Sword Art Online II Ep. 17: More glory for the Gary Stu
Alright, alright… let’s see how Kirito goes about wielding that dumb sword you see in the screenshot above. – Yo, is Yui practically an extra party member or what? I don’t think other players have a...
View ArticleSword Art Online II Ep. 18: A-1 Pictures gives up
New arc, you guys. And if this first episode is anything to go by, it’s even worse the previous two. – Did these girls log into a video game just to do homework? I’m all for the idea that virtual...
View ArticleSword Art Online II Ep. 19: Ritual suicide
It’s interesting that you have to lie down to play these VRMMOs, but not only do you have to lie down, you also have no awareness of the real world. You give yourself completely to the other you....
View ArticleSword Art Online II Ep. 20: Running away from it all
After meeting Yuuki’s guild, Asuna tries to have a leisurely stroll through a generic MMO town. On the surface, she seems rather happy and pleased with herself. After all, not only did she just make...
View ArticleSword Art Online II Ep. 21: Raid bosses are a joke
Alright, alright, you want the virtual world to matter just as much as the real world. That’s why Asuna’s party is fighting so hard to kill the raid boss first. Unfortunately, it still doesn’t really...
View ArticleSword Art Online II Ep. 22: Talking heads
Here comes the waterworks… – Asuna’s pretty worked up about a girl she barely knows or has spent any time with. It’s not like they were ever close friends. Hell, it’s not like they were even friends....
View ArticleSword Art Online II Ep. 23: An inconvenient truth
What a sad episode. – Welp, here is Kirito being a genius and everything. This is supposed to be Asuna’s story, but Kirito still has to Gary Stu it up. Here’s the thing, though. If you remove him from...
View ArticleSword Art Online II Ep. 24 (Finale): Let’s do this quick and dirty
Ughhhh, do I have to? Do I really, really have to? You know what? After two full seasons of Sword Art Online, I think I deserve to pull it back a bit. I think I have written enough words on this...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 1: This is apparently still a thing
When did the first anime adaptation come out? 2012? Christ, kids can literally say that they grew up with this show. — I don’t even know what this third season is going to be about. With the second...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 2: Lumberjack bros reunited
You wanna know what I’m thankful for? I’m thankful for the fact that this isn’t a double-length episode. Unfortunately, it still somehow manages to be even more boring than last week’s...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 3: More goblins?
And a kidnapped young maiden? Boy, I know where this is going. — A groggy Kirito thinks he’s looking at Suguha, but it’s just another cute anime babe. Darn. This guy never has any luck with the hot...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 4: We finally get to leave
It only took four episodes for them to leave the first town. — Somehow, the goblins here look worse than the ones in Goblin Slayer. Actually, everything here looks kinda like plastic. — Eugeo is...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 5: Welcome to the first annual conference...
This is why you spend the first two seasons gathering all these haremettes, folks. The girls are now pulling out all the stops to help save Kirito’s soul. But seriously, wouldn’t it be hilarious if...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 6: Exposition as far as the eyes can see
Oh boy, time for an episode that is drier than a Wikipedia article. — Basically, Kirito suffered brain dam–… uh, even more brain damage, and as a result, modern medicine can’t cure his stupidity. But...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 7: Back to made-up fantasyland
Yeah… you got that right. — The episode opens with Eugeo dragging Kirito out of bed. They’re at some swordcraft academy — literally a giant school just for swordcraft? — and it looks like they’ve...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 8: Kirito in tears
Being separated from all his waifus have finally gotten to him. Don’t you feel sorry for Kirito? — Everyone is here to watch some dude beat up on a trainee. I guess there’s not much in terms of...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 9: Nothing interesting happens
No adventures, no MMO questing, no nothing. Instead, imagine living in a stupid society, so you have to teach yourself to break unjust laws. That’s basically this arc in a nutshell. — The episode...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 10: Defy your programming and stop… rape?
Anyways, what an odd warning for this series. Lemme guess… those upper class bullies are going to attack Tiese and Ronie, huh? Sigh. Let’s get this over with. — So it’s raining hard and thundering...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 11: Another dumb tower to climb
They look like a bunch of kids. Not even teenagers. Just flat out kids playing dress-up. Oh well, no Goblin Slayer this week, so we’re just going to jump right into SAO first. — Eugeo stupidly tries...
View ArticleSword Art Online – Alicization Ep. 12: One hot, steaming exposition dump on...
After spending quite some time on both Goblin Slayer and SSSS.GRIDMAN, I don’t want to dwell too much on SAO. I just wanna get back to Bloodborne. Look, SAO just is not as interesting comparatively,...
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