*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST
....I warned you... O.O*
During episode 1 of Sword Art Online, most of my reactions went something like this:
*gasp!*
"WWHHHAATTT!!!?? HOW CAN HE DO THAT, WHAT THE ************!!!!!?"
"NOOOOO"
*fangirling*
"OH MY GOD ITS THE ANIME!!! ITS FINALLY STARTING!!!"
"Pretty RAINBOWS!!!"
"THIS IS SSSSOOOOOO COOOOOLLL!!!"
*spazzing*
Basically, I was really excited that Sword Art Online was starting.
Now, to a short summary:
Two people are wearing the NerveGear by the sides of the picture. Klein is the guy with the red bandana with two yellow stripes near the bottom left.
It's the year 2022 in Japan, and the new VRMMORPG, Sword Art Online, has just been released. 10,000 copies are sold to 10,000 players. Kirito, the protagonist and a beta tester of the game, logs in to the game using the NerveGear, invented by genius and creator of SAO, Kayaba Akihiko. He meets Klein, his first friend, and teaches him about the game and leveling up. When they try to log out, they realize that there is no log out button. Suddenly, they are teleported to the town square along with the other 9, 998 players of the game. Red covers the covers the sky, and a giant hooded figure appears. He reveals himself to be Kayaba Akihiko and says that the players will not be able to log-out unless at least one person defeats all 100 floor of Aincrad and the bosses. He also says that dieing in-game will result in death in reality (the NerveGear has a microwave that can fry a player's brain, killing him/her). Family members who try to take off the NerveGear from outside the game is strictly forbidden and doing so will also result in death (by then, the situation in SAO has been reported to Japan, so many family members do not do so). Kayaba Akihiko then gives each of the players a mirror. All the players then change appearances from their avatar to their real self. He disappears, leaving the players in panic.
Kirito pulls Klein out from the confusion and asks him to come with him to the next village, as he is a beta tester and knows how to survive. Klein refuses, saying he has friends still out in the town square, and the two go separate ways. After a month, 2,000 players have died and the first floor has not been cleared.
Kirito, in his real appearance, at the end of Episode one, epically killing a wolf.
This is one of the most captivating first-episodes I have ever seen. It makes you ask, "Why would someone do this?", "Will Kirito survive?", "What happens next?", etc.
There are also a bunch of cool parts that makes you feel like you yourself are entering the game, like the cool rainbows that appear after Kirito says "Link start!"
The world of Aincrad itself is also beautiful and in a whole new world, and the whole idea and plot is amazing. Being trapped in a video game is a common idea, but with all the different characters and ideas, SAO become completely unique.
That's all I have for today for Episode 1. I originally thought that I was going to add more pictures, but I guess I'll keep some of those ideas for the later episodes.
BYE!!! :D
I hope you'll join me next time!^^
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