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something

04-01-2012, 12:31 AM

アクセル・ワールド

The show with the most "light novel for teenage boys"-sounding synopsis ever: "One autumn day in 2046, Haruyuki has an encounter with Kuroyukihime, the prettiest girl in his school. For the middle school boy who is often bullied, the meeting changes his life. Through a mysterious piece of software from her, Haruyuki learns of the existence of the virtual Accel World. In that moment, the lowest of the "school caste" becomes "Burst Linker", a knight defending a princess."

Airs Saturday, April 7 at 00:30 JST on Tokyo MX

Animation studio: Sunrise

ANN Entry (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13857)
Official Site (http://accel-world.net/)

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HitokiriShadow

04-02-2012, 10:12 PM

Haha, Toyosaki Aki is a childhood friend... that part-times as a catgirl. :3 Awesome.

Then there's Kuroyukihime. That scene with her in the lunchroom was amazing. I think I'm in love already.

And her seiyuu is .... Misawa Sachika? Huh. Not completely new but she's only done 3-4 other shows (depending on how you count) since she started three years ago and her most significant character is one of the fairies from Yumeiro Pastiere.

For moment there I thought it was going to turn out that "reality" was actually also an illusion and the world is really a post-apocalyptic wasteland or something. But I guess this works too.

Very nice first episode. And I don't have to wait for the second one! Yay for double-episode airings. I just hope I won't have to wait two weeks for the third because the regular airing only does one at a time, but I fear that's probably what will happen.

HitokiriShadow

04-02-2012, 10:48 PM

Middle schooler? I just assumed they were in high school.

Haruyuki has some pretty serious self-esteem issues, which isn't surprising. He's certainly a bit more interesting than the typical generic male lead/hero and he's definitely coming across better than most. Even his self-pitying wasn't horribly obnoxious, just mildly annoying and it was sufficiently justified by his character and circumstances. It's amazing what a show can do when it treats its male lead as an actual character rather than just a cardboard cutout/audience stand-in that just needs to say the expected lines and go through the paces.

Then there's Kuroyukihime. We get some hints at her issues and the show is establishing a potentially interesting relationship if they develop it and handle it properly. Haruyuki sees her as a savior and while while he doesn't tell her in so many words, he makes it clear to her that she's on a pedestal in her actions. She considers it a rejection. She makes a point of telling him (and their audience) of this. There is some potential for some interesting relationship issues with this. It certainly looks like the show is planning on doing something with it, so I'm just hoping it handles it well. So far, signs are good.

And I am very much in love with Kuroyukihime.

This show is definitely off to a great start.

superdry

04-03-2012, 12:52 AM

I was thinking of watching it...then I saw who subbed it. Unless either Hadena found better editors or the Asenshi guys are really doing a good job making the subs make sense.

HitokiriShadow

04-03-2012, 01:04 AM

I was thinking of watching it...then I saw who subbed it. Unless either Hadena found better editors or the Asenshi guys are really doing a good job making the subs make sense.

The only problem I had was that all that on-screen text in the first few seconds caused my video players to want to curl up and die so I had to skip to several seconds in to actually get past it.

Seemed like pretty average fansub subtitles to me though. I guess I wouldn't know if they just completely fucked up what someone said unless it involved something really basic, but there wasn't anything that screamed for a better editor. The grammar, spelling, punctuation and that stuff was all fine.

I had forgotten that Hadena was not a very good group, but there was nothing in the episode to remind me of it. Well, they did some unnecessary crap with the translation note, but it was a translation note and it was the only one, so that wasn't a big deal.

something

04-03-2012, 08:45 AM

TheGreenMan

04-03-2012, 09:30 AM

HitokiriShadow

04-03-2012, 12:43 PM

So is the video quality of the pre-air any good? I guess I assumed it was a webrip and Japanese streams are generally terrible. Or did they actually air two episodes on TV already?

Well not that I'm in a rush, although I guess getting a head start would be nice while I've got my number of shows drastically cut down in this lull between seasons...

Oh, being a webrip would explain it. I didn't realize it was a webrip. It seemed slightly blurred, like it wasn't quite 720p resolution (maybe around 600 or so instead). Well, the fact that I didn't realize it was a webrip should say something just by watching about the quality. Granted, I have a higher video quality tolerance than you, as some CR videos bothered you at times when I didn't notice anything wrong. It's certainly far from terrible though.

And it did specify "pre-air". The regular TV broadcast starts on the 6th or 7th, depending on how you count the time.

ookamigirl

04-03-2012, 02:21 PM

Piggy boy Haru ^^
Seems like he likes virtual world better than real one.
Probably 'cause he's being bullied by those guys.
His pig avatar was kinda cute though.
That girl sure saved his ass with that program.
Second part was even better with that new avatar look and fight parts.
Will be watching this one!

Fencedude

04-03-2012, 11:43 PM

Toyosaki Catgirl. Interesting. Also, appropriate.

Kuroyukihime (now there's a name, Black Snow Princess...) is...well, she's amazing, in every way. Lets see, she doesn't sound familiar, her seiyuu is...Misawa Sachika (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=75719), who's done approximately jack-all. I like her though.

Hiroyuki's kinda a loser...ok, he's really a loser...but it works.

Off to a good start.

Fencedude

04-03-2012, 11:48 PM

You know, Hiroyuki being Kaji Yuuki has some amusing meta aspects to it, considering the types of characters he usually plays.

Hiroyuki's relationship with Kuroyukihime is interesting, he clearly respects her a lot, but its hard to say if he really has "feelings" for beyond that, other than the fact that she is, of course, incredibly beautiful. I'd almost say right now its more likely he has feelings like that for Chiyuri.

Speaking of which, Kuroyuki's and Chiyuri's faceoff at the end was...yikes.

Really liking this so far!

elior

04-04-2012, 04:54 AM

MelancholicMariya

04-04-2012, 05:59 AM

after look at the staff who mad this anime i was very suprised becouse e guy who did mai hime is the dir*ector of this anime and the guy who made The guy made GC and Seikon no Qwaser and also was Com*posed series such as Dance in the Vam*pire Bund, Fractale, Sora no Woto is the Com*posed of accel world.what do you think is it suprise this are the pepoles who made this anime?

So what you're asking is are we surprised that the people who made, or were involved with shows like Guilty Crown, Seikon no Qwaser, Vampire Bund, Fractale, and Sora no Woto made this show?

Well, no. Many people work on many different things, be they good or bad that's really up to the individual. Some people could be stoked that this has involvement by the guy who had a big involvement with Guilty Crown, some could avoid this show because of that.

I personally judge a show based on the show itself, everything deserves a fair shot regardless of the staff. To me seeing the staff after viewing the anime is more of a "hey would you look at that" kinda thing.

Fencedude

04-06-2012, 12:26 AM

Some additional thoughts (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/04/06/accel-world-01-02/) on the first two episodes.

Buckeye

04-06-2012, 02:44 PM

First episode is up on Hulu. This show that I had been looking for has been great so far. This show gets right into the thick of things right away with Haru living out his life as a pig in a virtual world whose passion in life is squash while being totally out of touch with the real world. Then comes Kuroyukihime (KYH from hereon out since her nickname is way too long) who is able to put one of the bullies in his place with a well-thought plan to provoke and expose the bully using the Brain Burst. Next day, Haru is in a war-torn version of the real-life world being challenged to a fight in Brain Burst. Instead of being a pig, he is now some kind of armored warrior by the name of Silver Crow. Something big is brewing and now Haru must man up.

I was looking forward to this show, and the first episode was great. Even though the lead is a chubby boy, he is a very interesting character with lots of layers to him, and KYH looks like an awesome character that will have me watching just for the black butterfly. I look forward to watching more of this. I was expecting to have some funny moments given the type of character design given to Haru, but it's all serious business.

superdry

04-06-2012, 07:52 PM

Decided to watch this via VIZ since there is no better option right now. One thing that irked me was translating sophmore as 2nd grader?

Overall, good first episode. Haru is a wuss, but that makes sense. What's the deal with Taku though and why Haru did not want him to know anything? Is he a childhood friend that always had to stand up for Haru?

At the end, the CG wasn't that bad...much better than in one of the preview videos shown a while back. I wonder about the whole new challenger thing - was this why Kuroyukihime warned him about not connecting to the net until the next day?

Then there's Kuroyukihime. That scene with her in the lunchroom was amazing. I think I'm in love already.

She's absolutely lovely...well, I already knew that from the previews of the show. Her avatar dress is always gorgeous - I can totally see people trying to cosplay that.

I loved when she told Haru to stop looking at her legs during the accel world scene in the lunchroom. Not that he can help it due to his pig avatar. haha.

And her seiyuu is .... Misawa Sachika? Huh. Not completely new but she's only done 3-4 other shows (depending on how you count) since she started three years ago and her most significant character is one of the fairies from Yumeiro Pastiere.

Her voice had a slight Senjougahara tone to it as Kuroyukihime. Which is not bad. I like her voice.

superdry

04-06-2012, 07:53 PM

Middle schooler? I just assumed they were in high school.

In episode 1, when Haru, in the bathroom, goes to the MMO world, it briefly shows "Junior High School" before loading up. Easy to assume high school though.

HitokiriShadow

04-06-2012, 11:07 PM

Decided to watch this via VIZ since there is no better option right now. One thing that irked me was translating sophmore as 2nd grader?

Not the first time I've seen it done that way. I've seen it that way on R1 DVDs at least once and I'm pretty sure it was several different shows. It's always been incredibly obnoxious.

What's the deal with Taku though and why Haru did not want him to know anything? Is he a childhood friend that always had to stand up for Haru?

Its not that Haru didn't *want* him to know about the Bento, but that he *shouldn't* have known, so why did he? I want to rewatch that scene with an alternate translation (which means *ugh* the Viz one). Either Hadena fucked it up and in doing so, made the scene make more sense than it was supposed to or Viz fucked it up so that what he doesn't want Taku to know less clear. I really hope Doki or UTW, or *someone* reliably quick and of decent quality picks up this show.

Then there's Kuroyukihime. That scene with her in the lunchroom was amazing. I think I'm in love already.

She's absolutely lovely...well, I already knew that from the previews of the show. Her avatar dress is always gorgeous - I can totally see people trying to cosplay that.

I knew what she looked like because I had seen the novel covers. What I didn't know was what her personality was like. The table scene really showed that off and made me fall in love with her. And I instantly knew that she's going to cost me a lot of money. She's already cost me ~$50. (http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=BOK-6075) God help me when they start releasing figured of her. ;_;

Fencedude

04-06-2012, 11:14 PM

Its not that Haru didn't *want* him to know about the Bento, but that he *shouldn't* have known, so why did he? I want to rewatch that scene with an alternate translation (which means *ugh* the Viz one). Either Hadena fucked it up and in doing so, made the scene make more sense than it was supposed to or Viz fucked it up so that what he doesn't want Taku to know less clear. I really hope Doki or UTW, or *someone* reliably quick and of decent quality picks up this show.

ASenshi just released the TV version of episode 1, and they dropped the Hadena joint. They aren't the best fansub group ever, but not terrible either. Maybe check and see if they changed the script?

Anyway, I have a feeling that this is one of those "will be made clear later" things, so I'm not worried too much about the ambiguity.

HitokiriShadow

04-06-2012, 11:36 PM

ASenshi just released the TV version of episode 1, and they dropped the Hadena joint. They aren't the best fansub group ever, but not terrible either. Maybe check and see if they changed the script?

Yeah, I just finished downloading that version. I thought Commie had released a rip of the Viz translation, but I was just mixed up because I was downloading their version of Acchi Kocchi at the same time.

HitokiriShadow

04-07-2012, 12:58 AM

Oh, hey, the Asenshi version doesn't make my video player die 5-10 seconds in.

The OP is pretty forgettable.

What's the deal with Taku though and why Haru did not want him to know anything? Is he a childhood friend that always had to stand up for Haru?

Re-watching the scene (and the lines are the identical or close to it; no idea how it compares to the Viz translation though), Haruyuki really looks up to and respects Taku, so I think he didn't want Taku to know how pathetic he was. I think that was the main thing. It also may have been an issue of how he saw Taku's actions, as people tend to not respond favorably to being pitied (which kind of goes back to the original issue).

Fencedude

04-07-2012, 01:02 AM

Re-watching the scene (and the lines are the identical or close to it; no idea how it compares to the Viz translation though), Haruyuki really looks up to and respects Taku, so I think he didn't want Taku to know how pathetic he was. I think that was the main thing. It also may have been an issue of how he saw Taku's actions, as people tend to not respond favorably to being pitied (which kind of goes back to the original issue).

Yeah, thats my take on it. He thinks that Chiyuri is pittying him (...which she probably is, a bit) and he doesn't want Taku (whom he respects for...who knows, we'll find out I guess) to know how bad things are.

And of course, this is they main reason he agrees to work with Kuroyukihime. She doesn't pitty him. She's the first person in who knows how long, to take him at face value.

Edit: Oh yeah, and Hadena fails at life, but we knew that already.

Edit^2: And now UTW releases. Good.

superdry

04-07-2012, 01:19 AM

superdry

04-07-2012, 01:22 AM

Re-watching the scene (and the lines are the identical or close to it; no idea how it compares to the Viz translation though), Haruyuki really looks up to and respects Taku, so I think he didn't want Taku to know how pathetic he was. I think that was the main thing. It also may have been an issue of how he saw Taku's actions, as people tend to not respond favorably to being pitied (which kind of goes back to the original issue).

Yeah, thats my take on it. He thinks that Chiyuri is pittying him (...which she probably is, a bit) and he doesn't want Taku (whom he respects for...who knows, we'll find out I guess) to know how bad things are.

That makes sense. I thought maybe he doesn't want Taku to keep bailing him out which might have happened in the past and he wants to stand on his own two feet.

Edit: Oh yeah, and Hadena fails at life, but we knew that already.

That's why I was very reluctant, thankfully, to grab what they released for the pre-air. According to the Asenshi blog, the script they used for their episode 1 was pulled from the simulcast.

HitokiriShadow

04-07-2012, 01:32 AM

Edit^2: And now UTW releases. Good.

Ah, yeah, was just coming to post that. I'm very happy to see that they're doing this series.

Draneor

04-08-2012, 01:20 AM

I'm torn. I like MMORPGs. This one seems pretty far out there and thus interesting. The squash playing pig is an interesting idea (when he's not being emo). On the other hand, I abhor, detest, dislike, disdain, despise... his real life counterpart. Please kill him off.

Chiyuri is awesome in both forms, although I give the nod to nekomimi. I think this is the one time I'm glad the osananajimi gets the shaft. Because Haru is also an asshole.

Kuroyukihime's game design is completely overdone for my tastes. On the other hand, she looks like a grown up Shana in the real world. She has a pretty awesome personality too.

Taku's actually attractive. the ending shows promise, and I like the ending song.

But ugh. I'm not sure how much I can stand Haru.

Draneor

04-08-2012, 01:21 AM

Decided to watch this via VIZ since there is no better option right now. One thing that irked me was translating sophmore as 2nd grader?

Yeah. That was a pretty bad moment on there part. Otherwise, I didn't notice any issues. Commercials are annoying, but I can deal with it (assuming I keep watching it).

And I instantly knew that she's going to cost me a lot of money. She's already cost me ~$50. (http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=BOK-6075) God help me when they start releasing figured of her. ;_;

Have you bought a bathroom poster before?

HitokiriShadow

04-08-2012, 01:38 AM

Buckeye

04-08-2012, 11:30 AM

I knew what she looked like because I had seen the novel covers. What I didn't know was what her personality was like. The table scene really showed that off and made me fall in love with her. And I instantly knew that she's going to cost me a lot of money. She's already cost me ~$50. (http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=BOK-6075) God help me when they start releasing figured of her. ;_;

That's how I feel about it as well. Considering that she reaches out to someone who looks like somebody out of South Park says a lot of things about her. She looks so cute in her school uniform and hot in her black butterfly dress complete with wings. Figures of her are already out, but more are sure to come as a Nendo of her as the black butterfly is already in progress.

HitokiriShadow

04-08-2012, 11:49 AM

Figures of her are already out, but more are sure to come as a Nendo of her as the black butterfly is already in progress.

I've seen no evidence that any figures of her exist yet, save maybe some sort of "prizes" based on what I saw on the "goods" page of the website (which is how I knew a Nendo was already being worked on). Unless you mean those magazine pack-ins which I really don't count.

Draneor

04-08-2012, 12:01 PM

I've seen no evidence that any figures of her exist yet, save maybe some sort of "prizes" based on what I saw on the "goods" page of the website (which is how I knew a Nendo was already being worked on). Unless you mean those magazine pack-ins which I really don't count.

Other than the prize figures you mentioned (http://www.plastikitty.com/home/ace-2012-accel-world-prize-figures), figmas have also been announced. (http://www.plastikitty.com/home/max-factory-announces-accel-world-figmas) No actual PVCs have been announced, as far as I am aware.

HitokiriShadow

04-08-2012, 12:18 PM

something

04-08-2012, 12:55 PM

Episode 1:

- Oh my. The protagonist really does look like that, normally. I hope I'm not ever expected to take him seriously. It's like a design from a different show was plopped down in this one and it's pretty distracting.
- Kuroyuki-hime~ Love her design.
- And catgirl voiced by Toyosaki Aki!

- She's hot in the real world too.
- Wow that's a lot of sandwiches. I think she's intentionally fattening him up.
- Kuroyukihime is some new seiyuu, Misawa Sachika. She sounds quite nice.

- Plot stuff. So, Burst Link is like, setting life to Wait mode.
- God... Kuroyukihime is gorgeous. In both forms.
- I guess this is where I start feeling sorry for Chiyuri. She has no chance against Kuroyukihime.

