not really caring to learn how to be a better writer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 27 minutes ago, mochi said: I mean SAO isn't "actively" antigay....but like every other thing Reki uses as a source of Drama he does LGBT characters (or LGBT coded characters) really really badly and he does no research into if the way he writes it will come across as bigoted...so it's inadvertantly homophobic due to him just not really caring to learn how to be a better writer I see it as one of those shows where a lot of characters meet tragic fates, and LGBT or LGBT-seeming characters would be no different. I mean, so many characters have died or have horrible things happen to them or people they care about in this show. Although I can see how it could be a bad look for certain characters at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, elfie said: One of the best SAO fanservice pics on this board. That's the cover page from one of a number of Sugu-centric doujins by the same artist that are pretty well done! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, DangerMouse said: Mind control in an MMO with real players? I think it's because of his murderous bloodlust and hate combined with that power of imagination thing from this world to give Vassago that power. Because he lost the Dark Knight account and whatever abilities it had and he wouldn't have had these abilities in SAO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Wow. Episode 6 - Sword Art Online: Alicization War of Underworld Part 2 - Anime News Network 4.5 stars! Yeah, it hit all the familiar beats and hit them well, but either way, Kirito is BACK!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Daos said: Oh come on that girl was in like 5 minutes of one episode. Sachi and her guild had a whole episode devoted to them! 3 hours ago, OwlChemist81 said: I like how he has that baritone sax BGM! Yes Vassago's theme is pretty great haha. 3 hours ago, mochi said: It may as well Be...knowing that Souls can just be virtualized now makes death pretty cheap I think are actual souls, and not virtual ghosts but I'm not sure. 3 hours ago, DangerMouse said: What? Wasn't she the one who was giving him and Eugeo a bunch of fighting pointers in this world, did she really get swatted in one move? Haha are you talking about Liena? The girl that Kirito could never beat? I didn't catch that. 3 hours ago, CorbeauKarasu said: well, that was an interesting visual, at least....rising to meet his own hand... Yeah not sure what was going on there. Maybe when his fluchtlight was restored it also fixed his arm that got chopped off by Administrator? 3 hours ago, DangerMouse said: Yuuki showing up was pretty cool along with the big Asuna combo attack, even if she sadly didn't beat him (as expected) at least it was something. Silly me. I actually thought Asuna would beat Vassago and Sinon would beat Gabriel. But then I wasn't sure who Kirito would fight. Spoiler Then I thought he'd fight whatever that creature was in the OP. But the creature is not at all what I would have guessed it would be LMAO. At least they did a lot of damage though and probably made it easier for Kirito to fight them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, ben0119 said: Silly me. I actually thought Asuna would beat Vassago and Sinon would beat Gabriel. But then I wasn't sure who Kirito would fight. Reveal hidden contents Then I thought he'd fight whatever that creature was in the OP. But the creature is not at all what I would have guessed it would be LMAO. At least they did a lot of damage though and probably made it easier for Kirito to fight them. Yeah I thought his henchmen could be like a mid-boss for Asuna and Sinon to beat. Edited January 4, 2021 by DangerMouse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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