Review of Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

Hello, everyone. KnownAsVirtual here. I have a twitter by the same name. This is will be my 2nd review. I'm very mediocre with grammar so bare with me each time you see me make a review/case. To start with: Wow the wait for this movie was worth it. I initially turned down the opportunity to see it here in the states in theaters back in March. Probably a bad idea, maybe. But not one with patience. December 19th Ordinal Scale will be on Blu-Ray. Story: Okay, The story for SAO I gave a 9/10. Why? Technology butterflies never waiver and Augmented Reality System is brought intoplay in the year 2026. It seems Kirito and the gang can't escape from how reality faces them. While Asuna and the others are really getting the hang of the Augmented/Ordinal Scale system. Kirito in the beginning of the movie is real hesitant which I noticed big time. I mean, who can blame him. SAO, the game of murderous intent and bad memories. Not a thing you can hope to forget about and have a new AR tech bring forth gaming reality into the real world. Talk about insane. Anyway, 2 hour films always excite me. They show promise. A lot can be done with them. Ordinal Scale played it perfectly.

Art: I tweeted this on twitter. I believe this to be one of A-1's best animated creations of their history. You may not agree with me, that's okay. But, I had to express myself with this. It captivated me with it's motion too when the Kirito and Asuna fought a former SAO boss brought into reality. I thought it was smooth. Explosions, skills, everything. I was impressed.

Sound: Also a 9, as I stated in the art the motion was splendid so when I saw an explosion go, BOOOM. I was left feeling awed. My headphones are Bose. But even so I heard the crisp of the fighting, the breathing, the talking, everything.

Character: To me this section falls on characters.

Asuna: Wow, for once fans who love her like myself are given pretty clear view of who she really is and her relationship towards Kirito. Not to mention she'll go to the ends of the earth for him. Risk it all. I felt she stayed strong in this movie despite the story plot that would once again drive her into despair.

Yuuna: I feel she deserves some love. The story plot for Ordinal Scale and not to mention SAO itself has without doubt been cruel to her. I think she's lucky to have a father who thinks of her too. If you watch though, it's shaky business. Her spirit though is kind and I can see why she's adored.

Eiji: I can not blame him for what he did in this movie. He was in love/but also in wreck.

Enjoyment: It's in my belief to never give an anime a 10. But that for overall score. This is different. I seriously enjoyed this movie more than the S1 and S2 combined. I was in awe for most of it. I really am speechless. As an SAO fan, I hope A-1 gives us fans a S3. I hope there's also closure to this series one day. But for now. The legendary Black Swordsman will live on.

Overall: 9/10. No complaints from me. A worthy 2 hours of my time.