good lord.. that first episode was.. so boring.. :D i was literally dying inside lol :D introduction of Yuuki.. even though it still feels like a filler (little bit) was a great change of pace.. well.. i wasnt looking up to it.. :/ you'll see why.. :D but that end.. with kirito that was.. so cool :D and the fact you called it was even better ;)
Dethrox
2021-07-30 22:47:15 +0000 UTC
Adaption Notes for Episode 19
---Asuna and Kirito's conversation about recreating the taste of the Ragout Rabbit stew was omitted.
---Asuna and Kirito's conversation about purchasing a house on Selmburg and later about Agil's Item Shop was omitted.
---In the novel, Yuuki asked Asuna if she was busy after their duel before leading her away. Thus Asuna willingly followed Yuuki and also had the time to tell the others that she would contact them later.
---Kirito was not shown to have predicted that Asuna would be going away with Yuuki.
Adaption Notes for Episode 20
---Asuna and Yuuki flying to the 27th Floor was not shown.
---In the novel, Yuuki had forgotten to ask Asuna for her name. Thus, when she tried introducing Asuna to her guild, she had to ask for her name first, causing her guild members to fall to their chairs.
---In the novel, Yuuki did not tell Asuna why she was brought to meet the Sleeping Knights, thus causing another misunderstanding when she realised it.
---The Sleeping Knights did not mention that they traveled through numerous games to find the most gorgeous one to leave their memory in.
---Asuna's mother's disapproval of Asuna heading outside and her attempt to stop her were omitted.
---The journey to the Labyrinth was omitted.
---In the novel, the scout party's leader was one of the two Imp players, instead of the Sylph player.
Mathias
2021-07-29 15:22:12 +0000 UTC
Adaption Notes for Episode 17
---The instance where Klein gave Mjölnir to Lisbeth and the talk about melting it has been omitted.
---The revelation that the real mastermind of the frost giants was Archduke Þjazi, instead of Thrym, was omitted.
---In the novel, Kirito stepped on Klein's foot, instead of kicking him in the face.
---The scene where Sinon tried to contain her laughter after teasing Kirito was omitted.
---Thor and the Æsir were not brought up in the conversation with Urðr.
Adaption Notes for Episode 18
---A lot of the dialogue in the log house was not part of the novel, including the reference to Kazuto working on a device for Yui to be able to experience the real world.
---The scene in the Dicey Cafe was not part of the novel.
---In this episode, Andrew mentioned that he had met his wife via an online game when she was still in America. However, in the 2005 web version interview, it was said that they had met each other because both of them were foreigners and they lived close to each other.
---The New Aincrad's 21st Floor boss in the anime looks different from its counterpart in the manga adaption.
---The pun about the nickname absolute sword (絶剣, Zekken?) sounding like a sportsman's number (ゼッケン, Zekken?) was omitted.