Sep 8, 2016
The show had good potential story-wise, but they didn't use it properly. With the premise being an MMO game trapping players inside and the only way out is to fight and beat all 100 levels. You would expect this show to be focus on the survival of the players, right? Right? Nope. They waste the potential away. And don't get me started on the unnecessary second half. As well as the whole premise of being trapped in a video game not being the most original of stories as it has been done in the
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.Hack franchise. However, looking at this concept outside of anime, .Hack is just as equally guilty if we were to put Tron in the argument. As well as the show felt quite rushed, which I'm not surprised since I feel like the show should've been longer if they were to make the game 100 levels.
As well as the characters were easily the weakest link for the show, such as the, of course infamous Gary Stu character Kirito. As well as the Asuna, who can become just an equally bland character. Then there's Sugu/Leafa, that one character that literally feels more useless than any other character in the entire series and is literally there for fanservice. For the supporting cast, they often are only there for one episode of screentime.
However, with failing story/character-wise, it does make up for its failure background-wise. The backgrounds are breathe-taking, as well as the soundtrack, composed by Yuki Kajiura, being quite fair in my opinion.
In conclusion, SAO isn't really that bad. I could recommend it to anyone new to anime or for a good guilty pleasure.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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