SAO Ep. 19 "The Lugru Corrider" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hello! ^^ This post is the review for episode 19 of SAO, "The Lugru Corrider".

In the caves of Lugru, Leafa is telling Kirito about the different races' spells (like how Spriggans are good at illusions and finding treasures and stuff). Yui notices twelve approaching players and Leafa hides the three of them with magic along a wall. Then, Kirito notices the red bat that was following them, and Leafa tells them to run, because the bat was the tracer animal for Salamanders (in other words, they were being followed by 12 Salamanders).
Just before entering the city of Lugru, surrounded by a lake, a huge stone wall appears before Kirito and Leafa, blocking their path. A group of Salamanders blocks the cave entrance that they came from, and the two decide to stay and fight. After seeing the many organized numbers of the Salamanders, Leafa suggests that they surrender, to which Kirito says that he would not let any of his party members die as long as he was alive (his attitude comes from the two years in SAO). Leafa uses magic to support Kirito in the back while Kirito charges forth, but after mulitple failed attempts to break through the Salamanders' shield formation, Yui goes to Leafa and tells her to put a defensive spell on Kirito. Able to use magic, Kirito changes into a huge creature (really looks like The Gleam Eyes, doesn't he? =_=) and takes out all but one Salamander.

"Remember me? >:D"

Kirito "negotiating" :3

After changing back, Kirito negotiates/bribes the remaining Salamander, and he tells them about how a force of Salamanders were heading north.
Leafa receives a message from Recon, and later logs out to ask him about it in real life. Nagata tells her that Sigurd was planning to take down their Sylph leader with the Salamanders.
Leafa asks Kirito to help her save the Sylph leader, and after agreeing, Kirito uses his fast speed to run out of the cave.

Man, I just love Sword Art Online so much -.-
In this episode, I especially liked the part when Kirito transforms into The Gleam Eyes, kills everyone, and then bribes the guy he spares. OwO
I also like how Kirito just continues to amaze Leafa, all the time ._.

Here's some fanart (not drawn by me. I found it on Deviantart.com. The person who drew it is called GreenTeaNeko. I love her work! ^^)

I'm pretty sure this is from the last episode when Leafa and Kirito were disconnecting.

Haha! >.< This one is from this episode when Kirito changed into the Gleam Eyes.

Yesterday, I was watching gigguk's Sword Art Online review, and he is hilarious. :D
He's so funny and he does reviews way, way better than I do. >.<
I'll make a post about him some other time, and I also plan to post his SAO review after I finish mine.

That's all I have for now. ^^
Bye! Remember to watch SAO!!!!

SAO Ep. 18 "To the World Tree" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hi! Right now, I'll be reviewing Sword Art Online's episode 18, "To the World Tree".

Oh, and also, as a warning, this episode has some Sugu-fanservice :P

So, in the last episode, we find that Leafa is actually Suguha, Kirito's sister or, more accurately, his cousin (*squeal*).
Suguha logs out and starts to remember why she joined ALO. The next day, she goes to school and meets her friend Nagata Shinichi, whose avatar is Recon. Nagata questions her about what she would do from then on, to which Suguha answers that she would help Kirito (who she doesn't know is really her brother/cousin) go to the city of Aarun, under the World Tree.

Nagata Shinichi (left) and Recon (right)

She goes home and logs onto ALfheim Online, meeting Kirito in the game world. They go shopping for new items, and Kirito gets new clothes and a huge sword (no weird jokes, please) that is as tall as he is. When they head to the Tower of Wind (it is easier to start flying from high altitudes when traveling long distances), Leafa and Kirito encounter Sigurd, another Sylph player who is the leader of the party Leafa is currently in. Sigurd tells Leafa not to go (because she's a good player),and the two argue, when Kirito intervenes. He said that Leafa was not an item and could do whatever she wanted, angering Sigurd. Just before Sigurd attacks Kirito, one of his comrades said that he shouldn't attack a defenseless player in front of tons of witnesses (it would ruin their reputation), and so he stops.

