I finished Sword Art Online a week ago and I have to say it was pretty cool! I give it a super thumbs up.
I decided to watch it because of all the hype I've seen around the Net and also because a student recommended this to me. And well, it didn't disappoint. I guess part of the charm (aside from all the Ecchi-ness and fanservice and all that... *giggidy*) is that it's about gamers and their online virtual "lives" - like how they could make relationships in the computer world, be someone else in there, escaping from reality - stuff that I can relate to since I'm a bit of a gamer myself. Although I don't like the idea of getting trapped in a game, fighting to stay alive and then dying in the real world if you get a "game over" sign.
Anyway, I think Kirito is badass. He's a likable geek. And it's good that the anime explained how his sad childhood got him into online games. It makes you want to forgive him for being such an MMORPG addict. And I REALLY like his outfit in the game. That black long jacket with belts around and those white lines that run around them - sick!
So to show some of my SAO love, I made this. Just Kirito being awesome - with his two swords doing a cool pose. I didn't plan on putting a background here originally, but I thought that would be too boring. So why not put all the bosses in there? Well, not all. Just the ones shown in the anime and only the non-human bosses. (I hate that Heatcliffe guy anyway. Big jerk.).
I watched the first couple of episodes up to the first boss. I like it. But I just never found the time to finish it....but now I got a pspgo. Guess what I'm downloading?