Now, when we hear 'Stuck in an online world' we instantly compare it to the only anime which has been made using this genre, which is obviously Sword Art Online. Made in 2012, SAO shook the anime world to its core for several reasons. One, an anime made using this idea is incredibly difficult to execute. I have watched other series such as Hacksign and didn't like it quite as much as SAO.
Back in 2012, sword art online was something new and fresh for us otaku's and as a result, gained an immensely huge fanbase. Many people state that it became overrated but i personally disagree with them because you can't judge that an anime is good or bad based on their popularity. For example, i am not a big fan of mecha series and as a result, i did not find Gurren Lagann as enjoyable as it was potrayed to be.
Continuing on, i found SAO's animation style very flashy. The boss fights were extremely intense and the main characters were somewhat overpowered. Of course the part about overpowered characters are relatively common in the game world and i was quite happy that SAO took that in consideration by making some characters into 'beaters' meaning pro-gamers who had a large amount of experience behind them. I thought that it made the series much better. The romance was a plus point as well. However i think that SAO had alot of untapped potential and many unexplored elements other than survival.
Which brings me to Log Horizon. After the first episode, i was immediately categorizing the differences between this newer series and sword art online. I found that Log Horizon starts off on a less serious note, and instead of the main characters starting off at level 1, they start off at level 90. I know you must be thinking that they would be so overpowered that the series would become bad then you are wrong. Although the premise of 'stuck in an online world' may not be new, it is safe to say that Log Horizon is executed very differently in terms of both plot and character development. However i found that log horizon's animation is far below that of sword art online which made me a little disappointed.
The bottom line is, do not compare Log Horizon with Sword art online because it is quite obvious that they are vastly different in terms of setting, plot and characters although they are using the same premise. I am not being biased either and i'm a fan of SAO which is saying something. I mean most anime ROMCOMs are in a highschool for goodness sakes! You don't see people comparing them with similar romcom animes now do we?
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