Review of Sword Art Online
I personally really enjoyed this anime! This review is not to change your mind on whether you hate it or love it. It is to give MY overall opinion on it, so that is what I will do. Story- Personally, coming from a gamer's stand point, I enjoyed the story very much. Being able to play a virtual reality game, being able to smell, touch, hear, and see things that you normally would not be able to in real life is just amazing! That is what really gets the story going for me. Then they bring in a character that knows almost everything there isto know about this game, with special abilities and what not. SAO never gets too boring, well, to me, I never got bored once! I was always on my toes or the edge of my bed, waiting for the next thing to happen. Also, I myself, am not a very emotional person so since this anime had me laugh, cry, smile and feel other emotions, then that is also another plus. Some people will say that there was no story or that is was super boring, but that is there opinion!
Art- The art in this anime is some of the best I have ever seen! Granted I have no seen hundreds of anime like a lot of other people, but I have seen a good bunch, and this anime is at the top of my list for art. The scenery is beautifully done, especially in those moments that it plays a big part. It never lets you down, like some anime's do when the scene is big, but the art is so crappy you just don't feel what you need to feel or what the creators are trying to make you feel. To be honest, the scenery made me want to smile and cry sometimes too because it adds that much of an effect on your emotions.
Sound- This was my weakest caption. The sound and music does also have a big effect on some people but not on me. Still though, SAO excels in this category as well! The music does help add emotion to Asuna's and Kirito's scenes when it is needed. That is all I have to say about the sound.
Characters: So I, personally, love all the characters in this anime with the exception of Kirito-kun's sister Suguha(only because of the relationship is tries to have with Kirito-kun!). The two best characters, of course, are Kirito-kun and Asuna; Mainly because these two are the main characters. In the beginning Kirito-kun already had a lot of knowledge of SAO because he was a beta tester. Then after defeating the first battle, he was pushed into a corner because of his sword fighting skills and knowledge of the game. So the effect of that was he made a new term for himself, A beater, a cheater and a beta tester. To defeat the first boss, some players gathered together in groups of 5 to fight together to kill it. Kirito-kun was never very friendly with any of the other players, mostly because he was determined on finishing the game(if you don't finish the game, you stay there forever). So he sees this one girl, sitting all alone, and goes over to her to group up. Her player name and real life name is Asuna. Asuna, in the first boss battle, shows some kick-ass fighting skills like Kirito-kun, but after that he tells her to join a guild with people she trust. Later on in the next episodes we see her again, but now she is a super-good fighting chick! She is my favorite character out of the entire show, tied with Kirito-kun of course! The two slowly develop feelings for each other, and you feel like you can feel what they feel! They are definitely on my top 5 anime couples! Maybe even number one:)
Enjoyment: My shortest category. I completely loved this show. If i tried to go into detail here I would be typing a book, so let me just say, this show never gets boring! Watch it!
Overall: Overall, this show is excellent. I will re-watch when I get a chance, and finish some other animes that I am currently watching. I finished this anime in a matter of 2 days(little excessive) but it was totally worth it. It is one of those animes that leaves an empty feeling in the pit of your stomach. Do I recommend this anime?...HECK YES!