SAOA 16 Post-Mortem Stream VOD

[@ChronoShadow69]

Kirito in Aincrad: "You ever notice this game has a real arson problem?" Kirito in Alfheim: "You ever notice this game has a real cannibalism problem?"

[@sesquame9527]

I genuinely hope this joke actually ends up in the show.

[@sirfailsalot6174]

Cannibalism and racism

[@SanvelloSerapiega]

And asuna was part of the problem for both games

[@jayglier]

I wonder what the GGO arc is going to be like?

[@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69]

And from Alfheim onwards, rapists.

[@NayvieNoir]

When Izzy is about to explain the process behind his editing magic, I always expect him to start with “FOR YOU SEE-“

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

How he does it: The Pebble Of Immaculate Editing Skills.

[@PsychoDiesel48]

LONG AGO! XD

[@TheHero136]

No!

[@BagofBeans1]

@@PsychoDiesel48 the pebble was forged by zeus himself, during the great cataclysm....

[@lotusgotti4772]

Ex

[@GhostStealth590]

If you guys ever feel bad about the stuff you're making... Just remember, a lot of people (myself included), have vague memories of the actual SAO plot, as SAO Abridged has overwritten it. I don't remember the actual show's true plot, character intentions, and so on. SAO Abridged has completely overwritten my memories of what the show was, and I don't regret that at all.

[@ILiekFishes]

character intentions? *looks at kayaba conspicuously*

[@deinonychus1948]

@@ILiekFishes "I did it because of MetaCritic" -Akihako Kayaba, SAO Abridged

[@J--Dubs]

Definitely, and also with DBZ Abridged

[@reality_101]

Im literally watching the Abridged version and im not even gonna bother watching the actual one lol

[@johnriley4342]

That’s because there wasn’t a plot

[@ticbox4326]

Whoever writes the jokes for SAO Abridged needs a serious raise on top of whatever raise they already have

[@hy_sea]

Seeing how KZbin messes up when it comes to copyright, I doubt they earn any money from SAO Abridged, sadly...

[@MustacheDLuffy]

Some are a bit too specific like the souls of puppies but the jokes are hilarious

[@AkitoVR]

@@hy_sea Don't worry. They have something called Sponsors like every other youtuber who doesn't get money from copyright

[@F2p7YshCn9]

@@hy_sea There's the Kirito is Always Right Foundation. And the latest two episodes had Bookwalker sponsors

[@MadGameBoy]

You know that office meme "You guys deserves raises" "No we deserve two raises" "we get raises?" "Wait You guys get paid???"

[@Max-wi4ul]

I like how you guys expanded on the “7 friends who found this game” line from earlier in the season

[@leezhengjie6958]

U mad lad, I forgot about that detail.

[@Max-wi4ul]

@@leezhengjie6958 yeah bro, it’s pretty cool that they also remembered it

[@TheBlackDemon1996]

*9. One for each race.

[@TheWinners84]

The “Nutter Butter” on the phone, 2 weeks work for 2 seconds of animation is absolutely mental. I’m glad you did it. Love that scene.

[@beso2792]

Word

[@uriah505]

Absolutely an Eye opener, praise to All.

[@TheUltimateRare]

and they wonder why these wonderful episodes can take some time to edit XD about 4000 hours probably.

[@Teslabluewolf]

Nutter butter scene made me spit out my drink. Priceless

[@lucasvandecasteele9904]

was expecting a "sweatheart" or "mu precious BF"

[@warlordofbritannia]

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get over how the “Kirito voice” is just…the voice 😂

[@daanstrik4293]

Now think back to the “you sound like a girl” joke. I respect this man so much for allowing them to make this scene in front of thousands of people

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Literally born to play the role?

[@sheridanroad2001]

The Fact that Abridged Kirito's voice is what I hear now whenever I read any SAO material

[@OmniscientWarrior]

@@daanstrik4293 Don't forget the joke, "Are you a boy? A girl? What are you?" from Bleach

[@senatorstevenarmstrong6703]

@@daanstrik4293 Kirito: WHAT

[@jackfrost1759]

I don't know why, I no longer view this as an abridged, I seriously tried watching the anime, and though 'wow they sound weird'. The have become the voices of their respective characters and I love it as they sound way better. Every time I think of SAO scenes it is played with their voices inside of my head.

