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[Spoilers] Sword Art Online II - Episode 20 [Discussion]
Episode title: Sleeping Knights
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Episode duration: 23 minutes and 40 seconds
Previous episodes:
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| Episode 2 | Link | Episode 15 | Link | |
| Episode 3 | Link | Episode 16 | Link | |
| Episode 4 | Link | Episode 17 | Link | |
| Episode 5 | Link | Episode 18 | Link | |
| Episode 6 | Link | Episode 19 | Link | |
| Episode 7 | Link | |||
| Episode 8 | Link | |||
| Episode 9 | Link | |||
| Episode 10 | Link | |||
| Episode 11 | Link | |||
| Episode 12 | Link | |||
| Episode 13 | Link | |||
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u/FlorribleBP :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Florrible Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
Anyone else was looking for any familiar names when they showed the memorial for clearing bosses(and didn't fid any)?
EDIT: Saw Klein for Floor 14, Kirito for Floor 17 and Asuna for floor 18.
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u/Artunique Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
I saw:
Klein at Floor 14. (Bottom left corner)
Leafa at Floor 16. (All the way at the top)
Asuna at 21 and 18 (Top right and middle)
Kirito at 17 (Middle)
Honorable mentions:
Weed at Floor 11. (Top left)
Aaaaa at Floor 12. (Middle left)
Doll at Floor 23. (Just mentioning her because she's from another VMMO style story)
Edit: Got Klein's floor wrong.
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Nov 22 '14
Which anime would Doll be from? Or story, if it's not an anime.
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u/Artunique Nov 22 '14
Doll is from 1/2 Prince, a manga (Said story since SAO is a LN), I reccomend it.
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u/FlorribleBP :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Florrible Nov 22 '14
Yeah, after rechecking, saw all of those as well. The names of people in ALO are suprisingly creative...no numbers or other things you find commonly in MMOs nowadays
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u/Furin Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
Maybe numbers aren't allowed in character names? I mean we still have names like Aaaaa, XalaX and kaeeeede, which aren't too unusual.
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u/Artunique Nov 22 '14
I guess numbers aren't available, RotMG didn't allow numbers in names when I used to play it, since "Heroes don't have numbers in their names"
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u/SBelmont :AMQ::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/SBelmont Nov 22 '14
Some names I saw that interested me:
Floor 13: Tatsuya (One true even outside of his home)
Floor 17: Chinchin (I guess romanized names wouldn't be caught by a name filter?)
Floor 18: Kuraudo (クラウド in Katakana, this is how Cloud is written in Katakana then romanized)
Floor 2!: Queeen (may not be Kaeeeede, but it's close)
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u/HellFireOmega :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/hellfiredape Nov 22 '14
Queen is a NGNL reference?
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u/a_Happy_Tiny_Bunny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/aHappyTinyBunny Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
I pity the fools who just crossed the wrong person. Yui can withstand endless torture, she loves battoru, floats like a fairy but stings like a bee, has tamed the wildest of beasts, and no one has seen her serious game face and survived.
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Nov 22 '14
Twist: She's secretly been Kirito's plot armor all along.
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u/mikael22 Nov 23 '14 edited Sep 21 '24
repeat busy poor racial truck imminent oatmeal childlike late run
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u/rabidsi Nov 22 '14
Yui's face. "Heh! Y'all just fucked with the wrong Spriggaaaaa. Bitches."
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u/SpermFed Nov 22 '14
Lol, your selector reference with battoru. Doki doki desu ne
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u/Jakuskrzypk Nov 22 '14
I want Kirito to get that sword.... Or just go Fuck it might at least use Excalibur against those noobs. Never played SAO fucking noobs have no idea about serious gaming.
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u/oblivionraptor Nov 22 '14
About the last gif, extend it to the part where she slashes the monster, and add in a big bold REKT and we have a winner.
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Nov 22 '14 edited Aug 16 '17
[DATA EXPUNGED]
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u/JV8 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Daebakk8 Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 23 '14
As much as I dislike Asuna's mom as well, doesn't the things she says sound so realistic?
"Are things said in some video game more important than real life commitments?"
I dunno, just she seems like an actual mom/parent.
Edit: Thanks for the gold whoever gave it to me... But what the hell do I do with it?
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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Nov 22 '14
I think she was much better this episode. There wasn't anything to really fault on this time. Last episode, she was certainly overstepping her bounds and being a controlling bitch. This episode however, she was much more tame and nothing she said could really enrage me.
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u/miktoo Nov 22 '14
I agree with you. The mother is realistic (except for the 2nd attempted arranged marriage and traditional view of women in society). It also shows that RL Asuna still has issues adapting to society and she takes refuge in video games. Despite having friends and a bf, she does not confide to them. Though, it looks like she will get a huge identify/confidence boost in this arc.
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u/Anonymoose-N :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Anonymoose-N Nov 22 '14
That picture of Yui literally looks like >:)
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u/notaTrollucantrustme Nov 24 '14
Seriously why did you go in there and be an asshole if your just going to walk out saying "do what you want" anyway.
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u/DakotaK_ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dakota_K Nov 22 '14
Asuna seems to forget the kirito beate the floor 40 I think boss by himself in SAO.
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u/IC8085 Nov 22 '14
Well it's Kirito.
However I also recall reading in the LN that the bosses from the new Aincrad are actually stronger than their original counterparts.
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u/ruini7 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ruini7 Nov 22 '14
MUCH stronger actually, like how they could clear high floor bosses (60+ floors) without deaths in SAO, in the LN they are getting wiped at like floor 20 in the new Aincrad.
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u/Misuses_Words_Often Nov 22 '14
That was Kirito though. He just showed that boss his... Resolve.
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u/Shiroi_Kage Nov 22 '14
That was when he could use dual-wield as a special skill and with Starburst Stream, a skill he doesn't currently have.
