2012-08-19, 12:09 | Link #121 |
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I really doubt we'll see dual wielding next episode since episode 9's title can only mean the 74th floor boss where he uses it for the first time in front of people.
I think it just going to get up to Asuna and Kirito forming a party.
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2012-08-25, 20:59 | Link #128 | |
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Anyways I really liked this adaptation, it's nice how the animation quality went back to Ep. 1 standards. They really were saving up the money for the main arc lawl.
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2012-08-25, 21:50 | Link #129 | |
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Agree wtih you there, I just hope they keep it for Yui SS.
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2012-08-25, 23:54 | Link #130 |
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So somehow they managed to make Kuradeel even more of a loser than he previously was. And they added "ominous foreshadowing by putting PoH in the crowd. I thought Kuradeel only joined them "in spirit"? The implication here seems to be that PoH put him up to the little stunt that will likely be aired in episode 10.
Asuna OTOH really got to shine this time around and, aside from the duel interference, as far as I can tell, all her scenes were adapted very faithfully. She even pulled Kirito by his belt, just like in the novel Still, they are leaving out a lot of context, even though it was expected and can't really be helped. That's really the impression I got, lol. But I was expecting them to save the most for the 74th and 75th floor boss battle and the final duel. Actually, we did not get most of the 75th floor boss battle in the novel... I wonder if they'll add more detail to that. |
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2012-08-26, 00:44 | Link #132 | |
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Either way, hopefully it'll be interesting. Laughing Coffin really didn't do much in the LNs from what I remember. |
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2012-08-26, 00:48 | Link #133 |
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I dunno about you, but Laughing Coffin actually gave me chills down my spine whenever they showed up in the novel. I thought that whatever the author did to make them seem scary worked quite well. Probably related to the same attribute that made in-game deaths of minor characters feel more real than the real deaths of minor characters in other works of fiction.
So while they don't show up often, they really dominate the scene whenever they do. I hope the anime can try to recapture a bit of that after their failure to do so in episode 6. |
2012-08-26, 01:05 | Link #134 | |
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Hmmm...it was not mentioned in the novel that a black coffin member was actually watching between that duel, right?? |
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2012-08-26, 03:22 | Link #136 | |
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Should be interesting. I just hope they dont add mess up in the process .
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2012-08-26, 11:04 | Link #138 | |
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I don't see how they could reintroduce the Laughing Coffins at this point without dealing with them, though whether it'll be a crusade or just get folded into Kuradeel's betrayal is an open question. Either way, the story would need to be an episode unto itself, which reinforces the idea that the SAO arc will extend into the second cour. |
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2012-08-26, 11:11 | Link #139 |
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Other point to worry about: they completely skipped the Army guys. I guess they can still meet them after running away from the Gleameyes, but it won't be quite the same - and I worry that they won't meet them and that this going completely off the rails.
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2012-08-26, 11:29 | Link #140 |
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Army may show up - afterall, they're part of Morning Dew Girl, and we see Yui in the OP so that's definately gonna happen.
As for Asuna... it's forgivable. While she is a badass and all, let's not forget that she's also a teenaged girl.
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