Binged the first 12 episodes of an anime in one night and ended up hating it

I tried watching 'Sword Art Online' because everyone says it's a classic. Sat down last Saturday and watched 12 episodes straight. But I just felt let down by how the main character solves everything without any real struggle. Did anyone else feel this way after the first season, or is it just me?

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webb.stella7d ago

Twelve straight episodes of watching Kirito win every fight without breaking a sweat sounds like a personal endurance test, not entertainment. Maybe the real final boss was your sleep schedule, and you lost that one too. At least you know now that "main character saves the day while looking moody" is not your cup of tea.

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gavin_mason317d ago

Wait, twelve episodes of Kirito winning every fight without any real challenge? That's actually hard to believe. I dropped Sword Art Online after the first arc because it felt like the stakes disappeared once he became overpowered. You made it way further than I could have. I remember watching the first few episodes and getting invested in the whole "if you die in the game you die for real" thing. Then the main character just started one-shotting everything and all that tension vanished. I can't imagine sitting through twelve episodes of that same pattern over and over.