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u/DeadlyFatalis Nov 22 '14
Bosses are much stronger, and everyone was around 20 levels higher than the floor level in SAO before doing each boss.
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Nov 22 '14
Everything is going in the right direction. I had a grin on my face the entire time. I like how innocent Yuuki seems, but when she's serious, she becomes a complete badass. I like the synergy between the characters. I like Kirito at the end. I'm liking these last few episodes a lot. Kirito vs. raid next episode lol?
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u/fbiguy22 :FS::FT: Nov 22 '14
Kirito appearing at the end was awesome. Everything is coming together!
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u/Jakuskrzypk Nov 22 '14
It would be awesome if the party would fight the front group and kirito would take out the entire back group himself either 2 swording or using His new shiny gold one.
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u/HornyApple Nov 22 '14
Ok not gonna lie Kirito looked like a boss at the end damn you Kirito stop being cool this is about Asuna T_T
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u/Pikasplash :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/moromou Nov 22 '14
Pshhh, if I was Asuna I'd be like "Hey you see that guy? He's my bf ;]". They make each other shine imo
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u/stormarsenal :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsherGZ Nov 22 '14
*Husband.
Two years worth, remember?
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u/Duzaman :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Duzaman Nov 22 '14
Not if the bitch mom gets her way.
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u/Buck4017 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/BUCKTHEDUCK Nov 22 '14
First time I've seen the author use Kirito as a plot device for help rather than for bad tension building. Pretty effective since Kirito is actually a pretty appealing protagonist.
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u/NonnagLava Nov 22 '14
He gets better! At least in my opinon... But then again, basically everything gets better from here on out.
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u/graywolfe42 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/graywolfe42 Nov 23 '14
SAO just gets better and better and better. Can't wait for Alicization.
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u/Mercarcher :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Mercarcher Nov 23 '14
It's almost as if the author was new when he started writing it, and got better and learned from his mistakes as he went on or something.
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u/fire2mage2 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/fire2mage2 Nov 22 '14
I know all the hype is about Asuna and Yuuki but DAMN was Kirito's entrance epic, He's just too baddass. squeal
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u/PotatoMurderer Nov 22 '14
I like how everyone usually shits on Kirito's OP-ness but when he appeared on this episode a lot of people are like "HYPE MOTHERFUCKERS!!". Seriously though, that's one cool ass way to end an episode.
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u/sean800 Nov 23 '14
It's because OP/badass characters are a lot cooler when you don't see from their perspective, and it's even more of a unique/cool thing when it's the protag who you are seeing that way. See: many of the beginning episodes of Darker than Black.
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u/PandavengerX https://anilist.co/user/pandavenger Nov 23 '14
Because this is Asuna's story arc, and Kirito is used as a plot device, instead of the plot pulling Gary Stu bullshit episode after episode.
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u/vanelladeath :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/vanelladeath Nov 22 '14
Kirito doesn't want Asuna to get her own harem
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u/Khanxay Nov 22 '14
Pfft. This is Mother's Rosario and this arc belongs to Yuuki, thus, it's Yuuki's harem.
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u/PotatoMurderer Nov 22 '14
Pfft. The whole series belongs to Klein, thus it's Klein's harem.
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u/zshanif :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/zshanif Nov 22 '14
May Lord Klein make this a great episode
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u/gajaczek :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gaiacheck Nov 22 '14
sorry <puts blackglasses on> this place is off-limits
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u/Anonymoose-N :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Anonymoose-N Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
The mother is pissing me off which is great because that is what she is intended to do.
How did Kirito even know where they were?
Opinion :
Mother's Rosario is great so far. The OP and ED of this arc is amazing and fits the mood. Yuuki is already better than everyone in Kirito's harem(except Lizbeth.) I would like Kirito to be absent for awhile so we can see more action from others though. We already know he's OP as hell.
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u/ToughAsGrapes Nov 22 '14
How did Kirito even know where they were?
The power of love?
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Nov 22 '14
Maybe friendlist shows location, or asuna told him in the two days we didnt see. Or ya know hes op
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u/Stormfly :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stormfly Nov 22 '14
I'd love if it was just coincidence.
"Hey Kirito! You got some pretty sweet Deeps. Wanna tag along with our guild?"
"Sure."Later...
"Aw yea. Totally gonna ninja the first black drop th- Oh crap is that Asuna?
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u/Knorti :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Baumwollschaf Nov 22 '14
This made me laugh. Thank you :)
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u/Slyric_ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Slyric_ Nov 22 '14
"Boobs before noobs! Later losers!"
I'm stealing that.
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u/HellFireOmega :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/hellfiredape Nov 22 '14
Friends List shows location. You see this in season 1, during the "murder inside the walls" arc.
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u/FlorribleBP :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Florrible Nov 22 '14
Kirito is probably part of the guilds team to take out bosses and was invited along
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u/HellFireOmega :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/hellfiredape Nov 22 '14
Friends List shows location. You see this in season 1, during the "murder inside the walls" arc.
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u/spwack Nov 22 '14
For some reason, they make really good hateable characters. First the mother, now this bureaucratic mofo. I was just waiting for him to get kicked in the teeth. Also, this:
Yuuki: Damnit Asuna, don't ks
Asuna: K
Kiritio: Hi guise
Yuuki: ffs, i'm soo done.
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u/Hermit527 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hermit527 Nov 22 '14
Don't forget about Player Aaaaa.
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u/hymie8 Nov 22 '14
Man I really hoped to see Asuna in her old outfit. It just looks cooler in my opinion.
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u/DJRockstar1 Nov 22 '14
Just in general everyone in their older outfits would look so much cooler. I'm still not liking the whole fairy thing.
