But... if I'm understanding right, Hollow Fragment creates... what. An AU? A branch in canon?

Love it or hate it, this trashcanon has some lovely music.

Since it replaces the story-critical event [SAO ends when Heathcliff is defeated on 75F] with [SAO ends when the game is cleared normally]?

Yesssss. Half these OPs are precious and I require them.

I'm. Also still trying to figure out HF's logic behind not just Leafa existing (as a fairy, when ALO hasn't started yet...?), but also Sinon existing as a SAO character that literally fell from the sky?

/psyduck.jpg

This series is what introduced me to LiSA and Eir Aoi, NGL...

let's be fair

replacing ALO isn't a bad thing

I might have been able to finish the first series, then

LiSA, I already knew from oath sign, one of the F/Z OPs.

I guess I still SHOULD and try the second...

mugennoken trust me, no one blames you for not wanting to watch Fairy Dance. It's horrendous even by bad anime standards...

If you can push through creepville, AKA the ALO arc, S2 is pretty good.

S2 is actually the reason I have an Asuna journal floating around in the first place.

...that I've used zero whole times, sob.

And am missing the voice for these days.

Actually. I wonder if the SAO novels are on the Kindle store...

I mean I could probably fix that for you if I can just suck it up and get through ALO.

S2 is fairly decent, especially the Mother's Rosario part...

I JUST WATCHED SOMETHING THAT WAS LIKE 276 EPISODES, I CAN DEAL WITH A FEW MORE BAD ONES RIGHT...

eh maybe I'll watch it on Easter. I considered going to see Batman VS Superman but it looks like that's an even worse and more expensive option

But do you really want to sit through tentacles and unfortunate and creepy rape implications...

looks at BVS

looks at this

the number of episodes I have left is less than the time I'd spend wasting seeing BVS and at least I can do other things

...../groans
Of course, the novels aren't available digitally. All the manga series are, but none of the novels.

I don't wanna pay $9 each and then have to keep them somewhere.

Point taken. Plus, you can at least skip the more questionable parts...

I'm wondering how long Hollow Fragment is going to be, if I beat the boss on the 76th floor and it just. Dumped me on the 77th right after and said "okay, here's more, do the thing".

Along with having a whole separate zone to explore.

/checks trophies

......wait. I actually do get to play the rest of SAO?

There's a trophy for every floor, all the way through 100.