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Sword Art Online - Timeskip machine engaged! Asuna is an airhead?

by feal8715. July 2012 17:50

Hello,

Today we'll talk about the second episode of the summer season 2012 anime series Sword Art Online that continues to deliver an interesting storyline all-around and finally introduces the main heroine of the story.

This episode was entirely focused on showing us what is the situation of the Sword Art Online world after a single month of "gaming". Lots of players decided to stay and live in the starting city completely ignoring the game waiting for help from the external world.

Others (like our protagonist) decided to try and beat the game in order to escape this online prison. In order to do so, our heroes decide to fight against the first boss in the game (Kobold Lord) and advance to the following stage.

I have to say that this episode shows us how limited (or badly used) is the budget available to this production compared to other series. The boss fight animation was simply horrible to watch, featuring a badly deformed animation for the characters.

I was expecting this series to be strongly focused around battles (it's an MMORPG after all), but I'm now scared that the series may become extremely underwhelming if all battles turn out to be animated in the exact same way.

Let's be honest, this can't be considered more than a fail if a fanservice harem series (Campione) manages to get battles that are animated far better. I'll avoid to compare it with Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon, because the difference would be too big to even consider this as "animation".

Well, as you can see from this scene, Asuna configure herself as an airhead girl with an unnatural talent in the game. How can she not notice those two health bar, one of which with her own very name?

I understand that she never joined up in a party, but just looking at the interface would give you more than enough information to understand what's going on. She could even give a read to the manual book in the worst case...

...but well, I suppose that's part of her personality and the source of her incredible cute smile. I'm sure it'll be fun to follow her growth!

By the way, the opening animation gives us a lot of information on the main characters and the foes they'll fight on their way to the final level. I'm especially curious about who is that little girl appearing near multiple computer terminals...

Judging from the information we got, this series is going to feature in this first phase (starting from next episode) multiple time-skip and small side-stories before going back to tackle the main content just as it is narrated in the original novels.

The main story starts right near the end of our heroes struggle to escape the Sword Art Online world. Giving the very short time-span the series is going to cover, I'm expecting the focus to be more on the inner struggle between players compared to the "level climbing".

Concluding, while the production values are extremely lacking, I'm still interested by the storyline of Sword Art Online and I'll continue to watch/blog about this series in the future as well.

See you soon,

feal87

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7/15/2012 7:01:19 PM #

Assuming the bosses and other monsters don't respawn, the players at the start could just walk through the tower.

I enjoyed the boss battle especially when Asuna and Kirito worked together.

Ecchi Catgirl | 542 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 7:06:58 PM #

I'm not sure to be honest, do monsters respawn in this game or not? this small detail could change drastically the world.

Low level players couldn't grow up anymore without monster to the point of being FORCED to remain in the city where they have protection. A level one couldn't be of help in the later levels and at the same time an easy pray for player killers...don't you agree?

The battle developments were good, its the animation that was underwhelming...

feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 7:20:22 PM #

... Use them as human shields? It's similar to how Diabel used everyone, but this time round they can't actually fight. As for killing them for experience, I think they might give more than the boars as they are supposedly stronger at the beginning.

Ecchi Catgirl | 542 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 7:26:35 PM #

That's quite harsh to be honest, but a true possibility.
If I were one of the remaining players in the city I would clearly stay away from trouble trying to protect my life as long as possible. It's pointless to try and "beat" the game with such an high possibility of dying...

feal87 | | Reply

7/17/2012 6:04:16 PM #

Eh, they do respawn. I've read all the novels so I'll do my best to spoil anything, but they do respawn in this game. It's just that the protagonist realizes that overcrowding of an area will result in less efficiency (think about it if there's 5 monsters respawning and you could kill them with 1 person or 10 people, which is more efficient?) , so he reasons to try to clear the game faster and get ahead of everyone else.

Jeffrey | 1 Comments | Reply

7/17/2012 6:44:04 PM #

Oh, thanks Jeffrey, we finally have some trusted information that they really do respawn!

That changes things because knowing that they respawn means that everyone could start playing at any time and be able to level up regardless of how much time they spent in the starting city.

