- Joined
- Jan 12, 2017
My anime hot take is that it actually takes a while for SAO to be garbage. Some arcs like the first one and Alicization and that one with King Arthur I don't remember but also don't hate so I'll assume was 'just okay' are decent or even good, but the anime's relentless determination to constantly grow Kirito's harem by every single new female character that gets introduced every time even if it doesn't make sense (and it thinking that it's cute 5 seasons in when the girls 'fight' over him) is what drags it into the depths of unbearable.
Yeah, SAO was just "there" for me, I didn't think it was the worst thing ever, but the only thing I honestly remember from it is the soundtrack and art which I think was too good for its own good, but whatever. Tbh I found The Asterisk War to be much worse before Digibro made his tangent videos on it. I think it aired alongside the similar-but-more-superior Chivalry of a Failed Knight which is why it's kinda blended in with other shows of its kind.