1st season had a real threat of death and it was a rather dark story. Every season after that MC was way to overpowered and death was possible but unlikely.
Imagine being the creator of the game watching this fight, knowing you put alot of work into making this boss and gave it some secret surprises too hoping it would take the players some time to figure it out and beat it......and then kirito shows up and solos it first try
Kirito didn't really solo The Gleam Eyes, I think Asuna and Klein softened the boss up somewhat, with Corvatz's men having at minimum done some damage to it, it was Kirito using Starburst Stream that finished the boss off and also Kirito did use at least one sword skill before utilising dual wielding, to take aggro off Asuna. So to say Kirito soloed it would be an exaggeration, it would be more accurate to say that Kirito did a good majority of the damage, but did have some help getting the boss to that point. Heck, Kirito ended up about one attack from dying had the boss not died by the end of the skill.
Considering the dev always meant this to be a true death game where if you die in the game you die in real life, it would be an even bigger fuck you if he intended it to be unbeatable at the first try
i can see why kirito collapsed to the ground right when the fight ended, like imagine being in a fight that you know if you lose, you and everyone you love will die, and already with that pressure having to keep up and reading your enemies attacks, it’s a lot to have on your shoulders, after being done it’d be too quiet, i feel like i’d be dizzy afterwards.
This just seems really original to me. If later animes were to have a scene like this I would think it's cringe or cliched. But this one was just really revolutionary, or just the first anime I ever watched lol.
I feel its the way it was pre emptied without being overly obvious. Kind of like how omni man is evil. Theres signs that something is up without it being known immediately. The fact he never uses a sheild, he doesn't sell off his older blade for the new one. It all connects
@@cjsr_gymisfunUh, no? Asuna and Klein don’t use a shield either and hadn’t sold their weapon, so the “foreshadowing” should also point to both of them having dual wielding, too. But it doesn’t because in SAO, it isn’t unusual for someone to only use a single sword or to have the same weapon for a long time. Especially in an MMO, where glamour is a huge focus. Or do we really think that Kirito is actually using the stats from that coat that he got from the first floor boss? He totally couldn’t just be making his weapon look like the same sword or anything. Definitely not. If anything, it makes less sense the more you think about it. If he could dual wield the entire time, why was he hiding it until just now when he could’ve used it to save Sachi when her guild set off that trap and all got killed. Or did he only consider using the skill after he got the green sword from the dragon that he also could’ve taken down with the dual wielding skill? Oh, but he was trying to keep it secret, right? Because if everyone knew that he had a super duper unique skill like that, they would treat him like he’s the best player in the game, and that wouldn’t be cool.
@@xinf3ctdx Most of what you're saying doesnt make sense. First of all, Asuna already explained right before the boss fight why she didn't use a shield (because it would lower her speed), Klein didn't use a shield because his katana is two handed (or at least he used two-handed skills). I really dont understand your point with Kirito's coat, because throughout the story his coat changes, the only thing that remains is dark color of the coat. What makes you think that he could dual-wield the entire time? Kirito mentioned that he obtained dual-wielding skill not long before visiting Lizbeth(and long after Sachi death) and after the boss fight he also explains the reason for hiding it. You may ask why Kirito didn't use a shield before he got that skill? Again, before the battle with Gleam Eyes Asuna said that there are people who wield one-handed sword because of their battle-style(or smth like that).
why can't i find a single anime with similar vibe as SAO season 1 (first 12 eps),i have been watching anime and reading manga/manhwa/manhua for years and yet not a single one had this vibe. idk how you would call it,it's very pleasing.
@Redblood88-j5s my profile picture is from a manhua,I already do and no manhwa/manga/manhwa feels like SAO,even the ones that are about death game vrmmo.
Kirito discovers dual wielding! (And we all ignore that several episodes ago when Kirito was demonstrating his unkillable status to low level PC's that one of them was also dual wielding... and at half his level)
Did anyone knows that kiritos strongest skill in ainrad arc is eclipse which is like an advance starbust stream so basically in anime they didnt portray kirito at his best or often mistake the 2
This show was so cool until you realise that there are no dramatic stakes at all. This was one of the last moments in the show where there was still an illusion of real stakes. Then yui showed up
While i was watching this,i was counting the ammount of slashes from SS just to make sure it was actually 16 hits,yet they are 21 (16 if we count as a single hit attacks from both swords at the same time)
in the end , only for this moments the insane maker did this game, as him told before - game for real, there are anyone play serious as hero ..or not , and he did it
It's in Thai, a language in Southeast Asia. P.s. I know it's a joke. But at the same time there are people who still don't know what language it is. There are those passer-by who are interested in languages, and I am one of those as well. There were times when I would like to know about other languages, and was glad when I found that it was answered by people with similar thoughts.
