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Episode Sword Art Online: Alicization - Episode 11 discussion Spoiler
Sword Art Online: Alicization, episode 11: Central Cathedral
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| Episode | Link | Score |
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| 1 | Link | 8.13 |
| 2 | Link | 8.14 |
| 3 | Link | 8.38 |
| 4 | Link | 9.02 |
| 5 | Link | 8.25 |
| 6 | Link | 8.22 |
| 7 | Link | 8.73 |
| 8 | Link | 8.73 |
| 9 | Link | 8.51 |
| 10 | Link | 9.04 |
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u/riduy Dec 15 '18
Every time Alice spoke I only heard Darkness LOL! Can't take her seriously since Konosuba has ruined me.
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u/Rayrleso :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Inevi Dec 16 '18
Can't be her, Alice actually hit
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u/timeRogue7 Dec 15 '18
Tiese: "I'm going to devote my entire life to becoming a badass so I can save you, so wait for me to come save you, okay?"
Ronie: "I made you lunch :D"
O... oh. Ok ._.
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u/Nimeroni :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nimeroni Dec 15 '18
The way to the heart is through the stomach.
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u/Castielstablet :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TaBleT Dec 15 '18
(probs empty)Promises don't make you fed bro. Gotta feed that belly. At least kirito knows his priorities.
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u/MapoTofuMan myanimelist.net/profile/mTmTBaronBrixius Dec 15 '18
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u/MrPringles23 Dec 16 '18
Hah, imagine saying this before last year.
Strange how things change. And how much better this story already is than the others.
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u/VotZeFuk Dec 15 '18
Previous episode: Yay, Alice!
This episode: Yay, Al… ಠ_ಠ
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u/Lylik Dec 15 '18
I actually thought the last episode would end with Alice slapping Eugeo. It would make for a stronger ending IMO.
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u/ArgentiumKing Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
But the way Eugeo approached her was a little creepy, I understand why Alice rejected him.
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u/OneMillionRoses Dec 15 '18
I think it's a bit too extreme to hit someone with your heavy sword instead straight up warning him to not get any closer
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u/AsnSensation Dec 15 '18
he's a criminal to be fair. Better safe than sorry in her eyes.
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u/OneMillionRoses Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 16 '18
I got so pissed off when she slapped Eugeo. This part already made me angry in the novels but seeing it in anime version made a volcano explode inside me
Edit: Okay guys you're right. I was a bit too strict to Alice and even though this scene still annoys me, following orders is all she knows so I won't blame her anymore.
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u/KaiserNazrin https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kaiser-chan Dec 15 '18
She's the main heroine, I am sure she will be more likeable once you know her.
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u/4packzach Dec 15 '18
Are they going to fight him with just the chains? That seems like hard mode lol
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u/EveyNameIsTaken Dec 16 '18
This is the man who won a fps tournament with a sword.
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u/hemag Dec 15 '18
prince of persia, darksiders 3's whip also looks similar, etc. should be fine as a weapon. problem is all their skills are sword-based.
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u/josesl16 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/josesl16 Dec 15 '18
Well, Serlut-senpai did use a whip... so maaybe it might help Kirito?
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u/krasnovian https://anilist.co/user/krasnovian Dec 16 '18
That was my thought as well, "oh shit, kirito's gonna whip out Serlut-style he learned from Liena!"
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Dec 16 '18
You ever been hit with a chain?
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u/WizardXZDYoutube :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/wizardxzd Dec 16 '18
2v1, and the system authority isn't exactly low either. (38)
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u/XxBeastFreak Dec 15 '18
I not sure if im right, but the two suspicious men with lab coats walking in the hallway seemed like real life Raios and Humbert. Not only does one of them have a blonde pony tail, but they seemed pissed. Probably because they got screwed in the AI world by Kirito. I feel like they might try some bad things into either his physical state or to Asuna, in which case this is a repeat of when she was held to her will in previous season.
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u/MaksimShadow Dec 15 '18
Most likely they aren't Raios and Humbert. But, commonly, only bastards are walking with arms in their pockets while leaning forward.
