If you like Sword Art Online you may want to try this

[drauz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSjaP1eV5eQ

[Whirlin]

I actually just watched Sword Art Online after watching Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (which I highly recommend... super quick watch).
I was also recommended to watch Log Horizon, which google considers related to both.

[drauz]

I actually just watched Sword Art Online after watching Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (which I highly recommend... super quick watch).
I was also recommended to watch Log Horizon, which google considers related to both.

Way ahead of you on those, I can't wait for Grimgar season 2. I really love everything about it. The art is fantastic and I think the story is leaps and bounds above SOA. It feels more real. It is definately my favorite fantasy video game anime. Actually I would consider SOA my least favorite.

One you didn't list but was pretty fun was How to pick up girls in a dungeon. I know how it sounds, but give it a chance.

I got a subscription to hulu just for their anime selection. They have a pretty decent selection.

[hello]

Way ahead of you on those, I can't wait for Grimgar season 2. I really love everything about it. The art is fantastic and I think the story is leaps and bounds above SOA. It feels more real.It is definately my favorite fantasy video game anime. Actually I would consider SOA my least favorite.

One you didn't list but was pretty fun was How to pick up girls in a dungeon. I know how it sounds, but give it a chance.

I got a subscription to hulu just for their anime selection. They have a pretty decent selection.

http://funnypictures2.fjcdn.com/funny_gifs/It+feels+so+real_a540c9_6066515.gif

[Latrinsorm]

I love Sword Art Online. I will totally check this out tomorrow, watching the big game tonight.
Actually I would consider SOA my least favorite.http://www.the-mainboard.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/crossedarms.gif

[drauz]

http://www.the-mainboard.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/crossedarms.gif

Have you tried the other mentioned? Especially Grimgar. Not saying SOA is bad, just out of these mentioned it has the most plot holes and inconsistency imo. Taste is subjective of course.

[hello]

I love the animation girls!

[hello]

man I just watched grimgar animation for the first time on hulu. some faggy ass gay shit, we really did a number on these japs during ww2, don't think they'll ever recover.

[drauz]

http://i.imgur.com/rJM1FWk.gif

[Latrinsorm]

i loved, loved, loved SAO, so i want to be talked into this show if you think it's even close to the same caliber

here are my concerns

1. as an MMO player i am insulted by the premise that any character could solo a 100 man raid. that's not how this works. that's not how any of this works.
2. SAO's first episode saw thousands of players die. mostly children. this first episode has some low stakes @$$ b***shit about professional MMO contracts, applying for a nightshift job, lowbie boss drops.
3. the ostensible protagnist treats his girlfriend/sister(?) like a servant or a child. she runs everywhere, he walks. he literally pats her on the head as he dismisses all her concerns. not a good look.
4. the traditional combined with CGI vehicles animation style really grinds my gears. you don't have to address that, that's just personal preference, but i wanted it said.

[drauz]

i loved, loved, loved SAO, so i want to be talked into this show if you think it's even close to the same caliber

here are my concerns

1. as an MMO player i am insulted by the premise that any character could solo a 100 man raid. that's not how this works. that's not how any of this works.
2. SAO's first episode saw thousands of players die. mostly children. this first episode has some low stakes @$$ b***shit about professional MMO contracts, applying for a nightshift job, lowbie boss drops.
3. the ostensible protagnist treats his girlfriend/sister(?) like a servant or a child. she runs everywhere, he walks. he literally pats her on the head as he dismisses all her concerns. not a good look.
4. the traditional combined with CGI vehicles animation style really grinds my gears. you don't have to address that, that's just personal preference, but i wanted it said.

Its all subjective. It was a similar genre (online game and one guys a badass in it). If you want something that is directly "people ported into a virtual world" I would suggest "Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash" and "How to pick up Girls in a Dungeon". I would place SOA over King's Avatar but I still enjoyed it.

Grimgar is brutally realistic and there is no OP character as of yet.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ZwytLIB5s&list=PLpxLAducMAt4VstWnmxWB922IZ8gDwuvl

[drauz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMyX-Cvi5Ic

[Androidpk]

i loved, loved, loved SAO, so i want to be talked into this show if you think it's even close to the same caliber

here are my concerns

1. as an MMO player i am insulted by the premise that any character could solo a 100 man raid. that's not how this works. that's not how any of this works.
2. SAO's first episode saw thousands of players die. mostly children. this first episode has some low stakes @$$ b***shit about professional MMO contracts, applying for a nightshift job, lowbie boss drops.
3. the ostensible protagnist treats his girlfriend/sister(?) like a servant or a child. she runs everywhere, he walks. he literally pats her on the head as he dismisses all her concerns. not a good look.
4. the traditional combined with CGI vehicles animation style really grinds my gears. you don't have to address that, that's just personal preference, but i wanted it said.

shut up, ClydeR

[Whirlin]

1. as an MMO player i am insulted by the premise that any character could solo a 100 man raid. that's not how this works. that's not how any of this works.