Yes, being ahead of everyone else is a great advantage because it protect yourself from PK. >_<

feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 7:30:37 PM #

"I have to say that this episode shows us how limited (or badly used) is the budget available to this production compared to other series. The boss fight animation was simply horrible to watch, featuring a badly deformed animation for the characters."

Well... no, not really. You can say you don't like the "deformed" style (I did, but that's taste), but cheap animation? Definitely not. It's got a high number of frames and different point of views... this is expensive, well crafted animation we're looking at. Of course you can still dislike it, but saying it's cheap is a bit much, until now it's probably the best animation I've seen this season out of three-four anime I checked out.

Gan_HOPE326 | 1 Comments | Reply

7/15/2012 7:36:58 PM #

Nope, i'm talking about the skimmed up (clearly badly drawn) animation on the battle scene. It reminds me a lot of how it was in "Birdy The Mighty: Decode" TV broadcast.
Even at the time, everyone said it was "their style", but in the end they fixed it up in the DVD/BD release with proper content...

Give a shot to Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon if you want to see how a proper battle animation should be. But well that's Sunrise, its just another level of company...

feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 8:04:07 PM #

see the people is enjoying life in the game ....

asdfghjkl | 882 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 8:13:34 PM #

*shrug*. I wonder how they can be that easygoing while charging (and risking their life) against a gigantic boss...

feal87 | | Reply

7/16/2012 7:04:27 AM #

its like hack and slash the attack dont hit you wont die easy and simple.

asdfghjkl | 882 Comments - | Reply

7/16/2012 8:22:51 AM #

Ahahahah, say it to a Diablo 3 Inferno player. They die like flies without a proper equip.

feal87 | | Reply

7/16/2012 9:18:06 AM #

you cant dodge well in diablo but in here is another different case maybe that and well kirito health is so low before he could do anything the last boss will 1 hit kill him in an instant

asdfghjkl | 882 Comments - | Reply

7/16/2012 9:19:16 AM #

yep, its quite an issue, but I'm sure he'll grow up in power with the various items he's recovering (the cape from this boss for example!)

feal87 | | Reply

7/16/2012 9:23:32 AM #

i never realise the cape clearly that will turn the battle to his benefit...

asdfghjkl | 882 Comments - | Reply

7/16/2012 9:24:26 AM #

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feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 8:49:28 PM #

I didn't really mind the animation in the boss fight too much. I've never really been able to notice bad animation. (probably means I need new glasses.)

What did ya think about your first look at Asuna?

Fukou da | 833 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 9:01:43 PM #

I know, there are lots of people who simply don't care or notice about bad animation. It's all about how you prefer to watch your series...

My first thought when I saw Asuna? "I'll take you home NOW!"

Yours?

feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 9:12:06 PM #

My first thought was that they knew what they were doing when they animated her. The second was that I finally beat you to the girl.

Fukou da | 833 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 9:16:09 PM #

The second one was just an illusion I suppose, because unless the other two girls are EXTREMELY great I'm going to pursue her as my favorite character.

feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 9:43:23 PM #

Then I'll have to break the illusion and grab her before you can decide.

Fukou da | 833 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 9:46:37 PM #

Ouch, don't be so mean my dear friend. I'm sure we can talk through! Right?

Anyway, talking seriously, the other two girls looks interesting and I really wonder how they'll take up being rejected by Kazuto both in-game and in real life...

feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 10:02:06 PM #

Yeah, well they might change the story somewhat, in the light novel the chapter after the intro shows the players after reaching floor 60-something.

Fukou da | 833 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 10:16:11 PM #

yes, I heard they were something like level 74 after just a bit in the first volume.
It seems that the novels had lot of side materials covering these events that they're using at the moment for the first episodes...

feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 10:22:26 PM #

Let's be honest: does anyone ever read the damn manual?

I consider it a bad thing when I try to remember a fight scene and can't. I'm not the most knowledgeable when it comes to how well animated stuff is, but that isn't a good sign. With any luck, this will just be temporary and we'll get better animation when the inevitable human vs human fights start up, and I'm sure they will because those are always the more interesting fights.

Yerocha | 274 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 10:32:54 PM #

Ahahah, I'll be honest and say that I generally skip tutorials/guides in normal games. I'm sure I would read it in a game where death is real though...