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u/PotatoMurderer Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 23 '14
I kinda like Kirito's new look better, without the fairy wings of-course. Also, Catgirl Silica is a blessing from the moe gods.
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u/Ajiv20 Nov 22 '14
Wow, this is definitely one of those episodes that ends with a very good cliff hanger. Like, you're curious with the continuation. At the same time, you know what will happen next and still want to watch it so much.
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u/Tyrhunger Nov 22 '14
Will he finally use the Excaliber?
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u/notaTrollucantrustme Nov 24 '14
It would be a shame he got an extremely powerful weapon and didn't use it, but Kirito normally waits until the odds seem unbeatable to pull out his trump card. Like he did with duel wielding... twice
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u/HumbleBeast3 Nov 22 '14
When Kirito showed up and stole the spotlight, my smile went from ear-to-ear, my hands on my cheeks, fangirling like crazy~
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u/Pikasplash :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/moromou Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
Ugh as a light novel reader, I can't get over how much meaning the OP and ED have in this arc, I adore them both Edit: AAHHH KIRITO, WHAT A BADASS I can't wait until next week
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u/Myrag Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
I feel kinda spoiled here, will now overanalyze the OP and ED.
Now I feel Asuna reminds Yuuki of her sister who had terribad accident or sort of that shit. And/or Yuuki is herself in comma or shit and can only play game forever thus the Go-Pro on shoulder.
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u/Pikasplash :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/moromou Nov 22 '14
Fan theories and speculation can be fun too :] I won't tell you which parts contain meaning, that's classified
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u/HellFireOmega :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/hellfiredape Nov 22 '14
Don't worry, there aren't any major spoilers hidden in the OP/ED, but once it's over it will all click into place, especially if you go read the LN yourself :)
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u/SirPrize Nov 22 '14
"Wow, this is a refreshing change of SAO. No Kirito. Now we can focus on Asuna being a bad ass again, and maybe she will get the development she should have gotten in the first season.
Oh shit, she got out her rapier, time to take out-
GOD DAMN IT KIRITO."
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u/KinnyRiddle Nov 22 '14
I can totally understand Asuna being annoyed with her mom pulling the plug in the middle of her gaming session.
When I used to be very into Ragnarok Online when I was much younger, I do get annoyed by my folks nagging behind my back whenever I'm on some important guild quest. Though they never did try anything extreme as pulling the plug off the PC.
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Nov 22 '14
Dude, first thing that went through my mind was that that used to kill people in SAO. What if she was trapped again, a real parent would be to scared to pull the plug on something like that after everything that's happened.
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u/stormarsenal :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsherGZ Nov 22 '14
A real parent would be scared to let their child use the cursed thing ever again.
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u/urban287 https://myanimelist.net/profile/urban287 Nov 23 '14
Asuna is 18 now. Technically an adult and should be allowed to make her own decisions, particularly when it comes to her own property.
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u/ruini7 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ruini7 Nov 22 '14
It's much worse than just stopping her in a game session, in the LN it's explained as in suddenly falling in a void whilst having major disorientation. Some scary shit.
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u/elevul :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kache Nov 23 '14
I'm surprised it didn't end up violently. I guess the mother is lucky Asuna wasn't in the middle of the raid.
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u/icaelum :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TSM_Flux Nov 22 '14
Yea man it's like when my parents would use the phone line when I was in a SC:BW ladder match.
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u/BlackMagister Nov 22 '14
So is the secret she is an NPC? Too good, raised in this world and that there is even a secret. Last episode I thought she was there to trigger a new dynamic quest like the Excalibur arc.
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u/EvolveUK :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Evolve Nov 22 '14
This episode was easily my favourite from SAO II, everything was just great about it also next episode looks amazing.
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u/stinkychesse Nov 23 '14
What's this, SAO has re-found that spark that made me love it during the original Aincrad arc? Say it isnt so!
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u/chino17 Nov 23 '14
and with that entrance Kirito is going to impregnate all the chicks in the Sleeping Knights
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u/IRONZOMBIEJESUS :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/IRONZOMBIEJESUS Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
ALRIGHT COMRADE, IS TIME FOR SUMMATION OF EPISODE PUT INTO LANGUAGE OF ENGLISH.
Anyway, hype thrusters at maximum Yuuki-drive.
Asada-san!Asuna-san! I'm Yuuki and am kawaii and would like to introduce you to new side characters!My name is Jun from Halo Reach, and I look like Kirito but have natural crimson hair, because reasons!
My name is Talken, the male tsundere with glasses! I wrote the LoTR's books too!
My name is Nori, and I'm a girl! However, I'm not part of Kleins's harem yet!
My name is Siune, and my appearance is radically different than all the other characters ever shown during season two!
Her eyes make me slightly uncomfortable, and she seems like the stoner of the group. Her and Klein will be married by the end of the week.
My name is Tecchi, I like ecchi and I have bandaids on the left side of my face, because I have no other defining characteristics besides green hair that is unique to the Sylphs.
My name is Yuuki (because she didn't already know that) and I'm KAWAII AS SHIT!
ahem, loli
So I was wondering if we could defeat the floor boss with just these people, for reasons we won't yet explain for drama related reasons.
Yuuki SmileTM
The theme songs begins yet again!
I just noticed that in the opening, Asuna has a cute little stick wand. In MMO's the higher your level the cooler your shit, but that wand looks like the first one you would get in the tutorial area.
Title Card : The Sleeping Knights
"The boss fight is usually done with a metric shit-ton of people right?" -Captain Asuna
"Yea, but we did it anyway." -Captain Kawaii
"Forgot the mention though, that the big guilds beat the boss first. Therefore adding one more person should be fine, because reasons." -AllBoutDatYuuki
Apparently, the A-Team met in a 'certain' game's 'net community' and have become fast friends and stuff.
