A Small Step – 小さな一歩
With the credits rolling out at the opening scenes, we could feel closure of the GGO chapter coming. The Shinkawa-Death Gun combi gets arrested and it seems that Shino/Sinon has finally overcome her fear of guns irl. However there is still the last perpetuator out at large and all that’s left to do is for the police to track him down and arrest him, right? Easier said than done.
Phantom Bullet – ファントム・バレット
Sinon and Kirito won the BoB together with the help of a “grenade present” but a darker menace awaits Sinon/Shino in the real world. Continue reading
Illusory Bullet – 幻の銃弾
There was more talking and less action than what I had hoped for, but the pace picked up towards the end of the episode aaaand cliffhanger! Continue reading
The Meaning of Strength – 強さの意味
It wasn’t the cliffhanger I was holding my breath for, but this week’s SAO II still left me squirming in my seat in anticipation for next week’s release. Continue reading
Pursuer of Death – 死の追撃者
No, Sinon didn’t die. A main character would never die, right? The two of them escaped from Death Gun’s clutches and finally told each other about their past traumas. Continue reading
Death Gun – デス・ガン
No. Way. I KNEW that it would end in a cliffhanger but still. Why? Why? Why?! Continue reading
Bullet of Bullets – バレット・オブ・バレッツ
After joining the rest of the shows in the mid-season lull last week, SAO II is back on its feet with this week’s tension-packed episode which ended in a cliffhanger. Bring me episode 9 already! Continue reading
Crimson Memories – 紅の記憶
Nothing much happens in this week’s SAO II but this nothing much would become very important for the BoB tournament, which is coming up in the next episode.
Duel in the Wastelands – 曠野の決闘
Whoa what an episode. I have been complaining about its slow start but SAO II is right back on track now and within one episode, we got to the final round of F block, Sinon vs Kirito. Continue reading
The seasonal battle of opening episodes returns once again~
It is summer time ~~ and what better hikkikomori way to spend the day avoiding the scorching heat and the nasty glare of the sun than chilling at home with some of the hottest shows that this hottest season has to offer? That’s right, Summer 2014 is upon us and there is nothing like immersing oneself in the buffet spread that is opening fortnight. We have got an insane line-up this season with a lovely spread across so very many genres – action, comedy, drama, fan-service, horror, mecha, mystery, romance, psychological thriller, sci-fi, shounen, shoujo, slice of life, sports, super power, supernatural, thriller, and even yaoi. Yes, all of them had to be named. Surely, that is a whole lot to digest in a fortnight. Once again, with THAT many shows, it can be pretty overwhelming. And so, we at koekara present our list of first impressions for this Summer 2014.
☆ koekara ☆ 