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Dec 20, 2014
Another season, another helping of extreme controversy, a countless number of attacks on the fan base, even more flame wars, and perhaps the largest amount of unfair criticisms and double standards ever seen in an anime.
In my review of the first season, I stated that "Sword Art Online was the most over hated anime of recent decade." Considering what I've seen in this season and the newest criticisms against it(despite it correcting most of the weaknesses of season 1), I still stand by what I said back then.
So what do I think of it? This season has solidified my opinion that I've had about the
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series since Season 1.
Much like Season 1, the story of SAO II is split up into separate arcs, each with a different tone and genre. These arcs are Phantom Bullet(Gun Gale Online), Calibur, and Mother's Rosario. Two of the arcs continue the trend of showing how virtual reality affects reality, while the one in between is just a simple quest.
Keep in mind there may be spoilers.
Story:
Phantom Bullet(Gun Gale Online) - The story focuses on perhaps the most controversial protagonist in all of anime: Kazuto Kirigaya, and a new character for this season: Shino Asada. It's about a year after the ALO incident and, yet again, another incident occurs that involves the virtual world that seems to affect the real world. This occurs in the new VRMMO of Gun Gale Online, an MMO created from The World Seed mentioned in Season 1. A player named Death Gun(who's attire looks like a cross between a mummy and the Grim Reaper) was reported in shooting players in-game, only to have them die shortly after in real life. However, unlike the Nerve Gear, which could fry a person's brain, these cases have involved another vital organ: the heart. Because of the Amusphere's improved security mentioned in Season 1, it appears that these deaths would be impossible to cause through virtual reality. Seijirou Kikuoka, a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that first appeared in SAO: Extra Edition, contacts Kazuto and offers him a job to investigate, knowing just how much experience he has in the full-dive environment.
The overall genre of this arc is murder mystery.
All in all, this was a bit of a trade-off arc. On one hand, Kirito gets more depth as a character, Sinon(Shino Asada) develops as a character by the end of the arc, and the story can be pretty engaging with the logistics behind the GGO incident. On the other hand, the action is much more limited, some characters are STILL sidelined for the most part, and the episode before the ending of the arc comes off as all kinds of disturbing. I've always loved SAO more for the story and characters, but a few of the final episodes of this arc left me with mixed feelings.
This being said, it was engaging the whole way through, had much better character development, and was a HUGE step up from ALfheim. 9.5/10
Calibur - I'll keep it short for this arc: it focuses on the group of Kirito, Asuna, Klein, Lisbeth, Silica, Leafa, and Sinon on a quest to Jötunheimr.
The genre for these episodes are mainly action.
This arc wasn't nearly long enough to get me emotionally invested. It was nice seeing the other SAO survivors(Klein, Silica, Lisbeth) get the spotlight for fighting, but, overall, the dungeon's setting was too bleak, and the story wasn't nearly as suspenseful as other arcs. 6/10
Mother's Rosario - This arc nearly matches up to the brilliance of Aincrad in half the episodes. Asuna's character development was the main focus of this arc and just like Sinon in Gun Gale, another character is introduced in this arc: Yuuki Konno, a swords-woman that has earned the title of "Absolute Sword" for being the strongest player in ALfheim.
This arcs' genre is mainly drama. It can be pretty heartwarming with Yuuki and Asuna's interactions, but in the end it's unbearably tragic.
Much like most of Aincrad, I was in tears for this arc and the friendship formed between Yuuki and Asuna was beautiful. I won't spoil the ending, but it's very tragic and you'll most likely cry if you have even a shred of empathy. 10/10
Art and Sound: If there's one thing every viewer of Sword Art Online can agree on, it's that it has great animation, and an amazing soundtrack. This series continues the trend, so I won't go any further. 10/10
Characters: This season did a better job in the Character Development department. Overall, the characters were very three-dimensional, and have their own problems that they have to face, such as Sinon with her PTSD fear of guns, Kirito with his inner demons that revisit him from SAO, and Yuuki with her terminal illness.
The backgrounds of the new characters are introduced well, and some of the characters from the first season get more depth.
This being said, quite a few of the characters are still sidelined.
I mentioned that I'd have to wait for Mother's Rosario for Asuna's character development, and this arc made up for the limited amount from Season 1 flawlessly. 10/10
Enjoyment: I mentioned that this season solidified my opinion on the series, and that opinion is that this is my all-time favorite anime. 10/10
Mother's Rosario helped me realize that Sword Art Online really lives up to the 'Art' part of the name. Not only with the many interpretations that every viewer has had(both "masterpiece" positive and "train wreck" negative), but also from how it's able to connect with the fans on a very personal level and become more of an experience rather than a simple show.
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Negative Points: Episode 13 was beyond disturbing. I won't spoil it, but it was very uncomfortable.
Action wasn't nearly as exciting as the past season.
Unnecessary fan service that breaks tension in episode 11.
Excluding aspects or story points from the light novels that would have improved the overall quality of the GGO arc.
If you're watching the English dub of Season 2, there are two contradictory lines of dialogue. One relating to a game mechanic in ALO (beast taming) during Calibur, one relating to an event in Mother's Rosario (the floor the Sleeping Knights and the SAO survivor team clear shown in the final episode, as it's supposed to be Floor 28, but they say Floor 23). These minor plot holes are only present in the English dub. The English subbed version doesn't have this fault.
Bonus Points: Still continues the trend of presenting nearly all of the information needed for understanding the plot. This as well makes the story limited in ACTUAL Plot Holes.
Greater focus on character development helped me to connect with the characters much more than Season 1.
Focuses more on how VR affects reality.
Asuna going back to being a bad-ass, and getting far more development.
As long as you don't interpret anything the wrong way, there really isn't any other girl character that "falls head over heels" for Kirito, or has a crush on him. Overall, it's just a nice friendship between him and Sinon with a little bit of cute flirting solely for the purpose of trolling.
Mother's Rosario having the biggest tear-jerking moment of all tear-jerking moments in this series. (T_T)
Correcting a lot of the weaknesses from Season 1.
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Overall Score: 10/10 Does a great job at improving an already amazing anime.
If you can afford to give it another chance, I'd highly recommend seeing this season.
If you still hold hatred for this series, and don't have the capacity for being optimistic, or giving it a chance for redemption, then there's nothing I can do.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Sep 7, 2014
With every year comes a new anime that receives ridiculous amounts of hype. 2012 had Sword Art Online, 2013 had Attack on Titan, and now in 2014 we have No Game No Life.
So what are my thoughts on it? I'll keep it short so that I can go into individual categories: NGNL, in terms of story, is downright AMAZING, but after a little bit of reflection, there are some things it could definitely do better.
Story: The story focuses around Sora and Shiro, a pair of NEET(Not in Employment, Education, or Training) siblings that live a Hikikomori life-style that go by the in-game name of Blank,
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who are transported to a fantasy world where everything, even who rules a kingdom or personal matters, like first love, is decided by games. Over the course of the 12 episodes, Sora and Shiro participate in games in order to save Imanity(the humans of Disboard) from being completely overtaken by the 15 other races. The first season does a good job of setting up intrigue from the games Blank play, but ultimately it's setting up for a 2nd season...that still has yet to come out.
This is ultimately covered better in the movie, NGNL: Zero, as it goes over the lore/world-building of Disboard.
I am a HUGE fan of anime series that use settings that revolve around games. The entire premise of using games to decide everything is unique and totally original. To put it simply, every game played is an absolute joy to watch, both from intensity and from character reactions.
There is one thing that caught me off guard though: there's A LOT of ecchi fan service in here. Just giving a fair warning for those that are bothered by it. Personally, I don't mind it. I swear that over half the jokes involving fan service are focused on panties, whether it be Stephanie's getting stolen or the deal Sora tried to make with the Beast Kingdom.
Art: The fantasy world of Disboard (Disboard..."this board"? XD) simply looks amazing and the characters are very unique in design. Sora and Shiro give off the air of NEETs from their Otaku-like get-up, Stephanie gives off the air of a princess from her dress, and Jibril has probably one of the more unique designs with her long, fluffy ears and hip wings. The Flügel(a god slaying race that has some angel characteristics) were easily my favorite of the few races shown in the 1st Season. Just like most anime series in the past few years, the art is easily one of the strongest parts.
Sound: This anime's soundtrack is extremely catchy. Much like Crossing Field and Guren no Yumiya, the opening theme, This Game, is a certified ear-worm that will likely remain stuck in your head for the next few weeks...or months...or years.
