When One Character Transforms An Anime

[@gallenberger1]

What do you think of Eugeo's story and impact on SAO?

[@itswickie8545]

I liked it a lot. Eugeo felt like such a breeze of fresh air after every single girl falled for Jesus-kun- oh, wait, sorry… I mean KIRITO! Anyway, the fact that Eugeo had Alice as a love interest was so much more interesting then Waifu #65 wanting Kirito’s stick and balls. He also felt way more like an actual protagonist with character development than Kirito ever did and probably ever will have. He is to this day alongside Mother Rosario arc my favorite thing about SAO. (Weird, almost as if all the things that aren’t Kirito are… kinda good?) It’s a shame he had to die. I’m still salty about it, but at least he wasn’t forgotten about and his death actually mattered to the story and Kirito’s character. Like, Eugeo feels more important to Kirito than Asuna and I find that quite funny and understandable, because at least those 2 have chemistry. Also, the poor guy got cucked so hard by his waifu Alice it’s insane

[@epsyblue7714]

@@gallenberger1 Bro was a straight NPC who broke free of his system's rules and followed his own path. He was the best friend a guy like Kirito could have.

[@gallenberger1]

@epsyblue7714 Right? Pretty awesome story

[@yukiminsan]

he's the GOAT and Kirito's best heroine

[@Kveykva]

I think my profile pic speaks for itself

[@brenflo2597]

“Kirito, where are you? I can’t see you anymore.” “I’m right here!…I’m right here” “Yeah, that’s right… under the sorrowful night sky. The one I look up under the Gigas Cedar during night time. Night sky blade, the name of your sword, Kirito” “It’s a good name! Thank you Eugeo…thank you.” Literally bro never thought sao would make me tear up

[@gallenberger1]

@@brenflo2597 Such a powerful moment

[@dankmemer6576]

So fucking real. Shit had me bawling

[@Inj2Moves]

Eugeo's death may not have been too surprising... But the impact he has certainly is. Remember. He was the first "person" to push the limits of the Main Visualizer. Even after his death, he still lived on. Even after his fluctlight was repurposed. He was still there watching over Kirito. Alice may have been the success of Rath, but Eugeo was arguably an even greater success. And that's a detail that most people miss. In a sense... Eugeo saved SAO.

[@gallenberger1]

100%

[@leogi7]

Thanks for the spoiler dude

[@kiattim2100]

Im literally crying. Mf spoiled me lmao

[@dankmemer6576]

Mfs it's been 6 years since Alicization came out. If u got spoiled that's on u. Should've seen the show

[@kiattim2100]

​@@dankmemer6576oh I thought it was Unital Ring spoiler. Cause Eugeo's fluctlight or data should've been gone by now.

[@deandredukes95]

Put respect on his name!

[@gallenberger1]

Preach

[@ToorGoruK0316]

no, put respect on SAO as a series, (anime sometimes suck and cuts some of the most epic moments)

[@BeastXIS]

Kirito and Eugeo had by far the best dynamic in SAO in my opinion And Eugeo was the best arc deuteragonist for me He is really underrated. Nice video

[@gallenberger1]

Thanks for watching! They really did have an awesome dynamic

[@danielnsaka2982]

Man, how I really wanted Eugeo to live and end up with Alice who would have regained her memories. Maybe even meet Asuna or Klein. So much untapped potential, we very well could have been looking at Kirito's equal😭

[@gallenberger1]

@@danielnsaka2982 Definitely adds to the tragedy but also the beauty of his story

[@danielnsaka2982]

@gallenberger1 Fax bro, without a doubt Alicization's best character and your narration was the cherry on top. Thanks for always covering shows no else usually does🤝

[@gallenberger1]

@danielnsaka2982 It's crazy SAO of all anime doesn't get much talk

[@danielnsaka2982]

@@gallenberger1 I know right? It's like only haters decide to talk about it and hence why it's usually portrayed in the negative light. It's far from perfect sure but it's really overhated💔

[@dustinvance243]

Good thing we had the gameverse for that.

