Don't you think it's way too late for this?"
If it was normal one, Yes. But luckily it isnt. I'm going to try in this review to say why SAO is such a big hit in the anime world and especially I hope to let the haters understand why people like me like/love the anime.
This review does include spoilers.
so first of all, my own opinion on the anime.
As i said before, im on the 'lovers' of the anime. It was the first anime i watched, so at that time I had nothing else to compare it too. That could also be a reason why i just loved it. If i was going to review it at that time, it would be a 10 for everything likely.
But now time has passed and I have watched more animes, I'm beginning to understand why people hate/dislike it so much. Don't get me wrong, I still love the anime.
enjoyment: 9
This is pretty much where I'm going to explain to the haters why this anime is so popular. If you are going to read this part, I'm guessing either you are a lover or a hater, or in the grey side idc. what i expect from you either way is that you already have watched the anime ( pretty stupid to write this in a review, but im doing it anyway! )
So first of all, let's start why I liked it. The reason why I liked it is pretty simple. An MMORPG where you can live in where you can do whatever you want, as a gamer, IS F*****G AWESOME!. I mean, to get stuck in a game where you must game your way out, there is almost no better adventure game as that. So the idea alone was very exciting for me.
Now probably the reason why this anime was such a good show, is because of the main character: Kirito. He pretty much got the two things every gamer wants: skills and many girls. For 12-15 year old gamers, he is such a badass and so-ever, gets so many chicks by just saying hello to them, and screams in every fight like bruce lee does every time he punches and kicks something.
Story: 4
The story is rushed, you miss a lot of information and it kind of shows you the wrong things. I mean, some episodes felt like they weren't necessary, while on the other side I missed some episodes. There were a lot of things going on in the anime that were not particulary relevant. There were a lot of time lapses that shouldnt be there, because you missed a lot of information there.
example + spoiler:
after Kirito, the main character, gets stuck in the game and knows that if he die in the game, he dies in real life, the episode ends a few minutes after. the next episode it is a MONTH LATER. I mean come on, there was so much potential to write about what happened in the FIRST MONTH. based on the story, the show definitely dissapointed me, because it could have been so much better.
Art + sound average: 9
especially the soundtrack is awesome, op and ed are amazing as well, ty!
character: 4
As i said before, because of the timelapses you miss a lot of information. There are about 2 main characters in the story.
- Kirito. He is the male and savior of the game. He went from a techno nerd in real life to a badass nuts kicker in the game who pretty much can 1vs6 without dealing dmg
(It really happens in the show -,- ) Somehow all the girls in the game get attracted to him and it kinda turns out to be a harem, without really knowing all the girls ( you see each one of them for one episode, excluding the main one, Asuna)
- Asuna. pretty much the female type of Kirito, just like him pretty good in the game and kicking ass ( not as clever and good as kirito). She ends up being the boyfriend of Kirito in a pretty stylish way, sarcasm overload :p
no really, that went fast as a elephant ranning away from a mouse.... ( lame joke -,-)
overall: still an 8
Let it be clear that you shouldnt take the story to serious, it is just the action and badass scenes that makes this anime so good and loved by a lot of younger people who just want to watch something cool, instead of something interesting, if you know what i mean. I dont want to offend all younger people, but i think this is just how it is. tell me if im wrong just pm me then :)
