Review of Sword Art Online

Despite all negative comments and reviews Sword Art Online has now, Sword Art Online is an amazing anime. I never write reviews, but I feel like since SAO has been getting this backlash/negative image, many people dismiss it and expect it to be horrible. I put it on hold when I heard a lot of my friends saying it was bad, but I continued watching it recently. Story: 10/10 The story is so creative. The plot was amazing and out of the box. I loved the whole concept of Kirito getting trapped in the game and has to fight all of the bosses. Many complain thatit became "ecchi" or "harem"; I did not see any of that in the anime. Although occasionally girls flock to Kirito, it only happened a few times and for a few minutes of the anime. He wasn't some guy with half naked girls following him and not sure which girl to choose like in other animes. There was no love triangle. There was unrequited love and then there was the love between Asuna and Kirito. Their relationship pushed the story forward because it gave both of them a sense to protect each other and would lead to the final arc, with Kirito wanting to save Asuna from another videogame. There were 4 other girls that liked Kirito. 2 of them were shown in less than a minute. One was gone after one episode. The last girl was more important, but there was no chance of Kirito loving her because he loved Asuna. Although love was a big part of SAO, the girls overall were a very minimal part and nothing to cringe about. It was a great story!

Art: 9/10 The art was great. It was very cool to watch when Kirito was fighting. (OP Main Characters are always cool to watch) I liked it. I gave it a nine because I didn't want to give everything a 10. Maybe it could had been improved to like Your Lie in April level, but the art was nice.

Sound: 10/10 No complaints about sound. I liked the theme songs.

Character: 10/10 I hated Sugou, but he's the antagonist. I just wanted to punch him, so that ending was very fulfilling and pleasing to me. Kirito, Yui, and Asuna are lovely characters who I never got annoyed at. Yui was cute. Kirito was super cool at fighting and he wasn't sucked into the affections of other girls. He was kind and he learned how to accept people whether in the virtual world or in real life. There was development. Although her development isn't really shown, she learned by being with Kirito that she should make the most of her life in SAO to not waste her life in the real world.

Enjoyment: 10/10 great

Overall: Outstanding - 10