[@UltimateSpinjitzuDestroyer]

"Stay cool, kirito." For real though Eugeo's character was so insanely good he was built up really good and had great ambitions I want to read the light novels to see his role there

[@gallenberger1]

@@UltimateSpinjitzuDestroyer Not a bad idea

[@dankmemer6576]

Dude, when he died i was fucking bawling my eyes out. Each time his memory inside Kirito came out to help him, shit had me crying each time. Eugeo is THATZ guy and he'll never be forgotten. The goat. Like man, the ep where Kirito got his memories deleted after the 200 years and started crying and wishing they deleted his memories of everything was when i realized just how big of an impact Eugeo on Kirito.

[@gallenberger1]

@dankmemer6576 Yeah that hit fr

[@sorenfan1964]

I also really like how Eugeo puts Kirito in a "mentor" role which I find works great for him

[@gallenberger1]

That's a good point too

[@ThatSleepyDomanCatte]

Eugeo is ultimately my favorite character alongside Sinon. I watched SAO from it's first season and then got turned off by the Alfenheim Online (first part). So, I stopped watching and didn't watch until I finally sat down for Alicization. It was truly something else that it brought me back to the series. I went back and rewatched the previous arcs I was absent for and how it all connected in Alicization and WoU was amazing. Especially the animation popping off as it did. I always tell my friends that if they originally hated SAO, to give Alicization a chance and to not sleep on it.

[@gallenberger1]

@ThatSleepyDomanCatte The way everything ties together for WoU is amazing. Hopefully you've convinced a few to give SAOA a shot

[@ImTheMangaReader]

Tbh i liked all of SAO i confused why everyone shit on GGO because i thought it was a cool idea.😂

[@dankmemer6576]

​@ImTheMangaReaderI myself like most of Sao. The only parts I don't like being Alo arc in s1 and Excalibur arc. Everything else is good asf

[@cygnus6381]

Finally alicization is being appreciated for being peak sao

[@gallenberger1]

@@cygnus6381 Can't deny the truth

[@sepphero9639]

wonder how the next ark will be and if they adapt the in between stories (honestly i hope not because as far as i know they weren't finished weirdly enough)

[@Meme_Partime]

Eugeo was LITERALLY goated man like he also became a main character to us and we all wanted to see him keep on living!!

[@gallenberger1]

@@Meme_Partime 💯

[@Shahkz]

this was my favourite season of SAO

[@gallenberger1]

@@Shahkz What made the difference for you?

[@shadowjohn29]

I was becoming increasingly tired of SAO, to the point where I almost skipped over Alicization. However, this season brought a breath of fresh air with Eugeo’s introduction and story. Something I felt was lacking before was a well-written male companion. Eugeo’s growth, in turn, led to Kirito’s development as well, making this version of him my favorite since season one.

[@gallenberger1]

@@shadowjohn29 Glad it reeled you back in!

[@sharked5596]

Honestly great video. Alicization was the refresh the story needed

[@gallenberger1]

@sharked5596 Glad you enjoyed it! SAO doesn't get enough credit

[@wafIeee]

the way i instanlty recognized him as the character from sword art online even though i last saw this anime 5 years ago really says a lot

[@gallenberger1]

He's important 😎

[@DandDgamer]

Reading about the eye bursts in the LN felt incredibly metal lol.

[@gallenberger1]

@@DandDgamer I bet

[@Scuffed2520]

Man I will never get over how bad this series got when Eugeo died. I love this guy so much

[@gallenberger1]

Crazy how much impact he did in a short time

[@luxuplays_]

i dont think it really "got bad" after Eugeo. The next part of Alicization was really good.

[@dankmemer6576]

Mf it did NOT get bad afterwards.

[@hectorlackless]

I saw only the next 2 episodes after alicization, then I stopped because it seemed so clitche

[@karltanchez7552]

Eugeo’s death was so devastating I became depressed-like for days on why he had to die

[@kageneeks6393]

Eugeo was really the gift that keeps on giving. I was always grinning ear to ear when he showed up in the most critical moments, all the way even into War of Underworld. He had a great impact on Alicization

[@gallenberger1]

@@kageneeks6393 Great comment

[@Cross.Creates]

I wished so badly he lived, he was my favorite supporting character and I loved the game verse so much cause he’s alive in there.

[@icarusmyth4925]

“This sorrowful world… envelop it as gentle as the night sky”

[@dienstaghd5815]

It's crazy how eugeos death impacted kirito so much to the point where kirito was willing to rip out his own heart If asuna and the others weren't there to mentally assist him

[@gallenberger1]

That scene was crazy. One of my favorite episodes

[@EsPikachu]

Man I love Eugeo so much, I always liked Kirito as well and they definitely needed each other imo. I'm still on COPIUM I'm ngl that Eugeo will come back one day cuz in games Eugeo is still alive but in the anime he's dead, ik they do it alot for other characters but I just feel like it's possible at least I hope he comes back one day man I'm praying.

