In Seme COM Dungeon: Drururuaga, a Succubus appears as the boss of Stage 2-4. Gil and Ki may find the cave and talk with her. Druaga gave her the task to protect the Blue Crystal Rod in the 58th floor of the Tower of Druaga, and she disguises herself as Ishtar in a attempt to fool Gilgamesh, but Gil discovered the fake and manages to obtain the Blue Crystal Rod from her.ĭepending of the player's actions in The Blue Crystal Rod, it's shown that Succubus left the tower and is hidden in a cave. As if Aincrad's legendary beater needed anything else beyond trying to escape a game that was designed to kill him to feel stressed about.In The Tower of Druaga, a Succubus is Druaga's right hand. This usually led to some very awkward interactions between Kirito and the guest. In fact, each segment usually ended with Kirito feeling more distressed than when the episode began.
Most segments featured either male guests commenting on Kirito's extensive harem or female ones asking for advice on how to win Kirito's affection. However, beyond that little bit of "drama" fans weren't missing out on anything much that was exclusive to the bonus series.Įven the show's ending therapy session segments, which might sound interesting on the surface, never really accomplished anything. This led to Asuna's demotion and Leafa's promotion to her spot from Episodes 6-9, as well as a joint-hosting gig with the two girls during the episode Sword Art Offline: Extra Edition.
In terms of original content, Sword Art Offline did have its own "universe" with its own series of events that happened exclusively in the show. At one point, the show's sponsor Argus - the corporation behind the NerveGear - demanded that Asuna be replaced, explaining a host who was married would be less appealing to viewers. RELATED: Sword Art Online Has Found a New Peak With War of Underworld Unfortunately, each succeeding episode repeated the same routine: Asuna got jealous upon discovering another girl Kirito was hanging out with, leading to her beating him up off-camera. It was a side of Asuna that was exclusive to Sword Art Offline, which was initially refreshing to see. Same with the show's commentary, which started off relatively strong with Asuna's jealousy peaking through as she called out Kirito's ever-growing harem. The chibi art style, while cute, was only accompanied by simple animations and movements that quickly got repetitive after a few episodes.
While the extra series offered a refreshing break from the high stakes of Aincrad, Sword Art Offline was, unfortunately, nothing special. During these closing segments, an "anonymous" speaker (usually the guest from the episode standing behind a curtain) would ask Klein and Kirito for help.
In between each segment, Yui would take over and host a segment called "Sword Art Trivia," which involved discussion of different factoids about the SAO universe.Įach episode ended with "Klein's Life Counseling" (with the exception of the first episode which was called "Kirito's Life Counseling"). During this time, they were typically visited by a guest character who had been featured in the episodes in question.
They began with "News Headlines," in which the host, Asuna, gave an update regarding events in the anime. Next up was the "Playback Corner," in which both Asuna and Kirito played scenes from recent episodes and offered commentary on them.
The first batch of episodes, which covered the initial Aincrad arc, always followed the same structure. The Rising of the Shield Hero: Which Is the Better Isekai Anime?