Why Sword Art Online Has a Bad Character Development
By: Amari Dixon
So, Have you ever heard of an anime called Sword Art online? If you have any questions, let me give you a quick summary of this show. This anime is about a Person named Kirito and his friend Asuna. In this anime, Kirito, Asuna, and many other characters get stuck in a video game where they have to clear floors and get to the 100th floor to "beat" the game and go home. The reason why Kirito is super special is because he is a beta tester which means he has played the game before anyone else and was able to get some knowledge about the game. In addition, If you die in the game, you die in real life. This short anime is about the main protagonist trying to return home.
Before discussing character development, I want to discuss the main character, Kirito. First, they try to make him all edgy, but it just makes it more cringe. Because first, Kirito is definitely not an edgy guy. The only honorable episode in which he was edgy was when he decided to shift all the beta-tester hate onto himself and was at all edgy about it. I don't have a problem with a character being edgy, but when you switch a character from edgy to not and back to edgy, it gets confusing and weird,s, making us, the viewers, know nothing about the character.
Now, on to my first claim about character development: no side characters get to grow or have a chance to shine. THE ONLY TIME WHEN THEY DO IS WHEN KIRITO COMES. It is annoying. I know Kirito is the main protagonist, but not giving any side characters a chance to grow alone is sad. In addition, it is OK to have the main character help them, but IT IS NOT FINE FOR THEM TO BE HELPLESS AND DO NOTHING. For my second claim I would Like to talk about some aspects of why Kirito gets no character development. Kirito only gets some in ONE arc which is the Aincrad arc, where he goes from keeping people at a distance to learning to rely on others again. Besides that, he stays the same character for the rest of the story. Also, In the anime, he is basically unbeatable he never really struggles as a protagonist. The protagonist's struggle and trauma are a great aspect of character development, but Kirito has none of that.
Overall, I enjoyed art online. Yes, I said it. It is not a bad anime just because of the character development. I still hate anime in general, and the character development and the characters are not as good as many other animes. But did I find it fun and enjoyable? Yes, I did. In the end, Sword Art Online is a bad anime, but it is still enjoyable. It is short (unless you watch Sword Art Online II), but I encourage you to watch it and see what opinions you have.
https://www.cbr.com/kirito-unlikable-traits-ruined-sword-art-online/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdKFrEoXM9Q
https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Art-Online-Aincrad-manga/dp/0316371238 (the manga)
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