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RMNDolphy said: Why didn't Asuna wait for Blobby and friend to leave before trying to sign off? Seemed like a pretty unnecessary risk. I'm starting to miss Sugou. I've got so many pent-up "generic villain" quips just dying to come out. Edit: Also, I've been curious about this for a while. I've heard that the novel had a first-person narrative, so how does the novel handle the parts like Asuna's escape? Switching perspective? Kirito pulls out his secret omniscient observation skill he retained from SAO and used it in ALO. Hence he was able to observe Asuna's escape. Of course he can't act on this information because then the story would make sense. |
| As a child, I was told that society is a melting pot of talents; knowledge and experience combined to form important alloys that will contribute to mankind. When I got to highschool, however, I thought that it's more like a river in which the water represents our peers while we ourselves are the stones in the river. Constant erosion by mindless majority sheeping has made us lose our unique edge. After I hit the age of 18, I realized that I've been wrong all along. Society is no melting pot. Society is no river. Society is a person, a very skilled rapist, and he has fucked us all. |
| Aww man. I totally thought Asuna would escape and Kirito would fight alongside her to stop evil:/ |
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RockerXD said: itsok2bu said: This episode was borderline hentai. This guy clearly hasn't seen To Love-Ru, Kiss x Sis (OVAs), and a few other echii titles. I'm actually reading the manga for Kiss x Sis right now, but I didn't expect SAO to go as far as they did this episode. |
Paul said: Fuck, had to work overtime and 4~5 hours behind on some tentacle action. Dam, no gropage or insertion. Ah well. Not really feeling like making a gif anymore but might make it later. itsok2bu said: This episode was borderline hentai. Not even close to borderline. In other words it's ecchi, I really didn't expect them to go this far with the anime. I like how they make their action sequences as epic as possible. At least they aren't giving up on themselves. They probably just do it to get a larger fan base. |
| well seriously.. tentacles are not needed in this show! stop adding them in! D: the ultimate truth moment getting close... |
eldon2 said: I am little surprised the tentacle scene didn't bother me that much. The first novel had a terrible habit of portraying Asuna as a slightly ditzy damsel in distress who can have her moments and then have then ripped away for Kirito to fix things. The anime made her a much more likeable and deeper character which made her not seem like solely Kirito's prize by the end of the original arc. In the next volume my image of Asuna got worse and she truly became a damsel in distress. That tentacle scene seemed far more erotic in the novel because the author described her as super sensitive.Asuna in this anime however just seemed like she was restrained and quickly fought back. So I appreciate that change over the novel. Now I wish they would paint all the other female characters in the show in a better light. Leafa is just walking travel guide which so far as demonstrated no combat skills and will no stop grinning like a child constantly. Fine the sights I can understand but she is constantly smiling even in combat acting like Kirito's person cheerleader. Just saying she was described in the novel one of the best swordmen in ALO with a small crush on the character Kirito. Also the female leaders of the cat people/sylph... Novel describes those two as emotionless watching Kirito and Salmander general battling out wondering why Kirito is even helping in the first place. Anime also treats them like cheerleaders...Leafa crying was probably the most well done scene I have seen her in yet and that was just her crying... Now on a completely different note the central city disappointed me with the imagery. It was described as these massive city built of marble and wonderful architecture. This town was cool looking at first but as they walk around I felt they had recycled assets from the starting town in SAO. The market scene I think being the most noticeable example. Concerning the plot I actually approve of what they cut out of anime on the way to the tree. That part of the story was really just a extreme case of Kirito's habit of personifying npcs. The reveal of a certain in game object is going to be interesting now. They could just half ass it but I curious if the show is going to try something different with the ending. I would give the episode a 8.5 out of 10. There was no action but the change with Asuna's tentacle scene, Kirito's hospital visit, and a few individual scenes inside ALO won me over. Wow, a well put post for once. |
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| One word for this episode... Tentacles... Surely that bothered me A LOT. |
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| No Jotunheimr. I am disappoint. Asuna's tentacle scene was done masterfully though. |
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| So... I'm going to ignore the tentacles part... I was really looking forward to Suguha's reaction whenever Kirito would let it slip that he's looking for Yui's "Mommy", because so far he's only said that he's trying to find someone important or something. Obviously no time for reactions when Kirito's too busy blasting off -_- Anyone else wondering what's going to happen to him? I'm pretty confident that he won't make it to the top. |
| this episode is all about tentacle rape |
| Getting more ecchi... |
