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Having not seen the previous Aquarion I would have to say that this anime does a great job of filling in the details for new people to watch. Gicing this anime a 9 overall I generally liked it. However, there are a great meany things that I really disliked about the show.

The story overall was good, very complex and detailed. However, some details within the story killed me! I couldn't stand some of the ways things happened and the ending. If you turn out to be a MikonoXKagura fan, this ending is not for you. Also many of Fudo's 'special training' episodes were not ... very good either when it came to the story. BUT! out of the entire thing I would say that it was generally a good concept but in some ways it was just too hard to belive.

The art in this anime however to me was spectacular! I loved how each character was detailed, unqie, and had amazing coloring. No matter if you pause or are in the middle of a fight scene the detail is amazing and you can really see how much time and effort was put into Aquarion EVOL. The landscapes were also another part of my enjoyment in this anime. I am a relatively picky person when it comes to anime art and I gave this section a 10. Then again, it is very similar to the art in Code Geass. Oh well! I loved it! :)

Falling in love with the music was also another great thing for me and I would assume many others. The first OP and ending songs were fantastic to me, Sharades music was wonderful as well along with SOME of the battle music. Later on though I think there was more focus on wrapping up the storyline than attention to the music and sounds of the show. I gave this section a ten though because they included a lot of detail with the sounds. The never forgot to add in the sound of the weights in Amata's boots, ect. ect.

DUN DUN DUN! Characters! Every single god dang one of them was amazing! Each had their own unique style and personality, some of them really fit together and made things more believeable. I wish I could cosplay many of these characters for their outfits alone. The only thing that bugged me was the ending with Kagura. He went very OOC in my opinion. But! I will leave those details out, you will have to see for yourself why.

I throughly enjoyed this series even though I felt Kagura never got a chance to even whoo Mikono, that a lot of the battle scenes were relatively cheezy (so cheezy it made me laugh and actually enjoy them), and that the ending could have been better. That said this review explains the good and bads of the anime in my opinion as a now Kagura fangirl, and as someone who is picky with the artwork and musics in an anime.

Although the anime is still being produced (Episode 17 just came out on Oct. 27th) this anime so far has been thrilling, amazing, heart wrenching and a very good action, romance anime.

The story in a nutshell is put together really well and is unique but similar to .//Hack where the main character is trapped in a game. The differences that make this anime stand out though is the art! The scenes are beautiful and fantasy based. The characters are drawn really well and ultimately it is appealing to the eyes.

Sound, the music picked for all the scenes are well placed. Battle/action noises are perfect ... and there is not a over abundence of grunts, screams, etc. that tend to get annoying really fast.

Characters, the character I could go over for DAYS, Drawn well, like I said, I am very picky when it comes to animes being appealing and this one is just that! SAO puts so much character building into the romance parts along with several of the friendships and it is very welcomed overall. The plot is not rushed in the slightest which I love and although there are time skips it is not problematic to follow the characters WHAT SO EVER.

Just overall I have loved this anime enough to write and review about it even though it is only half way over. It is a step above the rest and includes many good genres. If I could hug the people who made SAO I would, and tell them to never let it end.