[@Tan12]

I watched a couple episodes of the original and was bored out of my mind. This is the only SAO that matters.

[@InfanitlyGaming]

@@Tan12 SAO is one of those shows that at this point if you aren't knee deep it ain't worth rewatching lol Im too deep to stop now so onto alicization and Moon Cradle and Unital Ring and I have too know that I will see the abridge in 2050 lmao

[@saskia4219]

Same, I can't even remember what the story was. (Well appart from the main things which stay the same.)

[@grimmlokd416]

Same, I consider this series an actual anime I'm watching and it"s unironically in the top 5 or smth

[@mittensbro]

When you get down to it, if you've watched LITERALLY ANY OTHER ANIME (SAO Abridged included), SAO is just... reaaaaally really bland. Like, there are parts of it that are done relatively well (the first 14 episodes of season 1), and there are parts of it that are done badly (the entire second half of season 1), but it all comes down to basically just being a meaningless haze after a while because Kirito is a Mary Sue and the show doesn't really have the ambition to actually go anywhere meaningful. That's why SWE is so impressive-you can tell from the outset that they intended to try to ACTUALLY IMPROVE on the story and concepts of SAO, and they succeeded beyond anyone's expectations.

[@The_D0C70R]

I still can’t believe the Kirito voice is just the man’s actual voice.

[@Bluesonofman]

I mean it's the same thing with Zim's VA

[@donovandelozier7156]

@@Bluesonofman .....nooooooo.....whaaat???

[@Bluesonofman]

@@donovandelozier7156 Yes look him up

[@Trueflights]

@@Bluesonofman That guy did some voices in EverQuest 2 and every time I hear it, all I can think of is Zim.

[@snakedaemongaming6590]

I'm sure he voices shirou in fate abridged

[@TheHero136]

God I love Sword Art Online Abridged so much, I can tell how much love and devotion you have put into this series. Screw the KZbin demons that try to drag you down. We will keep lifting you up. Keep it coming!

[@someguy5003]

The chat at the start just made me realise that kirito might still be terrified of dying in the game even in alfheim where he can respawn because he thinks he might die in real life. Just think of the scene in the world tree where he gets speared like 20 times in the chest by magic swords "HOW AM I STILL ALIVE AFTER THIS?".

[@vii2773]

The attention to detail when he was first opening his menu and panicked when it was the other hand is just immaculate

[@cyberbyte2168]

He's still wearing NerveGear, which is what phsycally kills the player after death. I don't think Sugou will re-activate the death glitch, but that is a possibility Kirito would want to avoid, lest Sugou /kill him with it activated.

[@natchu96]

@@cyberbyte2168 It's not a glitch though. Kayaba specifically designed the live version of SAO to remove the safety limiters. Which he also designed. He invented and developed pretty much the whole thing. I seriously doubt the government would let a second game get away with not being thoroughly checked for suspicious code like that even if the intended hardware isn't really capable of the exact same method anymore.

[@BlueMageDaisen]

@@natchu96 It was a glitch in Abridged

[@spiceyicey]

@@natchu96 imagine using official lore rather than the superior abridged lore

[@supermysterious66]

Obviously the real reason why all the spirgins that had carried the name of Kirito are extinct is because of how their desire to be like their "idol" means having to RP that they are playing "hardcore iron man", so if they die in the game, they have to start over with a new account and/or account name, so in reality it was jut like 1000 guys who used up all 1 million different kirito names since they kept dying to the greifers, and refuse to give up the Ideal they set that if a kriito account dies, they have to let it stay dead. or something like that (EDIT: So technically, it wouldn't be ironman, it would just be hardcore, since Ironman is that you have to make everything yourself, and hardcore is the if you die it's over.)

[@saskia4219]

That actually would make a lot of sense.

[@brandoncastellano1858]

@@saskia4219 that makes way too much sense…

[@wesleywebb5554]

I appreciate the RuneScape reference. HCIM for life.

[@Pebkio_Nomare]

Making that whole war thing just be a lover's spat and all the major are just previous friends trying to force closure was a *brilliant* touch. More than laugh, I marveled at that whole sequence. It wasn't some stupid power play because there were rumors of a race switch event that probably wasn't ever going to happen... it was just because one former friend thought another confrontation was needed.

