Angel Asuna busting out Mother's Rosario and Kirito wakes up.
Oh yeah, this is going to be a great SAO episode. So what's up guys,
Foxen here. SAO Alicization war of Underwood episode 18.
It all comes together now. God-tier animation for angel goddess
Asuna. Major crytime right there and a certain potato gets un
potatoed. So use your original smash on that
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So how about reading the light novels? All right. Episode time memories,
Kirito in a class in real life that shot from the opening. What a young boy,
the guy was 13 here.
Reki actually tweeted out this being a month before SAO went live,
which by the way, Kirito main character confirmed it. That perfect window seat.
Oh, and Alice in real life. This is definitely new, nice added touch.
It does feel symbolic here with Alice going away from Kirito.
Did you notice Kirito's headphones SAO sponsored by Sony? Uh,
no really. Then on the train,
it is actually seeing weird people on the train in the anime without a mask.
Oh my God. And Eugeo in the background Eugeo
blonde boy reading already getting the fells ready. At the train station
Notice Hon-Kawagoe. Kirito does live in Saitama
which is right outside of Tokyo. So confessions from a huge SAO fan.
I've actually been to the area and spend the good day there
just looking around. It is actually about an hour from where I live by train.
Anyway SAO on the big screen, the year 2022.
Hopefully we all make it that far. I mean, compared to being stuck inside,
I think a lot of us wouldn't mind being stuck inside SAO. Then for Kirito's
name being called at first, I thought it was Asuna although it sounded off.
Oh yes, it's Sachi. Are you ready for the blast from the past?
Kirito's very first Guild, the moonlit black cats. On top of that
being some of the people,
Kirito is responsible for getting killed.
For the opening did you notice some of the updates? First off in the magical girl
Kirito's transformation scene Kirito now was this trademark golden pupils and a little
bit later using his dual blades.
You also have the title being updated to SAO lasting this being the name of the
final SAO light novel that season three will cover.
The biggest surprise here Alice in real life with casual clothing.
I'm liking the detail of her robotic eye. Link start!
This is a world that you created. Kayaba Is that you? Anyway,
getting back into the underworld Vassago what a demonic look,
his dark incarnation influencing the whole battlefield. Oh yes Vassago
the chopper are bound to make some solider steaks. Asuna
it's time to stand getting some help from Yuuki right here.
It was definitely a cry time. You got Yuuki embracing Asuna
similar to Eugeo from that one picture. Pretty similar line to Eugeo
too. Now stand Asuna. Way to go Asuna
finally the anime didn't cut out this usage of her
Goddess Stacia powers mid attack too. Asuna managed to avoid then with a slight
Berry jam to the side. I said it before screw Gabriel. I mean,
you have Vassago here totally obsessed with Kirito. The guy wants that booty,
which by the way, you did get an SAO progressive reference dropped here.
The time that Vassago failed to kill Kirito on floor five, right?
As Kirito was going on his way to meet up with Asuna. It's all coming out now.
Hey Kirito, I don't hate him. I don't want to kill you.
Vassago loves the Black Swordsman. He can't let anyone take him away.
Not even Asuna. See what I'm talking about here?
That joker vibe from Vassago
this nutjob has always loved to torment Kirito. Although Vassago
did leave out him screwing with Asuna too, you know, since Kirito
and Asuna were basically always together, at least at the beginning.
And I was really just fricking loving, Vassago even episode. Oh,
Kirito got broken and I wasn't the one who did it? Oh,
hell no. I'm about to fix the boys so I could break him down myself.
Say it with me Vassago just bang already. Oh wait,
hold up a1 pictures. Don't go that far. So just like Gabriel,
you have Vassago slowly figuring out the laws of the underworld.
Most likely by instinct absorbing all that sweet, sweet,
sacred energy from the death. Oh,
that is great stuff. Then for the cows worst fear, the chopper.
So get this. This was supposed to be some weird weapon from a quest.
If you keep on killing monsters over and over,
eventually it turns into a normal weapon boring. On the other hand at PKing,
this thing gets stronger. It just buffs out. Kayaba why
would you do that? Hmm.
Naturally the effect of this thing is now amplified in the Underwood to an
extreme level. Hey Vassago aren't you a little ambitious there.
I know you love killing, getting way ahead of yourself, buddy.
At least going by the anime excuse
most of the things in the underworld aren't even Japanese. Either way
Vassago's Dark energy, much too strong.
The guy even started to break the high priority GM Goddess weapon.
What the hell? Anyway
Getting into and Holy Yuuki Asuna using Mother's Rosario.
This really made me recall how much I miss Yuuki so much. You did
a tasted this not too long ago from the SAO movie, but upgrade time.
Goddess Asuna plus wings. God damn this god-tier animation.
This really was Mother's Rosario
nut on fricking steroids. Vassago you got wrecked.
You've been officially donuted. I'm not going to lie.
I can watch this nonstop all day, too bad. I got to finish this video.
No and no stop showing Yuuki. I mean, don't stop.
Stop making me cry so much really angel goddess Asuna figure
when? Take it all and take all my money.
You don't want to know how much I'm willing to pay for that.
That I guess it's time to find a sponsor. Oh wait. So little small cut here.
You did have Asuna heading towards Klein to get the guy healed up. You know,
the guy missing an arm, but too bad, no more scenes for Klein.
Main character status over, but you can't keep a good devil down.
Gotta love the new and improved hollow Vassago hell fitting,
but come on through still going on with the nationalism BS overall,
what a dire hopeless situation, especially after Asuna did some ass kicking,
but at the very least you finally have a tiny Asuna.
and the moment. A1 pictures stop cutting them out,
getting into part too deep into potato
Kirito's mind. Time to face a repress demons. For starters
letting your entire Guild die.
