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culdesac posted:I keep reading conflicting stuff on whether we're getting 13 or 25 episodes in a row. Anyone know for sure? This is two seasons, so 25 Episodes. I heard rumors of two new seasons for this for a total of 50 episodes.
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ssmagus posted:This is two seasons, so 25 Episodes. I heard rumors of two new seasons for this for a total of 50 episodes. I think he means, is this gonna be 25 episodes in a row, or is it gonna be like 13 now and then another season of 12 later?
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Sep 26, 2012 08:09
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Blhue posted:I think he means, is this gonna be 25 episodes in a row, or is it gonna be like 13 now and then another season of 12 later? yep. just wondering if I should be expecting a long rear end break after this saturday
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Sep 26, 2012 08:16
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culdesac posted:yep. just wondering if I should be expecting a long rear end break after this saturday According to the launch calendar, it should be continuous.
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Sep 26, 2012 10:24
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Doctor w-rw-rw- posted:According to the launch calendar, it should be continuous. Is it though? I'm seeing episode 13, but not 14 yet. Checking ANN though, we have a title for episode 14 and it sounds like the sort to continue from where 13 may leave off.
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Sep 26, 2012 10:32
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Argas posted:Is it though? I'm seeing episode 13, but not 14 yet. Checking ANN though, we have a title for episode 14 and it sounds like the sort to continue from where 13 may leave off. They advertised it as a 2 cour show to begin with, so it should be continuous.
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Sep 26, 2012 13:02
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The preview for this week's episode indicates it's going to be fishing which is probably not a fantastic spot to leave for a break.
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Sep 26, 2012 13:13
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blkmage posted:The preview for this week's episode indicates it's going to be fishing which is probably not a fantastic spot to leave for a break. Hah hah hah. That means that basically, they're going to have The 75th Floor Boss AND the Final Boss in the same episode. I'm gonna be interested to see how they merge that together. <-  If you can't tell from context that's kinda obviously a novel spoiler I can't help you.
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Sep 26, 2012 13:22
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blkmage posted:The preview for this week's episode indicates it's going to be fishing which is probably not a fantastic spot to leave for a break. yes yesssss, this is what I've been waiting for since the whole series started.
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Sep 26, 2012 18:54
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My god, that in between frame.
ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Sep 26, 2012 |
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Sep 26, 2012 19:57
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ConanThe3rd posted:My god, that in between frame. Well, I guess this is a sign some money and time got shifted SOMEWHERE in production.
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Sep 26, 2012 20:22
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Gearhead posted:Hah hah hah. That means that basically, they're going to have The 75th Floor Boss AND the Final Boss in the same episode. I'm gonna be interested to see how they merge that together. and after the episode with the duel/joining guild/assassination attempt/marriage proposal, I assumed it would be one episode. It'll merge together super easy (full novel spoilers) first half, get called back, head straight to boss fight, defeat it, look sideways at Heathcliff. second half, fight Heathcliff, defeat him, world crumbles, wake up in hospital, roll credits. It fits so easily a chimp could direct it.
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Sep 26, 2012 21:09
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Don't know if any of you have seen this or not and there are a lot of spoilers on this site, so be warned. The interesting part is that someone compiled a list of Kirito's SAO character statistics. I don't know how they got this list or how accurate it is, but it's interesting (to me at least) nonetheless. Here're Asuna's character stats. If nothing else, the site compiled all the basic SAO character information in one place.
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Sep 27, 2012 00:19
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Dan7el posted:Don't know if any of you have seen this or not and there are a lot of spoilers on this site, so be warned. The interesting part is that someone compiled a list of Kirito's SAO character statistics. I don't know how they got this list or how accurate it is, but it's interesting (to me at least) nonetheless. It pretty much looks like that's all from the Material Edition 2 stuff BT translated, the stats are apparently from the Early Character part. There are some spoilers in there if you go looking for it I think, those early character designs are p rough. Also Egil/Agil's design sure is... something. He looks vaguely similar to Lord Genome?
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Sep 27, 2012 00:28
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Zandracon posted:It pretty much looks like that's all from the Material Edition 2 stuff BT translated, the stats are apparently from the Early Character part. There are some spoilers in there if you go looking for it I think, those early character designs are p rough. Also Egil/Agil's design sure is... something. He looks vaguely similar to Lord Genome?