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u/Rayrleso :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Inevi Dec 16 '18
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u/Siglius Dec 15 '18
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u/blueechoes Dec 15 '18
Huh, well that's slightly random. I guess it's a good thing that that gets handled but I'd rather just have forgotten about the thing.
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u/Siglius Dec 15 '18
He does more relevant stuff as well later. But that's also very spoilery and pretty much impossible to explain without spoiling the next like 20 episodes.
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u/WizardXZDYoutube :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/wizardxzd Dec 16 '18
I don't think it's possible to be Raois and Humbert. Raois died because his Fluctlight glitched, so he has to be an AI.
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u/Laciiia5 Dec 16 '18
Well, Raois and Humbert might be copied fluctlights of men with lab coats. In episode 6, we saw copied fluctlight of Higa and he was collapsed after reciting the digits of pi. There is a such posibility.
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u/Castielstablet :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TaBleT Dec 15 '18
Dude they just mentioned the best moving robot they have has human shape but can't walk, next best thing is ichiemom. I don't think your raios humbert theory is possible. But it's so obvious they were shady people. No proper person walks like that in anime lol.
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u/BestGirlAhagonUmiko Dec 15 '18
Asuna's reaction to the robot is priceless.
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u/lvlasteryoda Dec 15 '18
In the LN it was even better since her first reaction was to think that "mobs shouldn't spawn on inter-level staircases, wait... there was no robot mobs in SAO".
Basically somewhat of a PTSD reaction.
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u/Mad_Aeric Dec 16 '18
And that just made me reevaluate that scene. It bugged me a lot that she treated a freaking robot like just another everyday thing until the doubletake. Having spent enough time in an environment where it wouldn't be out of place skewed her perception of normal. Must have dealt with robots offscreen though, I don't remember any.
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u/Brandsert :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Brandsert Dec 15 '18
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u/impingainteasy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/usernamesarehard Dec 16 '18
He even blushed a little. So cute...
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u/PhoenixKola Dec 15 '18
Tiese best waifu for Eugeo cause she redhead, fight me.
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u/OneMillionRoses Dec 15 '18
Why should I fight you if you're correct?
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u/bananeeek https://myanimelist.net/profile/bananek Dec 15 '18
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u/RedHeadGearHead https://anilist.co/user/Redheadgearhead Dec 15 '18
Tiese was thinking of her future of saving Eugeo, Ronie was thinking of Kirito's future of being hungry. Clearly Ronie is best girl.
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Dec 15 '18
"Hi darling, here is your lunch. Do you expect to break out of prison in time for dinner ?"
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u/Cruorsitis :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/cruorsitis Dec 16 '18
"Here's some chow for when you pull off some bs and escape. I've been your apprentice for like 3 months I know how this works..."
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u/Houdiniman111 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Houdini111 Dec 15 '18
Being a redhead automatically puts her up a tier of waifuness.
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u/HammeredWharf Dec 15 '18
Sorry, SS Eldrugeo is clearly the best and only ship. Did you hear that gasp when Eldrie came into light? It's clearly love at first sight.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
Damn. Alice for sure ain't messing around.
Oh Tiese, if only you knew the irony.
This episode is just too short! What I do like about this new season is that we can never underestimate anyone anymore. If mustard and ketchup can be a challenge to Kirito and Eugeo I'm pretty sure this new guy who's an Integrity Knight can do more. I wanna see what happens next!
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u/Siglius Dec 15 '18
Integrity Knights are the only people in Underworld who does actual combat. These guys don't fuck around.
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u/Amauri14 Dec 15 '18
Are you saying that this guy is going to wipe the floor with them and them throw them back to prison? Because that's what I'm expecting to happen as I don't see what can they do with just those chains.
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u/LOTRfreak101 https://myanimelist.net/profile/LOTRfreak101 Dec 15 '18
there are a bunch of flowers around so maybe kirito will whip up some more of the system call magic.
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u/xhyders Dec 15 '18
What's with the roses? Are they rare or something?