I'll hold off on episode two, because I'd rather not have to wait an extra week for episode 3. Might as well stick with the weekly airings now.

This has promise. Not sure if I'll come to like Haru, but I've seen worse. The girls are amazing though.

something

04-08-2012, 01:06 PM

Edit^2: And now UTW releases. Good.

Ah, yeah, was just coming to post that. I'm very happy to see that they're doing this series.

The only thing they did that felt awkward to me was subbing Kuroyuki-hime as Princess Snow Black, which while not a problem per se (it's a correct translation) is just a really distracting mouthful (er, mindful?) to read. So I'll just take 20 seconds to run a find&replace on that in Aegisub before watching each episode. Other than that, I saw nothing that I objected to. I'm pretty sure I remembered UTW being one of those awful heavy-localization groups in the past, but between this and their work on Fate/Zero either they've stopped, or they got a new translator (or I'm mistaking them for someone else). So on top of them being pretty timely, that takes care of good sources for at least two shows this season, which is good news.

HitokiriShadow

04-08-2012, 01:18 PM

The only thing they did that felt awkward to me was subbing Kuroyuki-hime as Princess Snow Black, which while not a problem per se (it's a correct translation) is just a really distracting mouthful (er, mindful?) to read.

Ugh, yeah, that's annoying. I saw that when I skimmed the first chapter of the manga just to see if the art was any good.

And it sounds like it might actually be her name, since her classmates at school call her that. It's possible she just has everyone call her by a nickname/"screenname" at school for some reason though. But if it is her actual name, then it really shouldn't be translated. But until its certain that that's the case, then yeah, I can't really say its wrong to do so but I just don't like seeing it that way.

And if its actually supposed to be a play on the Japanese name for Snow White (Shirayukihime), then "Snow Black" would be better translated name for her anyway.

So I'll just take 20 seconds to run a find&replace on that in Aegisub before watching each episode.

Sounds like its time for me to learn how to use Aegisub.

I'm pretty sure I remembered UTW being one of those awful heavy-localization groups in the past, but between this and their work on Fate/Zero either they've stopped, or they got a new translator (or I'm mistaking them for someone else). So on top of them being pretty timely, that takes care of good sources for at least two shows this season, which is good news.

I know I've used them a number of times before Fate/Zero and don't recall any problems with them, but its possible I've just forgotten. Or I just didn't see the shows that had those issues. And sometimes I'll just put up with some minor issues if I'm not willing to wait for other groups or the others have even bigger problems and I usually won't remember those minor (to me) issues once I finish.

superdry

04-08-2012, 08:03 PM

The only thing they did that felt awkward to me was subbing Kuroyuki-hime as Princess Snow Black, which while not a problem per se (it's a correct translation) is just a really distracting mouthful (er, mindful?) to read.

Ugh, yeah, that's annoying. I saw that when I skimmed the first chapter of the manga just to see if the art was any good.

And it sounds like it might actually be her name, since her classmates at school call her that. It's possible she just has everyone call her by a nickname/"screenname" at school for some reason though. But if it is her actual name, then it really shouldn't be translated. But until its certain that that's the case, then yeah, I can't really say its wrong to do so but I just don't like seeing it that way.

And if its actually supposed to be a play on the Japanese name for Snow White (Shirayukihime), then "Snow Black" would be better translated name for her anyway.

UTW has/uses multiple translators (it seems practically the whole staff can translate, though) and the person doing Accel World posted on his/her blog regarding notes and how it was translated. Kuroyukihime was translated as "Princess Snow Black" because it's supposedly is a play on Snow White.

Sounds like its time for me to learn how to use Aegisub.

You can also do the find and replace using a decent text editor like notepad++ after extracting it unless you want to load up the video while doing your editing then Aegisub is the way to go.

I'm pretty sure I remembered UTW being one of those awful heavy-localization groups in the past, but between this and their work on Fate/Zero either they've stopped, or they got a new translator (or I'm mistaking them for someone else). So on top of them being pretty timely, that takes care of good sources for at least two shows this season, which is good news.
I know I've used them a number of times before Fate/Zero and don't recall any problems with them, but its possible I've just forgotten. Or I just didn't see the shows that had those issues. And sometimes I'll just put up with some minor issues if I'm not willing to wait for other groups or the others have even bigger problems and I usually won't remember those minor (to me) issues once I finish.

I think when they first started they were a little too speedy so people found lots of mistakes (editing and qc has to take a hit)...not sure about over-localization. But, nowadays they are one of the better groups out there.

FUNiOP

04-09-2012, 04:18 PM

I really didn't know what to expect going into this, but I was pretty happy with it. I'm definitely interested to see where it goes from here. I might have to look into it to see more about it and manga it's based on. Depending on what kind of story it is and how long it goes, in other words whether or not it runs forever like a lot of shonen manga that this may be another example of, I'm not sure if I'll keep enjoying it for as long as it continues to run. For now, though, I'm optimistic.

something

04-09-2012, 04:30 PM

HitokiriShadow

04-09-2012, 04:34 PM

It's a light novel, not a manga. There are 10 volumes at present.

11 volumes, actually. (http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048865218/) It's release date is April 10th, so it was officially released about 6 hours ago.

FUNiOP

04-09-2012, 09:33 PM

superdry

04-10-2012, 12:34 AM

I might have to look into it to see more about it and manga it's based on. Depending on what kind of story it is and how long it goes, in other words whether or not it runs forever like a lot of shonen manga that this may be another example of, I'm not sure if I'll keep enjoying it for as long as it continues to run. For now, though, I'm optimistic.
It's a light novel, not a manga. There are 10 volumes at present. The anime is scheduled for 2 cour (8 volumes with 3 episodes each have been solicited).

Yeah, I don't know how I got that wrong.

Well, the manga is currently serialized in Dengeki Bunko Magazine (just found that out randomly flipping through one issue I have looking for anything about Sakurasou na Pet na Kanojo). Two tankoubon volumes are currently available.

FUNiOP

04-10-2012, 01:18 AM

strangefour

04-10-2012, 09:40 PM

-Bullying OF THE FUTURE.
-A fat kid as a main character. Thank you for injecting reality into the average bland male lead.
-Toilets have become the internet terminals OF THE FUTURE.
-Does seem weird that they doesn't block entertainment links on school grounds.
-I do hope that form is random and he didn't choose to be a pig.
-Heh. A butterfly girl being asked how to properly render model textures by a bunch of voice modulated dudes with cute girl avatars. (Come on you know it's true.)
-Tron tennis is too fast to follow.
-Aww catgirl really is a girl (in the boys bathroom). I was hoping she'd atleast be a teacher.
-Pic-a-nic basket! NOOOOOO!

-A wired connection! How decadent. :blush:
-She certainly has a flair for the theatrical.
-Pigborg 009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY2toKLBhwc).
-EXPULSION PUNCH!
-Gee thanks alot mom. You just made Haru walk into the world of professional fighting game tournaments unprepared.
-Haru digivolve to Rom Stol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geDpO9oVIfI&t=10s).
-Kamen Rider Skull (http://s43.radikal.ru/i102/1008/3c/c78774664e4c.jpg)? LUCKY!

I don't like his pig avatar or how his super accelerated mode is very plain looking, but I like Haru as a main character.

Buckeye

04-13-2012, 02:56 PM

- Silver Crow, beaten to a pulp.
- Next day, it's time to learn the ins and outs of the virtual fighting game, on a virtual grass field in the twilight.
- The gap between them is not as great as Haru thinks it is. KYH has some baggage if her fighting avatar is locked.
- So Haru will fight on to repay the favor.
- What! Haru rejected KYH? At least she says so.
- Payback time now that Haru has KYH's intel.
- Ash Roller can climb walls on the bike? So much for running the clock.
- Fear the Headbutt? Epic fail!
- How do you beat a 20th-century motorcycle rider? Lift the rear wheel.
- Headbutt at point blank for the win!
- Uh, oh! Did KYH make an enemy out of Chiyu?

So this episode picks up where the first one ends very nicely and the rest of this series should really be something. It was very nice that the Brain Burst fighting game gets fully explained and the fight was really great, and the trash-talking Ash Roller does just adds to it all. While still a wimp, at the very least Haru is much less of one now that there is someone looking out for him. KYH continues to be a great character as she is someone who appears to be the perfect girl, but has some personal baggage and is a really deep character. It will be interesting how the relationship between Haru and KYH unfolds.

FUNiOP

04-14-2012, 03:00 AM

Haruyuki gets to learn some important information about this new world he has become part of, and comes into his own with his first fair fight just barely ending in a close victory for him. Mostly exposition and then a pretty typical fight, but when it's literally just a fighting game with greater importance than whatever Capcom is re-releasing every week, I'm somewhat impressed if it can be remotely interesting. And while not especially so, I'd say this is accomplishing that well enough that I'll stick around and see if things pick up.

strangefour

04-14-2012, 08:48 PM

-"I am Ironman!"
-Kick the pig's ass Kamen Rider Skull!
-Ridiculous? Haru you are crazy. This sounds like the best damn fighting game!
-A hideous duel avatar? I gotta see that miss Black Lotus.
-Wonderful naive Haru. She's just collecting more players so she can gain more Burst Points.

-Kamen Ride rwill kick your Ash!
-Super Desperation Move: Daft Punk Headbutt is a failure.
-Come on Haru use a jump kick. It's the cheapest move that takes out most old fighting game bosses easily.
-We don't get to see the finish move in action? Booo!

Middle schooler? I just assumed they were in high school.

Yeah that does seem wrong. Sure Haru & Kuroyukihime would seem short for high school, but everyone else around them sure looks like high school kids.

I'm doubting whether I like this show because it's actually good, or just because everything else new this season is so underwhelming to me (not counting Amnesia). I mean Haru is similar to so many other self-doubting main characters, but has more balls than usual when push comes to shove. Plus he doesn't need 10 episodes and someone else forcing him into a change in character to fight back. Even if his "fighting for the sake of my butterfly princess" isn't fighting for himself and might be delusional projection.

something

04-15-2012, 02:07 PM

Episode 2:

Guess the catfight is starting already. And Kuroyuki-hime seems to have no intention of backing down.

I'm also going to guess her "hideous avatar" is some kind of nasty caterpillar, for symbolism purposes.

But man she's way too good for Haru. I just hope she doesn't end up being too good for this show too. So far it's not bad at all, but that depends where they go with it. With two cour we have plenty of time to develop the story at least.

superdry

04-15-2012, 05:01 PM

I'm also going to guess her "hideous avatar" is some kind of nasty caterpillar, for symbolism purposes.

Learning about the game was interesting (there is a spoilerific chart floating around that explains character and their colors in the game? Luckily...not spoilerific for people who can't read Japanese). But, yea...I'm most intrigued by Kuroyukihime's back story now.

Draneor

04-17-2012, 09:48 PM

So Kuro hid the avatar that reflected who she really was (and created one she wanted to be). Now I'm curious.

The problem I have with these kinds of setups is I never understand why someone set up such a convoluted, pointless system in the first place.

Yeah. I still hate Haru.

Buckeye

04-20-2012, 03:38 PM

- So KYH provoked Chiyu, too, and has some sort of history with her.
- No wonder KYH is using direct link. She's a fugitive after crushing the Red King.
- Getting to Level 10 and meeting the anonymous creator is her objective. But to do that, win five in a row against Level 9 opponents. Brutal.
- The search for Cyan Pile is on, starting with Chiyu.
- Too close for comfort between Haru and Chiyu. A cable that short is only for Taku.
- What happened to their friendship? Let's clear the air about that.
- It is jealousy? Well Chiyu thinks so even though it shouldn't be that. But meanwhile...
- A back door? Even if Chiyu isn't Cyan Pile, there's a connection.

So this episode was basically two long conversations between Haru and KYH about the Kings and why she has become a fugitive, and then between Haru and Chiyu in the search for Cyan Pile. This was quite an informative episode that explains a lot about what is going on. Certainly it's a good thing it happens here so that it sets up things nicely for the next episodes.

superdry

04-20-2012, 07:42 PM

The background for our princess was good to know. I can't fault her for trying to reach level 10 and betray the kings. Why do I have a feeling she's using Haru for the purpose of reaching level 10?

Back-door found on Chiyu? hohoho. Now, that's interesting.

It's probably coincidence, since the show probably wouldn't spell it out so easily with the color connection, but I feel like Taku could Cyan Pile. It's the blue tracksuit he was wearing when he ran into Haru.

HitokiriShadow

04-20-2012, 10:48 PM

Yaaaay, after 2+ weeks I can finally watch another episode. This is why I usually don't watch those.

Kuroyukihime verbally slapped Chiyu down pretty nicely.

And now we find out what Kuroyukihime's goals are and what she wanted Haru for. It seems it had nothing to do with his game score.

This episode has done nothing to reduce my fondness for Kuroyukihime. I like where things are going with her ultimate goals and objectives. In many other shows, she'd be the villain.

Fencedude

04-20-2012, 11:33 PM

In many other shows, she'd be the villain.

From an objective point of view, she IS the villain of the piece.

...and I have no problems with that.

This was a fantastic episode, pretty much all dialog, but it flowed fantastically, and they didn't use their not needing to animate lip flaps to cheap out on the animation.

And while I remain devoted to Kuroyukihime-sama, Chiyuri's realy not bad herself.

Was not expecting her to potentially be a Burst Linker already though, that is quite the twist.

FUNiOP

04-21-2012, 01:26 AM

Exposition World. So Haru now had a long-term goal: Go through all of the game and become the first Burst Linker to reach Level 10, learning its secrets and the identity of its creator, for Kuroyukihime. Too bad he'll probably only get a fraction of the way there in the two cours this series has. And it turns out Kuroyukihime is actually kind of the villain of the game. That's an interesting twist I wasn't expecting. Also, the first villain from the perspective of the protagonists is the loveable secondary protagonist, Haru's cute childhood friend Chiyuri. After the scenes with her in this episode, it should be interesting to see how that goes.

strangefour

04-21-2012, 01:48 AM

-Getting a date with the hottest girl in school is the end of the world... wtf Haru?
-A Game of Power Rangers colored Thrones.
-You are a shining knight working for the queen of darkness here Haru. :D

-Cabling with someone other than your Lotus? Haru is a playah.
-Doing whatever you want with Chiyu's body... Haru is a pimp.
-Time to go in Chiyu's back door! Heyoooo~

Kuroyukihime is much better as the "villain" of this piece. Makes her more interesting to me than just a pretty to look at butterfly. Haru is just a brave but naive little pawn in her grand scheme of Acceleration domination. It's like Code Geass all over again, sorta. If Suzaku had been the main character and romantic interest of Lulu anyway. :sd:

ookamigirl

04-21-2012, 12:00 PM

Very interesting episode with lots of new info.
The mystery character... is it really Haru's friend?
The short cable thing was kinda LOL & (#^-^#)
Haru sure unloaded a lot of his frustrations on Chiyu.

Fencedude

04-21-2012, 10:57 PM

I have some additional thoughts (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/04/21/accel-world-03/) on the episode.

Damius

04-22-2012, 12:45 AM

- A catgirl? This is awesome!
- Yup, she’s really cute IRL as well.
- He ruins a lot of sandwich there…
- Kuroyukihime is so beautiful, I love her already. In both world!
- So that is the Accelerated World, can be interesting.

This is really promising. I hope they will develop the plot well. Kuroyukihime is so gorgeous!

elior

04-22-2012, 02:04 AM

i suspect that taku is cyan pile my guess is that he installed the back door inside chyiu

Mod edit: Please watch the subthreads, this was posted as a reply to an ep 1 post. Thanks.

Grapadura

04-22-2012, 08:54 PM

Kuroyukihime said that she didn't connect to the global network for two years, right? Then, how did she didn't lose her points? Did she challenge people in the school server instead of the global one? Or she didn't have the need of collecting more points because as a level 9 avatar she collected a truckload on her way up there?

bear

04-22-2012, 09:25 PM

Damius

04-29-2012, 03:56 PM

- Nice to see you again Kuroyukihime!
- Kuroyukihime sure is a pro at designing avatar.
- “But I want something more! That’s why I want to live to your expectations!” Good luck on that.
- Middle schooler? I thought they were older than that.
- “…to even be looked at by someone who has everything” I wonder if Kuroyukihime really have everything…
- Well…the attack didn’t work…to say the least.
- Haruyuki you need to stop to see you as a weak character. That would help.
- Kuroyukihime and Chiyuri meet…to be continued.

Well, this show has a pretty good start. I hope they will develop the characters, their issues well, if they do it, this can be a pretty good series.

Fencedude

04-29-2012, 04:11 PM

While it was obvious they weren't actually going to kill her, that was still...damn.

Anyway, really good episode (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/04/28/accel-world-04/), the confession was particularly well done.

Once Chiyu was eliminated as Cyan Pile, it was fairly obvious that it was going to be Taku. Also installing a backdoor in your girlfriend's neuro linker so you can spy on her and her friends is a spectacularly slimy thing to do, so Taku'd better have a damn good explanation.

something

04-29-2012, 05:16 PM

Episode 3:

- ...Kuroyukihime is really bad at defusing tense situations.
- Heh. Gotta love plot devices that forcefully limit participation to middle/high-schoolers.
- So Kuro-chan is an nasty wanted fugitive in Brain Burst.
- Whee. Showering goodness.
- Babble babble babble.
- So Kuro thinks Chiyuri is the Burst Linker stalking her. Mmm, I have a feeling it won't be that simple, though I guess it could be.
- Hm. Maybe Chiyu was the Purple and Taku the Red? But Kuro is being stalked by a Lvl 4, and Purple was 9. Though it could be a different avatar, or just some hacking.