The soundtrack is pretty catchy, but doesn't stand out as much as music by other composers. This isn't something like the OSTs by Toei Animation or A-1 Pictures that will be guaranteed to get stuck in your head. I can only recall tracks like "The King's Plan/All of You is All of Me", "Play White", and "Now, It's My Turn" off the top of my head, and those were the only ones that stuck with me after watching it. It has techno/chiptune vibes fitting of a game-world. It reminds me a lot of Cross Code or One Step from Eden.
As for voices, I only have one piece of advice: probably just stick with the subs. If you haven't watched Haikyuu or The Pet Girl of Sakura Hall, it comes off as jarring for the voices they chose. Ultimately, the subs have voices that match the character designs, with Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, doing his usual relaxed and cocky voice, voicing Sora, and Ai Kayano, pulling off a high-pitched and cute voice that you'd expect from someone her age, voicing Shiro. The dub is...an acquired taste, and even then I'd say it's not the best performances from those voice actors. Caitlynn French, who voiced Mashiro Shiina in The Pet girl of Sakura Hall, sounds at least double Shiro's age, and Scott Gibbs, known for voicing Tobio Kageyama in Haikyuu's dub and Jin Mitaka in Sakura Hall, doesn't sound like he was given good voice direction. The rest of the VAs ultimately fit them in the subs while the dub leaves much to be desired. I'd even go so far as to say Stephanie Dola and Jibril's voices are straight-up bad, as Stephanie's voice doesn't fit her design in the slightest and Jibril is given a fake-sounding British accent.
Characters(I'm only covering a few to keep it short): I loved the main protagonists: Sora and Shiro. They were charismatic, had fitting personalities, and were hilarious on multiple occasions. However, their backgrounds as hikikomori NEETs isn't that interesting and I did find their intelligence to be a little too unbelievable. They were borderline omniscient!
If there was one thing I wish they had done better, it would have to be showing some of the weaknesses of Sora and Shiro. The most we get is that their hikikomori life-style has made them social anxiety bombs that can't function properly when they're out in high population places, like Shibuya. In fact, I'd say it sort of glorifies the life-style they chose since it's made them unbeatable in games, and they now live in a world that rewards that. It doesn't shy away from showing the negatives of it, but it comes off as tone-deaf a bit when they're ultimately rewarded for socially isolating themselves.
The side characters were pretty decent as well. I found Stephanie Dola to be a pretty interesting character with her background as the granddaughter of Imanity's previous king, but the story sort of does her dirty, as she is the designated butt-monkey and fan service character(I've lost count of how often she either 1.) Is humiliated by Sora and Shiro, 2.) Gets her panties stolen by either of them and is forced to go commando for the rest of the episode, 3.) has her dress lifted by magic or wind, or 4.) Is practically naked on-screen.), and Jibril was cute, funny, and eccentric with her literally drooling over smart devices that can provide her with more knowledge.
Enjoyment: I was hooked from beginning to end, and, all these years later, it's still one of the better Isekai series out there. 'Nuff said.
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Extra Things:
I don't really like that it ended on a cliffhanger...it needs a 2nd Season.
Extra Points:
For being an ecchi anime that actually has a really good plot.
The characters look great. I'd easily consider the Flügel to be the best in design.
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Final Score: 8.40/10. A definite must watch. Incredibly addictive, but needs a 2nd Season for a satisfying finish.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Aug 26, 2014
What do you get when you mix 1 metric ton of over-the-top action, 1 gallon of ecchi, and the brilliant minds of Studio Trigger? You get none other than the psychotic joyride of Kill la Kill. From what I know about the series, this WAS a polarizing anime to begin with, but quickly turned into a smash hit.
So is Kill la Kill as good as people have said it is? Let's find out.
Story: I use this term EXTREMELY lightly, but out of all the categories, the story has got to be the weakest point of the series. While it does stick with what's given in
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the first few episodes(Ryuko looking for her father's killer), many of the early episode seem really awkward in terms of their individual plots.
For the most part, the early episodes aren't very focused and doesn't provide much that adds to the story, such as when Ryuko faces off against the Tennis team captain. This being said, the early episodes are still a joy to watch and the story becomes more focused as the episodes progress. A word of warning though: The latter half IS a bit weird in terms of how it's executed.