[@gallenberger1]

@@EsPikachu 💯

[@Rarrinn]

"In the end, he founds who he was looking for after all." Holy shit.

[@gallenberger1]

@@Rarrinn Felt like the right thing to say

[@Tyt3n]

eugeo is such a peak character that he was the first ever character in any show that made me cry when they died

[@gallenberger1]

That's an accomplishment

[@omidrezazare3982]

Eugeo was a great character , even better than kirito . Because you could understand him better than kirito ! And I think his death was so stupid of the writer . It's like the writer just killed him because he was a perfect male character , and the writer didn't want anyone to be as perfect as kirito ( because he would steal all girls from kirito ?! I don't know ... ) . The writer just killed Eugeo and then just used his death to say that kirito is amazing , by showing like he was through so much and make it like nobody had it rough than kirito!

[@BeastXIS]

@omidrezazare3982 Eugeo was far from perfect. He was literally an insecure shy guy Kirito is not perfect either when he is a dork who lacks confidence in himself many times & has countless traumas

[@shadowmoon_64]

I'm so glad he's finally getting the recognition he deserves! He's a fantasticly written character. One of my favorites! I just wish that he got more episodes before he was taken away 😓

[@gallenberger1]

@@shadowmoon_64 sometimes it's better to leave us wanting more

[@shadowmoon_64]

@gallenberger1 Very true!

[@Emiturbina]

A thing I really like about SAO as a whole is how much it improves over the first arc, the Aincrad stuff was fine, nothing amazing in it but nothing insultingly awful as the Alfheim one, then on GGO there's Sinon who's a pretty solid character even if her liking Kirito is just there for power fantasy reasons (Which makes sense because I'm pretty sure the author was like 16 when writing this), the Mother's Rosario hits you with a genuinely good story and some tragic stuff and also makes Asuna more of a character rather than just the woman Kirito's with which is a massive positive Then the first movie comes out and it's pretty great, again there's nothing THAT impressive about it like the first season but it's a pretty fun watch and even the character interactions are good, which is something that SAO hadn't done well up to this point, you can feel like the group of friends is, well, a group of friends Then Alicization hits you like a truck with the writing quality whiplash with quite literally everything being great (Until the later half of the second season), you can tell the author has learned in the 15 years he's been doing this stuff And more recently you have the Asuna movies, which in my opinion are the best parts of the franchise, it retcons a lot of stuff but everything is welcomed since it gives a reason for Asuna to feel drawn to Kirito at the start and even makes him a more pathetic guy which he REALLY needs to feel like an actual character instead of a power fantasy, him going around saving players, giving them stuff and then going away, not even looking at them, while thinking he's cool for doing it like that while everyone sees him as lame for trying so hard is one of my favorite moments in all the series

[@Krrish5454t]

First and goid explanation bro did not expect somebody to make video on sao

[@gallenberger1]

I've made a handful now! Including a character video on Asuna

[@Krrish5454t]

@@gallenberger1 I will watch it

[@gallenberger1]

@Krrish5454t Hell yeah

[@RalfChristian]

feel sad for Kirito, he still has a trauma when remembering Eugeo even on the unital ring arc and the fractured daydream game

[@epsyblue7714]

Still wish he survived. Maybe have his Alice merge with the current Alice. Also, I can't stop thinking about what would happen if Quinella met Freya from Danmachi.

[@gallenberger1]

@@epsyblue7714 Those two have the same vibes for sure

[@Inj2Moves]

@@epsyblue7714 I thought about that and my mind says Quinella would immediately set about trying to understand Danmachi's systems. Which made me think about just how unique both systems at play are. (That is, Danmachi's Falna and Alicization's Control Authorities and Sacred Arts

[@BroskiMcBrosef]

this is my favorite season of SAO up until the end. def worth a re-watch

[@gallenberger1]

@@BroskiMcBrosef 100%

[@callmeandoru2627]

As an LN reader, I can tell you that the impact created by Eugeo will stick around for a very very long time

[@sukairain]

Dude this was a great video, I remember when I read the LN’s before the anime was adapted and I felt this way about Eugeo. It was a change of pace that was great and also made it so that there was a brother like duo which was really cool. It was sad to see the way things ended, imo he could have been a great character to keep but ultimately the Alice situation would have been the issue.