We can only hope they'll improve, because it was seriously underwhelming this time around.

Yep, I'm expecting backstabbing and hate to grow around the community to the point I'm not even sure that reaching the final level will be the way to close this story. Maybe a final showdown between Kazuto and someone else to win Asuna's heart?

feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 11:25:52 PM #

There's a lot of problems with this show due to the many hard decisions they have to make I think.

For example, in the light novels, it was explained rather clearly that SAO is the first game for Asuna that wasn't mobile. As a result, she's not familiar with the GUI at all and hence did not know there was another HP bar under her own when inside a party. In regards to her skills, they production team seems to decide to throw out how Asuna and Kirito actually met which later explained that she got her skills to crazy suicidal grinding (as Kurogane from Kurogane's Anime Blog had put it). The show is still good but it's sad that parts have to be cut which is understandable but still sucks.

Silver | 314 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 11:28:01 PM #

Well, they have 24 episodes so its quite a shame they had to cut out so many parts that could make this series a lot more understandable.

Now that I read your comment I do think it makes sense her reaction, while I do still think that she's such a cutie when noticing about the name on the health bar...

Suicidal grinding = "Chinese" farming day and night of mobs?

feal87 | | Reply

7/15/2012 11:37:30 PM #

Asuna cute?

CUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEE! (Shiina from Angel Beats)
OVER 9000!!!!

Anyways... makes me worried about how they will animate Mahouka no Koukou no Rettousei...

Silver | 314 Comments - | Reply

7/15/2012 11:39:43 PM #

Ahahah, we agree that she's definitely not a typical heroine judging from that serious face during the battle against the Kobol King.

Not sure, but hopefully they have multiple teams (or more budget) in the same company so we may get better animation next time...

feal87 | | Reply

7/16/2012 3:48:25 PM #

The battle with the Kobold boss was amazing, and their teamwork was superb, makes me want to play that game too, but of course i don't want to die in the real world..

So okay, i think i like Asuna..

kirziga | 299 Comments - | Reply

7/16/2012 3:51:26 PM #

Ahahah, I prefer games where I won't be killed in real life as well, but hopefully we'll get a similar technology in the future.

I think everyone love Asuna at this point...

feal87 | | Reply

7/16/2012 4:34:23 PM #

let's just hope we're still alive that time..

well yeah, since the other girls aren't introduced yet..

kirziga | 299 Comments - | Reply

7/16/2012 4:36:23 PM #

Yeah, the other two girls look interest, but I'll reserve my judgment until they're properly introduced!

feal87 | | Reply

7/16/2012 6:01:20 PM #

come on now feal it's just a normal game if you dont got killed in real life it just better when your life is on the line eh?

asdfghjkl | 882 Comments - | Reply

7/16/2012 6:12:48 PM #

No, better be safe than sorry...

feal87 | | Reply

7/16/2012 7:12:35 PM #

Lol yeah horizons action scenes were abit TOO good.

Kurisu | 172 Comments - | Reply

7/16/2012 7:13:50 PM #

Yep, it makes the other series look bad unfortunately.

feal87 | | Reply

7/17/2012 4:02:28 AM #

What? The animation for the boss fight was great, there were a few static shots sure but for the most part the actual animation side of it was done well, the boss had a sort of unrelenting ferocity and the movements were fluid. From the sound of it though, it sounds like you're confusing animation with art, and A-1 is the kind of studio to favour the former.

That said the fights aren't exactly amazing so far either, as opposed to Horizon's highly detailed fast paced battles where even the most minute action can decide the outcome, SAO's action sequences so far seem to consist of the protag screaming while unleashing a flurry of blows. A-1 can make them look good but they're really simplistic.

Ginnodangan | 82 Comments - | Reply

7/17/2012 8:36:45 AM #

Ginnodangan, I watched again the battle scenes from this episode and from the first episode of Horizon (just to be sure

) and I can confirm that the animation (both art and fluidity) of Sword Art was sub-par compared to other animes. (Horizon, Fate Zero and other big names action series)

The number of frames per second used by the animation in Sword Art Online was lower and each shot was of bad quality. While it looked "decent" while moving, it was awful if stopped for a second.