- Chiyu you big liar, you totally have a longer cable than that. You just want to get close to him. ...For reasons I cannot fathom.
- Thighhighs, short skirt, zettai ryouiki, long sleeved sweater/shirt. This is and forever will be the hottest outfit a girl can wear. <3
- Cabling: "Hooray we don't have to animate lip flaps!"

I can't decide who is hotter, Kuroyukihime or Chiyu. It's a different kind of hotness... but both are amazing.

something

04-29-2012, 06:07 PM

Episode 4:

- You'd think this technology would implement an interface that didn't require physically moving your hands.

- Haru has a very very very nice dream.
- But he doesn't like it because he's stupid. I still don't like him, which is really distracting while trying to enjoy this show.
- ...It also makes it really hard for me to suspend disbelief enough that Kuro would be jealous here. :sd:
- Ughhhhh now he's being all pouty and playing the martyr. I really really am tired of him. And only four episodes in. This is bad.
- And I hate him more with every word he speaks. Yeah it's all character development stuff. It's part of his character arc. But it's also annoying and he doesn't have the saving grace of being a cute girl or anything else positive to make it easier to tolerate it. Something better change fast, like, by the end of this episode.

- So... huh? They say who it is in the car, but glare over the windshield as if they're trying to hide it? Or is this censorship?
- "I love you because you're totally awesome at virtual squash, but a pathetic creature I just want to protect in real life." Um, um... gap moe??
- Ok ok just stop talking and get hit by the car, we know you'll be fine. Eventually.
- Ewww, she kissed his pig nose.

- Well, Taku is definitely Cyan Pile unless his sleeve just happens to be the same color as the hacker.
- Okay yeah. Still think he's the old beheaded Red or whatever, since that would be the most obvious reason to have a grudge against Kuroyurkihime. And in that case it's likely he doesn't actually love Chiyuri, and is just using her to get inside Haru's school.

Draneor

04-29-2012, 10:08 PM

Yeah. You totally deserved that Haru. Also, this really, really stretches plausibility. KYH literally kissed a pig. And it wasn't supposed to be funny.

And, of course, Taku does turn out to be an asshole since no one is ever that nice.

Ah whatever. Maybe this will cause Haru to stop whining and actually do something for once.

[edit] I'd really like to know if there's some background info in the novel that was left out. Cause the show's not really making me feel sympathetic for Haru...

superdry

04-29-2012, 10:27 PM

- Ughhhhh now he's being all pouty and playing the martyr. I really really am tired of him. And only four episodes in. This is bad.
- And I hate him more with every word he speaks. Yeah it's all character development stuff. It's part of his character arc. But it's also annoying and he doesn't have the saving grace of being a cute girl or anything else positive to make it easier to tolerate it. Something better change fast, like, by the end of this episode.

I feel the same way. Even though he's blah in the real world, right now, hopefully, being successful as a burst linker will help him as a person. Winning against Cyan Pile will probably do wondered for his self-esteem.

- "I love you because you're totally awesome at virtual squash, but a pathetic creature I just want to protect in real life." Um, um... gap moe??

I still feel like she's using him to become level 10. Unless, she pulls off the whole you can defeat me to become level 10 because you deserve it schtick.

HitokiriShadow

04-29-2012, 10:36 PM

Well, this should certainly shut down some of the accusations that have been thrown at Kuroyukihime up to this point. This episode made her intentions with Haru very, very clear.

I like that we already have a confession of love. That scene was really good. Particularly the part leading up to it, with Haruyuki voicing his interpretation of Kuroyukihime's intentions and it visibly crushing her. Then she gets to prove how that she really means it and ends up in a coma.

Taku being Cyan Pile is entirely expected. It's not clear yet if Chiyuri was aware of it, though I'm leaning toward no based on how we saw him learn of Kuroyukihime's status. If that's the case, that really thrashes my interpretation of the Haru/Chiyu link scene at the end of last episode.

On a lighter note, jealous Kuroyukihime is really amusing. I look forward to many more chances for her to get jealous.

And I hope the reporter girls are recurring characters. That was too interesting a direction to go with them for them to be single scene characters. It's a nice change from how such characters are usually portrayed, which tends to be some variant of "anything for a good story" and the school princess dating an underclassman that most likely see as a loser is tabloid gold.

strangefour

04-30-2012, 12:20 AM

-I want to reach new heights!
-"I'm such a horrible person. *sob*" What? For having an erotic dream about people you know. Hell I'd consider you an aberation if you never did dude.
-Jealousy = speedwalking
-What's with this dying bagpipe music?
-And the next musical piece is stomething stilen from Trigun. Well it sound great but doesn't really fit in while a fat boy is crying on a toilet.
-Walking around town leashed together. Kinky.
-You can be an insensetive little twit Haru.
-Suddenly a game of Crazy taxi happens.

-Kuroyukihime is Cyborg 009.
-Congradulations Haru you have a girlfriend! My condolences on her impending death.
-Taku's evil. Okay.

Her doesn't need to be a sex obsessed pervert, but god damn it Haru lighten the hell up. He was a misserable little sot for most of the episode. Finally growing some balls at the end. Which will probably wear off in an episode or two.

Buckeye

05-01-2012, 08:46 AM

- Chiyu and Haru in love? Wait, that's just a dream.
- KYH and Haru in love? Hot gossip.
- Haru, you're not a pawn. KYH truly loves you.
- Runaway car! Gotta accelerate now!
- So Araya's out of the tank and out for revenge.
- KYH, your sacrifice will be remembered.
- But wait, that means she is connected again. Uh, oh!
- So Taku is Cyan Pile and is out for Black Lotus.
- Time for battle. It's Silver Crow vs. Cyan Pile.

This was a very nice episode seeing how Haru is no longer viewed as being a worthless wimp that he thinks of himself to be and that KYH is willing to do everything for him, not just as a pawn but a lover. And I figured that Taku is Cyan Pile given the fact that Chiyu has some connection with him, and being his lover, that explains the back door connection. Next episode, the friendship between Haru and Taku will be tested.

Buckeye

05-04-2012, 01:10 PM

- Taku is sure in a bad mood after Haru got too close to Chiyu.
- So Taku studied hard and became a master in kendo was only to impress Chiyu, I see.
- Lost an arm and a foot. Silver Crow is finished and down the hole he falls.
- And there is KYH's avatar resting.
- Remember the dream? He's not much of a crow if can't fly.
- And to the sky he goes, the first ever flying Burst Linker.
- High-speed headbutt!
- But, Cyan Pile is still standing, just barely after Haru saves him.
- And look at who has awaken. Black Lotus is now out of hiding.
- Ahhhh! It's KYH with the twintail look. How cute!
- And KYH's real name is.......

This was such a nice episode that shows that Taku is not the person what we thought he was. He is so jealous that Chiyu had been babysitting Haru all this time and that persona he put on was not exactly what it was meant to be. And it was through this fight that their friendship advanced with the intent of fixing the evils of the Brain Burst with KYH. Of course what made the episode was the twintail look of KYH at the end. Now that the story has firmly been established, time to go to the next stage as we meet new characters in the next episode and uncover clues as to what Brain Burst is all about.

ookamigirl

05-04-2012, 03:04 PM

Haru vs Takumu.
What happened to thier friendship?
Takumu is full of resent, anger and jealousy.
It was a really good fight. Haru was awesome with wings.
Black Lotus showed her true face, finally!

FUNiOP

05-04-2012, 05:33 PM

So Silver Crow gets wings. Makes sense. And it's the first avatar to ever be able to fly? That's a little surprising. Well, Kuroyukihime does have wings, but they're just for show. And that's not her true form anyway. Her true form fits much more with the rest of the avatars, as she finally reveals here. She said it was hideous but Haru thinks it's beautiful. I'm not sure I'd call it either. It's slick but it looks like an inhuman robot like everyone else, so it's very different from seeing her as a cute girl with butterfly wings, as is the case with everyone and their avatars. And she's finally ready to reveal her name as well, but we have to wait another week to hear that. If Haru does call her that from now on, it will be a little weird not having known it for all this time.

bear

05-04-2012, 07:11 PM

Interesting turn of events. I would have been so mad at Taku I would have dropped him.

I've read up to this point in the manga and it was funny how the scene where Kuroyukihimie finds out that Haru has seen her student handbook was done differently from the manga. Much more subdued. In the manga she freaks out (not out of anger but more out of fear that he may have seen something embarrassing) and threatens to kill him if he ever looks in it again. Much funnier in the manga. At this point, I can't stay suspicious of her motives.

Suwako Moriya

05-04-2012, 10:06 PM

Clearly when it comes to watching this series, I haven't been accelerating. What?

Kuro is awesome looking and I love the wings. However it's hard to ignore Chiyu's hair accessories. As well as the whole cat thing.

So the part at the end was basically a figurative way of saying "Guess what! Things can get a lot worse than you think they are" or maybe I'm reading it wrong.

This isn't going to turn into one of those "Evil Government Using Technology To Control People" stories is it? Ah, I'm worrying too much and too early.

Suwako Moriya

05-04-2012, 10:07 PM

So Haru can now class change from a Pig to a Silver Crow! Well, whatever works.

Thus with Kuro vs Chiyu, the real battle can start.

Suwako Moriya

05-04-2012, 10:09 PM

Wow that was an almost conveniently short cable. Well, the conversations in the episode do say a lot.

superdry

05-04-2012, 11:05 PM

What a jerk, that Taku. I was expecting Haru's emotions to get the best of him and drop him after the fight. Maybe he does deserve a second chance and having someone with his power in Brain Burst could be useful.

I was spoiled on Kuroyukihime's true form due to magazine pack-ins, but it's not hideous at all. Reminds me of a little bit of designs from an old PC game called One Must Fall.

And, twintails on KYH? Cute!

HitokiriShadow

05-05-2012, 12:05 AM

Twin braid Kuroyukihime! ... I think she's trying to be Homuhomu.

Fuck yeah, Kuroyukihime actually did something in this episode. It wasn't in battle, but she still got to be pretty awesome with her grand return.

The very end reveals that Kuroyukihime is actually a nickname. Sadly, we have to wait until next name to find out her real name though.

As for Taku, yeah, he was a pretty big asshole. He had his reasons, and they do make him understandable and they partially related Haruyuki, so I can buy them making up the way they did. I'm a little concerned about how things are going to be handled in relation to Chiyuri though, that it will be smoothed over too easily and downplay how much of a dick he was and how incredibly invasive it was to Chiyuri.

The show has potential for things to play out interestingly with all these other groups working under the Color Kings. I don't think the previous episodes really established the Kings were basically guild leaders and had their own little mini-armies. We just knew they each had some sort of territory and agreed to a ceasefire with each other. I'm hoping the groups start making moves against each other and some of them take each other out, rather than Haru and Kuro taking them all out. But there's also that issue of the very limited supply of level 9s, and if Haru or Kuro is supposed to be the one to reach level 10, then that kind of requires one of them to take down all of them. Then again, all out war between the groups could result in more people reaching level 9 and fix that.

Anyway, very nice episode. The fight with Taku was pretty good (aside from wondering how exactly Taku refilled his Special Attack gauge immediately after using it) and solid end to the first arc.

superdry

05-05-2012, 12:11 AM

HitokiriShadow

05-05-2012, 12:17 AM

What a jerk, that Taku. I was expecting Haru's emotions to get the best of him and drop him after the fight. Maybe he does deserve a second chance and having someone with his power in Brain Burst could be useful.

The placeholder image for the discs make it clear he's going to continue to be a significant character, so I figured the odds of him losing the match were low as soon as he revealed that his points were so low that losing this match would end his Burst Link career.

I was spoiled on Kuroyukihime's true form due to magazine pack-ins, but it's not hideous at all.

I saw images of Black Lotus for the same reason, since they were kind of hard to miss when looking for Accel World stuff on AmiAmi. I avoided looking as much as possible, but I saw enough to see that it looked fairly similar to Silver Grow, enough to know that it was far from hideous. So either there was some other "true form" or she had some other issues going on that causes her to have a very negative view of its appearance, perhaps something that symbolizes something in her past, maybe something she feels guilty about. She specifically mentioned the lack of hands in this episode, but its hard to imagine that alone being the reason she felt that way. Maybe she did something in the past that resulted in someone else losing their hands?

HitokiriShadow

05-05-2012, 12:23 AM

The very end reveals that Kuroyukihime is actually a nickname. Sadly, we have to wait until next name to find out her real name though.

And, I don't have my hopes up. Most likely her name won't be revealed outright that easily. Good way to end the episode, though.

I thought I put something like "unless the show is going to be evil and make us wait even longer" in my post, but apparently not. But yes, I had considered that possibility.

Anyway, very nice episode. The fight with Taku was pretty good (aside from wondering how exactly Taku refilled his Special Attack gauge immediately after using it) and solid end to the first arc.I don't remember, but was it explained that the battlers only have one special attack they can use? Taku could be a high enough level to be able to use at least two special attack.

I don't think they ever explained the special attack gauge. Actually, while I remember the special attacks being brought up since Haru's is the headbutt, I don't remember the gauge being mentioned at all. Though its entirely possible I just forgot. Anyway, it just seems like that's how it should work. But you're right, its entirely possible one of his level up perks was the ability to use special attacks twice. Or maybe they're use is unlimited once the gauge is full.

Buckeye

05-05-2012, 08:12 AM

HitokiriShadow

05-05-2012, 10:52 AM

And I instantly knew that she's going to cost me a lot of money. She's already cost me ~$50. (http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=BOK-6075) God help me when they start releasing figured of her. ;_;

Have you bought a bathroom poster before?

Uhhhhhh, maybe? I bought a bunch of magazines in the first half of last year and they came with various goodies including a lot of various kinds of posters. I'm not sure if any of them were bathroom posters.

Edit: Actually, I'm pretty sure at least one of my magazines came with one because I recall a Misaka Mikoto poster thing that I'm pretty sure was supposed to be a bath poster.

It just arrived. I definitely haven't bought one of these before. I was expecting something plastic, like the stick posters I received in a number of magazines, but a bit bigger. It's actually A LOT bigger. It's like two feet wide. I didn't unfold it all the way because I don't want to hang anything on my walls right now and wanted to put it back in the packaging. But its huge, and the material is... not plastic. It's not a poster, its more like the material my wallscrolls are made out of.

This article should give you an idea of the size. (http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51335453.html) Just compare it to the magazines down at the bottom. I didn't post it before because I wasn't 100% sure that it wasn't a poster/advertisement rather than the actual poster. But that really is how big it is.

And for those who can't read hiragana, that word before "OK!!" is "bukkake". :sd:

Anyway, its very nice. I definitely don't regret spending the money on it.

EmperorBrandon

05-05-2012, 02:45 PM

And, I don't have my hopes up. Most likely her name won't be revealed outright that easily. Good way to end the episode, though.

I'm a little unsure her name will be revealed too, on the count of I haven't been spoiled on it at all yet. Kind of a flimsy reason I know, but is always hard to avoid "real name" spoilers. They circulate around the internet (and particularly Pixiv) with ease usually. I knew Kuroneko's real name in Oreimo, for instance, well before I started watching the anime.

superdry

05-05-2012, 05:02 PM

What a jerk, that Taku. I was expecting Haru's emotions to get the best of him and drop him after the fight. Maybe he does deserve a second chance and having someone with his power in Brain Burst could be useful.

The placeholder image for the discs make it clear he's going to continue to be a significant character, so I figured the odds of him losing the match were low as soon as he revealed that his points were so low that losing this match would end his Burst Link career.

Ah, okay. I don't remember what the placeholder image used for the discs since I haven't looked at the pre-orders in a while. Gotcha.

I was spoiled on Kuroyukihime's true form due to magazine pack-ins, but it's not hideous at all.

I saw images of Black Lotus for the same reason, since they were kind of hard to miss when looking for Accel World stuff on AmiAmi. I avoided looking as much as possible, but I saw enough to see that it looked fairly similar to Silver Grow, enough to know that it was far from hideous. So either there was some other "true form" or she had some other issues going on that causes her to have a very negative view of its appearance, perhaps something that symbolizes something in her past, maybe something she feels guilty about. She specifically mentioned the lack of hands in this episode, but its hard to imagine that alone being the reason she felt that way. Maybe she did something in the past that resulted in someone else losing their hands?

Luckily, the magazine pack-in was a small figure so it was nice to see her true form full sized in the show. Yup, I do wonder if she had another avatar or there is negative emotions attached to her "true form."

superdry

05-05-2012, 05:04 PM

The very end reveals that Kuroyukihime is actually a nickname. Sadly, we have to wait until next name to find out her real name though.

And, I don't have my hopes up. Most likely her name won't be revealed outright that easily. Good way to end the episode, though.

It's possible that it could go down the way CC's name was revealed in Code Geass (another Sunrise show). In that scene, she was about to tell Lelouch her name when a raindrop interrupted the conversation, and then the two had some conversation afterwards that was never revealed. In this show, it could go down as being that Haru opts to continue calling her by her nickname since that is what everybody else had been calling her all this time. I'm hoping that we hear it even if it goes down like that. We do know it is not much different, so it looks something like Himeko Kuroki, or something variant.

Yea, I was thinking it could go down the cliched path of about to announce something important, like her real name, and the two get interrupted and it doesn't come up again for a long time.

The fact that Accel World and Code Geass were done by Sunrise would have no bearing, though, if KYH's real name is revealed unless Sunrise decided to liberal on adapting what happened in the light novels.

Damius

05-05-2012, 10:43 PM

- “I confessed to him and wait for his answer, we are about to go on a date” That left Chiyu out of words…
- Kuroyukihime greatest priority is to reach level 10. Like that she can meet the developer and discover the true meaning behind Brain Burst program and its ultimate goal. Nice that they explain all of it to us soon like that.
- Now, we even know why Kuroyukihime chose Haru.
- Each time I see Kuroyukihime outfit I am like “WOW!”
- Chiyu is a burst linker too. Oh, this is interesting.
- Chiyu you found the shortest cable didn’t you?
- Haru discovered a back door.

