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[l.kostas]

SAO Volume 20: Moon Cradle on sale September 8

[l.kostas]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...SwordArtOnline

Spoiler for Alicization Lasting:

Project Alization's launch day has Alice (in a robot body that looks suspiciously similar to her UW avatar except she's weaning a school uniform) publicly confessing her feelings to Kirito in the middle of an interview with Rinko. If Asuna finds out about it, then Kirito is screwed.
Kikuoka interrupting Kazuto and Asuna's romantic moment in the hospital while bringing a lot of rare fish and cheese. Asuna gets annoyed for it, telling him to put them in a nearby fridge since the room isn't well ventilated and she doesn't like the smell of those foods.
After Kirito, Asuna, and Yui went into the World Tree for the ALO conference, where their friends and the Japanese players are gathering, Agil cracks a joke to Kirito about his overpowered account in UW and he might get killed off for it.
Remember the "super weird feeling" Silica mentioned after Kirito grabs Sinon's tail back in the Calibur arc? This time, When Kirito gives his thanks to Lisbeth and Silica for their involvement in the UW war, Silica takes this opportunity to hug Kirito, only for a jealous Lisbeth to grab her tail for it.
Kazuto, who is all alone in his home since his stepparents are at work and Suguha has kendo practice, got a call from Rinko about Alice running away from Rath. Then, just as Kazuto is about leave with his motorcycle, a postman appears, giving him a package box from Rath. What's inside the package box is Alice, freaking out Kazuto not once, but twice! And he would've freaked out the third time if it weren't for her telling him to stop messing around and get her out from it.
It even gets funnier when Alice explains to Kazuto about how she sneaked out from Rath: she deliberately let the cameras see her leaving Rath and then using the blind spots to pack herself in a box!
Alice addresses Minetaka (Kazuto's uncle) as "Father", which is, in Japanese culture, considered as a woman seeing herself as the man's wife, to Suguha's shock and disbelief.
She then outright tells Minetaka and Midori about his heroism in UW despite being an Ordinary High-School Student in the RW. Kazuto attempts to interrupt Alice by telling her that Minetaka and Midori have no idea about the whole UW stuff, only to find out that they already knew about him being "Black Swordsman Kirito" and his achievements from Aincrad to UW: someone else wrote a book about him and they read it. Kazuto keeps on denying those claims, saying that the book is full of "rubbish", because, in his part, he was credited with lots of things. Being the famed hero of SAO isn't easy, huh?
Kazuto gets caught in a Love Triangle between himself, Asuna, and Alice. How the hell did this happen? When Asuna saw Alice attempting to make advances on Kazuto by hugging him tightly while seating behind his motorcycle, both girls were exchanging Death Glares at each other.
For extra points, Asuna is acting all cocky while glaring at Alice.
Made even funnier when Kazuto reminded Asuna and Alice about their agreement back in UW, only for them to respond by telling him that the said agreement was only a ceasefire.
Just as Asuna and Alice are going for another cat fight, Kazuto attempts to flee from the scene, only for them to chase him instead!

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...lineUnderworld

Ronye - Moon Cradle:

Spoiler for Ronye - Moon Cradle:

In the Moon Cradle arc, Ronye begins to change her hairdo into resembling Asuna's (except for the braids).

ME22 - Alice:

Spoiler for ME22 - Alice:

After making an account in ALO, Alice took the form of a Cait Sith as her avatar in Material Edition 22.
Her ALO account is out of Kirito's league, but like Sinon, she makes it up with her fighting skills. In Material Edition 22, she single-handedly fends off some Player Killers with Silica.

[Kazu-kun]

Originally Posted by l.kostas

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...SwordArtOnline

Spoiler for Alicization Lasting:

