Top 10 Things to Tell Sword Art Online Haters

I did put SAO II on my most hated anime list, mainly because I think it didn't live up to my expectations. The story was predictable and the plot twist was bland. But that's just my opinion. Good points of the show, though, were the animation and awesome fights, but I need more depth than that. I did enjoy the first season of SAO, though. I like to just put my opinion out there. It's good for the soul, and I don't like bashing fans. If you like the anime, then that's cool with me as long as you even like anime in the first place.

I have my reasons why like SAO. And I accept that it have flaws. If you hate it for some reason, it's acceptable. But don't waste your time by posting harsh comments. If you a person who hate SAO, please do something better than reading my comment.

I watched SAO because I was generally curious. Even Season 2 had me a little curious. In the end I hated both of them. How will I know if I like something if I don't watch it?

I don't hate Sword Art Online, I like it, it's not my favorite, but in my opinion it's okay.

Like the visitor who keeps on shoving his opinion down the throat of the creator of this list. Look, I also have my reasons for not liking Sword Art Online too, and I do agree with some of the visitor's reasoning, but most importantly, I don't care if other people do like it. It's something called an "opinion". People will naturally either like or dislike a show, and we should respect that.

Whoever this visitor is, while I'm glad you aren't directly targeting the creator of this list, you're still being disrespectful to him by not leaving him alone. Just shoving your opinion down his throat isn't going to get him to change his opinion. This is what I hate about the anime community. There are always people who can't respect the opinions of what shows a person likes or dislikes, whether they be fans or haters of those shows. On a final note, here's something I need to tell you, visitor: Learn to respect his opinions and he'll probably respect yours.

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Sometimes I see a guy say it's bad, someone else says "That's your opinion, mate" then the hater just continues on saying it's bad, the jerk.

I'm a nice guy, so I chose this one instead of, "Go watch something better instead of bashing the fans for liking something hate."

Thanks for respecting my opinion. I respect yours too. Don't shove it in my face and make a list of ridiculous claims to 'haters'.

Oh yay! This argument! How classy! How impossible to argue against! How intelligently thought out! How not idiotic! Totally not a backup plan to just throw at people who actually have good reasons for hating sword art online!

Wow, what a strong argument. I think overrated is what I would use instead. I love tons of different anime that are popular. Soul Eater, Code Geass, Cowboy Bebop, FMA, etc. You can't just use the argument of popularity to validate the plot holes of SAO.

If an anime this bad came out and no-one liked it, I wouldn't hate it this much, because it wouldn't be EVERYWHERE. Honestly, this is the worst anime I have ever seen.

This is like saying Taylor Swift is hated because she's popular. Nope not true. My friend, AnimeDrawer does not like Taylor Swift because of the music being about drama.

School Days has a more realistic pace, has well-executed (heh) characters, and is a realistic way for a harem to end. SAO is just a teenage wish-fulfillment fantasy

Haha, yeah. People may hate SAO, but there are worse anime out there. Like, have you even heard of Tenshi Drop? Trust me, it's garbage

I personally liked this anime. Sure there were some arcs that were a bit underwhelming (ALO particularly) but other than that the anime is pretty good and I have a liking to most of the main characters.

Well, personally, I'd call going into the real world more life-like than overpraising an otherwise mediocre anime and writing a whole bunch of fanfics.

I have a life. I won't be too specific since I like my privacy but I do.

Already do, now it's your turn

This was already mentioned. It was titled: It's better than some certain anime.

That's where you're wrong kiddo

Boku no poco and dragon ball gt come to mind here.

Glitter force

How about being better off keeping your thoughts to yourself (all of haters, all of the defenders). Hating somewhere else like the Swifties and the fans of the Fate series (one of your favorites) can lead to tensions. Sorry if I sounded rude.

Wow, how original. It sounds like your last desperate attempt to defend SAO. How about instead of making blunt claims about why SAO is good, you give a list of good reasons as to why SAO is good.

Ok let me explain why everything after aincrad is insulted: kirito is not that amazing of protagonist yes he does good but yet he never really tries to get his harem stopped after being in an established relationship He also seems like a Gary stue by being super overpowered (in the game at least) with nothing to show how he did this is why I admire Goku because it's shown how he becomes so powerful that's the problem I don't hate this anime it's just overrated

First, give me an example. Second, people do have reasons as to why they don't like SAO. Even the creator himself was saying that SAO has problems. How can we be exaggerating?

My main problem with it is that it started becoming a semiharem based series. I haven't seen anything past the first episode after death gun but I'm thinking of getting back into it once again...

I liked the soundtrack. However, that doesn't make SAO perfect. I liked the soundtrack to Suicide Squad but that movie had problems too.

Yeah because everything else in the show is complete garbage.

Just because something has a good soundtrack doesn't make it good.

That music that played when kirito fought the gleam eyes though...

Honestly, they're both not very good. Sugou is a generic villain that was given a creepy personality because he's evil. Kirito is a dull character who never changes throughout the story. He keeps talking about how he's a 'lone gamer' but he teams up so many times in the Aincrad Arc! Not only that but he praised Kayaba for never running away but Sugou did. Kayaba killed thousands of people, that's why he never ran away. Also, way to say you shouldn't hate SAO but it's okay to hate this guy! Kind of seems a bit hypocritical.

