EDIT 6/30/2020: I've changed up my ratings a bit since I made this when I first started watching actual anime. I gave a lot of bad ratings to other anime back then as well. I'm a lot more chill about all anime now because I can always find enjoyment in something no matter what it is (pot helps). But I still stand by this being a great starter anime. It's what brought me into this crazy world of anime and I have now watched literal months worth of it (check list). SAO has a lot of flaws, but if you're a fan of MMOs I
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think you'll like this a lot more than others. I still think everyone can enjoy it though. It really sparked the whole genre of isekai (normal person transported into another world). The thing is Kirito isn't necessarily normal, he's just a pro gamer (which does make them better than everyone don't @ me) and a great guy. The story feels very rushed and I wish they would've did a lot more through the entire tower, but it's still good. Though I am disappointed that this made me read the light novel years ago hoping they skipped stuff in the anime when they didn't, it just wasn't there. Every anime is edgy and has a few annoying characters. You can't get past that in Japanese things at all. I would 100% recommend this to anyone wanting to get into anime who enjoys video games and I might recommend it to someone getting into anime in general depending on their tastes. A lot of people give this show hate for being average, but as a seasoned watcher, I say AT LEAST above average and enjoyable for sure. I'm still following the show today and I plan to continue. I still think it's very enjoyable and Kirito is still one of my favorite characters. Updated ratings to match this edit.
THIS DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SPOILERS. Also, this is my first anime review on this website. First off, this is the first real anime I have ever watched(not counting DBZ, Pokemon, etc.) and it really did impact me a lot. I only started watching anime maybe in April of 2015(not too far from when I was typing this. It is one of those anime that once you finish, you will want to find more and more anime. At least that's what it did for me. I decided to watch it because all of my friends liked it and I liked MMORPG's a lot. Ever since this I decided to watch another anime, then another, then another, until I just couldn't help myself from watching them all the time. I mostly watch ecchi anime now, but this is where I started. I have read most of the light novels as well. This is and will always be one of my favorite anime no matter how many times people say it's "too mainstream".
STORY:
I'm not going to explain the story because if you are reading my review then you probably read the description and have an idea. It is a very good story that will get you pumped up, excited, and sad at certain times, which is what a great story needs in my opinion. The main problem with the story is at one point Kirito(the main character if you didn't know) will be average level and then it will skip through a lot of the story and he will be strong again and you wouldn’t even know it. There are also a few "fillers" in there like most anime, but they are actually things that happen in the book as well so I guess they just tried to put them in there. Overall, I absolutely love the story although it has its flaws, like any other anime.
ART:
It's pretty good, they also change their clothing into regular clothes a bit in this because a lot of people get angry for characters wearing the same exact clothes all of the time I guess. That doesn’t bother me at all, but it really doesn’t make sense that they change a lot since it is an MMORPG.
SOUND:
I don't know what to look for much on sound, but all I know is that I absolutely love the opening song of the first ark, "Crossing Fields". The rest are pretty good, but this one is what everyone talks about. Gives me good memories.
CHARACTER:
The main character's name is Kazuto Kirigaya, also known as Kirito. He develops a lot while the anime goes on and he is actually a very good person as well as player. You meet many people too, and they are all great. They all get serious, funny, and bad ass at times which is awesome.
ENJOYMENT:
By this point you already know I enjoyed this anime way too much. I've watched it about three times and I loved it every time. I wish I could unwatch this anime and watch it all over again because I loved it so much and recommend it to everyone.
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EDIT 6/30/2020: I've changed up my ratings a bit since I made this when I first started watching actual anime. I gave a lot of bad ratings to other anime back then as well. I'm a lot more chill about all anime now because I can always find enjoyment in something no matter what it is (pot helps). But I still stand by this being a great starter anime. It's what brought me into this crazy world of anime and I have now watched literal months worth of it (check list). SAO has a lot of flaws, but if you're a fan of MMOs I
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