I know it wasn't really the focus of this scene but Kiriti didn't get any type of item from the floor 74 boss Man's got the very coat he's wearing now after beating the first floor boss
I don't think sao will ever top this arc over the entire series. Like alicization was good, but it didnt make me jump over a scene like in sao arc. Its really sad that we didnt get to see full 100 floors of aincrad in its true nature of death game. Well I kinda did with the psvita game and boy it was a pretty fun ride and definitely wished the author had wrote it instead of cutting it off half way 😭. Maybe its just that sao raw concept of death game inticed me so much that when the first arc was over, it didnt feel truly like sao. Death was imminent in every arc but wasnt the same like it was in sao where everything was just dependent on theirselves not the outside world.
@@waterbottle9348that's because season 1 still has dark vibes because every player who dies will also die in the real world, even though I hope this anime will reach the top floor and defeat the final boss but it seems the author prefers speedrun
this show is... bad overall, unfortunately, but its the show that got me into anime and it still has some scenes that are honestly just really cool. And all of the OPs bang.
It don’t matter how many times I see this moment, this debut for dual wielding is the biggest highlight of the anime
also this moment makes a wonderful pfp, I swear like 9/10 people with SAO pfp's it's this 0:26
I actually like how kirito does a pause when saying star burst stream. Unlike the English dub that just says the name
in this anime maybe
But someone earlier was duel wielding axes
Gives me goosies every time I see it
I still remember and I love the animation and music
What is the music
@@deadbeatdab3240 Swordland
Miss this days
My First anime ♥️♥️
COFFEE ! SODA !
This music and this scene still gives me chill to my spine 🔥🔥🔥🔥
COFEEE SODAAAA
@@ferryrichard2739 TOFFE PASTTA
The best epic soundtrack that still gives me goosebumps. Yuki Kajiura is a legend!
Just realized today (Oct 18 2024) is when Kirito fights The Gleam Eyes boss.
🙀
This show got me into anime and i thoroughly enjoyed the 1st Season
1st season had a real threat of death and it was a rather dark story.
Every season after that MC was way to overpowered and death was possible but unlikely.
@@DakkaDakka12 Alicization Arc was good TBH
1st half of 1st season was good imo. From there it just went downhill alot until alicization then i was good again
Hunter x hunter is a life changing anime. Especially the "Ant arc".
This so bad
Imagine being the creator of the game watching this fight, knowing you put alot of work into making this boss and gave it some secret surprises too hoping it would take the players some time to figure it out and beat it......and then kirito shows up and solos it first try
Kirito didn't really solo The Gleam Eyes, I think Asuna and Klein softened the boss up somewhat, with Corvatz's men having at minimum done some damage to it, it was Kirito using Starburst Stream that finished the boss off and also Kirito did use at least one sword skill before utilising dual wielding, to take aggro off Asuna. So to say Kirito soloed it would be an exaggeration, it would be more accurate to say that Kirito did a good majority of the damage, but did have some help getting the boss to that point. Heck, Kirito ended up about one attack from dying had the boss not died by the end of the skill.
Considering the dev always meant this to be a true death game where if you die in the game you die in real life, it would be an even bigger fuck you if he intended it to be unbeatable at the first try
Still gives me goosebumbs after 5+ years
This is the defining scene of the series in my opinion...STARBURST STREAM... LEGENDARY EPICNESS of Japanime.
Starburst Stream VS True Starburst Stream
Have yall ever watched a sub so much that you don't even need the subtitles anymore too understand what they're saying
yes, me
there was more english in this clip than japanese lmfao
This was probably one of the most epic fights in the anime
The sound of the explosion particles and the congratulation in the final it's epic! A masterpiece scene...
My man literally forgets he is just a Normal Boy from the Opposite World
i can see why kirito collapsed to the ground right when the fight ended, like imagine being in a fight that you know if you lose, you and everyone you love will die, and already with that pressure having to keep up and reading your enemies attacks, it’s a lot to have on your shoulders, after being done it’d be too quiet, i feel like i’d be dizzy afterwards.
and because bro was 1HP
SAO is a classic to me!
