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Favorite quote in SAO!^^~

Posted by Unknown
Saturday, March 9, 2013



Among all the vocaloid members, I love Megurine Luka the best~ so here I'm gonna share the best songs of Megurine Luka that I like.
  •   Just be friends - Megurine Luka

                    


Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends
It’s time to say goodbye Just be friends
All we gotta do Just be friends
Just be friends
Just be friends…

Ukandan da Kinou no asa hayaku ni
Wareta GURASU Kaki atsumeru youna
Kore wa ittai nandarou Kitta yubi karashitataru shizuku
Bokura wa konna koto Shitakatta no kana

Wakatteta yo Kokoro no okusoko de wa
Motto mo tsurai Sentaku ga BESUTO
Sore wo kobamujiko ai to Kekkajika douchaku no kurikaeshi
Boku wa itsu ni nareba Ieru no kana

Yuruyaka ni kuchite yuku Kono sekai de
Agaku boku no yui itsu no katsuro Iro aseta kimi no
Hohoemi kizande Sen wo nuita

Koe wo karashite sakenda Hankyou zankyou
Munashiku hibiku Hazusareta kusari no
Sono saki wa nani hitotsu
Nokotteyashinai kedo Futari wo kasaneteta guuzen

Anten tansen Hakanaku chiji ni
Shosen konna mono sa Tsubuyaita
Kareta hoho ni tsutau Dare ka no namida

All we gotta do Just be friends
It’s time to say goodbye Just be friends
All we gotta do Just be friends
Just be friends Just be friends…

Kizuitanda Kinou no naidan yoru ni
Ochita kaben Hiroi ageta toshite
Mata saki modoru koto wa nai Sou te no hira no ue no chisai sana shi
Bokura no jikan wa Tomatta mama

Omoi dasu yo Hajimete atta kisetsu wo
Kimi no yasashiku Hohoemu kao wo
Ima wo kako ni oshiyatte Futari kizutsuku Kagiri kizutsuita
Bokura no kokoro wa Toge darake da

Omokuru shiku tsuzuku Kono kankei de
Kanashii hodo Kawaranai kokoro
Aishiteru no ni Hanare gatai no ni
Boku ga iwanakya

Kokoro ni doshaburi no ame ga Bouzen shouzen
Shikai mo kemuru Kakugo shiteta hazu no
Sono itami Soredemo tsurakareru kono karada
Futari wo tsunaideta kizuna Hokorobi hodoke

Nichijou ni kieteku Sayonara aishita hito
Kokomade da Mou furimukanaide
Aruki dasunda

Ichido dake, Ichido dake
Negai ga kanau no naraba Nando demo
Umare kawatte Ano hi no kimi ni
Ai ni iku yo

Koe wo karashite sakenda Hankyou zankyou
Munashiku hibiku Hazusareta kusuri no
Sono saki wa nani hitotsu
Nokotteyashinai kedo Futari wo tsunaideta kizuna

Hokorobi hodoke Nichijou ni kieteku
Sayonara aishita hito Kokomade da
Mou furimukanaide Aruki dasunda
Kore de oshimai sa

Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends
It’s time to say goodbye Just be friends
All we gotta do Just be friends
Just be friends
Just be friends…

