Sword Art Online’s biggest problem is itself. Look no further than the original Aincrad arc, praised most by anime-only fans for its concepts, but forcibly rushed to completion when its author chose to submit a word limited contest draft as the first novel, compared to refining the fully story he wanted to make.

in how it would be handled, but aside from arguably the Mother’s Rosario arc, this wasn’t given enough space in the narrative between all the superfluous anime tropes that seem to be there to draw the most general audience possible. Escapism, blurring between actions of reality and fiction was always a thematic that separated the series from the many isekais this decade that followed in its footsteps, and something that held my interest A series deserving of the immeasurable hype phenomenon it generated. I was even sticking out for it upon its announcement because for all of the problems earlier iterations of SAO had, there was always a sense that, if the finer details were checked over and looked at in complete retrospect of what came before, it could be deservedly fun, inspiring or genuinely meaningful.

He sets off on a quest, seeking a way back to the physical world once again. When he comes to, he discovers that he has made a full-dive into the Underworld with seemingly no way to escape. Kazuto is mortally wounded in the ensuing fight and loses consciousness. When Kazuto escorts Asuna Yuuki home one evening, they chance upon a familiar foe. Kazuto can only vaguely recall a single name, Alice, which provokes a sense of unease when mentioned in reality. As per the confidentiality contract, any memories created by the machine in the virtual world are wiped upon returning to the real world. He works there as a part-time employee to test the system's capabilities in the Underworld: the fantastical realm generated by the Soul Translator. The private institute Rath aims to perfect their creation by enlisting the aid of Sword Art Online survivor Kazuto Kirigaya. The Soul Translator is a state-of-the-art full-dive interface which interacts with the user's Fluctlight-the technological equivalent of a human soul-and fundamentally differs from the orthodox method of sending signals to the brain.

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