Jesus Christ How Horrifying (SAO crossover)

• ikamiru wrote on 2013-08-02 09:53

  Quote from Slayerj;1130674:

  ^^^
  
  And doesn't every anime rip off some other anime in some way without even meaning too? :l The same can be said for almost every show or movie or game or book even.

  
  
  It's like saying Shingeki no Kyojin and Pacific Rim are the same because the villians in both movies are huge.
  Yeah I guess Pacific Rim is totally a Shingeki no Kyojin rip off.
• Gensokyou wrote on 2013-08-02 09:57

  Quote from Froglord of DESTINY!!!;1130666:

  No one likes SAO because it was a .hack ripoff that catered to the mildly emo angst age group.

  
  
  I'd like to see your statistics. Because that's a pretty big statement.
• Chockeh wrote on 2013-08-02 10:06

  Quote from Froglord of DESTINY!!!;1130666:

  No one likes SAO because it was a .hack ripoff that catered to the mildly emo angst age group.

  
  
  I like SAO.
• ikamiru wrote on 2013-08-02 10:11
  I think pretty much anyone agrees that SOA and .Hack// are totally diffrent.
  If he is able to make such a statement he obviously hasn't watched the entire series.
  But aren't we going like totally off-topic?
  
  OnTopic:
  I really like the clothes in SAO
  I would really like to be able to make my own version of Kirito´s second outfit.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2013-08-02 12:44
  Btw, the SAO stuff was removed from the pack files during today's patch. It's not confirmed overseas yet. So basically, don't get your panties all up in a bunch yet until we see it overseas >.>
• Claudia wrote on 2013-08-02 12:54

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1130709:

  Btw, the SAO stuff was removed from the pack files during today's patch. It's not confirmed overseas yet. So basically, don't get your panties all up in a bunch yet until we see it overseas >.>

  
  
  boom, there we go
  
  nothing to see here folks take your rage elsewhere
• boonhobo wrote on 2013-08-02 13:54

  Quote from Froglord of DESTINY!!!;1130666:

  No one likes SAO because it was a .hack ripoff that catered to the mildly emo angst age group.

  
  
  Actually if you want to play chicken and the egg. Both stories were written around the same time and highly unlikely that either ripped each other off.
  
  SAO story was originally intended to be a submission into a contest for 2002, but the author decided against it because it exceeded the contest's length requirement.
  
  SAO was instead introduced as a web novel in early 2002 and .hack anime primer was also in 2002.
  
  Of course .hack being an anime got more coverage than a web novel (especially with the anime craze a decade ago in my area: Canada).
  
  The author wasn't recognize until 2008 when he/she wrote Accel World and won a contest with it. Finally the author is hot shit that greatly impressed ASCII Media Works the contest holders.
  
  ASCII Media Works was so impressed they requested the author to have his earlier work SAO published. The author agreed and now the SAO web novel is taken down and republish as a paper back novel in 2012.
  
  Apparently some chapters from the web novel are missing because they're "too raunchy" for the public. We lost explicit sexy time in the first volume :U (... I found the English translation... and LOL)
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Light_novels
  
  By the way both stories are interesting in their own way.
  
  For me...
  .hack//sign is emo escape reality and get stuck in game, but learn that there are people out there that care.
  
  SAO is more of a romance ish thing... I can't say much about it, I only watched up until SAO arc and read a bit of the translated light novel. The tentacles and unconscious molesting in the hospital... What's with this author and self sacrificial heroines that renders them unconscious and in hospital beds (read/watch both Accel World and SAO if you don't get what I mean)?
• December wrote on 2013-08-02 16:01
  Yeah. Whatever. I've already seen about 100 Kirito cosplayers in Mari.
  
  :smoke:
• boonhobo wrote on 2013-08-02 16:11

  Quote from December;1130745:

  Yeah. Whatever. I've already seen about 100 Kirito cosplayers in Mari.
  
  :smoke:

  
  
  -Images a room full of Kiritos shouting, "I AM KIRITO"-
  
  I AM SPARTACUS! <:U... I wish I made that eweca/ledeca helmet during the event.
• Sepia wrote on 2013-08-02 16:42

  Quote from December;1130745:

  Yeah. Whatever. I've already seen about 100 Kirito cosplayers in Mari.
  
  :smoke:

  
  
  o.O
  
  I don't think I've seen more than 5.....
• Murasaki wrote on 2013-08-02 22:59
  I actually don't mind the SAO outfit designs. The first half of that anime was okay.
  
  What I'm really hoping for is Nexon NA managing to sneak in modified versions of the character hairstyles, like they did with the Ano Hana styles.
  In case anyone is wondering what I'm talking about:
  This:
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/3SfYp.png]

  
  Is actually modified from this:
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/3Sg0P.png]

  
  

  [Image: http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSfQKZRFZfRUkvlXNEQU7Prdr5Cqbc9r_NXHv7YhbJ4HiSk1It_]

  
  
  Hell, they even sneaked in modified 2NE1 and Shakugan No Shana outfits.
  
  Accel World was far more interesting to me than SAO though. I don't see people talking about it as much. =(
  Is it because the protagonist wasn't OMG hawt?
• Yoorah wrote on 2013-08-02 23:28
  I was reluctant to start watching SAO because of its fanbase. Usually this is a pretty good determining factor for whether an anime is worth watching for me or not.
  Decided to give it a try anyway and I liked it. Then again, it was probably mostly because of the music composed by Yuki Kajiura. (.hack/sign also uses her music)
  Regardless, I think it's really dumb that people are complaining about the possibility of getting those outfits. xd
• Renzato wrote on 2013-08-02 23:50
  I don't care about what anyone says.
  
  I demand more Lisbeth in my life. Fantasy-life included...hehe.
• Blassreiter wrote on 2013-08-02 23:55

  Quote from Renzato;1130836:

  I don't care about what anyone says.
  
  I demand more Lisbeth in my life. Fantasy-life included...hehe.

  
  
  [S]I'd rather have her Blacksmithing Rank.[/S]
• Tarvos wrote on 2013-08-03 00:11

  Quote from Froglord of DESTINY!!!;1130666:

  No one likes SAO because it was a .hack ripoff that catered to the mildly emo angst age group.

  
  
  I wouldn't quite call it a ripoff, but they certainly share many similarities. Honestly, it's like comparing Gurren Lagann to Getter Robo. Unoriginal would be a better way to put it. (Gurren being the unoriginal one)
  
  You sure are right about the second part though.