Chiyu like Kuroyukihime is fantastic. They are both way too good for Haru. At this point, my favorite is Kuroyukihime. There were awesome conversations in this episode. This is really good.

Fencedude

05-06-2012, 08:32 PM

Twin Braids Kuroyukihime. My Heart.

Also there was a fight and stuff (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/05/06/accel-world-05/)

strangefour

05-07-2012, 07:23 PM

-Cyan Pile reminds me of Kamen Rider Tiger (http://www.microforever.com/Rider/Riderimage/tiger-6b.jpg).
-He's the idiot? Haru. Pot. Kettle.
-Cyan Pile's "symbol" is like a Decepticon sigil outline.
-That Super Finisher would have worked better if you stuck him with the pointy end Cyan.

-Hit points... he still has one left.
-A small bosom gives Haru the spirit he needs to fight on.
-Silver Wing!
-Silver Shiiiine Spaaaark (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zJgEn68oYE)!
-Black Lotus. The Black King. The dark queen of the internet. She's robo-sexy.
-TWINTAIL BRAIDS! Kuroyukihime is sexy all over.
-Who are you?" "The viewers don't deserve to know my name!"

That was much better than last episode's whiny annoying as crap Haru. I will keep watching as Kuroyukihime grows her army to conquer the digital world.

FUNiOP

05-11-2012, 06:42 PM

Two more new Kuroyukihime hairstyles just in this one episode? Hell, she was practically only in it to show off her new hairstyles. I wonder if that will continue. :P Oh, and we don't know her real name yet. In fact, there was no mention of that conversation last time. Figures. Maybe when she gets released from the hospital and gets to spend more time with Haru, we'll hear her refer to her by it.

superdry

05-11-2012, 07:33 PM

Of course KYH real name was not revealed. It wasn't even touched upon. But, no matter the hairstyle, she looks good no matter what.

Very nice of Taku to help Haru out, though.

The whole bodyguard thing was interesting considering the character is level 1. Of course, when Taku referred to it as "The One," I could only think of Jet Li. haha.

Curious about KYH burst linking when Taku walks in at the end. Taking precautions?

The place where Haru meets Aqua Current had a pretty blatant advertisement for another Dengeki Bunko property, "Makouka Koukou no Rettousei," also known as "The Irregular at Magic High School" (thank you roman characters on that poster! Without it, I would just have recognized the characters, but no clue on the name). Makes me wonder if that novel is going to be adapted to an anime series in the near future.

bear

05-11-2012, 09:23 PM

Curious about KYH burst linking when Taku walks in at the end. Taking precautions?

Seemed to have something to do with Taku's kendo since she was looking at a kendo ladder. I'm guessing he dropped out or isn't using his Burst Linker capability like he had done before.

I was thinking that Burst Linking for her was dangerous since she could be challenged, but then I remember that they're on the hospital net and not the global.

HitokiriShadow

05-12-2012, 10:21 AM

Now Hime switches to ponytail-mode. No mention of her name at all.

Sadly, her main role in this episode was getting annoyed that Haru didn't compliment her on her new look.

I'm satisfied with how the Chiyu situation was handled. It's not ideal, but the show treated it as them doing something pretty significantly wrong and she didn't forgive them right away.

superdry

05-12-2012, 10:42 AM

Curious about KYH burst linking when Taku walks in at the end. Taking precautions?

Seemed to have something to do with Taku's kendo since she was looking at a kendo ladder. I'm guessing he dropped out or isn't using his Burst Linker capability like he had done before.

That make sense. Something related to him dropping out of kendo. It just seemed really weird for her to burst link once he walked in given her current status. Unless, she burst link to be able to talk to him in full privacy.

superdry

05-12-2012, 10:54 AM

Sadly, her main role in this episode was getting annoyed that Haru didn't compliment her on her new look.

At least it allowed fans to see her with different hairstyles in the last two episodes. Should be good for fan art fodder.

I would like it if she changed up her hairstyle once in a while after being discharged from the hospital (a minor pet peeve of mine in anime is the relatively static nature of a girl's hairstyle throughout a series).

ookamigirl

05-12-2012, 01:29 PM

Silver Crow's wings are a totally cool addition.
I'm glad Haru and Taku are getting along after that betrayal thing.
Level up mistake Haru in a serious pinch.
Chiyu is in on the secret now as well.
Looks like the three of them just have to share everything lol
The bodyguard girl was interesting, wonder how she's gonna help Haru.

bertrob

05-12-2012, 01:35 PM

Nice scene with them proving Brain Burst's power to Chiyu
That last scene confused the heck out of me, what did she elaborate from seeing that Taku dropped out?

Damius

05-12-2012, 02:49 PM

- Haru, please…can you at least enjoy that kind of dreams…
- Kuroyukihime is quite jealous now… but why over him?
- Nah, I really don’t like Haru and he is doing things to make me hate him even more…
- Why that loves confession had to happen…
- And she even kisses a pig…
- No doubt about it at all… Taku is Cyan Pile.

I hope that Haru will not make me stop watching the series… I would not like to miss the series because of him. I hope he will change and make me hate him less at least.

Fencedude

05-12-2012, 11:31 PM

A ponytail Kuroyukihime is fine too (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/05/13/accel-world-06/)

Buckeye

05-15-2012, 10:45 PM

- So Cyan Pile will be spared for now by the Blue Knight.
- Another new hairstyle for KYH, this time it's a ponytail. Really cute.
- Haru, leveling up. Perhaps way too soon. Whoops!
- That's Haru for you, not taking Taku's points now that he is just a loss away from being out of the game.
- So the word about Brain Burst is now out to Chiyu. Flying books are not going to stop Taku, but it does stop Haru.
- A different hairstyle for KYH. And Haru hides a shameful truth.
- New objective this time: find Aqua Current.
- That's an odd way to greet each other. Using an iPad to out your avatar.
- Now, it's Haru and Aqua Current meeting face to face. Or rather, hand to chest.

So after the events of the previous episode, it wastes no time entering the next phase very nicely with KYH recovering with Haru trying to level up, and keep his Burst Points at a good level, which he failed to do. And I am thinking Chiyu becomes a Burst Linker in the next episode or so. Then there is Aqua Current. It looks like a girl, but is dressed in a boy's uniform. Not sure if it is a boy or a girl, but if it is a girl (and I think it is a girl with the way Haru reacted after inadvertently touching her chest), there must be a good reason why Aqua Current is dressed that way. And we still don't know what KYH's real name is, and I am thinking that she might be hiding her real name because her family must be up to no good in some way.

strangefour

05-16-2012, 11:13 PM

-"I'm Sorry." "No, I'm sorry." "I'M SORRIER."
-Always read the fine print Haru.
-Man on man link cabling! Ladies~
-Ice cream is the cruelest punishment. *cough*
-Bouncer is a contradictory individual.
-Hetero cabling in public! Does no one ever carry longer than two foot cords on them?

This episode was over very fast. Bouncer is cute.

Buckeye

05-18-2012, 03:00 PM

- So Taku quits the kendo club, and is fighting KYH.
- Aqua Current's avatar is a cute little weasel with glasses and a necktie. Very fitting of her.
- A Level 1 and Level 2 vs. a level 3 and a level 4? Hardly seems fair.
- In the meantime, Taku goes to the extreme for atonement.
- Taku has really done it with his kendo gear in the dumpster.
- Silver resists poison, but is weak to electric attacks. Haru sure has a lot to learn.
- Water conducts electricity, but pure water does not. Only Current would know that.
- Haru is back at a safe level. Time to say goodbye to Current.
- A new school, and a pair of glasses. Taku is a whole new person.

This is another good episode where there were two things going on and this episode balanced those things out pretty nicely. There is Taku being way too hard on himself to atone for his problems he caused Haru and Chiyu, only to have KYH have him snap out of it in a battle. Then there is Haru and Current battling to get his points back up where Haru learns how to truly battle as a tag team. I just love Current's weasel avatar, and Taku looks better with the glasses as now, he goes to the same school as everybody. Next episode, we get introduced to Tomoko.

FUNiOP

05-18-2012, 06:47 PM

Does Current erase everyone's memories? It seems like that would be a little counterproductive to getting your name out there. And her "jumping in at the last second" deal was climactic and all, but I'm pretty sure there were a few times that Haru could have lost when she let him go off on his own and said "good luck not dying", plus she was taking a pretty unnecessary risk in waiting for him to be at 1 HP before doing anything. Oh well, I guess she knew she had the writing on her side to get away with it. I really liked how Taku and KYH's fight was interspersed in the action. Next time, naked loli. Yep...

bear

05-18-2012, 09:22 PM

- Aqua Current's avatar is a cute little weasel with glasses and a necktie. Very fitting of her.
.

I would have said it was an otter.

Oh, and I guess I have to eat (Silver) Crow. It looks like neither Taku nor Kuroyukihime are playing a double game. Nice ending.

EmperorBrandon

05-18-2012, 10:00 PM

I would have said it was an otter.
I wasn't sure what to call it. I fail at identifying animals other than the obvious ones. Whatever it is, though, I really liked it as her avatar.

superdry

05-18-2012, 11:51 PM

Does Current erase everyone's memories? It seems like that would be a little counterproductive to getting your name out there.

It could be the people who don't need her service gets the name out. It's like she's the secret NPC character you can only get if you fulfill certain requirements or something like that.

I did like her avatar when fighting...like a watery version of Drossel from Fireball.

I am glad KYH beat some sense into Taku at the end.

ookamigirl

05-19-2012, 11:47 AM

Aqua Current sure helped Haru out with a bunch of new strategies.
This time seems like everyone was fighting with someone.
Taku was acting pretty rashly. Guess he was on his own guilt trip.
Silver Crow's fight was really nice to watch.
That Aqua girl sure has an interesting ability.

Magewolf

05-19-2012, 08:28 PM

I wonder if Current's loss of friends and master all link back to KYH.Also I bet a lot of people would be very surprised if they knew Current's pts total.Perhaps she is planning to jump right from level 1 to 9 to keep anyone from trying to stop her.

Fencedude

05-19-2012, 11:12 PM

Aqua Current was pretty cool (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/05/20/accel-world-07/).

HitokiriShadow

05-20-2012, 10:48 AM

That was a really fight heavy episode, but there were some nice twists toward the end with Aqua Current. And the Kuro/Taku fight conversation was pretty interesting. We still have very little insight into what makes Kuro tick, but what she said to Taku there combined with the obvious (which she stated at the end) start to give some tidbits indirectly.

I'm guessing the Master she mentioned is the King that Kuroyukihime "killed" when she decided to make things start moving again. I figure her other reason for staying at level 1 is to gather enough points to jump straight to level 9 (or higher?) and stay off the radars of the Kings until she's ready to act. But her objective and motives might be more complicated than that, because her final comments and action suggest that she's not a normal Burst Linker. She said something about "Elements"...

Oh, and Aqua Current's battle avatar is really cool. Then her normal one is.... a ferret?

Chiyosuke

05-20-2012, 02:59 PM

I'm guessing the Master she mentioned is the King that Kuroyukihime "killed" when she decided to make things start moving again. I figure her other reason for staying at level 1 is to gather enough points to jump straight to level 9 (or higher?) and stay off the radars of the Kings until she's ready to act. But her objective and motives might be more complicated than that, because her final comments and action suggest that she's not a normal Burst Linker. She said something about "Elements"...

Awesome insight/predictions, I hadn't even looked that far ahead but you seem to have something there. Only time will tell though.

Oh, and Aqua Current's battle avatar is really cool. Then her normal one is.... a ferret?

Indeed it is (AFA her battle avy) and the ferret was adorable. You didn't like it??

Per my personal tastes (and if anyone remotely remembers me from years ago) Sunrise is one of my fave studios (although even they've dropped more than a few duds) so I checked out this show blindly and I'm fuckin' loving it thus far. Although the whole upcoming (apparently) loli episode isn't real my cup-o-tea, I'm craving what's to come... something tells me things are bound to get darker in the coming weeks

something

05-20-2012, 04:28 PM

Episode 5:

Twin braid Kuroyukihime!!!

...what, something else happened in this episode?

something

05-20-2012, 04:54 PM

Episode 6:

Ponytail Kuroyukihime!! Fuck she's so cute when she's getting all tsuntsun about the hair.

...And that's all I've got. Oh wait there was something else: Chiyu is seriously hot. Hotter than Kuroyukihime, though not as pretty as her, so both are lovely.

something

05-20-2012, 05:33 PM

Episode 7:

No fun hairstyles. ;_; Kuroyukihime is getting her harem going though.

But hm, Nickel Doll is Sakurai Harumi. Yurippe in Angel Beats!. She hasn't been in nearly as much since then as you might have expected after getting such a huge role. And I like Karen.

So this show is ok. It doesn't do anything terribly wrong, even though it doesn't excite me terribly either. Chiyu and Kuroyukihime are enough to keep watching for though, since Haru has finally decided to be tolerable. Yay for red loli next ep.

bear

05-20-2012, 07:51 PM

Oh, and Aqua Current's battle avatar is really cool. Then her normal one is.... a ferret?

I thought it might be an otter, but now I'm thinking it might be something like a ground squirrel. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Ground_squirrel_berkeley_marina_01.jpg) Could be something more indigenous to Japan. Someone suggested a weasel (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U809mYJ2nTg/TUGeYt1R7eI/AAAAAAAAF8g/3qUXzGCd-OQ/s1600/ice_weasel.jpg) and I'm beginning to think the Japanese weasel does look like her avatar.

Damius

05-20-2012, 08:48 PM

- I hope you have a plan Haru. Because running away is not one.
- His leg came off…that doesn’t really look good…too bad since he was doing ok. What he will do now?
- Stop crying Haru…please at least stop crying.
- Should I say thanks to the Kuroyukihime’s heart? Yeah, probably.
- Kuroyukihime now reveals her true form as the Black King, Black Lotus. That sure is a great robot design.
- Kuroyukihime twin braid!! Love it!
- So, what is Kuroyukihime first name?

Not a lot of people would have catch Taku…he was so a big asshole. I hope we will see Kuroyukihime twin braid again!

HitokiriShadow

05-20-2012, 10:37 PM

Oh, and Aqua Current's battle avatar is really cool. Then her normal one is.... a ferret?

Indeed it is (AFA her battle avy) and the ferret was adorable. You didn't like it??

No, I like it. I just wasn't quite sure what it was supposed to be. And it looks like I was wrong. It seems she's actually a weasel.

strangefour

05-24-2012, 09:47 PM

-Haru dude. Never tell your bodyguard she has no boobs.
-Aww I wanted to see Blood Love.
-Fighten.
-Stuff.

Bouncer is an interesting girl. Hope it's not that long before we see her again.

strangefour

05-24-2012, 09:49 PM

Buckeye

05-25-2012, 02:25 PM

Since the last episode, Haru got to level 4 and in a territorial battle, but his wings don't make him quite the invincible force as he learns the hard way.

- A pig-hunting app? It's for dodging bullets.
- Even if it is virtual, that shot to the head still hurts.
- Who's this little girl who snuck into Haru's home? Apparently she is his second cousin Tomoko Saito.
- Whoa, Haru just say something about Oreimo?
- Time for a bath, and to find out just who is Tomoko Saito.
- The tan says so. She is a Burst Linker.
- So she is Scarlet Rain, the second Red King. Trouble is on the way now.
- This Red King fights in a tank. Good luck dodging her weapons, Haru.
- Flying kick!!!!!!! To a land mine, that is. There goes Haru's chances of winning.
- Scarlet Rain wins, and now she wants to meet KYH.
- Next day, Haru and KYH talk about what happened.
- She may be enemies with lots of linkers, but not with Haru.

So this episode was all about Tomoko (or at least that's what Haru thinks her name is), and she sure has quite an attitude when it comes to the Brain Burst program, and she sure has a bone to pick with KYH. She can go from being the cute little sister type to being a downright nasty brat. That battle sure showcased her nasty side and of course, being the inexperience Linker going up against one of the kings, Haru was going to lose. Next episode, "Tomoko" and KYH are meeting face-to-face, and sparks are sure to fly considering what Black Lotus did to the former Red King.

FUNiOP

05-25-2012, 06:58 PM

Haha, the unbearably adorable loli is actually a total bitch. That was far more amusing than I expected it to be. Nice.

superdry

05-25-2012, 08:23 PM

Haru was a total idiot. After he finds out that the loli, who's actually pretty nasty, is a burst linker, why not sign out of the global net to avoid any virtual confrontations?

And, she's the Red King with a bone to pick with KYH - probably due to the past.

I did like the shout-out to OreImo when Haru first meets Tomoko.

On another note, we're finally starting the 2nd volume of the light novel with this episode. So, it looks like it took 7 episodes to cover the first volume (assuming all 7 episodes took the story from the first volume). There are currently 11(?) light novels out. At this pace, we'll cover, what, maybe 3.5 volumes of material. Seems pretty slow, unless the anime is doing this intentionally to make sure things are explained properly.

ookamigirl

05-26-2012, 12:13 PM

Haru training hard to become faster and stronger.
The unexpected house guest totally threw Haru off balance.
The bathroom part was totally LMAO!!
It was a surprise that girl is a player too and not just any player at that.
The fight part was awesome. Her insane strength vs low level Haru.