0:42 How it feels when you accidentally order a Pack too many Of Starbursts from a Vending Machine.
0:48 The satisfaction of getting an extra pack.
hands down the best scene in season 1 if not, the whole series
POV: The best player on your dungeon team comes back from being afk
That's more about Kirito in War of Underworld
This just seems really original to me. If later animes were to have a scene like this I would think it's cringe or cliched. But this one was just really revolutionary, or just the first anime I ever watched lol.
nahh bro, you have a point!
I feel its the way it was pre emptied without being overly obvious. Kind of like how omni man is evil. Theres signs that something is up without it being known immediately.
The fact he never uses a sheild, he doesn't sell off his older blade for the new one. It all connects
@@cjsr_gymisfunUh, no? Asuna and Klein don’t use a shield either and hadn’t sold their weapon, so the “foreshadowing” should also point to both of them having dual wielding, too. But it doesn’t because in SAO, it isn’t unusual for someone to only use a single sword or to have the same weapon for a long time. Especially in an MMO, where glamour is a huge focus. Or do we really think that Kirito is actually using the stats from that coat that he got from the first floor boss? He totally couldn’t just be making his weapon look like the same sword or anything. Definitely not.
If anything, it makes less sense the more you think about it. If he could dual wield the entire time, why was he hiding it until just now when he could’ve used it to save Sachi when her guild set off that trap and all got killed. Or did he only consider using the skill after he got the green sword from the dragon that he also could’ve taken down with the dual wielding skill? Oh, but he was trying to keep it secret, right? Because if everyone knew that he had a super duper unique skill like that, they would treat him like he’s the best player in the game, and that wouldn’t be cool.
@@xinf3ctdx Most of what you're saying doesnt make sense. First of all, Asuna already explained right before the boss fight why she didn't use a shield (because it would lower her speed), Klein didn't use a shield because his katana is two handed (or at least he used two-handed skills).
I really dont understand your point with Kirito's coat, because throughout the story his coat changes, the only thing that remains is dark color of the coat.
What makes you think that he could dual-wield the entire time? Kirito mentioned that he obtained dual-wielding skill not long before visiting Lizbeth(and long after Sachi death) and after the boss fight he also explains the reason for hiding it. You may ask why Kirito didn't use a shield before he got that skill? Again, before the battle with Gleam Eyes Asuna said that there are people who wield one-handed sword because of their battle-style(or smth like that).
why can't i find a single anime with similar vibe as SAO season 1 (first 12 eps),i have been watching anime and reading manga/manhwa/manhua for years and yet not a single one had this vibe. idk how you would call it,it's very pleasing.
We have now Shangri-La Frontier, but without the risk of dying in real life
@@Metalment01 I will check it out later,thx
Because sword art online is one of a kind. The production value and artistic approach makes it unique
Start reading manga/manhua/manhwa
@Redblood88-j5s my profile picture is from a manhua,I already do and no manhwa/manga/manhwa feels like SAO,even the ones that are about death game vrmmo.
it took 3 months to find and clear the first boss, here at lvl 70+ kirito basically solo gleam eyes xD What a champ.
Kiroto hacked the game to get better items and level up......🤣
@zed3241 you must not know anything about sao then
Kirito discovers dual wielding!
(And we all ignore that several episodes ago when Kirito was demonstrating his unkillable status to low level PC's that one of them was also dual wielding... and at half his level)
Did anyone knows that kiritos strongest skill in ainrad arc is eclipse which is like an advance starbust stream so basically in anime they didnt portray kirito at his best or often mistake the 2
wait that was TEN YEARS ago?! I feel fucking old...
This song, as well as several others, was composed by Yuki Kajiura, who also composed several songs from the anime Puella Mágica Madoka Mágica.
This show was so cool until you realise that there are no dramatic stakes at all. This was one of the last moments in the show where there was still an illusion of real stakes. Then yui showed up
I am so mad they skipt the entire game, this anime had so much potencial and completly fell off, i am still pissed about it after all this time.