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Sep 27, 2012 04:59
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I think the decided to go with 'This dude just doesn't belong around here.' as his gimmick after a while. Abec may have had a hard time drawing his original design. (Honestly, I like his look.)
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Sep 27, 2012 05:08
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I wish there was a sidestory about level 50, they keep mentioning how awesome the boss fight was, at least in the novel and that material edition.
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Sep 27, 2012 15:14
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"Whether [Heathcliff's] name was a reference to "Wuthering Heights" or "Phantasy Star Online" is unknown." Oh godamnit! That one was right under my nose too!
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Sep 27, 2012 18:35
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ConanThe3rd posted:"Whether [Heathcliff's] name was a reference to "Wuthering Heights" or "Phantasy Star Online" is unknown." I didn't get it at first either, but that arc was after I had run out of interest in dodging dudes with negative magic scores. In a lot of little ways, the series is a love letter to old MMOs.
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Sep 27, 2012 18:40
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Demicol posted:I wish there was a sidestory about level 50, they keep mentioning how awesome the boss fight was, at least in the novel and that material edition. e: two new translated parts of volume 10 ch 4 are up on baka-tsuki. Good stuff, I'm confident it'll get animated eventually. cooldude2.0 fucked around with this message at 01:36 on Sep 29, 2012 |
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Sep 27, 2012 19:59
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Ugh, I hate cliffhangers.
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Sep 29, 2012 20:41
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MagicalDuck posted:Ugh, I hate cliffhangers. Me too, I absolutely loved The design for The Skull Reaper. It looked more like it should be going 12 rounds with an Eva than dealing with some MMORPG putzes.
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Sep 29, 2012 20:49
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Hey Kirito, don't tell the head honcho of your guild that you're not a team player. It's a rather rude thing to say, even with their circumstances. I can't recall when the moving-people-to-the-hospitals thing was mentioned in the LN. If it was this chapter, it is kind of jarring to mention it now than way earlier. Oh well.
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Sep 29, 2012 21:26
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Argas posted:Hey Kirito, don't tell the head honcho of your guild that you're not a team player. It's a rather rude thing to say, even with their circumstances. Kirito's greatest malfunction is that he has a hard time imagining how people besides himself think.
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Sep 29, 2012 22:07
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Gearhead posted:Kirito's greatest malfunction is that he has a hard time imagining how people besides himself think. To be fair, it is somewhat acceptable for him to declare such a thing when it's a death game. Better to know now than find out later. Course, he charging into the thick of things to save other people's lives. He's not a jerk.
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Sep 29, 2012 22:51
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Argas posted:I can't recall when the moving-people-to-the-hospitals thing was mentioned in the LN. If it was this chapter, it is kind of jarring to mention it now than way earlier. Oh well. Once again the show covered more material than I expected. The boss design looks great as 3D CG. Not that everything in the show isn't technically 3D CG. cooldude2.0 fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Sep 29, 2012 |
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Sep 29, 2012 23:01
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Huh, turns out there's actually a decent show hiding behind the horrible pacing. More anime shows need relationships that actually happen at some point other than the very last episode, if at all.
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Sep 29, 2012 23:31
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Man, if this is the 75th floor boss I can't wait to see the 100th floor boss. I'm hoping for a sword elemental.
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Sakurazuka posted:Huh, turns out there's actually a decent show hiding behind the horrible pacing. More anime shows need relationships that actually happen at some point other than the very last episode, if at all. Asuna and Kirito's relationship is always interesting to watch. They aren't a normal couple, in such that any couple can be considered normal, but they help to keep each other sane. A lot of people have bitched about the arc that's about to come up, (LN yammering), about how Asuna winds up a Damsel In Distress and so on. To me, Asuna never didn't give the impression that she just might be able to spring herself free. The more interesting thing to look at is what's driving Kirito during that. Who's in greater distress during all of what's coming?
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Sep 30, 2012 03:11
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Gearhead posted:Asuna and Kirito's relationship is always interesting to watch. They aren't a normal couple, in such that any couple can be considered normal, but they help to keep each other sane. I was never too fond of it because of the stereotypewhere the girl needs the guy to save her. It still works out well enough and just goes to show how much those two years meant for them. It's not bad but I can see why it can be off-putting for people when compared to the SAO arc.