Art: Kill la Kill manages to have artwork that's pretty to look at, much like it's spiritual sibling: Gurren Lagann, and....unquestionably derpy at times. The artwork IS a feast for the eyes, but I've noticed there are some animation sequences that are rivaled with QUALITY animation memes.
Sound: It's true that the art is a feast for the eyes, but the music of Kill la Kill is a feast for the ears. Every character I've seen in it has a character song that fits them PERFECTLY!
Just listen to Gomen ne liko ja Irarenai(Sorry I Can't Be A Good Child). That song alone can summarize how epic the soundtrack is.
In addition, the Japanese AND English voice actors do a fantastic job as their characters.
Characters: Every character I've seen in this series is unique. The characters are pretty 3-Dimensional considering quite a few of their backgrounds being provided. To put it simply, they take their charisma up to a 10. Even the villains are likable!!
My only possible complaint would be when Ryuko comes up with a way to defeat most of her opponents about 3 minutes into her fights.
Enjoyment: I seriously consider this to be my 2nd favorite anime. Well done, Studio Trigger!
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Extra Things:
A few things aren't explained explicitly, such as how Senketsu is able to move in Episode 24 when he shouldn't be able to(I still don't understand it that well. If they at least gave some kind of hint on what Senketsu was beyond being a Kamui, that would eliminate some confusion).
Personally, I found the group known as "Nudist Beach" to be incredibly awkward... The characters apart of it were still awesome, but the entire groups name and choice of (hardly any) attire was just plain weird...
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Final Score: 9.25/10. WATCH THIS!!! NOW!!!
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Jul 26, 2014
Sword Art Online has got to be the most over hated anime of recent decade!! I realize it isn't a perfect anime, but I'm starting to believe that most of the hatred resulted from bandwagoning judging by some of the criticisms I've seen towards it. Does it have some flaws? Yes, no anime is without flaws, but I honestly feel quite a lot of people are overreacting as a result of expectations that were unfairly high, and they accuse it of FAR more than it actually has; even going so far as to fabricate reasons and outright lie about events that happened in each arc
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just for the purpose of hating on it.
I know it's hard to trust anyone on the internet in regards to biases, but I truly did go into this series completely unbiased, completely unaware of the controversy it spawned. I will not try comparing the anime to the light novels, but, as someone that's had experience both reading and watching it, I seriously don't understand why so many people have been acting like the quality between mediums is like the difference between night and day, with the anime deserving "trainwreck", or "the physical incarnation of Satan" just because some details from the light novels weren't conveyed as well, and the adaptation has a couple of flaws. I will admit the light novels are FAR better in quality for most areas, especially in terms of inner-monologues, world-building, and more in-depth characterization, but that isn't to say that I think the anime was unbearably awful in every sense of the word, like most viewers would say.
I've heard people say, "It's nothing but poorly executed wish-fulfillment". I've come to realize this statement isn't exactly fair considering that all anime have some aspects that appeal to the viewer's unconscious desires. I realize the reception of this anime is very polarized, so I will now give my opinion on the widely popular anime of 2012. Keep in mind, I have watched the full series 3 times, with the first time during the time it was first airing on Toonami(so around the time everyone and their mom loved it and this whole malice filled hatred was almost non-existent).
I will only have one rule for this review: This is based mainly off the anime, I won't compare it to the light novels much since the light novels are more detailed. Keep in mind this is just an opinion with some examples from the actual show. Possible spoilers are ahead.
For Aincrad-
Characters: I'm honestly confused as to how people reached the conclusion that the character development was "horrific", or "non-existent". The main characters were fully developed since we got detailed explanations on their backgrounds, or at the very least enough information to know what background they're from. We got to see how they've grown after the time skips, and it just gets better in GGO.
Take into account character development consists of multiple parts such as area setting, how they react to others, their personality, being able to relate to them, and, of course, how they've grown over the course of the series.
The side characters, while being sidelined for the most part, had great personalities. Nearly all the characters presented were memorable. Almost all of the side characters have some background to them, and can be pretty diverse. The only problem here really is the lack of screen time, making most of the side characters relatively flat.
