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「湖の女王」 (Mizuumi no Jyouu)
"Queen of the Lake"
As much as I enjoyed the GGO arc, the start of this arc and how this first episode played out was exactly what I expected wanted from a second season of SAO.
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「草の茵」 (Kusa no Shitone)
"Pillow of Grass"
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Ah, Toei Animation. Where to begin…
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「開幕の刻」 (Kaimaku no Koku)
"The Curtain Goes Up"
After two amazing prologue episodes that established the world we're about to dive into, this third episode scaled things back a bit and focused on some of the finer points about this "Holy Grail War".
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「奈落の参道」 (Naraku no Sandou)
"The Abyssal Shaft"
Have you ever done major raids in an MMORPG? If not, you get to learn what it's like. If you have, welcome back.
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「美奈子 -SAILOR V-」 (Minako -SAILOR V-)
"Minako -SAILOR V-"
They finally kiss! For reals.
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「嵐 （シュトゥルーム）」 (Arashi (Shuturuumu))
"Sturm"
Considering that it was only last week that we were introduced to the "NR Syndrome", the plot proceeded along fairly quickly to draw attention to the neurological side effects of piloting Kybernes' prototype Trail Krieger.
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「乙女の真心 / ろうたけたる思い」 (Otome no Magokoro / Routaketaru Omoi)
"A Maiden's True Heart / Noble Thoughts"
Another Studio Gokumi slice-of-life premieres ... or maybe not. With a surreal turn, this original series is more than it first appears.
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「忍び寄る虚実」 (Shinobiyoru Kyojitsu)
“The Creeping Unknown”
My favorite scene this week was seeing Akane second-hand smoke. Yup.
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「テコ入れが効かない!」 (Tekoire ga Kikanai!)
"Reinforcement Is Ineffective!"