Fencedude

05-26-2012, 08:41 PM

I am now officially rooting for Scarlet Rain (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/05/26/accel-world-08/)

Damius

05-26-2012, 09:35 PM

- Well, Haru Chiyuri doesn’t want to speak to you anymore…for now?
- Kuroyukihime with a pony tail! Love it.
- Chiyuri is definitely cute.
- Eating ice cream as a punishment… well for me it would be quite a punishment since it would kill me.
- Of course Haru her hair looks great, that’s a given.
- So we meet a new character, Aqua Current.
- Oh… cliffhanger.

bear

05-28-2012, 03:21 PM

If Haru's "I won't ever fight you" line isn't a foretelling of what's to come trope I don't know what is. That's got to play out at some point.

HitokiriShadow

05-29-2012, 12:12 AM

Suddenly, Haru has an imouto. And she's the Red King. She was cute and all at first, but I definitely liked her a lot more once she started showing her more psychotic side.

It seems Kuro had a personal connection with the previous Red King that she beheaded.

The end also brings up something interesting about where Kuro and Haru's relationship as Burst Linkers may end up. Kuro talked about all Burst Linkers being enemies and she didn't seem to mean it as if she's changed her position when she mentioned it.

And who was that guy roaring and apparently eating his opponents? It looks like he has something to do with Scarlet Rain's request.

HitokiriShadow

05-29-2012, 12:19 AM

On another note, we're finally starting the 2nd volume of the light novel with this episode. So, it looks like it took 7 episodes to cover the first volume (assuming all 7 episodes took the story from the first volume). There are currently 11(?) light novels out. At this pace, we'll cover, what, maybe 3.5 volumes of material. Seems pretty slow, unless the anime is doing this intentionally to make sure things are explained properly.

The 11th volume came out right when the anime was starting. (http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048865218)

Interesting that this just started the second volume though. I figured the first volume ended at episode 5 with the Haru and Kuro in the hospital room talking about her name, and that the stuff with Aqua Current was the start of volume 2 or perhaps even all of it if the anime rushed through it for some reason.

... Actually, that WAS the end of volume 1. The last illustration a few pages from the end is twin-braid Kuroyukihime. The first illustration of volume 2 is of our lovely freckled Red King in a bath towel. So where did episodes 6 and 7 come from? Anime original material? Or maybe its from some side-story material that came bundled with a magazine somewhere. That would make sense and would explain the otherwise kind of odd memory erasure. Aqua Current probably actually shows up for the first time in a later novel, and then at some point there was a short side-story bundled with a magazine or something that covered events between volumes 1 and 2, teasing Aqua Current while fleshing out the transition with Taku. There was some sort of novel chapter for both Accel World and Sword Art Online in the Dengeki Bunko issue I recently bought, though glancing at one illustration, it clearly has to take place after this episode since it contained Scarlet Rain.

bear

05-29-2012, 07:31 AM

.....So where did episodes 6 and 7 come from? Anime original material? Or maybe its from some side-story material that came bundled with a magazine somewhere. That would make sense and would explain the otherwise kind of odd memory erasure. Aqua Current probably actually shows up for the first time in a later novel, and then at some point there was a short side-story bundled with a magazine or something that covered events between volumes 1 and 2, teasing Aqua Current while fleshing out the transition with Taku. ....

The Aqua Current story line appears in Chapters nine and ten of the manga. I don't know how far the manga is into the story.

superdry

05-29-2012, 11:37 PM

... Actually, that WAS the end of volume 1. The last illustration a few pages from the end is twin-braid Kuroyukihime. The first illustration of volume 2 is of our lovely freckled Red King in a bath towel. So where did episodes 6 and 7 come from? Anime original material? Or maybe its from some side-story material that came bundled with a magazine somewhere. That would make sense and would explain the otherwise kind of odd memory erasure. Aqua Current probably actually shows up for the first time in a later novel, and then at some point there was a short side-story bundled with a magazine or something that covered events between volumes 1 and 2, teasing Aqua Current while fleshing out the transition with Taku.

After doing some quick research, Aqua Current looks to first appear in volume 10 which is side-stories according to Baka-Tsuki. Looking at the novel illustrations for that volume show her and her duel avatar (volume 10 has one awesome picture...looks so good). So, yea, your thought of episode 7 being from a side-story looks to make sense.

Kind strange for a character to appear and then disappear. I wonder when she'll show up again in the anime. I also have to wonder if she did appear somewhere between vol. 2-9 of the light novels.

Interesting that she appears in chapter 9-10 in the manga according to bear - manga doing it's own thing with the side-stories or she actually does appear somewhere in volume 2 of the novels? I'll definitely need to pick up both the light novels and manga at some point.

There was some sort of novel chapter for both Accel World and Sword Art Online in the Dengeki Bunko issue I recently bought, though glancing at one illustration, it clearly has to take place after this episode since it contained Scarlet Rain.

I picked up that issue too. Slightly disappointed that one of the pack-ins was OreImo playing cards (I must have like 2-3 packs of anime playing cards now buying so many magazines over the year that I'll never use). The combo SAO/AW book was cool, but more interesting if you know Japanese.

strangefour

05-31-2012, 02:40 AM

-This is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the digital world. It would blow your hocks clean off. You better ask yourself one question, "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya pig?
-Capture the Node! Node has moved (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu1-teL5fTE&t=10s)!
-Surprise imouto!
-Wait if the neruo linker can come off, why is he wearing it in the bath?
-She's bipolar!? And pink haired... One of my favorite character (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/127591/)s has been reincarnated!

-The new Red King (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar2ZdXDRWy0)!
-Iron Loli Hulk Buster activate!
-Scarlet Rain has played way too much Mech Warrior.
-Itano Circus vs Inazuma kick. Glorious!
-There's a Black Knight and he's freaking insane. Interesting.

Go team Red King! Death to the Black Queen!

Buckeye

06-01-2012, 03:00 PM

- It's a good thing Haru was suspicious. Join the Red Legion and you would have been dead.
- Time to meet. Haru, KYH, Taku, and the Red King at Haru's place. Wait, Haru's hiding something.
- The Red King sure loves those old-school FPS games.
- So this "Tomoko" is really Yuniko Kouzuki.
- Say what? The Chrome Disaster has reappeared.
- Time for a history lesson. Burst Link, and Yuniko is a prince, while Taku is a tin man.
- This Chrome Disaster was supposed to be gone for good when Black Lotus and the other kings crushed it.
- So now, everybody is joining forces to take down the Chrome Disaster.
- Yuniko is staying over? This could get ugly.
- And if she's there, so is KYH. Can't let your guard down.
- Onto the grocery store. Did Squid Girl make her own line of instant noodles?
- Call me Niko!
- KYH and Yuniko are hard-core gamers, I see.

This episode has a lot going on with the main thing being that the Chrome Disaster is apparently not dead, and Niko is not the jerk that she acts like. It turns out that there is a serious threat and Silver Crow is needed to take it out. She could have been more direct about it, but this seems to be suspicious in some way. I'm thinking that the Chrome Disaster is some kind of virus in the Brain Burst program and that the creator might be behind it in some way. At least it looks like Niko is not really trying to get revenge on Black Lotus for killing the Red King and the two appear to be getting along just fine. But again, this could be an act knowing how good Niko is at it. Overall, it was a good episode with a lot of new info, plus a good amount of funny moments.

FUNiOP

06-01-2012, 06:52 PM

New big bad introduced. That's what Tomoko, whose real name is Yuniko apparently, is after. She's Kuroyukihime's sworn enemy, and they are amusingly hostile toward each other, but there's nothing like a nice bonding bath to get them all friendly. She's unsurprisingly pretty tsundere at times, but you never really know what's real and what's an act. I love Haru's picture of what would normally happen in an anime and his attempt to make it happen, only for that to be subverted.

superdry

06-01-2012, 08:48 PM

For some reason I had a feeling Chrome Disaster was the creator of the game playing with the players, but more backstory reveals maybe not. But, since the armor is cursed and has reappeared, I can't help but think the creator is behind this mess.

KYH jealously sure knows no bounds, but it's rather cute actually. The whole staying at Haru's house scene was highly amusing. Not very surprised at KYH staying over and Yuniko seems to be pretty tsunderish, too. The two don't like each other very much and I thought they need to get a room together. Well..what do you know, they're sleeping, holding each other at night. That was really cute.

Another time we could learn KYH's real name, but we don't even though supposedly one can't forge those ID cards.

Overall, really good episode. The Chrome Disaster arc looks to be interesting and I really enjoyed the interactions of KYH and Yuniko.

ookamigirl

06-02-2012, 02:44 AM

Haru is sometimes just so naive LOL
That Yuniko sure is an annoying little bitch.
So she just wanted some help to deal with a rampaging member.
This was a very interesting episode.

Fencedude

06-02-2012, 07:30 PM

I love Kuroyukihime and Yuniko's interactions (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/06/02/accel-world-09/)

Damius

06-02-2012, 09:37 PM

Haru has finally decided to be tolerable.

I hope he will stay like it until the end...

Damius

06-02-2012, 09:38 PM

- A new awesome character is born in this episode: Aqua Current.
- Oh, she erased his memory.
- It’s nice that Kuroyukihime was able to make Taku listens to reason.

HitokiriShadow

06-06-2012, 12:13 AM

"Welcome home, Onii-chan!" ... Not the way you usually get that line. This is muuuuuch better.

Yuniko (that's a new one, and unlike Kuroyukihime, its her actual name) is a lot of fun. I loved her and Kuro antagonizing each other (though it was mostly Niko trying to piss off Kuro). Kuro gut punching her at the end was particularly hilarious. The link cable scene was good too.

I really like her princely avatar outfit. Not as glorious as Kuroyukihime, but its still pretty nice. And then there's her normal outfit, super-short-shorts and black thighhighs combo with a lopsided large belt around her midsection to top it off. Odd, but works very nicely.

And thanks to Niko deciding to stay at Taku's, we get to see Kuroyukihime in pajamas. Then we get to see them sleeping on the couch together and its absolutely adorable.

Oh, and I loved Haru thinking about the typical "walks into the bathroom while girl(s) is/are bathing" scenario and then intentionally trying to do it and not being able to.

Anyway, I really liked what I saw of Niko last time and she got even better in this episode, when she really let her real personality run loose and spent most of the episode goading Kuro. I fell pretty hard for Kuroyukihime in the first episode, but suddenly its much harder to say who my favorite character is. I can't just switch from Kuro that easily but Niko is making a damn good case for herself.

Buckeye

06-06-2012, 08:06 AM

As a heads up to everybody, episode 10 will be delayed a week. It will air on Friday next week on the 15th rather than the 8th. The reason is apparently because of the World Cup qualifier happening this week, which is a huge deal in Japan.

strangefour

06-08-2012, 12:38 AM

-Haru is the most gullible sap.
-Ooooh. So a Legion Master can digitally obliterate anyone under them completely. Hello Chekov's Gun.
-Haru has physical copies of his porn!? And games!? He is an antiquarian in this world.
-Shut up Haru! The adults are talking.
-Aww they should have had Kuroyukihime's tag facing away from the viewer for extra comedy.

-Everyone link cable molests Haru. Icky.
-Aliens vs Jehuty & Gundam.
-Sleepover~ Haru has a runtime error.
-Onions, eggs and flour for hamburgers? What are you making the buns from scratch? Silly Japan.

Hello Mid-Boss monster fight arc.

EmperorBrandon

06-08-2012, 07:30 PM

-Onions, eggs and flour for hamburgers? What are you making the buns from scratch? Silly Japan.
It's one of those confusing translations: they said "hamburg", as in Hamburg steak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_steak#Salisbury_steak_around_the_world), not "hamburger".

strangefour

06-08-2012, 07:50 PM

Damius

06-09-2012, 08:45 PM

Damius

06-09-2012, 08:47 PM

- After saying that both guys were talking too much about the game, Chiyu sure took advantage of the situation.
- Who is she, the red hair girl?
- Well, Haru have a really cute cousin.
- And, here it is, she gets in the bathroom…while Haru is in the bath.
- Oh…when Haru discovered the truth, she sure changes her personality.
- And here it is…the cliché part…and now she wants to kill him.
- Kuroyukihime bath scene!
- Scarlet Rain is the second Red King.
- Yup, she is indeed the Red King… How long Haru will be able to hold? Seconds?
- So we learn a little more about the past of Kuroyukihime and that she decided that all the burst linkers were her enemies.

FUNiOP

06-15-2012, 07:11 PM

In case it wasn't clear before, video games are serious fucking business. Actually the whole "not having an ending" thing is the reason I never really play MMOs. I've tried a few times in the past, but just knowing that there's no ultimate destination I'm striving toward kinds of takes away my motivation. And now they have to face the Yellow King! If only they had two Kings on their side! Oh wait...

ookamigirl

06-16-2012, 10:48 AM

Haru was kinda liking that he had two girls around him ^^
Chiyu as Burst Linker, good or not really?
Who knew master-protege link could be a double edged sword..
Niko isn't as bad as I originally though, she's more of a tsundere than anything else.
Unlimited burst in the huge Accel World... now that was very interesting.
Well.... they sure got surrounded pretty quick.

superdry

06-16-2012, 01:50 PM

Oh, the bickering between Niko and KYH is so cute and fun to watch. Haru being excited about having KYH and Niko around is amusing too.

And now they have to face the Yellow King! If only they had two Kings on their side! Oh wait...

Whatever the Yellow King had as a plan is probably going to backfire with Chrome Disaster around. Then, everyone will be fighting on the same side to bring down the monster. Three kings on Haru's side, then.

Damius

06-16-2012, 03:40 PM

- So, Kuroyukihime will meet Scarlet Rain… let’s see what will be the result.
- "Welcome home, Onii-chan!"
- Haru did you really think a mere key would stop Scarlet Rain from opening your door? Really?
- Just get out your house Haru…and let them discuss…
- Scarlet Rain real name is Yuniko!
- A too short cable again!
- Finally, we see Kuroyukihime’s avatar again. And for the first time Niko's one too!
- Kuroyukihime is staying over at Haru place…
- They broke Haru brain!
- Wait…. Kuroyukihime and Niko are bathing together and they are letting us watch Haru and his thoughts about that? Why? Why are they not letting us watch the real thing instead… No Haru at all needed here…
- Kuroyukihime in pajamas!
- Niko and Kuroyukihime sleeping together…

Niko sure is an awesome addition to this show. The best of this episode? How Kuroyukihime and Niko interact of course!

something

06-16-2012, 07:58 PM

Episode 8:

- There's no way his little sister could be that cute. Just sayin'. Anyway, yay for redhead twintail loli.
- Hidaka Rina~ Why is she always so cute? <3
- And simultaneously full of hate! Yay for very very very angry loli.
- Bathing Kuroyukihime! Much much better than bathing Haruyuki.

Still don't care about Haru. But at least there's a second interesting Burst Linker now. Well, Aqua Current too but I don't know how much we'll see her.

Fencedude

06-16-2012, 08:22 PM

Well, that got complicated rather quickly (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/06/16/accel-world-10/)

something

06-16-2012, 08:29 PM

Episode 9:

- Legion masters have an instakill ability over all their subjects. Uh, that hardly seems fair.
- Oh my real name? Kuroyukihime. I like to pretend that really is her real name and her parents are just big hippies.
- Ahaha, Taku tries to act serious and Red Loli just slaps him down.

- NIKO-TAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!
- Haha, Kuroyukihime gut-punches Niko-tan.

This should would be about 6,000 times better if you completely replaced Haru with Niko-tan.

something

06-16-2012, 08:55 PM

Episode 10:

- Oh. He lives in the same complex as Chiyu. Ooops.
- Chiyu better become a Burst Linker soon. Hinting at it and then not doing it would be total BS.
- I do want to find out just how much time players like Niko-tan or Kuroyukihime have spent in the accelerated world. If you can get 3 years of game in for one day in the real world... jeeze.

And some stuff. Whatever, just get Chiyu logged into Brain Burst!

Buckeye

06-16-2012, 10:58 PM

- Going to school together with KYH, certainly a lot more than Haru could ever bargain for.
- Until they meet Chiyu in the elevator.
- So Chiyu wants to be a Burst Linker.
- All Burst Linkers get to install the program once on another person it seems. A golden opportunity for Taku.
- So KYH is saying that her guardian did not get along with her.
- Niko sure can kick.
- It's off to Ikebukuro. In the accelerated world, that is.
- What's this? Unlimited Brain Burst is sure handy here. Forget about time limits.
- Flying with three Linkers hanging on must be so tiring.
- Something's not right here, being attacked too soon.
- So the Yellow King is behind this.

So a lot is going on in this episode, from Chiyu trying to become a Burst Linker to this operation to smoke out the Chrome Disaster with Yellow Radio and his gang interfering. And then there is that stuff about the guardian-protege relationship, and from the look of things KYH's guardian is Red Rider, which would explain why she killed the Red King since he knows her identity as Black Lotus and by taking him out, she could conceal her identity. The next episode should be great to watch now that something else is going on with the Yellow King.

strangefour

06-17-2012, 02:05 AM

-Goodbye Red King imouto. Bye-bee~
-Oh-hai kitty~
-Kitty wants to be a Bust Licker too.
-You can only give out a single friend-pass to Brain Burst? That's bad viral marketing for your game. But if you can only do it once tracking back to the person or persons who got the game first to find the source shouldn't be that hard.
-Ah Black Snow Princess's ex-boyfriend is now her greatest enemy. Nice that she also managed to trun the conversation into Haru reaffirming that he would never ever even think of fighting her. Heh heh heh. Haru is the perfect tool.
-Aww heartfelt moment of true emotion for lil Niko. Time to kick Haru's ass to cover it up.
-Haru speaks the truth. MMOs are infinitely boring.