Project Alization's launch day has Alice (in a robot body that looks suspiciously similar to her UW avatar except she's weaning a school uniform) publicly confessing her feelings to Kirito in the middle of an interview with Rinko. If Asuna finds out about it, then Kirito is screwed.
Kikuoka interrupting Kazuto and Asuna's romantic moment in the hospital while bringing a lot of rare fish and cheese. Asuna gets annoyed for it, telling him to put them in a nearby fridge since the room isn't well ventilated and she doesn't like the smell of those foods.
After Kirito, Asuna, and Yui went into the World Tree for the ALO conference, where their friends and the Japanese players are gathering, Agil cracks a joke to Kirito about his overpowered account in UW and he might get killed off for it.
Remember the "super weird feeling" Silica mentioned after Kirito grabs Sinon's tail back in the Calibur arc? This time, When Kirito gives his thanks to Lisbeth and Silica for their involvement in the UW war, Silica takes this opportunity to hug Kirito, only for a jealous Lisbeth to grab her tail for it.
Kazuto, who is all alone in his home since his stepparents are at work and Suguha has kendo practice, got a call from Rinko about Alice running away from Rath. Then, just as Kazuto is about leave with his motorcycle, a postman appears, giving him a package box from Rath. What's inside the package box is Alice, freaking out Kazuto not once, but twice! And he would've freaked out the third time if it weren't for her telling him to stop messing around and get her out from it.
It even gets funnier when Alice explains to Kazuto about how she sneaked out from Rath: she deliberately let the cameras see her leaving Rath and then using the blind spots to pack herself in a box!
Alice addresses Minetaka (Kazuto's uncle) as "Father", which is, in Japanese culture, considered as a woman seeing herself as the man's wife, to Suguha's shock and disbelief.
She then outright tells Minetaka and Midori about his heroism in UW despite being an Ordinary High-School Student in the RW. Kazuto attempts to interrupt Alice by telling her that Minetaka and Midori have no idea about the whole UW stuff, only to find out that they already knew about him being "Black Swordsman Kirito" and his achievements from Aincrad to UW: someone else wrote a book about him and they read it. Kazuto keeps on denying those claims, saying that the book is full of "rubbish", because, in his part, he was credited with lots of things. Being the famed hero of SAO isn't easy, huh?
Kazuto gets caught in a Love Triangle between himself, Asuna, and Alice. How the hell did this happen? When Asuna saw Alice attempting to make advances on Kazuto by hugging him tightly while seating behind his motorcycle, both girls were exchanging Death Glares at each other.
For extra points, Asuna is acting all cocky while glaring at Alice.
Made even funnier when Kazuto reminded Asuna and Alice about their agreement back in UW, only for them to respond by telling him that the said agreement was only a ceasefire.
Just as Asuna and Alice are going for another cat fight, Kazuto attempts to flee from the scene, only for them to chase him instead!

So I guess it ends in a sort of threesome ending. Tough luck for Asuna fans who might have wanted a proper relationship for their girl.

[Zangor17]

well he is technically dating Asuna. Alice is just very aggressive with her feelings and decides to ignore the agreement that the other girls have among themselves (sucks to be Sinon Silica and Liz)

[Kazu-kun]

Originally Posted by Zangor17

well he is technically dating Asuna

Technically. In reality it doesn't feel like they still have the sort of relationship they had before all this shit happened.

[l.kostas]

https://twitter.com/kunori/status/823841131121127424
Thanks! SAO series still continues. I'll write one more big arc.
2:33 π.μ. - 24 Ιαν 2017

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...SwordArtOnline
Alicization Lasting - Kirito:

Spoiler for Alicization Lasting - Kirito:

After spending the previous three whole books being out of commission, the awakened Kirito is back to finish the heroes' job, complete with his iconic Aincrad black longcoat. His badassery has finally reached its peak with this line:
Kirito: I definitely won't let everyone's will, blood, and tears go to waste. Let's go save them. Can you help me, Asuna?
Kirito's epic comeback from the same book is made of pure awesome: he freezes 30,000 foreign players in ice, imprisons PoH in a tree before leaving him to die in UW, and gives Gabriel just desserts.
His Pre-Mortem One-Liner on PoH is absolutely fabulous:
PoH: As expected, it really is awful. However... this isn't over. Even if I logged out from this world, I'll show up in front of you over and over again. I'll slit the throat of the "Flash" with you and wait multiple times until it breaks out my heart...
Kirito: No, this is it. You'll never log out from Underworld.
Speaking of Gabriel, there is a reason why Kirito's title as the "Black Swordsman" isn't just for show: Gabriel, better known as "Darkness God Vector", possesses the "Darkness of the Void", cuts Kirito in half, and attempts to eat his heart. Kirito's response? Injure Gabriel's mouth by summoning countless steel blades from his heart, and then retaliate the Darkness God's "Darkness of the Void" with his "Darkness of the Boundless Night Sky" to gain the upper hand for the rest of the fight.
And Kirito's finishing attack on Gabriel? A 17-hit version of Starburst Stream, the very same sword skill he used on 74th floor boss back in Aincrad!
Made better when Eugeo's "spirit" shows up to help Kirito finish the job.
Kirito is well-known and feared by everyone as the "Black Swordsman", the "Twin Blade Swordsman", and the "Hero of SAO". Near the end of Alicization Lasting, he is called the "Star King" by the UW people, and his accomplishments during his 200-year rule in UW proves that he's worthy to earn such title.