Sorry, you can't really see Sigurd's face, can you. :\

I promise you that I'll get a picture of him some other time.

Also, do you see all of that green? God, there's so much.

On the balcony of the tower, Recon manages to catch up to Kirito and Leafa before they leave. He tells Leafa that as much as he wanted to leave with them, he was still suspicious of something and wanted to check it out first. The two leave and fly off toward Aarun.

Gawd, Asuna looks pissed (and she has every right to be)

I just want to kill Sugou really bad right now. Or see him die.

At Asuna's cage, Oberon shares that he has told Kazuto of their marriage. Asuna then  tells herself that at least Kazuto/Kirito was still alive. As Oberon leaves the cage, Asuna faces a mirror, and manages to see him punch in the number code of the cage's lock. Asuna starts to memorize the code.
Leafa and Kirito are in the middle of a forest. They finish fighting a couple of monsters, and decide to stop and take a rest, as their wings were also losing power. Leafa disconnects from the game first. In the real life, Suguha makes Kazuto a sandwich and takes a bath. Then, Suguha logs in and Kirito disconnects, switching places. While Kirito is disconnected, Leafa and Yui talk (If I remember correctly (I watched this episode a while back), Leafa asks Yui why she calls Kirito "Papa". Yui answers that "Papa is Papa", confusing Leafa and thinking that Kirito was possible perverted/strange ^^)
Kirito joins the game again, and senses someone watching them. He asks Leafa about it, and she explains what Tracer magic allowed players to watch others using an animal. The two fly off again, and a red bat is seen watching them. A group of Salamanders start to move on the ground (dun. dun..... DUUUNNNNNNN!!!!!)

I guess you could say that I enjoyed this episode too (although there was lots of fanservice -.-").
I keep wondering when Suguha will find out that Kirito is actually Kazuto urge her not to fall in love with him, but it's not like she can here me anyways. Plus, that's what makes this anime good too.
When Asuna starts to memorize the code number, I actually felt that she would get to go outside and save herself (I like those kind of stories where the trapped heroine saves herself and stuff :P). I thought, "Yes!!! YESSS!!!! You go girl!!! >v<"
Let's just wait and see what happens ;)
And I still hate Sugou, even more now. He's just such a hatable character. Just seeing him makes me want
him to die (I sound so mean)

Anyways. -.-
Here's a picture from the last SAO Season that I wanted to share :D (It's fan-made; it didn't actually happen....maybe...)

Poor Lizbeth. She misunderstood. -v-

Well, that's all I have for now, you guys >w<
Join me next time though, and be sure to watch the Sword Art Online anime adaption!!!! :D
Byyyeeeee!!!!

Nike Freestyle Video and 2nd Blog Thoughts

Hello!
So, a couple of days ago, some guys came to our school to do a presentation about bullying. Two of them worked with cool basketball tricks and did some commercials while another one was in a (basketball, was it?) movie that recently came out (I'm so, so, so, so, so, so sorry that I forgot your guys' names and the group you guys made up. I do remember a comment from someone asking why you guys were called the  "_______ Four" even though there were three of you though. If it helps, I remember your faces and stories? (aahhh! please don't hate me, I'm bad with names))
Anyways, I wanted to show you a (kind of old, but still awesome) Nike Freestyle Basketball Commercial that they showed us at school. Apparently, one of the guys who did basketball tricks was in it. Enjoy ^^

I also wanted to talk about making another blog.
I've been thinking about it, and so far, I think that I shouldn't make one (just for the time being) because I'm not that experienced yet. I mean, it hasn't even been a year since I started this one, right? If I make another blog, chances are that I will either neglect or abandon it.
If I do make another blog though, I was thinking that it could be one for stories or poems or something that I write. I have a bunch of story ideas that I never really finished writing out, so I think that by making a blog specifically for these ideas, I could post a couple paragraphs (or like a chapter or something) at a time, and finish the story on the blog.
...Or I could do the same thing, except on this blog, Life's Camera.
*sigh*, so many choices -.-

bye! :)

