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Nov 26, 2013
This a love story, through and through, but it's not a romantic love story. There's love yes, but there's also manipulation, betrayal, and insecurities. It's a story about real, human relationships. We fall in love, we beg, we plead, we fall out of love, break up, cry and try to find ways to deal with the pain and then get right back together again to repeat the same cycle.Sometimes, our words don't come out the right way. We make mistakes. We hurt each other. These are all part of real, true relationships and it's because the manga delves into those things that I love it.
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is truly a story full of plot twists. It does get frustrating at some point because the answer to the character's problems seem so clear even though they can't see it. But isn't that life?
The pacing is slow and there is lots of character development. The only thing that keeps me from giving the manga a ten all around is that I simply despised the ending. And yeah, it's maybe a happy ending but it isn't the ending I wanted. But what can I do?
Overall, if you can bear with some weird translations and the slow pace and the frustrations that the characters' decisions bring (more than once I wanted to punch the hell out of the main character, Takaaki), then you'll have a pretty good manga on your hand.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 20, 2013
This was perhaps the one of the most touching things I've watched this new year.
If you are a person that likes everything explained and wrapped up nicely in a neat little box, you're not going to like this. However, if you're the type that can enjoy an endearing and heartwarming story, then I promise you won't hate it.
A bit about the plot first - aliens invade the world and attack once a day. Only one boy has the power to fight the aliens but he's lost his memories.
Anything regarding the aliens or why only Kakashi can fight them goes unanswered - and I
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suppose that's mostly because the aliens are the not main point of this story. I interpreted the aliens to be a metaphor for Kakashi struggling against himself. I can't tell you why without giving away the end.
This story asks a question: is the world a kind place?
Kakashi is happy with his new life but he is forced to wonder, does he have friends? Are there people who truly care about him? Why does he have to fight everyday? What happens if he chooses not to fight?
It's a very touching although short story.
The anime is a mix of animation/comic style artwork. Personally, I found it to be rather refreshing with beautiful artwork. It was definitely stylistic and eye-catching, though there were some odd angles but to me it just made the art even more interesting.
And the music... ok, there was a scene where Erik Satie's Gymnopedie started playing and it was like... just perfect. The scene mixed with the music created this heartwarming feeling.
This particular anime is not for everyone. I will say that. But if you're open to something completely different from the norm, and want to see a story that's both happy and sad, then this is the one for you. And I can honestly say, that I started this anime with a frown on my face but by the end, I had a smile.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Dec 28, 2012
Sword Art Online is a good anime. It really is. It's the not the greatest anime in the world. It doesn't make you want to convince everyone in your circle that they must watch it, but it is something you'd recommend to someone when they're bored on a rainy day with nothing else to do.
The plot had me hooked. I love the idea of people being trapped inside a virtual world and forced to participate in a death game, where dying in the games means you die in the real world. However, the characters leave something to be desired. I mean there really
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isn't any character development but the characters are still likeable, I guess.
I suppose I like characters where part of the driving force of the story is the characters overcoming their faults. But it's like the main character has none. And mid-way through the story, I started thinking that the story had veered off course but apparently the overly sweet romance episodes were actually meant to be part of the story.
Actually, that's kind of what this anime does: it switches half-way through into a romance series. The over all goal of returning to the real world is still an objective and focus is brought back to it but it becomes painstakingly clear that anime turns into romance story. That was sneaky.
I'm not a fan of romance animes, per se, and this anime lured me in with action and slapped me in the face with a lovey-dovey couple half way through the first arc. I hate when stuff does that but in any case, I kept watching because, you know... I'd already made it through half the first arc.
The second arc, in my opinion, was kind of unnecessary. But Kirito's confrontation in the real world towards the end was actually pretty good. But then I didn't really care for the last episode. It resolved nothing, in my opinion, in regards to his sister's feelings towards him. But like I said before, the characters were not developed at all. You just have to take them as they are.
Overall, the music was pretty good and the art style good as well. I'd recommend it on a rainy day because while the anime isn't that great, it isn't that bad either.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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