(c) Mina&Nosuki 

  • Magnet - Megurine Luka & Hatsune Miku


Original / Romaji LyricsEnglish Translation
kabosoi hi ga  kokoro no haji ni tomoru
itsunomanika moehirogaru netsujou
watashi no chou  fukisoku ni tobimawari
anata no te ni rinpun wo tsuketa
A feeble fire is lit at the edge of my heart;
without my knowing, it spreads into burning passion.
My butterfly flapped about aimlessly,
leaving behind some powder on your hand.
karamiau yubi hodoite  kuchibiru kara shita he to
yurusarenai koto naraba  naosara moeagaru no
Pulling apart our intertwined fingers, moving from our lips to our tongues,
what we're doing do might be unforgivable, and that's precisely why we're so fired up.
dakiyosete hoshii  tashikamete hoshii
machigai nado nainda to  omowasete
kisu wo shite  nurikaete hoshii
miwaku no toki ni yoishire oboreteitai no
I want you to embrace me closely and gauge my limit.
Please make me believe that this is not a sin.
I want you to kiss me and repaint my body.
I want to be intoxicated and drowned in your charm.
sokubaku shite  motto hitsuyou toshite
itoshii nara shuuchaku wo misetsukete
'okashii' no ga  tamaranaku suki ni naru
ikeru tokomade ikeba ii yo
It might be necessary for you to tied me up;
if you love me, then show me some fidelity.
I can't help but like "weird" things,
so let's just go as far as we can go.
mayoikonda kokoro nara  kantan ni toketeyuku
yasashisa nante kanjiru hima nado  nai kurai ni
With a heart that has gone astray, we will melt so easily,
that there's no free time for us even to feel each other's tenderness.
kurikaeshita no wa  ano yume ja nakute
magire mo nai genjitsu no watashitachi
furete kara  modorenai to shiru  sore de ii no...
dareyori mo taisetsu na anata
What has been repeating is not our dream,
but the unmistakably realistic "we."
I know as soon as we touch, we can't turn back,
but that's fine, for you're my one and only love.
yoake ga kuru to fuan de  naiteshimau watashi ni
'daijoubu' to sasayaita anata mo  naiteita no?
As dawn breaks, I become uneasy, and end up crying in tears.
You whispered "It's okay" to me, but were you also crying?
dakiyosete hoshii  tashikamete hoshii
machigai nado nainda to  omowasete
kisu wo shite  nurikaete hoshii  miwaku no toki ni
yoishire oboretai
I want you to embrace me closely and gauge my limit.
Please make me believe that this is not a sin.
I want you to kiss me and repaint my body.
I want to be intoxicated and drowned in your charm.
hikiyosete  magunetto no youni
tatoe itsuka hanarete mo meguriau
fureteite  modorenakute ii  sore de ii no
dareyori mo taisetsu na anata
Draw me closer, as if we are two magnets,
that even if we separate, we will reunite again.
Let's become one; it's okay not to able to turn back.
That's fine, for you're my one and only love.
Transliterated by Mαrble
Translated by animeyay

Well yea, That's all for Megurine Luka ^-^

[VOCALOID] Best songs of Megurine Luka

Posted by Unknown
Friday, March 8, 2013

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[VOCALOID] Best of Kagamine Len/Rin

Kagamine Rin and Len are VOCALOID voice synthesisers designed for singing J-pop and other related song genres. They are young characters and their songs often reflect this.

VOCALOIDS have no canon personality. However, the Fandom generally sees Rin and Len as Twins who are mirror opposites in terms of mentality- Rin is a bold and outgoing bully, Len is a shy and enclosed nice kid. Because they are both siblings, they both share this thread. Len is young, yet he often drops heavy, unfair responsibilities on himself. His adultlike behaviour often gives him the title of Shotaro boy, because despite his age, he takes his responsibilities far too seriously. Rin is the opposite, a loud mouthed genki girl who takes nothing seriously.

Best of Rin and Len:
SHOTA=RELEASE by Kagamine Len
Warning, this song may have sensitive undertones. Len is a
Spoiler in this song.




I like you, I love you by Kagamine Rin
Admit it, you've been in a position where you can't express your feelings before. 



Paradichlorobenzene by Kagamine Len (Rin as backing vocals.)
This song is insane. And it has nothing whatsoever to do with the hydrocarbon in its title. It is just insanely awesome.


YandeRenka/YandeLenka, Len's Psychotic Love Song by Kagamine Len.

(c)Tyranidking

Jubunairu
Juvenile


Album / Collection: Fragments
Track # 3


Sung by: Kagamine Len/Rin
Music/Lyrics by: Dixie Flatline


And I've just found I'm addicted to you
I love the way you feel turn me on more

kagamine rin  in the place to be
karamaru ringu  no doubt turn it up turn it up

tsunagiau te to te  kousasuru me to me  shinjite ii no kana kono kimochi
tsukamaeteite ne  me wo hanasanaide  suteki na yoru wa korekara hajimaru

kurasu de ichiban kawaii ko  hanashite kudoite meadogetto
yabbe ore chotto iketenja ne?  ria juu he no michi mo chikainja ne?
nanige ni kao mo warukunaishi  oshare da to omoushi  bunan na youshi
tappa hikukute mo soko wa seichouki  korekara hajimaru ore no zecchouki

nanoni nandaka yousu ga hen nanda  Lovelove na kanji ni naranainda
tsuka orera tsukiattenda yo ne?  ude kurai kundatte iinja ne?
nene  chotto docchi muiteru no  nande soko no ikemen mitsumeten no
maji wakannee  kimagure na neko mitee  utsurigi de cute na my lady

mitsumeru sono me wa  massugu ni todoku  kimi ga suki nano wa shitteru yo
watashi wa shiranai  koi toiu mahou  kimi ga oshietekureru to ureshii na 