[@gallenberger1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ArdyneusTheGod]

The 3rd and 4th seasons are the only ones I have yet to rewatch. I think it's because it was so awesome and memorable that I don't need to watch again (yet). I tend to rewatch animes because it's been long enough that I don't remember what really happened. Also, it's mostly because I get a better understanding as an older person than as a child.

[@gallenberger1]

@@ArdyneusTheGod That's a cool way to put it

[@saint_luiz]

Eugeo, my boy. I miss him so much. He is my favorite character in SAO.

[@Matt-vg6kr]

Thanks for reminding me of my favorite written character in SAO, Every time I’ve encountered someone who has only watched the first 2 seasons of SAO and have the usual “aincrad arc was great, the elves and gun gale parts ruined the show” I literally beg them to watch Alicization because the show regains its identity in the best way possible Overall amazing breakdown video you’ve earned a sub from me 👍

[@gallenberger1]

Thank you! Keep fighting the good fight to get more season 3 viewers 👊

[@pittsburghpenguins9456]

Great vid! Hadn't thought of SAO:A in a while, but I'll have to rewatch it soon. Also loved Noelle's cameo, hoping to see more BC content in the future

[@gallenberger1]

Oh you will

[@heavenlyrequiem4019]

Even before Alicazation got anime and SAO MD was still out Eugeo was always my favorite

[@gallenberger1]

Hell yeah

[@EvanmarleyDixon]

1 thing I think sao does reasonably well is making the virtual worlds feel like or at least clearly resemble real game genres. S1 is basically world of war craft. S2 is basically call of duty if it was an open word fps. I also like the idea of the target aeria changing sise based on the players' heart rate. S3 is a boss rush game like cup head.

[@gallenberger1]

That's a great point. Cool detail I hadn't thought of

[@ender6659]

bro... no amount of plot twist can save that season from what happened 😭😭

[@gallenberger1]

😱

[@ygtyrell8965]

i really wish SAO hit the main stream again

[@gallenberger1]

Maybe when the next season comes out

[@vikfan3557]

​@@gallenberger1 i Hope Theres no next season

[@gallenberger1]

@vikfan3557 Why?

[@panthosilea]

Eugeo is totally my type. He even looks exactly like my first love. It's a shame he died

[@mosshead6986]

Right when his eye popped I got a add for spicy fried chicken where somone exploded in a car and the add read guy was like explosion of spice explosion or flavor all in like 3 second

[@gallenberger1]

🤣🤣🤣 that's incredible

[@gabriel80085]

Finally someone talking abt eugeo

[@gallenberger1]

@@gabriel80085 Absolutely

[@kimoota-kun]

Eugeo was a treasure and brought the single best dynamic in SAO

[@gallenberger1]

I'm with ya

[@PURPLE_G0J0]

Eugeo is the best thing to ever happen to Sword Art Online

[@ctmunie9952]

I like Eugeo most, more then other charecter that I know from the series till the end.

[@S1Gdb]

Eugeo made that season special

[@gallenberger1]

@@S1Gdb Absolutely!

[@sepphero9639]

i loved alicization in the LN, such a shame the anime left a lot of background out to cut runtime (not sure if they included that that little bit of a scratch had been made by i think roughly 20 generations or that it basically regenerated as much damage as eugeo could inflict on it at that time with the axe but they at least left out that kirito had to visit an specialist carpenter instead of a Smith for his night sky sword and how he named all his swords and their origins during that visit. if i remember correctly it's the first time in SAO LN where we learn how he got his signature sword elucidator, the black one from OG SAO)

[@gallenberger1]

@@sepphero9639 Interesting

[@Nikolai2i]

Alicization was really the best part of SAO. Getting rid of the old cast is a good idea. Because there are too many and most of them aren't that developed anyway. Most of them have their journey finished in the previous arcs. The underworld is much more interesting because it actually has a virtual civilization with realistic "people".