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Sep 30, 2012 04:10
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Argas posted:I was never too fond of it because of the stereotypewhere the girl needs the guy to save her. It still works out well enough and just goes to show how much those two years meant for them. I guess that I just pinged more off the idea that Kirito was the one who was actually in distress. He's about half way to coming completely apart at the seams by the time it's done. Only his duel with Lyfa seems to have grounded him long enough to see it through.
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Sindai posted:Man, if this is the 75th floor boss I can't wait to see the 100th floor boss. "This is an amandantine sword golem, all crafstmanship is of the highest quality. It menaces with spikes of swords."
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Argas posted:I was never too fond of it because of the stereotypewhere the girl needs the guy to save her. It still works out well enough and just goes to show how much those two years meant for them. also, I too can't wait to see the 100th floor boss, or maybe the 99th. I wonder if the new company will make a new 100th floor boss or if they'll make a Heathcliff NPC cooldude2.0 fucked around with this message at 05:33 on Sep 30, 2012 |
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Sep 30, 2012 05:31
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Gearhead posted:I guess that I just pinged more off the idea that Kirito was the one who was actually in distress. He's about half way to coming completely apart at the seams by the time it's done. Only his duel with Lyfa seems to have grounded him long enough to see it through. Kirito strikes me as a very emotionally unstable individual who could have easily gone the way of Kayaba or Sugō and might have very well done so if SAO didn't happen first.. Towit; With great intelligence, comes great insanity. ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 10:05 on Sep 30, 2012 |
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Sep 30, 2012 08:00
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Gearhead posted:I guess that I just pinged more off the idea that Kirito was the one who was actually in distress. He's about half way to coming completely apart at the seams by the time it's done. Only his duel with Lyfa seems to have grounded him long enough to see it through. It definitely gets better once your expectations shift. It's mostly the initial Kirito and Asuna are split up and he has to rescue her that got me. They earned their happy ending, drat it. Of course, they go and earn it again.
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Sep 30, 2012 09:20
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Argas posted:Hey Kirito, don't tell the head honcho of your guild that you're not a team player. It's a rather rude thing to say, even with their circumstances. Well, he was basically press-ganged into the guild, being a team-player was never part of the deal. I loved the walking fish boss. It reminded me of The Lurker Below in WoW. You had to fish him out of the water too. And this episode made me like Heathcliff even more. I really wish the anime was actually about him. I mean, don't get me wrong, as far as anime protagonists go, Kirito is one of the best, but I'd rather see the story of a man trapped in an MMO who managed to create the top guild from the ground up and acts as the spearhead of the entire effort to free the players, tanking giant gently caress-off horrors without breaking a sweat, and all that while maintaining the knight-in-shining armor image because why the hell not? In the meantime, Kirito spend his time in the game leveling alone, being emo as gently caress, helping individual people with their problems, not-having virtual sex with his girlfriend, and fishing. It was a good story, sure, but guys, Heathcliff 
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Sep 30, 2012 10:33
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Rexides posted:It was a good story, sure, but guys, Heathcliff Hmm. I'm not so sure I'd find that interesting...
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Sep 30, 2012 11:15
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That seems like the kind of story that couldn't be done in an interesting way. Kirito is already pretty drat Gary Stu-ish even with his flaws; make him a guild leader and a knight in shining armor, and I really don't know how you'd get anyone to relate to him.
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Sep 30, 2012 12:38
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Rexides posted:Well, he was basically press-ganged into the guild, being a team-player was never part of the deal. I get the general impression that Kirito doesn't particularly like our guildmaster Superman.
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Did I understand the most recent boss correctly? Once you engage him you can't leave in anyway so you either die or win right? I kind of feel like in that case they should have just ignored the boss and gone to grind a bunch of levels. Based on all that talk about death I'm guessing Asuna is gunna die. But at the end when Kirito wakes up they will reveal that death in game just woke you up from the game, just no one was ever able to communicate that to the players. To have her die for real would be to dark for this show. Also I really like how we are getting to see the main couple in their relationship. Most shows just have the couple hook up at the end. Its nice to see them be all lovey dovey. Heathcliff's shield is pretty awesome looking. Also the backgrounds in this show are very pretty. I want to have a house on a lake like that.
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