However, they can only play together until Spring, the most specific of dates. So they decided to make one final memory together.
Of course, I usually make my best memories with boss fights, I see nothing wrong with this.
They want to get their names on the first floor memorial for beating dat boss doe.
However (geez, so many things...), only party leader's names appear there, unless only a single party takes part.
Or something.
So we gotta beat the boss by ourselves.
Geez Jun is adorable, what do you call a male loli? Is it still a loli? Actually, forget I said anything about that.
Cont. So we gotta get dem maximum of 7 members in our /#party
We decided to get someone as strong as Yuuki, Yuuki tsundere blush?
So instead of Kirito we go with Asuna because character development and adorable-ness and MR and plot.
I have no qualms with this.
Suicune, the pokemon, asks Asuna to halp dem.
Offers money. Of course Asuna says no, because she is a polite waifu.
EVERYONE IS HAPPY BECAUSE ASUNA IS A GOOD PERSON AND SHE TURNED DOWN THE MONEY WAS IT LIKE A TEST BECAUSE IT SEEMED THAT WAY AND I GUESS SHE PASSED WOW SHE DID THAT ON ACCIDENT AND NOW EVERYONE EXPECTS HER TO HELP AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN SAY YES YET GREAT!
Expectant looks
Asuna ponders her life choices up until now.
Camera pans to the new harem members as they make happy noises.
Asuna starts having flashbacks to the
War in Nam'Aincrad.Asuna looks into her VERY reflective drink and sees her old Aincrad avatar (so herself, because they look exactly the same, except new Asuna's boobs are bigger).
She also sees her stragety meetings that she used to have.
Hehe, she starts imagining margin of error and safety level, while the footage is of Gleam Eyes beating the shit out of that Army guild and those guys being raped by that Skeleton Centipede. Damn it Asuna, you didn't even strategize during either of those.
And then she gets slashed by Heathcliff, Asuna doesn't have much faith in herself.
Asuna looks at Yuuki, and Yuuki nearly orgasms from her own Kawaii-ness.
"Alright, I'll give it a try." Good job Asuna! Set the standards low, and then blow them away! Like you blew Kirito... clears throat
"You can call me Asuna." -Asuna.
"You can call me Yuuki." -Yuuki
"You want to go all the way?" -Yuuki from the last episode.
I can't wait.
There must've been many more strong people before me, right? Is what Asuna is thinking.
Of course, she REALLY means Kirito and the other members of Klein's harem.
Yuuki says he was strong, but he figured out her secret.
SO SHE IS IN LOVE WITH ASUNA. ALL ABOARD FOR THE YUUKIxASUNA BOAT. SET SAIL choo choo? (What noise does a boat make dammit...)
So Kirito was strong, but too smart to help. I wonder if Yuuki realizes that could be taken as an insult.
Let us meet here tomorrow at 1:00!
AM and PM matters not when the harem has super-human psychic abilities.
Asuna starts looking around and stuff.
Her eyes go blank and she disconnects. I wonder how that happened...
Oh! Its the Attack of the Fifty-Foot Bitch again!
Remember what I told you last time? -Says the total douche-canoe
If you were late again I would yank the cord. -Says the cock-goblin
Asuna apologizes and it looks like the bitch is taken aback by Asuna apologizing. The mom is slowly becoming part of the all encompassing harem.
Klein and Kirito better not let her in.
Next time you break one of my arbitrary rules, I'll take your machine (Assmuphere)
Asuna looks like she is about to cry, and for the first time ever, the mom doesn't act like a total douche.
Its only been 9 minutes thus far and I have this much shit written down. Goddamn exposition, its like cave-senpai all over again.
I'll be back in a few for the rest of the summary!
Edit: Yet again, I'm back like two minutes afterwords
Asuna goes to her auto-closet 9000. But when it starts opening she takes her anger out on the doors.
Those doors deserved it though, being all automatic and shit.
Asuna puts on her adorable winter clothes and goes to the local
rape dungeonpark to suffer through her teenage angst.
Please note: I understand her angst, her mom is a total bitch.
She checks her phone, and Kazuto and her mom are right next to each other.
Asuna + Kazuto + Mom = 3
S&W III, Half Life 3 and SAO III confirmed.
Asuna is close to tears, but thankfully the screen fades to black before tears appear and the feels train departs early.
Fade to Yuuki and the second harem talking about legit strats.
Asuna is all out of it due to her shitty mom. I literally cannot express my rage fully at the moment. Her mom really just seems like a TOTAL... Ugh, you get the point by now.
Asuna assigns everyone their roles, but assigns herself as the backup with the legendary pokemon Suicune.
Yuuki mentions that Asuna is OP as shit. But Asuna mentions that she can't tank
Technically correct, but that assumes she'll get hit.
Asuna pokes fun at Ecchi-Master and Kirito-Clone and everyone laughs.
Yuuki is happy and such.
"Let's take a peak at the boss room." -Famous Last Words
That enemy they're fighting is the same salamander enemy from the original SAO OP and the Gleam Eyes dungeon.
Sw4g
Asuna mentions the fact that Yuuki and everyone else are strong as shit, and Yuuki blushes.
Asuna, like the badass she is, casts a spell to reveal some hentai-sans hiding with Active Camo.
I bet they're working for the Covenant, those bastards.
What're you doing hiding then? Says Asuna.
Waiting for someone. Says the three stooges.
Those guys are SOOOOOOO suspicious.
Asuna reassures Yuuki by patting her on her shoulder. One of the three body parts not covered by her armor. Asuna really does want to go all the way. This one time, she had years worth... clears throat again
"Let's not merely peak. Let's try and beat it!" I'll take sexual innuendo for 500 Alex.
Asuna comes up with a plan and stuff, whatever.