[@gallenberger1]

@@Nikolai2i It's such a cool concept

[@Nikolai2i]

@ Also the fact that Reki used real politics into this is amazing. The ironic thing is that we’re currently at the beginning of the AI age. There’s also high possibility that Accel World and SAO are connected. And the theory states that Accel world is actually the underworld and somehow Alice is imprisoned because of some kind of conflict which is likely happening in current arc of SAO Unital Ring. I’m not sure how likely it is. But there are many interesting connections like a character called Graphite Edge who is voiced Matsuoka and uses Kirito’s attacks.

[@saftaisland3427]

Sao has always excelled with settings and events and how characters go through it. What kills the series is once the side characters become just harem characters for kirito where it feels like nothing important happens to these characters. Eugeo was an awesome character, Sinons and kiritos arc through ggo was fantastic and yuuki from mothers Rosario told an amazing story but the war of the underworld just like a better setting but with the same nothingness that came out of the fairy dance arc and it was a real shame honestly. But I guess to each their own if they enjoyed it

[@BeastXIS]

There is no harem in SAO lol Tell me someone Kirito had an eye on other than Asuna... You can't

[@firesnale]

@@BeastXIS lmaooo just because kirito himself isnt interested in anyone other than asuna doesnt not make it a harem

[@BeastXIS]

@@firesnale It isn't harem when Kirito and Asuna are the couple and they are even married in-game & have an AI daughter... Lmao

[@firesnale]

@ a harem is when multiple characters romantically love one person, just because he wont ever switch up on asuna doesnt change anything. Please use ur brain dawg

[@BeastXIS]

@@firesnale The only people in the group who love Kirito romantically are Asuna & Lisbeth And Lisbeth got over her romantic love for him So no harem

[@animaternoob]

Bro they made it so they can continue the series I'm begging the creators to finish the story and come in with more

[@gallenberger1]

@@animaternoob 🙏

[@YayoCT]

Personally, the best written character SAO ever had

[@gallenberger1]

@@YayoCT 💯

[@BeastXIS]

I would say second after Kirito. But valid

[@hoangnguyen0721]

Gonna sound like a hater but the moment SAO focus isnt on Kirito the quality roses significantly This can be seen in the 2 instance where it happens, the Mother's Rosario arc and with Eugeo Having characters with actual depths, flaws and goals to follow is so much better than following Kirito(a near flawless person and any flaws he may had has is bad writing or resolved in seconds)

[@gallenberger1]

@@hoangnguyen0721 It's a fair point

[@BeastXIS]

What are you talking about? Kirito is literally the most flawed out of there. He is insecure, weak in real life, has traumas since SAO until now What flaws does Asuna even have in comparison? She has literally everything She is rich, strong, badass, caring, beautiful, smart, popular and beloved by everyone like a goddess. She is basically a girlboss Same with Yuuki. What are her flaws even? What are the flaws those 2 have that Kirito doesn't? Or you are just talking without your brain? Mother's Rosario is an overrated arc lol. It's good, but nowhere near the best arc And Alicization Part 1 was literally half focused on Kirito and how he manages to accept his Black Swordsman Hero persona by the end of it when he used the Incarnate Vorpal Strike against Chudelkin... lol. Eugeo's entire growth & sacrifice served to develop Kirito as a character Kirito has more apparent flaws and makes mistakes many times. And has actually been oppressed by characters multiple times due to his background But ig you don't watch SAO with your brain. Otherwise, you would notice why Kirito is the best written character in SAO

[@hoangnguyen0721]

@@BeastXIS 1st, like i said, Kirito "flaws" are just mentioned and if ever got bring up get resolved in like minutes and rarely ever get to experience the impact 2nd,Yuuki and Asuna dont have flaws, but they are backed by a compelling story with an actual goal to strive for and fight for, you see what they want and the effort, struggle for that goal 3rd,Alicization p1 does have its focus on Kirito but thats more less in the background, the most developed character in Alicization p1 is Eugeo, even if its just there to guilt trip Kirito in p2, Kirito development bc Eugeo was a byproduct of Eugeo main story 4th, i do watch SAO, like quite a few times already, Kirito can be "flawed" etc but he doesnt feel like he has it, he's very inconsistent, even if its just his acting, there was little to none mentions about it til like Alicization p2 Like i prefer Progressive way more bc it shows more of Kirito rather than smthg just being told to the viewers with no background. Like in anime we are just told Kirito have issues, he barely ever act like he has it or ever got hinted at that, while in Progressive at least its shown that he went through issues

[@StridingJack425]

Alicitization is what got me back into SAO and it was peak from beginning to end

[@gallenberger1]

@@StridingJack425 💯

[@jameswittak3483]

Is there anyone else that was hoping Eugeo would end up with Tiese after the cute moment they had?