It is too bad that the anime changed up the original scene. In the anime
It made it seem like it was less of Kirito's fault. I'm like, Oh,
Kirito didn't even have time since the dude opened the box right away.
Compare that to the SAO light novel,
where Kirito clearly had a chance to stop the guy.
I actually do like the addition of the raid boss leader dying on the first
floor. If you do want to get more context to the scene SAO progressive,
and then the other people Kirito killed.
Even if they weren't people trying to kill him, you know,
the original conflict from the GGO arc.,
Then the Kirito versus the fairy King scene. This felt out of place.
I could have done it mostly done without it.
If they want her to pick something else here, here's an idea.
How about the scene of Kirito's struggling whether or not to finish off the
dude it in the parking lot? After that guy put Asuna on him through so much,
then the death gun scene. This one felt a little odd too,
but this one was quicker.
I was really just waiting for them to hurry up and get to Eugeo finally.
So you have it here. The heart scene, truly a heart wrenching scene.
I do love the touch of Asuna being the one to home with his own demise.
I also like Leafa being here,
although this entire scene really just made it more apparent.
how out of place Sinon felt here.
Here's an idea instead of the previous death gun scene
how about showing them Kirito
dealing with this struggle is when Sinon was there. For the actual heart
crushing scene. I felt that right in my chest,
it gave me a vibe of the witch doing something similar for Subaru,
which by the way, I need to catch up to ReZero. But one Isekai
at time. Meanwhile, he got Higa bleeding out.
Let's put the guy still fighting on like a champ.
You do have an ID shown on screen. This corresponding to the blue Rose sword,
The anime here really glanced over
Higa realizing that potentially someone in the,
in the Underworld had burned their will and mine into an object. You know,
Eugeo. As for Kirito here,
Eugeo giving the last little push that he needed.
The memory of Eugeo within Kirito. Sadly,
no resurrections here. Complete with
the two most precious people in Kirito's life coming together. Asuna,
and Eugeo along with Sinon and Leafa, allowing Kirito forgive himself,
the final shot really completes it. Kirito's hand looking so within here.
So back to the Underworld so much dying,
I was actually feeling bad for the human empire and the converted players,
but you could stop worrying.
Kirito has awakened perfect weapon control from both of their
voices. I thought they cut it out for a second,
but he actually did have incarnation. Arm is by Kirito.
Kirito is not only back, but he has both of his arms.
Thankfully all of the red Knights have been frozen in place.
Welcome back Kirito. That's right. You better say hello to Asuna.
I'm back us now. More like I'm home. Honestly,
I can't really say I was in a rush to see Kirito wake up since there was not too
much left now that he is up. Only five episodes to go less for the war.
Looking at the whole Kirito mind breakdown scene.
Not only was this one of the scenes that the anime had to get right
I personally thought that it could benefit so much from the anime.
I always did think it was lacking something from the light novel,
perhaps due to this already being the super long light novel.
that was number 18. The question is, did the anime deliver? I had to re-
watch this a few times and definitely share your thoughts down below.
I do think the fairy King scene stood out way too awkwardly.
Not only did it feel out of place, it was too long. I mean,
all of these are supposed to be some crushing memories for Kirito yet the
fight versus a fairy King if you want to call it a fight,
then the death gun fight were the complete opposite. I'm thinking right now.
Then it can make a quick edit in a few minutes,
picking out better scenes or straight out,
just cut it out to make the pacing and the whole scene much more impactful
either way for the whole scene. Let me know how emotional got you'.
Did the breakdown scene got to you.
I really didn't want this episode to destroy me. The first half did,
maybe the Eugeo and Asuna scene already drained me by that point,
but I didn't really get too emotional at best, a little wet in the pupil area.
Perhaps I really just expect this to hit me like when Eugeo and young Alice died.
I mean, damn, I'm feeling the waterworks coming from just recalling it. Oh,
that is what's missing the sad rail and the song in the background.
And let me just be fair. Perhaps a director wasn't going for that instead,
trying to have this more uplifting scene, by the way,
despite some of my nitpicks,
I still think this was a level above the SL line novel version,
five episodes left. Don't screw it up a one pictures. Anyway, two chunks.
The anime cut out.
The final SAO light novel for season three is getting over six episodes for
itself from the Kirito breakdown.
The anime cut out a pretty early SAO moment for him, right after ditching Klein,
Kirito rushed over to her nearby village right there. He met another beta player.
Both of them teamed up for a bent,
but the guy actually tried to get keto killed by some of these plant monsters
too bad for him. It actually ended up backfiring on him so far,
the SAO anime has not included or even referenced it in the past.
So no real surprise that there was no mention of it here then near the
beginning,
this younger Kirito had actually run into a former friend that was getting
bullied. It was actually someone he met during the SAO beta, but then keyed it.
Those seeing him in real life. Can you do the wondered?
Who is this person anyway, despite him knowing them well enough,
it wasn't sensation. He had where people he came across,
came off as complete strangers. Once that happened, though,
couldn't get close to them. At times that even happened with his own family.
Overall, it feels like the anime cut out this major chunk about Kirito here.
This does help to give some insight into his character early on. You know,
why he abandoned Klein and ever since SAO has been able to overcome it.
It is a little funny and ironic Reki actually tweeted about the preview for
this episode.
He made a comment about when was the last time that keto has spoken so much to
which I wanted to scream. That does say a lot about the SAO anime,
who knows if one thing you do get the SAO progressive anime,
maybe then they'll give Kirito and Asuna more of a voice. Anyway,
definitely check out bookWalker. You can check out SAO light,
number 18 for the recent stuff.
The anime cut out for the science story is skip down here about the beta player.
That'll be an SAO Light novel eight, but anyway, fun bonus question,
Eugeo or Alice,
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