I watched this on crunchyroll.com in 1080 so the quality was incredible and I had no real impression of the art other than i thought it was pretty good. It's no Nagi no Asukara but it is still impressive none the less.
the sound was fine, I watched the show in Japanese Subbed. The character development was pretty great. The main character, Kirito, is a little overpowered I must say but honesty who wants a weak lead? He is awesome and his co- star Asuna is just as entertaining to watch. The characters are mostly static thought. Kirito goes through some dynamic stages but not many.
The enjoyment of this show is beyond belief. By the end of this show you'll be dying to watch season 2. I'd encourage everyone to watch SAO. It makes me want to get stuck in a video game of my own!