[@sebed]

Favorite character!

[@g4mezplayz]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one to think this. I was going to quit SAO until he showed up

[@helloimrhyana6872]

Arguably the best season and most impacting character of SAO, no doubt.

[@gallenberger1]

@@helloimrhyana6872 💯

[@devonm042690]

It's been a while so I forget if it was ever mentioned in the series. Do we know why the people behind Code 871 didn't want any of the AI people to 'break out'? Were they just afraid of something that would blur the line between fantasy and reality that much? Did they have plans for the AI system used to create that world, and proof that such programs were indistinguishable from real people would obstruct those plans in some way due to such AI qualifying as human?

[@gallenberger1]

@devonm042690 Someone else would be better for answering this than me. Hopefully someone does, it's a good question

[@demonlordomegaacepilot7090]

To put it short. Season 3 was the most amazing arc in SAO series. Season 1 cant even top it.

[@gallenberger1]

@@demonlordomegaacepilot7090 Agreed

[@Requiem_Shadow]

im happy someone brings up this part of SAO personally i love sao and this is my favorite

[@gallenberger1]

@Requiem_Shadow Glad you're as into it as I am

[@saltanachan8255]

I really wanted to say I don’t think Yui was the test for Eugeo, BUT I feel like the impact Eugeo had on Kirito is a lot like the impact Yuuki had on Asuna. Just my thoughts on it.

[@gallenberger1]

@@saltanachan8255 Nice comparison

[@animaternoob]

And this will for ever be the reason why SAO is my favorite anime of all time nothing else compares not even reincarnated as a slime

[@fuzziii8964]

eugeo was my goat i cant believe he folded for some play😭

[@gallenberger1]

She was a baddie tbh

[@fuzziii8964]

@ u right but still 😭

[@gallenberger1]

@@fuzziii8964 I hear you 🤣

[@alpha-sama]

Eugeo is goated fr. One of my favorite male characters in all of anime

[@gallenberger1]

@@alpha-sama Hell yeah

[@furiousdestroyah9999]

Alicization part 1 was the best arc of SAO and Eugeo was hard lowball top 3 best characters in the entire show Change my mind

[@BeastXIS]

@@furiousdestroyah9999 If Kirito is top 1 spot, I would agree

[@doomy_doomy2225]

Alicizaton only got shit on cause it is cool to shit on SAO. Underworld was really underutilized by Reki and suffers from his dislike for SAO and commitment issues as he does not want to write SAO and wanted Accel world to take off. I liked Alicization and was honestly him at his peak. The political abuse, rich nobles doing horrible things which we are seeing pan out IRL right now with the Diddy trials, and I liked the structure. Like he actually structured this arc. I enjoyed it and it make is death bitter sweet

[@EtoYouMadeThis]

eugeuo will forever affect kirito and all of us

[@gallenberger1]

@EtoYouMadeThis 💯

[@BeastXIS]

@EtoYouMadeThis Agreed

[@saifanitriramadani]

Of course Eugeo is the main lead, he is the center character of both ending credits

[@gallenberger1]

Right

[@kakashi-__-vi]

Eugeo was the best part of Alicization. Became my favorite character in the time span that he was with us. Really wish he was with us longer the he actually was

[@gallenberger1]

Crazy how much he mattered in a short time

[@xnara8066]

To your eternity actually does this with a character named gugu

[@gallenberger1]

@@xnara8066 Gugu episodes destroyed me

[@xnara8066]

@gallenberger1 his death is the sadest in anime for me

[@gallenberger1]

@xnara8066 It's devastating 100%

[@dienstaghd5815]

Eugeo dying had me wailing Bro grew on me

[@gallenberger1]

Yeah that hit the feels

[@AHPUROshankarMALDITO]

Good example of AI. Reminds me of Seraph from the Matrix

[@gallenberger1]

@@AHPUROshankarMALDITO It's a really cool way of handling it

[@RedLifeMC]

if u like the idea of AI in a story, i highly sugguest Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-, its a really banger anime about an AI and its struggle for understanding humanity

[@gallenberger1]

@@RedLifeMC Vivy was a nice watch

[@jeremy-rt9gl]

This is just like Vinland saga

[@gallenberger1]

@@jeremy-rt9gl That's an interesting comp

[@engineerofthemachine]

It’s ALWAYS the crazy ones! 😂. Love this show, but this was the season where I dropped off. Yeah, I def need to go back and finish it.