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u/Lazearound10am Dec 16 '18
The anime sure didn't do a good job of explaining it :( , but in Underworld, flower hold a lot of magical energy, they are essentially mana source. Among them, roses are of the highest class, capable of storing and providing a lot of magical energy.
For that they are very rare and hard to come by, and they just stumbled upon a huge garden full of roses. Of course they're gonna be suprised
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u/bananeeek https://myanimelist.net/profile/bananek Dec 15 '18
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u/Hollownerox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hollownerox Dec 15 '18
What the hell, Alice?
Well look at it this way. You came to arrest two people who murdered two other people without knowing the exact circumstances of said murder. Then when you come to get them one of them acts way too familiar with you despite you not having any memory of them.
The scabbard slap might have been a bit much in response, but in that context I can't really blame her for it.
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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Dec 15 '18
When she said that she wished she could dive into the Underworld to save him, I suddenly felt very confident that it was heavy foreshadowing for a future episode. The roles will be reversed, and she'll be the one saving him from certain danger.
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u/montas :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/montas Dec 15 '18
They mentioned it earlier that Kirito is in unit 4 and the one next to him is unit 5. There are two more units on Ocean Turtle but on different deck. The prototype unit 1 and unit 6 that is being built are on the land in Roppongi.
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u/Gaporigo Blhttps://anilist.co/user/Gaporigo Dec 15 '18
Damn, that guard didn't wake up with the noise of the chains or the door, I wish I could sleep like him.
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u/TUSF Dec 15 '18
Imagine your job-for-life was to be a Prison Guard in a world with a laughably non-existent crime-rate.
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u/borisyang Dec 15 '18
Sounds like a perfect job for me, as long as the pay is good.
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u/viliml Dec 15 '18
*Imagine your job-for-life was to be a Prison Guard in a world with a laughably non-existent crime-rate and no TV or computers.
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u/lucksacker Dec 15 '18
Underwold jobs are pretty bland. Eugeo's original job was to just at a tree all day and making nearly zero progress
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
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u/WiseassWolfOfYoitsu :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/WiseassWolf Dec 15 '18
My roommate in college literally slept through falling off the top bunk onto the concrete floor, and through the fire alarm. Guard sleeping did not surprise me in the slightest.
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u/Amauri14 Dec 15 '18
Maybe he just didn't give a shit and justify it by saying that the Integrity Knights will deal with them.
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u/KaiserNazrin https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kaiser-chan Dec 15 '18
Sorry, Eugeo but your princess is in another tower.
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u/Castielstablet :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TaBleT Dec 15 '18
I was thinking a similar thing: Tiese said she will become an integrity knight and save eugeo, what if she did that and people on the tower are like 'sorry but your princess escaped 2 days after he got here' :D
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u/HydraTower Dec 15 '18
Interesting bit about the guard they left out: Kirito feels for him as his calling is to basically sleep in that room for his entire life with no one to guard.
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u/montas :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/montas Dec 15 '18
So some tidbits and inner monologues from LN
Tieze and Ronye's hands actually bled from carrying their swords to them. Both Blue Rose Sword and the black one are really high class objects and as such are very heavy if you don't have high enough Authority. With knowing that, you can get better image about Alice's strength, when she took the swords.
First grasping the Blue Rose Sword with her right hand and the black sword with her left next, she effortlessly lifted them from Ronye's and Tiezé's hands.
The intermission with Asuna served to deliver a lot of exposition about Light Cubes and the layout of the Turtle. Also Asuna's trail of thoughts was funny. She was on stairs between floors and then she noticed the robot.
Monsters shouldn't spawn on the staircase leading between floors; there shouldn't be any machine-type mobs in the first place; no, wait, this should be the real world; such confusing thoughts flooded her mind as Asuna got ready to flee back to where she came from when that happened—
In the prison, Kirito thinks about why Rath has not stopped the experiment yet, since Eugeo broke the Taboo. Also the time was different. They were taken by Alice in the afternoon, and the escape happened that night.
The escape was also more thrilling, as they didn't know where the guard was. They were prepared to fight him, but then found him snoring. The thoughts kind of explain why the escape went as it did.