[@Pikaman20008]

I know, I’m honestly awed at just how clever it is, I never would have thought of that. They really made these nothing characters interesting and compelling

[@thesunwillneverset]

It also makes the whole thing pretty believable. In very small/niche/insular rp communities (like presumably the Alfheim Online rp community in this), personal disputes between powerful/founding players can often end up affecting the whole plot of the world, to varying degrees.

[@dropkick9547]

These are always fun. Can't wait to see more from you guys

[@monkeyman4015]

What exactly are these out of curiousity

[@dropkick9547]

Im a sucker for the BTS stuff ok

[@npc6817]

@@dropkick9547 kpop ruined acronyms for me apparently

[@edwardlomeli5657]

Predictions: the wish/item to rule all races is going to be the charisma hat and Klein is going to use it to force everybody to call him by his real name, especially krito * Klein pulls out hat* “for you see …”

[@pandoratypography]

Lmfaooo even if this isn’t what ends up happening this is GOLD

[@TheAstralWitch]

As far as I recall, Kirito only called Klein by his nickname because of a lack of respect. The theory about the hat seems pretty reasonable, though!

[@CaptainCFalcon]

Bro if they bring back the hat, I think my heart wouldn't be able to keep up with the oxygen my lungs would demand.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Kirito: dont worry guys, I'm his best friend so only I can call him Balls- Klein: *Slaps Kirito* you will call me Klein! Say it! Klein! Klein! Kirito: K-klein!

[@edwardlomeli5657]

@@CaptainCFalcon well they did show us Kandy Kane Kapital this episode and krito did win it by defeating Santa so…. I’m really hoping it’s foreshadowing. Plus imagine Klein doing the “for you see “ monologue as revenge when he pulls out the hat

[@Wixvhen]

I think I can accurately describe the difference between season1 and season2 Kirito like this. In Season 1, Kirito was on a power trip. For him, the world was his oyster, he had power, and there was nothing to lose except his life, but he had so much power that it wasn't even a threat. In Season 2... He learned he isn't invincible. He tasted defeat. And more than that, he has something to lose that's actually more important to him than his life. He knows he could be an asshole, and in his head he's probably saying it all, but he knows he needs these people and that his own mouth is his biggest enemy. 'I can't turn it off, please fix me' was supposed to be a joke from season 1, but from what we've seen... She kinda did. He cares about people more. He can turn it off, especially if it's for her. And when you strip away the sarcasm and retorts, he often devolves into being a bit desperate, but earnest.

[@Kazutoes]

I definitely agree with this!! Especially compared to Suguha/Leafa, he does seem kinder than his early/mid Aincrad arc personality. Not to mention the fact in how he simply acts with Recon, considering the fact he probably wouldn’t even have given a shit at first. Abridged Kirito has the best development

[@Stuugie.]

Your guys' attention to detail is unbelievable. Your work truly elevates this parody beyond what the original ever was, across the board.

[@TrackMaster844]

2:13:29 - And this is what separates Izzy and the rest of SWE from the SAO creators both real and abridged: they put in EFFORT!!!! And this is why even if an episode only drops once a year, we will all be here to watch and appreciate the work you do.

[@moleyface]

ngl, the Christmas area being on fire is both such a clean edit and so good a way to keep the plot moving that I legitimately thought it was just part of the show. Izzy's editing continues to astound.

[@TopCurls]

I gotta say, doing the yearly rewatch of the entire series to re-get the context for the next, it’s kind of insane how well the jokes age. Both DBZA and Hellsing Abridged have like, really bad starts or they haven’t aged well, but for SAOA, I’m still laughing from the first episode. Maybe I’m just a sucker for the asshole

[@tbush6657]

Yeah, my only issue my ocd with th change in Asuna's VA. When it first happened, I preferred the original, but now I like the one we've had, but rewatching just makes it feel weird.

[@kugelblitzkrieg]

Imo the only ep of Hellsing Abridged that didn’t age that well was the first one, but even then there are still way more good jokes than dated ones. I can’t speak for DBZA though as I haven’t seen it.

[@HeinerGunnar]

@@kugelblitzkrieg DBZA struggles for the first few episodes too. Even the team themselves said they don't really like a lot of the early jokes before Vegeta and Nappa appear

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

To me, SAOA was already doing so much right even before it hit it's stride a few episodes into Season One. And the last two episodes of Season One, and the entirety of Season Two thus far have all been the absolute top of their game, imo.

