Review of Sword Art Online

Oh man, what an anime... Love it or hate it. Looking back, when I watched the first few episodes, I got the impression that this would be awesome, and of course, it was. I was pleasantly surprised that this was not one of those high expectation animes, which end up being helpless. Anyway, on with the review. The first two episodes really get you hooked on, but then it leads you on side-stories and friendship building that make little or no difference to plot or outcome. Even if I say they were not amazing, they were really fun to watch, and see how other people werehandling being stuck in a death-game, as well as the friendships formed.

The characters are characters, nothing else, they had some good depth and most people can relate to more than one, otherwise they are normal. One thing almost stopped me from continuing, and it was a dawning feeling, that both MCs, seemed like the people who would die in the end (not sure if I'm making sense here)

The plot was really good, so I'm glad they did not mess up and make the anime horrible, the art stood out, but it was nothing special, the sound was good, but it was in a game most of the time, so any little mistakes can be over-looked.

I suggest this anime for people who are a bit patient, but who love a happy-ending, with both MCs going through hell just to see each other in the real world.