Accel World - Episode 14 Discussion / Poll

[Kairin]

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[Fenrir_valindri]

This Naomi guy needs some serious ass kicking.

New OP/ED are nice, I think I liked the first set better though.

[orpheus2]

Ugh... The arc has officially started...

Nice OP but the ED was hilarious.LOL

For those who thought Noumi is harmless, do you think same way now?

Side Note: For the love of... Haru, you should have asked for the bikini pictures.

[Ray]

Haru is one lucky piglet to get to see Chiyu nude, and then have her "hide" him. Goddamn censors (those were censors, right? I think there also was one in the ED). Speaking of, it's hilarious and the song is pretty good, too.

The new OP is brilliant; ALTIMA rarely fail to impress me. Many a fangirlish squeal were had during it.

Argh, I hope Nomi/Noumi gets his just deserts, and soon.

Originally Posted by orpheus2

Side Note: For the love of... Haru, you should have asked for the bikini pictures.

Yes!

[Bombo]

yay new OP/ED

Spoiler for 14:

seriously what wrong with this week!? FT manga and now this episode!?
Noami really pissed me off !

[mod edit: removed pointless post]

[serenade_beta]

(　ﾟ∀ﾟ)o彡° NTR! NTR! Go, Naomi, Go!
His character design is boring, but I enjoy his character. Shame he looks too boring though.

New OP:
-Mysterious rap (same one from Shana III?)
-Naked pig
-The two guys riding together on the motorcycle (Uho!)
="Entertaining" OP

As always, gotta love the settings that get added as it comes. Now a new ability that allows a none-9 character to do level-9 stuff.

So there are two cameras or a camera and a recording.
One shows the pig sneaking into the girl's locker room.
Another shows ?, probably just recording the girls' changing.
According to Naomi, the one that shows the recording of the Pig will be very hard to defend because of the 2nd camera, but......... Hmm?
But the first camera/recording shows the Pig. For one thing, the criminal wouldn't take a video of himself. Therefore, the video that would be released could not have been taken by the Pig, but someone else. Then let's say that the Pig set up the camera that is found. But since in the first place, the recording released could not be the Pig, the camera being spotted wouldn't make the Pig harder to defend, but rather, help the "He's been framed" statement?
Anyways, not that I care to think harder about it, but there is some flaw in Naomi's threat.
In the first place, why doesn't the Pig and Chi-chan (forgot her full name) just record what Naomi is saying? Don't tell me that despite the technology advancing so greatly, they can't do that on the spot? Even though kids are recording stuff in secret today with today's technology? Talk about Jinrui ha Suitaishimashita!

[flack]

such a cocky kid.

[Maxtro]

The second camera blackmail thing makes no sense.

There is absolutely no way to link it to Haru.

Seriously, Haru is like three feet tall, how the hell could he put the camera on top of the lockers?

Also serenade_beta brings up a good point. I'm almost certain that those neruo linkers would have a way to record video or at least audio.

[Miraluka]

Maybe they don't have that kind of app inside the school?

Somebody should stick that camera on Noumi's ass, seriously.

[zeniselv]

good to see that haru isnt completely useless in RL, thoug still got owned, the new guy, at that bath scene, for one second i thougth he was gonna turn beign a trap, and his avatar looks like a multitasker.

i have nothing against the new op and ed, though they are not nearly as good as the first ones.

[Tempest35]

Haru should have definitely thought ahead to record it but, he was working on the faith as a Burst Linker that they would hold up their end of the match bargain. Silly Piggy. *sigh* If Hime was there, she would have definitely recorded it and/or thought of the loopholes in Naomi's 'threat'.

And is Hime getting jealous of her own avatar because of Haru!? ...*snerk*

[Awrya]

New OP, Niko is with the maid shown during CD arc, then we see Scarlet with a dog/pet? Is the maid a burst linker with a dog avatar?
Noumi's smile in the OP also makes him look like a retard and then we have a red avatar with a gundam. Ash Roller+Silver, there will be a lot yaoi doujins in the market later. All in all the new OP is full of win

Haru, picking a fist fight with your reach is destined to fail. This scene would have been hilarious if Haru tried a cross counter only to fail due to his reach

ED is hilarious, normal 3rd middle school girl KYH against Lv. 9 burst linker Black Lotus. KYH, with external armament UMBRELLA, one-shots Black Lotus.
There was even an allusion to the last ending with a balck butterfly flying.