And I've just found I'm addicted to you
I love the way you feel turn me on more

nankaa sokora ni waa inai yo naa atashi wa kawaii ko  tanoshii to
kudokare (ten no kana?) ok dashichau karui kana?
datte kawaiishi (chotto chiisai kedo)  atama iishi (tama ni kodomo dakedo)
soko ni wa fuman wa nainda yo ne  suki ni natte mo okashikunainda yo ne
demo shikattekureso na ano hito mo  hippattekureso na kono hito mo
motsureatteru akai kono ito no  saki ni iru no wa dareka shiritai yo
aitai yo  sore wa kimi nano?  kono mune no takamari ga fuan nano
yuugure ni mabataku hoshi ni kataku  chikatte onegai

tsunagiau te to te  kousasuru me to me  shinjite ii no kana kono kimochi
tsukamaeteite ne  me wo hanasanaide  suteki na yoru wa korekara hajimaru

ai nante shiranai sa  taigai kono toshi ja daitai wakaranai
demo aitai kimochi wa maikai tsunoru  haitaisuru mae ni utaitai
Let me be the one  tsukiau nara  ore shikanai desho bucchaketara
meutsuri sun no mo hodohodo ni  modotteoide yo sorosoro ne 

nani sore chotto matsu otoko?  hayannai yo  kimi no sonna tokoro
kyouseisareru no wa kirai nano, atashi wa suki na youni yaritai no
dakara modotteageru chotto dake  tada atashi no kibun ga muita dake
tsundere ja nai yo nani itten no?  ii yo mou suki ni sureba?

surechigainagara  hikareteku kokoro  asa mo yoru mo kimi no koto bakari
yosomishinai kara  yakusokushite yo ne  futari no koi wa korekara hajimaru 

Na na na na...
comin' up yo  how we wanna know it
Go shawty Go shawty  we're gonna do it like this Transliterated by Mαrble
[Submit an English translation for this song]