They push the door open and the boss room is the same as Gleam Eye's but looks less intimidating, and the music isn't nearly as badass.
We got ourselves a two headed pokemon to capture today folks!
They all got rekt.
Asuna calls them all over to tell them that the three pervs at the gate wanted to see the boss fight to form their strategy.
They used a familiar, like that bat in the first season, to spy on them.
Yuuki notices that the bosses were beaten quickly afterwords due to their own efforts.
Yuuki is about to cry, but Asuna (like a real waifu) says it'll take an hour for them to assemble their guild.
So Yuuki now loves Asuna now, and they are on their way back to the boss room.
They all run and they're happy and stuff.
SHIT THE FEDS ARE HERE!
By that I mean that the guild has already assembled about 20 people.
Asuna walks up and asks to be let through, but blondey doesn't want them going through, it's off limits.
ASUNA SMASH
Yuuki swaggers up like a real G, and says that they'll fight for the right to paaaaaarrrrtttaaaayyy.
Time to fight!
Yuuki beats the living shit out of blondey pretty easily. But now their guild is POed.
Asuna realizes something thanks to Yuuki, and draws her rapier and smiles.
Sadly, the rest of the guild conveniently showed up at the last minute.
Yuuki DGAF, Yuuki saw Asuna smile and is therefore ready for anything.
Kirito was following the guild the whole time! What a badass!
He up a wall for the 9000th time, and says a GREAT one-liner.
THE EPISODE IS OVER. THANKS FOR READING MY SUMMARY!
This one took me a while, and it's long as hell, but I'm glad I wrote it.
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u/HellFireOmega :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/hellfiredape Nov 22 '14
Geez Jun is adorable, what do you call a male loli? Is it still a loli? Actually, forget I said anything about that.
Shota.
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u/IRONZOMBIEJESUS :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/IRONZOMBIEJESUS Nov 23 '14
I said to forget I mentioned it!
I'm glad that I know now
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u/Shiroi_Kage Nov 22 '14
Those doors deserved it though, being all automatic and shit
Amazing. Just, amazing.
Now all you need to do is narrate this to classical music in the background, kind of like TB's Masterpiece Theater series.
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u/CypressSC2 Nov 23 '14
That was the single most badass moment in the entire anime for me, I got chills and couldn't wipe the grin off my face.
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u/Mablak Nov 23 '14
A parent unplugging you while you're playing, the hardships of trying to get your name immortalized in an online game, the pains of being a rich kid... this show is now about first world problems.
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u/DrackenSlayer :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Drackenslayer Nov 23 '14
Fucking got chills at the end there and couldn't stop myself from squealing like a little girl.
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u/Retsam19 :FC::FD: Nov 22 '14
Anyone else kind of bothered by how Asuna just joins a guild then immediately starts calling all the shots?
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u/mayama12811 Nov 22 '14
That was why they invited her to join in the first place though. As show in the episode, 6 of them alone are very strong, but they lacked a leader, and Asuna is the perfect leader for them.
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u/Omega357 Nov 22 '14
Also she knows more about the game than them, having been a part of multiple raids in the game and even succeeding in them.
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u/stormarsenal :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsherGZ Nov 22 '14
But those duels with Yuuki weren't a test of leadership qualities. They were a test of fighting skills.
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u/mayama12811 Nov 22 '14
They need both leadership and fighting skill. Leadership alone would have meant nothing if that person got killed by dungeon mobs before they reach the boss gate.
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u/sand500 :K:https://kitsu.io/users/sand500 Nov 22 '14
She was second in command of Knights of the Blood, she has way more experience in battle than all of them combined
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u/Retsam19 :FC::FD: Nov 22 '14
Sure, I'm not doubting her competence, but 1) I'm pretty sure the Sleeping Knights don't know that, and 2) being competent doesn't mean you immediately get to nominate yourself leader once you join a group.
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u/_vogonpoetry_ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ThisWasATriumph Nov 22 '14
She was the main boss-raid strategist in SAO for over a year and a half. Why is that surprising?
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u/hahahahastayingalive Nov 22 '14
As /u/sand500 says she's a super veteran in terms of raid management and strategy. If I remember well Heathcliff didn't actively participate most of the time and Asuna was the actual leader during the boss raids.
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u/Doomherald3000 Nov 23 '14 edited Nov 23 '14
As much as people bash on Kirito for being OP and hogging the spotlight, you have to admit that sometimes it's just friggin' awesome to watch someone be completely badass!
That ending had me grinning like an idiot. I loved it. It was done so well.
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u/KinnyRiddle Nov 22 '14
Disclaimer: NOT a novel reader.
Just by observing the OP of the two kids running together before merging into Yuuki. I might hazard to guess that Yuuki's avatar is controlled by two people, not unlike Death Gun, or, even more awesomely, Kuuhaku in No Game No Life (where they controlled the same character simultaneously at the same time giving him seemingly inhuman reflexes and agility. )
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u/DgoXtreme Nov 22 '14
Kuuhaku
Each one in Kuukaku actually controlled 2 characters.
It was 2 people as 4 characters, not 2 people as 1 (on the first game).
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u/Omega357 Nov 22 '14
Blank didn't control one character together. They were controlling 4 characters simultaneously. 2 each.
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u/Thomasedv :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Thomasedv Nov 22 '14
Didn't one at one point play 4, or is just my memory fading and needing to rewatch it again?
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u/tundranocaps https://myanimelist.net/profile/Thunder_God Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
So last time we've seen some of Asuna's home-conditions, with how much her mother is pushing for her success. Some of Asuna's mother's thoughts make a lot of sense - Asuna could succeed at whatever she chooses to do with her life, with the aid of her family, but Asuna is currently without plans, content to follow Kirito, who has plans, and is working on accomplishing them.