So Much Manga! (no seriously, there's really a lot)

Hi guys! :)
If you've been reading my posts, you probably know that I really, really love manga and anime (...mostly manga though). I've posted a few manga reviews here and there, but I never really posted anything that was just about manga, so I thought that I would today.
First off, I'm going to share some of the kinds of manga that I like to read.
Usually, I read shoujo (I am a girl, so... O.O) which is manga targeting girls age 10-18 or so. The main character are usually (not always)girls because shoujo manga target girls.
I also like to read shounen too, which targets boys around the ages of 10-18. Sometimes, I just get tired of all the girly-ness and sparkly-ness of shoujo manga, and prefer manga with more fighting and comedy, so that's why I read this too. The protagonists of shounen mangas are usually male (but not always).
I also read stuff with lots of comedy and romance. ^^

I read so, so, so much manga, that many times I forget their names, and only remember the plots and characters. Here are a few of my favorites (ones with a lot of chapters that finished or are still continuing) along with short summaries :) (Of course, the first three are the Big Three)
Bleach, by Tite Kubo
High school student Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts. One day, a shinigami (death god/soul reaper) named Rukia Kuchiki comes to his town to hunt a Hollow (dangerous spirit). In a fight, she is wounded, and gives Ichigo her shinigami powers. He accidentally takes too much of her energy, and Rukia is left stranded in the human world while Ichigo helps her do her shinigami jobs.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Comedy, School life (kind of)

 Naruto, by Kishimoto Masashi
Naruto Uzamaki is a young boy who dreams of becoming his ninja village's Hokage. However, he is unrecognized by many people because the powerful creature called the Nine-Tailed Fox (Kyuubi) was sealed into his body as a newborn.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Martial Arts

One Piece, by Oda Eiichiro
Monkey D. Luffy is a 17-year-old boy who becomes a pirate to experience adventure. He gathers a pirate crew from the people he meets, and they travel to find the great treasure hidden by famous (dead) pirate Gold Roger, One Piece.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Supernatural

Fairy Tail, by Mashima Hiro
In the land of Fiore, 17-year-old Lucy Heartfilia runs away from home to become a celestrial spirit mage. Along the way to join the magic guild Fairy Tail, she meets Natsu Dragneel, and his flying cat, Happy, Later, she meets ice mage who accidentally strips a lot Gray Fullbuster, and Erza Scarlet, and four mages + one cat form a team.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural

Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, by Amano Akira
Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada, a high school student, goes home one day to find that his mother hired a baby mafioso named Reborn to become his home tutor. Reborn's job is to train Tsuna to become the 10th Vongola (mafia family) Boss. Using the Dying Will Bullet, Tsuna becomes stronger and gains strong friends and allies.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts, School Life, Supernatural, Slice of Life

Code:Breaker, by Kamijyo Akimine
Sakura Sakurakouji looks out a bus window one day to see a boy burning people alive with blue fire. The next day, Sakura checks the area, but there is no evidence of murder, just a small fire. Then, the boy, named Rei Ogami, transfers into her class. She learns that he is the sixth "Code: Breaker", an assassin that works under a secret organization of the government.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Comedy, School Life, Martial Arts, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural, Tragedy

Beelzebub, by Tamura Ryuhei
One day, Tatsumi Oga, a delinquent, finds a man floating down a river. The man splits open, revealing a naked baby named Beelzebub. Beelzebub is actually the Demon King's Son, and Oga has been chosen to raise him along with the Demon Maid, Hilda.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Martial Arts, School Life, Supernatural

Horimiya, by Hero
Hori is a popular girl at her school, but she keeps the secret of practically raising her little brother by herself at home since her parents are out working often. Miyamura is thought to be an intelligent, glasses-wearing otaku, but he actually has several piercings, tattoos, and isn't so smart. One day, the two meet and find out each other's secrets, developing an unlikely friendship.
Demographic: Comedy, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life (some say it's shoujou; others say it's shounen)