[@gallenberger1]

@@engineerofthemachine You should!

[@Rabbit_Work]

Can I get your thoughts on Makoto Yuki from the Persona 3 movies?

[@gallenberger1]

I'll have to watch them first 😅

[@infinitepotato001]

What... A video essay on SAOA? Also I will die on the hill the SAO is at it's best the less it looks like SAO.

[@gallenberger1]

I unironically adore SAOA, especially the 2nd half

[@Inj2Moves]

​@@gallenberger1 That second half... Oh boy. There are few things I enjoy more than when a story starts it's "stakes avalanche". Weird term that I just made up right now, sure, but what I mean by that is when the current story being told starts to raise the stakes at every turn, every success leads to more setbacks, every victory, more failures, and all the while, the situation grows more and more dire. SAO Alicization from the moment Eugeo passes on becomes this story. Snowballing from every story beat. I don't get to see it to this degree too often, so it's pretty cool when I can. Not many stories I've seen let the stakes snowball to the extent that SAO Alicization did.

[@gallenberger1]

@@Inj2Moves 100%. The stretch from ~10 to 18 was so much hype every episode.

[@Cratation768]

That's why Eugeo is the GOAT. Hes my favorite character in sao

[@gallenberger1]

@@Cratation768 Great choice

[@bobswagman7584]

Eugeo was my favorite character

[@advocadolawyered5971]

This Arc reignited my love for SAO after i dropped the show. I enjoyed everything about this arc. Sadly most SAO fans I know dropped the series after the gun Arc.

[@gallenberger1]

@advocadolawyered5971 Yeah that seems to be common unfortunately. Glad you didn't miss out though

[@mattmcduhhh]

Honestly, Eugeo's death really killed the story for me. Yes, it has its impact, but afterward, the tone shifts, and it is just back to the typical sao slop. I really hoped Alicization would be a turning point for how characters interacted with Kirito, but no. War of the Underworld ruined that for me. Since then, the only bit of SAO that I've enjoyed is the progressive retelling of Aincrad.

[@gallenberger1]

I loved how War combined everything from every arc before it and through it together but I understand what you're saying

[@BeastXIS]

Eugeo's death helped develop Kirito as a character. So I disagree

[@mattmcduhhh]

@@BeastXIS I absolutely respect that. Eugeo certainly helped develop Kirito more. However, my issue is that Kirito in WotU, it feels as if Kirito was the only one effected. All the other characters in the story that had interacted with Kirito basically forgot about his existence and focused entirely on Kirito's state. My problem is that it felt like having Eugeo and his interactions with the world made SAO more interesting, but after he died, WotU just felt like more old SAO, which I did not like. It felt like the depth of writing and the development of side characters just went backwards. TLDR; Eugeo's death had great impact on Kirito and I like that, but the drop in the plot and character interactions suffered afterword.

[@BeastXIS]

@@mattmcduhhh I am someone who thinks Human Realm arc was miles better than War of Underworld arc by the way And I think Kirito was done dirty in WoU to an extent for being put in a coma for most of the arc Eugeo & Alice are my favourite arc deuteragonists personally And I find Asuna, Leafa, Sinon & Yuuki to be severely overrated by the fanbase. But this is just my opinion Ow. And Kirito is the best written SAO character for me

[@pedropeneda4222]

this season is special, better than aincraid in my opinion, i love both. 1- Alicization part 1 2- Aincraid 3- Alicization part 2

[@Dello678]

Im currently rewatching re zero im considering rewatching sao after im done, idk why but i dont enjoy newer anime anymore. Really interesting video man. Btw do you know what the background music was?

[@gallenberger1]

@Dello678 Which one? There are two songs. I'd give SAO a shot for sure. Kaiju No. 8 us a newer anime that's pretty awesome

[@Dello678]

​@@gallenberger1i personally dont vibe with anime that take place in games. Im really considering it tho. What was the first ost?

