
The light novel – a genre which at its loosest could be defined as any novel with an anime-style cover, periodic illustrations and, of course, a sparsity of text inversely proportional to the length of its title – having apparently long since outstripped manga and visual novels as the premier source material for late night anime adaptations, it is only fitting that the best such adaptations be ranked by the viewers who lap them up.
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With the autumn 2012 having drawn to a close, anime fans have had a chance to reflect on which of the season’s offerings had the most impressive or otherwise satisfactory finales – the fact that several of them seemed only to be set-ups for as yet unannounced 2nd seasons notwithstanding.
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This time it is seiyuu fans who have rendered their verdict on 2012 – specifically on which of the latest crop of seiyuu have made the most progress since their arrival, with the top spot unsurprisingly going to the rookie whose performance did so much for the ascent of Sword Art Online to hit franchise status…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Dec 29, 2012 02:29 JST
- Tags: AV, China, Comparison, Idol, Otaku, Rankings, Sites, Sword Art Online, Wikipedia

Wikipedia’s otapedic tendencies have again been attracting attention, this time with a national comparison of the most viewed Wikipedia pages revealing the most viewed page on the Japanese edition in 2012 was a list of porn stars, followed by AKB48 and a long list of anime, as compared to the English version’s fascination with Facebook and the Chinese edition’s love of Japanese porn.
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VRMMO hacker and Sword Art Online protagonist Kirito arrives as the inveitable Figma, which is due in May 2013 courtesy of Max Factory, though it looks as though those wanting a pocket Yui to complete his outfit will have to await an ALO edition.
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Barely had the conclusion to Sword Art Online aired than fans were baying for the second season – though perhaps more thanks to the overall quality of the series than the quality of the finale, which seems to have been treated more as a prelude to the adaptation of the rest of the novels…
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Poor Asuna’s confinement continues to be the subject of much appreciation amongst NTR loving Sword Art Online fans, with her captor keen to get some hands on XP prior to handing her over…
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With the end of 2012 comes a chance for anime fans to reflect on the most entertaining titles of the year – and as usual their choices provide plenty of interest for those who may yet have missed out.
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The brave Kirito will get a Nendoroid release by Good Smile Company in May 2013 with a multitude of accessories and a “rape face” expression for those moments he is out of sight of the Asuna ‘roid.
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Even normally tolerant SAO fans have been stuck picking apart the innumerable plot holes and anime battle clichés the 23rd episode’s thrilling climax finds itself riven with – the conclusion being that “it is best not to think to hard about what you’re watching with SAO,” not the first time such complaints have been made…
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The arrival of Oricon’s light novel sales charts for 2012 has revealed the year belongs to Sword Art Online by a wide margin, with the series being by far the best selling of the year, and with every single SAO title in the featuring in the top 20 best sellers – leading to half the chart being comprised of SAO novels.
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For Sword Art Online fans it seems things keep getting better and better – after a full episode of tentacle service, the next episode comes back packed full of further “godly” action – and even some plot.
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