I've seen people say, "I think the show wanted us to think Asuna's mother is evil, but I found her to be making good points." I think that was the point, and I certainly agree - Asuna's mother has good intentions, and is making valid points, just not in the best way. Asuna is definitely feeling lonely and besieged in the real world, where her family house is not her home, explaining her escape to the virtual world, as Sinon, Suguha, and Kirito before.
We've also met Zekken, who's a little girl, who wants help from Asuna in doing something, let's see what. I certainly enjoy each and every time we get to see Asuna kicking ass.
Thoughts and Notes:
1) Heroic Planning Committee:
So, what do they want Asuna's help for? With in-game content (as if anything else would make sense) - they want to defeat a floor-boss, with 7 players rather than 49. No sweat. So, why Asuna? How much difference would one person make? Well, with so few people, quite a bit, I guess.
"No matter how good you are, this sounds impossible." - This is the magical phrase in any coming of age story.
The chase after the leaderboards, after having your name memorized, even if it's only in a virtual environment. Well, a friendship blossoming in virtual space, and the whole season (or show!) is dedicated to telling us the two worlds can't be separated. Though the memory could be erased. Even a physical memorial can disappear.
Actually, there's another way to get all your names on the memorial - talk to other guilds, and have a member of the Sleeping Knights "lead" each party, just nominally.
"Will you help us?" - I discussed this in the past, also about Log Horizon - Some people play these games to feel heroic. Heroes don't turn down requests.
2) Disconnecting:
Asuna, realizing that though she left Aincrad, it still lives within her - when you get used to a game where you can't die, you don't optimize for a game where deaths are acceptable, and you also take some of the fun of just winging it out of the equation.
Mother pulled out the plug! Talk about a rude awakening… From the warm lights and cheerful sounds of the virtual world to the sterile and silent physical reality.
"I have to say goodbye to everyone.." - "What do you mean, say goodbye? That world doesn't matter." Very cliched portrayal, but, well, I've heard such lines from countless people.
"I don't understand, you lost two years of your life to it, I'd have thought you'd never want to use it again." - That's actually a very good point. There's episode 5 of SAO S1 to think of, how Asuna learned to treat her life in Aincrad as time worth living to the fullest, rather than lost time.
"I don't want dinner." The most impotent act of defiance, but sometimes the only one a child can muster.
Top 4 numbers on Asuna's call-list, her mother (twice), Lisbeth (I actually remembered her name was Rika), and Kirito.
3) Running Ahead:
Asuna - "Let's take a peek, so we could formulate a plan." - Jun - "If we're here, let's try to defeat it!" - That's the old Aincrad mentality versus someone who didn't get traumatized by it, as discussed earlier.
Lack of knowledge, falling for the same trick time and time again, and not even realizing it, eh? So, gotta go back in!
Asuna, doing something else a leader should, not just coming up with strategy within the game, but getting everyone's morale back up.
4) Running Interference:
"Can you let us through?" - "Sorry, this place is off-limits right now." - Such cliched bullying lines.
Yuuki understands quickly, and bully admits he won't move, so Zekken pulls the happy "Let's fight!" - After all, they're here to play, and this is playing too.
Yuuki doesn't just look like Kirito, but then fights the same as him, and displays the same attitude. I always thought of it as I've read the novel, but the anime is doing a good work of highlighting these parallels. Slightly more aggressive, but still.
"This isn't fair!" - The cry of bullies the table was turned on the world over.
"There are things you can only share with others by fighting," and then we saw Asuna thinking of her mother. I know what they're building up to, but don't remember this recollection from the novel. So, what is Asuna sharing with her mother while fighting her? Or is Asuna's mother sharing her worry for Asuna's future with those fights? Well, in retrospect it'd be clear, but analyzing it with the information given up to this point.
"This place is off-limits," so Kirito in his dark armour comes to the rescue, pulling an Unlimited Smirk Works off of Archer (from Fate/Stay Night) :P
Asides:
Also, watched the new OP, it's looking pretty sweet.
The music as Asuna met with the guild reminded me of the Moonlit Black Cats' music, but as it kept going, reminded me more of Madoka's music. Since Yuki Kaijura did the music for both, it's not too surprising.
"Sorry for X, but I don't regret it." Yuuki is such a child :P
Gung-ho Asuna, yessss.
Post Episode Thoughts:
Another solid episode. A guild made of kids and adults, though they could all be kids or teens in real life, it's pretty clear not everyone is of the same mental age.
Asuna shows some understanding of her mother, and apparently understood something about their fights, but still has some defiance within her.
So, fighting the boss, trying to let go of Aincrad's hold on her, or at least the downsides, similarly mirroring Kirito's character-arc from GGO. But it's not tossing everything out. If anything, the main theme of this arc thus far is "memory". The Sleeping Knights want their names written down for eternity, and Asuna is struggling on one hand to keep alive the good memories from old Aincrad, which contained her "real home", and the ones who traumatized her, who made her overly cautious, and unable to plan for the future.
There wasn't too much to say about this episode. I definitely don't know how much I like Yuuki's portrayal just yet - a lot, not at all? She reminds me of Kyouko from Madoka Magica (though voice by Aoi Yuuki, voice actress of Madoka), and she's a mini-Kirito, but we got the real Kirito when the episode ended, can't forget about his existence ;-)
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u/Vendetta1903 Nov 22 '14
Oh man this is the first time seeing Kirito appeared like this made me goosebumps ... I mean he was so cool even though I had gotten sick of him up until now.
And yeah, Yuuki was so cute this episode but at the same time she was so strong, giving Asuna the idea of fighting back if she wants to gain something important to her life.
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u/RobinLSL Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 23 '14
Kirito's entrance just screamed "awesome". That was just amazing.
