>>281733417
cool concept, terrible execution. reki kawahara is an awful writer. aincrad has a decent atmosphere and premise, but still has a ton of retarded holes. every other arc sucks absolute shit, with absolute shit characters.

the moment i stopped watching anything sao, and renounced it entirely, was the first episode of alicization. kirito, swordmaster extraordinaire, practices kendo at home, has absolutely no idea how to handle an assailant with a fist weapon while he has a full length umbrella. his opponent charges him with a "one touch" lethal fist weapon, and kirito aims for his fucking leg with an umbrella, tanking the lethal hit with his shoulder. why not swat the guy's hand? why not thrust the guy's face? or thrust his leading shoulder to prevent the weapon's contact? no, "im gonna poke him in the thigh". he doesnt even take the hit with his lead shoulder, he takes it with his trailing shoulder.

how the FUCK do you fuck up an engagement like this?