[@sanhakim1335]

@@tbush6657 I didn't even know asuna's va changed lol. I've rewatched the series like 4 times. She did a really good job

[@helmutstein1178]

"We made the tentacle scene worse..." Oh for the love of God and everything holy and unholy, please don't tell me she is gonna be into that shit....

[@ceebbees12345]

honestly, i can see adam's family levels of 'this is fine' working out

[@princessthyemis]

Oh my gosh I didn't even think of that!🤣

[@bisongaming729]

My immediate thoughts too lol Or maybe it's worse because she's sexually assaulting the tentacles and not the other way around!

[@Kwatcher100]

Kirito: Ohhh Nooo!

[@bman296]

Please tell me they're joking

[@roos9940]

i'm still in awe of how unforgivably, disgustingly, perfectly awful Suguha is as a person. It takes a special kind of genius to make me love wanting to tear someone's head off

[@ThatTCG]

Suguha did nothing wrong

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

recon did someone wrong tho lol

[@roos9940]

nah, recon's got the succ on speed dial he's doing something RIGHT

[@gabebarnes6814]

That's why we have Yui and her face ripping off magic.

[@donovandelozier7156]

@@ThatTCG i... think.. THINK the op was misrecalling... the guy who is Oberon in game (because i can't recall his actual name but recall it being like suugua or something similar)

[@themott9816]

This was the first stream I was able to catch and I thought you guys were amazing already! Now I'm pretty sure your demigods!!! I love you and I hope we can save this beautiful SAOA family ❤😄

[@winterweasel425]

These post mortem streams are fucking awesome As a guy who'se not on twitch, i apreciate you putting em here.

[@sontypohnenamen5161]

It's so amazing to watch how much work not only goes into their top-notch writing, but also into photoshop-altering the source material with new animation. A lot of the stuff Izzy made looks so natural, it's hard to believe it's not a direct screen grab even after seeing him do it himself. This isn't some "haha we made the MC say penis" abridged series. This is art.

[@undeadinside3571]

I wish they would come back. Its been a year now

[@jerryeverest7098]

I love yall so much, and enjoyed the newest episode so much! Thank you guys for all you guys do

[@theratifier7669]

The unfiltered scream that Izzy did for the goat monster will always be my favorite.

[@philippaul6039]

Hearing what I know to be Kirito and Asuna's voices talk regularly about this stuff is weird as hell XD

[@aldandurp.8398]

Their relationship when they finally don't have to kill everyone around them. (And Asuna has gotten rid of Kiritos Harem)

[@xainreaper6458]

Kirito doesn't really have a harem this time around tho. Liz is already scared straight, Silica is afraid of him, and Suguha is into Nagata xD. Man's free

[@brianstabile165]

@@xainreaper6458 yeah *gun gale or whatever is next happens*

[@wideclide42069]

@@brianstabile165 now that I think of it, Sinon might become a rival of Asuna. Not for Kirito's D, but just a rivalry stemmed from that misunderstanding.

[@NDalll]

I love how he colour codes the audio for each voice, it's so satisfying

[@glyph__]

Ikr, you can tell whos talking even when its paused cuz the color coding is true to the characters

[@edroia4123]

You all have brought us laughter for years, that will ultimately last in my mind forever. Thank you so much for everything

[@powercore2000]

Seeing the breakdown made me realize how many of the shots in that episode were such clean edits, I just assumed that it was in the base show and I misremembered. Suuuuper big props to Izzy for the top tier editing and everyone for the wonderful job!

[@renegade6578]

Kirito is an excellent streamer

[@muboizin]

Well, he is always right.

[@npc6817]

Yeah fr they should have kirito gaming nights in between releases

[@RGC_animation]

Kirito is always right foundation.

[@pewpewgamereview]

@@RGC_animationOr KARF for short...

[@Pyranders]

@@pewpewgamereview I just realized how terrible that acronym sounds.

