Maki (02-08-2014)
I just watched both seasons in four days after being pressured into watching it. It was amazing!!
I was pressured because one of my really good friends has an rpg based on it (those other 4k players that made it) and wanted me to join.
I've been in that RP every night now writing my ass off and I cannot get enough of this world.
I enjoyed the romance between Kirito and Asuna, but I couldn't stand Yui in the first season. Nope.
Highly recommend this anime. It actually popped my anime cherry and I don't regret it.
Maki (02-08-2014)
It was quite the opposite for me.
The protagonist pair got everything they wanted. Kirito magically receives hacking powers to defeat the boss, random girls coming from left and right flaunt over him, and no matter what happened, something convenient always occured for the pair--which I found was an indicator of poor storytelling. It had a good premise and try to drew in the audience using MMOs as a gimmick, but overall it was just a drama with your typical villain playing villain (lol I made the world to trap because because I felt like flying in the sky in some castle bs) and the hero being the hero (I'm uber awesome, I get super "elite" skills without any effort, and I'm just cool like that).
SAO IS VERY GOOD OMG
-crying-
Waiting GGO
It's so so so amazing <3