User blog:Highestbounty123/HB Reviews - Sword Art Online

Now, I was originally going to review Soul Eater. But, due to recent circumstances (and personal desire), I am going to review the anime that is said to be either god awful or godly good, Sword Art On-...*CRACK* Sorry, I get twitchy thinking about it.

So, where do I stand? Am one the love it side? Or am I on the  burn it and cast the ashes into the ocean hate it side?

I am going to be frank. Anyone who talks to me, knows me, or asked me, knows that I hate SAO.

Simple as that.

I hate it.

BUT! I will not make this review become a nonsensical rant (Trust me, I could, but it'd be too long), instead, I will do what I did in my last review. A proper review, with segments, and not  alot of rant.

Okay?

Okay.

Now, before we begin, let me just say. If you like SAO, if you hail it as the second coming of Christ or whatever. That's good. That means you have something called an OPINION, which differs than my OPINION. As such, there is no need for my OPINION to change or have an impact on your OPINION. I'm sure people out there hate things I hail as masterpieces. Like Gurren Lagann, Katanagatari, or even Kill la Kill. But I won't blame them. Because it's not for everyone.

Infact, you can leave this review if you don't want to hear me criticize SAO more than praise it. I won't even be mad. I'll understand. I wouldn't wanna hear something I adore to be criticized, but if I did, I would accept the persons points, if he brought leginimate reasons to support his criticism, or even if it's just his tastes being different.

Do not hate me for this review, do not say I am a hater. But, leave your opinion if you want, or simply leave. I won't force you to go any further into this. I'll probably be a cynical ass in this review, and that probably won't bode well with some fans.



Also, I don't care if the light novel explains some stuff better. I don't care if it IS better. This is about the anime alone. An adaptation is supposed to be just that, adapt the story into a different media and hold its own, while also paying respect to the source material. That's why The Last Airbender sucks balls. It's just a chess game to complete the story.

And Dragon Ball Evolution is just a fanboy's badfic made into reality.

Just...Don't say I didn't warn you.

(WARNING: There may be spoilers ahead, as I am sure many have watched and had the damn thing spoiled for them, because this thing is like Attack on Titan, only without the justified hype.)

Story
So, the story of SAO takes place in the year 20-something-22, fuck if I know. And a new game is being released, to which thousands are awaiting for! 10,000 to be specific! As only 10,000 copies of the game exist! It is a grand day! Thousands upon thousands of players, all logging into the game! All together! Having fun! Friends! Enemies! BOSSES!

Wait, what is this? The game creator has announced that everyone is now trapped in the game?! That everyone will die in real life if they die in the game?! Oh what tragedy! Such a...such a horrible thing to do! To be trapped in a virtual world and forced to beat 100 floors, 100 bosses in order to escape! To beat an MMO! (You madman!).

Wait, wait, wait, wait. I'm sorry. I read the wrong Wikipedia page. This is the plot for .hack//sign. Lemme just...No, it's...Sword Art Online's plot. *Checks tabs* Yep. Definetly SAO.

...

Ignoring the fact this story has been butchered and is basically a death game in an actual game. And quite frankly, it's not like other plots weren't used to death as well (Oh, no! Giant monsters attacking! Oh, no! Battle Royale with only one victor! Oh, no!....VILLAINS!).

But, the way SAO presents it is not bad. The mood feels dark. The shadows, the animation, the expression. Such gloom, such darkness, I love it!

But then I see we put some special focus into three certain girls!

And this is foreshadowing for shit to come.

Now, the first season of SAO has two arcs. The Aincrad, and Aflheim Online. So, I'mma cover both of them individually. So, let's go.

Aincrad
So, the Aincrad Castle is the 100 Floor castle with the 100 Bosses that need to be defeated in order to beat the game.

That is actually not a bad idea.

It gives the sense that the characters will have to...go through alot of trials, alot of battles in order to accomplish their goal. 100 floor is alot, and I wouldn't mind 100 or so episodes of this. Hell, Katanagatari had 12 episodes for each sword collected, and it was great everytime, and was never dull.

How do they fuck it up?

Well, after 3 solid (Albeit not very perfect) episodes...Shit hits the fan. And it gets everywhere.

So...Kirito helps a little girl called Silica. Or as I like to call her "Please, for the love of God, do not make me hate you" loli. Or just Token Loli.