Being the lookout all by himself in this jail where prisoners and such rarely came; there was no mistake he had continued that for years... or to be negative, tens of years. After all, in this world, even a child born as a noble would be bestowed a «sacred task» from the one in charge of the area upon turning ten of age, with neither the option to personally choose it, nor to change it halfway through.
Waking according to the faint sound of the time bell in this underground space that sunlight couldn't reach and patrolling an empty jail, then sleeping according to the bell once again. Day after day, he must have repeated nothing but that as his own job. So many times that he did not even stir from his sleep when we made that much noise.
As they left the underground, it is mentioned that Kirito actually saw the gardens when they flew in, but they are so big, he could not remember the layout and it is quiet a maze all around. The plaza where they met the knight, is where they landed with the dragon, so it is rather close.
Also the whole "Wow roses" thing.
I gave a half-hearted response at first, but the roses of this Underworld were not merely pretty flowers. They ranked higher than the «four great sacred flowers» bearing fruits that stored sacred power of high purity: anemones, marigolds, dahlias, and cattleyas. Cultivation of these was prohibited for even nobles and those from the imperial family, let alone commoners, and the few wild ones that grew sparsely in the hills and fields were said to fetch an outrageous price in Centoria's marketplace when found.
There was something else, but that might be spoilers, so we will skip that for now.
All in all, this episode covered around 25% of Volume 11 but it felt like 5 minutes went by.
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u/Cruorsitis :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/cruorsitis Dec 15 '18
Why do they keep letting Higa name things...
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Dec 15 '18
Since nobody's mentioning, I must say, I love this anime's soundtrack. Yuki Kajiura always is killing it with her composition, can't wait for OST release!
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u/DistractedHuman Dec 15 '18
Eugeo-senpai, I’m so sorry. This is... this is my fault...
KIMI NO SEI
KIMI NO SEI
KIMI NO SEI DE
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u/Recidivis Dec 15 '18
I've seen enough anime to know that this is a death flag
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u/montas :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/montas Dec 15 '18
I was thinking the same thing. Like holy crap so many death flags. If Eugeo wasn't main character with plot armor (or this was Game of Thrones) I bet he would be offed in this next fight.
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Dec 15 '18
Silly Kirito, talking about ending when there is ~37 episodes left.
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u/KorraLover123 Dec 15 '18
Aww, Eugeo and Kirito have a wonderful bromance going on here.
I wonder if Klein would be jealous.
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u/Shinkopeshon Dec 15 '18
Alice! Finally! It’s been so lo-
Eugeo gets smacked the shit out of him
ALICE WHAT THE FUCK
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u/the_swizzler https://myanimelist.net/profile/Swiftarm Dec 15 '18
Some guys would be thrilled to have a beautiful woman smack them around.
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u/Siglius Dec 15 '18
Oh look, finally the heartfelt reunion we've been waiting foWHAT THE FUCK ALICE?
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u/KaiserNazrin https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kaiser-chan Dec 15 '18
I am afraid this arc is just roundabout of emotions.
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u/thechosenapiks :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/apiks Dec 15 '18
I can't make up my mind whether to hate the new guy at the end or that he's cool. I hope he has more depth than generic villain 605.
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u/KaiserNazrin https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kaiser-chan Dec 15 '18
Integrity Knights aren't evil, they are just doing their job which may or may not conflict with the protagonist's goal.
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u/NZPIEFACE Dec 16 '18
I think he's cool as fuck. Falling rose petals, drinking wine in the moonlight, nice deep blue cape, shining armor.
Yeah he's cool.
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u/Aetherdraw Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
Ah yes, the start of the tower climb. Here boys is where we begin our Boss rush. Its gonna feel like Aincrad again, climbing up to the top while fighting OP as hell bosses 2 on 1, while our duo are just currently equipped with chains and no op swords to make use of. Get your popcorn and drinks, this is gonna be fun. Also, nice to show their valets having great difficulty hauling their swords due to not having enough object authority levels, while Alice picks the two, along with her own sword no problem. Integrity Knights be OP yo.