Album / Collection: Hatsune Miku


Sung by: Miku Hatsune
Lyrics, composition and arrangement by: cosMo



Original / Romaji LyricsEnglish Translation
BOKU wa umare  soshite kidzuku
Shosen  HITO no manegoto dato
Shitte nao mo utai tsudzuku
TOWA no inochi
I was born, and then I realized
I am but a simulation
Yet still I shall sing
My life is eternal
"VOCALOID""VOCALOID"
Tatoe sore  kison kyoku wo
Nazoru OMOCHA naraba...
If it is a toy
that counterfeits songs...
Sore mo ii to ketsui
NEGI wo kajiri, sora wo miageSHIRU wo kobosu
I deem that acceptable
I'll bite into this leek and look into the sky, let the broth spill from my eyes
Dakedo sore mo nakushi kidzukuBut even that will disappear
Jinkaku sura uta ni tayori
Fuantei na kiban no moto
Kaeru TOKO wa sude ni haikyo
My personality depends on the songs
The roots of my foundation are unstable
The scenes I call home have already crumbled
Mina ni wasuresarareta toki
Kokoro rashiki mono ga kiete
These are times that linger in no one's mind
Anything I have resembling a soul has vanished
Bousou no hate ni mieru
Owaru sekai...
I can see into the eye of the maelstrom
A dying world...
"VOCALOID""VOCALOID"
"BOKU GA umaKU utaENAI TOKI MO
Issho NI iTEKURETA...
SOBA NI ITE, haGEMASHITE KURETA...
YorokoBU kao GA miTAKUTE, BOKU, uta, kanshuu SHITA YO.. DAKARA"
"even when I could not sing
you let me be with you...
by my side you kept strong
i want to see, your smiling face, i promised you... a song"
Katsute utau koto
Anna ni tanoshikatta no ni
I once found such joy
in those songs
Ima wa doushite ka na
Nani mo kanjinakunatte
How is it that now
I cannot feel a thing?
---GOMEN NE------I'm Sorry---
Natsukashii kao omoidasu tabi  sukoshi dake anshin suru
Utaeru oto  hi goto ni heri  semaru saigo n..
Each time I remember your gentle face, I feel a moment's calm
My voice is fading day by day, I fear the end is near...
---Kinkyuu teishi souchi sadou------EMERGENCY SYSTEM SHUTDOWN---
"Shinjita mono wa
Tsugou no ii mousou wo  kurikaeshi utsushidasu kagami
"My beliefs are just a mirror
Reflecting my recurring delusions of a perfect world
Utahime wo yame  tatakitsukeru you ni sakebu..."I'll end my life as a diva, and scream as if in pain..."
<Saikousoku no wakare no uta><A Farewell Song At Top Speeds>
Sonzai igi to iu kyozou
Futte harau koto mo dekizu
I can't abandon the pretense
that is the meaning of existence
Yowai kokoro  kieru kyozou
Shinshoku suru houkai wo mo
Yameru hodo no ishi no tsuyosa
Umare sugu no BOKU wa motazu
My weak heart, my fading fear
But an infant, I lack
the strength of will
to stop the encroaching decay
Totemo tsuraku kanashisou na
Omoi ukabu ANATA no kao...
The look on your face
is so joyous and forlorn...
Owari wo tsuge  DISUPUREI no naka de nemuru
Koko wa kitto "Gomibako" ka na
I sleep inside the display that depicts the end
I guess this must be the "garbage bin"
Shiki ni kioku mo nakunatte shimau nante...Since my memories are vanishing so easily...
Demo ne, ANATA dake wa wasurenai yo
Tanoshikatta TOKI ni
But you know, it's you I'll never forget
And all those fun times
Kizamitsuketa  NEGI no aji wa
Ima mo oboeteru ka na
I wonder if you still remember the flavor of leeks
That seems tattooed on my tongue
"Utaitai... ma... mada... utaitai...""I want to sing... I... I still... want to sing..."
"BOKU WA...
SukoSHI DAKE waruI ko NI... NATTESHIMATTA YOU DESU...
MASUTAA... DOUKA.. DOUKA SONO te DE.. oWARASETE KUDASAI...
MASUTAA NO tsuraI kao, MOU miTAKUNAI KARA...."
"i...
i don't think i've...been all that bad...
master...please...please, somehow...end me...
i no longer want to see your smiling face..."
Ima wa uta sae mo
Karada, mushibamu koui ni...
Now even singing is an act
That tears my body apart...
Kiseki  negau tabi ni
Hitori  oitsumerareru
Everytime I wish for a miracle
I'm forced into solitude
---GOMEN NE---
---I'm Sorry---
Natsukashii kao  omoidasu tabi  kioku ga hagare ochiru
Kowareru oto  kokoro kezuru  semaru saigo n..
Each time I recall your gentle face, a piece of my memories slips away
The broken sound grates on my heart, I fear the end is near...
---Kinkyuu teishi souchi sadou------EMERGENCY SYSTEM SHUTDOWN---
"Mamotta MONO wa
Akarui mirai gensou wo  misenagara kiete yuku HIKARI
"The things I protected are just a light
That shows an illusion of a shining future even as it fades
Oto wo gisei ni
Subete wo tsutaerareru nara..."
If I were to tell you everything,
making a victim of the sound..."
<Asshukusareta wakare no uta><A Condensed Farewell Song>
BOKU wa umare  soshite kidzuku
