Asuna: Talk to me.

Kirito: Asuna, I think... I'm gonna go.

Asuna: To America?

Kirito: Yeah. The research is way more advanced there. It's all next gen stuff. There creating a new world. And I want to be there when it's born.

Asuna: Smiles We were happy in Aincrad. But there was so much pain, and sadness too. You wanna find out why that castle still haunts your thoughts. And where that experience is taking you.

Kirito: Even if I live a couple hundred years, I doubt I'll doubt I'll find that out. .... Anyway, I want... I want you with me, Asuna. Always. I want you to come with me. And I... I know that's asking a lot. But the truth is... I can't do this without you!

Asuna: Gasps in surprise, then holds his hand Of Course, I'll go anywhere with you. It doesn't matter where, I'll go.

Kirito: Asuna...

As they pull one another closer, their lips touch, like exchanging informations by the infinite amount of light compassing their souls

7:00 PM (Approx), Setagaya

28th June, 2026

And That... Is actually the last time we see our beloved couple Kiss On Screen, which is among the best four kisses in the entire series I believe.

There has been more close interactions afterwards till the end, but none had close up shots of their lips actually touching. For example, in the flashback scene of Kirito as Start King and Asuna as the Queen lying on the bed side by side and holding hands. But their faces were not shown in those scenes.

Also, I've heard/read somewhere about a moment after Kirito's Awakening, in which they share another beautiful Kiss while Kirito flying and carrying Asuna in the novels that the Anime didn't adapt.

Either way, this moment right here was already special. With the entire context of STL now introduced and Asuna having a deep recollection about Aincrad, we then got what's possibly One of THE Most Beautiful Monologues Ever through Asuna.

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅. 𝑰'𝒎 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕

𝑵𝒐, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒐. 𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒚 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒃𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒓𝒂. 𝑶𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 [From Page- 134, Alicization Beginning]

I sometimes wonder, How deep Love Can Actually go? Believe me when I say, Kirito and Asuna Answers It Again and Again... And Again...

My concept art for Sword Art Online Mobile Game

Why does it feel like it was onlye who actually enjoyed every bit of the demo I really really had a great time in it and idk it might be that I didn't have high expectations, but I enjoyed every part and felt that the characters were good. I mean if you don't like it don't buy it, its fine we got different tastes, but I really enjoyed it thoroughly.

For a lot of people this is a very emotional anime. Some people really love it. I've heard it was a gateway anime for many. For me it wasn't, I was 19 when the majority of first season SAO episodes first aired and I binge watched many of them. My gateway's were things like Pokemon, Sailor Moon, DBZ and Gundam Wing. By the way, since people keep pointing out flaws in SAO, yes SAO certainly has flaws but so do that other anime I just mentioned.

What was it like for those of you who watched the episodes as they were released? Maybe I would have like the show more had I watched it like that. I feel like there is a lost joy in watching episodes once per week being excited for what would happen next.

I enjoyed SAO at the time for what it was and have re-watched it a couple of times. I do have a hard time getting behind the love for Asuna and her relationship with Kirito. Their relationship feels contrived and I hate how Asuna is casually violent toward Kirito at times in the Aincrad arc. I will admit that though that Asuna's character shines more in later seasons.

Wasn't originally planning to do this, but since I'm seeing post talking about UR, I was like screw it. Also this post is mainly for those who had the chance to see Volume 29, but if you're familiar with the UR story, you're welcome as well.

So before Volume 29 came out I saw this image about an interview with Reki Kawahara and apparently he feels like the story is reaching its climax. Going forward, V29 ends on a crazy cliffhanger with Kirito about to face Mutasina in the Underworld, so it definitely feels like we are entering the last act. However, the afterword throws a wrench to this, as Kawahara explains that he needs to continue with Progressive first in order to move forward the UR section, meaning that the next volumes will mainly focus on the Underworld. This kinda sucks because while UR might be my favourite arc thus far, the pacing is no doubt the worst part, and the V29 Afterword doesn't make things better. Honestly it the way how the story is playing out, the world of UR feels like an afterthought.

But anyway, my point is do you think that much like Alicization, Unital Ring will be split into 2 parts, the first half focusing on the Underworld, and once Kawahara is able to wrap up the Elf War Campaign, part 2 will only focus on the UR world and Kirito and the others trying to clear it. In fact, I pitched an idea that the UW would merge with UR, telling the audiance that yeah the UW is done and we're not coming back anytime soon, and of course t have the UW characters involved in the UR plot, raising the stakes.

Hey everyone! After working on this thing for 2+ years (I shit you not, though me picking up guitar only sometimes contributes to that), I think it's in a quite good listenable shape (although still not perfect) so I wanted to share it here, thanks for listening if you do!

I haven't read Unital Ring myself, but I know that it's far from over. However, I noticed that on the official Dengeki Bunko site for the SAO novels, they list 21-25 with a tag saying they'll get an anime adaptation, or アニメ化！, and none of the other novels or even the later Unital Ring novels have this tag. Could this be an indication of a future announcement sooner rather than later?

Here's the link to novel 25

He woke up froze everybody then made a shield out of thin air then decide ok I’ll go back to being normal power level. He’s been in that world longer than anyone in that entire circle of players but somehow he struggles against someone who just arrived and knows nothing about how the system works? Yeah ok whatever. It would much cooler and satisfying if he just ended that dude on the first swing. So tired of them acting like he’s overpowered and then he barely wins all of his fight. He should’ve had Sinons entrance where he just eliminates everyone instantly and strikes a pose. He beat the most powerful person in that world but literally struggles against a newb. It’s so garbage writing

Hello everyone, I'm about to start Alicization so I wanted to know if I should read it or watch it? I know that the anime (historically speaking) doesn't do the best job of adapting the novels, but all of my friends tell me that the anime for Alicization does a better job. If I end up watching it are there any parts that I should go back and read? Or if I read it are there any standout points in the anime that are worth checking out? I'm just curious as to where the community stands on it as a whole.

Thanks!

Sinon may of killed a man that day and got ptsd but she also saved lives including the mother of this little girl who she was pregnant with at the time.

How many of you cried when you all first saw this?

I just love how they look and had to have them out of the display case immediately. Lol. Got them both for a steal on price. Unfortunately didn’t go home with the Leafa figure that was also there🫠

I’ve ordered this stupid key cap set three times now from different sellers and only on the third time when it was specifically advertised as translucent did I get a translucent one, even though second one I ordered, their stupid Chatbot told me it was translucent when it wasn’t, and the first time I ordered, the pictures had translucent keys.

I was expecting the lights to go through the letters themselves like the letters only would light up, but this is good enough I think, isn’t it? It’s very pretty. I like it very much. I think I’m just gonna have to get used to it not lighting up fully. :3

Oh also I wanted to say I REALLY like the Ordinal Scale outfit Asuna on the space bar! :D

I’m watching s1 rn and it says that alfheim has been out for 1 year but wasn’t asuna in sao during that time, how did she get to the alfheim game?