>>16
This post is a reference to "Sword Art Online" (SAO).
I recently watching what might be the "first season" of SAO: the Eincrad (or Aincrad?) arc. I have watched like 10 anime series in my life, so I guess I am not a huge weeb.
YouTube user Digibro has made multiple videos on how this arc and other SAO arcs is poorly written. Here is one such video on the Eincrad arc:
http://www.5z8.info/stalin_i1z2rs_myspace-of-sex
One thing I might disagree with is maybe the main character ("Kerito" or however his name is Romanized) knew some secret strategies which allowed him to be so powerful. Also Kerito pointed out that the video game characters are based on the characters' real-life personalities, so that could partly explain it.
I actually really liked the Eincrad arc of SAO. Maybe I would not have liked it a lot if I had focused a lot on the plot while watching it. Maybe if you don't think too much and just try to enjoy the moments of each episode without being cynical anyone can like it. Just kind of like enjoy the audio-visual experience, character interactions, struggles, and successes. Character arcs and actions may not make much sense when inspected to a degree.
Digibro criticizes the show because the main character does not face real challenges because he can easily defeat all the enemies. This main-character-is-overpowered point is not really valid because Kerito (the main character) probably would have been killed by the Grim Reaper-like monster if he did not by chance gain Yui as an ally. (Is Yui spelled as Yuui? Or Yuii? I do not really remember.)
SAO's Eincrad story has an interesting idea behind it: people get stuck in a virtual reality MMORPG where if you die you die in real life. Apparently it is not an acute representation of MMORPG games, and more like just a death game story set in a fantasy environment.
Some of the captivating parts in the Eincrad arc:
I watched the English dubbed version of SAO on Netflix in 2022 BTW. I mentioned in the past that I watched the English dubbed version of JJBA on Netflix. Someone called me a normalfag; however, I don't really care as I am not trying to fit into a secret club or something gay like that. I didn't really like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, but I did like the "Stone Ocean" arc: I binge-watched the English version on Netflix. I don't pay for the Netflix subscription.