Nisekoi, by Komi Naoshi
Raku Ichijo, the son of a yakuza family, and Chitoge Kirisaki, the daughter of a gangster family, are told by their fathers to pretend to date for three years to prevent their families from fighting each other. However, Raku has a crush on Kosaki Onodera, and in his childhood, was given a lock and had promised to marry the person who had the key to it.
Demographic: Shounen, Romance, Action, Comedy, Harem, School Life

Double Arts, by Komi Naoshi (Note: The ending was a little rush, so you may be sad that it ended suddenly)
The Sisters are the only ones capable of stopping people from having seizures and dying from a disease called Troy. Although they can absorb Troy from the people they touch, healing them, they are not completely immune, and once they absorb too much, they will have a seizure and die. One day, Sister Elraine, exceeds her limit and starts to have a seizure. Then, a boy named Kiri touches her and stops the seizure, saving her. Apparently, Kiri is completely immune to Troy, and so starts their journey, while holding hands the entire time, to save people and find a cure to Troy.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Martial Arts

Magico, by Iwamoto Naoki
16-year-old Emma is cursed with the legendary and dangerous Ekidona, which appears every 500 years. It causes people to fall in love with her at first sight, and so she is proposed to by many men, including the king of a city she enters. At the wedding ceremony, Emma is saved by a young mage named Shion, who agrees to help her destroy the Ekidona by performing a ritual--which involves the two marrying each other.
Demographic: Shounen, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Akagami no Shirayukihime, by Akizuki Sorata
Shirayuki (Snow White) was born with extremely rare, apple-red hair. Because of her hear, Prince Raji of her home country wanted her as his concubine. Tired of being ordered around, she cuts her hair and escapes to the neighboring country. Along the way, she meets Zen, a mysterious man, along with Mitsuhide and Kiki. But what will happen when Zen eats a poison apple sent by the prince that was meant for Shirayuki?
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Historical

 Love So Life, by Kouichi Kaede
Shiharu is a high school student who loves kids. She lives in an orphanage and is hired by a popular and handsome TV announcer, Matsunaga Seiji, to babysit his niece and nephew.
Demographic: Shoujo, Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Gakuen Babysitters, by Tokehino Hari
Ryuuichi and his younger brother Kotarou are taken in by the chairman of a school after their parents die in a plane crash. However, Ryuuichi must join the babysitting club and become one of the school daycare's babysitters.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life

Shitsuji-sama no Okiniri, by Tsuyama Fuyu
After her parents die, Himura Ryou is taken in by her grandparents and starts to attend an elite high school for the rich, Souseikan Gakuen. One day she runs into Kanzawa Hakuou of the Butler Class.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Romance, School Life

Usotsuki Lily, by Komura Ayumi
Hinata Saotome agrees to date a gorgeous boy named En Shinohara after he confesses to her. However, she soon discovers that En has a hobby of cross-dressing because he can't stand to look a guy. (When he sees himself in the mirror, he breaks it, so he started to cross-dress.)
Demographic: Shoujo, Gender Bender, Comedy, Romance, School Life

Oresama Teacher, by Tsubaki Izumi
Kurosaki Mafuyu is an ex-delinquent and banchou (head of her gang) who was forced to move and transfer schools after being arrested and expelled. She wants to live as a normal high school girl now, but she becomes friends with Hayasaka, a Yankee, and her childhood friend Saeki, is her homeroom teacher as well as an ex-delinquent (who was pretty much responsible for turning her into a delinquent too).
Demographic: Shoujo, Romance, Comedy, Action, School Life, Harem (sort of)

Faster than a Kiss, by Tanaka Meca
Fumino and her little brother move from relative to relative after their parents' death. One day, Fumino decides to quit school and support her brother herself. At this time, her teacher appears in front of her and agrees to marry Fumino and support her and her little brother.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, School Life, Romance, Drama, Slice of Life