The complaints that Kazuto Kirigaya was the very definition of a Gary Stu I found were complete fabrications, and quite possibly the biggest criticism filled with the most lies. Most of these conclusions I've had the displeasure of seeing have been based solely off of how powerful he is, and using a perverted definition of what the trope truly means, as the true definition means a character that has absolutely 0 human flaws, is basically a walking Deus ex Machina, never makes any mistakes, and never suffers any consequences; essentially being a god in that universe while still in human form. Seeing as how he does suffer consequences for his actions and clearly makes mistakes, such as being an outcast by being labeled as a Beater in episode 2, being part of the reason that the Moonlit Black Cats are dead, and even nearly being killed in cold-blood by the enemies he's made on multiple occasions, I believe these are some of the biggest reasons that he doesn't fall into this arguably awful trope. He further remains out of falling into this trope due to his constant human flaws shown throughout the series, such as being sensitive enough to the point of suffering survivor's guilt from being the only surviving member of the Moonlit Black Cats shown throughout Aincrad and mentioned in Fairy Dance, how lowly he thinks of himself in season 2 after forgetting those he's killed, how anti-social he is, having absurdly low self-confidence at some moments, deteriorating overconfidence during battles that he decides to engage in on a whim, losing all rational thinking when he snaps, and having the capacity to nearly murder someone in cold-blood, as showcased by the final conflict in the last episode of season 1.
The other would be his actual internal flaws and weaknesses. Judging from what I've heard too many people say, many people tend to overlook these parts seeing as how it's something that requires absolute attention to see; it's mostly "show, don't tell" aka Screen-Writing 101. Many of his personality flaws were given throughout the series to offset his essentially Glass Cannon stats. Some include snapping during battle, abandoning all rational thinking when he snaps(acting on instinct), being rude at first meetings, others in SAO hate him due to his Beater status, his emotions are used against him, and he is hard to talk to. Plus, he gets into some bad situations with others, such as with Suguha and Kuradeel. Klein even points out some of his flaws in Episode 9.
To put it simply, just because Kazuto is a nice guy and powerful in-game, even being strong enough to be one of the top players of the game, through training does NOT make him "utterly flawless" and "walking wish-fulfillment".
I just wish Asuna's background was touched on more in the anime during the Aincrad arc because the light novel had more details on her. I guess I'll have to wait for Mother's Rosario to be animated for her in-depth character development.
9/10
Story: The story is set within the first Nerve Gear VRMMORPG: Sword Art Online. It begins with beta tester: Kirito logging into the official release of SAO for the first time, and helping out a newbie who asked him for help shortly after logging in: Klein. After teaching him the ropes, both are conversing about the game until Klein notices a key feature is gone: the log-out button. Shortly after this, the creator informs all of the players of the dark secret of Aincrad: there is no way to log out, and death in-game means death IRL. The series begins on this dark note.
Despite what the first episode says, the "death game" MMO focus is only about 1% of the anime, as it dives more into relationships and the psychological impacts, rather than the actual game itself. My advice here is to not have any specific expectations on this anime and NEVER take the synopsis at face value, as people will be disappointed that this doesn't focus on the game nearly as much as, say, Log Horizon. It pulls many twists throughout it, and ends up diving into what could happen if the line between virtual reality and reality began to blur, all while focusing on making the main characters as human as possible, and developing their relationships throughout, with the most focused one being between Kirito and Asuna.
True to what most people say, every MMO in the series, for the most part, does NOT follow traditional MMO gameplay. However, that doesn't mean it doesn't have some MMO aspects(like outside battle skills, such as blacksmithing and fishing, or raid tactics like tanking), and some of the things MMO players enjoy doing in the MMOs they play besides fighting(I know from personal experience by playing a few that it's just as fun to explore and have a "fantasy life" than just fight). Also, there are plenty of MMOs that don't follow the traditional gameplay formula of "cooldown periods" and "fixed-interval attacks"(Graal and MapleStory for instance), and focusing on this non-traditional battle system isn't an "inherent and fatal flaw". I won't make a comparison to the light novel here, but I'd suggest reading Vol. 1 if you want a grasp on how the SAO fighting system works, as that was more "shown rather than told" in the anime.
The story has plenty of exposition on rules and the more confusing plot elements through the dialogue, something that you'd typically find in most complex anime. This is usually is used for general world-building, setting up the stories, and presenting relevant information, making the series limited in significantly large plot holes. While this sounds like it would hinder the anime, it actually does it in such a natural way that it seems like normal conversations that people would have while playing a game with each other.