A funny thing to note, is that he says she reminds him of his little sister (Who I will get to later.  Mercilessly ) and helps her get her pet dragon back to life. Weee~

Before I go any further, let me say something. Sword Art Online established itself as dark, gritty and serious as fuck (WE HAD PEOPLE DIE! And someone commited fuckin' suicide! SUICIDE FOR FUCKS SAKE!) What does this episode bring us? What does it  fuckin' bring us? A loli. Forced love. Haremette because it's a harem. And of course. Tentacles.

Tentacles.

'Japanese. Porn. Star.'

I was willing to forgive SAO for occasional humor with Silica. Her blushed faces (While irritating and cringing). Everything. If it stuck to that level of humor, I would have forgave it. I mean, we can't be dark and gritty all the time right? (Fuck it. Fate/Zero did it well. NAME ON JOKE FROM THAT SHOW!).

But the tentacles.

Now, I am not gonna lie and say, I don't enjoy hentai, or tentacles. I won't. But I won't say that it's okay to put in every goddamn anime just for fanservice. Nor will I say that it even needs to be put there.

It doesn't help that Silica's priority seems to be "Don't let them see my panties" instead of "Don't let the man-eater plant eat me".

Then again, she was pretty helplesss in helping herself (You'll notice this alot). Humor and a serious story can work. Fullmetal Alchemist had humor here and there, and it was great! When it was funny, I laughed. When it was serious, I was into it.

In here...it seems out of place. It seems unneeded. Unneccesary. And quite frankly, only exists to satisfy fetishes (Go watch To Love-ru instead! No, really. Best ecchi ever.)

But, moving on. After that  clusterfuck event, we get Lizbeth. We get Lizbeth. We get cliche character #2.

Actually, lemme get this outta the way now. I hate every character in this series (Minus Klein, because he's a poor bastard). Lizbeth is one of my top. Why?

She knew Kirito for how long? A day and a half? Maybe a little more? Less? Then tell me. How does someone fall in love with another in that short amount of time? How does someone act as if they knew each other for much longer than that? Why does she talk like he's a messiah who saved her from succumbing into despair?

I know it can be harsh living in a virtual world where death can happen by the first slime minion enemy thing (Face it, you know they exist for the fanservice) but c'mon. C'mon.

And then...Ugh...Then Asuna.

Asuna got introduced as leginimately good (I liked her at first. At first). She was mysterious, hooded, and showed that she was good at the game, and could potentially become a powerful ally in the future. A strong female character!

Fuck that shit! Right?!

Instead! Let's turn her to a tsundere! Let's make her be the only chick Kirito (for some reason) loves back and marries! (In game) And let's make it forced as all fuck!.

As you guessed, all the girls fall for the guy that is Kirito.

Why?

I dunno.

He's nice?

Eh.

He's good at the game?

More than likely

The plot demands it?

Eyup.

Because it's a harem?

No shit, Sherlock Maybe.

Now, don't get me wrong. I don't hate romance, or harem. But I don't love them either. It takes ALOT, and I mean an EFFORT to make me get invested in your harem/romance. What do you need, to make me, the viewer, love your romantic story or harem or romantic harem?

Characters I give a shit about. Characters with personalities. Identitieis. Believable relationships that develop, or we're shown develop. Not a badass, cute girls, and awesome action. Those do not make a good romance or harem. Those make shit.

Hell, you wanna know what my favorite harem is? To Love-ru, why? Because the girls don't love Rito after one day of meeting. After one moment or event. Not all of them atleast. Hell, Kotegawa is denying her feelings (Or isn't even aware she has any!) because she is convinced that Rito is nothing a perverted man, which she LOATHES in men. The girls that DO admit loving him, are either tamed, not around, or are childish, bubbly and cheerful (Lala), or are actually psychotic (Momo).

Still waitin' for Yami to give in though. Love Yami, man.

Plus, Rito's a leginimately nice guy. True, he has the overused cliche of slipping and turning a handshake into the internet having your nudes leaked onto it. But the series actually acknowledges that. Saying that Rito is the only, ONLY human being in EXISTENCE, to be able to fall in such a way (He is only rivaled by Tearju Lunatique, a full grown woman!).

As for romance? Go read/watch Kimi ni Todoke. Just do it.

Want action, romance AND harem? Clearly, you did not read my last review of Negima. But watch Katanagatari for action, and romance. Good romance.