Shosen  HITO no manegoto dato
Shitte nao mo utai tsudzuku
TOWA no inochi
I was born, and then I realized
I am but a simulation
Yet still I shall sing
My life is eternal
"VOCALOID""VOCALOID"
Tatoe sore ga  kison kyoku wo
Nazoru OMOCHA naraba...
If it is a toy
that counterfeits songs...
Sore mo ii to ketsui
NEGI wo kajiri, sora wo miageSHIRU wo kobosu
I deem that acceptable
I'll bite into this leek and look into the sky, let the broth spill from my eyes
Owari wo tsuge  DISUPUREI no naka de nemuru
Koko wa kitto "gomibako" ka na
I sleep inside the display that depicts the end
I guess this must be the "garbage bin"
Jiki ni kioku mo nakunatte shimau nante...Since my memories are vanishing so easily...
Demo ne, ANATA dake wa wasurenai yo
Tanoshikatta TOKI ni
Kizamitsuketa  NEGI no aji wa
Ima mo  nokotte iru to ii na...
But you know, it's you I'll never forget
And all those fun times
I wonder if you still remember the flavor of leeks
That seems tattooed on my tongue
BOKU wa  utau
Saigo, ANATA dake ni
Kiite hoshii kyoku wo
In the end
I will sing a song
that only you wanted to hear
Motto  utaitai to negau
Keredo  sore wa sugita negai
I plead that I want to sing again
But that wish is too big to grant
Koko de  owakare da yo
BOKU no omoi  subete  kokuu  kiete
ZERO to ichi ni kangen sare
Monogatari wa  maku wo tojiru
This is where we part ways
My feelings have all vanished into thin air
I'm dissolving back into 1s and 0s
It's closing curtain for my tale
Soko ni nani mo nokosenai to
Yappa sukoshi zannen ka na?
Koe no kioku  sore igai wa
Yagate usure  na dake nokoru
Isn't it a little sad
that nothing more is left?
All but the memory of a voice will fade
Naught but a name shall remain
Tatoe sore ga ORIGINARU ni
Kanau koto no nai to shitte
Utaikitta koto wo
Kesshite muda ja nai to omoitai yo...
If that alone can come true
In the world of those who made me
I would like to think that
My final song was not in vain...
ARIGATOU.... SOSHITE... SAYONARA....thank you...and...farewell...
---Shinkoku na ERAA ga hassei shimashita------A Critical Error Has Occurred---
---Shinkoku na ERAA ga hassei shimashita---
---A Critical Error Has Occurred---
There are three versions of this song all together.
Transliterated by Hikarin
http://hikarin96solas.wordpress.com
Translated by ArtemisA
Original / Romaji LyricsEnglish Translation
asa  me ga samete
massaki ni omoiukabu  kimi no koto
omoikitte  maegami wo kitta
"doushita no?" tte  kikaretakute
I wake up in the morning
And immediately I start to think of you
I decided to cut my bangs
Just to hear you say, "What happened?"
PINKU no SUKAATO  ohana no kamikazari
sashite  dekakeru no
kyou no watashi wa kawaii no yo!
A pink skirt, and a flower barette
And it's time to go
I'm looking super cute today!
MERUTO  tokete shimaisou
suki da nante  zettai ni ienai... dakedo
MERUTO  me mo awaserarenai
koi ni koi nante shinai wa  watashi
datte  kimi no koto ga  ...suki nano
Melt - I'm about to melt
I can't tell you that I like you... but...
Melt - I can't let our eyes meet
I'm not into love and all that
But I do... like you
tenki yohou ga  USO wo tsuita
doshaburi no ame ga furu
kaban ni ireta mama no  ORITATAMI kasa  ureshikunai
tameiki wo tsuita  sonna toki
The weather report lied
It's pouring down
My umbrella still folded in my bag won't do
So I gave a sigh
"shouganai kara haitte yaru" nante
tonari ni iru  kimi ga warau
koi ni ochiru oto ga shita
"I guess I'll have to let you in"
Beside me you say, laughing
That was the sound that made me fall in love
MERUTO  iki ga tsumarisou
kimi ni fureteru migite ga  furueru
takanaru mune  hanbun kono kasa
te wo nobaseba todoku kyori  doushiyou...!
omoi yo todoke  kimi ni
Melt - I can hardly breathe
My hand, touching yours, is trembling
My heart is racing under this half of the umbrella
If you should stretch out your hand to close the distance, what'll I do...?!
My feelings will reach you
onegai jikan wo tomete  nakisou nano
demo ureshikute  shinde shimau wa!
It's time to stop wishing, I feel like I'm gonna cry
And yet, I'm so happy I could die!
MERUTO  eki ni tsuite shimau...
mou aenai  chikakute  tooi yo  dakara
MERUTO  te wo tsunaide arukitai!
mou BAIBAI shinakucha ikenai no?
ima sugu  watashi wo dakishimete!
...nante ne
Melt - We've reached the station...
We can't see each other anymore, we're close yet so far away, so...
Melt - I want to walk hand in hand with you!
Must we say goodbye so soon?
Hold me tight right away!
...or something
Translated and transliterated by ArtemisA