-Celty? What are you doing here? And since when is red your color?
-Welcome to wonderful Ikebukuro. Watch of for occasional downpours of vending machines.
-Unlimited Burst. Welcome to the true Digital World you Digital Champions.
-Aww cute pose Red Imouto.
-Horrible long difficult low reward Burst Point grinding. This is MMO Hell.
-Looks like it's time to kill a skinny clown.

So Kuroyukihime is mentally in her 40s, probably.

Buckeye

06-22-2012, 02:20 PM

- Yellow Radio surely acts like a clown, using the tainted armor to draw out Niko.
- So there are treaty rules and a loophole that Niko failed to expose.
- Oh, those painful memories. Way to stop Black Lotus.
- Gotta retreat, but they are surrounded.
- Cyan Pile attacks, but wait. Why is the world spinning?
- So it's Radio's illusions at work, and down goes Cyan Pile to stall until the illusion wears off.
- Now it's Niko's turn with Haru to cover. Just blast everything from the crater, right?
- Wait, what happened to those missiles? A jamming signal?
- Not good. Radio's army stripping Niko's tank and Haru is being shocked to death.
- So all it took was a pep talk by Haru, and KYH is back.
- This is KYH's power: slicing and dicing everything that gets close to her.
- Time for a King's battle. Black Lotus vs. Yellow Radio.
- And just when the battle reaches its peak, Cherry Rook turns off the Radio.

This episode was really intense as it was an all-out war, and a nice visual treat. That Yellow Radio clown sure was someone I would not want to be friends with, as he uses all the trickery in the world to get his way. It's a great thing that he didn't last very long, and now the mission to stop Cherry Rook begins. It turns out there is something about KYH if she is still affected by the fact that she killed the first Red King and needed Haru to finally get over with it. And then there is Niko acting so sadistic when firing all those shots.

FUNiOP

06-22-2012, 03:52 PM

Kuroyukihime certainly was quite the villain, wasn't she? Anyway, all the heroes get to be really awesome in this battle, and although they struggle at first, they ultimately kick some major enemy ass. But another player appears!

Damius

06-22-2012, 07:35 PM

- Kuroyukihime is fixing Haru’s necktie in the elevator, Chiyu runs into them in the elevator… Both of them have the look…
- I want Chiyu to be a Burst linker as well.
- We now know what Niko really think of Kuroyukihime. Hehe.
- Yellow Radio was the one who planned all of it.

When will Chiyu enter the game?

HitokiriShadow

06-22-2012, 10:01 PM

Huh, so Brain Burst requires you to reach a certain level to activate the PvE option. And its not a one-on-one fight. I was wondering since they brought up their plan how they could team up against Chrome Disaster in a game that was (seemingly) one-on-one PvP only. This answers that.

So Yuniko didn't even know the previous Red King. Not only does she not hate Kuroyukihime for defeating them, she respects Kuro

Isn't Chii-chan still dating Taku? The show is doing the jealous childhood friend routine, but its awkward to do it when she's supposed to be dating another guy without anyone addressing this. Kuro in particular would be beating her over the head with this whenever these "situations" came up.

ookamigirl

06-23-2012, 11:52 AM

Haru and his team got ambushed.
That Yellow Radio guy sure was pretty annoying.
The flashback part was really interesting.
What Black Lotus did was really cruel, no wonder she is still bothered by it.
Yellow vs Red team.
Things were looking really bad for Red team...
Good thing Black Lotus got to her senses and saved the day.
Really really nice action this time.

superdry

06-23-2012, 08:13 PM

So, I was half-right with Yellow Radio appearing. Pretty tricky of him to use the armor of catastrophe to lure Niko. I thought he, at some point, though would be on the side of fighting with the heroes when Cherry Rook appears, but that doesn't happen and his death looks to be quick.

I do wonder why KYH still has regret over killing the old red king. Need more backstory.

Haru seemed to be mostly useless in the episode until our heroes got the upper hand. It's like he hasn't learned much playing the game this whole time. I don't know if it's his fault or partly KYH, Taku's fault not teaching him stuff. Maybe all these high level battles aren't helping either.

I'm still glad everyone else is pretty fun and interesting.

This type of episode is something one should watch from a proper encode; not some shitty web-stream. Large amounts of movement plus dark colors is not fun to watch with all the artifacting going on.

something

06-23-2012, 08:50 PM

Episode 11:

- A character that looks like Yellow Radio has to be Ishida Akira. Of course.
- Hahaha oh wow, THIS (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t299/anon09876/AccelWorld-11UTW21-38-21.png) is why Yuniko = best character. I like her so much better than anyone else in the cast right now.

Fucking hell that was by far the best episode of a show that so far had just been "decently watchable" for me. Absolutely incredible action, and I like that Yellow Radio was able to fight back for a while instead of just being one-shot by Black Lotus.

And fuck yes Niko you are the best.

strangefour

06-24-2012, 10:58 PM

-Yellow Radio vs Scarlet Rain. Heaven or Hell. FIGHT!
-Red Rider was a cowboy Saber Rider (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj6aGmyAYx8).
-Death by hugs causes Princess Black Snow to faint? Damn clowns.
-"You don't deserve to tell me your name!"

-Retreat? Red King doesn't know the meaning of the word.
-"Minions. ATTACK!" Minions get slaughtered (http://i50.tinypic.com/25su2i8.jpg).
-Haru is a Newtype.
-Black Lotus's nap is over. It's murder time (http://i46.tinypic.com/b3ocn9.jpg).
-Level 9 battle is brutal.
-Oh right. Totally forgot the monster we came here to kill.

Thank you for saving this series Niko. It was teetering on skippable until you came along. Red King rules!

Fencedude

06-24-2012, 11:21 PM

What does Scarlet Rain want?

MORE DAKKA (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/06/24/accel-world-11/)

HitokiriShadow

06-25-2012, 11:39 PM

Fuck yeah, we finally get to see Black Lotus kick some ass.

Along with Scarlet Rain, who got a lot more time in the spotlight in this fight.

One of them sort of apologizes to her opponents for needing to relieve them of their limbs. The other revels in their destruction. No surprises on which is which.

Buckeye

06-29-2012, 02:21 PM

So previously, Cherry Rook shows himself in the heat of a big battle between kings.

- So this guy is eating Burst Linkers for lunch. Really scary.
- Yellow Radio's illusion sure came in handy. He barely escapes with his army.
- Something's not right with Haru. Gotta stay motivated.
- Hey, watch where you're shooting that thing, Niko!
- Talk about a bad time for a betrayal.
- So Cherry Rook is Niko's guardian. Can't stand to shoot.
- Turns out Niko misunderstands life much more than Haru does.
- Cherry Rook can fly? Nah, just imitating Spider-Man.
- How to defeat him? Get threaded and kick him from way up high.
- And Cherry Rook is finally put out of his misery by Niko.
- No wonder Niko has been a brat all this time: she is an abandoned child and can't trust anybody.
- I knew it. Taku is still standing.
- The field has changed from a city to a forest.
- Did someone say I'm hungry? Haru must have imagined it.
- Now how to get shot by a muzzler in the sky? Watch the gunner, not the gun.
- And Niko is staying over once more.
- So it turns out Cherry Rook was moving away and wanted a quick solution to getting stronger.

This is another great episode here, and it is a nice way to end the first half. We learn exactly why Niko has been acting the way she is: it turns out she was abandoned by her parents and the only person she could trust was Cherry Rook. When he went berserk, then her life went down the tubes. But now that Haru has knocked some sense into her that it could mean a great change in her. It seems that there is something between her and Haru's mother, and I am thinking that she has been adopted into her family or something. In the next episode, it looks like Chiyu will become a Burst Linker and a new foe emerges.

superdry

06-29-2012, 03:40 PM

http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-10428.html

I looked at the link from something's post in the Saki thread and noticed Accel World stuff (scroll down a little bit). Looks like Dengeki is not done bundling KYH stuff with their magazines.

The image shows a pillowcase that will be bundled with the September issue of Dengeki G's Magazine.

What a tease! Looks like the upper-half for a dakimakura.

FUNiOP

06-29-2012, 08:45 PM

Some exciting stuff happening. The arc finishes up in an epic fashion befitting the past several episodes leading up to it, but not all is well. The Armor of Catastrophe seems to be attached to Haruyuki without him knowing it. That will definitely be an interesting element of the plot for the rest of the series. Plus, with this out of the way, it's finally time for Chiyu to become a Burst Linker! That should be fun.

ookamigirl

06-30-2012, 08:04 AM

Black Lotus vs Cherry Rook/Disaster!
Scarlet Rain's sudden change of heart was surprising, but not unexpected.
She was lucky to have such good friends who'd take her side even if she was acting like a complete brat.
Silver Crow wanted to be the hero, but just ended up in a heap of trouble which he luckily managed to get out of.
So the problems with Disaster are no more, or? Guess we'll see about that remnant hitchhiker thing.

superdry

06-30-2012, 04:52 PM

Fencedude

06-30-2012, 10:16 PM

YUUNIIIIKOOOOOOO (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/06/30/accel-world-12/)

Hhhhhnnnggggg

Buckeye

06-30-2012, 10:25 PM

The Armor of Catastrophe seems to be attached to Haruyuki without him knowing it.

I have to wonder what they'll do with that. Will Haruyuki be the character to contain the armor, be the first person to use it properly or will it somehow end up on another Burst Linker.

I'm thinking that the armor is a virus and is meant to corrupt those who are power-hungry. As it was stated in the episode, Cherry Rook accepted it thinking that it will make him this unstoppable machine but resulted in him going berserk. Since Haru got it without knowing it that I think that with his effort focused on getting rid of it for good that he will somehow contain it.

HitokiriShadow

07-01-2012, 12:23 PM

Oh god, Niko was just adorable at the end.

The Niko/Cherry Rook situation gets an interesting twist: Cherry Rook is her Parent. And Cherry Rook is Spider-Man.

Then the Calamity Armor sneaks into Silver Crow without anyone noticing.

HitokiriShadow

07-01-2012, 12:24 PM

The Armor of Catastrophe seems to be attached to Haruyuki without him knowing it.

I have to wonder what they'll do with that. Will Haruyuki be the character to contain the armor, be the first person to use it properly or will it somehow end up on another Burst Linker.

At some point his need for power will activate it and while its possessing him, he'll discover some secret about its nature, come to understand it or something, which will purity it and either let it rest in peace or turn it into a power up for Silver Crow.

something

07-01-2012, 07:20 PM

Episodes 12:

Not much to say about this episode except yaaaaaay Niko again. Guess we'll be hearing from the cursed armor again, though I wonder if it'll be the final boss of the second cour, or if we'll deal with it sooner. I was kinda hoping it would be over and we'd move to something else.

strangefour

07-02-2012, 10:11 PM

-CASSHERN KOROSU!!
-Oh for craps sake. Don't go back to full pussy mode now Haru.
-"I won't abandon you no matter what." Hehehe. Man, I really do hope KYH plans on betraying Haru in the end to reach her ultimate Level 10 goal just for the shock turn of all of her melodramatic dialog.
-Hell yeah Scarlet Rain! Trust no one.
-Damn it Scarlet Rain! Don't be a sullen child.
-Haru go "make friends."
-Uh wouldn't it be helpful to carry Niko withyou after the escaping black hulk? Stupid Haru.

-SPIDER-HULK (http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=94711729058%2070)! Hehehehe.
-AHAHAHAH! Oh shit this is fantastic. I was talking on IRC with a big Spider-man fan before about how sometimes Spider-man will websling with no visible buildings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4HQn6rsJ38) and how the heck that work, "He swings off birds." Now Black-Spider-Hulk is webslinging off what amounts to metal bird.
-GET OVER HERE!
-SKY SCRAPING RIDER KIIIIICK!
-Niko. :cry:
-Oh Taku isn't ingame dead. Huh.
-Teh heck? Did a Game Cube just arrive in Mainframe? Protect the binomes!
-Huh. KYH doesn't sneak the Clamity Armor. I'm shocked.
-Scarlet Tsunderain.

Best episode yet. Great fighting. Great emotions. Great Spider-Hulk. Scarlet Rain you have brought so much awesome into this show thank you.

Buckeye

07-06-2012, 02:23 PM

- Chiyu, welcome to the Accelerated World.
- Araya strikes back, in his dreams that is.
- Chiyu's dream world full of cushions is a much better place.
- It's a new year, and Haru, Chiyu, and Taku are together in the same class.
- So Chiyu is Lime Bell, and she's a healer.
- KYH is off to Okinawa for 10 days. And that leaves just Haru and Taku for this week's territory battles.
- A mysterious freshman named Nomi appears.
- Nomi apparently used Brain Burst, but Haru can't see him as one. Something is up.
- And Nomi crushes Taku in kendo.

So a brand new chapter begins, and this one is centered around Chiyu while KYH leaves the story for awhile. While Chiyu has a cool avatar, she is someone who would be crushed in a one-on-one battle. Then there is something strange about that Nomi guy with the way he wiped his hand after touching Haru. Not to mention reading Taku like a book. It's another solid episode, though it will not be quite the same with KYH gone for the next few episodes.

FUNiOP

07-06-2012, 03:23 PM

All kinds of new big things to set up this second half. Chiyu becomes a Burst Linker, and she turns out to be a white mage, which there have somehow almost never been in the history of Brain Burst, save for one no longer among us and one current king (there aren't too many left that we haven't seen fight, so it should be narrowed down soon). Kuroyukihime is off for a while and leaves things in Haru's hands, but there's a mysterious new Burst Linker who can somehow hide his presence.

bear

07-06-2012, 10:03 PM

Did KYH just detect Chiyu or did she get a vibe on Nomi?

I'm still not sold on KYH being Haru's "one and only" . Her possessiveness seems more like a warlord demanding fealty than a lover.

and it seems obvious that Chiyu really wants Haru over Taku or, at least, wants both of them.

This show is still head and shoulders about anything I've seen so far in the new season.

superdry

07-06-2012, 10:08 PM

Cjhiyu's duel avatar is really cute. I like the design. I had a feeling she would be a healer when I saw it...at least it turns out my hunch was right. That's big news too. I found it amusing she was having a blast while in that faux-duel.

The mysterious new student (at least he's not a transfer, right? haha) intrigues me - who exactly is he and how is he related to being a burst linker.

So, KYH is going to Okinawa on a school trip - beach episode soon? I've seen too many pictures of her in her bikini and I really want to see her animated in it.

Did KYH just detect Chiyu or did she get a vibe on Nomi?

Curious about that too.

ookamigirl

07-07-2012, 11:01 AM

No more nagging from Chiyuri.
She's a part of their world now.
Taku, Chiyuri and Haru in the same class, that's pretty cool.
Her Lime Bell avatar is pretty nice and she's totally loving it.
Being healer type seems to be a dangerous thing, but very useful.
So a new mystery student, Nomi appears...

Damius

07-07-2012, 03:43 PM

- So that is how Kuroyukihime killed the previous Red King… Not a good timing for everyone to see it.
- Niko expressions were so awesome.
- Kuroyukihime wakes up.
- Was nice to see some Niko and Kuroyukihime fighting. I hope they will fight together more.

bear

07-07-2012, 04:03 PM

Taku, Chiyuri and Haru in the same class, that's pretty cool.

I wonder if KYH/Taku had something to do with that.

Damius

07-07-2012, 07:28 PM

- It was quite nice to know more about Niko in this episode.
- The little discussion between Kuroyukihime and Niko was too short, we need more of them.

I wonder how long they will take before talking to us about the cursed armor again.

HitokiriShadow

07-08-2012, 10:43 AM

YES! Chiyuri becomes a Brain Burster! And we get to see Chiyu in her VR catgirl form for the first time since.... episode 1? I think we might have seen her at one other point. But geez, its been a long time.

Lime Bell is cute. Chiyu learning the game was hilarious. She was having way too much fun there. I was briefly wondering if they were going to go an "Oh god, we've created a monster" direction with her, but if they are, it doesn't look like they're doing it at the moment.

Kuro's appearance was minimal, but there were a few nice moments with her and Haru, particularly the whole "You belong to me, I won't let anyone else have you" thing while she caressed his face. I still love Kuroyukihime, but I feel the show just is not making good use of her.

Buckeye

07-13-2012, 05:19 PM

- Having pizza from the freezer for dinner? Try Chiyu's mother's lasagna.
- New opening!
- So there is the Physical Burst, not quite what KYH used to keep Haru out of danger, but useful for cheating in sports.
- Haru wants videos of KYH from the trip to Okinawa.
- So Nomi has an older brother that is his guardian? Something's not right since he would be too old.
- Time to follow Nomi around. Trail leads to the showers.
- Whoa! Haru became a pervert in an instant. Good thing he ran into Chiyu and not another girl.
- So Nomi can scramble one's visual senses. No wonder Haru went the wrong way.
- Don't tell Taku about this, or you're dead meat.
- Time for Haru and Nomi to get down to business.
- So Haru has to become Nomi's servant or else he will spread the video about Haru entering the girls shower. That's dirty.
- Chiyu heard it all and will defend Haru, but Nomi is one step ahead of that.
- And the boys get into a fistfight, with Nomi winning.
- Time for a duel. And with that, the episode ends with a new ending.

Nomi sure is an evil mastermind. At least with Yellow Radio he only does all that in the game, but with Nomi it spills over to the real world. I am thinking that he is some sort of hacker or something since if he were detected, his grand scheme would have been foiled from the start. It seems like he knows what move Haru and the others were going to make, and he is out for blood. The duel in the next episode should say a lot of things, as it looks like he has something up his sleeve thinking that he can easily beat Silver Crow, something that nobody would ever suspect.

