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Old 2012-07-22, 14:19   Link #269
Klashikari
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Originally Posted by Sackett View Post
People keep trying to pin the complaints on Light novel readers complaining about pieces missing. Anime Only viewers like me are greatly disappointed too.

I think the real problem is that the adaptation hasn't done enough adaptation to make this story fit in the new medium.
Agreed, this is also why I pointed before that "but it is just side stories!" argument has absolutely no relevancy regarding issues of the episode.
Really, it isn't the content that is lacking, but more like how it was delivered: adding transitions and filling the gap between the scenes don't mean you are changing the content but adapting it so the flow make it less jarring.

Adaptation is always a hard task as the anime should be self sufficient, which is often a problem when content must be cut, but also occurs when the adaptation stays "too truthful" to the original story, to the point the format is really not the best for it (series like Tales of the Abyss got that kind of syndrome).
It is all about what you want to show and -how- you do that. And in this specific episode, while they wanted to show Kirito's plight, that was the only concern in there, so the rest has much left to be desired.
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