"I figured if 1 sword has 100 attack points, then with 2 I'll have 200 attack" - Lloyd Irving, Visionary
i love this scene so much. This music brooo
100000x better animation than Berserk 2016
Ohh a man of culture i see
rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles the movie animation infinitely better than SAO
@@michaelbarret4610 chill bro this was a joke
Yeah. Idk why, but new berserk is just bad i think. I kinda prefer the old animation
This Feeling the power coursing through my Body Aghhhhhh
While i was watching this,i was counting the ammount of slashes from SS just to make sure it was actually 16 hits,yet they are 21 (16 if we count as a single hit attacks from both swords at the same time)
That's why they call him the duel swordsmen Kirito.
in the end , only for this moments the insane maker did this game, as him told before - game for real, there are anyone play serious as hero ..or not , and he did it
This is how I felt when fighting against Pontiff Sulyvahn on Dark Souls 3
Others: Wow, Kirito duel welding is so cool!
Me and others who's seen other characters duel wield swords before: Yeah, not much of a big deal anymore.
Back in 2012,when many players mmorpg inspired and wanna be like kirito,be a bad*ss in game and get a girlfriend from there 😂
This scene highlights the difference between sub and dub. The sub guy really believed he was in the fight for his life.
From 0:22 to 0:31 always leaves me like 😯😯😯
And it's been 11 years.
Swordland + Dual wielding = OP Kirito and awesomeness
Thank you Yuki Kajiura, for this masterpiece
And thus *jesus kun* was borned......
❤❤❤
1:00 coffee soda
coffee soda
coffee soda
give me coffee
damn whoever made that shiit curse you i can't unhear it
let me fix that for you
I'll be stronger
I'll be faster
I'll be stronger
You can't stop me
This fits the anime more
I wished it showed the part where he has a sliver of hp left.
Why are the subtitles in ancient egiptian, moon runes, alien?
It's in Thai, a language in Southeast Asia. P.s. I know it's a joke. But at the same time there are people who still don't know what language it is. There are those passer-by who are interested in languages, and I am one of those as well. There were times when I would like to know about other languages, and was glad when I found that it was answered by people with similar thoughts.
I can't help but laugh at your comment. Lmao
noodles?
I know it wasn't really the focus of this scene but Kiriti didn't get any type of item from the floor 74 boss
Man's got the very coat he's wearing now after beating the first floor boss
LoL no. That was Coat of Midnight. This is Blackwyrm Coat. It's made by a player.
What would happen if Kirito ran out of options,because he was a beta tester he knew the game and all the skills
Epic!
quando sword art online era bom
They should make a game with nervegear system and actually doesnt risk your real life
I don't think sao will ever top this arc over the entire series. Like alicization was good, but it didnt make me jump over a scene like in sao arc. Its really sad that we didnt get to see full 100 floors of aincrad in its true nature of death game. Well I kinda did with the psvita game and boy it was a pretty fun ride and definitely wished the author had wrote it instead of cutting it off half way 😭.
Maybe its just that sao raw concept of death game inticed me so much that when the first arc was over, it didnt feel truly like sao. Death was imminent in every arc but wasnt the same like it was in sao where everything was just dependent on theirselves not the outside world.
11th years annivery
One of my best even after many years
The voice acotorrrrr omg
Back when sao was cool
Ye, they just spammed plot armor in the alicization war arc :v
@@waterbottle9348 the last fight of alicization part 1 was very disappointing. There were parts that made no sense at all.
@@waterbottle9348that's because season 1 still has dark vibes because every player who dies will also die in the real world, even though I hope this anime will reach the top floor and defeat the final boss but it seems the author prefers speedrun
Too bad sao only had one season. Yep. Just one.
プログレッシブ読もうぜ
У него после битвы осталось около 1hp
Back when sao was actually good
10 years wow
ほぼ1人でボス踏破ってまじでぶっこわれやん
Omgg already 10years?!!!
epic
相変わらず鳥肌立つわぁ
原点にして頂点
Wha'ts the name of the theme that start at 1:08
The name of the Song Is swordland
this show is... bad overall, unfortunately, but its the show that got me into anime and it still has some scenes that are honestly just really cool. And all of the OPs bang.
The scene that goated Kirito
what ost is this?
Kirito mi padre
2022
Any one else hear Wata Fuck?
サンキューなあ!!
Coffee soda
I like sao but not after Kirito clears sao
Kiritooo
키리토 이도류의 악마
The Rising of Dual Wield Hero
ueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Cap?
This arc was the ONLY reason I enjoyed sword art. The rest were some fucking bullshit with turning him into some gay elf or feminine af.
AHAHAHAHA
Alicization was good tho
I agree with you. The first season really made me love sao so much. In s4 part 1, kirito just afk in the whole show
噓
more pixels pls
Faater