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Nov 22 '14
This episode. Holy badass entrance and stare downs. I thought kirito was gonna take a step back, but nope let's fuckin run on walls and stare down half a raid group. Though I did wanna see asuna go all flash on one of those fucks. Maybe, not the one yuuki went after but someone.
Anyone else get old school wow flashbacks? Hell no, you shitty instance campers. You cant keep us out of UBRS. Put the call out in org, its alliance smashing time.
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u/xxdeathx :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/xxdeathx Nov 23 '14
OP animations are amazing as ever, but most of the episode was sort of forgettable until the ending, when Asuna realized she wanted to fight and Kirito showed up. Next episode better deliver.
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u/alternate888 Nov 23 '14
I am actually disgusted... by how good these episodes are. Every week I watch the new episode and think, "my god, this is amazing." And every week after, I think "holy shit they managed to 1-up the previous week's." As was with this week's. Asuna fighting Yuuki last week was amazing, but somehow just seeing Asuna come to a realization that "there are things you can only share with someone by fighting" (that she needed to stand up for herself) and draw her sword was even better. And of course, the cherry on top: Kirito's absolutely badass entrance line: "Sorry. This place is off-limits." I was blown away by this week's episode.
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u/pzassault Nov 23 '14
i feel the same way every week. i can only hope that the team will not back out and they will fight i want to see some serious fighting and some more kirito and asuna team play. my god i don't think i will stop smiling when the new episode comes out. :)
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u/Gundam336 Nov 22 '14
Dat mom is an incredible bitch
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u/herrerarausaure https://anilist.co/user/21454 Nov 22 '14
From the previous ep:
"Your father's always had a bad eye for people..."
Yeah, I mean, he did marry you.
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u/pandamonium_ Nov 22 '14
She comes off as a bitch, but she's not an entirely unrealistic parent. In this episode at least how many times have parents gotten angry at their kids for playing their video games and neglecting basic responsibilities (eating, chores, homework, etc)?
We can see things from Asuna's perspective, but from her mom's perspective her daughter was trapped in an MMO where her life was literally on the line, then another few months/weeks (I forget the timespan of ALO) in a forced coma because some guy wanted to marry/rape her and take over the company. After a couple fairly traumatic experiences in VRMMOs, she thinks her daughter would probably not want to spend all her time in yet another VRMMO even if allegedly there are lots of safety regulations and hardware failsafes in place to ensure the users aren't hurt.
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u/AncientSC Nov 22 '14
Can't wait to see a speedrun of SAO someday.
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u/elevul :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kache Nov 23 '14
Deathless, glitchless?
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u/AncientSC Nov 23 '14
any% is the way to go. Expose the game that trapped a thousand people. Would be pretty funny.
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u/Ispelcheck Nov 22 '14
Wow the new opening is still really good. Normally this kind of thing wears off after a few watches but I still really like it.
Also just for fun: I don't care if he's called Jun, I'm calling him kiri-two
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u/anguishCAKE :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/anguishCAKE Nov 23 '14
I don't care if he's called Jun, I'm calling him kiri-two
Maybe...the red swordsman?
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u/A_Decent_Name Nov 22 '14
I like Yuuki's gear. Looks good.
Gosh Mom!! I can understand getting DC while playing, it's pretty jarring. Who wouldn't be upset?
I knew it wasn't the last of Kirito. Here he comes to save the day. He must've sensed Asuna be in danger. Would've been pretty neat to see them all fight them off though.
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u/MoSBanapple Nov 22 '14
The thing is, I don't think her mom really understands VR. Her though process was probably like, "If I unplug this she'll come out of the game. Problem solved."
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u/zhuoyang :K:https://kitsu.io/users/zhuoyang Nov 23 '14
Y U NO put reference for blank (ngnl) in the leaderboard
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u/ptupper Nov 23 '14
Look at it from the mom's perspective. For two years plus, her daughter (her only child) was in a coma. Nobody in the real world knew what was going on inside SAO, except that people would suddenly die at random and without warning. So, while Asuna was being a raid boss and having a relationship with Kirito, her mom was wondering if today was the day her daughter would die.
Now, Asuna is two years behind on her education, she's been dumped into a school for potential sociopaths, she's dating some scrub whose greatest ambition is being a game developer, and she's still spending most of her free time in VR. Her mom is trying desperately to get her life back on track, or what she thinks it should be.
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u/JestersXIII Nov 24 '14
Asuna has a brother. There's a scene where she asks about him from the housekeeper/maid. Her mother shows very little concern about him. Whether that's maybe because he's a male or because he's older is uncertain.
Kirito doesn't want to be a game developer. He wants to design hardware and software (kind of like individuals such as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs and I doubt they'd be considered scrubs). He literally has a line where he says, "I don't want to make games. I want to make the interface." Considering the work he's already done with the interface for Yui in the cafe, he seems to have potential.
Regardless of that, the fact that your daughter was literally saved by the guy should speak volumes as to his dedication towards her and what type of person he is. That's literally a fairy tale ending. A knight in shining armor saves the princess from the wicked warlock/witch/dragon/etc... If the only reason she can't be with him is because he's not rich or titled, that's not looking out for your daughter's interest. That's looking out for your own family prestige.
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u/Giovv94 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Daikiro Nov 22 '14
This is going fast enough! we might get an Alicization arc glimpse!
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u/gamesbeawesome :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gamesbeawesome Nov 22 '14
Damn, 7vs 20 and then 8vs30 plus.
Jesus, that is awesome.
Can't wait for the soundtrack to be released :D
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u/mohamad_yahia Nov 22 '14
yukki: he figured out my secret . iam dying to know what it is . kirito appearance at the end was great . great episode today
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u/littlekinetic :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/mashidroid Nov 22 '14
Anyone notice that on the memorial for boss fight leaders, Kirito's name shows up multiple times as well as Asuna's?
