09-02-2013, 04:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-02-2013, 04:50 AM by crazysam23.)
(09-02-2013, 04:38 AM)Grungie Wrote: Well their romance was supposed to be a big deal, especially since it's the motivation for the second half of the show. So for a series with a big focus on the how much the main characters who are bonded by their love, you'd think there would be more depth and motivation to the romance instead of just "BAM they love each other and would die for each other".Maybe you need to think a little bit deeper. From what I can tell, SAO focuses mainly on specific events. So, we're not seeing them developing into a big deal until the episode where they realize they love each other and want to get married. Then, although their relationship adds a dynamic to the show, there's still the fact that they're caught up in SAO itself. I feel like the show does a good job of making the emotions of the moment key to how Kirito and Asuna feel during events. At least, that's how I view it, having seen the 1st half of the show.
(09-02-2013, 04:38 AM)Grungie Wrote: I should probably read the light novels because the anime feels really half-assed, cuz there's a bunch of episodes where it ended and I thought "wait, that's it?" and they don't continue with that mini story anymore.I suspect that the anime kind of is pared down, in comparison to the light novels. It seems to take a very "less is more" approach, I guess. I don't really mind.