At first, sorry for my bad language but I'm from Germany xD
You might ask why I gave "Sword Art Online" a score of 10???
Some of you will think: This anime is so overrated!
But in the following lines I'll tell you my opinion about this amazing anime and maybe afterwards you can understand why I gave this score.
Story (10):
Everbody of you knows the story, so I have nothing to add. I read often thinks like: "The story has such a great potential but after a few episodes it's ruined by the realtionships or it simply sucks!" I can't understand this point of view. I'm not even a hardcore gamer or something similiar but for me the story is simply amazing. Just imagine you were captured in an online game and it's possible for you to die... I cried 3 fuc*ing times during the first season, because I had to think about this while people were dying (I have to say, I'm a very emotional person).
Art(9):
The animators did a great job. The design is simple and very colorful! Especially in fighting scences the effects are brilliant. Well done!
Sound(8):
Also the sound was quite enjoyable, four weeks ago i finished the whole anime and there are still some soundtracks, that I can remember! But besides of 3-4 very good songs the rest ist just "good".
Characters(10):
This is one of the most important parts. Of course I don't want to spoiler very much so I'll only say something about my favorite ones.
The main characters are Kirito and Asuna. I've never had a girlfriend for long, so this relationship of those is in my opinion the perfect relationship and I thought every time:" Oh man, let me be Kirito, JUST ONCE!" :D So yes I enjoyed them. Klein is a very funny guy and I had always to laugh when he said some weird stuff! At least some words about Akihiko Kayaba. He is the "founding father" of SAO and there are so many interessting things about him. He makes you think a lot, because he created this system just for enjoyment. Moreover he finds Kirito sympathetic! All in all a very varied and nice mix of charcters!
Enjoyment(10):
I enjoyed everything as you can read above! xD The anime has a good mix between action, romance and story plot.
Overall(10):
I can recommand this one not just for fans of computer games. It's an anime for everybody because you have a lot of action and tension on the one side and some romance on the other side. I have also to say that the German dub has been very welll done! Of course I watched some japanese dubed episodes, too but in comparison with the german ones it's just "meh". Don't let you influence by people who say SAO is overrated, because it's you making this decision.
Thanks guys! :D If you want to discuss or talk about something else, just text me ;)
~ Nicoto
