Been taking a break from Mobile Suit Gundam to watch Ranma 1/2. It's silly and ridiculous, and I really enjoy it.

Someone shared something with me that made me remember a question I had when I first saw it was coming to Adult Swim.

Is Sword Art Online a .Hack clone or does it do something different?

No. While the are two are similar in plot and setting, .Hack places more of an emphasis on character while SAO is more about the action. Not to mention .Hack at least remains consistent with how boring it is while SAO starts out strong but takes a dive fast... In other words, pick your poison.

Hmn. I liked .Hack. I think I'll give SAO a chance, is what I'll do. If nothing else I'll think of it as a spirutual sequel :lol

Anyone ever watch El Hazard? I remember watching it about 10 years ago...and I remember laughing my ass off. I'm afraid of rewatching it...cause nostalgia can often be cruel.

This will be partially a rehash, but I posted my entire thoughts on the show thus far:

I have to say, as a person who is somewhat tired of the same old anime cliches, Tiger & Bunny freaking rocks!! We watched the first volume (contains episodes 1-13) over the last two nights and have enjoyed nearly every minute of it. For those of you not in the know, it is a show about super heroes who are sponsored by corporations and their exploits are shown on TV for ratings. Each hero has different sponsor logos on their armor, with some of them being Bandai, Amazon.co.jp, SH Figuarts, Tamashii Nations, Pepsi, among other companies I have never heard of before (who could be companies from that universe). The main characters are an older hero in his 40s named Tiger and he is forced to partner up with a younger man in his 20s named Baranaby, whom Tiger constantly calls Bunny due to his speed and how his suit of armor looks. The show is full of action, comedy, and drama and the animation is quite good. The heroes are all likable, but so much so that I really cannot say any one of them truly stands out to me. On the other hand, there is another character that is a hero that kills, named Lunatic, that I absolutely loved the moment he first appeared. Overall, the show took me by surprise and is great so I definitely recommend giving it the first 6 or 7 episodes a try to see if you like it. It is very unique and feels fresh from what I am used to from anime. Lastly, the English dub is fantastic, so you can't go wrong with either language track.

SAO is your typical "trapped in a video game and if you die, you die for real" type show. What makes it stand out is the commitment to the idea. Most of the time, this plot lasts a day or two, but SAO lasts for years. There's 10000 people trapped, life moves on even in the video game. All the little features of MMOs become part of daily life. Add in some decent action and some likable characters and it makes for a great anime.


...and then the second half happens. Not only is it bad, but it's insulting too.

I watched the first 4 episodes of Sao. I really should continue. I think that's one of my biggest problems. There's sooooo much content out there, I wanna watch everything!! So I tend to jump from property to property. Is SAO worth continuing? How does it compare to accell world? Both seem to deal with similar elements.

The latter half of SAO is a complete and total masterpiece of shit... stick to Accell World.

The second half dose not add any thing to the show but at the end it opens up a world of endless possibilities that aren't never explored which sucks as For Accell Word it is worth a watch all the way through but the last episode doesn't feel like the end; I not sure if there will be a season two for it but there defiantly can be with so many question to answer. For SAO the first part is Great and worth staying up till 2 am to watch.