Accel World - Chiyuri is special?! Who is that creepy guy?

by feal877. July 2012 23:19

Hello,

Today we'll talk about the 12th episode of the spring season 2012 anime series Accel World that finally "complete" the main army supporting Kuroyukihime's ambitions.

Yes, because just like I speculated in the previous episode Chiyuri is the owner of the green cute avatar we were shown in the preview last week named Lime Bell.

However, Chiyuri doesn't seem to be a normal player of this game because she has one of the most rare abilities in the accelerated world. Yes, she's an HEALER!

Accel World

If you think a bit about it, having an healer in your army changes a lot the kind of warfare you're able to do and increase a lot the durability of your warriors.

It's some sort of game changer that could allow Kuroyukihime to recover strength and fight against the other kings on equal footing without having a proper army.

Kuroyukihime sures knows how to tease that poor guy! This small scene was hilarious to follow and shows how much Haru is slowly growing on me.

He was just annoying at the beginning, but he's slowly becoming more and more likeable now that he is starting to get more confidence in his own abilities.

It's sort of what I was expecting to happen with Shu from Guilty Crown, but unfortunately in that case my hate for him was growing episode after episode. :( 

Accel World

Next episode will be focused on the introduction (and maybe some battle too) of the new "enemy" that seems to be a carbon copy of Taku in terms of power abuse.

It's quite strange that he would use his own powers without checking for other players in the vicinity before. Isn't showing your real life name/face a dangerous vulnerability?

I'm speculating that he is trying to challenge and defeat Haru now that Kuroyukihime is far away with no chances to help. 

Accel World

Concluding, Accel World is growing up to be a very interesting series and now that the main cast is complete I wonder what will be the focus of the next arc...

See you soon,

feal87

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7/7/2012 11:24:25 PM #

marthaurion

even if he's using his power, Haru still can't see him on the roster. He must be hiding it somehow.

I remember being a healer in MMO's...have to constantly keep track of the battle, and you get blamed if your team loses...

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7/7/2012 11:26:07 PM #

feal87

yep, he is hiding, but I'm unsure about how. Disconnecting and reconnecting continuously during the match?!


I was an healer too when I first played World of Warcraft, it was damn painful when everything suddenly is your fault. What MMO did you play?

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7/7/2012 11:32:05 PM #

marthaurion

hmm...would be interesting if he was hacking it. Makes the game seem more accessible without some all-powerful creator that can keep everyone straight.

I was into Guild Wars for a while...I was mainly archer, but I could be healer if there was a shortage (which was most of the time).

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7/7/2012 11:34:30 PM #

feal87

Mhn...if hacking is possible it would open a thousands of new possibilities in the story. I really wonder if the creator is somehow related to Kuroyukihime, all the mysteries around her real name got me thinking a lot about it...

Yeah, it has been a while for me too. Something like 4-5 years at least since the last time I touched a MMO.
Working really destroyed my gaming life.

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7/7/2012 11:37:26 PM #

marthaurion

I remember talking to a guy who thought that Kuroyukihime is a descendant of the MC and heroine from Sword Art...

I don't find MMO's fun anymore...Only fun if I can play against other people, and Guild Wars kept screwing my class.

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7/7/2012 11:42:21 PM #

feal87

...so Accel world is located in the future of Sword Art? sounds a possible solution...
I suppose she took mostly from his male ancestor (black hair, attitude, etc...
)

Same here, MMO grindy and social-is-required mechanics start to feel very boring. I prefer simple and fast-to-play games like Starcraft.

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7/7/2012 11:44:17 PM #

marthaurion

it was that guy's theory...that the stories are linked

personally, I like any game where there's a skill cap...RPG's usually dont do that

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7/7/2012 11:45:11 PM #

feal87

Well, skill being a factor is important in competitive gaming, otherwise it will just be a battle between who has more time.

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7/7/2012 11:46:55 PM #

marthaurion

...isn't that basically what WoW is?

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7/7/2012 11:48:12 PM #

feal87

...isn't that the reason I left years ago? Entertaining experiences were fading and all that remained was just a time-sink.

Now I'm playing only random games for an hour max a day.

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7/7/2012 11:49:46 PM #

marthaurion

I started the trial version and didn't even make it past the first day...did the first quest and was like "nope"

involving bishoujos and imoutos, I presume...

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7/7/2012 11:50:43 PM #

feal87

Sometimes yes, I play visual novels, but sometimes I like doing a starcraft 2 game or a normal single player game.

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7/8/2012 6:06:28 AM #

asdfghjkl

lol when i play mmo as a healer instead of being blamed for losing i blamed the team then run.

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7/8/2012 7:41:34 AM #

feal87

Ahahah

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7/7/2012 11:37:58 PM #

Ecchi Catgirl

Healers are weak and only serve as supportive. They can gain strength with new abilities, but I bet with each level she might decide to go for something like "group heal" and efficiency.

