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FIRST LOOK: SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION

Sword art online: Alicization is the newest installment in the sword art online anime franchise. I guess everyone is well aware of this series, so I will not spend anytime giving a summary of it. SAO is one of the most debated shows in anime history, tons of people hate it while a good amount also love it. As far as my opinion is concerned, you can say that I stand on the side of those who hate it. Now, I am not gonna lie, I really liked the initial few episodes of the first season but then the anime just went downhill for me. I was actually thinking about skipping the new season but was convinced by the tweets of @AlwaysLethargic and decided to give it a go, and to be honest I thought that the first episode, although not perfect was pretty good.

The animations were once again really well done, and mixed with some pretty impressive visuals, the first episode was a treat for the eyes. As of now I have only seen one episode of the show and so I have only been graced with one action sequence so far and I have to say, it was pretty enjoyable. So everything that was good with the previous seasons is executed pretty well in this episode as well. But, once again I have the same problem that I had with the previous seasons, the writing. I have always felt that the writing for SAO could have been better and I got a similar feeling this time as well. I hope the writing improves in the future as it really takes a lot away from an otherwise good show. 

Another problem that I have had from the previous seasons were the plot holes and I am hoping that this does not become an issue with this season as well. And another thing that I am hoping to see this season is the addition of some believable character traits for Kirito because that has been a major problem of the SAO franchise for me.

So, yeah the first episode of Alicization looked pretty promising and I hope that this season turns out to be something that changes my opinion about the SAO franchise.

And, just a quick sidenote, I am aware that recently I have not been posting a lot and that is because I have been working on the blog, my college assignments and my content writing internship simultaneously, so it has really been a hectic few months for me. All I am saying is that bare with me for a little more time and I will be returning to the original schedule.

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