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simplechild	Mar 24 2014, 10:24 PM Post #221
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	you must understand there are people who cried when yui asploded think about the fandom this kind of reaction constitutes



The Grim Lich	Mar 24 2014, 10:51 PM Post #222
Legitimate Businessman Posts: 11,369 Group: Luna Clan Member #69 Joined: June 26, 2006 Gender: THIS AM GRIM, GRIM MAN Blog: Grim Tidings Country: Earth	Normally, I'd say "Jesus Christ", but... I don't think he had anything to do with this.



simplechild	Mar 24 2014, 11:12 PM Post #223
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	It's one of God's divine trials, Grim-dono. We must endure.



The Grim Lich	Mar 25 2014, 12:26 AM Post #224
Legitimate Businessman Posts: 11,369 Group: Luna Clan Member #69 Joined: June 26, 2006 Gender: THIS AM GRIM, GRIM MAN Blog: Grim Tidings Country: Earth	No, no, God had nothing to do with this. This is an eldritch being beyond space and time that's responsible for this shit.



leaf	Mar 25 2014, 12:44 AM Post #225
Crimson Leaf Vermillion Posts: 5,603 Group: Venus Clan Member #908 Joined: October 14, 2011 Gender: leaf Theme Song: http://youtu.be/wyJWmm2ymUs	simplechild Mar 24 2014, 05:34 PM - "Two years' worth of semen made a glopping noise as it flowed endlessly into Asuna" You think I'm making this up? Think a mother[radio edit]ing gain. Ahahahaha Is this the real life? I have never laughed so hard at something that was supposed to be erotic, not even F/SN. And you're telling me this is canon?



Gilgamesh	Mar 25 2014, 01:04 AM Post #226
solbowz Aurarius Posts: 33,599 Group: Venus Clan Member #380 Joined: October 3, 2008 Gender: King of Heroes Blog: Shattered Symbosis Country: #226# True Name: Space Boyd Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h6lFNXzC1g	Canonocity of it is debated since that chapter was never actually published in physical form even if it is by the actual author. But basically, yes.



simplechild	Mar 25 2014, 01:05 AM Post #227
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	TIL Canonicity is a word.



The Grim Lich	Mar 25 2014, 01:48 AM Post #228
Legitimate Businessman Posts: 11,369 Group: Luna Clan Member #69 Joined: June 26, 2006 Gender: THIS AM GRIM, GRIM MAN Blog: Grim Tidings Country: Earth	So... how many episodes of this nightmare train-wreck are left, Simple?



simplechild	Mar 25 2014, 02:11 AM Post #229
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	Twelve episodes left. One more if you're concerned about the SAO arc. The second arc, ALO, is where most of the interweb shitstorm congregates. We haven't even touched that yet. Prepare your diddlyhole.



leaf	Mar 25 2014, 02:17 AM Post #230
Crimson Leaf Vermillion Posts: 5,603 Group: Venus Clan Member #908 Joined: October 14, 2011 Gender: leaf Theme Song: http://youtu.be/wyJWmm2ymUs	Who was it here that said yui is the worst part about this show? I sincerely disagree. I found yui a likable character, even if she felt incredibly shoehorned in and in need of a lot more time than "a couple episodes" to develop any real emotional attachment. If you want to see the real cancer killing SAO, wait till the second arc. Kirito's sister is literally the worst girl ever.



simplechild	Mar 25 2014, 02:22 AM Post #231
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	That would be Bowz. Also, >Yui >character



leaf	Mar 25 2014, 03:02 AM Post #232
Crimson Leaf Vermillion Posts: 5,603 Group: Venus Clan Member #908 Joined: October 14, 2011 Gender: leaf Theme Song: http://youtu.be/wyJWmm2ymUs	Well played



Seoulbowz	Mar 25 2014, 09:25 AM Post #233
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	leaf Mar 25 2014, 02:17 AM Who was it here that said yui is the worst part about this show? I sincerely disagree. I found yui a likable character, even if she felt incredibly shoehorned in and in need of a lot more time than "a couple episodes" to develop any real emotional attachment. If you want to see the real cancer killing SAO, wait till the second arc. Kirito's sister is literally the worst girl ever. Yui shouldn't exist. Not in the first arc. Spoiler: click to toggle Not in the second. She's the worst kind of Deus ex Machina. Kirito's sister is pretty much the 'best' girl in the show. Spoiler: click to toggle When she's not broconning, which, admittedly, is often.



