SAO Anime Discussion Thread

[ben1234]

Their duel was actually mentioned in other volumes too. It's one of those things that we'll probably never see like the war with the orange guilds

[M.A.D]

For ep. 5

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I'm still lost on how the anime is going to make it fit in one epi. You've got:
-Kirito and Asuna's interactions (ex. The nap, first meal, name w/o honorifics, dressed up at breakfast, partying together, stabbed-hand holding, clothing compliments, discussions about marriage, etc. A lot of moments to consider.)
-Plot of the murder in the area, introducing each char involved, murder scenes
-Introducing Heathcliff and Algade shop, Agil and his shop
-Visiting DDA headquarters
-PoH reveal
-various resolutions

That's a lot to fit in/cut out!

Personally I think

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the SS Murder in the Area will be only one episode long to allow the 2nd cour to cover ALO. Which means epi. 5 will have to be either extremely rushed while accurate to the LN or slightly altered in content and still be generally rushed while cutting out characters and themes that arn't crucial to the main plot.

Idk. What do you guys think?

Now that I've reread that chapter, it does have a lot of details that are either vital to the plot, or vital to Kirito/Asuna's relationship. It would make sense to make it into 2 episodes. The only way I can see them squeeze it all in one episode is by lessening the details of K/A interactions, write Heathcliff off the cast (he's not all that important yet), and work Kirito's deduction into a narration parallel with the other people's scenes

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Ps. While re-reading Murder in the Area, I noticed that Kirito mentions, right before he stabs himself, that he dueled Asuna 1v1 sometime before. Its mentioned in part 4 of the SS, right when they party together. When did a duel like that happen? I totally don't recall.

The story about Kirito and Asuna's first duel is in ME1. It's shown in manga form, drawn by Kawahara Reki-sensei himself. The chapter is already scanlated by Tap.

[Ushwood]

In ep.4, did you guys notice this?

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Epic fail

[Pryun]

@ushwood: I don't see why it is fail.

@ Duel: yeah, its in one of the MEs. don't count on it not being published though, the rewrite is a possible method for reki to put it in LN form.

@fitting it into one episode: Who really cares? Asuna is in it, but other than some background story, it can be skipped altogether since they are not planning on putting surviving Orange players in another game into the anime. and the next one is warmth of the heart, which we want to see as soon as possible(fine, SOME of us do...)

[M.A.D]

@ushwood: I don't see why it is fail.

Probably because the guy is dual wielding axes

[Ushwood]

I don't see why it is fail.

emm... because two-blade wielding is impossible I guess?

[Pryun]

... I thought you meant he was holding the axe the wrong way or something...

eh, i don't recall it saying anywhere that you can't not dual wield, just that the dual wield skillset belongs to kirito, ie he has sword skills that use two blades... i'm sure people can wield whatever they want...

[Tap]

Technically, those are axes.
Well, it might be possible to equip weapons in both hands, just that it's effectively useless without that skill set?

[Ushwood]

Well, it might be possible to equip weapons in both hands, just that it's effectively useless without that skill set?

This is the case, yes.
But I guess a member of a red guild must know what's efficient and what's not .

[Pryun]

Considering they tried to attack "the black swordsman"...

Not all of them are that smart, it seems.

[BeginnerXP]

Yeah, I think author mentioned in Warmth of the Heart, that equipping 2 weapons is possible, but you can only whack normally without System Assist, and thus, no sword skill. Kirito is the only one who has sword skill which requires 2 swords.

[Tap]

I couldn't comprehend his intentions. After having manipulated the equipment figure earlier, with the current system, his equipped status should be only the sword in his left hand; holding onto another weapon with his right hand should not be of any use whatsoever. On the contrary, with something that's considered an irregular equipped status like that, it would not be possible to activate sword skills.

. . .

It was obviously a sword technique arranged by the system. But—I have never heard of anything like a skill that uses two swords!

Yep, right here.

...I was the one who translated that, but I honestly have to say that I don't remember it at all.

And considering how they can't even do more damage than Kirito's Battle Healing, that guild probably isn't even a tenth of Laughing Coffin's level of strength / knowledge.
But that guy's totally activating a sword skill. So either a mistake or axes can be dual-wielded.

[Mystes]

Or maybe it's the weapon itself? Like the opposite of a 2h sword.

[Pryun]

Time for everyone (Me included) to go reread, to find out if its stated anywhere that no one has (non sword related) dual wielding...

[Ushwood]

or axes can be dual-wielded.

Do you really believe that? That axes are sooooo different from swords that sword dual-wielding is a unique skill and a big sensation, and axe dual-wielding is something so common that an average-level thug can do it?