They both suck. Kirito is a boring generic kid with no personality besides just being "the good guy". The show refused to make him look bad, and just makes him this godlike figure with no weakness.
Sogou is a generic Villain with nothing redeeming. He's just an over-the-top criminalistic villain that no one would realistically trust or side with. You are supposed to hate him, and nothing else.
And this argument is stupid anyway. Why would you dislike one character in place of another? If you dislike a character, you can dislike another character just fine. It's not up to someone on a top ten list.

Sugou had an incentive, even though he was a bad character. Kirito just behaves according to the story and presents himself as the 'good guy'

Okay, whoever disliked that is definitely triggered

So? You can't just say that one thing is bad and then say at least it's not this. I think the Asterisk War is worse than SAO, that doesn't make SAO look better. I think that KissXSis is worse than SAO, that still doesn't make it better. I think that Future Diary is better than SAO, that doesn't excuse the problems with Future Diary.

Be specific because I know free is better then boku no piccolo but doesn't mean I should like free

Just because bokunopico no pico exists doesn't mean this isn't bad

There is school days

Like I said, hating is when you hate something for no good reason or a poor reason. If you have solid reasons for why you don't like SAO, that doesn't make you a hater. You're someone with an opinion. You can't just point fingers and call people haters because they don't like what you like. That's just being childish.

Hating may be a waste of time, but this the TopTens, not Youtube. In TheTopTens, we be ourselves and roam free of our opinions, so this list is kinda hypocritical. In Youtube, if they hate you for liking SAO, just ignore it. Okay? Good.

Waste of time? But what if I hate the thing from the start because it was bad then I wasted my time for USING IT not HATING IT

I'm so sick of hearing this or anything related to this saying. Just stop.

Yes! Log Horizon and.hack//sign are really good! You should watch it!

Sword Art Online IS total garbage! Seriously, go watch Log Horizon, it's better and has less mary sues and gary stus

I can't make fans feel anything. They decide what they can feel. They can ignore my remarks. It should also be noticed that I only try to express my opinion. It's never to offend anyone. I've had people try to make me feel bad for liking Ouran Highschool Host Club. So? I don't care what they say. They have their opinion and I have mine.

We all have an opinion. Even haters do.
But when one starts bashing at a show that people like, and perhaps those lovers themselves, they're not respecting the opinion of those who enjoy that certain show.
Of one wants to be a true critic, try and find its outstanding parts; anyone can find bad things about a show.

The haters can hate what they want. On feeling bad of the existence of haters depends on the fans themselves. It's not the haters' fault

Yeah haters may have their own opinions, but sometimes it's better if you keep your opinion to yourself.

Okay I'm guessing this should have said: Why not worry about your favorite anime and I'll worry about mine?
Honestly, if you can't re-check your question, to make sure it makes sense, get off the internet and read a dictionary.

Sorry, but this whole list is a joke.

I didn't need to read Harry Potter to enjoy the movies. I watched the first two movies before I started reading the books. I didn't need to read the light novel for Strawberry Panic in order to like the anime. It's how you translate it into anime that makes me want to read it. I have no interest in reading the light novels because the anime presented it in a negative way. The reason I read Kaichou Wa Maid Sama was because the anime was good. Why should I read crap (Twilight) when the movie was bad?

Anime is a separate entity. If you can't hold people's interest in the show, then their is literally no point in telling them to spend their money on stuff that they probably won't like.
It overall sounds like your giving up, and saying "Ah yeah the show sucks but the graphic novel is good as good"
Contrary to popular belief, reading a manga won't make you like an anime more. Deal with it.

I never said: "You should hate SAO! It's an abomination of mankind! " I gave reasons as to why I didn't like SAO. You sound overly defensive about it. Maybe you should calm down and take some time to relax. This is anime. We're supposed to enjoy it with people who do. Not get overly upset when someone else doesn't like it.

Sorry ModernSpongeBobSucks, I have got nothing against Sword Art Online. But I don't think this is a very good idea to make a list. Don't take it offensively please. I am a big fan of Led Zeppelin. And I know there are many Led Zeppelin haters on toptens. But I won't say anything to them. At first WonkeyDude98 and I had some issues. Well, it was all about comments. But then things got solved. He still doesn't like Led Zeppelin. And I still like Led Zeppelin. But now we don't argue. And I found that he likes some songs that I also like. Actually it's the thing that you can hate. Not the fans you'd want to hate. Again nothing offensive here. I am just expressing my experiences

I don't care if people like it. If you like something, that's cool. You can like whatever. However, don't start spamming me with messages or acting like a troll because I don't like it.

This I will agree with because the opening and animation is amazing BUT there are still problems like all anime

True. I love the song Crossing Field and the animation is pretty. Plus, Agil is best girl.

Hater who watches Ordinal Scale trailer: Why is this franchise still around?
Me: Why do you care? If you don't like this franchise even after season 2, then don't bother anymore and move on.