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7/7/2012 11:40:09 PM #

feal87

Yep, and that's powerful Ecchi Catgirl! Try to think about it, an army of soldiers that recover life continuously while the enemy army wears down.
It's an OP ability if only one side has it.

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7/7/2012 11:40:29 PM #

marthaurion

Yeah...most people don't like that dedicated support role...

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7/7/2012 11:44:24 PM #

feal87

I liked the idea, but well being bashed if something goes wrong is a little...

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7/7/2012 11:48:45 PM #

Ecchi Catgirl

One of the kings has the ability and so must be at level 9. I wonder what kind of threat they pose. They must have strong or strategic attacks or their regular attacks supported by heal were good enough without any tricks.

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7/7/2012 11:50:41 PM #

marthaurion

my guess is that's it's the person who's pissed at Kuroyukihime for killing Red...

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7/7/2012 11:51:52 PM #

feal87

...possibly...

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7/7/2012 11:54:30 PM #

marthaurion

Marth's magical OP analysis returns: I'm pretty sure she's holding a staff....she's what? Purple King?

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7/8/2012 12:01:00 AM #

feal87

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7/7/2012 11:51:24 PM #

feal87

If he has that ability and he is a king...well he can really boost a lot his army. Even if he's not able to fight well, as long as his army is there he's invincible.

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7/8/2012 12:11:17 PM #

asdfghjkl

the author will just use the trope forgot about his power and rendering the king useless.

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7/8/2012 12:23:09 PM #

feal87

possible...but I wouldn't bet on that...

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7/8/2012 6:49:06 PM #

asdfghjkl

the other is the power within the chrome will take over haru and destroy the entire army and the king.

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7/8/2012 7:00:15 PM #

feal87

Well, this series is supposed to get an happy end right?!

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7/8/2012 7:38:00 PM #

asdfghjkl

harem ending.

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7/8/2012 1:19:17 AM #

AdamEve

I have sadly neglected this series for others and older ones, so i am going to start on this today and see what is what...

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7/8/2012 1:24:15 AM #

feal87

Let us know what you think about it.

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7/8/2012 6:17:24 AM #

asdfghjkl

Spoiler: Show
actually  chiyuri ability is to reverse time

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7/8/2012 7:40:53 AM #

feal87

Spoiler: Show
Nice, that changes things a lot and matches her trauma that is trying to mend her relationship with Haru/Taku...*_*

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7/8/2012 8:31:00 AM #

asdfghjkl

lol if they do team battle and lose maybe they will start blaming chiyuri.

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7/8/2012 8:36:37 AM #

feal87

*nods*

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7/8/2012 6:02:26 PM #

AdamEve

Well it had a nice theme, that was a creative idea, the various forms of alternative reality but, the fat kid just is not worth the series, I had hopes he would get to change for the better with the new powers but when he did not, i lost interest, sorry. I will move on to other series, it was an odd choice to give such a central figure such an unpleasant persona but i guess they are trying to make something different, but for me, it made the rest of the nice qualities just wasted.

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7/8/2012 6:59:47 PM #

feal87

Mhn....if you're talking about Haru, he gets a competent warrior (while keeping that pathetic figure in real life) in the accelerated world after a couple of episodes and the strife with Taku.
Well its about tastes, good luck with the other series.

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7/8/2012 11:14:40 PM #

AdamEve

ya, i know it may seem shallow of me, i am going to look at more episodes, and i did see that Haru gets to be a warrior in the Accel world, but this is an example of forced plot devices that I find bothersome in any form of story telling, i am not fond of the forced admiration for disagreeable characters to show the power of the writer and director....just as i dont enjoy the same when it comes to Harem choices that are wildly bizarre, or huge tropes in a plot like School Days, much about Accel world is very nice, the animation is clean and crisp, the girl characters appealing and well done, but to build a story around a pathetic loser and never really give him a chance to change, which forces us as the viewer to ignore the reality and create a false sense of approval and affiliation is another form of plot bullying and I dont like that. So I think it is more than a question of taste but more one of badly misused power of the writer, i had the same problem with some famous series that have way too much violence, I just dont support such extreme measure when a story can be delivered with much more honest and real characters and appeal. There just isn't any real reason for a loser like Haru to have the appeal for Kuroyukihime, so her confession to him does not make sense, and keeping him the creepy fat kid forces the viewer to see the alternative world as a vaild alternative to reality, which I also question for many reasons. Anime as entertainment is fun and fine, but when it uses the good qualities of good anime, such as good art, and animation and appealing characters to force a plot, i move on.

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7/9/2012 1:29:08 AM #

feal87

Mhn...i don't think it as forced as you think. In the accelerated world he isn't bound by his own loser body, nor by any fat or anything.
In fact he is extremely good at games and that plays on his favour in this world more than anyone else and is also the reason for which Kuroyukihime decided to hire him in the first place.

The romance around him are only "obligatory" stuff that you need to ignore to enjoy the show. Yes, it isn't realistic for him to get that harem, but isn't that norm? Harem aren't that easy to get really...