As for the new OP and ED, I like the new animation sequences better, but the first theme songs are better than the new ones.

ookamigirl

07-14-2012, 03:30 AM

So they discovered a new burst linker at their school.
Nomi seems to be using physical burst.
Taku was down about loosing to Nomi just 'cause he played fair.
Abusing that power is against the rules, but... it's also very tempting.
Haru's little detective play just got him played by Nomi and in trouble in girl's showers LOL
Nomi sure is a piece of work. He's totally obnoxious.

bear

07-14-2012, 05:44 AM

Nomi knows a hell of a lot about Burst Linking. How did he know who were the other Burst Linkers in the school? I thought that was not something that was easy to find out.

superdry

07-14-2012, 01:18 PM

I really hope our heroes are able to give Nomi a serious beatdown. He really deserves it and to lose Brain burst. I really do not like people like him.

In lighter news, I found it amusing that what Haru requested from KYH on the trip sorta backfired. At least he gets to see local cuisine. Haha.

HitokiriShadow

07-14-2012, 08:49 PM

There was a distressingly low amount of Kuroyukihime in the new OP. At least there were several other additional cute girls in it, but I'm annoyed that Taku got far more attention than she did.

This show is severely abusing the "here's this gameplay mechanic or other important information that we just didn't tell you about yet" thing. It did it several times in the previous arc and its already doing it again with this Full Burst thing. At least they kiiiiiinda sorta try to justify it, but its a pretty weak justification. But that's more than I can say about the previous arc.

At this point, I'll gladly take some cliched shower room antics. At least in this aspect the show does it a lot better than most shows. There was a plausible reason and both characters acted reasonably given the circumstances.

Anyway, Noumi is a top class asshole. Having something resembling a real villain is nice and it will be nice to see him get smacked down. While I'm enjoying where the arc is going, despite the show removing Kuroyukihime, I feel that its not really doing anything to fix the show's larger problems.

Fencedude

07-14-2012, 09:04 PM

I'm finding this arc to be...Irritating (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/07/14/accel-world-14/)

something

07-15-2012, 02:28 AM

Episode 14:

- "My future husband" Yeah, she ain't talking about Takkun there.
- New OP, I'll probably skip it. Also lol spoilers. Well, I'm guessing nobody they show as Burst Linkers is intended to be a surprise though.

- Chii-chan PUNCH! She has no time for moping around. <3 you, Chii-chan.
- Haru thinks he;s being clever and ends up with a food diary. No Kuroyukihime bikini for you!
- Haru makes a point of saying the attachment really large, then it just ends up being two photos. Some meaning there?
- I don't think you were made for stealth, Haru.
- ...Is Haru blind? He specifically looks at the signs, then goes into the girls' showers anyway. >_>
- But heeeeeey whatever we get naked Chiyu out of it. And Haru sees eeeeeeeeevertyhing. Oh god Chiyu why are you so stupidly hot?
- Ohhhhhh. Okay. He's shown specifically looking at the signs because they get switched on him. Heh.
- But who cares about that, AMAZING SIDEBOOB. How is there so little Chiyu fanart? So cruel.

- Yep, the other photos has the virus, hence why so large.
- Oh like hell, Chiyu could have kicked his ass black and blue.
- Congratulations Noumi, you are incredibly boring.

WHERE IS MY NIKO!? GODDAMNIT. I don't give a shit about Noumi, he's a terrible character in every way. The only good thing about this arc is screen time for Chiyu. And her boobs. Oh god, her boobs.

Oh and this ED is hilarious.

Damius

07-15-2012, 01:33 PM

- Chiyu is now a Brain Burster! About time.
- Chiyu is a catgirl, love it!
- Lime Bell is cute. No doubt she loves the game.
- So she is a healer. And healers sure are rare...
- Kuroyukihime is going to Okinawa… I sure want to see her on the beach in a bikini!
- Who is the new student?

bear

07-15-2012, 04:32 PM

Episode 14:
"My future husband" Yeah, she ain't talking about Takkun there.
.

Yeah, notice which side of the table she's sitting on. It ain't next to Taku and I think he knows the real score just from the look on his face. I'm starting to feel sorry for him.

Buckeye

07-20-2012, 01:38 PM

- So Dusk Taker is Nomi's avatar, and he is about to take something precious.
- Something's not right here. There is no way Dusk Taker would just take hits like that without a plan.
- And his killer move is activated, stealing Silver Crow's wings.
- Haru and Chiyu sure are out of it.
- Talking with Taku wasn't going to help. After all, Nomi did say to keep quiet about it.
- Wandering the streets, Haru would challenge anyone.
- And the opponent, Ash Roller in the Bitter, err, Rough Valley of Shibuya.
- Something's not right. One hit like that should have been easily shaken off.
- So Ash learned to fight without his bike. Maybe Haru could do the same without his wings.
- It's up a tall tower on Ash's bike.
- And we meet Sky Laker, a retired Burst Linker and Ash's guardian.

Nomi has really done it and it is pretty clear that he is doing something illegal since none of tricks would not have worked unless he did some hacking. And then there is his Burst Linker that does the same thing as he does in the real world, and that is using a trick to win rather than fighting head-on. After all that, Haru thinks that throwing in the towel on Brain Burst would be the way to end his problems, but he is getting help from Ash Roller, the first opponent he defeated. Seems like after Ash found a way to fight without his trump card that Sky Laker will help get Haru back and put that sleazeball Nomi in his place. But for now, Haru is turning to someone else for help now that KYH is away and the rest of his friends are being targeted as well.

ookamigirl

07-20-2012, 02:58 PM

Dusk Taker vs Silver Crow.
That guy is no burst linker, he's just a leech.
Arita took the loss of his wings pretty badly..
That whole thing was really pathetic.
Nomi came, he saw easy prey and he conquered without breaking a sweat.
He doesn't play fair. He's arrogant, but he is also very resourceful.
Well, at least his first opponent Ash cheered him up a bit.
Who knew that guy would help him out.

FUNiOP

07-20-2012, 03:09 PM

Sky Raker! Voiced by Aya Endo! This is all very exciting! I'm going to choose to only acknowledge this part of the episode! I can only assume the following episodes will have to be much better due to her involvement. Why is this not Sword Art Online?

superdry

07-21-2012, 12:55 AM

Episode was absolutely terrible until the end.

Nomi really deserves the biggest beatdown possible. Everything about him I despise and it seems like he's invincible - the show keeps adding stuff to make it seem so. I was thinking it would be possible to ambush him with a bunch of guys to kick the shit out of him, but then I remembered he uses that special ability that would give him an advantage. I can't remember the last time I wanted to see a character just get beyond fucked up.

Haru was a whiny little bitch - understandable, but it seems like hasn't raised his self-esteem through all this time playing the game and being with KYH, Taku and Chiyu.

I did like that Ash Roller had a much larger speaking role. He's a pretty cool dude and I like his idiosyncratic speech.

Introduction of Sky Laker was nice, but I just want this arc to be over with as fast as possible because I cannot stand Nomi.

HitokiriShadow

07-21-2012, 01:13 AM

Christ, what an incredibly irritating episode.

I do like how Ash the skull biker has become a friendly rival for Haru though.

And I think I figured out what's going on with Noumi. Should be have been obvious last time but I didn't think of it until Haru and Taku were in Haru's apartment and I remembered the thing about local networks and the whole little issue that led to him fighting Ash the first time. Noumi seems to have disabled his wi-fi connection or at least the Brain Burst from being able to use it.

Buckeye

07-21-2012, 06:30 AM

Episode was absolutely terrible until the end.

Nomi really deserves the biggest beatdown possible. Everything about him I despise and it seems like he's invincible - the show keeps adding stuff to make it seem so. I was thinking it would be possible to ambush him with a bunch of guys to kick the shit out of him, but then I remembered he uses that special ability that would give him an advantage. I can't remember the last time I wanted to see a character just get beyond fucked up.

While Haru was going to go through all that turmoil at some point, I would have rather seen it be the result of something else rather than through Nomi's evil schemes. At least with Yellow Radio and other baddies in the Brain Burst, they carry their evil schemes only on Brain Burst. But with Nomi, not only is he trying to do that, but also get the players into trouble in real life for something he is responsible for and gets away with it. I definitely hope that this arc ends soon since Nomi is a sleazeball that I want to punch in the face and that KYH is not present.

bear

07-21-2012, 09:46 AM

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who found this episode hard to watch. I kept wanting to fast forward through it. (side thought: could Chiyu's ability be related to how they're going to overcome Dusk Taker?)

Haru's actions towards Taku were despicable. The context of their discussion implied that Taku wasn't actually dating Chiyu at the present time. That explains the scene where she's sitting next to Haru instead of him and his standoffish nature towards her. My opinion of him has really jumped up. After what he said to Haru. And Haru did deserve to get his ass kicked.

The part with Ash, at least, wiped the bad taste out of my mouth. He obviously cares about the game and loves the competition. His actions towards Haru and his devotion to his guardian totally changed my opinion of him. His guardian was...interesting (and a beautiful avatar). Her previous names and the wheel chair are going to make for an interesting backstory.

Damius

07-22-2012, 02:42 PM

- Chiyu please don’t say that you are possibly cooking for your future husband… you are way too good for him.
- Doing something about Noumi? Get rid of him.
- Why is Haru going to the Girls’ shower?
- Well, well Chiyu boobs!
- Oh, ok it was a visual electronic masking.
- Chiyu, you look way too hot!
- Chiyu, it would be impossible to not recalling memory of you…
- I hate Noumi more and more…

I hope they won’t take more than the next episode to get rid of Noumi.

Damius

07-22-2012, 02:44 PM

WHERE IS MY NIKO!? GODDAMNIT. I don't give a shit about Noumi, he's a terrible character in every way. The only good thing about this arc is screen time for Chiyu. And her boobs. Oh god, her boobs.

I miss Niko too. And thanks to Chiyu, I will remember her from this episode instead of anything else. I hope there is more fanart of her at this point.

something

07-22-2012, 04:58 PM

Episode 15:

This.
Arc.
Is.
Terrible.

Seriously what the hell Accel World. Just when you were starting to really get me interested, you throw up this brick wall of failure. Naomi is terrible. Make it stop. Make it stop.

Buckeye

07-27-2012, 01:40 PM

- Sky Raker came close, but couldn't fly.
- So she asked to have her legs cut off on purpose.
- Time for an extreme training exercise. Silver Crow goes falling down.
- He's gonna climb up. The wind didn't get him, but the change of field did.
- Now how to climb up a steel pillar? Can't climb up the same way.
- Slowly but surely, he is cutting it.
- Some letters and food from Sky Raker from above, and they pave the way.
- Now he's climbing.
- Not another field change! But wait, he has a new power to finish the climb.
- So KYH was the one who cut her legs off and is a close friend.
- And Haru meets Sky Raker in the real world.
- So Sky Raker in real life is walking on prosthetic legs.

After having to suffer through watching Nomi being the sadistic jerk that he is, here is a great episode to get away from it all as Haru developed a true friendship with Sky Raker (and yes, Viz corrected this in the subs). She is really something to be able to care for those around her. Now that Haru has learned how to fight without his wings, it's time to put Nomi where he belongs in the next episode. And it will also show KYH in Okinawa as well.

ookamigirl

07-27-2012, 02:09 PM

Who knew Ash would be willing to help him out.
Sky Raker gave him the brutal truth about his wings.
Looks like Nomi took more from Haru than just his wings.
Incarnate system seems like something that could make him fly even without wings.
Didn't know Silver Crow had a mouth.... interesting.
Silver Crow in training LOL if being pushed off a cliff could be considered that.
So... if you imagine it, you can do it.
Haru learned something valuable this time.
Nice episode without that annoying Nomi.

bear

07-27-2012, 03:34 PM

That made up for having to watch Nomi in the last ep. Sky Raker both in and outside of Accel World was wonderful. I hope we see more of her.

I have to admit that I was totally wrong about KYH. After what SR said she's is as wonderful a person as she seems. Which means her feelings for Haru are real (lucky dog). Notice that he seems to be the only one who doesn't believe in himself, regardless of how much they try to support him.

FUNiOP

07-27-2012, 05:00 PM

Our protagonist, the current closest to reaching the sky, goes to a rooftop to meet and train under the former closest to reaching the sky, who can no longer fly due to losing the legs that allowed that ability, being confined to a wheelchair, but is pretty slick in moving around in it, and also has a past connected to our female protagonist and main love interest of our main protagonist who she brought into this world. Our protagonist is put through some tough challenges by his new mentor, but as intended, this tests the ability to fly and to climb to the top of a tower, strengthening it in the process.

HEY WAIT!

That's Air Gear! This is Air Gear! I'm watching Air Gear right now!

Oh well. I like Air Gear, and a full episode of Sky Raker and no Nomi is welcome at this point.

Damius

07-28-2012, 02:37 PM

This series needs to:

- Kill Noumi.
- End this arc.
- Bring back Niko.
- Gives more screen time to Chiyu and Kuroyukihime.

something

07-28-2012, 06:54 PM

Please let this be the end of this arc. Please let this be the end of this arc. Please let this be the end of this arc. Please let this be the end of this arc. Please let this be the end of this arc. Please let this be the end of this arc.

Episode 16:

- Robot avatar amputees must protect their modesty.
- Day 2th. Yep.
- Day 3th. Well, one more and they'll have it right. I'm going to laugh so hard if we get "4rd" or something.
- Day 4th. Congrats.
- Oooh Sky Raker is hot. Artificial legs and all.

Well that was... terribly boring. But it's wasn't offensively, outrageously awful like the past few episodes, so hey, that's progress!

Buckeye

07-28-2012, 09:52 PM

This series needs to:

- Kill Noumi.
- End this arc.
- Bring back Niko.
- Gives more screen time to Chiyu and Kuroyukihime.

This arc should be over after episode 17. After all, there is still the arc with the twins that will probably follow. Overall, this arc is tough to watch with KYH gone and Nomi causing the worst possible havoc.

Damius

07-30-2012, 07:49 PM

Well, I'll remember just two tings about this episode:

1. Sky Raker is hot!
2. No Noumi was wonderful.

HitokiriShadow

07-31-2012, 12:43 AM

Whaddaya know, that was actually a sorta decent episode. Mainly because of Sky Raker, but still. It also let me more or less ignore the shitty arc its a part of, so that was a big plus. No Noumi at all, thank god.

Oh, and now they mention a shop off-hand. Something else that seems pretty damn important that the show has never explained at all prior to this.

Buckeye

08-03-2012, 01:32 PM

- Back in school and ready to take down Nomi.
- What's this? A direct link.
- And Haru is speaking to a live video of KYH, live from Okinawa.
- There's something about Nomi's test scores.
- Taku challenges Nomi. His hunch was right: he did use Brain Burst to cheat on his exams.
- Somehow, Nomi knows about the incarnate system.
- Taku is down, and Haru is begging. He is definitely up to something since he wouldn't just do it like that.
- And it's a surprise attack, but Nomi is showing what he can do.
- Great strategy, but Dusk Taker, you gotta be the only one who can fly.
- Gale Thruster is unleashed, and now it's even.
- Nomi isn't just fighting Haru, he is also fighting Taku, too.
- And Nomi is down, and out...
- Wait, why the heck is Chiyu healing Nomi? His tricks didn't work on Haru and Taku, but Chiyu fell for it.

Things were going well with Haru and Taku beating up Nomi, and then Chiyu shows up healing Nomi having bowed down to Nomi's threats. That last scene was just sickening to see and now the arc with Nomi continues. But it looks like the next episode will be a break from all that as it looks like it is going to focus on KYH and Megumi in Okinawa rather than back at school.

ookamigirl

08-03-2012, 03:23 PM

Kuroyuki's greeting's from the beach really brought some color into Haru's cheeks.
Cyan Pilve vs Dusk Taker in the middle of P.E.
Taku fighting to get Silver Crow's wings back was not a good idea.
I still think they are not strong enough to take him on without Kuroyuki.
It was pretty cool watching Silver Crow vs Dusk Taker.
Nomi sure had a lot of aces up his sleeve.
That Gale Thruster made a lot of difference, but Taku's assistance did the trick.
OMG, is Chiyu a traitor now or what?? That was a shocker!

FUNiOP

08-03-2012, 04:10 PM

I was ready to be happy about Nomi being out of the picture after a brutal beat-down and getting to move on to something new, with Kuroyukihime coming back and some new characters showing up, who couldn't possibly be as bad as Nomi, and possibly more of Sky Raker and Aqua Current, at least eventually. But then Chiyu showed up and healed him. Goddammit.

superdry

08-04-2012, 10:07 AM

Well, I'll remember just two tings about this episode:

1. Sky Raker is hot!
2. No Noumi was wonderful.

Definitely. Sky Raker is not only hot in RL, but her avatar is really nice.

HitokiriShadow

08-04-2012, 10:18 AM

Yay, Kuroyukihime in a bikini.

Annoyingly, this arc isn't over yet. I didn't expect it to be throughout the episode, and Taku and Haru's "victory" chat pretty much screamed "premature" but I'm still annoyed we have to suffer through another episode with Noumi. I can only hope Kuroyukihime was somehow present and hiding around when the Battle Royale invite went out as well.

This arc better end with Kuroyukihime coming back post-haste after realizing something was wrong during her conversation with Haru, kicking Noumi's ass and then chewing everyone else out. Preferably after beating them around a bit as well.

something

08-05-2012, 06:12 PM

Episode 17:

- Kuroyukihime in a bikini, to soothe a little of the pain of this arc. Still prefer Chiyu sideboob though.
- Blah blah Noumi. Taku, you have a chance to not be useless, mind taking it?
- Nope. Taku is worthless.
- And just as we're almost fucking rid of this awful, awful character, Chiyu heals him up. If she's doing this because she's "upset they're taking a game too seriously" I'm going to scream.