Natsume Yuujinchou, by Midorikawa Yuki
Because of his grandmother Reiko, Natsume Takashi can see ayakashi (spirits). Reiko used to be lonely, so she would bully the ayakashi and take their names, allowing her to command them. She would put their names in the Book of Friends, which Takashi has now inherited. Many spirits chase him, either wanting their names back, or wanting the Book of Friends, which would give them lots of power. With the help of a "cat" spirit named Madara (also Nyanko-sensei), Takashi slowly returns the ayakashi's names while trying not to get killed.
Demographic: Shoujo, Josei, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural

Dengeki Daisy, by Motomi Kyousuke
Teru's brother has died recently. But before he left, he gave Teru a cellphone in which she could text message someone called "Daisy", who has always sent encouraging messages to her. One day, Teru breaks a window and is forced to work for the delinquent school janitor, Kurosaki, to pay back for the damages. As time pasts, she starts to question who Daisy really is.
Demographic: Shoujo, School Life, Comedy, Romance, Action, Drama, Mystery, Slice of Life

Beauty Pop, by Arai Kiyoko
Kiri Koshiba is a plain high school girl with a talent for hairstyling. She styles the hair of many girls to brighten up their lives anonymously. SP (Scissors Project) is a group of three boys, Shogo Narumi, Kazuhiko Ochiai, and Kei Minami, at her school who give makeovers to hand-picked already-beautiful girls in the school. Kiri and the SP end up competing.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life

Aishiteruze Baby, by Maki Youko
Teenage playboy Kippei Kitakura becomes responsible for taking care of his 5-year-old cousin, Yuzuyu, after the disappearance of her mother. While taking care of her, he starts to learn what girls are like.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life

Bokura No Kiseki, by Kumeto Natsuo
Ever since he was young, Minami Harusumi has had dreams of being the reincarnation of Princess Veronica, whose kingdom was destroyed by the Moswicks. He is teased, then bullied, when he tells his classmates of his dreams, when he rediscovers magic, used in Veronica. When Minami joins high school, he discovers that other people in his class also have memories of their past lives in Veronica's time. However, his classmate and close middle school friend was hurt due to magic, and he became determined to protect the school from the conflict between the Moswicks and Veronica's supporters.
Demographic: Josei, Romance, Gender Bender, Fantasy, School Life, Supernatural

Charming Junkie, by Fukuyama Ryoko
Naka Kaburagi was dumped by an upperclassman that she confessed to because she had a scary face and couldn't smile like Umi, a popular female model who he idolized. To get revenge, Naka joins an audition to become a model. She fails, and bumps into Umi, dropping one of her cards. When she tries to return it, Naka discovers that Umi was actually male. To keep her quiet, Umi give Naka a job as his co-model, and so begins Naka journey to become a model.
Demographic: Shoujo, Romance, comedy, Gender Bender, Drama, Slice of Life, School Life

Whew! Finally done! -.- (I think that took like...two hours) Now that I've typed down them all, I realized that I read a lot of manga about delinquents, spirits, taking care of kids, and the death/disappearance of relatives (usually parents). O.O

Well, I've abandomed a whole lot of manga too.
For example, I stopped reading One Piece after the two year timeskip, but I continued reading it recently. I also abandoned Reborn! after the first chapter (I also continued reading it after my brother kept annoying me to -.-).
Others include Oresama Teacher (read the first 10 chapters or so, stopped, and then continued recently), Gakuen Babysitters (after the first chapters or so, then continued), Usotsuki Lily (after first chapter, then continued), The World Only God Knows (abandoned), Dengeki Daisy (first chapter, then continued), Faster than a Kiss (first chapter, then finished)

Anyways, my point is that you should probably read the first couple of chapters (like 10) before abandoning a manga, unless you really, really, REALLY, don't like it. Otherwise, you're probably going to have to reread it if you end up liking it.

I think I've typed plenty enough now, so I'm going to stop.
Until next time then! :D

P.S. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! :D Yes! I finally remembered a holiday!!!