But...moving on. We meet a guy called Heathcliff who is the first (and last) to beat Kirito. And Kirito finds out he's the game creator Kayaba Akihiko. Somehow.

(Also, there's a bit where Kirito fights a guy who hurt Asuna's honor or some shit, instead of letting her fend for herself. Because she, of course, cannot without her dear Kirito.)

So, after some shit happens, after some more bullshit happen, Asuna sacrificed herself during the rematch between the two, even though she was paralyzed, and apparantly, there was no in-game way of being freed from the paralyzation. Later we...Wait, did Heathcliff just...did he just kill Kirito...? Is...is Kirito falling and...? Yes! He has died! Kirito is dead! (You know it's bad when I am cheering for the main characters death).

Wait, what...? What is this...? Is...is Kirito a ghost? What the he-...? Did he just stab Kayaba?! Why are you smiling?! Why didn't you dodge that easy strike! Stop! STOP!

Aaaaand they're both dead...Well, atleast it went out with the heroes sacrificing themselves. Well, I'll give it credit for having the balls to kill off it's two romantic leads in the final ba-...

Why are they alive? What is this place? Is this game heaven? No, wait, the helmet Nervegear thing should've microwaved their brai-...Why is Kayaba here? Oh, look! Kirito is doing logic and asking Kayaba why he went all Btooom! (Do. Not. Even. Google. It.) on them.

Well, we'll atleast get to know WHY he did it. It'd be kinda stupid to just leave it unknown. Welp. Kayaba, tell us. Why are you such an ass?



.......

......

I uh...Ahem. Gimme a minute. *Walks outside for a moment, taking a random mug of coffee and sipping on it while looking at the sunset and returns*

I...know it's hard to write an endearing story.

I know it can be hard to make...interesting characters.

I know that...with all the stories and mangas that were made, it's almost impossible to have something of your own, to call, "original".

But...this.

Really now? You...couldn't even...bother to give a backstory? Was his backstory too tragic to show? Was it too tragic for him to remember? Did he...did he just spend so much time focusing on the end goal that he forgot the motive behind it?

If Kayaba was a mentally unstable nutjob, I'd buy this. I really would. But, he acts so calm and collected. That I...I doubt he is. I mean yeah, he did trap god knows how many people and make dozens of family's lives hell but...Ugh, fuck this. NEXT ARC!

Aflheim Online
Ah, yes. Aflheim Online. Why do you exist? .

So, I have heard that even some SAO fans call this arc a big smoking p ile of shit bad arc. But why is that? How come this is the one tha-...?

Oh, who am I kidding? It's because Sugou is a walking joke. Yes. Sugou. Butterfly rapist man. No, wait, lemme correct myself. Butterly pedophile rapist man. Pathetic one at that. You think Kayaba was bad for having no real motive given to him? Well, this guy does.

And it is so cliche, you can find a better plot on Craiglist (DO NOT GO THERE!).

Infact. Let me sum up the premise like this.

Asuna didn't wake up. She's trapped in another game called Aflheim Online (SOMEHOW). She has been reduced from a tsundere, to a DAMSEL IN DISTRESS (A-Class treatment towards your females there, dickhead!). Now, Kirito goes into the game, meets mistake Leafa  (and her two bombs). Together, they go to save Asuna!

Not before picking up more chicks for your harem though! RIGHT?!

Ugh...I think this entire arc is a waste of time. Most we get out of it is that Leafa is Suguha, Kirito's sister (No, wait, she's his cousin. COP OUT!) and she loves him (Oh my god...) but she can't recognize him even though HIS FACE AND VOICE ARE THE GODDAMN SAME.

I won't delve too deep into this.

Along the way they fight some guy, beat some guy, two  sluts girls suddenly find Kirito attractive and want him to join their guilds, yadda yadda yadda. Hey, didn't you have an in-game waifu to save, dick?

So, we finally get to Sugou! We finally get to the end!

Eh? Whassis? Kirito got stabbed into the floor? Well, howdy-doo! Let's see how he gets out of thi-...Pain absorber? Increase pain? Effect on real world? Wut? How did this get through the testing? H-...Hello? Anyone? No? Okay. Moving on. We have...

Sugou now molesting Asuna infront of Kirito on the floor. Who cannot move. Oh, look, he's uh...he's undressing her...Is he licking her face or eating it? Yeah, great. Uh huh. Fascinating. *Reads a book about Dinosaurs* Oh, the T-Rex was actually a big feathered bird? Awesome.