[burst1000]

Originally Posted by l.kostas

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...SwordArtOnline

Spoiler for Alicization Lasting:

Project Alization's launch day has Alice (in a robot body that looks suspiciously similar to her UW avatar except she's weaning a school uniform) publicly confessing her feelings to Kirito in the middle of an interview with Rinko. If Asuna finds out about it, then Kirito is screwed.
Kikuoka interrupting Kazuto and Asuna's romantic moment in the hospital while bringing a lot of rare fish and cheese. Asuna gets annoyed for it, telling him to put them in a nearby fridge since the room isn't well ventilated and she doesn't like the smell of those foods.
After Kirito, Asuna, and Yui went into the World Tree for the ALO conference, where their friends and the Japanese players are gathering, Agil cracks a joke to Kirito about his overpowered account in UW and he might get killed off for it.
Remember the "super weird feeling" Silica mentioned after Kirito grabs Sinon's tail back in the Calibur arc? This time, When Kirito gives his thanks to Lisbeth and Silica for their involvement in the UW war, Silica takes this opportunity to hug Kirito, only for a jealous Lisbeth to grab her tail for it.
Kazuto, who is all alone in his home since his stepparents are at work and Suguha has kendo practice, got a call from Rinko about Alice running away from Rath. Then, just as Kazuto is about leave with his motorcycle, a postman appears, giving him a package box from Rath. What's inside the package box is Alice, freaking out Kazuto not once, but twice! And he would've freaked out the third time if it weren't for her telling him to stop messing around and get her out from it.
It even gets funnier when Alice explains to Kazuto about how she sneaked out from Rath: she deliberately let the cameras see her leaving Rath and then using the blind spots to pack herself in a box!
Alice addresses Minetaka (Kazuto's uncle) as "Father", which is, in Japanese culture, considered as a woman seeing herself as the man's wife, to Suguha's shock and disbelief.
She then outright tells Minetaka and Midori about his heroism in UW despite being an Ordinary High-School Student in the RW. Kazuto attempts to interrupt Alice by telling her that Minetaka and Midori have no idea about the whole UW stuff, only to find out that they already knew about him being "Black Swordsman Kirito" and his achievements from Aincrad to UW: someone else wrote a book about him and they read it. Kazuto keeps on denying those claims, saying that the book is full of "rubbish", because, in his part, he was credited with lots of things. Being the famed hero of SAO isn't easy, huh?
Kazuto gets caught in a Love Triangle between himself, Asuna, and Alice. How the hell did this happen? When Asuna saw Alice attempting to make advances on Kazuto by hugging him tightly while seating behind his motorcycle, both girls were exchanging Death Glares at each other.
For extra points, Asuna is acting all cocky while glaring at Alice.
Made even funnier when Kazuto reminded Asuna and Alice about their agreement back in UW, only for them to respond by telling him that the said agreement was only a ceasefire.
Just as Asuna and Alice are going for another cat fight, Kazuto attempts to flee from the scene, only for them to chase him instead!

from LN vol 18, right?
I don't like it when their relationship was not clear , but I believe in Kawahara sensei, he replied one thing between Kirito and Asuna that he like is "Trust"
https://twitter.com/kunori/status/864153330280407041
it means Kirito still has only Asuna in his heart though that scene look like a love triangle
I saw many people comment such as Reki also said that he only wanted to make Asuna feel a little jealousy because he thought that a jealous Asuna was cute. If it's true, I think it is not a love triangle bc Kawahara sensei was determined to make Asuna jealous

And Takasadasan who spoiled LN vol.18 illustrations before LN released, Takasadasan replied oh twitter "Still Asuna" who ended up with Kirito
https://twitter.com/Takasadasan/status/763641872686329856

[Kazu-kun]

Originally Posted by burst1000

I saw many people comment such as Reki also said that he only wanted to make Asuna feel a little jealousy because he thought that a jealous Asuna was cute.