This is dependent on the game... Consider a game like TERA, which utilizes hitboxes, real time evasion, etc... as long as there's no rage timer, it is possible for a strong/adept enough player to solo dungeons meant for large groups if they can evade getting hit (usually much easier said than done)

[Astray]

git gud

Fixed.

[Malisai]

I disliked SAO, for most of the reasons many other dont like it.

Grimgar was really good and log horizon is good.

Overlord was fun to watch too.

[Astray]

Overlord is so good.

[drauz]

I apparently got the name wrong it is "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?". If you are taking my recommendations I would try that one, it is probably the most similar to SOA. Except the female is the powerhouse at the start and teaches the noob man.

[Malisai]

I apparently got the name wrong it is "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?".

hmmm, i didnt know they had an anime of that, its on my list of manga to read. Ill have to add it to my watch list.

[drauz]

i loved, loved, loved SAO, so i want to be talked into this show if you think it's even close to the same caliber

here are my concerns

1. as an MMO player i am insulted by the premise that any character could solo a 100 man raid. that's not how this works. that's not how any of this works.
2. SAO's first episode saw thousands of players die. mostly children. this first episode has some low stakes @$$ b***shit about professional MMO contracts, applying for a nightshift job, lowbie boss drops.
3. the ostensible protagnist treats his girlfriend/sister(?) like a servant or a child. she runs everywhere, he walks. he literally pats her on the head as he dismisses all her concerns. not a good look.
4. the traditional combined with CGI vehicles animation style really grinds my gears. you don't have to address that, that's just personal preference, but i wanted it said.

I apparently got the name wrong it is "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?". If you are taking my recommendations I would try that one, it is probably the most similar to SOA. Except the female is the powerhouse at the start and teaches the noob man.

Try to get it subbed, as the dubbed voice actors are bad.

[Taernath]

My animoobux are waiting for that tank dating simulator on Steam to go on sale.

[ArchSenex]

I apparently got the name wrong it is "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?". If you are taking my recommendations I would try that one, it is probably the most similar to SOA. Except the female is the powerhouse at the start and teaches the noob man.

Try to get it subbed, as the dubbed voice actors are bad.

I've been going through the Light Novels. Very fun series. Does not take itself seriously, which is great.

[Astray]

I apparently got the name wrong it is "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?". If you are taking my recommendations I would try that one, it is probably the most similar to SOA. Except the female is the powerhouse at the start and teaches the noob man.

That one's alright. The side-story that focuses specifically on her story is garb-o though.


I've been going through the Light Novels. Very fun series. Does not take itself seriously, which is great.

False, when it wants to get serious, it gets really fucking serious.

[drauz]

That one's alright. The side-story that focuses specifically on her story is garb-o though.

Yeah I just saw that season 2 is basically the females storyline. I was hoping it would continue the story (like everyone else). Its also a Amazon exclusive which sucks.

[Astray]

Yeah I just saw that season 2 is basically the females storyline. I was hoping it would continue the story (like everyone else).

Don't even bother. It literally just devolves into endless "fan service" and bathing scenes. There's little to no action and her character doesn't get fleshed out to any meaningful degree.

[drauz]

Don't even bother. It literally just devolves into endless "fan service" and bathing scenes. There's little to no action and her character doesn't get fleshed out to any meaningful degree.

Well thats sad to hear, I really enjoyed the first season and I know theres at least more in the light novels for the anime to work with going forward.

[Astray]

Well thats sad to hear, I really enjoyed the first season and I know theres at least more in the light novels for the anime to work with going forward.

Check out Overlord. The idea that a capped character rolls up into a World where everyone is pretty average is fucking amazingly well done.

[ArchSenex]

Well thats sad to hear, I really enjoyed the first season and I know theres at least more in the light novels for the anime to work with going forward.

If you don't mind reading, check out "The rising of the shield hero." It's a pretty fun one. I'm going through the fan-translated web-novels, but a good chunk of the light novels have also been translated. However, the stories do branch a bit.

[drauz]

Check out Overlord. The idea that a capped character rolls up into a World where everyone is pretty average is fucking amazingly well done.

