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| Well so that was the famous Sword Art Online. It was not as horrible as a lot of people make it to be, though it also wasn't great. I'd say it was a good anime, nothing more and nothing less. 7/10 |
| SAO is a pretty good anime but considering that I watched Log Horizon first makes me a little biased for the later. The ALO part was unnecessary and boring. It's only good for closing purposes and for everybody to have wings. Personally I hoped it end with Kirito waking up in the hospital and ALO can be summarized to a 5 ep OVA. Anyway the ending is not that bad at all. Kirito and Asuna finally got reunited. A school for SAO players (they should make short OVAs for this). The victory party at Egil's bar was great. But the best part is bringing back Aincrad to enjoy the world without the fear of dying for real and the world seed where other players can create they're own worlds and connect them to the other previously created worlds to make a really massively multiplayer online game. Another bonus is the first opening theme was used again. Good series overall I would really like to pick up season 2 really soon hopefully. 9/10. |
| Finished it. It started off good and had an interesting premise but then it turned into complete garbage and just became overly sappy and girly especially by the ALO arc. Wont be watching the second series. |
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scabab said: Finished it. It started off good and had an interesting premise but then it turned into complete garbage and just became overly sappy and girly especially by the ALO arc. Wont be watching the second series. Wish I was like you I still watched the second season |
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| Well Kirito is the greatest character in anime history ever. In fact, he's the greatest character in all of literature/tv industry. What's wrong with the greatest anime man to taking over his world? I mean, he can best anyone in sword fighting, even if an entire army tried to snipe/rpg/mini-gun him down, he'd survive by blocking nuclear bombs with a swing of his ultimate sword created with the tongue of a legendary dragon that lives in the harshest area of the wilderness. But that's still no match for the great Kirito who can 1v1 anything from a rabbit to the creator of Sword Art Online. Try and stop him. He'll turn into a girl. That's not all though, he's handsome and all the girls are on his D at all times. I mean, Asuna was a developing badass first 2 episodes of SAO and then boom, Kirito shows her whose boss and now she's his stupid bitch. Summarizing it up: What's wrong with the greatest man ever taking over what's his world now anyways? |
| I had been enjoying it towards the beginning, but I have to say it gradually got worse. Especially the ALO arc... Maybe this just isn't my type of anime but I don't understand why people love it so much. I think it's pretty overrated to be honest. That being said, it definitely wasn't the worst anime I've seen, and I still watched the second season. |
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| Well that was something. The series did kind of fall apart with the second half with ALO. I didn't particular enjoy the incestuous love and lecherous bad guy. Wished the creator went with a more serious theme of examining the outcome of SAO survivors in a more deeper way. We were trapped two years in a virtual reality world, where death is real. Why not celebrate our freedom by going back in!? Why... |
| The idea behind this series was amazing. As many have said before me, it just seemed to fall apart towards the end. I still enjoyed the first arc enough to give it a 9/10. Watching SAO II will just take away from how much I enjoyed most of season 1. I think I'll let the series end here for me. |
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| I see why people criticize this show, and I may even agree with them, but still I enjoyed this series thoroughly and I felt really attached to the couple Kirito and Asuna, even though it was fairly melodramatic, but fortunately it never exceeded on pure melodrama and managed to rest on a fine equilibrium in my opinion. The second half of SAO was indeed very different from the first one, but once got past this and entered the right state of mind, it wasn't that hard to pass over plot devices and still enjoy it. Didn't really liked the forced triangle drama, but hey I guess I can't have everything. A good 7/10 for me. |
10th_man_down said: bloodphoenixsux said: The epitome of overrated bullshit. This. Definitely won't be putting myself through the next season. |
| I went in watching SAO expecting garbage, I was only slightly disappointed. The first 14 episodes were a 8/10 for me (it had some confusing moments and I'm a little surprised at how damn fast Kirito managed to charm every single girl, but the OST was amazing and Kirito wasn't that terrible a MC) But the 2nd half was pretty meh, a 5/10 for me. Kayabe was a decent antagonist who sadly didn't get enough screentime and time to develop while Suogo was just a pathetic villain, he lacked in every single aspect something that would make him a decent villain at the very least. Overall I will go with a 5/10 rating. |
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| Finally, it's over. Didn't like it that much. Kirito's relationships with all the girls was crappy. Asuna was okay in the beginning and her character only got worse. |
| Well.. I'm happy that everyone from SAO crew reunited.. And why the heck Aincrad is in ALO's world ? Can they log out then ? *Yui is still annoying to me* :| Good that they are together.. I like Asuna :P And at the ending credits "I'll give everything I have" - *Nerve gear appears* :D |
 so , 2 year in a comma and still doesn't lose any wight ? |
| Okay. |