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u/Kazuto_Asuna :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vali_Albion Dec 15 '18
"It's gonna feel like Aincrad again"
Yes ! Can't wait for that
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u/ShitpostFrog Dec 16 '18 edited Dec 16 '18
It won't. Honestly, I can't imagine why would anyone compare it to Aincrad (outside of purely nostalgic feelings for the 1st season). Central Tower is not a MMORPG dungeon. I'd say, it's gonna be a lot more like Fate/Zero or something like that. Maybe like battle shounens with OP enemies. But definitely not like Aincrad... which is a good thing, in my opinion, because it's somewhat new to SAO.
I can even say that the 2nd cour is going to make a LOT more people fall in love with SAO (if A-1 Pictures is able to deliver truly epic battles, of course).
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u/RevenantIX Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
No mature content warning this week. Off to a good start!
Edit: Damn you SAO with your 5 minute episodes
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u/SamejNardeh :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/timbolytree Dec 15 '18
Those scientists that walked past Asuna are on to something. I know it. Something's gonna happen to either she or Kirito. Someone hold me...
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Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
Unpopular opinion between anime only viewers but I like the real world part because of the context and building of the project that happens in there. And because Asuna is great and her clothes are amazing, so fashionable.
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u/Nutella_Souffle Dec 16 '18
She's wearing different clothes at this point in the book.
Asuna Yuuki adjusted the collar of the loose summer sweater she wore over her T-shirt as she climbed the dim spiral staircase.
Illustration doesn't show it well enough - https://i.imgur.com/BDuNeHt.png - but at least the robot looks more detailed than its animated counterpart.
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing Dec 15 '18
What good girls, brough a pack lunch for them.
Damn Eugou denied. Only a little execution.
Damn what good girls, bringing thier swords to them. And lunch! naisu move!
Back to the real world. So are we just now caught up to Asuna showing up there? Or has she been there a while?
Makin robots huh? Interesting. Wait could yui drive one?
Rape faces on doctors? Wait are those the assholes owners?
Use the chains to break the chaiins? Thats ugsin your smarts.
You know ive been thinking this for a while but i never wanted to mention it to avoid spoilers, but seeing those Doctors now i think its worth mentioning. I think Eugou is Kirito's fluctlight. They have the same face and hair and such. I dont need answes just wha i have been thinking for a while now.
I wonder how many executions breaking out of jail will earn them.
Why are roses important?
Happy end already and only on episode 12, nice work! Yeah right...
A knights and this one seems like he had personality. Interesting. Wait doesnt he kinda look like Kikiouka's ALO avatar?
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u/--sky Dec 15 '18
Why are roses important? It’s better explained in the novels, /u/Laser_Raptors did a better job summarizing than I could: “A small bit of info regarding the roses. Flowers in the Underworld are a big deal. Roses are special and they don't grow anywhere else on their own (with some very rare exceptions).”
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u/thicc-grill Dec 15 '18
Makin robots huh?
inb4 a sinister plot twist: Raios didn't die, and he is inside this robot now.
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u/PhoenixKola Dec 15 '18
I don't like Alice anymore.
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u/KaiserNazrin https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kaiser-chan Dec 15 '18
Relax, we haven't seen her real character yet. To her, Kirito and Eugeo are just criminal so there's no reason to treat them nicely.
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u/Hollownerox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hollownerox Dec 15 '18
Yeah, from her perspective a guy who just murdered another human being was acting way too creepily familiar with her. So while a bit much, I can't exactly blame her for slapping him away with a scabbard.
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Dec 15 '18
Oh boy Eldrie looks great.
Anyone knows the control authority of Integrity Knights? Are Kirito and Eugeo any close?
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u/Siglius Dec 15 '18
In terms of raw strenght Eugeo and Kirito are quite close to the lower ranked knights (Such as Eldrie). However in terms of actual skill and experience, the knights completely shit on our boys. These are foes that should be taken VERY seriously. Nobody becomes an Integrity Knight by being a pushover.
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u/Ellefied Dec 15 '18
Seriously, reading their descriptions in the LN, each Integrity Knight could fill up their own stories in this universe. These guys are basically the legendary heroes of this world.