I'm sure they'll improve it by the DVD release, but I'm unsure they will be able to make it crystal clear like Horizon.

I'm not saying that A-1 Pictures is not able to do a good job like Horizon or other action series, it's just that the difference between the budget available (money is everything unfortunately in this job) in both series was likely big.

feal87 | | Reply

7/21/2012 1:40:16 PM #

Well yeah, my point was to say that it wasn't as bad as you were making it out to be, it was animated in a way that favoured constant motion and dynamic camera angles. If it stopped it wasn't going to be as impressive as the last episode, and at the very least it did what it had to do, give the Kobold Lord an overbearing feeling and give Kirito and Asuna a cool looking finisher. Also the first episode of Horizon as a whole had a lot of corner cutting flapping mouths, which don't make for impressive animation either.

That said I was only using Horizon as a way of comparing the fights themselves, and for which Horizon obviously trumps SOA in everyway so far. Other than that I'm currently still in the middle of rewatching the first season (and enjoying it a lot more the second time around).

Ginnodangan | 82 Comments - | Reply

7/21/2012 1:44:53 PM #

Yeah, I sort of exaggerated, but that was my "sadness", because I was sort of expecting that level of quality from this series. The Kobold was definitely overbearing, and I'm looking forward to see what monsters will appear as soon as they continue to go up with new levels...

I need to re-watch the whole first and second season as soon as both are available in BD format. It's going to be awesome to enjoy Horizon in high quality...*__*

feal87 | | Reply

7/17/2012 8:33:01 AM #

I already forget his name, but being killed with one direct hit was a bit hard, for the Knightcouldn't his healthpoints remain in the red area instead of going all the way down after he was out of the fight.

cheater + beta tester = beater, funny that Kirito completely faked to be the bad guy XD

I know it's part of the show but the parting between Asuno and Kirito was kinda forced. From the cover and the opening we already know that they will be a party :p

Wieselhead | 494 Comments - | Reply

7/17/2012 8:38:56 AM #

I agree that being killed with a single hit make it looks like a badly balanced game. It reminds me of Diablo 3 pre-patch...where running away was the best tecnique to survive...

Yep, but well they at least tried to explain, because in the novels they skip directly to lvl74!

feal87 | | Reply

7/17/2012 7:42:28 PM #

Man, Asuna took me for a loop, her character did not turn out like I expected. I like it.

I originally thought it would be more about the struggle to reach the top of the tower. After these first two episodes I wonder if will be more about the struggle of the players and good ol' human nature as shown in this episode. Although the summaries I read claimed it started with the upper levels, makes me wonder if it will turn out like you say or just skip now that the world setting is seemingly done.

Miette-chan | 109 Comments - | Reply

7/17/2012 8:25:57 PM #

Same here, I was expecting the classic main heroine in Asuna, but she turned out to be an interesting fellow.

They have two ways to adapt it, either skip to the upper levels and go straight to the story (that wouldn't make much sense being this a two cour anime) or adapt all the side stories and make the character grow slowly, but with more characterization (as I think).

Let's see how this will progress...

feal87 | | Reply

7/17/2012 8:53:15 PM #

Yes, it's more about the player's struggle than anything else, though of course the objective of reaching the top is always there. However, this episode was extremely lacking in the character development, compared to the novel. I mean, they don't even show how Asuna and Kirito actually met!

I actually thought Asuna was rather plain here. They didn't show her mindset in the beginning of the game and how Kirito changed that. Therefore, some things during and after the boss fight, as well as that little conversation on the cream weren't as meaningful.

Yes, volume 1 skips to floor 74th after Chapter 4 where Kirito explains what happened in the first few months. But there are several side stories later on (ex.: both Volume 2 and 8 are completely SAO side stories) of stuff that happened in the lower floors, and they're adapting it chronologically.

Dusk252 | 161 Comments - | Reply

7/17/2012 11:56:13 PM #

Not sure about the novel, but I did find the episode enjoyable if it wasn't for the animation problems. I wonder how this series could've become with ufotable or Sunrise...

I heard she was quite an hard monster grinder, but not much apart from that...

