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2012-08-01, 17:12 | Link #742 | |
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It's true for those that have the first arc as the stand-alone. But if the first arc of a LN is following the plot correctly instead of a stand-alone, it'll be made into an arc per season type
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2012-08-01, 17:19 | Link #743 |
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As much as I am looking forward to the ALO arc, I really wouldn't mind them stretching out the entire SAO arc to last 2 cour. I'd love it, in fact. Would give them plenty of time to put in more LN info and do SAO right with all the plot and side stories developed properly, however with the current pacing I am very doubtful that this will occur.
I've had this feeling for a while now that they were going to do both SAO and ALO arc ever since I saw Ayana Taketatsu was voicing Suguha. I find it extremely doubtful the studio would hire such a popular seiyuu like her for only a couple lines of dialogue. Voicing tsundere imouto is what she does best and building the Kirito harem means more figurines! Real life version and in-game avatar version for double the figurines! Just kidding, just kidding... although I might not be too far off base either. |
2012-08-01, 19:17 | Link #746 |
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Yes but they skipped those side stories and already massively shortened Aria which could have lasted 2 episodes. Also I'm pretty sure the author hasn't written about what happened in the laughing coffin crusade except for mentioning it in GGO arc, so why would they make an episode about it.
I see SAO ending at episode 13, and ALO arc starting afterwards and using the last 12 episodes. Personally I have no idea how ALO will last 12 episodes, as others have said it's quite fast paced and could easily be done in 9 or so.
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Even 9 sounds like a stretch to me. ALO is long at two volumes but not much actually happens. The side trip to the land of the evil gods could be cut entirely, for instance, since it's basically just setup for later side stories. That's like 1/5 of the content right there. I guess if they don't cut too much and include lots still shots of Kirito visiting Asuna's hospital bed they could maybe stretch it to 9 episodes. |
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2012-08-01, 20:18 | Link #748 | |
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Ep15 SAO Epi+RL, end with Kirito logging into ALO Ep16 Meeting Sugu/Fight in the tunnel Ep17 Duel with Salamender/Jouthim(sp?) Ep18 Wrold tree city+issue with Sugu Ep19-Ep20 Invading the World Tree/reinforcement/boss fight+Epilogue ALO could be done in 6 eps.
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2012-08-01, 20:39 | Link #749 | |
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2012-08-01, 22:07 | Link #750 | |
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2012-08-02, 02:48 | Link #755 |
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While everyone else seems to love the idea of having that story told in full, either by the author or the anime, personally I feel like it would ruin the Phantom Bullet arc. Having it only known through bits and pieces, fragmented memories, etc, reinforces the idea that this was a traumatic experience that Kirito wants to forget. Which is kind of necessary to believe that he has PTSD all of a sudden. Which is, well, the entire story of the arc.
Honestly, we know enough anyway. What more could possibly be added to that, other than the gritty and gruesome details about how all these people died? Seems almost sadistic to want them to show it. It's not a heroic battle with cool fight scenes, it's just an ugly scene of people killing each other because they don't know any other way to live. |
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2012-08-02, 06:01 | Link #758 | ||
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If this as most of are saying gets 2 episodes, I will be happy. I wish the could have done this for RNR too. But do we still have any confermation that there will be a total of 25-26 episode's?
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2012-08-02, 06:28 | Link #759 | |
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Also: we knew it was going to happen this week but I sure am glad that we're back to having Asuna on screen. But there was basically no material left in RNR and no substantial cuts were made. Just the little bit about how he saved them in the forest and the meta-story about hunting the ants. That's not enough to fill a whole episode IMHO. It's just my opinion but I think RNR was really well adapted. |
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2012-08-02, 06:38 | Link #760 | |
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If they devoted one full episode to the guild, ending with their deaths, and then another episode to him chasing down the Christmas story, it probably would have been much better even with anime-original padding. |
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