SAO goes back to its roots and slows the pace down for a more comfortable, immersive experience. Does still suffer from some SAO sins.
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Sword Art Online Alicization is by far the largest arc in SAO so far, being about as long as everything before it combined. Because of it’s length, it…
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By Reki Kawahara and abec. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Stephen Paul. This is not, of course, the…
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「扇動」 (Sendou) "Instigation" With China and Korea having the largest online gaming communities, I think it's pretty safe to say that the Japanese players and Underworld residents have no realistic…
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「非情の選択」 (Hijou no Sentaku) "Heartless Choice" Things are escalating insanely quickly. I also have conflicted feelings about Quinella.
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「創世神ステイシア」 (Souseishin Suteishia) "The Goddess of Creation Stacia" The moment we've all been waiting for has FINALLY COME.
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「開戦前夜」 (Kaisen Zenya) "The Night Before the Battle" Man, what an episode! The post Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld – 05 appeared first on Random Curiosity.
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「騎士たちの戦い」 (Kishitachi no Tatakai) "Battle of Knights" Who would have guessed fluctlights can mess with other fluctlights? The post Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld – 06 appeared first…
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「ニューワールド」 (Nyuu Waarudo) "New World" Breaking News: 2D Waifu evolves into 3D Waifu.
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「記憶」 (Kioku) "Memories" We almost always see the perfect Kirito. The one that people accuse of being a Gary Stu. And while we know about the worst moments in his…
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「コード８７１」 (Koudo Hachi Nana Ichi) "Code 871" While I wouldn't be a fan of Kirito somehow turning the tides and saving the day, Reki's set up the stakes in such…
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「ダークテリトリー」 (Daaku Teritorii) "Dark Territory" Holy crap -- this guy is a bonafide psychopath. The post Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld – 04 appeared first on Random Curiosity.
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「一筋の光」 (Hitosuji no Hikari) "Ray of Light" A little late due to the holidays, but god damn what a cliffhanger.
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「夜空の剣」 (Yozora no Ken) "The Night-Sky Blade" Of course, the first thing Kirito does upon returning is to single-handedly obliterate 20000 enemy players who had outnumbered and brutally slaughtered his…
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「アンダーワールド大戦」 (Andaawaarudo Taisen) "The Great Underworld War" Love it or hate it, Sword Art Online has returned once again. And we kick off from where the series left off.
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「時の彼方」 (Toki no Kanata) "Beyond Time" I honestly believe that choosing to be trapped in the Underworld for 200 years is Asuna's way of keeping Kirito all to herself and…
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「最終負荷実験」 (Saishuu Fukajikken) "Final Load Test" This was a rather wild episode when it comes to the amount of exposition that was dropped on us. The post Sword Art Online: Alicization…
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「無限の果て」 (Mugen no Hate) "End to Eternity" For a moment I had to check the outro for this episode. Because with the thick, expressive and exaggerated lineart, I could have…
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「悪魔の子」 (Akuma no Ko) "Prince of Hell" On a rare occasion, Sword Art Online explains why a villain came to be so evil, as opposed to being a natural asshole…
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Personal Justice and Law in Sword Art Online: Alicization
Today’s guest post is from a longtime friend of the blog, Micah. A former anime blogger for Otaku Collision, Micah is an aspiring writer from Tennessee who has…
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「ニューワールド」 (Nyuu Waarudo) "New World" Alice: Become Human. And a long love song to Alicization.
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With all the battles in Underworld ended, all of this week’s SAO prior to the end credits takes place on Ocean Turtle, as Kikuoka, Rinko, Higa, and Nakanishi attempt…
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Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld – 14 – Quantum Family
The original Sword Art Online theme plays triumphantly the SAO OGs and additional allies from ALO dive into the game, having converted their accounts to the Underworld. Their arrival…
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Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld – 20 – Starburst Scream
Asuna gets to use her avatar template Stacia’s special move (always a great sound effect) to create an earthen staircase with which to convey Alice to the World’s…
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