~Mother’s Rosario~
We’ve all had a time in our youths when we’d decided what was best for ourselves, and it was not the same thing our parents had in mind. The SAO storyline integrates and expands on this age-old friction between parent and child in the Mother’s Rosario arc, alongside Asuna’s personal adventure with the Sleeping Knights. Continue reading
As filler, please at least try to make it good filler. Continue reading
Boring, non-tactical fighting followed by more boring non-tactical fighting. Continue reading
A brand new arc begins, and all our favorite (or no so favorite) characters are back in ALO for a grand quest in seek of the legendary sword Excalibur!
In other words, it’s time to turn off your brain.
The Phantom Bullet arc winds down to a sensible finish, and although it wasn’t great by any means, it was vastly superior to the first season’s two arcs. Continue reading
Episodes 8 to 11.
I was initially worried about having too many episodes in this catch-up compilation post, but the low-density of each one turned out be appropriate for a post like this. Plus, it’s nice to offer comments from a broader perspective sometimes. Continue reading
My reflections of this episode were quite different while watching it compared to after watching it.
It’s the duel we’ve been waiting for. Continue reading
Well that was that. See you next week!
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Here we (g)go! Prepare for the influx of Kirito usernames in multiplayer-FPSs (not that there was any shortage)
Finally, Kirito’s long awaited entry into the world of Gun Gale Online is upon us and boy, was it a classy delivery. This episode perfectly exemplified the spirit of SAO’s writing style; its unique mix of service, contrivance and gall is one you simply couldn’t find in any other series.
And it was great.
No! It’s a tr- *bang*
Voice of the North 