Let's see what they'll decide to adapt I suppose. It's going to be two cours, so I suppose most of the side material WILL get adapted.

feal87 | | Reply

7/18/2012 10:30:47 AM #

I still say that Sunrise should have picked up SAO and leave Accel World for A-1 Pictures. But well, what can I do about it... Ufotable would have been even better but I don't dream that high xD

Asuna wasn't just a hard monster grinder, she had a completely suicidal attitude in the beginning of SAO. It was her first time playing a MMORPG which she hadn't even bought (her brother did but was in a business trip in the day the server went online and Asuna, for a reason she still doesn't understand, decided to try it out) and she closed herself in an inn for the first two weeks, waiting for outside help. As it didn't come and she learned of the death toll until then and also of the fact not even one floor had been cleared, she thought everyone would end up dying for sure, so it was a matter of "how to die". So she decided to learn all she could and fight the hardest she could so she'd meet her death with no regrets. She buys 6 of the same weapon and sets her mind on not leaving the dungeon until the last one is at half durability. When Kirito finds her defeating a monster with a lightning-fast "Linear", she'd been in there for almost 4 days, sleeping in the safe zones where only 1 hour of rest would be possible. She ends up fainting from exhaustion and thinks Kirito would obviously not bring her outside, for it was not only dangerous (they were deep in the dungeon), but the SAO system had a weight limit. With that thought as she faints, she accepts her death, so when she wakes outside 7 hours later, she tells Kirito it had been an "unnecessary effort" to save her, to which he replies he wasn't saving her, but the precious mapping data she had. That's when he invites her to a boss strategy meeting.

They also totally cut one character from the side story and made Diabel totally different, portraying him in a shiny white light only tainted by the slight greed of getting the LA bonus. But even that is irrelevant comparing to how much they cut Asuna's development. Kirito's was also somewhat cut, but not nearly as much and in as relevant ways to later developments.

Well, they already missed one side story. "First Day" isn't one of my favorites anyway, so I don't really mind, but this awfully fast pacing probably means they're trying to fit in the ALO arc, which I really don't like, considering that means less details and a way more rushed adaptation.

Really, you know this episode was a ~250 pages novel? It needed at least to episodes with many cuts, the ideal would be 3. (They completely cut the first half of it.) From the name of the next episode, it'll be a really good side-story, which I hope they don't screw up like they did with this one.

Dusk252 | 161 Comments - | Reply

7/18/2012 10:50:14 AM #

To be honest, I'm unsure about who will be the final boss of the SAO world. It would be underwhelming to fight a "mindless" NPC, so I expect some "meddling" by the game master right at the end...

This information from the official novels definitely give a different image to Asuma compared to the clueless girl we saw in this episode. I suppose it was hard for her to be trapped in a game she wasn't even going to play in the first place just because of her "curiosity".

I suppose her strength of will is the key that let her become this powerful and will likely sustain her in the future months.

Well, I'm not sure, but would the story be completed in a satisfying way by adapting SAO alone without the second/third game?

250 pages into 22 minutes, what a waste...just make this series 52 episodes and be over with it!

feal87 | | Reply

7/18/2012 11:42:59 AM #

...
*stops her fingers before she let's out stuff she definitely should keep quiet about*

Well, she is clueless about RPGs, that's for sure (and they skipped most of the lines that denoted so, despite it still being noticeable), but there's a lot more depth to her, as I've already mentioned. The novel does give off a different image, which is why I disliked this episode.

And you suppose right^^

They won't be adapting the third game, that'd be financial suicide (not really, but they'd ruin it completely and definitely get less sales). And no, it definitely wouldn't be completed in a satisfying way. In fact, the SAO arc ends with a huge cliffhanger, which is why a second season would definitely have a great reception, especially considering this is actually a famous LN. Which is why I don't understand why they're rushing things. Wouldn't it be more profitable to make novel readers happy with a faithful adaptation and follow up with a second season anime-only viewers would definitely not miss on then rush everything into 26 episodes? How can you deny an option that brings not only more quality, but also more quantity?

Completely agreed. It was definitely a waste and SAO needed double the episodes, especially if they're going for the ALO arc.

