It’s Actually Amazing

Mcdoclin said:
the first 12 episodes were the only good thing in the whole anime

sofil said:
SAO is one of my fav animes, its hated for no reason

DragonIncursio said:
L

Every has their opinion so I’m not knocking that , some people don’t like it and that is fine.

Zero019 said:
Sword art online was my first anime,very popular at that time and every one talking about it.i watched the first 2 episode in my friends house and i thought it was really cool concept,like how the mc trying to survive in video game.
so i keep watching it and the part where he join his first guild was great,and it was fun to watched because kirito was so op.
kinda forgot the rest but when asuna came back was the part where the show really changed.this is not about adventure or mc surviving the world and trying to beat the game,it basically turn into family romance in video game world.And after yui show up is when the show get ridicilous.and i dont want to talk about the second half.i personally dont hate it,it was the show that introduced me to the existence of anime,but it should end after 12 episode

AsuxAX said:

I don't know why you say it like the romance is something very unexpected or something, the Romance genre is stated in the anime's MAL page.

Zero019 said:


Well goddamn i didnt even know anything about the anime,how the hell do i know there is romance genre in the anime mal's page.And im fine with the romance if its not being the main focus of the anime like in sao.they are completely ignore the actual main plot and the premise of the first episode thats why i was not expecting how the show turned to be like that

AsuxAX said:

So you don't even look at the anime's MAL page, you just add it to your anime list and that's it? Anyway, not that I care.

Zero019 said:


I added it years later when i discovered this site

DragonIncursio said:


Have you watched GGO or Alicization ??

AsuxAX said:

I said that as well in my comment, I don't know why you would restate that everyone has their own opinions while it was already in my comment clear and obvious.

CHEZARE said:
I get you like an anime and people hate it a lot maybe too much so you get annoyed but people are still allowed to dislike an obviously flawed show.People complain about bots for shows like aot but they still exist for other big shows,like Sao.Coming to people and saying oh your opinion is wrong and you can’t say anything else is just as bad as the people hating Sao without watching it.

Mcdoclin said:

I'm not wasting my time on them

DioBrando_69420 said:
it has a really good start and is fun to watch... I had the same thought on why it was hated but then i understood after a couple of seasons, the sequel seasons are just the same plot overused like hell, a new girl plays a game kirito joins it because there's some dude from the laughing coffin gang in it, the girl gets sexually abused, he defeats the bad guy wins the game she falls in love with him and she joins in his harem and it goes on. The only thing that's keeping me watching the show is the animation and the soundtrack at this point that is all...

Tasel said:
As long as you're fine with all the girls getting sexually assaulted at least once every season and the fact that all the villains are the same wannabe rapist reskinned every season, yeah, it's amazing.

DragonIncursio said:


You act like that only happens in SAO ??

Piromysl said:
It's popular because it works as gateway anime and has actually phenomenal visuals.
Visuals seem to be more important than good writing and those who say otherwise are vocal minority.
Demon Slayer became so popular for similar reason.
In SAO first arc is actually very good and first impression is usually the most important.
It's no wonder it got popular.

But after first arc show goes downhill. Random shit is just happening. Everything conviniently works out for Gamer Jesus favour and everything is predictable.
The quality drop is on Promised Neverland level and that is the reason it gets so much hate.

BUT, if you manage to endure it, first half of Alicization is actually AMAZING. But in the second half unfortunately SAO reclaims the throne of the King of Trash.

DragonIncursio said:
How many people on MAL sh*t on SAO but it still has one of the biggest fanbases on MAL. It’s the #5 most popular anime on MAL, only animes that had higher popularity were FMA, Attack on Titan and OPM. Has 2.7 members currently on MAL

That’s an awful lot fans that like the anime , so I’ve come to 2 conclusions. The first is half the people that bash the anime do it because they’ve seen other does it and just want look cool. The 2nd is that MAL has continued amassing a large number of fans to this site. Either way SAO is highly regarded as one of the most popular anime of the last decade. It has more fans than it does haters.

Is it because Kirito had no development ?? Ohh wait because the second half of the anime absolutely sucked maybe. Maybe the story and plot were inconsistent

And for those of you that think MAL isn’t a good indicator: IMDB’s rating is 7.7 and Crunchyroll has an average rating of 4.5.

So I ask a question , is this anime really hated as much as y’all say it is in this forum ?? Pages and pages of people saying how awful this anime is which is their opinion but they also say SAO is despised by many on MAL which isn’t true

official_brown said:
I want to hear a legit reason why it’s bad. Because people will say it’s bad and then like a copy and pasted show that is worse and think it’s a masterpiece.

Like obviously the show has its flaws but it’s a decent show.

Season 2 gets too much hate. GGO has great character writing that turns Kiritio from perfect to imperfect while he works on his Trauma. And they display Sinon’s PTSD very well. The last two arcs felt like fun filler too.

People can dislike the show of course, but most of the excuses are just brain dead NPC responses.

It’s a good show

Every person I had a conversation with in real life always get proved wrong because they can’t ever form good arguments

SquanchDaddy said:

The incest with Kiritos cousin in Season 1 single handedly killed the show for me. And what the hell was that ending? Let's save Asuna so I can dance with my cousin in the stars...?! Cause fuck Asuna am i right? Still one of my least favorite endings to this day. I never gave SAO a shred of a chance after that. It was a great concept but ended up falling flat on its face. You seem pretty firm on where you stand with the series so I'm not trying to change your mind but can perhaps offer some perspective. There are more than valid reasons not to like the series.

NessyEirik said:
Bro its shit, grow the fuck up. Hating on SAO isnt a trend to hop on, its just has flat out awful writing and development :|

Deago said:
Imagine defending SAO in today's world?

Deago said:
Imagine defending SAO in today's world?

Mienus said:
Most of the vitriol I think comes form people who are relatively new to anime and are still stuck in the mindset of applying literature or cinema criticism to it.

xSatya said:
yes and its hated for a reason bro

Nathan_Chaser said:

Is it because it's "unrealistic" because the game never lags or something like that?

Nathan_Chaser said:

Is it because it's "unrealistic" because the game never lags or something like that?

Deago said:

But why is that regressive? How is Anime so different from other art mediums that it becomes exempted from artistic criticism that is applied to other types of literature?