Review of Sword Art Online

I've been watching anime for about a year now, and it took me about six months before I even heard about this series. And even then, I blew it off for another month. When I finally decided to watch it I thought "Why the hell did it take me so long to watch this?!" Sword Art Online is one of those shows that I find myself rewatching so many times because to me, it never gets boring. I've been a huge fan of this show for quite some time now and I can see why this show was considereda game changer for the anime community. Now of course, after rewatching it a few times, I can see why this anime is so controversial. I see the flaws that people hate about this show, but I still love this show so much.

Aincrad Arc: 8/10
Dancing Fairies Arc: 5/10

Story-9/10: The whole concept of the show is very intriguing and easy to love. You have 10,000 players trapped in a game and if they die in the game, they die in real life. The only way to beat the game is to clear 100 floors. I enjoy the first arc's story a lot more than the second arc's because the second arc had a story that was way to simple. I'm not saying that it wasn't a "bad" idea, but the first arc had a more interesting one.

Art-10/10: SAO has had amazing art work and visuals in every single season that came out. Always fun to look at!

Sound-9/10: Characters are voiced pretty well (although Kirito's constant screaming can get a little annoying) and the intros and outros have always been good in SAO. No complaints here.

Character-4/10: Now this is where things get a little bad for SAO. About half of the main characters don't really get a backstory or real character. Their just...there. Kirito, Asuna, and Sugu are the more interesting ones. They all have a pretty good character and are pretty interesting to watch. Although I wish Klein had more screen time. I liked him as a comedy relief character.

Enjoyment-9/10: I enjoyed this show so much. The fight scenes are on a whole other level, some of the characters are fun and interesting to watch, and just the whole concept sparked a new generation of shows. Even though the genre is getting a little repetitive.

Overall-7/10: This show is not at all a perfect show, but for me, it's one of my all time favorites. Whether you love it or hate it, Sword Art Online will go down in history as a classic!