SAO Ep. 17 "Captive Queen" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hi! Now, I'll be reviewing Episode 17 of the Sword Art Online Anime Adaption, "Captive Queen" ^.^

So, in the last episode, Kirito showed off his awesome strength and speed by killing a Salamander. He kills another one, and asks the last Salamander, Kagemune, if he would like to fight. He refuses, saying that he didn't want to face the death penalty, as well as Leafa, when she is asked.

Leafa then asks what she should do now, whether to fight or thank him, to which Kirito jokingly replies that he sees himself as the hero who saved the princess, and that she should be running into his arms. This angers Yui, causing herself to show herself to Leafa, saying that only Mommy (Asuna) could hug Kirito.

Leafa asks what a Spriggan like Kirito was doing in a forest of Sylph territory, and he says that he got lost. Kirito says that he needed to get to the World Tree, and Leafa volunteers to help him. Leafa teaches Kirito how to fly without the use of a controller (which Kirito used previously) and they head to Sylvain. (Earlier, Leafa said that they should go to a neutral area, but Kirito opposes the idea saying that Sylvain was closer. She warns him that in Sylph territory, like Sylvain, other Sylphs could attack him, but he could not attack back.)

Leafa and Kirito arrive at Sylvain

When they arrive, Kirito hits a tower's wall because they doesn't know how to land. Leafa heals him, and shortly after, Recon arrives. Upon seeing a Spriggan like Kirito, Recon gets ready to attack, but Leafa stops him saying that Kirito saved her. She then takes Kirito to an inn.

As they eat, Kirito asks whether Recon was Leafa's boyfriend, to which she says that he was only a party member and a real-life classmate. Leafa then tells Kirito about the grand ALO quest of reaching the top of the World Tree. Players would need to go through a dome guarded by powerful NPCs. The first race that reaches the castle on the top would be rewarded with unlimited flying and be reborn as Alfs (This explains why the races are so hostile to each other and why they don't work together...wait. I think I kind of spoiled a bit... sorry -.-;) She tells him not to give up, even if it takes years, and Kirito replies that he is looking for someone and needed to reach the top very soon. After agreeing to meet up at 3pm the next day, Leafa logs out and tells Kirito to log out in a room upstairs.

Suguha wearing the Amusphere. It's like the improved version of the Nerve Gear.

SUGUHA (Leafa) wakes up in her room and blushes after remembering meeting Kirito.

Yui and Kirito sleep.

Yui returns to her real form and asks if she could sleep with Kirito until he logged out (he agrees).

Asuna (left) and King Oberon/Sugou Nobuyuki (right)

Asuna sits in a chair in the golden cage when King Oberon (Sugou Nobuyuki) comes to visit her. He tells her that he is secretly performing experiments that altered human emotion, sense, and memory. She says that he would never get away with it, and he leaves after locking the cage with a number combination. Asuna cries for Kirito to come save her.

Yay! :D

So, this time, we get a better sense of the characters and the situation.

We get to see Leafa, who we find actually Suguha in this episode, and we get to see Asuna as an elf!!! :3

We also learn that Sugou Nobuyuki is the King Oberon and of his cruel plan.

But, to really sum up this season so far, Kazuto joins the game ALfheim Online as Spriggan Kirito, gets help from AI/Navigational Pixie/Daughter Yui and Sylph player Leafa/Suguha, and is now trying to reach the top of the World Tree to save Asuna, who is imprisoned in the game by evil, cruel, sadistic, most-hated-character-in-SAO Sugou Nobuyuki, her fiance.

Again, this is another great episode. And please, please, please watch the Sword Art Online anime or read the SAO light novel!!!! >w< It's really great!!! You won't regret it! :D

I hope you will join me next time on my review of Episdoe 18! Bye! :)

SAO Ep. 16 "The Land of the Fairies" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hello and welcome to my review of episode 16, "The Land of the Fairies" of SAO!

