Sure enough the art style of the series is very high quality, however everything else was terrible and predictable. The story started out on an interesting note and made you think we were going to get an interesting, action-packed story. However the story really turned out to be terrible and very predictable, and mostly composed of Kirito meeting new girls who fall madly in love with him for the smallest reasons, rinse and repeat roughly four or more times. The character writing in the show was also terrible. There is no growth at all with the characters; Kirito is automatically the best player in the game, just because the story says so. He's referred to as the strongest player, but they never show anyone else fighting; only Kirito who acts like it's no big deal and is a very boring character. There are many other characters like Klein and Agil, two characters he met in game, who both have a strong introduction, but then are immediately tossed aside in preference of Kirito meeting female players who immediately fall in love with him. Almost all the female characters in the series are also very poorly written; they meet Kirito, go on a one-episode adventure with him, and fall madly in love with him and are completely useless on their own.
This series is interesting though if you just want something to watch and not think about, at all.