| Knew something like the original SAO reappearing would happen at the end of that. Good end. Really liked this series. I can see some flaws in it, but the flaws I see don't seem to be the same flaws that other people see that causes them to hate it so much. I've given this series a 9/10, because while it's definitely not a masterpiece, this is the first anime in a long time that I enjoyed this much. |
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10th_man_down said: bloodphoenixsux said: The epitome of overrated bullshit. This. |
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| Honestly, this show would've been better as hentai. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ |
| This show is nice and sweet but with greater potential than what was delivered, and from what I get the source material is the same. That's the problem really, most of the basic ideas introduced are good and they could work well with each others, but the way they are made to work is really badly done. The characters nearly always have potential for depth but this depth is never really shown, it is frustrating. The situations are promising but are always squandered by burning through them and it is not satisfying either. SAO is an irritating piece of work and it looks like the author knows it, seeing as he started a slow step-by-step reboot of the work with Sword Art Online: Progressive. I advise people to watch it nonetheless but only for some moments shining by themselves in all this underwhelming mess of a story. Potential: 9/10 Elements of the story are "clichés", but it also means they can be staples if done right, alas... Delivery: 2/10 ...they are not, they are wasted by poor storytelling choices. Enjoyment: 5/10 But the good ideas are still there, so if the show as a whole is subpar there are still shining moments of brillance that can be remember fondly. In the end the show is very uneven, so it will probably be a case-by-case basis for every watcher and the reason why it seems to polarize so much people over it. |
DdashungDec 6, 2015 6:01 AM
| I'm a big softie. |
| Hi my name is Pargphee and I think this is one of the most well written anime ever!!! |
| Oh well It's pretty much like every other LN adaptation except this time girl waited longer than normal for rescuing. I guess that happens when it's 25 episodes. |
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| Well, that was shit. |
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| It was fun to watch, but eh... First half was better, I like that world more. I felt more emotions from that one episode with that blacksmith girl Rika, than after with Asuna. Still it wasn't bad. Love and development of characters was shown nicely and it didn't felt out of place. Second part was a bit odd, there was a little sense of what is going on many times. Still I don't understand what all Japanese authors have with siscon, or whatever is that name for love between siblings (even when she is cousin, doesn't mean that much difference). It's quite repulsive to see that almost regularly in most anime. Kirito would better be with some love triangle out of his bloodline. Even when magic world got enough space to show self, it still felt rushed compared to first one. Overall I get mixed feelings about this, It was good enough to entertain, but yet painful to watch some nonsense, plotholes or not plot at all. Enemy from first half was better presented, after finishing world we can see that he wasn't some 100% generic bad guy. Other guy from second part was quite plain, just nothing about him looks real. He was without any personality. When I look at rank of this series I get that some of you are pissed with that high score, but I can acknowledge that many people just don't mind any problems with this show and just straight like it. Nothing wrong with that. I hesitate between rank 6 or 7. It was likable, but I can't get through with that much-unexplained things and weak points to give it higher score. |
| I regret watch this Anime :( After ep 4 this show turn out into shit.... Awfull written and horrible character lol... |
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| I really enjoyed this show, and I didn't expect to enjoy it really at all. My only issue with it is the convenient plot devices in ALO, and this last episode ended pretty weird, it was definitely set up for season 2. Overall I enjoyed watching Kirito and Asuna's relationship develop, it was cute and was a nice watch. |
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| Thanks for Kirito x Suguha final part, it was beautiful, wanted wincest ending but couldn't hope for more. I was afraid it would be Asuna only time but it was rather Kirito x Suguha x Asuna. I think that Kirito and Leafa can still fornicate in virtual world, well in real world too considering they still live together. He didn't change his ALO avatar because of Suguha, that avatar Leafa fell for. It's just interestin to see what will happen next in season 2, he chose Asuna but also has something for Suguha and Suguha won't give up too. Also if I understand well other girls gave Kirito and Asuna one month not interfering, so there is possibility of harem in season 2. At least I hope for Suguha and Asuna rivalry for Kirito. It was good anime, I love Suguha arc much more but SAO part was decent too, however honestly I watched SAO only to reach ALO and Suguha arc. I heard complaining about incest in SAO that's the reason why I watched it actually. 5/5 for this episode for Kirito x Suguha moments. my personal Kirito x Suguha ending  |
tsundereharasserFeb 21, 2016 2:23 PM
| Really peaceful ending not the best one, but approvable :P kinda expected that he would appear at the hospital but not like that and slice him like that but k then 😂 like the beautiful nature with Kirito~Suguha nice music and dance cute n lovely, really couldn't get my eyes off this anime!! to me its a9.5/10not a full 10 mostly cause it had it ups and downs, and cause some i want just a little but more character development on some of the characters but just maybe. Love the anime in Overall and now if you excuses me im be locked in my room for a few hours watching Extra Edition and Season 2 😂😂have a great night everybody! |
