Accel World - Anime General Discussion

[Clarste]

Originally Posted by Seiryuu

If it's not like that then the constant concern starts to look like pity, like that person is sticking with him simply to be there for someone who can't take care of himself... Which of course is how it looks to him and must make his every interaction just a little painful.

Or... they're just friends?

[darkchibi07]

Originally Posted by MisaoFan

It's obvious to see Viz releasing a Dengeki title. The other one who exactly have the same theory was Shakugan no Shana.

Ehhhh, it's more Sunrise than anything else. I mean, they did simulcast Tiger and Bunny.

[rickiminato]

today is the premiere *official* first chapter of accel world
and they added the opening called *chase the world*
of may'n


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCw2obj3SQU

[mochichan]

Originally Posted by kitten320

I was talking about Shu from Guilty Crown
Evangelion is still in my plan to watch list

I meant shu...why did I wrote shinji............
LOL

OOhh~ you can see the other color kings and queens in that OP

[rickiminato]

Originally Posted by mochichan

I meant shu...why did I wrote shinji............
LOL

OOhh~ you can see the other color kings and queens in that OP

yeah mochichan i can see the seven pure colors king and the end you see the antagonist *disaster armor* that fight with silver crow

[00Coyote]

I can sum up my impression of Accel World like this:

Spoiler for image:

Long dark hair, check,
Beautiful red eyes, check,
Lovely smooth proper voice, check,

Please come have tea and coffee with Shirakiin Ririchiyo, and life will be grand. She can teach you many things about proper sleeping attire.

Other than I think there was a pig onscreen at one point, possibly a school, and I might recall that there was a scene from Mad Max in Tokyo. I'm pretty sure there were no red planes or islands in the Adriatic Sea though. Yea, there definitely was a pig, because she seemed pleased talking to the pig, and she was on screen more, so I can let that slide.

My suggestion for the next 22 (11? 10?) episodes, screw the plot, give me more Kuroyukihime.

[Funkatron]

Okay, seen episode 1 thusfar and love it. Love the whole premise of a whole secret virtual world going on in between the seconds of normal life. A common cliche for a story like this that shows a world in a tech singularity (ie. where machines are mere extensions of man and the line between humans and tech is blurred) is that the world in question is dystopian and dark. I like the fact that the regular world is nice and clean and the picture of the so called perfect society and the Accel World (or at least the game/tournament/shonen fodder version of it) is the dystopian one.

One thing I have to nitpick: wouldn't accelerating someone's brain cause eventual burnout/overload? I hope that this is addressed somewhere in the anime, if it isn't already addressed in the other media "Accel World" appears in. I mean 1000X normal speed is no small overclock. If there is an epidemic of fried brains from overuse of the Brain Burst program, I'm pretty sure some government agency would be on this in a heartbeat.

Can't wait for more. The animation is gorgeous and I like the characters so far. I don't mind that the opening hints at a tournament style anime cause I want to see what they'll do with it.

[Rennir]

Stupid question, but how exactly did Haru reject Kuroyukihime? Maybe I missed something during their dialogue...

[Funkatron]

Originally Posted by Rennir

Stupid question, but how exactly did Haru reject Kuroyukihime? Maybe I missed something during their dialogue...

when does he reject her?

[Rennir]

Originally Posted by Funkatron

when does he reject her?

In the second episode, when Kuroyukihime is asked what her relationship with Haru is, she responds that she confessed to him and he rejected her and when he confronted her about it afterwards, she said that she merely told the truth. Unless the version I'm watching has crappy subs?

[Wandering_Youth]

Ooh this anime looks kind of interesting. It's vaguely similar to the .Hack anime, but it seems more colorful.

Watching this first episode, it totally reminds me of this:

We may actually be close to getting there!

[pagan poor]

Originally Posted by Funkatron

when does he reject her?

Spoiler for 2nd episode:

When they were in the accelerated world as she is instructing Haru on how to fight, they get into a discussion on why she picked him and whether he wanted to leave. He mentions that she saved him from "hell", and he wants to continue as a Burst Linker. At some point she explains that she is just a normal person, and reaches out her hand as she mentions that he is creating a distance between them. He responds to it by thinking that how really inferior he feels in her presence since "she has everything",and says that what she has done is enough for him. She seems a bit disappointed by the reaction, but says that she accepts those feelings.

[Haak]

Interesting first episode. The virtual reality world is pretty damn cool and I'm interested in seeing where this is going. It doesn't look like it will have that element of social networking that I was hoping for, but oh well. Also, it's a real pain in the neck trying to avoid looking at posts in this thread about the pre-air episodes...

Everyone seems to like butterfly girl but frankly I'm more interested in the cat girl

[lightbringer]

Originally Posted by 00Coyote

My suggestion for the next 22 (11? 10?) episodes, screw the plot, give me more Kuroyukihime.

I could live with that.

Originally Posted by Haak

Everyone seems to like butterfly girl but frankly I'm more interested in the cat girl

She, too, has her charms.

[Ravenblitz]

Spoiler for Dengeki G:

[Azuma Denton]

Wow, nice concept of story there.
Hopefully the story is as good as first episode.

[MrTerrorist]

Accel World BDs/DVDs to Bundle Original Anime

Now this is interesting.

[Suzuku]

I find it odd that J.C.STAFF isn't the one animating this. I just realised that the anime is being produced by Warner adn those OVAs are being animated by J.C. I've never seen this collaboration before...

[sa547]

Originally Posted by Ravenblitz

Spoiler for Dengeki G:

Offering a one-night-stand without having to go physical.

[SeijiSensei]

High-school bullying is a tired meme that should be put on the shelf for a few years.

This show shares a number of themes with Dennou Coil and Real Drive, both of which impressed me more than what I saw in episode one of Accel World. It's worth another couple of episodes, but if it relies on using fighting sequences, cute girls, and flashy graphics to paper over its lack of a deeper story, I doubt I'll stick with it.