Yeah, it was pretty good then they got to the cash shop items and I was like

http://i.imgur.com/gC3ScyN.gif

[drauz]

If you don't mind reading, check out "The rising of the shield hero." It's a pretty fun one. I'm going through the fan-translated web-novels, but a good chunk of the light novels have also been translated. However, the stories do branch a bit.

You have a link to a site for it?

[Astray]

Yeah, it was pretty good then they got to the cash shop items and I was like

Yeah... but Lizardman arch is hype though.

Also: http://www.mangahere.co/

[ArchSenex]

You have a link to a site for it?

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B4ZA9IQLlb8xbmN5ekV5cXd0LVE

That's the Web Novel. As a warning, the Web novel translation was all fan done, and you'll have to be pretty forgiving. It's comprehensible, but can be a little rough around the edges.

The Light Novel, which is the revised story, has more coherent writing, and better translation, but it's only available on Amazon.

[hello]

Little before you guy's time but have any of you seen Kentaro Miura's Berserk? Very dark fantasy but it goes with the times with the 'brutal reality' times of the early 90's.

[drauz]

Little before you guy's time but have any of you seen Kentaro Miura's Berserk? Very dark fantasy but it goes with the times with the 'brutal reality' times of the early 90's.

What is this Berserk you speak of, please explain it in extreme detail.

[hello]

What is this Berserk you speak of, please explain it in extreme detail.

The greatest piece of storyline ever written, at least the first Arc up to the eclipse. It's about betraying all your friends to get power, typical day in D.C.

[drauz]

The greatest piece of storyline ever written, at least the first Arc up to the eclipse. It's about betraying all your friends to get power, typical day in D.C.

Its a story about politics? No thanks.

[hello]

Its a story about politics? No thanks.

Not quite, it's a mature grown up storyline in cartoon form. Not this grimgar pussy shit where we talk about our feelings.

[drauz]

Not quite, it's a mature grown up storyline in cartoon form. Not this grimgar pussy shit where we talk about our feelings.

Now look at my profile pic.

[Ososis]

Now look at my profile pic.

I have no clue what any of you folks are talking about, but even I assumed you were a fan of Berserk based on your comments.


What is this Berserk you speak of, please explain it in extreme detail.

[Whirlin]

So, back to SOA...

So... Plot question... when he enters the second MMO, I thought he made specific comments about losing his... without spoilers... special achievement skill. But her he ends up using it twice in two separate fight scenes... Was the loss of his skills just mistranslation, did I mis-remember that scene, or just a plot hole?

[hello]

So, back to SOA...

So... Plot question... when he enters the second MMO, I thought he made specific comments about losing his... without spoilers... special achievement skill. But her he ends up using it twice in two separate fight scenes... Was the loss of his skills just mistranslation, did I mis-remember that scene, or just a plot hole?

He's special, he has a special connection to the dive machine unlike anyone else has (think Neo in the matrix). Also, the elf princess dies in the end. tee hee.

He also acquires Excalibur.
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/854/060/63e.gif

[drauz]

So, back to SOA...

So... Plot question... when he enters the second MMO, I thought he made specific comments about losing his... without spoilers... special achievement skill. But her he ends up using it twice in two separate fight scenes... Was the loss of his skills just mistranslation, did I mis-remember that scene, or just a plot hole?

SOA is riddled with plot hole so you probably aren't misremembering.

[ArchSenex]

So, back to SOA...

So... Plot question... when he enters the second MMO, I thought he made specific comments about losing his... without spoilers... special achievement skill. But her he ends up using it twice in two separate fight scenes... Was the loss of his skills just mistranslation, did I mis-remember that scene, or just a plot hole?

Odds are good it's something cut in conversion from novel to anime. I don't remember exactly how it played out in ALL, but I think he as just using twonswords and not truly dual wielding.

Also remember that skills are supposed to be the system doing things for you, but SAO players often learned to act off autopilot, if you will.

[drauz]

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B4ZA9IQLlb8xbmN5ekV5cXd0LVE

That's the Web Novel. As a warning, the Web novel translation was all fan done, and you'll have to be pretty forgiving. It's comprehensible, but can be a little rough around the edges.

The Light Novel, which is the revised story, has more coherent writing, and better translation, but it's only available on Amazon.

Found it here

http://www.mangareader.net/tate-no-yuusha-no-nariagari

Pretty good, interesting plot. I'll have to see where they take it, but it has releases like Berserk. Once in a blue moon.

[ArchSenex]

Found it here

http://www.mangareader.net/tate-no-yuusha-no-nariagari

Pretty good, interesting plot. I'll have to see where they take it, but it has releases like Berserk. Once in a blue moon.