When I first saw this, I thought that his job actually really suits him ^^

In the last episode, Kazuto recieved an email sent by Agil with a picture of a girl who looked like Asuna in a golden cage. Kazuto goes to Agil's Dicey Cafe and questions him about the picture. Agil says that the picture was taken in a game called ALfheim Online, another full dive game, which means the "land of faeries". The game encourages Player Killing, focuses on the players' actual athletic ability and skill (so, no levels), and is popular because of the ability to fly. He further explains that the picture was taken at a place called the World Tree. The players of ALfheim Online are divided into 9 races, all who aim to reach the top of the World Tree first, meet the Fairy King Oberon, and gain unlimited flight. A few players tried to reach the top by lining up and flying up and failed, but they took pictures, one of which was of Asuna in the cage.
Kazuto thanks Agil for the information and takes the game, determined to reach the top of the tree to save Asuna. Once he gets home, he uses the Nerve Gear and plays ALfheim Online. He enters his username as "Kirito" and chooses his race as a Spriggan (because Spriggans wear black). He is then transported to the Spriggan home town, but due to a malfunction, he ends up in middair in the middle of a forest, once he reaches the ground, he checks for the log out button. He then finds that all his old SAO information, including money, items, and skills (like One-Handed Sword, Dual Blades, fishing, etc.) had been transferred into his new account. Kirito then checks his items, and finds that Yui's Heart is still there. He clicks the item, and Yui appears, and the two hug after being reunited :3

*sob, sob* TTvTT What a touching family reunion :'D

Kirito asks Yui why his SAO information had been transferred over, and she replies that it was because ALfheim Online's server was a copy of the old Sword Art Online one. She then recommends Kirito to delete his items before someone catches him and turns into a Navigational Pixie. Then, Yui teaches Kirito how to fly, saying that flight would only be allowed for a certain period of time. They go towards the nearest town, when Yui senses other players nearby.

Aww, just look at Yui. >w< She's so cute!!!

Two Sylph players, Leafa and Recon, are attacked by a group of Salmanders, and try to escape to Sylph territory. After some time, Recon is killed (remember, in ALfheim, players can regenerate) and Leafa is hit by a cannon and falls  to the ground.

Say hello to Leafa, you guys!!! :D (I'll show Recon some other time :P)

My, she looks so very familiar, don't you think? (*Note: I said that in a sarcastic tone :3)

In the forest, the three Salamanders tell Leafa to hand over her money and items in exchange for her life, to which she refuses. Then, Kirito appears. He provokes the Salamanders and after stopping a sword with one hand, he receives permission from Leafa to kill them. He uses his one-handed sword and quick speed to kill the Salamander.

OMGOMGOMG!!!! Kirito's so BADASS!!!! >.<

OMGOMGOMGOMG!!!! ASKDJFALSKDFJAKSDJFLKAJD

Anyways, that was Episode 16 ^.^
I really love this episode for many reasons
1) Yui's back!!!! :D Oh my gosh, I just love Yui! >.<
2) We get to meet Leafa. Who looks really familiar, don't ya think???? :P (*Note: Again, I said that in a sarcastic tone)
3) Kirito's back!!!! In ALO (by the way, that stands for ALfheim Online)
After a single episode, Kirito returns!!!! = w =
And he returns really badass-ly too! :D

Anyways, I hoped you like this and I also hope that you'll watch SAO.
I'll be making another review soon! :D
Here's Season 2's ending song, "Overfly", sung by Haruna Luna. Enjoy and Bye!

SAO Ep. 15 "Return" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Yay! Welcome to the review of episode 15 "Return" of the Sword Art Online Anime!
As I said last time, this is the first episode of Season 2! >.<
That means new character, new plot, and new opening/ending songs!!! :D (....I already said that last time, didn't I?)