[Yusei Fudo]

That kid srsly needs to have his ass kicked badly that he will beg for mercy at the end =___=

[thundrakkon]

The new OP and ED were okay, although I do like it, just not as much as the first. There were a lot of new characters introduced, and it looks like Niko will return (yay!). I was LOLing so hard when they had Ash Roller and Silver Crow riding in the sunset. So romantic! It looks like he will make his triumphant return next episode.

I hope they they can resolve this without the help of KYH, but I'm sure it will be tough since Haru and Chiyu definitely lack any tactical strategy. When Haru finally lets Taku into the fold with what is going on, maybe they will be able to resolve this. If all else fails, ask Niko. I'm sure she's willing to help out her favorite pig.

Also, it looks like no Aqua Current this cour, since she was missing from the OP. Oh well, she did make quite a brief appearance.

Also, judging by the OP, Silver Crow looks like he will gain a new ability with his arm. That's nice, since all Silver Crow has done so far is essentially dive bomb.

So why is Noumi in this school? Yes, he is a bastard, but he must have his reasons. It is hinted that his older brother, a former student, could be his parent. It is also stated that KYH never mentioned any other Brain Bursters in the school. It could be reasonable to guess that Black Lotus eliminated the older brother in the past, and Noumi is here for payback. Then again, maybe Noumi is just a plain bastard.

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Maxtro

The second camera blackmail thing makes no sense.

There is absolutely no way to link it to Haru.

I think the whole thing doesn't make as much sense as Noumi thinks it does. So let's say Noumi does let leak the first video footage in order to implicate Haru in the second incident. Won't someone find it convenient that the first video leaked just at the time that the camera was discovered? Why would someone setting up that camera be so careless as to be caught on camera himself? Who setup the first camera? It looks exactly like Haru's being setup. He may have thought he could blackmail Chiyu and Haru, but doesn't he know that they're both close with Kuroyukihime, who is kind of an important person at their school?

The whole thing just seems like Noumi thinking he's more clever than he really is. His plans have a very low likelihood of working out over the long term.

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

So why is Noumi in this school? Yes, he is a bastard, but he must have his reasons. It is hinted that his older brother, a former student, could be his parent. It is also stated that KYH never mentioned any other Brain Bursters in the school. It could be reasonable to guess that Black Lotus eliminated the older brother in the past, and Noumi is here for payback. Then again, maybe Noumi is just a plain bastard.

Well, there's some sort of personal connection here. I think it's pretty clear that he only joined the Kendo club so that he'd get the attention of our group of protagonists, given that he used the same technique as Taku (so he knew that Taku would be suspicious). The whole thing seems like a ploy to get himself noticed by Haru and the gang. He already knew Haru's real identity at the encounter, so I guess he did his research. He also commented that he set up a bunch of traps, and I'm supposing those were all intended for the burst linkers, given that he seems to want their points (presumably to help him cheat at life?).

If his brother is indeed the connection (they probably wouldn't bring him up unless it was plot-relevant), then it does raise the question of why no other Burst Linkers were mentioned (as you said). Could it be that he tried to be a Burst Linker but the install failed for him, or something? He's making up for his brother's failures? Who knows...

[blitz1/2]

Ed was hilarious, Kuroyuki won't use Haru to ANYBODY! even if it is to herself. xD

[Seiryuu]

All I can say right now: someone get me a cigar cutter. Me and Noumi are going to have a little chat.

On another note I'd like to know how he planned to convince people that Haru had placed a hidden camera on top of those lockers, and how he managed to get caught on his own camera sneaking in to place it.

[ZGMF-X10A]

is it me or is Crow rider with Ash roller in the OP? = =;; what's up with that...

Forgot to mention how addicting the OP song is. Can't wait for full version.

[DXMichael]

Urge to punch computer screen in hope of doing the impossible and hitting Nomi....rising.....rising.......riiisssiingggg

Oh, Chiyu service. Urge lost.

[Dark Wing]

Oh god I hate this kid so freaking much. I wish Black Lotus had stayed so she could own him...