Perhaps its strongest point in terms of story is its ability to foreshadow most instances in the future, such as possibly hidden skills, or the identity of certain characters. In fact, a concept from one of the later arcs is foreshadowed from as early as the 1st arc. I won't spoil it, but I can guarantee it will clear up any misconceptions that the 1st arc presents if adapted properly.
The story was excellent and had the perfect mix of sweet scenes, emotionally heavy scenes, and action scenes. I never expected it to turn into a romance with a slice-of-life feel for the final episodes of Aincrad, but, holy crap, it was beautiful. The chemistry between Asuna and Kirito was great. It was an excellent romance. 10/10
Music & Animation: I'd probably consider this soundtrack to be Yuki Kajiura's best work, with stand-out tracks being Luminous Sword and Swordland, and it's become almost a given for A-1 Pictures to nail the animation. 10/10
For ALfheim-
Characters: Suguha was a great addition. She was a kind and caring character, and was downright awesome when she fought in ALfheim Online.
I quite enjoyed seeing Suguha and Kazuto's relationship as cousins reform, though it could have definitely been handled better from having a more normal situation. I thought it did a good job in portraying how complicated it was for her, considering the unwanted crush she had and the brother-sister relationship she and Kazuto had as kids. Anyone that calls this "incest" should look up the actual definition, as the actual definition is getting married or being in a sexual relationship with a closely related family member. Since there was absolutely none of this in Fairy Dance, as it was all about Suguha moving on from those feelings without doing anything even slightly immoral, I think others should take a closer look after their eyes are cleared from the fog of unconditional hate because of what I'd consider an unjust/unfounded controversy.
As for Sugou's age, I'll assume he's around Asuna's age due to his, "She's hated me ever since WE were kids", sentence in Episode 15's English Dub. Considering this sentence, I'm guessing the claims of "pedophilia" in ALO were fabricated as well.
Other than Suguha, ALfheim had some pretty good side characters with OK in-game backgrounds. Damsaled Asuna makes sense because of Sugou, but I still didn't like it. Sugou is one of the only villains in anime I truly despise because of how heartless he was for the entire arc. I still liked how Asuna was strong in will despite her position in ALO. She's powerless against Sugou due to his Admin status, so I can understand why she didn't do much.
I just have one question: Why didn't SAO's memorable side characters come back to help Kirito save Asuna?!
9/10
Story: Great drama for Suguha's love problems, more action, and a more contained story. My only gripes are Damseled Asuna and the "Hero saves the Princess" plot is kind of cliché. It's the 2nd weakest arc in my opinion, but by no means "god awful". 7/10
Music & Animation: Same as above. False King is probably the most stand-out new track that they brought to this new arc. 10/10
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Bonus Points: Answering nearly every question to make it understandable, and giving sufficient information to draw conclusions to those that weren't answered.
Though it may have looked like a Deus ex Machina for Aincrad's ending, it was mostly just a slightly botched portrayal in the anime, as Kirito's "death" was a sequence going through his mind as a parallel to the "death" from a boar attacking him from the first episode, and not a "Jesus' resurrection" moment. He was just using his last moments alive to finish Heathcliff off, so calling it a "Deus ex Machina" is stretching it immensely. On top of this, Reki Kawahara has made such a thing as the Incarnate System in his other series: Accel World. Considering Kayaba's line in Episode 24 on "human will being superior to the system" and the Incarnate System being "human will overcoming system boundaries", I'm assuming this is what was used to allow Kirito and Asuna to perform those seemingly impossible feats. I hear their survival is explained in Project Alicization, and I await the explanation of this in Season 3.
Limited in actual Plot Holes. I feel people are using this term like it's hot cake without paying attention to the answers. Plot Holes would be inconsistencies that create paradoxes, or missing, yet relevant, information. The only one I see is never mentioning explicitly that the NerveGear can last 2 hours unplugged before frying the brain, but even that was implied by Kirito and Asuna's conversation in the KoB hall.
Kirito and Asuna's reunion in the real world bringing me to tears of joy every time I see it.
Norse Words Spell Casting was a very unique game mechanic for ALfheim Online.
While awkward in terms of how many there are, the time skips kept things short and sweet, and were executed well.
Not relying too much on ecchi fan service. In total it's around 4 minutes and 3 seconds for the entirety(and this is being picky on it). It's MUCH less compared to other anime.
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Overall Score: 9.5/10 Epic and worth watching. Depending on SAO II's presentation it may get up to a 10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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