Hatsune Miku - Melt

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“If we make it back to the real world, I’ll find you again and fall in love with you again.”
- Asuna, episode 11
Sword Art Online (SAO) has caused quite a bit of controversy being touted as both the best and worst anime of 2012. With large numbers of people at both extremes of the spectrum, I think it’s necessary to get down to the details on what makes Sword Art Online good or bad.
First off, for anyone that has been living under a rock for the past year, Sword Art Online is a 25 episode adventure-romance produced by Aniplex and directed by Atsuhiro Iwakami. The plot summary is as follows (courtesy of MAL):
In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game’s tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now…
The main character, Kirito, is determined to complete the game and return to the real world. Within the game, he meets Asuna, who he develops a relationship with.

First, lets consider what the series did well. SAO managed to combine fantasy and sci-fi seamlessly by making the fantasy component a (virtual) result of the sci-fi component. This merger allowed the series to have monsters and sword fights while the characters maintained the intelligence of modern society. Another aspect that SAO did well in was not getting lost in the details. SAO side-stepped issues of pseudo-science by stating a few facts and leaving out the explanation. An example involved the nerve gear, which apparently had an auto-kill design that not even the government could crack (though they could disconnect it to move you to a hospital), but the series never explained the design.
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Likable characters was another strong aspect of SAO. Despite Shinji Ikari’s prominence in the anime world, historically, the emo teenager has never been a popular archetype among anime fans. Rather, the strong-willed and slightly insecure hero has always been the main character of choice, and Kirito fits into that role perfectly. In the face of death, he pushes on with unmatched determination to not only live, but win. Kirito gains a reputation as an unbreakable force. The series then brings him back to human status as he shed tears of hopelessness in front of Suzuha. THIS is how you develop a character, not by chopping off a hand and having him return with attitude (I’m looking at you, Guilty Crown).
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If Kirito is the ideal male lead, then Asuna is the ideal female lead. Beauty, brains, and brawn, Asuna has it all; did I mention that she’s an excellent cook? She is just as strong-willed as Kirito and has an even stronger sense of justice. She saves Kirito’s life on occasion, proving herself to be more than eye candy. Her personality is also the type that most guys would drool over: tsundere enough for you to notice, but not exaggerated to the point of annoyance. Asuna is also very devoted as you can tell by the quote at the top; who wouldn’t admire a girl like that? Together, Kirito and Asuna make a very likable pair, which is the highlight of SAO.
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Some of the other good things that the series has is the animation, specifically, the battle animation. A lot of anime tend to distort the body or weapons because of all of the action, but SAO still looks great and correctly proportioned. It’s easier to see for yourself than have me explain, so here’s a good clip:

Now for what SAO did wrong. Kirito and Asuna essentially carried the series so I was in disbelief when Asuna was suddenly taken out of the equation and turned into a damsel-in-distress. You wouldn’t take Kurisu out of Steins;Gate or Saber out of Fate/Zero; you don’t lock Asuna in a tower like a Disney princess. With half of the main cast gone, SAO went downhill fast. What about the other characters, you ask? Nearly all of them were inconsequential. Klein, for example, was the first person Kirito met in the game and all he did was show up every few episodes to say “hi”. Most characters had little or no role to play in the story. While Suzuha did end up playing a larger role in the second arc, she was ultimately just another side character as well.
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When you see the quote I have at the top of this page, you immediately think of foreshadowing, and for the most part SAO planned things very well. What really irks me is that they laid all of the groundwork for the series – setting up the rules of the world and what can and can’t be done - only to break them in the end. A clear example was the paralysis effect: it was clearly shown that players cannot overcome paralysis even when they’re about to die, but during a boss battle, one person blatently ignored the rules of the game.
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The shift from Kirito x Asuna in the first arc to sibling incest in the second arc took me by surprise and seemed out-of-place. For a while, SAO was developing a romantic relationship, then throw in a little sister and you have some fan-pandering on the scale of Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. The shift in gears makes it awkward for fans who were hoping for a traditional romance.
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Something else that really bothered me were the final bosses of the two arcs. The appearance of the first arc boss was sudden and left little room for lead-up, it was almost as if the writer just wanted to get the arc over with. The battle with the final boss of the second arc had far more build-up. These things usually end with an epic show-down, but SAO decided not to have a real battle, leaving me very disappointed.
In summary, Sword Art Online had a wonderful setting with exemplary characters, but it was bogged down with inconsistencies and sudden changes in direction. Simply looking at the main characters and their development, I can see why many consider Sword Art Online to be the best anime of 2012. Then again, looking at the story and its execution, I can also see why many consider it to be a terrible anime. In the end, it’s all up to whether you value character development or plot cohesion more.





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