Review of Sword Art Online

It has been some time I finished SAO. And after the anime, I continued reading the light novel. And still enjoyed it. Why did I find it so good, and yet so many people found it so overrated? And this thought was the trigger to my review. SAO is divided in two main arcs, each of them have their own style. Although the first one gave me more of that adventure feel, and I did find the second one not so good, the main plot and the characters had definitely what it takes to keep me from getting bored. The art is top notch, soundtracks/OP/endings are definitelywell made (I especially enjoyed the differents battle/emotional soundtracks). Battle scenes are spectacular.

The story develops especially two characters, Kirito, the strong (too strong?) and main protagonist, and Asuna, the strong female lead. While there are many secondary characters, they are not as much developed as what we could expect (or like), bu it is mainly due to the fat that SAO is an adaptation of its eponym light novel. And even if they did not get enough development, they are still all important, either in the story, or in the development of the two main characters.

The anime does have a lot of flaws, but watching was still one of my greatest pleasure in animes, so if you have not seen it, I strongly recommend it.