[@Electric_Bagpipes]

Watched the whole VOD, absolutely loved the experience and wish I had caught the stream… The amount of editing you two do is insane, I HIGHLY respect that. Also bloopies? Theres bloopies?! Karf is looking tempting for that alone… but yeah seriously that was an awesome breakdown, and I 100% support more cannibalism jokes. Keep up the funny shit, see ya in a year (or for both of our sanity’s sake, a few months) :)

[@zobblewobble1770]

The bloopies are almost as good as the regular episode (they even lip sycn them). Finally joined KARF because I couldn’t stand waiting for the next episode and those made it worth it alone.

[@dkilgu82]

In the massive fight in the world tree, I hope to god there is a callback to the “stop playing bejeweled” joke.

[@paulroche7588]

I can’t really covey in a KZbin comment how much I appreciate your guys hard work and how much you guys put into these episodes. Seriously thank you! This series has been so enjoyable for so many years and can’t tell you how many friend I’ve introduced this series too and it’s always a big hit

[@ColeBlueford]

Man, this is fascin8ing! In addition to being interesting from a technical standpoint, this breakdown also gives enlightening insight into just *how* impressive the editing is.

[@MRB-dp1su]

I just discovered Saoa , I binged it and prolly will binge it again soon let me just tell you thank you for taking this great premice and turning it into a real freaking great anime. You didn't just write a big joke you fixed everything and made it more interesting. I fucking love it, I hope u keep up the good work !

[@btr1011]

Welcome to the world of saoa where we rewatch everything once a episode

[@shahiro92]

You know what I realized when the characters are killed their bodies disappear the fact that reki's body is still there means he was still alive with his face in the water as they shot him 3 more times and threw mayo on him probably from a paralyzing bolt

[@endplanets]

Squeekers was so great and tragic. Even Kirito felt bad at his death. And Leafa said all Squeekers's love was faked. A cruel lie. They said they loved him but in reality hated him! Which is SOMETHING coming from Leafa given that she emotionally toys with Nutter Butter and sends him on suicide missions. And we of course realize that Leafa is lying as all the Salamanders loved Squeekrs. And his unborn children! A great combo of 'racism', stupidity, not paying attention, and projection on Leafa's part. Good think Squeekers can respawn.

[@josephperez2004]

Oh god...you don't know that pets on Alfheim have permadeath enabled...

[@dustyfedora]

@@josephperez2004 yeah since it was built off of SAO’s code that means pet death is perma-death and the only way to bring them back is to collect like 50 flowers bring them to a town to get a key to go into a dungeon to fight and fight about 8 bosses to revive them. And it all has to be done in 3 days

[@nimnimn6930]

​@dustyfedora Assuming they haven't forgotten to add said dungeon into the game

[@GreenPhoenix117]

Love the videos you guys. Honestly would be happy just watching you guys rewatch your creation. Post-Mortems are both fun, funny, interesting, and and great way to make me worry and appreciate Izzy. Also just imagine Kirito had job and the same mannerisms as inside Aincrade for the people on the phone then the swap to co-workers. However he’d never take the job willingly.

[@A_USA_Tank]

Keep up the fantastic work dudes! It doesn’t matter how long each episode takes, we will wait. After Team 4 Star had to stop on Dragon Ball, y’all are a blessing.

[@airiquelmeleroy]

How the hell did you guys manage to have more lore to alfheim online than actual alfheim online

[@Christian_Kim]

Thank you guys for another amazing episode and post-stream! I love the cast and crew of this series so much and I’m so happy the wait was worth it! I always love listening to the post-stream discussions and hearing the cast/crew talk about the process and other tidbits behind the scene! We are starting off 2022 on a high note and I can’t wait for the next episode! 🥰😎❤️

[@prodigyomen1]

Ready for episode 17 next year!

[@daanstrik4293]

If thats how long it takes then so be it

[@tap5263]

17'll come out this year I swear to you.

[@LuneWatcher]

@@tap5263 Hi

[@georgehannaford8014]

:)

[@thedraninjachronicles3693]

man its so cool to see them break down the episode clip by clip and talk about the thought process that went behind it

[@UncensoredScion]

I only just found you guys and I love everything, I've just binged the series and I am a BIG fan, love this!

[@Burtonomous62]

I binged the series in a day. Fucking astounding. Yalls version is a major improvement. Do not ever feel bad about your content or the time it takes to make it, take your time. It's epic.

[@TheDragon928]

Watching these post-mortems gives me so much appreciation and respect for how much work goes into the editing. You're amazing, Izzy!