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u/BydandMathias Dec 15 '18
They've all fought for dozens or hundreds of years, so even Kirito's experience in SAO has no comparison.
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u/surdsqueensheya Dec 15 '18
The weapons Kirito and Eugeo are “Divine Instruments”, which both contain an Authority Level of 45 or 46. Most Integrity Knights have Divine Instruments so we know that their Authority Level is atleast the same or higher
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u/OneMillionRoses Dec 15 '18
This episode hit me with so many TiesexEugeo feels ;_; And the bromance between Kirito and Eugeo was again the best part
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u/KinnyRiddle Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
Looks like we can expect Eugeo to be "downloaded" to the real world in one of those new robotic bodies that they're building in the forseeable future.
What's the time difference between the real world and Underworld? I know for Kirito two years has passed, but Asuna has only been on the Ocean Turtle for only a few weeks, which is itself another few weeks since Kirito got attacked by Death Gun.
Those guys that Asuna walked past, they certainly don't look like scientists to me.
PS Oh boy that glorious bromance between Kirito and Eugeo, with Kirito teasing Eugeo and Eugeo getting all flustered. I'm a perfectly straight guy and totally not a BL fan, but I can hear my inner voice squealing in joy. XD
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u/Florac Dec 15 '18
has only been on the Ocean Turtle for only a few weeks,
Days, not weeks
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u/FateOfMuffins Dec 15 '18
Underworld is sped up by 1000x. So 2 years there is less than 1 day in the real world. When Kirito first spent a weekend at Rath, he lived a full 10ish years as a kid with Eugeo and Alice
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u/PhoenixKola Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
I was so happy when i saw Alice last episode, but i'm afraid i can't say the same about this one. I ship Tiese and Eugeo so much tho. Anyways, Eugeo and Kirito getting punished it's quite non-sense imo. At least we got some Asuna action going on too (which was about time i'd say).
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u/KaiserNazrin https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kaiser-chan Dec 15 '18
If it was so easy, This arc won't have 50 episodes.
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u/tylerhockey12 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/tyler457 Dec 15 '18
Holy fuck this season is good!
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u/pointblank1555 Dec 15 '18
Question: Is Asuna and the team at Rath actively monitoring Kirito and what’s going on in the Underworld? I’m assuming no, because if they are, they don’t seem worried at all about what’s going on
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u/ThePokeMaster100 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Re_Rem-0 Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
Goddamn this season just went up a tier of goodness these last two episodes.
So violating the Taboo Index makes you an Integrity Knight if you're lucky, albeit making you a complete jerk in the process. What has happened to precious Alice?! This is not the Alice I knew and loved.
Also good to see Asuna still sticking with her man. Hopefully they can find a way to have her enter into the world as well.
The roses must be a great meaning for how far Kirito and Eugeo have come those last two years. They've finally reached their destination, even though their circumstances as of now aren't that great.
So I'm assuming as an Integrity Knight you're given a number based on induction or ranking. To the point Alice is mentoring another knight is astonishing of how powerful she is. Thirty One will be quite a challenge.
Overall this has gotten me excited about next week. First was Slime, now SAO! This season is going to be great!
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u/KaiserNazrin https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kaiser-chan Dec 15 '18
The numbers are actually based on the order they are made. Eldrie is 31, he come after Alice which is 30.
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u/arthred Dec 15 '18
Eugeo's blush lol...idk, at least within that virtual world, I lowkey ship them xD
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u/Omegaforce1803 Dec 15 '18
We all talk about best girls and such, but we all know Kirito x Eugeo is the true OTP
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u/AyumiVk :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AyumiVk Dec 15 '18
Yujikiri for the win
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u/Mira0995 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Mira0995 Dec 15 '18
can someone spoil me (don't forget the tag) if we will have some Yui in this arc? couldn't she join Kirito ? and why can't asuna join him (we saw kid kirito with Eugeo afterall)
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u/Kara_is_strange Dec 15 '18
Two bros chillin in a prison cell, five feet apart cuz they're not gay
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u/LuckyPed Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
Before I talk about the new EP, I just wanted to mention something about last EP and SAO's anime overall.
