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It was The first anime i watched when i was like 11 and LOVED it

I still love with all my heart the first 14 episodes. I think its a great idea

its kinda a confort show

I have A LOT of nostalgia for it

I love the first opening and its one of my favourite opening ever and im incredibly nostalgic for it, the first few seconds are one of the most recognizable notes from any opening

In my opinion its one of the most unique anime, it has an incredible idea and since i play games a lot i love it Even more

I remember being 11 and loving this show.

Even after rewatching it i still love it

Started on exactly April 1st and wanted to be caught up before Echoes of Aincrad released. Now here I am less than a week before my deadline. My thoughts kind of boil down to:

- Hollow Realization<Alicization Lycoris<Hollow Fragment<Fractured Daydream<Fatal Bullet<Lost Song<Last Recollection

- DLCs had good story for all the games which was nice

- Hollow Fragment (146 hrs) had a wonderful story and although the game is clunky and the grind is rough in it, i still ended feeling enjoyment and missing it later on.

- Lost Song (30 hrs) was good but pretty forgettable. It "Feels" like a side game the most. Story felt mostly inconsequential outside 2 characters being introduced. Somewhat janky flying controls but ive handled worse lol.

- Hollow Realization (111 hrs) had the best story and DLC by far. Almost everything was basically taken from Hollow Fragment but made so much better with QOL improvements and modernization.

- Fatal Bullet (60 hrs) had decent Combat but the Ally AI was so bad it was literally detrimental. Also the scaling of enemy health/dmg is laughably horrible, especially in the dlc.

- Alicization alycoris (113 hrs) had the best combat but the main games story was a sluggish (DLC Story made up for it however) little to no grinding since i did most of it throughout the story, which made thia much more of a fun platinum.

- FUCK Last Recollection (139 hrs), that game sucked so bad and I hated every second of it. Bloated HP values, ruined previous games combat, story as mostly boring except the final fight/cutscenes.

- Fractured Daydream (40 hrs) is somewhat boring and repetitive but the story and interactions + good gameplay made it not the worst.

Some extra fun little facts, I misjudged how long Last Recollection would take so I actually spent 100 hours on 7 other quick platinums thinking "I got time". Leading me to have to wake up at 5 am the last week or so to make sure I finished on time.

I think im ready to play Echoes of Aincrad now though at least lmfao

Feel free to use but lemme know when you use it!

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Underwhelming.

There are other 2 arts by Japanese artist but because they put stamp “repost is prohibited” I will not post here.

ACKNOWLEDGE TIESE or >!You are Cursed!!<

["To the future me,

It's been a long time since I've written in this dairy. These days I'm worried I'll forget what's happened to me since I came back to the real world. So, I'll write how I feel now in case I do.

I met Kirito four years ago, but I only remember the last two. The moments with him I can still remember are precious. Like Jewels. There's a good chance Ordinal Scale will make me forget things more and more. And that scares me. But as long as I can keep making new memories with Kirito, I should be fine.

My calendar says I'm supposed to go to the mountains in Saitama in a couple of days. To watch the stars with him. But I don't remember the day we made plans to go there anymore. I went back and read this diary and from what I can tell, Kirito said he wanted to give me some kind of present. I hope he'll forgive me for not remembering what. I want to get him something but since I'm not allowed to have a job yet, I'm going to use all my points and whatever I have saved to buy him a gift.

My Beloved Kirito. What'll I do if I forget him? What'll I do if I forget these feelings I have? And what if it turns out I can't make new memories with him? It scares me to even think about it.

I pray that the person I am tomorrow, doesn't forget the feelings I have for him now"] -Asuna's diary entry; 27th April, 2026

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[Kirito: I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

Asuna: I love you, Kirito. So much. Even if I forget everything that happened in SAO, my feelings for you will never ever change

Kirito: They won't for me either. I love you. Always have. Always Will.]

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I don't think I need to explain why this exact moment in Ordinal Scale makes my vision blurry everytime I see it. The fact that Asuna is willing to hold her feelings for Kirito even after forgetting the memories of SAO tells us how unwavering her love for Kirito is. And for someone like Kirito, who doesn't usually verbalizes his emotions said, "I Love You" through words shows how much the situation had affected him.

Ordinal Scale had given us another example of the lengths Kirito is willing to go when it comes to Asuna, her memories, happiness and her smile. The way he took down every old SAO boss that appeared in that night through Ordianl Scale. So that he could level up his rank and bring back Asuna's stolen memories. Another proof that he would choose Asuna over and over again.

Asuna's love is grounded, warm and born through hardship rather than casual romance. And if there's anyone who deserves her love, it's Kirito.

There's this... Indescribable feeling I get when I rewatch/reread some of their most memorable moments and it just feels so natural. Like two living, breathing people deeply in love with each other, and not just two characters in a show. No other romance in fiction was able to make me feel that way.

I guess that's the beauty of Mutual Love, when both sides are equally committed and devoted from the heart.

Thank You to Reki Kawahara for giving us something So Special.

in ggo ep2 did anyone else notice that Ginrou's Hud still showed Sinon Hecate, and it even counted down ammo from 30 LMAO

https://x.com/demonscrestPR/status/2073527285249163291/

Been replaying / restarting IF cuz I didn’t like my acc and stuff on my first play through..so I’m replaying and playing further, didn’t realize this game kept diavel alive

Got the hanger off Temu. Now if it breaks and the sword falls it would be egg on my face for cheapening out

No seriously though I never expected him to say something like that towards her or Lisbeth actually trying to attack him given her feelings for him and all but then again she seems like the type.

Does anyone else see it or just me? I can't unsee it lol