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It was more of a personal reaction from me than anything else, but it wouldn't hurt for some villains to be a bit more complex as opposed to the usual caricature-ish villainy we're so used to.
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2012-07-12, 09:25 | Link #1103 | |
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But in a sense, it doesn't seem that Asuna and Kirito have that many issues cropping up in their relationship that they have to work at - unlike, say Mysterious Girl Friend X - of course, reaching a stage of development only close married couples usually reach by the end of Volume 1 probably played a huge role. Hopefully, the rewrites of the Aincrad arc would give an even finer resolution of their development. Of course, I'd suspect the next set of issues to crop up will only occur once there's a change in their current circumstances in the real world - ie: Post Alicization but if the story is ending after this current arc, the author probably won't be exploring that. I guess though, on the romantic front, the "happy families (couples) are all alike" principal makes it very tricky for more development. Because short of both of them tying the knot in real life, there's very little room for more development - cohabiting together in University is not going to raise any real new issues, for example, nor are conflicting life goals, since both of them seem to be headed down the same path in life. (And one of the big Life Goals is Each other, of course). Last edited by novalysis; 2012-07-12 at 09:37. |
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2012-07-12, 09:34 | Link #1104 | |
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Some people are just made for each other like that. :3 I'm sure that they'll deal with those issues as they crop up, as they've both proven to be very understanding people. |
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2012-07-12, 09:40 | Link #1105 | |
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2012-07-12, 09:43 | Link #1106 | |
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And yes, well said. |
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2012-07-12, 10:10 | Link #1108 |
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Yeah I think one of the biggest weaknesses of sao is that each individual arc feels like a reboot with only the sub plots that are a continuation of the story. Not that the latter arcs are that much worse than first(they're pretty good and still very enjoyable), it is just that it gives the series a very disjointed feel.
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2012-07-12, 10:36 | Link #1109 |
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eh, reboot is definitely the wrong word to use here, a more accurate term would be episodic. SAO does not have a major overarching plot that goes from the beginning to the end. The story is about Kirito & Co., and their experiences in various VR world.
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2012-07-12, 11:09 | Link #1111 | |
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Though I do notice that the problem at Phantom Bullet and Fairy Dance stemmed from Sword Art Online. So I guess all the novels still comes from the same Root. Have to wonder if Alicization is also a stem from SoA... Kirito get stuck in UW because of a member of the laughing coffin after all. Maybe we'll find out what happened to PoH in this last arc? And Shinon's story about the 4th Bullets of Bullets <BoB> Tournament is quite sketchy also. The fact that her opponent acted like an assassin almost screams out <Laughing Coffin> |
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2012-07-12, 11:32 | Link #1113 | |
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I mean, ultimately for all of the problems that exist post-SAO, they never possessed the same level of emotions and investment for the characters simply for the reason that they're no longer in the same life-or-death situation.
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2012-07-12, 11:38 | Link #1114 | |
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2012-07-12, 12:08 | Link #1115 | |
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2012-07-12, 12:57 | Link #1118 | |
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Either way though, I hereby offer my service regardless of which route the author takes - If Kirito goes the harem route, I'll be more than happy to comfort poor Asuna, who obviously deserves better. And if Kirito sticks with Asuna... well, I'll do the same for all the poor rejected haremettes |
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2012-07-12, 13:44 | Link #1119 | ||
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ALO: Kirito's beloved Asuna was about to get NTR'ed. That's cause for suicide there. GGO: Death Gun's murders almost ended with Kirito. He can dodge/cut bullets, but the syringes always seem to stick him. Alicization: Well... happy second syringe encounter! What the heck do we even know about the UW? Quote:
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action, harem, kirito, non-harem, possible harem, romance, shounen, tragedy, virtual reality |
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