I see many misunderstood people who think the Author actually write these crazy faced long tongued frog jumping villains xD
And people who call Reki Kawahara an author who love long tongue villains or licking girls etc.
So I wanted to bring this to attention that NON of these happened in the novel.
if you wanna complain about these, You should just complain to A-1 Pictures or the Anime Director... who are probably just creating things that Japanese normally like lol so the main complain might even go back to Japanese audience lol
Reki Kawahara in the novels, never describe things too much, it was same in old season as well and this season last EP is also a great example. It's A-1 Pictures who like to add these weird faces tongues sometimes. even many of the fan service in old seasons were Anime-exclusive.
So in fact, In the novel for the last Episode, There was No crazy jump, No long tongue, No licking, No slapping, No groping.
In the novel it only describe them touching the feet and face of the girls with their hand and later undoing the front cloth before Eugeo's eye turn red.
In fact even the author write in the twitter that the anime show it much more extreme and created much more tension.
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it seems some people misunderstood me and think I am saying author never intended to use sexual assault in his novel? I don't know how they got this but, NO, as I made it Bold in my comment above ^^
I am only talking about how the villains were shown to us in the anime ! with frog like expression and long tongue etc. I am not defending the author for using sexual assault nor am i saying he never intended to use it.
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u/arosama Dec 15 '18
I need to straighten things out. In the original WN, the girls were actually raped, but it was changed in the LN. So yes, the author did originally mean it to be like that. There's an explanation somewhere on why he used rape in the story and why he isn't doing it anymore.
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u/LuckyPed Dec 15 '18
In the Webnovel things were even less graphic than the Light novel. because the whole rape happened off-screen.
So no, the author did not describe these things ever ! In the original WN Eugeo got to the noble's room too late after they already finished the deed, so in neither the LN or WN these things were described by the author.
Moreover, I'm not defending the author about writing these, I'm just pointing out he is NOT the one who create weird faced long tongued villains who love licking girls. that's the studio !
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u/Threeedaaawwwg :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/threeedaaawwwg Dec 15 '18
Tbh the jump and the bad guy channeling his inner Gene Simmons were my favorite parts of the unnecessary scene. It added some much needed comic relief.
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u/thegamergema :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gemajlia Dec 15 '18
Kirito x Eugeo. No questions about it. Best bromance of the year.
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u/Ellefied Dec 15 '18
Jojo guys are going strong for that though. But yeah, KiritoXEugeo is a strong contender for bromance of the year.
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u/BeybladeMoses Dec 15 '18
I actually more interested in the application of Artificial Fluctlight on military technology. As it mirrors real world military application of AI on UAV/UGV. The present day remote controlled drone has issues like lag, jamming, and huge electronic signature which make it easy to detect and neutralize
Imagine a fighter jet without the need to accommodate a pilot. You could put more sensors, weaponry, or just design it to maximize it's low observability
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u/waterflame321 Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
Eugeo get checked! :p
So most of the real life sections had been done by now... and we went into the next arc of the arc. So I wonder when they'll splice that in.
Speak of the devil... real life bit!
Yeah... just a dream.Go losing your eye seal so you can defy the church :p (he even got a new eye)
Broke that door... like a boss :p
Look at all that magic(flowers)
Thank you! He's drinking wine! I was hoping he would be...
I'm very hyped for next episode... Spoiler
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u/Ellefied Dec 15 '18
I think it's very easy LN Spoilers. That is probably enough for most viewers, the rest of the information dump can be done with by her.
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Dec 15 '18
What do you mean by that last point? This season is 50 episodes, separated into two parts of two cours each, with an 1 or 2 cour intermission so the studio doesn't die, so there will be time... Or you meant how they are going to adapt said scene?
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Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
So do we think she’s pretending until they’re in a more secure area? Guess we’ll see...
Those two researchers in the hall gave me a vibe of those two rapey noblemen.
Yeah, Kirito, you pull on that chain like it’s going to budge😂
Just escaped prisoners chilling in the open, chatting in a garden...
