So... Sword Art Online.

Who cares. I liked it for being interesting; kind of like Log Horizon but more of a focus on getting out of the game / real world stuff, whereas Log Horizon seems to just focus on the characters' acceptance of being stuck in the game and the weird changes that begin to occur.

Yes! Finaly someone else who doesnt like that over rated crap, geez, im tired of everyone mentioning the friggin name and liking SAO...

You did well watching Kaiji, is much better than SAO

i also don't like SAO at all,way overrated.haven't seen Kaiji,maybe i'll give it a try.

Well I liked the Light Novel, couldn't watch anime after the first episode.

I gave SAO a 3/10, so yeah. Kirito just annoys me to no end. And there are serious pacing issues all over the place.

watch the melancholy of haruhi season 2 endless eight. Definitely will make you crazy

There is pacing issues, but I found it awesome, and I am quite glad for the fact no main characters died from what I remember. Been watching anime a bit too much lately, but whatever :p, liked Akame ga kill, Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood was pretty good, there was a point where I got bored with the story in the middle though. My favorite so far would have to be death note. I will have to give other mentioned anime shows a go sometime though.

amine and japanese mangos are weird.

Watching tv shows should be enjoyable. If the show is uninteresting to you, don't watch it.

You should try Log Horizon instead. Same premise, different execution. There is less action is LH, but the story is much better IMO.

I personally dudnt like the anime as much as the light novels. The anime seemed to add alot more fanservice, and didng feel as good as the light novels. The visuals were pretty good, but that's about it. SAO doesn't really pick up till Phantom Bullet, and I'm loving the alicization arc (best so far with really good story). But if you can't trudge through the anime, or at least the Light Novels, to the Alicization arc, then it might not be worth it for you. (Especially the terrible second arc >~)

Alternatively, I'd suggest maybe Log Horizon, which is much better imho, but not without its own flaws (don't simulcast, if it isn't over yet, wait till it is as it can get confusing if you do 1 episode a week).

There are afew other game based anime I've seen (dot hack series), and that I'm looking forward to seeing, but that's my 2 cents ^_^

For my part I am simply happy others enjoy anime as I do and don't allow myself to get hung up on "us vs them" sports team, jock mentality that seems to seep into all hobbies. From video games to anime we seem to spend more time knocking what others like that we don't instead of sharing the joy we get from that which entertains us.

I guess I am kind of spitting in into the wind here. This is the Internet and it's all about tearing others down to make ourselves and our preferences feel superior after all.

no answer that says smut?

I watched all of SAO, both seasons. Log Horizon was and is better. I enjoyed SAO, but LH I enjoyed more with its actual plot focus.

Never heard of Kaiju.

SAO the light novel was much better than its anime adaptation. The anime jumps around too much and the pacing is off.

If you dont like it it's ok , i didnt like watching One Piece or Bleach ... sooo .

I thought SAO was good up until the second arc (ALFheim Online; episode 14 or 15). After that, it was just too dumb and slow paced for my liking. Hell, I couldn't even finish episode 14 of SAO II because it was THAT boring. :/

Honestly, I don't see why people loved SAO that much. It didn't do anything unique since .hack//sign kind of already had a story about a VRMMO world and them trying to escape.

Try Psycho-pass and Steins Gate..

SAO was fine, I dont see why not but you can..
Shingeki no kyojin
Steins;gate
Angel beats
Code:breaker
Garo
Naruto or one piece or fairy tail
Hey there are thousands of anime, just pick one!

If you didn't like the first episodes of SAO, you probably shouldn't bother finishing it. Quality only goes down (well, I kinda liked the first arc of the second season the most to be honest, but meh). As others have already said, Log Horizon is a better alternative. It has a great way of introducing basic MMORPG mechanics to the viewer, every character counts, there's no one-man army. It may have less combat & more political stuff compared to SAO, but if slow pacing doesn't bother you, you'll probably enjoy it.

Sword Art Online? That is the real name? D: I always called it Kirito Harem Online D:

The main problem with SAO, is that it's only briefly about SAO (the first half of season 1). The rest of the show... it's not SAO. (Mostly ALO with a brief foray in to gunworld w/e that was called.)

First season is good until 14th episode, after that it is kinda boring. Second season almost same, good until some point, then a little boring.