Review of Sword Art Online

SAO is a unique show in terms of plot, what starts as an alternate world setting moves back and forth between the real world and the virtual one. Action is a sticking point in SAO, there's countless fights and frightening scenes. The first part of the show offers a romantic adventure, things later change as the story progresses. There's occasional laughs and tears, but the story has a theme of fear of the unknown; In that sense SAO really is an adventure show at heart. Voice acting is enjoyable for the most part. If I had to say something good about SAO it would bethe art, there are stunning scenes almost every episode. Art detail and use of color is unrivaled, far better than anything else out there. Area palettes, decorations, shadows, and character detail have a depth to them, its eye candy everywhere. Animation is excellent, fights are gorgeous, movements are fluid, character hair flows as if this was some kind of shampoo commercial. Characters are ridiculously stylish, character detail is perfect. The cast is near legendary, characters are endearing and interact with a warm sense of camaraderie. Music can range from above average to incredible, the 1st OP song is incredible. Lines and dialogue can at times be moving, very entertaining most of the time. If you are into fast paced action, SAO does it nicely. If I had to say something bad about SAO it would be that the story is chopped up into blocks, a linear story would be far better, so viewers might be upset that several key parts of the original story don't ever get animated. Stick to the light novel if it upsets you too much. Over time the plot of the story drastically changes several times, so there are parts that you might enjoy and others that you will find boring, it can drift like those other shows that feel like they will never end. At times it may seem like the show tries to take on too many facets; action and drama are the best qualities this show displays. Favorite character: Asuna. I give it a 9.2/10 although this is still ongoing.

TLDR Version: Visually amazing, stylish, great action, cast, and VA. Shouldn't this have ended already?