[@Hollow-Eyes]

1:37 I don't know if I'd call it a really important event, but I did leave halfway into a heart surgery. Don't worry though, I had the janitor cover my shift.

[@CH-bd6jg]

well I mean, it's Reki, he can handle it. face of god and all that.

[@Hollow-Eyes]

@@CH-bd6jg Yeah he's still got that ego boost from Kayaba. I still don't know if he managed to put that heart back in but he seemed pretty confident while he was trying to figure out which organ was the heart. On the plus side,might be seeing the world's first man to have three Kidneys and no heart.

[@Strato5]

"I rotoscoped their soul" quote if the decade there 👌

[@almightycnote]

Take as much time as you need! Can’t rush greatness .. I probably rewatched the series like 10 times .. certain parts are always popping up in head .. “ we must save my family “ 🤣🤣🤣

[@E__R__]

YES THANK YOU FOR DOING MORE OF THESE!

[@Purgers2]

I just wanna say I truely appreciate all the work and hope you all keep at this to eventually do season 2 :D these always fill me with such nostalgia and happiness when they release. I can't convey how much I appreciate it but I can't wait to see the next episodes and you guys are all amazing

[@fain5722]

Whenever a new abridged comes out makes me want to watch them all again

[@eta....]

Loving these. Always cool to hear the stories behind the end product.

[@sharpshotmarty8209]

Hi *late to the party here* but I just wanted to say that no matter how much time passes between episodes I still look forward to a new one coming out and every few months I binge watch from episode 1 thru 16 O.O I don't know how many other people do this and maybe I'm just a weirdo! I appreciate the effort that goes into each scene and the jokes after all this time still hold up! I've gone back to watch some dbz abridged episodes (I also love the series from team 4 star) and their jokes honestly haven't aged that well :/ still, I like it but yall nailed it with SAO! I love you guys! You've helped me out of a serious depression several times through the years and thank you so much for the dedication and content!

[@aedwardsss]

I learned so much about what you guys do from watching this. Love everything you do and hope you are being showered with praise and gold.

[@forgottenfamily]

(Still early in the VOD so perhaps you already confirmed) guessing the heavy scene in Ep 17 is when in SAO original Suguha figured out Kirito was her brother and confronted him IRL which I've long thought was going to be an interesting scene with this very different dynamic.

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

*The final boss for Something Witty Entertainment is Final Cut 10.*

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Started watching this series after Season One ended (but before Season Two began). You guys deliver in every single episode and this latest one was personally my favorite one yet. Thank you for such dedication to your excellent work.

[@Electric_Bagpipes]

If you want an book reference idea… Thardsvergûndnzmal. Also known as an Erôthknurl, its from the Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini. Is basically a ball of clay that through a lot of time and steps ends up resembling a smooth gemstone. It literally translates to “Earthstone” as its from the dwarven language. One of my person favorite obscure literary tongue twisters… also you might as well call it a polished turd.

[@bman296]

Ayo? Inheritance fan in this comment section!? Hella yeah!

[@snek616]

Read it, knew that was familiar!

[@ItzTeeGee]

I found an odd duality when it comes to abridged. It, most of the time, turns out better than the og, but you cant fully appreciate without the prior knowledge of the main story. It makes it hard to get my buds into it but i feel bad that they'll never understand how good this stuff is

[@btr1011]

Honestly with sao you can just say this was an incest plot or this war a cringy rape sceen or she was a pure damsel in distress all of alphime

[@kaileyallen7563]

This abridged series is still the greatest one I’ve ever seen 😂😂 been following it since like episode 3 or 4 was out!

[@markmeadows5709]

Just adding my two cents to the pile, but I LOVE that you guys do this. The show is amazing, and I love it to pieces and back, but seeing HOW you do some of this stuff is so great. Hell, I didn't even notice at LEAST a third of the jokes you talked about until it was pointed out how the editing worked on that. (Most notably the *crunch* in episode 15's sword-to-the-stomach sound effect) Thanks for doing what you guys do, and thanks for showing me even more to appreciate.

[@leonryuko970]

Can't wait to show this entire series to my crew once I join the Navy. Edit: I have returned to say... It didn't work out. Medical discharge.

