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| As the title says. Would you recommend it or not and why? As for myself, i havent seen it yet, still hesitating to do so. |
RobiiiiMar 22, 2016 8:21 AM
| If they're new to anime, sure. It's a pretty good introductory anime if nothing else If they're already an experienced anime watcher... ehhh depends on the person and how seriously you take it |
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| Yeah, its necessary. |
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| i would reccomend it if the person has : played MMORPG games. watched other game like animes prefers OP main characters and good actions with some romance. |
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| Not at first, but if they ask if they should watch it I say yea. It's not the worst anime I have ever seen so why not? They may even love it like my brother does. |
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| Yes. Definitely. Why not? |
Seiya0890 said: But its still disgusting from my point of view, and from the word's point of view, therefore its disgusting. Wise words. |
| Probably to my mortal enemy, yeah. Nah, but in all seriousness, I'd recommend it so someone who's never seen anime or is just getting started. The premise is good, the MC isn't very annoying and the first couple of episodes are actually quite good. |
| Yes, it's good for a newcomer who just seeks mindless action and neat OST and they will definitely go "OMG best animu ever, Asuna best gril oh myi goud be my waifu" |
| I Would, Yes. But only the First season at most. |
| There was this one time I provided a guy with some anime - I gave him Steins;Gate, Oregairu, Attack on Titan, Cowboy Bebop, Code Geass and Anohana... I also slipped in SAO, just to see his reaction. His reaction was - "Dude, all those anime were amazing! Just.... there was one utterly shitty one mixed in... why the hell did you give me that SAO thing?" That guy is currently my best friend. |
| Yea Sure. Its good so why not. XD |
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| Yep, it's a good starter for a anime watcher, plus the first half of the 2nd season is enjoyable. |
| A day doesn't go by, where I don't wish I could go back in time, and kill the POS that dares call him self a author, before he was able to release the biggest abomination in the history of the written word, known as sao. To Darthbob: Awesome, new comers are the ones that are most easily fooled into accepting that POS, so It's great to know some new comers don't dilude them selves into liking a POS with absolutely no literary merit at all, just because It's one of the first anime they have seen. |
ZoltorJan 30, 2016 9:54 AM
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| Yes, their opinion could be different than mine. |
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| I recently introduced a friend to anime, I made him watch Psycho-Pass, FMAb, Gurren Lagann, and Baccano, he loved all of them (especially Baccano). He tried SAO on his own, and dropped it at ep7-8. I don't understand why some of you guys (not all, and I'm talking in general) think that a newcomer cannot enjoy good writing / world-building / direction / whatever. If this someone is 14 years old, sure he'd probably like it, but hey, almost everybody enjoy FMAb, and tons of beginners love it, plus this anime is actually pretty good and doesn't insult its viewers' intelligence. I wouldn't recommend SAO to someone, unless I'd like him to see what a bad anime is. I won't refrain him from watching it, though. |
parazeJan 30, 2016 1:56 PM
| No, because it's not good, there are tons of better things to recommend, and they'll probably end up finding it themselves anyways. |
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| Not only do I recommend watching the anime SAO, I also recommend playing the ps4 game SAO: Lost Song. In my opinion, SAO is a story of its own, none like other, first of first. I'd put it to the rank of "Lord of The Rings", as anything comes after it will be branded as a 'ripped off' of the original. If you want to get into an anime where "players got trapped in a computer game", SAO is the best one and should not be missed. I held from watching it due to seeing many negative reviews that it is 'overrated'. I regretted waiting too long, because after starting watching it, it became one of my favorite anime. I told people and I will say again. Don't mind the reviews, if you think you will like the show, watch it yourself and find out if you like it on your own. |
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lannieX said: SAO is the best one and should not be missed. That's subjective, but Log Horizon may or may not be better for some in terms of "trapped in a game" genre. @OT Depends on the person. If it's someone who is new, yeah why not. It's a good anime for beginners, easy to get into and understand. If it's someone who is experienced though, it would depend. If said person likes psychological animes like Monster, NGE or LoGH, I won't recommend it, but if said person is a shounen lover, then yes. |
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| Depends on the person .I'm always looking for more converts to SAOism . |
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| Yes I'd recommend it so that I can rip it apart verbally if they ever bring the subject up. |
