Review of Sword Art Online

I feel that due to my love of the characters, and this being one of the first animes I have ever completed I may be rating this anime a little higher than it deserves. **THIS MAY CONTAIN WHAT PEOPLE MAY CALL A SPOILER*** Lets start with what I do not like about this... I found that the first half of this anime was extremely rushed. It lacked some character development and there were points when I honestly thought that I missed episodes. The fact that he was in SAO for 2 years and it only lasted 14 episodes is a good indicator on how much theyleft out and how much more they could have added. I was not a fan of Alfheim Online. Although they pacing for this was a lot better, the concept kind of got under my skin. The fact that Asuna was such a strong player in SAO, but is locked up in a cage so vulnerable is completely out of character.

Desptie all that I can not get over the perfect relationship between Kirito and Asuna. It is a cute love story. I also am in love with the concept of the show, being stuck in a MMO. If this was paced out differently than I can say this would be my top anime, but sadly it lacked the beginning connections.