::watches preview:: At least we get a fucking break and change characters for an episode. But that just means this arc has another week to go before we're rid of it.

superdry

08-05-2012, 08:27 PM

bear

08-05-2012, 09:35 PM

Yay, best part of the arc is seeing KYH in her bikini. Pretty much watched that and skipped all the Noumi shit until the end.

I can't stand him at all. Someone really needs to just give him a punch to the face in the real world after he loses brain burst.

At least next week is a more KYH focused episode.

Episode 17:
- And just as we're almost fucking rid of this awful, awful character, Chiyu heals him up. If she's doing this because she's "upset they're taking a game too seriously" I'm going to scream.

That's be absolutely terrible. I hope that's not the case and she did it out of fear of what Noumi could do to her in the real world.

No, no, no, no, no!!!!! Destroy the bastard, don't heal him! Take him down in the real world too. All she has to do is set it up and scream rape with Taku and Haru backing up her story. Just the threat should be enough but by now I want him destroyed and out of Accel World.

So he's second gen. Wonder what that's going to mean.

HitokiriShadow

08-05-2012, 10:36 PM

Episode 17:
- And just as we're almost fucking rid of this awful, awful character, Chiyu heals him up. If she's doing this because she's "upset they're taking a game too seriously" I'm going to scream.

That's be absolutely terrible. I hope that's not the case and she did it out of fear of what Noumi could do to her in the real world.

I'm pretty sure she did it because of the real world leverage Noumi would still hold over her and the damage he could do to a whole bunch of people with his locker room videos regardless of Haru and Taku defeating him here. As horrible as this arc has been, I have a hard time seeing it do something that massively stupid when there's a much better motive that seems obvious.... but sadly, the chance of that happening isn't 0%.

ookamigirl

08-10-2012, 02:28 PM

Kuroyuki Hime at the beach.
It's a nice change of scenery.
Even though she was a bit worried about Haru.
Guess this time we got to rest from Haru & Nomi stuff.
Focusing only on Kuroyuki and her Okinawan holiday.
Looks like she couldn't get a break from being a burst linker...
Things are getting interesting even in Okinawa.

FUNiOP

08-10-2012, 10:43 PM

So lol fuck the plot; Kuroyukihime school trip episode. Oh sorry, I mean arc. Well so much for this show progressing much further than the Nomi arc, if they're not only continuing it, but shoving a completely unrelated arc into the middle of it. But no Nomi is a good thing, I guess.

superdry

08-11-2012, 12:30 AM

Sweet, no Nomi and tons of KYH - loving her casual clothes. Megumi and the two kids were fun too. Of course KYH should have repaid Megumi with some hot sex after forgetting to buy her a present.

The nice thing is that this arc will continue which delays the inevitable - finishing off Nomi. Looking forward to the next episode.

Well so much for this show progressing much further than the Nomi arc, if they're not only continuing it, but shoving a completely unrelated arc into the middle of it. But no Nomi is a good thing, I guess.

Well this arc is a side-story from volume 10 of the novels. I think it makes to cover this since its happening at the same time as the Nomination arc and we get to see more of KYH pretty much by herself.

Buckeye

08-11-2012, 01:52 AM

- Let's take a break from Nomi and go to Okinawa.
- Forget boating. Even in Okinawa, Brain Burst is important.
- And if KYH sits out, so does Megumi.
- Time for some shopping, and for some Brain Burst.
- There are Burst Linkers even in Okinawa, but none as good as Black Lotus.
- So Ruka and Mana are meeting with KYH to make a request.
- They don't quite understand the unwritten rules, but now they need some help.
- About that present for Megumi, KYH forgot it.
- Next day, it is time to meet the master. Long time, no see Crikin.

While it is great to see an episode focusing on KYH, it comes at a time when the current arc remains unresolved, and a pretty irritating one at that. This show has been going downhill ever since KYH went off to Okinawa. It would not have been nearly as bad if it was a quick arc, and Nomi was defeated in the previous episode. But the fight with Nomi continues and with no resolution coming for a couple of weeks minimum, all while this arc plays out. At the pace this show is going, a second season is a must considering that I'm not expecting KYH's problem to be solved by the end of this season.

Damius

08-11-2012, 03:38 PM

At least next week is a more KYH focused episode.

I will enjoy that episode quite a lot I'm sure. It will be a good break. A break before the death of that guy I hope.

Damius

08-11-2012, 03:41 PM

- It’s finally here, Kuroyukihime in a bikini!
- Can you kill Noumi, Taku… Can you?
- No you can’t…
- He was almost dead…so WHY Chiyu heals him up? She fears that something can happen in the real world? Will they have to kill Noumi in the real world?

Fencedude

08-11-2012, 05:36 PM

Man, fuck this episode (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/08/11/accel-world-17/).

Fencedude

08-11-2012, 05:39 PM

Welcome to the Yurilated (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/08/11/accel-world-18/) World

HitokiriShadow

08-11-2012, 08:15 PM

Oh man, this episode was fantastic. Why can't every episode be this awesome? Oh, right, because the show insists on repeatedly minimizing Kuroyukihime's role. I can only hope the ED is an indication that the final arc will rectify that problem.

Anyway, Ruka and Mana are adorable. Boy, they both sure seemed to enjoy "plugging in" with Kuroyukihime and were quite impressed with her beauty upon meeting her. And I'm pretty sure Mana's "trance" makes her horny.

Megumi/Kuroyukihime heart-to-heart in the hotel room was really, really nice. ;_; Best emotional scene since.... fuck, since KYH sacrificed herself in the first arc.

Why is Kuroyukihime not the lead character? This episode just goes to show that this show would be so much better with her as the actual goddamn lead. Fucking male lead syndrome. Worse, unless this issue ties back to what's going on with Noumi, she pretty much made a point that she doesn't intend to go back and help with Haru's problem, whatever it is.

Also...
"We are all protagonists of our own life stories. ... well, her story is definitely closer to a real drama than mine."

I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THAT FROM YOU, HARUYUKI. The episode was mostly fantastic but man that line pissed me off.

something

08-11-2012, 10:41 PM

Okay Accel World, have some mercy on us and spare us one week from the unrelenting atrociousness of the Noumi Arc.

Episode 18:

- Ah, already an imrpovement. I'd prefer Chiyu in a bikini but Kuroyukihime is ubersexy too.
- Boob grab!
- Megumi is UBER-TOMATSU.
- Stop talking Haru. I don't even want to hear narration from you right now. I want to pretend this isn't even the same show I've been watching the past month or so.
- Oh my god I love Megumi. Make Hime squeal!

- We so better get Burst Linker Megumi. I'm guessing the OP has already shown it, but I usually skip the OP.
- And a duel. I want Megumi to be a Burst Linker, but not some player who has a grudge against Kuroyukihime.
- Oh my. These two poor poor girls. They have no idea who they just challenged.
- Heh. KYH didn't even need to try.

- Awwww, KYH has found some middle school fangirls. So cute.
- ...;_; Poor Megumi. She's so into KYH.
- Need more KYH/Megumi backstory! NEED IT NOW! Even if they're just building up to a generic "I only approached you to spy on you and then gradually came to like you" storyline, it's sooooo fucking cute. Megumi and KYH are already ten times the couple KYH and Haru would ever be.

- Heh, the fangirls make naughty noises when cabling.
- And, uh, Mana goes into a trance. o_O I kept thinking they were going to backstab KYH here.
- ::looks at runtime:: Oooh! Is this going to go for more than one episode? Fuck I hope so. I want Noumi over ASAP but this is too good to end in one ep.
- And of course KYH knows the guy.

Goddamnit AW. Why isn't this the next major arc instead? I'm guessing it'll end in one more ep, but at least it's more than one ep!

Also: so I'm guessing this arc runs 18-19, Noumi is finished off in 20, and then we have 21-24 for a final arc? I hope so, because if Noumi is seriously the final arc and it gets stretched all the way to 24 I am going to shoot someone.

HitokiriShadow

08-11-2012, 11:01 PM

Also: so I'm guessing this arc runs 18-19, Noumi is finished off in 20, and then we have 21-24 for a final arc? I hope so, because if Noumi is seriously the final arc and it gets stretched all the way to 24 I am going to shoot someone.

.... Better go get your gun, because apparently the Noumi arc is volumes 3 AND 4, and it seems volume 3 ended with the Chiyu healing Noumi cliffhanger. This and next episode are actually from a side-story from volume 10. Otherwise, they're going to have to cram all of volume 4 into 2-3 episodes and then volume 5 into the remaining 2-3. Every novel until now has had 5 eps, and volume 4 running from 20-14 would continue that trend.

something

08-11-2012, 11:19 PM

.... Better go get your gun, because apparently the Noumi arc is volumes 3 AND 4, and it seems volume 3 ended with the Chiyu healing Noumi cliffhanger. This and next episode are actually from a side-story from volume 10. Otherwise, they're going to have to cram all of volume 4 into 2-3 episodes and then volume 5 into the remaining 2-3. Every novel until now has had 5 eps, and volume 4 running from 20-14 would continue that trend.
Well, way to destroy a series. How in hell were this and SAO written by the same person? Did he only write Accel World vols. 3-4 while completely drunk?

God I hope this doesn't portend an equally ugly collapse for SAO down the line.

ookamigirl

08-17-2012, 02:55 PM

Well, Kuroyuki isn't bored at Okinawa.
Seems like she always finds someone to help.
Sulfur Pot.... remote access, back door & all that - it's a first!
Black Lotus & friends vs Sulfur Pot & Nick.
Megumi's sudden appearance sure raised a lot of questions.
Now that was a truly interesting battle.
Kuroyuki had a nice trip after all.

FUNiOP

08-17-2012, 06:10 PM

More Hiyama! In this, he's another cheater like our beloved Nomi, and he's got himself a dragon. The screw guy can actually turn into a ridiculously giant mecha, but even that isn't quite enough. Then, Megumi shows up, the spirit of one of the girls shows up, along with a book, reminding Megumi about an unsurprising past she had connected to this world. I guess that explains why she needed to have another cable; she must have somehow planned this. In-game, Megumi is kind of a magical girl, who shows up only to turn the field into an ocean, making screw guy sink, but the girls are made for water, and in it, they beat the cheating asshole easily, and Kuroyukihime gets the reigns. Megumi apparently remembers nothing. This episode introduces a whole lot of mystery and questions. Some of it seemed too contrived, but it has me extremely curious to see where all of this will go and whether or not they'll be able to prove me wrong.

superdry

08-18-2012, 02:00 PM

So, we get a giant robot and a magical girl in this episode. Awesome. The fight was pretty fun. Well, this little arc has been really fun and good distraction from the terribleness that'll probably continue next episode.

But, what? That was really bizarre that Megumi just appeared for that short moment during the battle with Sulfur Pot. I love her duel avatar though. I know the anime probably won't get around to explaining it, but I wonder if the light novels do - was Megumi a burst linker in the past? Does she not use it anymore? Is the program just dormant?

Thought: So, Crikin, gives the reins item to KYH and she doesn't know what to do with it. I wonder if it'll come in handy in the future, if and when, the armor of catastrophe takes over Haru. Reminds of RPGs, when you get some random item you think you don't need, but then it turns out you do need it for some quest in the future.

KYH's "hanyahh" when Megumi massages her is such a cute squeak.

BUt, why must this arc be episodes 18 and 19...if I actually want to buy the show just for these two episodes, I have to buy two volumes that sandwich the Nomi arc in-between them. Grr....

EmperorBrandon

08-18-2012, 02:22 PM

KYH's "hanyahh" when Megumi massages her is such a cute squeak.
Heh, yeah, I noticed she did that both this episode and last episode. Really love that reaction sound from her.

Damius

08-18-2012, 02:50 PM

Damius

08-18-2012, 02:52 PM

- Oh, wow I love Megumi already. She is fantastic! She is so cute!
- A challenge, Kuroyukihime is about to fight.
- It was a really easy win.
- Both girls asked to meet in the real world… I won’t complain they are so cute.
- Poor Megumi… ;_;
- Wow, what an awesome scene with Kuroyukihime and Megumi… Wow… Can we have a lot more of that?
- I want so much Kuroyukihime and Megumi to be a couple!

That sure was really good… We have one more episode of this? This is even better!

Damius

08-18-2012, 02:55 PM

Also...
"We are all protagonists of our own life stories. ... well, her story is definitely closer to a real drama than mine."

I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THAT FROM YOU, HARUYUKI. The episode was mostly fantastic but man that line pissed me off.

Why he had to say even a word in this episode... That narration was not needed at all...

Fencedude

08-18-2012, 08:51 PM

You know what? I'll bet I can rewrite Accel World's plot to make it much, much better.

How? well... (http://www.seaslugteam.com/2012/08/18/accel-world-19/)

HitokiriShadow

08-18-2012, 11:44 PM

Very nice episodes. Sadly, Kuroyukihime has to leave her adorable new harem members.

Worse, we have to go back to Noumi next week.

And why the hell did it take nearly 20 eps and sidestory material to see episodes truly starring Kuroyukihime like this?

Buckeye

08-24-2012, 08:21 AM

- So that's how Crimson Kingbolt ended up in Okinawa. His parents divorced and he ended up there.
- And a beast appears, having been tamed by Sulfur Pot.
- Just like Nomi, Sulfur Pot is using an illegal back door program to hide his presence, and to be in Okinawa remotely from Tokyo.
- Crikin is a Transformer. Pot, it's time you met your match.
- So the fire won't scratch him, but fire boosted by gunpowder will.
- Back in the real world, Megumi finds KYH sleeping with the kids.
- And making a magical girl entrance is Orchid Oracle. Magical Girl Megumi saves the day.
- Can't use fire when underwater. Time to bust this Pot.
- Sulfur Pot, that beast won't listen to you without that saddle.
- Crikin may have sunk, but he is still standing.
- Sulfur Pot's power-up might come in handy someday. Take it, KYH.
- Time to leave Okinawa.

With this, the side arc is finished and it is a very nice one that focuses on KYH, and Megumi as well. Seeing that there is a wave of cheating going on with the back door program that allows Linkers go be present on the Brain Burst program without being detected that it sets up the stage for something really big in the final episodes. It's good to see KYH getting more focus this time around, something that had been greatly lacking for most of this show, and especially during the Nomi arc. And after a nice break, it's back to the dreaded Nomi arc. The first half is awesome, but the second half has been terrible for the most part, and the only episodes that were nice are those without Nomi in them (and all but the last two minutes of episode 17). This arc is way too long and he doesn't seem like the type of person on some kind of conquest to justify all that screen time. Not to mention, all of this is happening with KYH out of the picture. Now if she were on the front lines with Haru trying to beat that douchebag into submission, it would be a much better story arc.

With the way this show is pacing, I could see the Nomi arc lasting two more episodes (all before KYH makes is back), and then the last three episodes will involve Yuniko and her kitty maid in some extensive capacity. I am thinking it will focus on the Chrome Disaster virus that found its way to Silver Crow, either that or it's something that has to do with the band of back door cheaters. Given how much left there is to tell and considering that the ultimate goal is to meet the Brain Burst creator, there needs to be a second season.

ookamigirl

08-24-2012, 03:39 PM

And we're back to Haru, Taku, Chiyu and Nomi.
Chiyu's betrayal sure was awful.
Losing Taku was the final drop.
Haru totally and completely lost it.
Good thing the time ran out.
Taku & Haru sure were baffled by Chiyu's decision and so was I.
That sadistic bastard Nomi really annoys me. He truly is very well made enemy.
I just don't like he's sick, twisted and sneaky ways.

FUNiOP

08-24-2012, 06:05 PM

Oh right, back to the plot. And there's that Armor of Catastrophe. Haru is far more likeable than he's ever been before. That's probably not a good thing. Next time, the return of Niko and the introduction of the maid. Things could be looking up, despite Nomi still walking around all smug.

superdry

08-24-2012, 07:41 PM

That was probably the best episode so far in this rather terrible arc.

Hey, look, Armor of Catastrophe is being activated by Haru's anger. Too bad the match had to end. I really wanted to see Noumi go down as fast as possible.

I have to wonder if Chiyu's reason to heal Noumi during the battle is actually true or not or she's being manipulated by him. Something is up - maybe she'll backstab Noumi later at a more opportune time? At least Haru seems to have some resolve now. Good for him - it should definitely help him during the upcoming battles.

But, FUCK YOU NOUMI. FUCK YOU! He fucks with Haru with that fake surveillance camera bullshit. At least Haru is taking it in stride and dealing with it. But, FUCK YOU NOUMI.

Next episode looks to be interesting with Niko appearing again which should be fun. Hopefully, Noumi is finally taken down and FUBARed, but probably will go on until episode 22.

bear

08-25-2012, 06:12 AM

I have to wonder if Chiyu's reason to heal Noumi during the battle is actually true or not or she's being manipulated by him. Something is up - maybe she'll backstab Noumi later at a more opportune time? At least Haru seems to have some resolve now. Good for him - it should definitely help him during the upcoming battles.

Noumi must have threatened her with something in the real world that she can't deal with. My assumption is that it must have been blackmail over Haru, that would have made things even worse for him than they are. I like how he's dealing with this knowing he's endured it before but now with resolve rather than fear.

Take what Taku and Haru are planning and add Chiyu possibly backstabing Noumi after he has let his guard down. That's one scenario.

HitokiriShadow

08-25-2012, 11:57 AM

There are some things here that could make for decent events or developments, particularly in Haru's character arc, but its allworthless because the entire arc is basically shit at this point.

The direction it briefly suggested it was going with Chiyu could be potentially interesting, with her choosing to ally herself with an enemy of Haru and Taku. But its terrible here because its Noumi and she's just getting in the way of this arc ending. And the show has pretty much said that its going to undo that potentially interesting development anyway, with all this stuff about how she wouldn't really do that and what her real reasons are.

At least we had a little bit of Kuroyukihime.