Huh? What? Oh, Kayaba's here!...Why are you here?

Don't run away, you say? Oh sure, Kayaba-sama! I won't run! I mean, not like I have a BIG ASS SWORD GOING THROUGH MY FUCKIN' SPINE ONTO THE FLOOR!

Dick.

Oh, he gave Kirito Admin privileges! That uh...okay. And they're apparantly greater than Sugou...Somehow, having Admin privileges has a power level. Somehow, Sugou didn't give himself that kind of privilege (Check 'em, will ya?).

And now Kirito is summoning the strongest sword in the game! That's...actually quite smart. I mean, you wanna beat the ever loving shit out of the guy who almost raped your waifu/girlfriend, right? Righ-...?

Why are you giving the strongest sword in the game to Sugou? Why are you challenging him? Oh, to curbstomp him and get an ego boost...Uh huh. Set his pain absorber to zero, eh? Kinda psychotic, but whateves.

And NOW, you go to your almost raped girlfriend!...Dick!

THIS is the point where I threw a thing called "Fucks" and "Hope for this show" out the window. Yes. I clung to having hope for this show until the last episode. Even if it was very weak by this point. Let me elaborate.

I am not going to say that I am an "expert" on rape. I won't say that, if I wrote my own story (Even if I am doing that here), I'll be able to write rape and handle it with care. I won't. And this just shat all over it. Handle it with care and respect is like being a man and taking a needle through your finger without having your eyes go teary.

This just had an axe chop off it's arm.

When I see rape, or attempted rape, in anime, manga, anything. I have two things in mind:

1) Please don't have this be resolved in 5 seconds after a goddamn hug.

2) Make it significant on the character, and not thrown because reasons of fuck you.

Now, let me give you an example of how rape, or atleast sexual abuse, would affect someone. Let's look at Satellizer L. Bridget (Warning, spoilers for Freezing. Not perfect, but readable).

She was sexually abused by her step-brother almost her whole life, and developed the fear of being touched. And thus, doesn't like it when people touch her, and is deathly afraid of it, infact.

And how does she react when she sees her step-brother after all these years? She freaks the fuck out. She becomes weak, even though she can crush a table with her bare hand and not have any splinters left. Because she is traumatized. She is afraid, and it took atleast over 50 chapters for her to atleast get over her phobia, even a little, and thanks to Kazuya, also gets resolution towards her fear of her brother.

Through this entire thing, I never once felt that it was taken lightly and without care. The manga felt a whole lot darker infact, and just seeing her step-brother be the one she opens her door to made me shiver and grit my teeth.

That entire ordeal was a part of her character development. Not just thrown for some fanservice, or just to show a villain being a villain.

What does this do? Have it to show the villain is *GASP* a villain! A terrible person! And have her get over that the moment Kirito comes and buries his head in her chest. Comforting him even though he should be comforting her.

This made me sick to my stomach.

And usually, I'd forgive a series for it! I really would! If the series was either good until that point, if such a thing is never revisited, or if the overall tone matched that one moment! (Or atleast had impact on someone!). But this just put it out there! And got it over with! Just like that! I just...why?! What was the point of this arc?!

Introduce your incest fetish for your audience?! Is that it?! Is that your reason for making an entire arc?! I wouldn't mind the whole incest thing if KIRITO WAS ALREADY COMMITED TO ASUNA.

It's like the love triangle in Twilight. As shitty as that entire thing is, having Jacob made me question it. Bella was like a fuckin' fly attracted to a pile of shit that is Edward. So, why would Jacob, who is the equivlant of a mannequin at a shop window, have any chance? Ya just shat on Team Jacob, you asses.

Okay! We're done here! Moving on! (My brain...)

Characters
As I mentioned before, with a few minor exceptions, I hate every living being that exists in this show.

I am gonna try and keep this short. Because, good god, this is already long as fuck.

Let me do a brief run up on the characters first. They are walking cliches. The one person the show focuses on the most is Kirito, even though, oh, I dunno, you introduced a bunch of characters, only to shove 'em aside or KILL THEM to have an impact. Which fades in the next episode or five seconds.

Kirito is the only one who gets major focus (Until season 2 with Sinon, that is...)

Main Protagonist
 Don't you smile 

Kirito, or known by his real name, Kirigaya Kazuto (Okay, Kirigaya is a leginimately badass sounding name...) is our  Overpowered Gary Stu  hero. He is a...badass? He has two swords? He uh...Lemme think here.