That's the Manga Version, which is the third version. Not surprised it's not releasing regularly. Dunno how complete it is etc. Only did the Light Novel and Web Novel versions myself.

[Astray]

The second season is wrapping up but typically with the release of Anime, the Manga tanks in chapters mainly because the creator has to take time out to work on the anime. Berserk was at like... 1 chapter every 6 months at some point?

Tate no Yuusha isn't that far into the light novel but it's been a while since I've read it.


So, back to SOA...

So... Plot question... when he enters the second MMO, I thought he made specific comments about losing his... without spoilers... special achievement skill. But her he ends up using it twice in two separate fight scenes... Was the loss of his skills just mistranslation, did I mis-remember that scene, or just a plot hole?

It's a plot hole. SAO is full of them.

[Latrinsorm]

Its all subjective. It was a similar genre (online game and one guys a badass in it). If you want something that is directly "people ported into a virtual world" I would suggest "Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash" and "How to pick up Girls in a Dungeon". I would place SOA over King's Avatar but I still enjoyed it.I feel like I listed specific, objective concerns, none of which had to do with being ported anywhere. Clearly I have a surfeit of options here so I'll drop it and move on to another.
bathing scenes. ... her character doesn't get fleshed outhmm...
So, back to SOA...

So... Plot question... when he enters the second MMO, I thought he made specific comments about losing his... without spoilers... special achievement skill. But her he ends up using it twice in two separate fight scenes... Was the loss of his skills just mistranslation, did I mis-remember that scene, or just a plot hole?I interpreted that as meaning that his skill was no longer unique to him (special) but available to everyone as a standard combat style, and as it was available to everyone it was necessarily available to him.

People are pretty harsh on SOA in this thread! I'm surprised.

[Back]

The best anime of all time is One Punch Man. The end.

[Astray]

hmm...

Unintentional!

[drauz]

I feel like I listed specific, objective concerns, none of which had to do with being ported anywhere. Clearly I have a surfeit of options here so I'll drop it and move on to another.

I wasn't arguing against your comments, they are fairly accurate. It takes a bit more of the usual suspension of belief. I was just suggesting the other options because they are much closer to SOA and based on your comments about this show I was narrowing down what I perceived to be your preferences.

[drauz]

The best anime of all time is One Punch Man. The end.

No, its Berserk. The end.

[Astray]

No, its Berserk. The end.

Pffft. Looking at that new CGI I gotta say it lost it's touch.

[drauz]

Pffft. Looking at that new CGI I gotta say it lost it's touch.

Oh I won't even watch the new shit, but the classic is just

https://media2.giphy.com/media/3o8doT9BL7dgtolp7O/giphy.gif

[Astray]

Oh I won't even watch the new shit, but the classic is just

The classic is pretty boss. I really like how animation has moved to a blend of CGI and art. But when there's too much CGI it looks awkward and there's only so much art can do on its own in animation without destroying the person behind the drawing.

[drauz]

The classic is pretty boss. I really like how animation has moved to a blend of CGI and art. But when there's too much CGI it looks awkward and there's only so much art can do on its own in animation without destroying the person behind the drawing.

I don't think it is the CGI but the "camera work" that they use. I couldn't place exactly why I didn't like the overall feel of it. I saw this video and it became clear. Whoever directed the new one honestly not that great, which is a shame. This video explained it great for me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6kVU8uNdic

[hello]

I don't think it is the CGI but the "camera work" that they use. I couldn't place exactly why I didn't like the overall feel of it. I saw this video and it became clear. Whoever directed the new one honestly not that great, which is a shame. This video explained it great for me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6kVU8uNdic


Oh I won't even watch the new shit, but the classic is just

https://media2.giphy.com/media/3o8doT9BL7dgtolp7O/giphy.gif

CGI was used to cut costs. If they just converted studio Ghibli to churn out exact copies of kintaro's art it would be heaven. Get the original english cast dubs and it's probably the best anime ever.

CGI gave it a fake feel.

[drauz]

CGI was used to cut costs. If they just converted studio Ghibli to churn out exact copies of kintaro's art it would be heaven. Get the original english cast dubs and it's probably the best anime ever.

CGI gave it a fake feel.

You have the new one in your signature, heretic! Burn the witch!

[hello]

You have the new one in your signature, heretic! Burn the witch!

Except possibly the eyes and some pieces of the skull knight's armor, none of that is CGI.

[Astray]

I don't think it is the CGI but the "camera work" that they use. I couldn't place exactly why I didn't like the overall feel of it. I saw this video and it became clear. Whoever directed the new one honestly not that great, which is a shame. This video explained it great for me.

Fair stuff in that there video.