Sword Art Online Complete Season 1 Collection (Episodes 1-25) [DVD]

Absolutely fantastic. Couldn’t be happier. This is the best and such amazing quality. It arrived fast and I couldn’t stop watching it. I’ve been looking for this and all the following seasons for ages. So glad to have the whole of season 1 in a complete box set.

This four disk set includes all twenty five episodes of the 'Sword Art Online' anime’s first season. The series is set in a world where full dive virtual reality has become reality through the NerveGear. Kazuto Kirigaya, known by the online alius of Kirito, was a beta tester for the world’s first Virtual Reality MMORPG, Sword Art Online, and was one of thousands to eagerly join the game on its first day of general release only to find himself unable to log out. Trapped in the game the players are told that getting killed means dying in real life and the only way to survive and escape is to clear the game.Based on a series of Light Novels, 'Sword Art Online' is one of those series that has just as many people hating it as loving it due to its popularity and its influence on subsequent media. Personally I think the series is one of my favourite anime but I would say that it does start of relatively mediocre only to improve as it progresses. This first season covers the first two arcs of the series, the Aincrad Arc and the Fairy Dance Arc.The Aincrad Arc (episodes 1 to 14) covers the story of the first two Light Novels and is set within the Sword Art Online game. This is an entertaining arc with some very good action, some nice world building for the setting and has some nice humour on occasion. The only real problem with this arc is that, due to it adapting the storyline chronologically, episodes 2 to 7 adapt short stories written at a later date and while they are good with some nice character development, they aren’t quite as good as the main plot.The Fairy Dance Arc (episodes 15 to 25) is probably my favourite of the two story arcs in this set, covering Light Novels 3 and 4 set within the ALfheim Online game and tying up loose ends from the Aincrad Arc. The action in this arc is just as good, if not better than, that in the original arc and also has some very nice humour, as well as an interesting setting. The main problem with this arc is that the main villain is nowhere near as good as the villain from the first arc and is somewhat pathetic. This arc also has the rather infamous Asuna Slug scene that has many detractors and even I would admit feels a little out of place.The animation of the series is very good throughout this first season with some great fight choreography, good character design and some truly beautiful landscapes and backgrounds. The set includes both the English and Japanese versions of the audio and although the English dub is very good I still prefer the original Japanese. Having said this most of the English voice actors give excellent performances with Bryce Papenbrook (Kazuto Kirigaya/Kirito), Cassandra Lee (Suguha Kirigaya/Leafa), Stephanie Sheh (Yui) and Todd Haberkorn (Nobuyuki Sugou) all being particularly noteworthy. The only real voice I didn’t like too much was Cherami Leigh as Asuna who I felt sounded far too young for the character.For special features the set includes the usual trailers, and clean versions of the opening and closing credit scenes.Overall this is a very good anime series that I really enjoy watching and feel is easily worth a full five stars.

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It was a gift and the person who received it was overwhelming with happiness.Top brand quality, several audio options.The item was TOP 5 *

Bought this for my child who thinks it’s brilliant so it must be a good game if he says so.

Great anime if you haven't yet watched it and I'm glad I've finally got a complete season on Blu-ray for a reasonable price.Though the case isn't as pictured by Amazon which is a bit disappointing as its not the best looking cover and doesn't seem to properly fit the case.When it's on the shelf with the rest of my collection the spine is really dull and doesn't stand out at all but I don't know if that's me being petty.The discs are a really nice design though and for the price I'd say it's worth getting as it's an anime I keep going back to watch.

I just loved this. While the artwork is not exceptional - not up to Studio Ghibli standards by any means - and only rates 8/10 in my little black book, the concept, the characters, the storylines - wickedness and romance; fighting and fun - and the music all get 10. Some anime series end up feeling a little cold, but SAO has a sense of pathos running through it and a backbone of integrity, human values and resolve and perhaps most importantly, it sticks with you. So it gets a solid 9/10 and I'm rounding it up!

My early review said its Fairy tail I need to say no more than that..... copy and paste isnt good... This product is the real deal and I would definitely buy from this company again. You can't go wrong with Sword Art online as it's still in production now. If you haven't seen this.... you must... its worth watching and really well written. This DVD should be a must buy for yourself.