Oh, yeah, no personality, other than inconsistent womanizing dick.

Let me ask you, what do you remember most about Kirito? What stands out about him? His personality? His DUAL swords? His...black trenchcoat?

Actually, let me answer that...I asked a friend of mine, who is a fan of the show, what does he remember the most about Kirito.

The following were "His dual swords. He's badass. His trenchcoat. Asuna"

What's missing here? Personality.

Kirito is wish fullfilment. Simple as that.

And no, "badass" isn't a personality trait. It is a compliment for a character's actions or PERSONALITY. If it's just for their actions, then it's not real badassery. It's a husk.

I won't delve too deep, because otherwise I'll have to be here for an extra hour, and so will you.

But to sum up. He is a Gary Stu/Wish fullfilment character, whose power is absurd, makes no sense, and for some reason has every chick glued to his D like some kind of chick magn-...Fuck.

He is also the first "Beater", combo of "Beta tester" and "Cheater". I also call it "Bullshit". Because he is not the only Beta Tester. There were thousands. Where are they? Eh? Nowhere? Did they vanish to make Kirito stand out? I'd believe that.

Now, there is no problem making your hero have something special to him. That's a what a hero needs to be, well, the hero. Ichigo, bunch of unique powers each arc. Naruto, Nine-Tailed Fox inside of him (Though granted, he's not the only one with a monster in his soul). Luffy....Luffy...Has nothing because every Devil Fruit is unique, he has Paramecia type which is common, and he uses his Fruit abilities in a way unique to him, something every User does.

As such, I will leave the whole Beater thing alone. Fact only Kirito is known as a beta tester, with no one else shown is what bothers me.

Oh, and he's a disloyal ass to Asuna. Why? I barely remember him mentioning to women clinging to him that he has a girlfriend as to have them back away.

Hell, in season 2, he outright AVOIDS telling Sinon anything about Asuna because...REASONS!

But like I said, I won't delve too deep, so, moving on.

Harem
Yes. Harem. Because no one else matters.

I have heard a rumor that says that Kawahara (Our Stephenie Meyer of Japan) cannot write a female who won't fall in love with Kirito.

Rumor or not, I can believe that.

Because I do not remember a single female in this show that didn't, for a moment, cling to him or praise him.

Or love him for some reason.

Let's start with Asuna. As I said, I liked her at first. She was introduced strong, mysterious and with potential! Only to be shat on when she became a typical tsundere with no personality outside of hiding behind her boyfriend when someone is an ass to her.

Wanna know how I feel about Tsundere? No? Well, too bad. You heard my opinion on rape, this is less serious. I don't HATE tsunderes. But I do find them BORING. I find them unappealing.

There are only two Tsunderes in existence, no scratch that, 3 tsunderes that I will admit liking.

1) Misaka Mikoto from To Aru Majutsu no Index. Other than having average, but cute looks, she also has a damn personality, she also has a great backstory, and is a badass. With and without Touma (Our harem king for this anime), she is still a badass, and awesome, and she is the one I ship most with Touma. She even has her own goddamn spin off series! That's how damn good she is!

2) Yui Kotegawa from To Love-Ru. She is adorable. She and Rito get development in their relationship. Though it's mostly a hate-love one. With more hate. Aside from seeing Rito as just a perverted man with no shame, she is also quite strong willed, though it does get her into trouble...such as telling a bunch of thugs that what they're doing is not welcomed (On a school environment!...If you got that reference, you're awesome). And she is a NORMAL girl, we don't expect her to go out of her way to punch a monster, so having Rito help her (When it's her fault she's in trouble because of her pride) makes sense, and is welcomed. That and her rejection towards having feelings for him doesn't involve physical abuse...most of the time.

3) Nana, also from To Love-Ru. Let's see...her sisters love Rito. One is trying to make him marry all of the girls that may or may not like him. She is annoyed when called flat. She is adorable. Oh, and she can talk to animals, which is also awesome. She's an alien with a devil tial (Which is very sensitive. Very.). She is probably the one who'll take the most to get her to like Rito because, boy, does she hate the bastard. But, she doesn't always pummel him, oh no, she does not, she does act nice around him, normal, and isn't alway a bitch. A running theme with dem tsunderes.