ShmittlesThePoe	Mar 25 2014, 09:55 AM Post #234
Pirate Wavemaster Posts: 10,690 Group: Clanless Member #375 Joined: September 18, 2008 Gender: XY Country: #226#	bah. I think the whole first arc was great... until they turned it into an anime that chronologically included a crap load of side-stories with awful overall pacing. XD



simplechild	Mar 25 2014, 11:53 AM Post #235
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	My main issue with Sword Art Online, as I've iterated before, is the narrative's tendency to prove Kirito right in all occasions. But it's a bit deeper than that. Most stories operate in the complete opposite direction, with the main character being shaped by the world they live in. Development occurs when perceptions change and understanding is achieved, propelling them to act upon those changes and validate the time spent changing. That's how I'm used to seeing stories develop over time. However, Sword Art Online chooses to mold its world around Kirito, or more specifically Kirito's dark and edgy lv. 9001 Black Swordsman persona. As a reigning figure in the SAO universe, he has to maintain his position of power by 1. being the most powerful, 2. being morally correct, and 3. expending the minimum amount of energy to prove that he's strong. So the story bends to accommodate and support that image. That in itself is not the problem. The same thing happens in Samurai Flamenco and I find that show to actually be good. What really differentiates those two works is how conspicuously you go about molding their respective universes. In SAO's case, it's anything but subtle. Not only are opponents weaker than Kirito, they're also so morally out of line that they serve as living strawmen for Kirito to strip down as he pleases. That kind of thing only works once, perhaps early on, in order to establish how strong Kirito is. But SAO doesn't stop there. Each successive piece of opposition Kirito faces either has to be outdone in power, stripped down of its comically evil mentality, or at some points both at the same time. Power fantasies are so unrealistic that the story itself has to build around why the main character is so overpowered. The problem with SAO is that it treats is power fantasy, and Kirito himself, normally. As if he were a realistic character. And that's complete bullshit. There are no long-lasting or permanent consequences to Kirito's power creep, and the few attempts the story makes to make him seem realistic manifest as cheap moments of angst to make him look cool. The measures SAO takes for Kirito to remain relevant to the story, the sheer lengths this story bends over backwards for his sake, are so obvious and tryhard that it invalidates his worth as a compelling character. He's not this poor, socially awkward, yet powerful kid who never fails to get his precious friends into trouble, as he seems convinced to identify himself as. Instead, he's a man of no long-lasting faults. Any chances of invalidating his stance as the morally righteous powerhouse of SAO is met by eschewing your ideals and power level to the point of being completely out of line. The SAO universe, in at least the narrative sense, revolves around Kirito. Tell me this isn't a textbook definition of a Gary Stu.



leaf	Mar 25 2014, 12:04 PM Post #236
Crimson Leaf Vermillion Posts: 5,603 Group: Venus Clan Member #908 Joined: October 14, 2011 Gender: leaf Theme Song: http://youtu.be/wyJWmm2ymUs	The strange thing is, upon ending the SAO arc, we learn Spoiler: click to toggle That he isn't even good enough at swordplay to beat his sister in a kendo match, and that in reality, everyone in SAO sucked, just with kirito probably sucking the least. I found that scene to be among the most interesting in SAO, because it's the first time kirito is actually brought into line.



simplechild	Mar 25 2014, 12:11 PM Post #237
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	Spoiler: click to toggle Isn't Kirito's sister supposed to be some sort of prodigy at kendo, to the point of going to Nationals? Exactly how hard did she beat him at it?



Admiral Miral	Mar 25 2014, 06:21 PM Post #238
The Light of Hope Posts: 3,126 Group: Venus Clan Member #636 Joined: June 15, 2010 Gender: Wafu! Country: #226# True Name: Miral	Spoiler: click to toggle He dual-wielded IRL when he sparred against her (Something that's ineffective as hell in kendo) and she was surprised by his movements and skill.



leaf	Mar 25 2014, 06:36 PM Post #239
Crimson Leaf Vermillion Posts: 5,603 Group: Venus Clan Member #908 Joined: October 14, 2011 Gender: leaf Theme Song: http://youtu.be/wyJWmm2ymUs	Spoiler: click to toggle Wait what he dual-wielded? All I remember is him using his goofy stance, her being surprised that he could actually cover his openings with it, and then beating him anyway.



ShmittlesThePoe	Mar 25 2014, 11:35 PM Post #240
Pirate Wavemaster Posts: 10,690 Group: Clanless Member #375 Joined: September 18, 2008 Gender: XY Country: #226#	leaf Mar 25 2014, 06:36 PM Spoiler: click to toggle Wait what he dual-wielded? All I remember is him using his goofy stance, her being surprised that he could actually cover his openings with it, and then beating him anyway. Spoiler: click to toggle same. I don't seem to recall the dual-wielding portion. And I'm too lazy to go look it up >_>

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