Can they prove Kawahara said that?

[l.kostas]

Volume 20 cover.
http://dengekibunko.jp/newreleases/978-4-04-893283-7/


http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/daily...ctober/.119917
The official website for the "Dengeki Bunko Aki no Saiten 2017" event teased on Wednesday that the event's Sword Art Online stage panel would have announcements for new developments in the franchise, including but not limited to games. The event will take place on October 1 at the UDX and Belle Salle venues in Tokyo's Akihabara district.

[l.kostas]

Volume 20 illustrations

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Google translate:
By the way, Kawahara-san in the postscript "In these two volumes, the story of Moon · Cradle is complete for the moment ... but it is not yet said that the case was completely solved ...", " The story is divided into 20 volumes, and from 21 volumes return the stage to the real world, a new story of Kirito and Asuna of high school students, not rulers, will start. "

[wavehawk]

Originally Posted by l.kostas

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"

- ...why do I keep wondering if that old guy has a Zaku stashed away somewhere...?

[S.Freedom]

He probably does.

And don't give Reki any ideas. The next arc could be about Kirito facing off against a gundam or somethin.

[burst1000]

Originally Posted by l.kostas

Volume 20 illustrations

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By the way, Kawahara-san in the postscript "In these two volumes, the story of Moon · Cradle is complete for the moment ... but it is not yet said that the case was completely solved ...", " The story is divided into 20 volumes, and from 21 volumes return the stage to the real world, a new story of Kirito and Asuna of high school students, not rulers, will start. "

Kirito and Asuna so sweet.I love the scene when they look at each other on the bed
That's why the other girls hadn't a chance at all

-a new story of Kirito and Asuna of high school students ?
Wow, I can't wait for a new arc

[l.kostas]

Volume 20 preview from the SAO wiki:

Spoiler for Volume 20 preview:

Who is the «true culprit» plotting the conflict between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory? The «heroes» of Underworld, Kirito and Asuna, are going to expose the enemy's true identity!
Yazen, a citizen of the Human Empire, is murdered by Oroi, a mountain goblin. Thus, an incident occurred which a resident of Underworld, who is restrained by the «Taboo Index» and the «Law of Strength», surely could not have brought about.
Kirito, who investigates the true nature of the incident and has even gained the support of Iskahn, the supreme commander of the Dark Territory army, cannot stop the «Black Rope Man», thought to be the culprit, from escaping at the last moment.
While the investigation is running into difficulties, Asuna tries using a «Retrocognition» spell in the mansion where the murder took place, causing an unexpected image to emerge... And the venomous fangs of the «true culprit» are threatening the Integrity Knight apprentices Ronye and Tiese...!

Volume 19 chibi illustration:


On November 10th Accel World volume 22 will be released, so SAO volume 21 or the Progressive volume 5 next January.
http://dengekibunko.jp/newreleases/978-4-04-893465-7/

[Anemya]

this is a stupid question but was asuna a virgin before she did it with kirito?

[Yui Is My Wife]

Well, she ''still'' technically is by the end of the Ordinal Scale Film, considering only a collection of photons in her shape held together by strings of Zeroes-and-Ones and electrons was deflowered, not her corporeal carbon-based-lifeform self.

And yes, it would also be safe to assume she was also "reset" to a virgin in the "Titania" form that scumbag Oberon programmed for her, and "reset" once again as the Blue-Haired Housewife in Alfheim Online 2.0

[wavehawk]

...we're actually discussing this?

In all seriousness, she is. Given how her Tiger-mom has been running her life, I doubt she had any time for boys in general. And given Sugou she's probably had nothing but bad experiences with 'family handpicked' suitors.

[Yui Is My Wife]

Sorry, just got into the rhythm and got carried away.

But Sugou is just so VERY VERY kill-able when you're are having a bad day, isn't he?





Wouldn't it be a riot if someone is able to photoshop/animate Sugou into Freeza's postion in the video below?

Take that, you filthy rapist!

[wavehawk]

Oh great. Now you're making me wish they DID make a Sugou figma for my action figures to beat up on...