The concept is superb, and well thought. However, I have to admit that there are several flaws with the flow of the story. The series itself seems consist of several independent story instead of one, while in the same time shows that the story flow as one. I hardly seen any character developments for Kirito and Asuna until episodes 15 onwards. It would be great if Kirito's character developed as the story goes on. Following this, I rated the story as 8 out of 10.
The art and sound are well made. You cant hope for more after you watched the anime. The art and sound are what made the anime so dreamy-like, which best portrayed the concept of fantasy virtual world.
Although the series episode 1 - 14 made from several independent stories, it still gives high enjoyment rate, which many anime failed to do. The story may seems cliche, but the way of delivery is done superbly where it can push my boring meter to 0.
In overall, I rate the anime as 9/10. In short, the anime shows great potential and set an example on what anime should be instead of focusing on heavy ecchi/fan service criteria. The only things that disappoint me is the character development, which was weak until episode 15. In conclusion, this anime is definitely worth to be watched.
