It's a little more specific but SHINC did meet up with Sinon off screen. I think Sigsawa is keeping them separate to avoid committing on any who would win backlash.
Though if you want to take Kirito I would actually bet on Team Zemal with their most recent gear loadout. Even Kirito couldn't block the sheer volume of fire they can put out when they're actually being competent.
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Well that sure was something. I can't believe that S-T won after just sitting there the whole time. I thought only major characters were allowed to win things.
Fuka's hair ornament finally becomes relevant. I noticed the knife before, but I didn't think she'd use a real knife. Seems kind of dangerous. I'm not really sure what P-Chan II did. I guess deliberately jam? That was kind of funny though. Maybe in addition to luck and superspeed, LLENN also has the superpower of spirit bonding with her weapons.
Anyway, that was definitely not how I imagined M. I figured he had a military background of some sort, given all the combat experience he seemed to display, including the ability to shoot without the bullet circle. Where did that come from after all?
For that matter, I didn't see Pito = Elza coming either. I mean, I did briefly consider the possibility when M brought them to the club, just because it would be funny, but I didn't really believe it, and I definitely didn't pick up on the clues that Karen mentioned. I guess this explains why the show was so coy about showing Pito's real appearance.
It also occurred to me that basically every major character has a GGO appearance and persona that is radically different to their real life appearance and personality. I wonder if that was a deliberate theme.
Anyway, I guess I'm completely done with SAO now. I wonder if/when Netflix will get the next season.
Edited by storyyeller on Mar 23rd 2020 at 12:31:08 PM
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayOne other thing: I was going to amend my last comment to say that unlike most of the characters, Shirley and Clarence have avatar that are almost identical to their real appearance for some reason. Then after some thought I remembered that all the spectator scenes are still in GGO and those were just their avatars. It's funny how it's so easy to forget stuff like that.
Also, I started reading the trope page, and apparently there are post credits scenes that I missed. Guess I'll have to go back and look at them. Also, apparently there was a recap episode which Netflix omitted. Apparently, the recap episode had a few foreshadowing hints and fourth wall breaking, but it's probably for the best that Netflix skipped it.
Also, apparently the sponsor of the first Squad Jam is meant to be a standin of the author, and is even voiced by the author in the anime. I was wondering why they specifically specified that it was an author, since they aren't normally known for their wealth.
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayAfter reading the trope page last night, I found out that there's a post credits scene after the last episode, so I went back and watched it.
The scene features Pito promising not to try to kill anyone or herself over videogames again, which clears up a concern I had with the ending. Sure they saved her once, but Pito was still crazy and still seemed like a danger to everyone.
Also, according to the trope page, the author of Alternative is a major Gun Nut and all the little details about guns in the series are accurate. I didn't really think the grenade launchers Fuka used were real, but apparently they exist in real life and were accurately described by the salesman.
Edited by storyyeller on Mar 24th 2020 at 12:16:48 PM
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayMy copy of volume 19 came today, and my first reaction is: The Tear Jerker aspect of Tiese thinking to herself that she'll never marry, even silently apologizing to her parents for this, is compounded by the dramatic irony of the situation. Even if Eugeo had survived the battle with Administrator, Tiese still wouldn't have gotten her happy ending. Had their mission been a complete success, Eugeo would have returned triumphantly to Rulid with Alice, having her memories of both pre- and post-Synthesis, as his wife. Eugeo never told her about his real goal, so she never knew that his heart belonged to another, presumably thinking that Eugeo just didn't want her to get her hopes up about all the hurdles he'd have to clear to become a noble. Granted, Eugeo didn't even know if getting Alice back was possible at the time, or what she'd think of him after all these years, so he understandably doesn't reject Tiese's proposal outright, unaware of what he's doing to the poor girl.
Moon Cradle is a side story that is set during the aftermath of the Underworld War. Since the GDS thugs broke the controls on the FTA mechanism, causing it to crank up to 5,000,000:1, Kirito and Asuna experienced 187 years in the time it took for Kikuoka to kill the power. Volume 19 starts 15 months after the end of the War. For the record, that does not make Kikuoka a hero, considering what could happen to him if Asuna didn't wake up.
Anyway, after turning down a bunch of suitors back home, Tiese has received a proposal from Renly, which she is now seriously considering because of how much he reminds her of Eugeo, but she doesn't want to let go of her memories of Eugeo. The irony only increases as you realize the best person to advise her on this situation is Kirito, but she has no way of knowing that.
Finished Volume 19, and I have to say, Kirito is too eager to sacrifice himself. He's right that his life in the Underworld is expendable, but the execution would be playing into the hands of the pro-war faction, as the Dark Territory wouldn't be satisfied with Kirito's execution if they believed he tried to assassinate Iskhan, nor would Centoria accept the execution of one of their top leaders on such blatantly false charges. On top of this, the kidnapper clearly had no intention of returning Iskhan's daughter alive once he no longer needed a hostage. Kirito is a good leader, but he has a lot to learn about diplomacy.
Also, The kidnapping plot is a coup against Iskhan. The plan is intended to be a Xanatos Gambit to make Iskhan look weak so that the denizens of the Dark Territory will no longer feel compelled to obey him. Either he executes Kirito, in which case they reveal that he was extorted into it, or he doesn't execute Kirito, making him look unable to protect his own daughter. Of course, I'm still convinced the kidnapper had no intention of honoring the deal, given that Leazetta was already losing HP to the cold, and keeping her there another 12 hours would likely be fatal.
The newest update of Integral Factor unlocked the 27th Floor and establishes that Ducker doesn't need Kirito power-leveling the Black Cats to be Too Dumb to Live.
I'm really looking forward to the official releases of Unital Ring. Apparently in the most recent volume Kazuto gets Asuna a sugar maple sapling because their rocking chair in SAO was made from a maple tree, so he saw the maple tree as a symbol of their marriage. And Asuna has carries a knife on her now as well.
Edited by RussellStar5641 on May 29th 2020 at 4:00:28 AM
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We do know Asuna is also capable of it so it does appear that at the very least the skilled players that were clearing floors in SAO probably have the reaction time to pull it off.
Though yeah I would imagine for most people it is rather impractical and probably is the reason the blade was underutilized before Kirito made in popular in BOB.
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