[@WhatIsANameAndAreNamesNamey]

The quality of these videos are insane for a twice a week scheduele give this dude a year or 2 to cook and we will be seeing another 1m subs anituber

[@gallenberger1]

@WhatIsANameAndAreNamesNamey Thanks for the support! I'm hoping to up quality with a few changes in 2025

[@tenbitube]

As someone who came to hate the series this season managed to gain my respect all on its own. Then it lost it again in the second half rip

[@gallenberger1]

I'll take it 😅

[@NUMBER1KIRKCOUSINSGLAZER]

EUGIO was such a goat

[@gallenberger1]

💯

[@Medbread]

It turns out all this harem trash anime needed was a freaking dude.

[@gallenberger1]

@@Medbread That's such a great way to put it 🤣

[@BeastXIS]

@@Medbread There is no harem in SAO... Tell me who Kirito had an eye on other than Asuna

[@Medbread]

@@BeastXIS A harem genre anime isn't defined by a guy who likes many girls, it's the genre of anime where many girls fall in love with one guy. Kampfer, Rosario Vampire, Familiar of Zero, Highschool DxD, Nisekoi, all are popular Harem anime where the main character only likes one girl. So, the question you should be asking is, "How many girls like Kirito?" and the answer to that is; Asuna, Sachi, Lizbeth, Silica debatably, Leafa, Sinon, Ronye.

[@BeastXIS]

@@Medbread Not exactly. Harem is when the main protagonist is SURROUNDED by multiple female characters who are romantically interested in him. Only Asuna in his TEAM is romantically interested in him Sachi never fell in love with Kirito romantically. It is even stated in the LNs that there was no romance between them Silica is not debatable. She literally says she sees Kirito as a brother figure to her Sinon never fell in love with Kirito Leafa only fell in love with "Kirito" because she did not know it was her brother when she found out. Also, Lisbeth & Ronie got over their love for Kirito eventually. Ronie literally marries another man in the LNs

[@Medbread]

@@BeastXIS I think you're coping, personally, but you do you. Until Alicization, it was an anime with like 6 girls around him at all times, and sometimes Klein and Agil get one or two lines. Sinon literally tells Kirito to think of her when he uses Excaliber. The only reason the girls stopped being in love with him was because Kawahara wrote himself into a corner with all the women and they added nothing to the story.

[@AKA_LC69]

Well said!

[@red_panda5901]

I watched all of each season. I liked Eugeo more than kirito by far and was very upset when he died

[@gallenberger1]

@@red_panda5901 It's amazing how they made us care so much about him

[@yacinsnafu1064]

After finishing classroom of the elite LN. im reading Sao alicization.

[@gallenberger1]

@@yacinsnafu1064 That's a nice 1-2

[@yacinsnafu1064]

@gallenberger1 you'll be surprised by how many arc the anime skipped. About 5 including the sword tournament Quinella's back story and more depth to Ronie and Tiese characters.

[@gallenberger1]

@@yacinsnafu1064 Oh wow

[@marvelouspino98]

Shining sword, my diamond

[@nkechionyegwu3835]

Absolute peak

[@gallenberger1]

@@nkechionyegwu3835 💯

[@kingsgame80]

Hidden gem channel

[@gallenberger1]

@@kingsgame80 Appreciate it 🙌

[@kermitwithagun427]

Eugeo my GOAT!

[@jonathanhowe8535]

I’m gonna be honest man, I have no idea what the point of your video was. The title led me to believe that you’d be doing analysis, but in reality you gave a summary of Eugeo’s arc for 90% of the video and a nothing burger of an explanation at the last 10%. Don’t get me wrong, I love Eugeo, but I didn’t feel you argued that he transformed the anime too well. Your bit at the ending was good, but like OPM is a story about Genos even though Saitama is the MC. That isn’t unique. And Yes, I raved about Alicization part 1 because it was everything SAO does well in one season but I just feel that your video lacks a clear thesis

[@gallenberger1]

@@jonathanhowe8535 Critique noted! FTR, I do not think you're wrong

[@malcirhodes3]

SAO:A is almost everything wrong with modern comedy. I do not understand the people who say it is better than the original.

[@DaChickin-ic7mp]

How HOW HOW do you have the same exact takes as me

[@gallenberger1]

@@DaChickin-ic7mp Been stalking you for years obviously

[@DaChickin-ic7mp]

@gallenberger1 only years pathetic I’ve been stalking you for decades