The second thing that I think I should add before I start my review is that I am not a professional critique so if you expect that I will have the semantics to write a professional critique then this is not the review for you to read.
Why do you watch anime? Do you go crazy after every plot hole that you found? Do you cringe at any clichee that you see?
The reasons that I watch anime is very simple, I watch it as pure entertaiment. Nothing more and nothing less. If I feel like the show moved me in a certain way, then I will give the show the appropriate score. So with that being said, let's break down my opinion on the show.
Characters
I like Kirito as a main character. I do admit that he's generic, but there was a few moments where he suprised me with his action. I'm not going to spoil anything, but I will say that though Kirito is a chick magnet, he doesn't seem to be completely clueless about his surroundings. He's a very nice guy who want to help as many people as he can, this is an attractable quality so you have girls rushing and falling in love with him. That part of the show didn't bother me until later, which I'll get to, but overall Kirito handled himself well in my opinion.
Asuna in my opinion is the star of the show... i'm sure I will get heat for that, but the show didn't really get serious until Asuna became a constant in the show. I will admit, I wasn't too fond of her in the beginning. Her personality was inconsistent in my opinion, but later I began to accept that. Real people don't have consistent personalities, some days are different than others, and I began to view Asuna as the person that she is, it became very easy to like her.
Suguha.....she's the little sister..you don't bang the little sister
Sound
I loved the soundtrack. The background music was eerily similar to tsubasa chronicles, in the way that some of the instrument was used. I probably liked the soundtrack better than anything else.
Story
I've seen enough anime to be able to not really be suprised by any plot twist or plot holes. That being said, in my opinon, the excecution of the show was great, I enjoyed every moment. From the beginning to the end, I was constantly pleasantely suprised. I never expected this show to be a code geass, or a full metal alchemist...so little plot holes don't bother. The story was coherent and I enjoyed it, enough said.
Overall
Definitely a great show, I don't know whether I would accept another season..I mean what can me more menacing and urgent then being stuck in a game where dying means literal death. It doesn't get more urgent than that, so I wonder how they will spice up other seasons.
But overall I give this show a 10/10, and I do recommend this show to people that are willing to watch romance, and some pretty cool action scenes.