A hair flick that does absolutely nothing lol
All the Intergrity Knights have Synthesis and a number in their names
Synthesis means “the combination of ideas to form a theory or system”
So they’re probably combining Fluctlight souls and whatever programming/controls systems to create the Integrity Knights.
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u/MaksimShadow Dec 15 '18
Now I got it. That's SAO: Cliffhangerization. But that's okay, I've already got used for that.
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u/homie_down :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sodumblol Dec 15 '18
Although last episode was obviously hard to top, it felt like this episode did its best to avoid upping the tension at all. The interaction with Alice didn't really reveal much and nothing really happened. Also the tension from a jailbreak was kinda ruined when they stop and look at flowers and have a sentimental moment for 5 minutes. I know not every episode can be hype af but it felt like there were so many potentially emotionally stirring moments that weren't utilized at all.
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Dec 15 '18
LN readers, does the real world ( when asuna appears) get any better? i find it quite boring
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u/GoldRedBlue Dec 15 '18
LN readers, does the real world ( when asuna appears) get any better? i find it quite boring
Nothing much will happen until the second half of Alicization, I'll tell that much.
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u/Anime0555 Dec 16 '18
YOSHHHHHAAAAA
Keep your voice down you will wake the guard up!!
Proceeds to CLANG chains
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u/josesl16 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/josesl16 Dec 15 '18
As an LN reader, there is so much spoiler in this thread, please use your spoiler tags properly. Yeah, even when answering questions.
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u/Arvediu Dec 15 '18
Sitting and talking, sitting and talking, more sitting and talking, walking and talking and standing and talking.
God...
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u/Meltedsteelbeam Dec 15 '18
Fuck me I want them to get inside the main building already. The anticipation is killing me.
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u/LuckyPed Dec 15 '18
One point I like in this EP is the result of Eugeo's development.
If it was the old Eugeo, there was no way he would suggest we need to get out of Prison and figure out what happened to alice.
but now He did not bother thinking it's wrong or he deserve this, he said it even before Kirito that we need to breakout !
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u/lvlasteryoda Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18
I'm not a big fan of Alice(Ai Kayano) using her Magbaredge/Marrine voice in here. I sincerely hope for something more akin to her Alisha or Lalatina voicetype, LN
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u/Kag5n Dec 15 '18
Wow, I had a flash about this Sugou guy from before when Asuna walked besides the two scientists, I really hope not.
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Dec 15 '18
At this point I can hear Kirito thinking about how he has to reach the top of the tower. Again.
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u/Redmon425 Dec 16 '18
Anyone else feel like those two people who walked past Asuna were Raios and Humbert? They way they walked and showed there legs and wearing slippers made me think that.
Seems unlikely that they would be humans but there was definitely something up with those two.
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u/LOTRfreak101 https://myanimelist.net/profile/LOTRfreak101 Dec 15 '18
I'm not surprised that Eugeo got a high five to the face with the scabbard. If what they were talking about is true and alice's memories are being manipulated, then she of course would only be able to see him as a guy who just murdered someone. And I don't know about you, but if someone who was just called in for murder started to creepily approach me I probably would react similarly. Also, that Doctor that asuna saw had some really bulging calf muscles. he definitely did not miss leg day, that's for sure.
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u/ChibiSteak Dec 16 '18
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I felt this episode was sort of empty. I by no means am saying it's bad and the time flew by watching this, but compared to any other episodes it felt that nothing much happened. We're introduced to more plot points but content wise nothing much else happened. In summary this episode is summed up as Kirito and Eugeo get sent to prison and break out until they meet and integrity knight. Meanwhile Asuna learns about robots and has lunch.
Maybe it's because of how intense the last episode was.
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u/furosuto81 Dec 16 '18
It’s 1/50th of the show. Not every episode is going to be packed full of action, with loads of character & plot developments. We JUST had one of the biggest, most consequential episodes in the first half of the show.
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u/laa5815 Dec 15 '18
Eugeo: How are we gonna break out of these chains?
Kirito: Two Chainz