Sword Art Online II

Mother's Rosario.

Where to even begin.... Oh man...

Ok, firstly, I'm crying right now. I was practically sobbing a few minutes ago.

God, I get too attached to anime.

Isn't Moe the word for that?

Anyways... yeah.

So, this ended up as a beautiful arc. Absoluetly beautiful. It served many purposes, some grand, some not, but let's list them first.

Just kidding, they were all grand.

THIS ARC:
-Brought me to tears like, seven times (And I'm not usually an easy crier)
-Gave us much more insight into Asuna's character/life
-Introduced the Sleeping Knights and Yuuki

And what a poetic name that is; Sleeping Knights. A fitting name for a group consisting of some sick, fulltime fulldivers.

-Kept playing Courage as the opening, which was the only thing keeping me sane during my teary frenzy that was the final episodes
-Showed that Kirito isn't the only godly player ALO/SAO has to offer (I consider Yuuki his equal, but Kirito has the edge when in dire situations.)
-AGAIN WITH THE TEARS!

Sooo, yeah.

I originally had some mixed feelings for Mother's Rosario, thanks to my ideas that Yuuki bested Kirito in a fight- twice. However, Kirito was equal to Yuuki in combat, thus settling my fears about this arc.

And, I mean, the guy held off half a boss raid party for the 1-3 hours it would have taken for the Sleeping Knights to chip away at the boss. Damn.

Also Klein.

After the shift from SAO's veterans to the Sleeping Knights, I found the characters introduced to be oddly likeable and quickly grew to like them. We got just enough of their personalities to understand the way the group acted and knew each other- And that's fine. Yeah, I would've liked a bit more time with the Knights, but eh. The whole of SAO's anime adaptation has been pretty fast-paced.

I cannot physically explain just how much Yuuki's disease hit me. I... I have some bad experiances with AIDS...

Not myself, of course...

But enough of that.

Yuuki's character was very likeable, and kinda relateable, it felt like I was looking in a mirror at times. Her 'Keep Fighting' mantra was awesome, and was further reinforced by her badass swordplay.

I CANNOT MEASURE THE AMOUT OF TEARS THAT WERE SHED IN YUUKI'S DEATH SCENE.

TEEEEEEEEEEEARS!

And, this might be my wierd Lesbianism taking over, but was I the only one who felt like Yuuki's attraction to Asuna wasn't just as good friends, but that she actually grew to love her?

I mean, the way they interact, the poses and such we see them in, Yuuki's behavior towards Asuna, the lyrics in the ending theme, she jokes about marrying Asuna, Yuuki flat-out states that she was 'Dying in the arms of someone she loved.'

I mean, she could have meant it platonicly, and I guess that's what everyone else thought, but I think she really did love Asuna.

Ugh.... and to top it all off, now I have that melancholy 'THE-SERIES-IS-OVER-WHYYYYYYYYY' funk that I've had with SAO, Kill la Kill, Gurren Lagann, Fullmetal Alchemist, and now SAOII.

Mother's Rosario: Yuuki/10

~Sleeping Knightalie
(I HAVE TO RESORT TO PUNS TO TRY AND STALL THESE TEARS)
(When your blogs are more than what you write for your stories)
(Jontron Therapy is now in session)