Review of Sword Art Online

This was probably my first anime I've watched and I really enjoyed it! The story line was intriguing because scientifically speaking, how crazy is it that people get stuck in a game that's connected to their brain in real life - that leads to possible death IRL. I mean, how does that even work? The plot itself was revealed pretty obviously early on in the anime - probably the first episode? But the adventures that led on were pretty interesting. It seemed obvious that Kirito (main character) was going to be a single player who went and did things on his own. He got ridiculously strong- but who doesn't love a strong hero?

A love story forms with Asuna that is pretty cute, in my opinion. As fake as the game and the world they were living in - the video game world - their love seemed (and alas, so real). There was good character development with this anime compared to others that I have now watched.

It seemed to me that the story was going to end well and then - of course - plot twist! The latter half of the anime (you'll see what I mean if you watch) that creates a completely new story line, yet still tailing on the first, seemed a little overstretched. I didn't dig it.

Overall, this was a great anime! It was very fantasy & adventure - which I love! So I recommend this anime.