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| of course i would love to have more people joining to mock sao |
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| Sao is the best mmo anime is better than log horizon and overlord fight me |
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| If the want that genre then ofc :D |
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| If it fits his criteria then why not. |
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| Pretty good anime so why not |
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| Why do people reccomend this to "newcomers"? To scare them off from their "hobby"? Reccomend BeBop, Monster, Ergo Proxy, Mushishi If you think the person is too young, give them Steins;Gate, FMA B, Code Geass, HxH, Death Note, not this shitty animu |
| Of course.. especially if they are new to anime or are younger. I don't think the show is particularly good but that won't stop me from recommending it. Obviously based on who the person is I would recommend something better or more mature but I have recommended this to people who I feel like would enjoy it for whatever reasons even if it is just to rag on it. |
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guywholikesanime said: Why do people reccomend this to "newcomers"? To scare them off from their "hobby"? Reccomend BeBop, Monster, Ergo Proxy, Mushishi If you think the person is too young, give them Steins;Gate, FMA B, Code Geass, HxH, Death Note, not this shitty animu Oh, come on. If there is one thing you can give sao credit for, that is, it is a gate way anime. You can't deny the fact that sao is a popular series that brought a lot of people into the medium. |
| No. There are far better anime out there someone could be spending their time watching. Even as an introductory anime, there are dozens of better choices. keragamming said: guywholikesanime said: Why do people reccomend this to "newcomers"? To scare them off from their "hobby"? Reccomend BeBop, Monster, Ergo Proxy, Mushishi If you think the person is too young, give them Steins;Gate, FMA B, Code Geass, HxH, Death Note, not this shitty animu Oh, come on. If there is one thing you can give sao credit for, that is, it is a gate way anime. You can't deny the fact that sao is a popular series that brought a lot of people into the medium. SAO is one of the earliest anime series I saw when I was getting into anime; I had no preconceptions when I was going into it, and even then I was able to recognise the plethora of flaws this has. I'm confused why people recommend SAO as a gate-way anime, to be honest. |
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ItsMaz said: No. There are far better anime out there someone could be spending their time watching. Even as an introductory anime, there are dozens of better choices. keragamming said: Oh, come on. If there is one thing you can give sao credit for, that is, it is a gate way anime. You can't deny the fact that sao is a popular series that brought a lot of people into the medium. SAO is one of the earliest anime series I saw when I was getting into anime; I had no preconceptions when I was going into it, and even then I was able to recognise the plethora of flaws this has. I'm confused why people recommend SAO as a gate-way anime, to be honest. I'm not saying its a gurantee that a new fan will like the series. But the series was a huge hit in 2012, [ I wasn't around the anime community in that time to tell how big it was] but it brought in a bunch of new fans in 2012, and its still bridging new fans in the medium. Heck I know more people that like sao over snk in real life. So, I think people are just being totally bias towards it because of how badly they think of it, that they can't see the series in a positive way. Sao is the second most popular series on mal, so the series is still growing no matter how people are making it out to be. |
keragamming said: ItsMaz said: No. There are far better anime out there someone could be spending their time watching. Even as an introductory anime, there are dozens of better choices. SAO is one of the earliest anime series I saw when I was getting into anime; I had no preconceptions when I was going into it, and even then I was able to recognise the plethora of flaws this has. I'm confused why people recommend SAO as a gate-way anime, to be honest. I'm not saying its a gurantee that a new fan will like the series. But the series was a huge hit in 2012, [ I wasn't around the anime community in that time to tell how big it was] but it brought in a bunch of new fans in 2012, and its still bridging new fans in the medium. Heck I know more people that like sao over snk in real life. So, I think people are just being totally bias towards it because of how badly they think of it, that they can't see the series in a positive way. Sao is the second most popular series on mal, so the series is still growing no matter how people are making it out to be. I know it's one of the most popular series out there; my comment was more just me musing the 'why' of it, since I can't figure it out. I find it to be a series that is both over-rated and over-hated. It isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be, but at the same time I'm genuinely confused as to why so many people like it. Maybe I'm just more critical than the average viewer though. FWIW I gave SAO a 4/10, which just means 'not bad, but below average' for me. |
