Jul 5, 2020
Sword Art Online is one of the most controversial anime to this day as it is still being talked about and argued if it is good or garbage.
Aincrad Arc:
What went right?
The animation is one of the best parts of this series and it still holds up greatly, the sound and voice acting is good and the action scenes can be quite decent.The premise is really interesting and seemed really cool, sadly it did not hold up though but It did have a fantastic episode, episode 3 which actually showed that Kirito had emotions, guilt and regret which was cool to see that he had some
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personality aswell as the episode telling an emotional story that summed up the pain people in aincrad were going through. Aswell as a great opening theme with average visuals.
What did I feel go wrong?
With the first half I feel the story was rushed to fit in a second arc even though most would have enjoyed a 25 episode Aincrad arc either than a 12 episode Fairy Dance arc which is one of the most HATED arcs in anime history. Another problem with Aincrad is the fact that most of the time it focuses on side stories and characters, who do not show up for the rest of the arc.
What went wrong with Characters?
A lot, the protagonist is overpowered boring and flat but at least he can sometimes be a badass , the love interest is also boring flat and is apparently powerful yet she always needs Kirito's help and staysnin the kitchen cooking , she is just a boring average Tsundere. The only character with personality is Klein which hardly ever is in the show. The other female charcters of the show all want to have sex with Kirito which was anoying and boring.
What is wrong with the story?
The story and reasoning behind the game and the people being trapped does not make sense and is not explained. The physics behind the NerveGear is Garbage and the fact that microwaves explode your brain is so far fetched and stupid, sure it would be hard to explain but if they gave us a mythical reason instead of trying to use realistic science would have been better.
Fairy Dance Arc;
What went right?
This fixed one problem I had with the previous arc, pacing. The pace this arc goes at is great and better but sadly that is one of the only positives. Animation and sound were still good but sadly the opening had bad visuals and a song that wasn't as good.
What went wrong?
The villain is plain and laughable with terrible motivations and a half decent plot that was sidelined for some attempted rape scenes and a treason plot which was also thrown out the window pretty quickly. The incest twist was stupid, laughable and terrible as I hate incest and Kirito's sister I found annoying and boring. This was also an example of Asuna not being a strong warrior like she was meant to be but being a princess in distress.
What went wrong with the characters?
I wont repeat myself when saying that the characters from the last arc are bad, just the new ones. Kirito's sister is a boring, annoying and a badly written character which in each episode had a different personality and different direction. The side character which is the friend of Kirito's Sister is boring and even more annoying than her, he is a wimp with more character develpoment than the main character.
What went wrong with the story?
As I said earlier a half decent plot was sidelined for attempted rape scenes and a treason plot which was executed horribly. And even thpse get thrown out in the end. The main idea is that Kirito goes into the game to find Asuna before Villain-Boyo can marry her when she is in a coma. Talk about a messed up plot with no direction.
In Conclusion, Sword Art Online Season 1 has slightly more bad than good but when it had good it packed a punch as well as some great sound and visuals. I believe Sword Art Online is average but I can see why someone would like it and why someone would want it to burn in a fire.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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