[@npc6817]

Bruh rhat's how you end up hazed

[@leonryuko970]

@@npc6817 eh, I think it'll be funny.

[@JayOrs]

@@leonryuko970 depends on if they're into anime, just gotta read the room. But hell yeah dude this series is great

[@brianstabile165]

@@JayOrs it’s the military

[@M0D776]

@@JayOrs what if they're outside?

[@andrewdowns3673]

21:58 Chat: What are you Eating? Izzy: The Souls of the Cait Sith. Cary: A Bagel. Izzy: No! Cary: Two Bagels.

[@sonofamitch8522]

we need someone do a 1 hour analysis of why this serious is so great

[@DarkFruitsAnimation]

i think it already exists

[@SleepinEdwin]

Explanation Point did one 3 years ago if you wanna check it out

[@redhawkfour]

Check out Explaination Point’s two part series on it. Pretty good stuff

[@creatorofthemind]

Link to Explanation points kzbin.info/www/bejne/amfNq4akbrh_osk

[@fiddlesticks7245]

Why would you need this explained to you? Just pay attention

[@istoppedcaring6209]

all anime companies just have to hire you guys to make an abridged version of anything they make

[@Wemdiculous]

I’m waiting for someone to make a reasonably good version of One piece. I used to love it, but its become unwatchable Now they’ve started making fight scenes that take 8 episodes, repeat parts of the fight from 2 episodes ago, Take 6 minutes to start the episode. Completely lost that the heart of the show is friends on an adventure helping each other through thick and thin.

[@fakesmile172]

@@Wemdiculous There's a fan edit called One Pace

[@Drums_of_Liberation]

@@Wemdiculous eh too be fair what's going on in the manga now is nothing but one big fight scene so it fits.

[@dannybagley9333]

I really hope that when they get to the GGO arc that Don fluffles makes a comeback, either as the villan or his partner

[@thegooddoctor2009]

I just watched the scene where Kirito meets Death Gun for the first time and thought "it would be funny if SAOA made him Don Fluffles, and Kirito's PTSD episode was him realizing just how boned he was."

[@brianstabile165]

I want a “every joke cut”episode

[@NXTangl]

Especially every joke about the KKK.

[@apkphantom2122]

I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop and see that the reason Asuna couldn't log out is because the menue is on the other hand.

[@CaptainCFalcon]

That'd be hilarious

[@CaptainCFalcon]

That'd be hilarious

[@seriouslysatan216]

I very much enjoy watching these guys go through the process of how they write/edit each episode. It's so damn entertaining just to hear the thought process and I even get to pick up some more editing tips/tricks as a bonus. Hopefully they keep doing these post-mortems for future episodes as well. Until next year (or sooner).

[@Ixarus6713]

I went to do a college course in film trying to learn editing and stuff for maybe eventually making animated films (I mainly wanted to do the writing side but thought the editing side would be a good way into a studio) but the course didn't work out and they only really taught you what was needed for live action film... going to do english, psychology and religion and ethics now. but hey! now I know how to use premiere for if I ever do youtube in the future! Keep up the incredible work guys! The amount of effort behind this is immense and it's such high-quality.

[@nickcordova9647]

Watching all the work and effort and fun y'all put into this masterpiece is just (painful to watch all the complicated integrations, and complicated software) amazing and all the laughs and inside jokes is an amazing experience. And I love getting asap shows, but if you need more time to make it just, A-1 steak sauce, then you take all the time you need. Love y'all

[@Nadekuro]

Im so glad that you guys are gonna do ggo, its my favourite arc and i cant wait to see how you improve it

[@moh.syafrianabie8899]

I have a theory that death gun in the next GGO Abridged is don fluffles, king of ashes, and one of the laughing coffin member (I forget if it was Johnny Black or the leader in the original GGO) and the method of killing people is they sent Don Fluffles (since he's a cat, nobody would notice) with knife or something to kill the player after they hacked targeted player's address.

[@valdestot]

Ep 16 was freaking awesome guys! TY for the masterpiece!

[@codenamelambda]

The editing is so incredibly good that I can definitely say I didn't notice what got altered 95% of the time in the whole of SAOA - and most of the remaining 5% is jokes or some eye movements that I am sure weren't in the original because of tone & what I do know about the source material (I haven't seen anything SAO after season 1 though)

[@gingerjester2606]

Thank you for another amazing episode, the invisibility cloaks were great.