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| Too bad "Lightning Fast" Asuna hesitated to log out. It was perfect timing too, since Kirigaya and Suguha came to visit her at that time. That was very unpleasant, the tentacles and such... When Asuna was found directly above Kirito some distance away, that was an amazing moment for me. I was so sad that it ended, but I wouldn't say disappointed. It just means that the next episode will be more exciting, I am looking forward to it. 5/5. |
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| Overall good episode. No action, but still good story items. also, i'm glad they didn't go too crazy with the tentacles. can't wait till next week looks like it's going to be good :) |
| DIDNT LIKE THE TENTACLE SCENE... BECAUSE ASUNA IS NOT A LOLI... IF SILICA WHERE IN THAT SITUATION... IT WILL BE THE BEST SCENE |
| Really? Why exactly did this need tentacle monsters? This is a joke right? Sigh.... And more of the forced wincest possibilities. I'll be glad when this stupid arc is done. |
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| I have a question about the scientist dudes who work for the evil guy. Why slugs? why would anyone choose slugs as their avatar thing. im assuming since they work for the guy that owns the game they could have taken any form? Is it so they could have a lot of tentacle arm things to push buttons, why not just a human with many arms, or a robot or something, just not a slug, why slugs? i feel this is an important topic that needs to be discussed. |
| Such a tease. Asuna is just a finger away from logging out! I hate how plans do not go well. The best scene for me is splashing the cold water on Sugu's back! Ahahaha. I thought Kirito would splash it on her legs. |
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| Can't wait for Sugu to find out that Kirito is Kazuto lol. |
| If only Asuna decided to wait for our perverted, tentacle scientists to be done with their business before logging out, then we wouldn't have to see that horrific scene >.> |
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shinigami013x said: Can't wait for Sugu to find out that Kirito is Kazuto lol. Doesn't she already know? |
| Yui release the limiter I'm flying to Asuna now! *transforms into a jet plane* |
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| Although I want Asuna and Kirito to end up together I feel bad for Sugou. I always seem to feel bad for the third wheelers. I mean why'd they have to include a live triangle. They added two this whole series. I mean ... Ugh. I feel so horrible because she has to suppress her feelings for Kirito. |
| Loved the part in the end when Kirito took off like lighting when he heard Asuna was close by. The emotions on his face.. :') |
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IchigoHollowfi said: Loved the part in the end when Kirito took off like lighting when he heard Asuna was close by. The emotions on his face.. :') agree :) |
makoa69 said: I wish Kirito was the one who was captured and put in a bird cage while Asuna was the one rescuing him. Won't happen. Since Kirito is supposed to be the author's self insert. |
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makoa69 said: I wish Kirito was the one who was captured and put in a bird cage while Asuna was the one rescuing him. It's not manly for a man to sight tight while a girl rescues him. If that happened it probably bring large amounts of criticism |
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| Attempted tentacle rape on Asuna? I can smell the C83 doujins already. Some circles must already by hard at work making them. |
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| hahaha fuck suguha someone better bring out the peanut butter, cuz it looks like suguha's getting JELLY!!! u mad bro? cuz i laughed in triumph upon seeing her cry in heartbreak xDDD and love those tentacles scientists, had me thinking the whole time, "i've watched enough hentai to know where this is going" finally time for kirito to take his sandwich-kun back! |
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eldon2 said: I am little surprised the tentacle scene didn't bother me that much. The first novel had a terrible habit of portraying Asuna as a slightly ditzy damsel in distress who can have her moments and then have then ripped away for Kirito to fix things. The anime made her a much more likeable and deeper character which made her not seem like solely Kirito's prize by the end of the original arc. In the next volume my image of Asuna got worse and she truly became a damsel in distress. That tentacle scene seemed far more erotic in the novel because the author described her as super sensitive. Asuna in this anime however just seemed like she was restrained and quickly fought back. So I appreciate that change over the novel. Now I wish they would paint all the other female characters in the show in a better light. Leafa is just walking travel guide which so far has demonstrated no combat skills and will no stop grinning like a child constantly. Fine the sights I can understand but she is constantly smiling even in combat acting like Kirito's person cheerleader. Just saying she was described in the novel one of the best swordmen in ALO with a small crush on the character Kirito. Also the female leaders of the cat people/sylph... Novel describes those two as emotionless watching Kirito and Salmander general battling out wondering why Kirito is even helping in the first place. Anime also treats them like cheerleaders...Leafa crying was probably the most well done scene I have seen her in yet and that was just her crying... Now on a completely different note the central city disappointed me with the imagery. It was described as a massive city built of marble with wonderful architecture. This town was cool looking at first but as they walk around I felt they had recycled assets from the starting town in SAO. The market scene I think being the most noticeable example. Concerning the plot I actually approve of what they cut out of anime on the way to the tree. That part of the story was really just a extreme case of Kirito's habit of personifying npcs. The reveal of a certain in game object is going to be interesting now. They could just half ass it but I curious if the show is going to try something different with the ending. I would give the episode a 8.5 out of 10. There was no action but the change with Asuna's tentacle scene, Kirito's hospital visit, and a few individual scenes inside ALO won me over. (edit): Trevor you had to make me notice my own grammar and spelling errors with your quote. Those errors have been fixed at least :) A thought-out post in a SAO forum? BLASPHEMY |