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ItsMaz said: keragamming said: I'm not saying its a gurantee that a new fan will like the series. But the series was a huge hit in 2012, [ I wasn't around the anime community in that time to tell how big it was] but it brought in a bunch of new fans in 2012, and its still bridging new fans in the medium. Heck I know more people that like sao over snk in real life. So, I think people are just being totally bias towards it because of how badly they think of it, that they can't see the series in a positive way. Sao is the second most popular series on mal, so the series is still growing no matter how people are making it out to be. I know it's one of the most popular series out there; my comment was more just me musing the 'why' of it, since I can't figure it out. I find it to be a series that is both over-rated and over-hated. It isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be, but at the same time I'm genuinely confused as to why so many people like it. Maybe I'm just more critical than the average viewer though. FWIW I gave SAO a 4/10, which just means 'not bad, but below average' for me. Well, I see a lot of snk haters saying the same thing. That's just how it is. Just saying, you must try and keep a open mind to certain things. I think the Jo Jo series is a horrible cringe fest of a series. But look, a lot of people praise the hell out of it. |
| Nop, no really. Even if they're new to anime , I think that are better getaway anime series that I could recommend. |
 NasalShark said: I'd love to squeeze your nipples until they look like a purple slushie, Senpai. |
| SAO needs to be burned to the ground. Godammit why do people like this hit? Rely it is unbelievable. |
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johnyjohny said: Oh, so people still thinks that is cool to hate SAO.SAO needs to be burned to the ground. Godammit why do people like this hit? Rely it is unbelievable. |
NasalShark said: I'd love to squeeze your nipples until they look like a purple slushie, Senpai. |
-Senpai- said: Ow srry man i should have been more clear. Why do people like shows with a ruined plot, with the most stupid characters in it. Srry man I'll try to be more clear in the futurejohnyjohny said: Oh, so people still thinks that is cool to hate SAO.SAO needs to be burned to the ground. Godammit why do people like this hit? Rely it is unbelievable. |
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| Yeah, sure. I personally think it's a pretty decent show and it's friendly to newcomers so why not? Hell, even if they're not new to anime I'd recommend it to anyone who has an optimistic attitude going into the series. There's a bigger chance of them enjoying it than not. While they are a very loud and obnoxious minority, the people who hate SAO with all their being are just that. A minority. But if you're knee deep in one of the more hateful communities on the Internet and you don't have any intention of enjoying the show based on its actual merits, I suggest you stay far away. You'll just end making yourself look like a massive tool. Especially if you're one of those types who's going to JUST NOW pick up on some old shitty meme from years ago and spam anime forums with it like we still live in a time where Gangnam Style is hip and funny and people were making memes out of Mitt Romney. |
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SeibaaHomu said: Lololololololol :DYeah, sure. I personally think it's a pretty decent show and it's friendly to newcomers so why not? Hell, even if they're not new to anime I'd recommend it to anyone who has an optimistic attitude going into the series. There's a bigger chance of them enjoying it than not. While they are a very loud and obnoxious minority, the people who hate SAO with all their being are just that. A minority. But if you're knee deep in one of the more hateful communities on the Internet and you don't have any intention of enjoying the show based on its actual merits, I suggest you stay far away. You'll just end making yourself look like a massive tool. Especially if you're one of those types who's going to JUST NOW pick up on some old shitty meme from years ago and spam anime forums with it like we still live in a time where Gangnam Style is hip and funny and people were making memes out of Mitt Romney. I like ur attitude |
| I wouldn't recommend sao, instead, i'd recommend log horizon, it's the same thing done better. |
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| Yes? Why wouldn't I? It's a good anime most enjoy, and the characters and music and plot are all well-crafted. I don't see how it would be a problem recommending this. |
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guywholikesanime said: Why do people reccomend this to "newcomers"? To scare them off from their "hobby"? Reccomend BeBop, Monster, Ergo Proxy, Mushishi If you think the person is too young, give them Steins;Gate, FMA B, Code Geass, HxH, Death Note, not this shitty animu to be fair sao is way closer to the average anime than series like bebop or monster if you recommend those series they will just build false expectations of anime as a whole |
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