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Prologue · 2012-12-18, 01:26

Question for those who read the novels. How much of a role does asuna play in future stories? We hardly saw her in the recent anime arc.

NoirX · 2012-12-18, 01:40

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Originally Posted by Prologue

Question for those who read the novels. How much of a role does asuna play in future stories? We hardly saw her in the recent anime arc.

Asuna is main heroine of SAO, unlike SUguha and other girls.

Ryousha · 2012-12-18, 01:42

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Asuna is main heroine of SAO, unlike SUguha and other girls.

Do we ever get more character development for Asuna besides Mother's Rosario?

NoirX · 2012-12-18, 01:53

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Do we ever get more character development for Asuna besides Mother's Rosario?

So far, nope. The character development for each arc:
Aincrad: Kirito, Asuna, Lizbeth, Silica
ALO: Kirito, Suguha
GGO: Kirito, Sinon
MR: Kirito, Asuna(mainly Asuna)
Alicization(ongoing arc): Kirito(currently)

The other girls also appear in each arc starting from GGO, but they're mostly on support role.

Divini · 2012-12-18, 05:14

Asuna plays a big role in Alicization, though in terms of raw character development Mother's Rosario trumps it.

NoirX · 2012-12-18, 05:18

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Asuna plays a big role in Alicization, though in terms of raw character development Mother's Rosario trumps it.

Since it's still ongoing and Asuna's specific role hasn't been exploited yet other than in the Web Novel, Asuna still hasn't made her big role yet.

AP24 · 2012-12-20, 04:18

PV for the final ep is out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhquixAeYbU
There are also preview pics on the official website.

The PV and the preview pics only show scenes from the rest of chapter 8, none from chapter 9. Can't wait to see Kirito and Asuna's reunion in the hospital room, I can tell from the previews that it's gonna be a great scene.

Divini · 2012-12-20, 05:12

Hopefully they won't spend TOO much time on it. Chapter 9 needs to be done justice!

sky black swordman · 2012-12-20, 05:49

So the PV of episode 25 was not a set of flashbacks, like what they did for the PV of episode 14.

Tenoia · 2012-12-20, 10:43

Interesting. Well after seeing that they are going to adapt that symbolic scene with SAO Kirito and Asuna holding hands and walking away, I have a good feeling that episode 25 will successfully close out the ALO arc and, by proxy, the SAO incident. Before seeing the PV, I was a little afraid they were going to skimp out on things.

Vsin · 2012-12-20, 13:15

What in the...they actually opted to spoil the encounter? Right after they seemed to have gone out of their way to hide the encounter's existence? I don't get it...

Krono · 2012-12-20, 13:19

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What in the...they actually opted to spoil the encounter? Right after they seemed to have gone out of their way to hide the encounter's existence? I don't get it...

My personal guess would be they didn't want to waste enough time with flashbacks to hide everything.

Tenoia · 2012-12-20, 14:56

Also, I would debate that the use of flashbacks in a PV was more suited for the PV of episode 14 than it would be for the PV of episode 25. It makes more sense for a flashback set-up for a period of over 2 years (even though we were only exposed to select scenes/situations from those 2 years of the SAO incident) than for a period of...what, a couple of days to a week that was the duration of the ALO arc? Maybe that's why they didn't go for the flashbacks again.

NoirX · 2012-12-20, 15:41

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Also, I would debate that the use of flashbacks in a PV was more suited for the PV of episode 14 than it would be for the PV of episode 25. It makes more sense for a flashback set-up for a period of over 2 years (even though we were only exposed to select scenes/situations from those 2 years of the SAO incident) than for a period of...what, a couple of days to a week that was the duration of the ALO arc? Maybe that's why they didn't go for the flashbacks again.

If I'm correct, it's around 3 days for whole ALO ingame event. But yeah, the use of flashbacks for a final episode of a season isn't really a good one overally.

xDrac · 2012-12-21, 17:47

Do you people think the anime will go on after episode 25 is out?

NoemiChan · 2012-12-21, 18:02

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Do you people think the anime will go on after episode 25 is out?

I.... don't..... know..... yet....

NoirX · 2012-12-22, 02:03

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Do you people think the anime will go on after episode 25 is out?

If there is another season of SAO it won't be that near future though(at least months).

konart · 2012-12-22, 05:33

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If there is another season of SAO it won't be that near future though(at least months).

Well, we are not getting it for winter and spring for sure.

NoirX · 2012-12-22, 06:55

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Well, we are not getting it for winter and spring for sure.

It's safe to assume that SAO season 2 will/might be announced after AW season 2 ended.

Ray · 2012-12-22, 10:18

I'm really hyped for the finale of one of my most enjoyed series after that PV..

2012-12-20, 05:49	Link #2069
sky black swordman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: California	So the PV of episode 25 was not a set of flashbacks, like what they did for the PV of episode 14. __________________

2012-12-18, 01:26	Link #2061
Prologue Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012	Question for those who read the novels. How much of a role does asuna play in future stories? We hardly saw her in the recent anime arc.

2012-12-18, 05:14	Link #2065
Divini Senpai! Join Date: Mar 2007	Asuna plays a big role in Alicization, though in terms of raw character development Mother's Rosario trumps it.

2012-12-20, 04:18	Link #2067
AP24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011	PV for the final ep is out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhquixAeYbU There are also preview pics on the official website. The PV and the preview pics only show scenes from the rest of chapter 8, none from chapter 9. Can't wait to see Kirito and Asuna's reunion in the hospital room, I can tell from the previews that it's gonna be a great scene.

2012-12-20, 05:12	Link #2068
Divini Senpai! Join Date: Mar 2007	Hopefully they won't spend TOO much time on it. Chapter 9 needs to be done justice!

2012-12-20, 10:43	Link #2070
Tenoia Leaps and Bounds Away Join Date: Sep 2012	Interesting. Well after seeing that they are going to adapt that symbolic scene with SAO Kirito and Asuna holding hands and walking away, I have a good feeling that episode 25 will successfully close out the ALO arc and, by proxy, the SAO incident. Before seeing the PV, I was a little afraid they were going to skimp out on things.

2012-12-20, 13:15	Link #2071
Vsin Aldracity Join Date: Feb 2010	What in the...they actually opted to spoil the encounter? Right after they seemed to have gone out of their way to hide the encounter's existence? I don't get it...

2012-12-20, 14:56	Link #2073
Tenoia Leaps and Bounds Away Join Date: Sep 2012	Also, I would debate that the use of flashbacks in a PV was more suited for the PV of episode 14 than it would be for the PV of episode 25. It makes more sense for a flashback set-up for a period of over 2 years (even though we were only exposed to select scenes/situations from those 2 years of the SAO incident) than for a period of...what, a couple of days to a week that was the duration of the ALO arc? Maybe that's why they didn't go for the flashbacks again.

2012-12-21, 17:47	Link #2075
xDrac Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012	Do you people think the anime will go on after episode 25 is out?

2012-12-22, 10:18	Link #2080
Ray Garnet Join Date: Dec 2011 Age: 29	I'm really hyped for the finale of one of my most enjoyed series after that PV..