| Asuna getting excited and hesitating slightly before logging out. -1 point Cliched evil rapist scientists. -1 point Tentacle rape scene. -1 point Lyfa saying "yashashii-ne" to Kirito. Kirito responds by scratching his head. -1 point Kirito flying up the worldtree despite knowing that it can't be done. *facepalm* |
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| Those slugs attempting to tentacle rape Asuna was pretty disgusting lol. Funny how she still bit one of the slug's tentacles though. She was so close to log herself out. If only she was faster. >.> At least she took the key card. Those Suguha and Kirito in-real-life moments were great. Suguha really loves Kirito. Really sad how Kirito will never be able to accept her feelings. Suguha wants to bury her feelings for him and eventually forget about it. D: Dang, seeing Lyfa cry... Yui senses Asuna is at the top of the tree and Kirito flies off like bloody Superman. Gotta admit, that was pretty awesome, considering he won't be able to reach even close to the top of the tree. :P |
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| When did tentacle rape go mainstream? AiCon said: IchigoHollowfi said: Really?Loved the part in the end when Kirito took off like lighting when he heard Asuna was close by. The emotions on his face.. :') I thought that he was an idiot for even trying that in the first place since he's been told many times that nobody can reach the top because of the time limit and that wall the admins put to prevent people from doing just that. An idiot for rushing in to save your girl? So if someone bigger than you, beats the shit out of your girl, would you stand back and analyze the situation? Oh wait, since that guy is bigger than you, theres no point in confronting him since you'll lose right? Jeez.... Think before you post shit.....The only way people would stand back and analyse the situation before jumping in is if they are not personally and emotionally invested in that situation. Period. |
| So Asuna uses her only chance to escape and doesn't wait for the tentacle monsters to leave, though them being incredible close by? Real intellect there Also the main villain of this arc has only made a few appearances in the whole arc. Which is disappointing. |
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Raikozen said: So Asuna uses her only chance to escape, and doesn't wait for the tentacle monsters to leave, thought them being incredible close by? Real intellect there True. That really made me facepalmed. |
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| Are you serious, Tentacle monsters? -_- I haven't read the LN but could someone tell me if this scene was in the novels or if A-1 added them in. Though it makes sense that scientists want to work on the project regardless of ethics, their avatars being slugs made me sigh. Near the beginning of the episode when we found out that there was server maintenance happening and we'd get to spend some time in the real world I was initially excited. I thought we'd get some good character development now that they've both been in ALO for awhile now but no. We didn't learn anything new about Kirito or Suguha just reaffirmations that Kirito still loves Asuna and Suguha still has a bro complex which won't come to fruition any time soon. Even after Suguha logs back in and she confides to Kirito ingame about her problems, nothing was said between them that progressed their relationship. I honestly am trying to give this show the BOTD by still watching it but it's disappointing me with its characterization and plot development just like GC did( SAO is better though which is saying something and shows just how much Guilty disappointed me) |
| Anyone else wondering who uses slugs as avatars? ALSO 1000st POST! ..... meh |
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| Waiting another week huh... Fuuuu-. WHY. And yeah.. why slugs? Pretty weird. .-. |
| Fully uncensored with uncut director's scenes for the BD with additional footage to most of the skipped content ! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME ! Dont turn off my VR or I kill u! |
AiCon said: IchigoHollowfi said: Really?Loved the part in the end when Kirito took off like lighting when he heard Asuna was close by. The emotions on his face.. :') I thought that he was an idiot for even trying that in the first place since he's been told many times that nobody can reach the top because of the time limit and that wall the admins put to prevent people from doing just that. Either way it's worthwhile. |
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| Ughhh damn it, Asuna was literally a hair away from getting outta there. If only she had just waited a little bit for those guys to go away or plan a little bit more, like get closer to the thing before running like an idiot in open space. Ah well she's still got Kirito to rely on. And at least she got away with that passkey. Smh at that tentacle rape scene, and yeah I am wondering why in the world would these guys pick tentacle monsters as their avatars. -_- Do they have some secret fetishes or something? Loved how fast Kirito ditches Leafa the moment he finds out Asuna is up there. |
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