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7/9/2012 12:29:29 AM #

Dusk252

So in the end I was right, the green avatar was Chiuri's. Not that I'm exactly happy about being right but oh, well... It's a new card into the game and I never expected her to have such a rare ability. I've never thought of healing as such a big deal in games (though when used skillfully in a balanced party it can be a force to be reckoned with), but in a game where you're pretty much the only one who can do it, it is certainly game changing.

The new enemy is a strange case. Why is he not detected in the school network? Is what Kuroyukihime first thought about Cyan Pile (that he was a good enough hacker to completely hide himself from the network - though he was just redirecting th signal in reality) actually possible? Anyway, if he can't be detected, how did she feel it? Did he burst in and out and she felt the slight difference with her experience? So many questions raised and so much I'm looking forward to see answered. Screw the fact that I didn't want Chiyuri getting Brain Burst, this was a really nice episode.

I actually felt bad for Taku in that kendo match...

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7/9/2012 1:14:33 AM #

feal87

yes, exactly being the only one (well, not the only one...) is pretty much a game changer that could allow Kuroyukihime to defeat entire armies with ease... (she could get healed indefinitely until Chiyuri is protected
)

I think that he can be detected as there must be some kind of trick he's using in order to "bypass" that menu list. There are many possibilities (hacking? login/logout/login?) out there to analyze, but I suppose waiting is the best bet.

Yes, the story is starting to make sense now!

I think he's doing a good job fighting with his own skills. Better than the cheater of the past...

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7/9/2012 8:32:14 AM #

Dusk252

Yeah, Nega Nebulous could easily become a superpower, despite being the smallest legion in there. Care to bet on which King has the healing power too? I'd put my bet on the purple annoying girl that was all over Red Rider in that flashback. Especially considering Kuroyukihime's reaction to Haru's question.

I don't think Kuroyukihime had any reason to check the menu at that time, so it must have been something she detected with her own senses, I guess. The bad thing is that she'll be out in a field trip now.

Yeah, he's doing a great job at it, which is exactly with I felt bad about it. Without cheating, he still would have won the school tournament if not for someone who was, indeed, cheating...

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7/9/2012 9:16:55 AM #

feal87

That's the most likely bet as she was heavily linked to the red rider. I wonder if her powers are the same of Chiyu's ones or a lot more powerful...(mass aoe heal?!
)

Yes, that's the point. Now they're alone to face an unknown enemy of unknown level...that's going to be interesting! *_*

I'm sure he'll eventually get his revenge over him.

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7/9/2012 9:26:51 AM #

Dusk252

Yeah, I even wondered if they were a couple in real world, when I first watched the flashback...
And that type of healing would be overpowered. She could use her legion unlimitedly as an invincible army that way. She'd just have to wreck around a bit too to fill her special gauge. But did you notice something on Chiyuri's healing powers? It didn't simply heal Silver Crow, it took away point from his SP bar to fill his HP bar.

Agreed, it'll be interesting seeing how they do without their mentor^^

I truly hope so. I want to see that guy lose in kendo. Go Taku!

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7/9/2012 9:29:37 AM #

feal87

Of course there has to be a cost to the healing, but I think that more levels you get...less costly the skill will become or something like that.
Otherwise it'll become just a one-time skill...


*nods*

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7/9/2012 11:08:39 AM #

Dusk252

Yeah, it's obvious there has to be a cost, but normally the toll would be on the healer, while with Chiyuri's power it's on both, making it not so advantageous to the receiver.

If it were to become a one-time skill, it needed to be a really powerful one, or else it'd be stronger at a lower level, which seems stupid. But I'm not against a powerful one-time skill free of cost. That'd be pretty useful, actually.

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7/9/2012 12:52:22 PM #

feal87

Well, that makes me think a bit because it really shouldn't reduce the power rating on the friend side. Maybe Chiyu ability is not healing in the strict sense, but has some quirk?

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7/9/2012 3:41:17 PM #

Dusk252

As I said, it seems to shift SP to HP, so technically I guess it would still qualify as healing, though as one who's taken a lot of damage would have the special attack bar full, the massive advantaged that would come from being able to use the specials at full health without doing having inflicted tons of damage to the other side first is nullified.

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7/9/2012 4:52:15 PM #

feal87

Yes, it's sort of a trade-off, but it'll all depends on how fast you can regenerate the SP bar compared to the HP one.

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7/9/2012 4:07:02 PM #

kirziga

What a cute healer! Chiyu's avatar really shows a healer's color, and she looks like a forest guardian.. (somehow it reminds of a pokemon named Celebi)

I remember myself using priests in some online games, and i was quite a good support.. hoho


And about that new student, somehow i find him annoying.. maybe he has an ability to hide himself? or maybe he's using a cheat? well let's just see on the next episode..

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7/9/2012 4:53:13 PM #

feal87

Yes, the color is clearly an healer type color like in most other games. Green is generally linked with nature, protection and regeneration!

Next week we'll finally know the truth!

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