Basically, unless your tsundere has a personality, ATLEAST a personality outside of "I'll avoid any indication of loving you through physical abuse" or more than just that, I am not intrigued or amused.

Moving on, we have Token Loli, Silica...Moving on.

Lizbeth...Bitch. Moving on.

SUGUHA!... Fuck off.

(I am literally out of fucks to give for anyone...)

Okay, I'll talk about Suguha atleast. I hate her. I really do. I can't stand her presence.

The most she has going for her is her melons, which are probably the biggest in the damn anime. I am not saying that having big jubs is bad (Look at Matsumoto) but unless she has more to show for it other than wanting to ride her brother (Oh wait, no, COUSIN! Still incest, dammit) and being good at the game (Which we see not very often!), then I am not going to treat you as more than a pair of tits.

Now, I have no problem with incest. I really don't. Hell, Aki Sora was a damn good read (For more reasons than one), but it had plot (GASP) and characters with personalities (EVEN MORE GASP!). But, as I said, this is pointless and forced.

Why is there an incest side plot when we know Kirito is commited to Asuna? Answer: Because we need to satisfy the fetish.

I won't go any deeper than that.

The only reason I can think for this harem to exist is to praise Kirito for being awesome. Because that's literally what they do.

In season 2, when watching the tournament, they say they believe Kirito can win because that's what he always does. They praise him. They do show worry for him, but I really felt nothing out of it. It felt so...hollow for me.

I question why I watch this anymore. (Oh, yeah, Sinon...and intrigue...and masochism).

As for Sinon. She is the only female, only CHARACTER I don't wanna maime whenever she's onscreen. She has a personality (When not butchered or being inconsistent as fuck, especially around Kirito), has a decently good backstory (Even though it has a big gaping plot hole. Like the mother leaving her daughter. After her daughter shot a murderer. Accidentally.).

I only wish she replaced Kirito as the main protagonist. That would've made the anime skyrocket for me.

Side Characters
....I don't remember anyone. Except for Klein. Because he's a poor bastard.

Animation & Sound
Oh! Look! Some good!

The animation and sound is where SAO shines. It is colorful, it can be dark, it can fast paced with awesome action!

Which all amount to nothing with this cast! Seriously!

Ignoring that though. It is eyecandy at times, the world is interesting. The creatures and bosses are epic, and have awesome designs (When not in CG), and the fighting feels smooth.

The music is apparantly composed by uh...A chick called Yuki Kajiura who apparantly also did the music for Fate/Zero. I love that anime. So, I guess I can see the similarities.

The first openning theme, however, I always remember. As much as I hate this show, I'll admit, it is an awesome and memorable openning. I would download it if I didn't see Kirito's face or be reminded of SAO everytime I heard it.

Now, until Season 2, it seems that the animation...diiiieeed. It's good (Albeit law-defying physics are present), but at times they use still frames, have characters with no faces in the background, and it feels...clunky. (They also put alot of their budget on Sinon's "mass", I bet. It shows).

All around, it's good. Not perfect, but indeed memorable, and has effort in it.

Final Verdict
...I hate SAO. But, I'll admit, if I was...let's say, younger, around 12 when I first saw Naruto, I'd probably hail SAO as the second coming of Christ or some bull like that. I'd love it. But, I am not. I am a high standard bastard, who would make so many people sad if I were to be honest. And I look at things critically because I watch alot of reviews.

As such, I won't say avoid SAO and burn everything that is related to it on sight. No. I say, watch it for yourself. If you like it, fine, great for you. I won't call you a moron for doing that. (I may think it, depending on who you are). If you hate it, like me, or do a lesser degree, then welcome aboard!.

Story: 4/10 (An extra point for atleast showing a great dark feel).

Characters:...1/10.

Animation & Sound: 8/10.

Final Score: 2/10

Also, if it wasn't already obvious, I hate season 2, but watch it out of intrigue, and Sinon. It finished the first arc (Which had a leginimately cool looking villain, I won't lie), and also had...Trap Kirito. I am not making this up.

Kirito got a super-duper rare model, and it looks so feminine, people confuse him for a chick.

It is cute. I'll admit. But the fact that it's Kirito just makes me even more angry and bitter towards it. If it was a different character. Even if it was still a trap. I'd love it. I really would. But Kirito is holding back any hope of me loving this anime.

Also, there is a body pillow with Trap Kirito on it.

They sexualized their main protagonist.

Congrats, guys. You have such respect for him.