Sword Art Online is One of the Most OVERHATED Anime

Description: Sword Art Online is one of the most overhated Anime. The SAO anime has been a great introduction and basis for the isekai genre. it's also been the introduction for many new Anime watchers through the adventures of Kirito and Asuna Yuuki. On top of that Alicization and Sword Art Online Progressive has some really amazing animation #swordartonline #anime #kirito #sao #asuna

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[thedarksandwich]

"I bet you it was the first anime for alot of people" That hit me hard, because SAO really was my first ever anime as a kid...

[jackcassidy]

SAO has been one of my favorite animes since I was a kid, on one hand I could argue it's nostalgia but as I got older despite being more critical of it I still couldn't dislike it. It's just such an enjoyable show that kinda just hits different compared to most isekais, I think the reason is just because of how much heart it has. I can never understand how people call it overrated so frequently yet it's always shit on... therefore definitely not overrated

[soumyajitbasak]

when he said "It was a first anime for a lot of ppl" that hit like a truck. my first anime at 2017 was sao and damn that made me looove anime

[blaze]

SAO holds a really special place in my heart. Watching Kirto and Asuna feels soo good and I want to find someone who looks at me like Asuna looks at Kirito..

[alterate]

SAO was my first "real" anime and one of my favorites

[Shairaaj_]

Kirito: "I am the black swordsman".

[silencephyxion]

One of the main reasons it got hate was because people felt the first season was rushed.

The author even mentions in his Light Novel series that he originally planned for SAO to cover each floor seperately like the Progressive Series, but had to cut ALOT of it out because it wouldn't have been finished in time for a competition he entered in.
It just so happens that the anime covered the 'cut content' that was his entry into the competition.

So by all means you can argue it was rushed, but you have to acknowledge that if he hadn't we wouldn't have the SAO we know today.

[donnyv]

I love Sword Art Online. To this day it's still one of my favorite anime. The story was so intriguing. Getting stuck in a video game where you live was on the line, I was hooked from the beginning. But the story became much more than just about trying to escape a video game. I loved seeing Asuna and Kirito together, the world building and different games they got to explore, dealing with and managing grief, and the most importantly the characters. Two of my best friends used to hate the show since they stopped around the Alfheim arc. I encouraged them to keep watching, especially when they got close to Alicization, and they ended up liking it.

[yany]

They hated it because they make people think they hate it.

If you actually watch it, yeah some of it were cringy and not worth it but it is actually good.

I dont get why people hated it tbh. SAO is literally good for me atleast

[spymadmax]

Damn time flies really fast if you pinpoint it

[LegoMexi]

SAO was my first anime getting back into anime after about three years. I LOVE it. Actually going to go see the movie today

[XanderVJ]

You're forgeting one key aspect: when it first came out, SAO was overhyped like crazy. The overhate it gets today was essentially a reaction to that. The reason why it kept going was bad timing:

SAO came out exactly when YouTube, social media and video essays exploded, and hating on SAO became one quick and easy way to gain social status, and even make money if you played your cards correctly.

Many anitubers started off their careers in no small part thanks to their hatred towards SAO.

The creepy part of all of this is that this led to a huge chunk of the anime community to internalize their hatred towards SAO as a starting point, and thus later on a pilar, of their identity as anime fans. Thus why they are utterly unwilling to tone it down even a little; it is literally a threat to their self image.

[mikehawk]

"Is the main reason the Isekai genre is so popular"
I think that's exactly the problem

[ekonotpro]

My first anime was spirited away but i didn't know it was anime that time, the first anime which I watched after knowing anime is sword art online 😌

[BurstSpriggan]

It was my first anime. I’m 15 and turning 16 in a few months and I remember, at least 2-3 years ago I started getting into anime and Sword Art Online just appealed to me. I’ve always loved swords and just seeing how creative a person can be with each swing, thrust, and slash was just beautiful. Sword Art Online will always hold a special place in my heart. Only thing upsetting me is that I gotta wait until SAO Last Recollection is on sale because I want to have a complete collection of the Alternate Universe games. I got Integral Factor, Fatal Bullet, Alicization Lycoris, and now I gotta get Last Recollection.

[amorliz]

That hit hard, it was my first anime from at least 5 years ago

[denielkhoirom]

Sao was my first anime and the only anime I will not rewatched just because it got me into anime and i don't want to criticized it, it holds a place in my heart and the ops are fire

[CoolCatBoy]

SAO was my first anima and it's the anime that's introduced me to this thing called anime . It's literally changed my life. Now I can't imagine my life without anime . I don't really care what anyone says about this show but it's really special to me

[kit-zien]

ITS ONE OF THE BEST ANIMES IVE EVER WATCHEDD IVE REWATCHED UT LIKE 5 TIMES 😭😭

[Deb_X]

I still remember vividly when I watched SAO. I was so excited after seeing the trailer that I learned English just to watch it. Later my cousin also watched it. We both think that it's a great one. We even thought that if VR is created in our 50s, we wouldn't hesitate to play this kind of suicide game at all.