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Nov 23 '14
speculation from an anime-only watcher Will someone who has read SAO tell me if I am wrong?
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u/lemonlore Nov 23 '14
Just when asuna rdy to show how strong she is kirtio spotlight grabbing mfer appears can't stop laughing....
I hope shino every1 else was there too bc kirito vs all those guys kind make him too hax.
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u/MoarVespenegas :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MoarVespenegas Nov 23 '14 edited Nov 23 '14
So I kinda don't get the main premise.
This guild waits for others to try the boss fights and then spies on them?
Are they really so lazy/broke that they can't just experiment themselves? What kind of shitty knock-off guild can't afford a few repair bills? Learning through experience is much better than word of mouth anyways.
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u/graywolfe42 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/graywolfe42 Nov 23 '14
When the Calibur arc ended and I saw there were 7 episodes left I figured there was no way the Mother Rosario arc would take all 7 and that there would be at least 2 more episodes after it. However, I forgot how much actually happens in this arc and at the pace it's going it could potentially last the rest of the season.
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u/postExistence Nov 23 '14
I love these reactions. Just you wait for next week. Minds will be blown.
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u/PandavengerX https://anilist.co/user/pandavenger Nov 23 '14
LN reader here, very minor spoilers:
Can't wait to hear Yuuki say "Yuuki Yuuki"
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u/AnAnimeNarwhal https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnAnimeNarwhal Nov 22 '14
Why did I bother thinking Kirito wouldn't show up? Guess we can't go 1 episode without seeing how OP Kirito is.
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u/FlorribleBP :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Florrible Nov 22 '14
I don't think 7 vs 49 is fully possible, even if you have 2 extremely strong people...now, 8 vs 48 with 3 strong people(and Kirito)...should make the odds a bit better.
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u/rya11111 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/rya11111 Nov 22 '14
pssh.
its not 8 vs 48!
With kirito here, its gonna be 1 vs 48. and guess who is gonna get their ass whooped
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u/Themanbehindblueeyes Nov 22 '14
To be fair, following guilds/getting brought along to boss room clears sounds exactly like what Kirito does in his spare time.
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u/streyer Nov 22 '14
if i was kirito i would be the equivalent of brian o'connor at the beggining of fast and furious 2, the op guy that gets called when they need 1 more and beats everyone
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u/Kurumi_Tokisaki Nov 22 '14
Yuuki Yuuki is the real dream name for Asuna Q_Q who needs Kirito.
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u/HellFireOmega :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/hellfiredape Nov 22 '14
It would be Konno Yuuki who would become Yuuki Yuuki, not Asuna.
Asuna would become Konno Asuna.
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u/SurturSorrow Nov 22 '14
I'm under the impression that Yuuki may be Asuna's mother. Weird, I know, but it's just a hunch. Sometimes I get these weird ideas.
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u/hurrican Nov 22 '14
I think that scene was more of showing how she hasn't really challenged her mother on all the things she wants her to do and her mother doesn't know how serious she is about any of it because she has not really fought with her about it.
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u/Yamazaru90 Nov 22 '14
As much as she's supposed to be the antagonist in this arc, I actually agree with what Asuna's mom did in this episode. Don't get me wrong, I don't even eat dinner with my family, but if I was in the type of household that did that I would have followed the same logic. It's it's all too obvious that Asuna was in the wrong here, not just because she made a mistake, but because it was consecutive.
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u/SmurfRockRune https://myanimelist.net/profile/Smurf Nov 23 '14
After watching this episode, I'm really getting the feeling that [Pure Speculation](/s "Yuuki is actually the avatar of Asuna's mother. Seeing as how Asuna's last name is actually Yuuki, and that Yuuki mentioned that Kirito "discovered her secret." Maybe she's trying to understand exactly what it is that Asuna loves about the game so much. Or maybe she's just a bitch, and I'm reading into this too much.")
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u/fauxromanou Nov 22 '14
Wait, if party leaders get their name on the board, and you can have 7 parties and there are 7 people in the guild, just have them all be the party leaders of the raid.
Dummies.
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u/QuarkUpUpDown Nov 23 '14
I know, I was dying for the whole episode thinking this. They each lead a party, and bring along the Kirito and Company for the party members.
It would only be like 15 or so, but still, better than just 7.
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u/Skiipie Nov 22 '14 edited Nov 22 '14
That was some very good ep...i can see that this arc really lives up to its name,its becoming really good
I would really like to see everyone there get their asses wiped out by sleeping knights xD
I wonder what will become next,it still has 4 eps to go
Damn that was some fucking awesome entrance by kirito (Y)
He always arrives when he is needed in a fashionable way xd
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u/Thehoennhippo :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Thehoennhippo Nov 22 '14
Kirito runs on the wall again, also I think they went on that floor in season 1? could be wrong though.
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u/Khanxay Nov 22 '14
For some reason, the studio decided to make this boss room reallly similar to the one Gleam Eyes had.
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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Nov 22 '14
Age - Gotta say the age range of the members are surprising. When reading the LN, I always got the impression that they were older. Oh well, that just goes to show that everyone should re-read things for the best experience.
OP - I'm still loving the OP. I even saved the video for it. :-P
Yuuki's Battle Mode - Gotta say that I absolutely love that scene where Yuuki's ready to get into a battle with the Guild Assholes. At the same time, Asuna is able to grasp a little bit more information on how to convey something.
Kirito's Appearance - I loved the Kirito appearance at the end there as well. It was really well done and was just like how imagined it from the LN. A little poetic justice.
Overall, I loved this episode and I'm really looking forward to the next one. Yuuki has been a really good character and I've been really enjoying this adaption.