Dusk252 | 161 Comments - | Reply

7/18/2012 11:59:48 AM #

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It's sort of a tradeoff Dusk252, waiting time to produce a second/third season increase risks of "creating a flop" due to bored fans. Pretty much like what happened with Shakugan no Shana where the third season was a tremendous flop. (too much time between season 2 and season 3)

Sunrise for example is following your approach by adapting slowly and properly Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon, but not all companies are willing to risk that much.

Well, let's see how the story develops, it should be clear by episode 9-10 what is their objective...

feal87 | | Reply

7/18/2012 1:29:45 PM #

I don't think so. As I said, Sword Art Online is a pretty famous novel and the SAO arc ends in a way that'd really leave people itching for more. Though so does SnS II, which is why I actually liked your example. However, no one is saying they should keep years in between. And to be honest, while I enjoyed SnS III more than the previous two seasons (despite the still rather stupid plot, imo) dur to Shana acting less tsundere and the characters in general being more likable to my tastes, I see why many people wouldn't like it, since it deviates a lot from the previous installments in terms of formula. I'm pretty positive SAO would work way better that way, especially if the kept a gap of <1 year in between. Not to mention it is much more adaptation-friendly than Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon.

Yeah, I'm also waiting for more development so I can be sure about their intentions and either sigh of relieve or let all my rage out.

Dusk252 | 161 Comments - | Reply

7/18/2012 2:04:09 PM #

Yeah, if they use <1 year between series it could prove a successful franchise, but in order to be sure about this, we need first to know what are the figures for the first volume of this first series.
That will decide everything. The pre-orders started 2 days ago, so just give it 2 weeks and we'll know more about it.

P.S. Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon second season first volume is at 10.913 pre-orders already.

feal87 | | Reply

7/19/2012 8:28:34 AM #

That's true, but I bet we'll have really good numbers for the preorders (by the way, where do you check those?)
You' think they really will change their intended course depending on those numbers, though? I find that rather hard to believe, but I'd love it if you were right.

P.S.: Hooray for Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon, that's good news^^ (Even though I feel somewhat of a hypocrite wishing for a series I won't buy to sell well... Well, I would buy if I had the money for it, but...)

Dusk252 | 161 Comments - | Reply

7/19/2012 9:15:59 AM #

http://goo.gl/2G9mI

You need a bit of japanese knowledge to move around this site.

Dusk, while this series is solid atm (means they'll adapt it just as they planned), their plans for a second/third season will change greatly depending on the sales.

feal87 | | Reply

7/19/2012 11:00:44 PM #

My japanese is, unfortunately, really, really lacking and definitely not enough to navigate that website. Thanks for the source anyway. One day I'll manage to check it out myself.

Well, then I guess I can despair at will once I'm sure they're trying to adapt both SAO and ALO. Those are my favorite arcs (that's not to say the rest of the series isn't great!), so I'd be way happier if they got a worthy adaptation than if they're rushed and we get a second season of say, the GGO arc.

Dusk252 | 161 Comments - | Reply

7/19/2012 11:11:56 PM #

Well, that's the page for Horizon first volume. Just checking that will allow you to know the current status, if you need some other series just ask.

Well, its pretty much impossible to change drastically an anime series once it started airing so well...I hope they'll make a good job on it...

feal87 | | Reply

7/19/2012 11:50:22 PM #

I noticed as much. Fortunately the numbers are the same xD Thanks for the offering^^ I'll probably end up taking it as the clueless me has no other way of finding out such stuff.

Yeah, I truly hope this was just a fluke and they'll indeed do a good job, for this is actually one of my favorite series.

Dusk252 | 161 Comments - | Reply

7/19/2012 11:53:24 PM #

Let's keep hope.

feal87 | | Reply

7/23/2012 5:48:38 AM #

I didn't think the battle animation was that bad, but I guess I wasn't paying much attention. I kinda wonder if Asuna wears glasses in real life because she seemed to squint for a while trying to read Kirito's name by his health bar.

Nopy | 219 Comments - | Reply

7/24/2012 10:18:29 AM #

Ahahah, not sure, but maybe she just isn't very well versed with technology to the point of not being able to distinguish a name in the interface.

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