SAO Alicization Episode 4 Adaptation Comparison: LN vs Anime
29Episode 4 covered volume 9 pages 216-261. This episode is the FINAL episode of volume 9 of the light novel. As such at the end of this video, I decided to read Rekki Kawahara's post-book commentary which displays his thoughts on the book.
Episode 4 started out PERFECTLY by adapting the fight scene with Ugachi the Lizard Killer so well that I feel it deserves a special note. Towards the end of the episode however it skips over a lot of very interesting stuff due to time constraints
TL;DR Episode Summary: Picking up from where episode 3 left off, Kirito and Eugeo are about to face off with a group of goblins in order to save Selka. During the battle Eugeo is gravely injured so Selka uses a dangerous high level sacred art "System Call: Transfer Unit Durability, Left to Right" which transfers part of Kirito's life to Eugeo in order to save him. They end up saving Eugeo thanks to the help of Alice's spirit. After resting for a few days, Kirito and Eugeo are able to chop down the Gigas Cedar using the Blue Rose Sword and they set out on their adventure to save Alice.
All page numbers sourced in this video are from the offi
cial physical translation of the book which could be found on amazon at the link below
https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Art-Online-light-novel/dp/0316390429/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1539536675&sr=8-2
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