“Sword Art Online is the worst anime of all time.” That's a perhaps surprisingly common sentiment among anime fans, many of whom may enjoy isekai shows but dislike how SAO has become such a representative of the genre, or who eschew extremely popular anime titles in favor of those a bit more off the beaten track.
-The lack of realistic overweight gamer or even parents in the series. -Randomly generated avatars used as an excuse to make the main character look like a girl. -Overly long exposition dumps in cafe's and restaurants. -Not explaining things like why the main character's illusions are solid.
Sword Art Online is blessed with some beautiful animation and contains some eye-catching action scenes. The voice acting for the main characters Asuna and Kirito has been impeccable and the sound quality overall is perfect. You Should Watch It!!!
SAO is quite clear cut as to who is bad and who is good. It's characters are also quite simple and quirky and it's plot is neatly laid out and understandable although filled with plot holes. It's not a well made story, but it is a widely appealing story.
Beloved by many, even the biggest fan will admit there are some aspects of SAO that are fully understood only by few, and, for new fans, it can get downright confusing.
The big episode was a major one for Eugeo as the Alicization lead learned an important lesson, but it came at a cost. After all, episode ten features some heavy content about sexual assault, and that forced the release to get a TV-MA rating for a chance.
There is a attempted Rape scene and a sexual assault scene. All and all. You should let your child watch the 1st season but the 2nd is mainly for adults and you would most likely feel uncomfortable letting your children watch it.
It's just pure entertainment, with absolutely nothing else, but it's watchable and addictive. The animation is great, I love seeing the world of Sword Art Online, the threat of death creates a little tension, and watching our two main characters Kirito and Asuna fall in love is sweet and charming.
Sword Art Online—An Action-Fantasy Anime.