Review of Sword Art Online

This review is for people wondering if they should watch the show. I'm not going to summarize the story because you have a synopsis already given to you. Story:9 The story was great in my opinion. I actually didn't like the summary of the show because it reminded me of .hack, which is a good show, but it does not have a plot that interests me nowadays. Don't let the synopsis scare you away! I would like to add that during the beginning, the episodes are filler-like. Each episode had a different story, but the point of this way of story telling was to show how thelife of being trapped in a game would be. At first, I was even finding it hard to believe that this show was going to be about romance.

Art: 8
Not much to talk about in the art style of this show. The art deserved a 9/10 because of the many eye pleasing scenery. However, character design of the later half of the show had some negative feedback, which forces me to drop the score.

Sound: 8
The opening and ending music were good. During the show, I actually enjoyed the background music. Not much to complain about.

Characters: 7
The characters were good, but nothing great. The protagonist is a quiet strong type. Not wanting to have people slow him down, he becomes a solo player and the strongest player of the server. The female protagonist of this show was great, but... maybe too great. She's the typical beauty, who is good at every thing. She's strong, she cooks great, and comes from a wealthy family. Both characters were great and had almost no flaws, which makes them seem like they have no personality at all.

Enjoyment: 9/10
I enjoyed this show very much. I loved it. Every Saturday, I would get off from work happy because I knew a new episode of Sword Art Online was waiting for me. It had a good mix or romance, combat, and story.

Overall: 9/10
This show is great. Why do I see people giving this show 2/10's or 5/10's is beyond me. If I were to put myself in a hater's perspective, I wouldn't even find the strength to give this show any less than a 7. Maybe they didn't enjoy the show because it didn't follow closely to the light novel, I don't know. Maybe it was because this show is a harem in disguise. The only complaint I have for this show was the action. Don't get me wrong, I love the fight scenes, but the show didn't have enough of them! If they added 2-3 more fights in this show, I would've probably given it a perfect 10.