I seriously dont even know where do begin with this anime. But obviously its my favorite and I have reasons why I do and why I dont like it.
I guess I'll start with the story. Me being an avid gamer of 16 years and also an otaku for a little less than that, I think its safe to say I jumped on this anime as soon as I heard about it in 2012. An anime about MMORPGs. What more could I ask for?
The story is over all a 10 for me automatically because I just simply am a sucker for love stories and at
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the same time I HATE them. But SAO really brought it upon me to not be able to tear myself away from the series because of my instant love for the story which leads me into the characters.
Kirito - My opinion of Kirito was obviously heart-eyes all the way through the series. As Kirito found himself throughout the game and learned along with everyone else that shits literally about to get real, and that it was time to really strive to live through this game no matter how long it took, even if it took being a solo player, given that he was the greatest solo player in the game. Until he met the one person who really amplified who he was and how far he could get through the game. Which leads me to Asuna.
Asuna - At first you meet Asuna in the first town with only a cloak, which doesnt really say much. Shes just.. there. Once the story progresses to the first boss, thats when Asuna really shines and everyone sees who she truly is and actually pays attention, especially Kirito. I was really disappointed in the fact that Asuna just cooks the who damn first part of the show. Yeah her ass is in the kitchen getting 500/500 maxed cooking skill while Kirito is doing all the work. While Asuna is one of my favorite characters, she isnt a 10/10 character. Although her weapon IS my favorite. Her Lambent light rapier is a bright turquoise blue with white accents and a blue gem on each side. I, personally, enjoy speed and movement over attack in mostly anything, and the rapier is exactly that.
Yui - "The artificial intelligence" more like the artificial gtfo. I absolutely could NOT stand Yui. She wasnt a help to anything except to my annoyance. Kirito and Asuna are literally 15-16 years old and the writers literally "gave" them a child in this hell game. One of my favorite parts in the series is when Kirito and Asuna go on their little trip to the cabin and I thought it was just downright adorable and perfect in every way. Then they had to drop a damn kid in the story and basically ruin everything. I really cant wrap my head around why everyone went nuts over this character, maybe its because they overly tried to make her cute and I just shut down to that idea. Or maybe its the fact I hate kids. Who knows. But if I could give negative scores on characters..
Klein - I actually enjoyed Klein's character in the beginning of the series. He was witty and silly and one of the cutest males in the story. But thats just it. The BEGINNING of the series and ONLY that. He literally got pushed aside after the first episode and they just sacked him off with another guild after Kirito and him had their hilarious little banter calling each other cute. I really wish I could rate Klein but I cant say I can because of his absence throughout the whole anime.
Silica - I really enjoyed the fact that there was ACTUALLY a beast tamer in the series. The only classes that were ever shown were basically swordsman. YES I know its called SWORD art online, but when they introduced Sil it really surprised me and it got me excited to see other weapons and classes in the game. But Silica, much like Yui annoyed me as well. Of course they made her infatuated with Kirito, because well, who isnt. But the fact at one part of the show where they angled her.. just...so.. I dont know. She was half naked at one part and bent over a table at another part. Shes supposed to be 12 and she ages through the arcs but I dont believe shes ACTUALLY 12. She acts and looks younger than that. But its not like Japanese writers say "Lets have all the females of this anime fully clothed without a sex drive" I can never understand Japan writers, as much as I want to.
Liz - It was really refreshing to see someone that wasnt in a particular class. Lizbeth is a blacksmith. She's all happy and fun and has a bit of a temper when she almost strangled Kirito to death when he broke her sword. But hey, it was an accident. But here it comes, SPOILER ALERT, she wants to bang Kirito too. But on the other hand she doesnt let her feelings get in the way. She's the best friend to Asuna first before she's a secret admirer of Kirito and I was happy that the writers wrote in that respect and I really enjoyed Asuna having a close friend in the game.
Agil - He's a small character role in the series but obviously I enjoyed him enough to review him. He's a friendly player that runs a merchant shop and gives Kirito a place to stay and also helps lower level players when he can. He really doesnt metion anything about his background other than the fact that he is African-American but he lives in Japan. He has a wife and she ran his shop during his absence, but thats really about it. I would have really liked to know more of his story or at least had him in the show a little more than than usual.
The sound was obviously good. The effects and the music were spot on, nothing was really out of place for me.
My enjoyment for the anime was somewhere around a 9.5 or a 10. The characters I DID get to know were outstandingly stunning. But some of the characters just got pushed aside and were never touched on again. The anime could have been longer but the ALFheim arc really didnt cover it for me.
Overall it is by far my FAVORITE anime. It would be perfect if it had some blood and a little bit of gore in it. (but thats just me and I'm a freak about that stuff.) I understand that its really blown up since its release in 2012, but what I dont understand is the same amount of people that like it are the same amount of people that hate it. Some animes arent for certain people and thats perfectly fine. But this anime was for me and it was meant for me and everything listed above is why it's going to stay that way.
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Apr 15, 2014
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I seriously dont even know where do begin with this anime. But obviously its my favorite and I have reasons why I do and why I dont like it.
I guess I'll start with the story. Me being an avid gamer of 16 years and also an otaku for a little less than that, I think its safe to say I jumped on this anime as soon as I heard about it in 2012. An anime about MMORPGs. What more could I ask for? The story is over all a 10 for me automatically because I just simply am a sucker for love stories and at ... 
Apr 15, 2014
CP:TS was outstanding. I loved everything from the gore to the art. It was absolutely gorgeous. I'm a freak for gore. I loved seeing all of it and flinching wasnt even in the question. I give this anime 10/10 from the story to the characters to the music and not to mention the HUGE plot twist. It blew my mind. It wasnt at all like the manga. But I still cant decide if i liked the plot twist or not. Over all I give this anime a perfect score and I'm pissed that its probably the shortest anime that I've ever seen.
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