| cause MAL is doing there job for once. |
| They ended it quite well considering where the plot was going. Overall this arc still doesn't compare in quality to the first, although I have to admit that some of the later episodes, including this last one, were pretty good. The highlights for me would probably be |
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| Ahhh the season one finally came to an end. Kirito should have sliced Sugou's throat imo. Anyway the real reunion of kirito and asuna was so sweet also liked their RL school interaction. Great to see old characters faces again. Loved the part of kirito and Suguha. So yeah satisfied with the ending episode :) Overall I really enjoyed the series. It had ups and downs but I had a good time ^__^ |
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| Happy ending after all, glad to see that. Is there any season2? might watch it if i get time. |
| Sugou is one of the most retarded villain I've ever seen. The first arc was much better. I'm not in the mood of writing about it in detail, much of what i would say has been already said though, so no point writing stuff that has been said in the past. I liked the Technical aspect of the show (Animation,Art,Sounds) but i disliked everything else. Couldn't enjoy it. Final Score: 4.3/10 First Arc - 5.5/10 Second Arc - 3/10 I think it's slightly better than Re:Zero. |
| So now that I finished it I kind of understand why some people hate this anime so much. Not that I agree with them.. the SAO part was clearly the strong point of this anime. The only downside is, it ended after 14 episodes. Would have loved a longer version, maybe with more story between. ALO was just boring. I really felt no thrill at all, despite the limited time to save asuna. But since kirito was pretty lazy on this adventure, it killed the tension for me. "Oh no dont die" "omg that suicide" "i dont want you to get hurt" - my ass! Literally nothing bad could happen to any of them. I guess even with the tension of SAO, the world would be just... boring. I liked the emotional interaction of kirito with his sister and the whole idea of saving people who are still stuck in the VR. So theres that. Strong points where maybe that they showed us Andrew and his bar. I hate it when animes give us supporting characters and just forget about them later on. And thatswhy I really really loved the ending. Seeing all of them together again was just nice! Because I always expected it the logical thing to have a party for the guy that saved your life after beeing stuck in a game for 2 years. Im not even sad that its "over". Simply because the ALO part was that bad. There where like 3 characters, kirito, his sister and this other guy from her school. Where was klein or liz in this part? If they had made the SAO part longer and skipped some of the ALO part (after all I liked that the ending of SAO had its drawbacks.) this anime would have been WAY better. As for the rating I really dont know what to do. If I would only rate SAO (and that wouldnt work since its kinda open ended with asuna missing) I would give it an 8 or something. If the part was longer probably a 9 (I just loved the world, the dungeons and interaction with the guilds. Therefore Im sad that it was so suddenly over) But since ALO is a part of this anime, I have to go down with the score. If I would be fair, I would go really low. ALO was just that plain to me. But considering this anime gets hated way to much, I rate this 8/10. Animation, OST and voice acting where amazing. Probably better then anything that aired this year. (yes Re Zero, you had amazing OST and voice acting. But the animation went down in the last part.) Im glad that I finally watched it anyway, I had really really low expactations with all the hate that anime fans have for this show. I wouldnt mind a reboot with ONLY the SAO part and an alternative way to handle the ALO part. Basically without any ALO if possible. |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| yeha they are back together blablabla happy end yeha -.- |
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| Well, Wait the Movie at Winter 2017... |
| I am finally. ..done with SAO..... But after Ep 24 I kinda felt like Ep 25 was a let downer..... Oh, well whatever....anyway I got to see kirito and Asuna in school uniforms LOL! |
| While this show was bad, I honestly expected worse. I didn't think it was significantly worse in terms of writing or character than most shows from the last few years. 3/10 |
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| This episode is very enjoyable and amazing. Kirito kiss Asuna in hospital after defeated Suguo again. Then, Suguo be arrested by police and ALO events is end with 300 people safe and health to come back the real world. This is so great and warm. 11/10 scores Overall, SAO: 10.75/10 scores , ALO: 10.07/10 Scores Overall SAO season 1: 10.41/10 scores Hope that, and somedays, God's blessing on this wonderful heartful human could continue to enjoy watched other anime which are touching, amazing and unique. I can't wait season 2 and the movie.  |
| NICE !!~~ Gonna watch the season 2 :D Overall : 10/10 |
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| Exept the assault the beginning it was a peaceful and relaxing ending. Kirito and Asuna were cute together, like them more now than at the beginning. The ending scene with all character joining together was also nice. Overall an enjoyable show, way better than supposed, even though the strenght was definitely the first arc storywisw, while this was rather bad despite some nice moments and this decent epilogue. 6/10 |
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