[@HellsWaffle]

The intro already has me smiling with 'Streamis'

[@Fabledtriforce]

I love these videos and the abridged series!

[@charlesaston6546]

Keep up the awesome content, the SAO Abridged series is so rewatchable

[@kilow76]

Ah, yes, I watched this stream here, so now it is time to rewatch the whole series again. Always worth waiting, keep up the good work

[@NozomiClips]

Okay, hear me out: If the tentacle stuff gets cut from the next episode, why not make a short episode out of it and call it "SAOA 16.5"?

[@npc6817]

Not bad, not bad at all. Speaking of fanservice-y stuff, I wonder how they'll handle the rape scene in the finale, swe already proved that while they know how to make great comedy they don't shy away from tragedy and violence, even more than the supposedly serious SAO did so it's anyone's guess. I just hope it does make it into the actual cut or it's going to be one forced alternative finale, but I'm also afraid of youtube censorship

[@tap5263]

@@npc6817 holy shit thats in the show?????? WHAT THE FUCK??????

[@irontemplar6222]

@@tap5263 dude calm down. There is far far worse out there in WESTERN media. Don't loose your shit over something that while terrible is only realitivly uncommon.

[@skewercorn9894]

@@irontemplar6222 Just because western media does it worse doesn't make it okay.

[@irontemplar6222]

@@skewercorn9894 I'm not saying it makes it ok. Simply that it doesn't warrant that kind of suprised and overly sensitive reaction. I mean seriusly it's approaching levels of "Wait the bad guys do bad things in X"

[@michaelaburns734]

I appreciate the process for the episode. The details created magic.

[@shinnyboy664]

Hearing their voices saying such nice things is wild after watching SAO Abridged so many times

[@SomeAsian]

"Nutter Butter" ...You cannot be serious.

[@MustacheDLuffy]

Suguha has no freaking chill

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

Considering my only exposure to a "nut butter" phrasing was in reference to how your balls get sweaty while being grinded between your thighs throughout the day... Is there some other way it's used?

[@donovandelozier7156]

@@RipOffProductionsLLC nutter butter is a type of cookie also

[@_Osse]

Respect for committing to the Nutter Butter

[@Draon029]

I don't know how I've been missing these streams, but I love them.

[@forgottenfamily]

The Hunger Games quote is from the song "Rue's Lullaby" which is sung over her death. The section is the second verse. The first verse appears in the movie but I believe the second doesn't

[@genericweeb3816]

Thank you so much for this ridiculous amount of work. Cant wait till next year.

[@Taygon45]

The 300 Gold for the diamond. I knew you guys played D&D. There was no if or might. And Kirito almost insulted Sugaha as a Dracolich. Fun.

[@LiftedStarfish]

The "INITIALIZING PROTOCOL A-DASH-SEVEN-FOUR" sequence was probably one of the most hype fucking things that I've ever seen.

[@Celvius]

3:15:58 this moment right here speaks to me so much i love how relatable it feels.

[@Alex-fj2ci]

oh god I had no idea you had a Twitch channel, I can't believe I've lost this master piece

[@iwanabana]

Darlings, I just re-saw the ep15 post mortem and just thought of Izzy doing all the lip-flap work and wanted to say, you don't ACTUALLY have to show the face of the talking character the whole time, nobody would be upset or even think out of place if we switched over to the listening character and see their faces change during the line. Both a timesaver and also increases fluidity of drama!!

[@WishMakers]

I'm so fucking glad that the "That Person's Name Is"/"His Name Is" song choice has been in the works for as long as the Kirito Prime joke has been, if not more. Beautiful

[@Vqesh]

Love the series!!!

[@antonycrites871]

It's disappointing that its truly over. I have been watching sense ep4 came out. Never missed a episode more than a week or so. Good job guys. You made a series that dwarfed the original in my opinion. Only to loose out to Hellsing abridged. *Slow clap*

[@antonycrites871]

Legitly though I watch the entire series atleast once a year. Can't wait to see what you do next

[@Pufl-tj3yn]

It was definitely worth the wait! Thanks for your hard work SWE team!

[@prussian-krieger2991]

Bro I love sao abridge! I got so excited when the new episode came out. Been watching since part 4