117. Hapymaher

It's a fine VN, but they should have cut at least 25% of this, it drags on and on, especially on the first route through. There's some good parts, I do like Yayoi & Keiko, and the true route's pretty good, but it's not really worth it.

6/10

then once you are finished go watch me ramble about it for 80 minutes

youtu.be/ow1lAU4oZkg?...

116. SAO Alicization (Rewatch)

SAO at its most consistently good. 1st half is great, could have done with a few more eps to breath, as the time skip is jarring.

The boss rush in the 2nd half is a lot of fun, if a bit of a forced setup. Still love the cliffhanger ending.

8/10

steins;gate 0 character will be a 3 second maho cameo (only over the phone, we do not hear her speak), I am locking it in

115. SAO Ordinal Scale (Rewatch)

Hype moments and aura, with some cracked animation and a stellar OST. Does very much feel like a fan service movie, because it is, but it's still a fun watch.

8/10

114. SAO II (Rewatch)

Enjoyed this one lot more than I expected. Phantom Bullet is a lot of fun, Sinon's arc is great. Calibur is a waste of time, but it's only 3 eps. Mother's Rosario is peak, it does hit.

8.5/10

Chronicle of Visual Arts

3/3

Chronicle of Visual Arts

2/3

This book's quite cool, Visual Arts' released it in 2013 to celebrate their 20th anniversary, covers all their VNs (though about 70% of it is focused on Key), various interviews, etc.

I'll scan it in eventually, though it is a couple hundred pages long.

113. SAO (Rewatch)

Decade since this got me into anime and I was an obsessed fan of it. Does still hold up for me, not phenomenal, but good & nostalgic

Aincrad arc is great, if weirdly structured. Fairy Dance is... mediocre, not gonna defend that one. Kajiura OST peak

8/10

it's at a 9 nowadays

Also Yayoi's theme is incredibly good, I pause to listen to it every time it comes on.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye6N...