This episode begins with Kirito/Kazuto waking up from a nightmare of being on the 22nd floor of Aincrad, when everything, including Asuna, starts to disappear from him.
We go to the next scene, where Suguha, Kirito's little sister, practicies kendo with her shinai (bamboo stick). Not knowing that he was watching, Kazuto surprises her, and hands her a water bottle. He lifts the shinai, stating that it was light. Suguha is surprised, saying that the shinai was considered one of the heavier ones because of the materials it was made of (Of course, Kazuto is comparing it to the Elucidator/Dark Repulser from inside SAO, but Suguha doens't know that). Then, Kazuto challenges Suguha to a kendo battle.
Once they put on their armor in the dojo, Suguha laughs at Kazuto's stance, saying that it was strange. They begin, and eventually Suguha wins.

The siblings spar...I can't really tell which is which, but I think that

Suguha is on the right and Kazuto is on the left based on how they're holding the shinai.

Kazuto then says that Heathcliff would never stand a chance against Suguha and swings and sheathes the shinai as if it was the Elucidator, confusing and worrying Suguha.
They go outside, and Kazuto says that he might pick up kendo again. Suguha is extremely happy and when she asks what he would do that day, he answers that he would visit Asuna.
Kazuto rides his bike to a hospital, narrating that 2 months have passed since he beat SAO. He traded information with the Ministry of Internal Affair's SAO Incident Task Force for Asuna's whereabouts, and learns that 300 players have still not waken up including Asuna, who was located at that hospital.
When he visits her hospital room, he meets Yuuki Shouzou and Sugou Nobuyuki, who seems overjoyed to meet the hero of SAO. Nobuyuki tells Shouzou that he would like to make "it" official and would want Asuna to wear the dress while she was still beautiful, suprising Kazuto.

God, he sickens me.

Once Shouzou leaves the room, Nobuyuki turns into a whole new person, sniffing Asuna's hair and disgusting Kazuto (as well as the viewers). He said that he was going to marry Asuna while she was in a coma and that since he worked in the Full-Dive Technology Research Division of the company currently in charge of the SAO servers, RECTO Progress Inc. (to which Yuuki Shouzou was the CEO of), Kazuto should be thankful to him for keeping her alive. Before leaving, Nobuyuki invites Kazuto to his and Asuna's wedding in a week (I should say that he knows that Kazuto/Kirito and Asuna were lovers).
Later, Kazuto goes home and Suguha enters his room to tell him that the bath was ready. She is surprised to see that he was upset, and even cried, saying that Asuna was going to somewhere he couldn't reach. Suguha then tells him to not give up, and he falls asleep. Suguha then sleeps next to him.
A flashback is played when Suguha and Kirigaya Midori (Suguha's mom) are in Kazuto's hospital room on his birthday. Midori explains that at 10, Kazuto discovered that his real parents had died in an accident and that Suguha and Kazuto were actually cousins, not siblings.

Suguha wakes up.

The next day, Kazuto wakes Suguha up, saying that she would be late for practice. Embarrassed, she runs out of his room. Kazuto then checks his email, finding a picture of a girl who looked like Asuna in a golden cage from Agil.

....Man, I suck at summarizing -.-
Well, how'd you like it? :D
The first episode of Season 2,that is.
Well, I really liked it!
We finally get to meet Suguha, Kazuto's sister cousin. Actually, Suguha appeared in Episode 1 of the anime when she leaves the house to go to kendo practice and also on the News with her mother, Kirigaya Midori. (for some reason, she had greenish hair then. Do you think so too?)

Suguha and Midori in Episode 1

Suguha was also mentioned in Episode 4, when Kirito told Silica that he was willing to help her because she looked like his little sister (Although, I don't really agree with that).

We also get to meet Sugou Nobuyuki, anime's most hated character in history. ARGGGHHH!
I just want him to die!!! He's an absolutely crazy, disgusting, sadistic bastard (can I use that word?)!!!!! RRRAAAAARRRHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Haha, LOL. I saw this picture and just had to put it on here. >.<

*sigh* Anyways, here's another picture I found that's kind of funny.

"....What if Asuna and Kirito/Kazuto's places were swapped?"

Well, just go and watch the anime! :D It's super awesome!!!!
For now, I'll just post the opening of Season 2, "Innocence", sung by Aoi Eir

Enjoy! :D