User blog comment:Jgcroc/Why do you like Sword Art Online?/@comment-4852555-20121102030417

I find it very intriguing idea. :3 I'm sure many of us have dreamed of a VR fantasy, and myself (interested in swords and martial arts and related), it's great. xD

I know there are a lot of similar "land in a death game" scenario, but I find VRMMORPGs more believable than Pysren-type animes and such. In orther words, Reki tends to make fairly good explanations and portrays the SAO universe in a lot of detail. :]

Also, I really like Kirito and Asuna's relationship (+Yui). |D It made me really happy when they got married, and then really upset when they got split up in ALO. Honestly, once I finished SAO, I keep reading because I wanted them to end up back together. It hasn't really happened fully yet...... but....

My dislike points: The beginning of SAO is rather fragmented. I dislike the in-media res, and I fully support the progressive series. The anime introduced the series, and then ran off with a lot of extras (and myself being an Asuna fan, wanted to see her sooner!). I know there are a lot of Silica and Lisbeth fans.... but Reki essentially leaves them out after their feature stories as minor characters. D:

Basically, I really wouldn't have minded if SAO became a 300+ episode anime (like the big three) that went chronologically. I think I may have liked it better, to be honest. But... we can't complain about what Reki chose. xD Clearly he wanted it to be focused on Kirito and Asuna's relationship, and finish it in a volume..... but honestly I think SAO ended too quickly. D:

Anycase, it's still a really good series, and I remain intrigued by the various interesting things Reki stil continues to through at us. C: