Haruyuki Arita is an overweight, bullied middle schooler who finds solace in playing online games. But his life takes a drastic turn one day, when he finds that all his high scores have been topped by Kuroyukihime, the popular vice president of the student council. She then invites him to the student lounge and introduces him to "Brain Burst," a program which allows the users to accelerate their brain waves to the point where time seems to stop. Brain Burst also functions as an augmented reality fighting game, and in order to get more points to accelerate, users must win duels against other players. However, if a user loses all their points, they will also lose access to Brain Burst forever.
Kuroyukihime explains that she chose to show Haruyuki the program because she needs his help. She wants to meet the creator of Brain Burst and uncover the reason of why it was created, but that's easier said than done; to do so, she must defeat the "Six Kings of Pure Color," powerful faction leaders within the game, and reach level 10, the highest level attainable. After the girl helps Haruyuki overcome the bullies that torment him, he vows to help her realize her goal, and so begins the duo's fight to reach the top.
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Accel World certainly has good quality visuals, dynamic battles and an interesting setting, however past that I cannot think of anything that the show does well. You may disagree with this and my scoring, but please, allow me to justify myself because I intend to do so in full. Let's cover a good point first though, the art and animation. The art is very consistent, and it does a great job of displaying the interactive world in its diverse and grand state. The animation for the battles is well done, I certainly didn't have any complaints, there is plenty of movement and excitement, and thebattles enough time to satisfy fans of action. The character designs are on the whole attractive albeit generic, but here we come to our first problem, the protagonist Haruyuki.
I get it, Haru is supposed to be a character with low self esteem, otherwise they wouldn't have brought in Yuki Kaiji to voice him, but the character design they chose to demonstrate this was insulting to the viewers. Looking at him, it shows the designers attempt to force down our throats the fact that this guy is vulnerable and a "loser", but at the same time still not be ugly enough to put us off, which is why he is chibi, rendering him completely different from every other character in the show. Why did they feel the need to do this? I get the feeling they think the audience is stupid, and need constant reminders of why this guys has no confidence, they even made his avatar a small pig, just to reiterate this further, because you are that stupid.
This leads me onto Haru himself and the rest of the characters. His best friend Taku is generic, seems to have no romantic chemistry with his girlfriend Chiyu (indeed Haru has more), doesn't add much to the series, but is at least likable. Although her relationship with Haru was odd (i.e. romantic), Chiyu was alright initially, but later in the series she becomes incredibly obnoxious. Kuroyukihime is the most likable character, partly because of her pleasant disposition and good design, but mostly because she got a pass on the second half of the series on account of being on holiday. The side characters lack depth and are completely non descript, the enemies are infuriating (and not for the reasons they should be), and then there is Haru. I'd be amazed if anyone could manage to actually like this guy, unless he is so similar to them disliking him is an act of self loathing. The amount of hatred I built up watching him was one thing, but then the second half of the series happened.
Now obviously I won't spoil anything, but let me just say, the second half of Accel World has some of the most rage inducing episodes you'll come across. Why? The characters start acting in completely illogical and infuriating ways, I had just forgiven Haru for the first half of the series when he just goes downhill in a spectacular fashion, the show starts introducing plot devices that either make little sense or break the setting Accel World itself, and the plot degrades terribly. Indeed, this half was so poor they had to introduce a few episodes of filler in the middle to give you time to calm down. The antagonist has at his disposal seemingly every plot contrivance possibly, and an ability that would never be allowed in any game of that sort.
In fact, a major factor in why I ended up being so angry is due to the blatantly poor plot devices and elements that were poorly thought out and look like ass pulls. It shows laziness in the writing, or a simple lack of ability. I was shocked often throughout the second half at how stupid these things were, and this did not help the infuriating exchanges at all.
So, in all, the second half was terrible, indeed I'd give it a 1 overall. It did have some nice battles, some fan service and some really spectacular background settings, but when you have to watch this in tandem with the genuinely upsetting nature of the show (where whenever the antagonist is on screen your head will find itself drawn to the oven) the experience is irredeemable. The first half was better, and many will have or will enjoy the first half, but I didn't really like it either. For someone who is the protagonist because they are good at games, Haru really sucks at games, he makes rookie errors and shows a lack of judgement that makes you wonder about his ability. To be fair to him this is simply more usage of plot devices, and I would forgive him for that, but he's an irritating waste of space who only serves to pander to the viewers inadequacies and insecurities. He is not a decent character, he is only there to make people who identify with him feel better for themselves. That is the only reason I can imagine someone liking this show at all to be honest.
Accel World is certainly not all bad, it has some decent episodes which always include exciting fighting, some of the side characters are likable, and the world setting was fantastic in terms of aesthetics, however these happy instances were always in between long durations of anger, misery and frustration. Many may enjoy it, I certainly don't speak for all opinions, but for me watching Accel World was an experience devoid of enjoyment or fun, the way this anime is set up makes it inherently dubious, but it is the execution that really cause such grief that I wanted to cause harm to myself. I hope this never gets a sequel.
Stark700
I'm not going to play the game of “is this a good series??” here folks. Accel World is one of those series that will invoke nerdgasm towards those who have a strange taste of the cyber world. This piece of work that Sunrise is presenting here can be described as a wildly entertaining phenomenon that blurs between the lines of fiction and reality. Accel World (sometimes also known as the Accelerated World) is an anime adapted series written by Reki Kawahara. The author is also involved with the immensely popular ongoing series, Sword Art Online. Both series focuses on futuristic technology beyond our times that involvesplayers fighting in the other world for survival and bragging rights with that sense of technical nerdgasm.
The story of the series takes place in 2046 where “neuro-synchronization”, a powerful piece of advanced technology that allows manipulation of different senses. Now, imagine that. In about 34 years, God knows what will happen of our world or even the Accelerated World. Nonetheless, the series stars Haruyuki Arita who has a low social esteem of himself as result of his physical appearance and views of the world. The kid spends his time playing virtual games mindlessly to void of the reality that he wants to rid of. That of course, changes one day when he meets the popular girl of the series, Kuroyukihime. With the beauty style of a butterfly, she forms a bond with Haruyuki-kun and together, they become close friends, partners, and even a couple at times.
Now, the theme of the virtual world as well as some of its key elements are not new to the anime industry. Series such as the .hack franchise, the old school Digimon series, and even movies such as Summer Wars also have some of these elements. Sword Art Online also incorporates some of these themes such as the avatar and duel ideas. Given the fact that Reki Kawahara wrote both stories, it is no surprise at all. He presents to the viewers the line that separates fiction and reality by showing rather than telling.
Although there are many characters involved in the series in several intertwined arcs, the series has four main characters who all become friends for the bonds they share whether be friendship, trust, or romance. As mentioned before, Haruyuki Arita begins the series as a kid with low esteem. He's one of those guys that have little trust in others or even himself. Yet, as the series progresses, so does his character and development. This is especially shown in later episodes where everything he does seems to be for the sake of others. That of course is thanks to the school idol of the series, Kuroyukihime. She is what represents the series as the goddess of paradise, the supreme beauty, and at times, a jealous butterfly wanting more nectar. But what she most desires is the position of level 10 as the strongest king and finding out the truth of the Accelerated World. That and of course, she also becomes the voice of a haughty girl and reason for Haruyuki-kun at times when he needs it the most. Speaking of what Haruyuki-kun needs the most beyond his virtual games that he plays are his friends. Chiyuri (also known as Chiyu) in the series is the cheerful childhood friend of Haruyuki-kun. She represents the light that Haruyuki-kun often looks forward at school and at home when he feels lonely. She is dating Takumu/Taku and both of them shares a bond with Haruyuki that far outreaches the virtual deception.
Being tagged as a shounen, a viewer can expect a lot of action. In fact, the first episode immediately presents this as Haruyuki-kun is thrown into conflict with adversaries that far outreaches his troubles in the real world. Sunrise mixes in the action well but at times seems to be a bit forced in and predictable. In fact, there are a few times when you watch the series and might think “oh, I've seen this stuff before”. In a nutshell, it's Accel World and the action is accelerated so expect those fast paced combat scenes. Additionally, the author makes usage of many technical terms (Brain Burst, Incarnate System, Direct Link) that all fits within the theme of cybernetic technology.
The story itself however has a relative pace. It follows the light novels in the beginning but with some cut out parts as well as some intertwined pacing. In addition, each title represents a technical term with the letters “tion” added on that turns a verb into a noun. It can be served as a symbolism as the action (what might happen in the episode) into an execution (what actually happens). It is also interesting to see not only Haruyuki-kun's development but some of the other characters as well such as Taku. At first, he holds some antagonism towards him but later on treasures him as a dear friend. To take things into different perspective, Kuroyukihime also becomes one of Haruyuki-kun's most treasured friend, partner, mentor, and lover.
The overall coordination of the story seems to be alright but sometimes seems to be out of pace. For in stance in the latter half of the series, there are some episodes that seems to drag on and on focusing on a single antagonist. That and with an addition of a side story in between seems to throw the viewers off balance a bit and shifting focus. Sunrise and the director of the series (Masakazu Obara) wants to presents this series adapted from the LN but also wants to mix in some additional arcs to spice things up. Although it does work at times, some of the more episodes seems to decelerate with the pacing. In fact, the main story is never technically resolved. Kuroyukihime didn't reach level 10 and her dream still remains in shadow for now. Furthermore, the finale of Accel World is almost like saying “series is now over so log off now. Season 2 in the future? Who knows”.
The visual artwork of the series is decent to say the least. The artwork of the avatars as well as the different settings of the Accelerated World ranging from ocean, city, wasteland, to forest are all presented well to portray the fantasy like themes. On the outside world, the school's background is those of a typical school with far superior technology than our own of course. It's not too special though and for this season, it's just decent and fits within the theme of the overall series well.
Soundtrack on the other hand is coordinated and delivered very well in my estimation. The sound director Yota Tsuruoka (Bakemonogatari, Full Metal Panic, Rozen Maiden, Shigofumi) is known to be a talented individual who has shown many of his skills. His variety of soundtrack whether it's mysterious, comedic, action packed, or eerie, are all incorporated within Accel World. It is no surprise that he was hired for the job with a man of such talent. Accel World has an excellent soundtrack and is like eargasm pleasure to hear the style of its delivery.
The OP songs of course are also pleasant to hear. The first opening song, “Chase the world" by May'n, has a good rhythm and beat to it. It even coordinates the loner Haruyuki-kun in the beginning and his development over time in the series. That and the montage of some of the potential adversaries in the series also shows the upcoming action. The second opening song “Burst The Gravity" by ALTIMA follows a similar style and delivers the music at an accelerated rate, just like it should be.
Ultimately, Accel World is a strange, exciting, accelerated, and engaging experience. The usage and execution of the virtual world theme is nothing new but somehow, it manages to get its point across to the viewers. The characters' development and seeing how they deal with both reality and virtual reception is entertaining to watch. The soundtrack and artwork are something to think about especially the former with the talented Yota Tsuruoka in charge. The series does suffer setbacks such as the resolution of the finale as well as some of the intertwined fillers that seems to throw viewers off focus. Additionally, the series is quite predictable and some of the episodes seems to drag in the later episodes. In the end, Accel World is one of those series that blends fiction and reality. Perhaps in about 30 or so years, we can see what's like when our world is accelerated.
MykeJinX89
From the uncreative mind that dumped Sword Art Online into your face comes his other famous light novel series, Accel World. I really don't see how people actually think Reki Kawahara's works are good. They're not. They're merely otaku-pandering wish fulfillment that's all style and no real effort put into them. Although Accel World is better than Sword Art Online, only by a little. This 24-episode adaptation by Sunrise is set in the year 2046, where people have wireless access to the internet using NeuroLink, which is basically a computer built into your body. The story follows a junior high school student named Haruyuki Arita, whohas very low self-esteem due to being bullied for his short, chubby, unnatural appearance. He spends his time in playing online games, but one day, he finds that someone beat his high score in a game that only he plays because no one else does.
That someone is the student council vice-president named Kuroyuki-hime, and she offers Haruyuki an opportunity to "break his own reality" and enter a fighting video game where the winner rules the online world and losers get kicked out. It also give him the power to move at a thousand times normal speed.
Interesting premise, I'd say, but there's a problem here: If you've read my Sword Art Online review, then most of the problems there apply here: Good ideas, bad execution. Every single episode left me utterly bored because the characters would rather explain how stuff in the show works rather than actually show it. The only time where I'm paying attention is during the fighting scenes.
Speaking of which, the presentation is good. If the art and sound is passable, then there's nothing much I can say. The fighting scenes are pretty cool, despite them feeling a bit too similar to Pokemon battles. The avatar design accompanying the fighting are also well-designed, too. Aside from Haruyuki's, the character designs are fine, nothing special about them.
The characters themselves are just as flat and boring as the execution itself. I'm beginning to think Kawahara has a knack for writing awful characters...
And holy crap, these are bad characters. Haruyuki is damn annoying. First of all, he's a big, fat crybaby who whines about everything and stuffs his face with food. It doesn't help that he's voiced by Yuuki Kaji. If you've entered this after watching Guilty Crown like I have, Haruyuki comes off as a whinier, chubby, buttugly Shu Ouma, right down to sharing the same seiyuu. Nothing againt him; I like him but there are very few roles I can think of where he doesn't voice a character that whines alot. At least Shu gets it together even though it took him longer than it should. At the end of Accel World, I don't think he ever got it together. None of his character improved, if there was any to begin with.
Now Kuroyuki-hime I have more to type about because I hate her the most. She's supposedly one of the strongest players, but she makes Haruyuki do her dirty work because she's too lazy to do it herself, which she can. In one scenario, a player whose levels are less than half of her's attempts to blackmail her and even try to kill her in the real world. She does nothing but make Haruyuki deal with him instead of crusing the guy herself. What's really odd is that none of her motivations are really explained. She chose Haruyuki of all peoplem, falls in love with him. Why? ...He's good at video games, I guess. That's pretty much it. She started out interesting but later just became a boring character whose main purpose is to be the series' sex object. Honestly, try to find one piece of Accel World merchandise where she isn't at least half-naked. Speaking of which, in the second half, she's away on a class vacation. We get two episodes of what she's up to, which consists of mostly her in a skimpy black bikini, probably to cater to the horny fanboys.
We also have Haruyuki's childhood friend Chiyuri. She's the nice, sweet, innocent girl who is in love with Haru that she's dating his best friend. Likely out of jealousy, but never really elaborated, like most things in this series. She was okay at first, but then her feelings tend to contradict each other alot. She's furious at Haru because Kuroyuki-hime's interested in him. If she's so upset about it, then why did she choose to date his friend instead of him. And for some reason, whenever she and Haruyuki have an argument, it usually ends with her getting undressed. Whatever drama that was building up is killed due to unneccesary fanservice and the chick's inability to keep her clothes on.
Like I mentioned, in the second half, Kuroyuki-hime is away, leaving Haruyuki to deal with a schoolmate named Seiji Noumi. Ugh, this little asshole made me drop the series at one point. He is a carbon copy of Sword Art Online's Nobuyuki Sugou in that he has no motivation to his actions and the stuff he does is so stupid, he might as well be wearing a sign saying "I am the villain." He talks big, but doesn't do anything to make him look like a serious threat. He just makes Haruyuki and anyone close to him his own whipping boy.
Those are just the worst characters. I don't mention the rest of the main cast because they're decent for the most part, like Takumu (Haruyuki's friend and Chiyuri's boyfriend). It's just that when you have bad main characters, the rest of the story falls with them.
There really is nothing good, let alone special about Accel World. It's just a big ball of unused ideas, cliches, poor execution, and bad characters, which leads to a bad series with wasted potential. I don't know what message Kawahara is trying to portray here... "You'll succeed at life if you're good at video games?" Uh... no! Video games can be a means to escape reality, but that doesn't eliminate whatever issues in reality that are present. That's not how life works, and anyone who thinks so definitely needs a reality check.
shawnofthedeadz
Accel World: The show where the only ridiculously fat-short boy ever(!) finds himself in a harem filled with your typical cliches, fan service and plot. Clearly, this show can't be worth watching... Yet, despite all these and its other horrendous flaws, it is. Unlike other shows without redeeming qualities, Accel World does do some things right. For one, it's hard not to get absorbed in its well imagined and detailed world. From the basic yet intriguing neuro linkers to the augmented reality they can bring forth, there is a ton of cool ideas in Accel World. Whether you enjoy the romantic idea of directly linking to yourpartner or the concept of speeding up your brains neural activity, the show will leave with lots to think about. It is something Reki Kawahara seems especially good at adding to his stories.
What will absolutely destroy the show for you however, is the second half of the show (which is also a common trend with Reki Kawahara's works). It's not per say that its so brutal, more that it is a huge letdown and mostly irrelevant to the overall plot. It also goes on for way too long and feels very segmented.
Regardless of the poor final half, don't let it turn you off. Accel World is a good show. By no means is it great but it is still imaginatively inspiring. It's also nice to see a digital world portrayed in different way than your typical VR anime and to have real life consequences too. Overall, Accel World is worth watching but be prepared to be disappointed when it fails to maintain the high it does so well to build.
ChargedCoin
Accel World was one anime that I honestly did not have many expectations for. The main reason being: before watching the show, I have constantly been hearing about how bad the main character looks, and that his personality is horrible. As such, when I was watching the anime, I made it a point to ignore these comments, and to go in with an open mind, then judge the anime from there. Honestly, I was really surprised by just how good it turned out to be. Story (9/10) A short summary of Accel World is that this is set in the future, where humans have a device knownas the Neuro Linker which makes a person somewhat like a walking computer. Think of it like the Google Glass being produced. With this device, virtual reality games are made possible, just like in Sword Art Online (same creator). The story revolves around the protagonist, Haruyuki, who is given a game known as Brain Burst, which gives him the power to accelerate.
The first half of Accel World basically introduces us and Haruyuki to the Accelerated World, allowing to understand how this game world works, the consequences surrounding it as well as the conflicts that exists in the game world. This was done well as everything about the game is not given in one sitting, blasting you repeatedly with confusing explanations, but rather, more of a show and tell, explaining the necessary details as they come by.
The second half, I felt was done masterfully well. The antagonist (whose name I will not reveal) is truly a detestable person of extreme levels, throwing the characters into pits of darkness with almost no way out. This heavily puts the bonds of friendship among our main characters to the test. Will the bonds of friendship prevail, or will it fail? Sometimes when watching such incidents in anime, I like to think, if I were to put myself into their shoes, just what can I do to solve the problem? Is it even possible to solve this problem? The best part of Accel World is that I do not see any possible way out of the problem presented. I was legitimately feeling afraid for the characters, understanding their predicament. This is were I have to give props to the writers, for creating such a well thought out arc for allowing viewers to relate to the story itself.
Overall, the story of Accel World however, is more than just people playing a game. It is more like the story of the human will. How a person’s will to break out of the status quo to change him, grow wings and soar to greater heights that he wants to achieve. Do you want to constantly stay un-contented with life, or do you want to do something about it? The power of the mind is limitless, as long as you believe you can.
Characters (9/10)
Despite popular belief, the characters in Accel World are actually really good. The most controversial character being Haruyuki, just because he’s chubby and fat. However, I think that it’s his looks that allow people to relate more to him. Because he’s fat and chubby, we can understand him even more. In real life, there’s always that one fat kid that’s being bullied. Obviously he’ll hate life and be sad about not being able to do anything. Basically, negative thoughts, thoughts about despair and weakness flowing through their minds. That’s why throughout Accel World, we can more noticeably see the change in Haruyuki’s character. From that weakling that cannot defend himself, to one that is full of confidence and positive thoughts.
Kuroyukihime is portrayed as Haruyuki’s Senpai who can solve any problem, is knowledgeable and strong; basically she’s Haruyuki’s foil, the exact opposite of him. However, despite all of these positive traits mentioned, she’s made human, being given fear, regret and guilt. What makes this great is that as such, both Haruyuki and Kuroyukihime rely on each other, supplementing each other flaws and helping one another to reach greater heights.
Takumu is also yet another well developed character since he’s totally different at the end of the series.
Chiyu however, is kind of irritating throughout. She’s the kind of character that gets angry over everything, is fussy throughout. Moreover, her role in the second half gets more important which makes her all the more detestable. Of course, it was resolved in the final episode.
As for the supporting characters, they are all pretty well developed as well, such as Sky Raker and Scarlet Rain. I’d rather not spoil so that you can enjoy the series to the fullest.
Art (9/10)
The beauty of the art can really be noticed in the accelerated world maps where everything is super detailed. The Unlimited Acceleration Field is where the art truly shines. They are well designed with plenty of detail.
Not forgetting of course the fighting scenes, which are a joy to watch, especially the sparks when two blades clash with each other.
Sound (10/10)
I started watching Accel World because I heard Altima’s song, Burst the Gravity. When I listened to the other openings and endings, being Chase the World, unfinished and Unite, I just can’t help but listen to them every episode, as much as I want to skip them to get to the episode. They are just so catchy.
Accel World also uses plenty of soundtracks especially during the fight scenes. Each stage has a different soundtrack, and all matches really well. Somehow, the soundtrack reminds me of the soundtracks from the Pokemon games.
Enjoyment (9/10)
I thoroughly enjoyed Accel World. After every episode I would find myself wanting for more. Each and every episode is entertaining and is important in driving the story yet another step further.
Overall (9/10)
Accel World on the whole is an anime that provides an interesting story that focuses on games, human beliefs and the will to surpass them and friendship bonds. The characters are well fleshed out and developed. Both the art and soundtrack are beautiful to watch and listen to.
Please note: If you’re planning on passing up on Accel World just because of how fat the main character looks, please, do yourself a favour and just watch it with an open mind. You might just find the hidden gem inside this awesome anime.
AnimeFan500
From my first time watching this anime, I thought this was for a moment .hack. I could say it is similar but different. Accel World follows Arita, Haruyuki, a short fat boy who attends a prestigious school. But his entire life he is bullied and so he despises his life(reality). He wished the world to be like a video game( Accel World). Accel World is some sort of MMO where your avatar can interact others and play all sort of mini games. Fate changes Haruyuki life as he meets the most popular girl in his school - Kuroyukihime who saves him from histurmoil. She introduces Burst Limit where he can change his situations in reality but he has to play a variety of games for it to change.
Deprivation
I had the pleasure of wasting my time on such a crap anime; Yipee!! So let me tell you why you should definitely waste your time watching this anime! The setting takes place in the future, 2046 where nothing is different from our current time except that there's a real life virtual game called Accel World, which slows down the speed in real life and the person's brain goes into an sped up imagination world. What's the point of the game? Level up and become the strongest.. I think. I honestly have no idea. Anyways, in this game it's sort of like Sword Art Onlineexcept instead of the characters looking like their real life faces, they look like avatars (pig, fairies) and when they fight they become a robot (Dumb shit right here).
First, the anime starts off with our fat, dumb, pathetic, cowardly, whiny, and virgin main character whose computer avatar is a fat pig. He gets bullied at school, and nobody likes him except conveniently the most popular girl at the school and the only reason why I even gave this show a 3: Kuroyukihime. Kuroyukihime loves our piggy main character and teaches him about Accel World, leading our heroic pig to join the game. There he gets beat up, loses to everyone, and vows to get strong enough to protect the ones he cares for. Unfortunately for him, he can't do crap and always has to hide behind Kuroyukihime. Sure there are plot twists here and there about who the "villain" in the anime is... But it always leads to absolutely nothing. But you know, good ol ecchi is included so for those of you perverted fans, give this robotic no plot version of Sword Art Online a shot!
Accel goes into very deep concepts about the universe. Allow me to list all these genius stuff:
- If you get bullied in real life, run into a game and TRY to level up! That fixes everything!
- If there's a love triangle going on with your best friends, try to keep it going for as long as possible, it will fix everything in life.
- There is only one solution to isolation in real life: make friends online!
- If a popular girl loves you, then try to protect her and lose consistently! According to Accel World, that makes you more charming. Also to make a beautiful girl love you, just get fatter and fatter and whine to her about the 10000 problems you have.
- Most importantly, remember that in the sense of the deep universe that we live in, virtual games decide our fate.
Truly a masterpiece, I recommend it to all the people out there that want to waste their time!
Kkekev
I'm not hatin, I'm just trying to say that this was not good. We watch anime for enjoyment, however, there wasn't much to enjoy about this anime. Rather, there are more things that irked me than things I liked. Like SAO, the series started off opening a gate of opportunities. A secret world exists where points you earn can be used in real life. But what the heck, let's just turn this to a harem anime instead. Where da hell did they come from? The one thing that really ticked me off was the main character, the fat guy. I see that they're trying to pull off a uniquecharacter and make one that can't be judged by appearance, but he's just like any other harem lead that's as dense as hell, only ten times as ugly.
The story wasn't very well thought out either. I mean c'mon, 2nd season is ditto to the 2nd arc of sao. The same author used the same plot twice...
The artwork had its nice touches. It was the only part you COULD enjoy about the anime, but all the battles start to get boring after overusing it. One Michael Bay is enough.
On a final note, I think Accel World is a waste of potential. If you haven't watched it yet or you're looking for something to kill time with, then go to YouTube and search up puppies or something, it's more worth it.
Nasty001
Ok, so the 24 episode anime has ended, so how do I find it? Well, I say that the anime's genre, sci-fi, school, action, romance and cyberpunk are all well balanced of the make of this anime. However more emphasis is on the sci-fi, action and cyberpunk genre, since everything revolves around it, the romance and school were merely additives for the anime's entertainment. I can't say that I totally enjoy this anime, but I also can't say that I find this anime boring, co'z to me it is something interesting but not in a level where I would like it totally, so how doI rate this anime???????Here's how:
Story: Fair 6.
The story is more on the plot which is too simple. It is a loser dude meeting a mysterious cool chick and mysterious cool chick feels pity for the loser dude and helps him out by introducing him into a different world and as always loser dude did good in that world, and there is this mysterious hot chick developing feelings for the loser dude.
Art: Good 7.
It is pretty obvious that studio Sunrise has put a lot of effort into the art, the way the main protagonist the chiquito pureco (it means little piggy boy in Spanish) Haruyuk was drawn really epitomizes your typical loser boy and the way Hime was drawn, her avatar really gives that impression of an elegant mysterious cool chick with something to hide.
Sound: Fair 6.
I'd say that both opening and ending themes are ok. No need for me to say anything else.
Characters: Fair 6.
The thing about them characters is most of them started with the usual enemy turned allies as in the case of Takumu and Yuniko, but there is this very unique thing where Chiyu turned enemy when she sided with Noumi in ep. 19 and then returns to her usual side co'z she only use Noumi to gain points in order to activate her avatar's special ability to help the Chiquito Pureco (Haruyuki). I would have given this part a higher point, but then again the main protagonist - I'm referring to the Chiquito Pureco, Haruyuki pisses me off because of his stupidity and his incisiveness where it looks like that his charcter can't hold it's own without Hime.
Enjoyment: Fair 6.
Well, have you ever watch someone who is playing games be it console or on- line, where you enjoy most by watching them players than you playing the game yourself? Well, it is like that, in fact watching this anime is just like a being a backseat player, in fact the cyberpunk genre is the enjoyment of this anime.
Overall: Fair 6.
The thing about this anime is that it focuses on a person's escape from reality, where a person cannot accept the way reality is so he goes to some fantasy land knowing that there he/she is somebody, in this anime's case that fantasy is the augmented reality of "Accel World" where people who can't stand the reality of the real world go to in order to become someone else. As much as I hate to say it, this anime conveys that kind of suggestion. Though, this anime for me is interesting enough for me to follow through, I really don't like the idea of people confining themselves in such alternate reality, so overall my thoughts about this anime is split between liking it and being disgusted by it. So such rating would be enough for the overall of this anime, BURST LINK!!!!
CapnSwing
I have never been a huge fan of Virtual reality games.. Really, the concept of "levelling up" or just numbers on a server never appealed to me. This concept is oddly baffling since thousands and even millions of people spend every second of their life stuck to their computer screens and never adding anything to their personality or Real life. VR are currently limited to MMORG which has potential to grow into a world to rival the real world raising psychological and societal concerns. Though I steered clear of VR anime until now, but after watching accel world I realised something important, Whatif some people are only good in VR worlds??...
Accel World is just another VR world where people who have a program called “Burst Link” installed can join and battle it out with their Avatars. The protagonist Haruyuki is your average student but with the fact that hes short , fat and unpopular, hes bullied and picked on by his seniors . He also gets the distant impression that his only 2 friends pity him in his condition. So, he closes himself in his VR world and plays the only thing he’s good at which is VR tennis. Enter kuryokihime , the hottest chick in the school and the one who possesses brain burst, she is unable to beat haruyuki’s tennis score and had to resort to “cheating” to beat his score. She realises that haru is the only one who can help accomplish her dream in the Accel and subsequently starts liking him….
Supporting Characters:
The one thing good about this anime was that the role of the supporting characters was just as good as the main character. These include Haru’s childhood friend’s Chiyuri and takumu both of whom help him in the accel world. Be it ash roller or “sky raker” kurasaki , everyone was responisible for Haayuki’s character development both inside and outside Accelerated world.
Main Character:
The main character Harayuki-kun is a badass in the VR world while his alter ego in the real world is completely the opposite. The one thing I liked about Haru and its something even other viewers will also like is his tenacity and the will to never give up. It doesn’t matter whether he facing a Fortified tank which can fire 100 missiles per second topped with 2 cannons or a guy who has a large number of abilities to choose from, etc, Haru never gives up. He tries till the very end even “bursting” through his own limits to emerge the victor of the day. Another thing was that most of the time Haru won was because he used his brain and thought of a plan instead of the usual story where the protagonist gains some new power or so.
Soundtrack and animation:
Animation is really top-notch and way superior than many anime already out there. The soundtrack is quite amazing as well which includes Accel world’s battle theme, “burst the gravity”, “-unfinished->” . Some of the battle scenes are spectacular and really done well. The art is also of a high calibre.
Thing Lacking:
The only thing I thought that was lacking about Accel world was the absence of a main antagonist. I do know that kuryokihime wanted to accomplish her dream (no spoilers revealed) but the “atagonists” in season 1 were somewhat lacking. Don’t get me wrong, one of the antagonist Seije Nomi is a complete douchebag and guy you would like to kill over and over again XD but I felt as if season one was more about Haru and his pals disciplined some school kids who were misusing accel world including takumu. So it was more about what Accel world, how to use it and what to use it for…
That’s it for my review, I HOPE you guys enjoyed, This was my FIRST EVER , so plz drop me comment on my profile if you liked or even if you didn’t like it, just let me know ^_^… Also, I don’t rate my anime (plz read my profile)..
But I would like to say that Accel World is a must watch Anime.
(MINOR SPOILER:
There is small “something” (try and spot in the anime) that connects Sword Art Online and Accel world. Also there are rumours that the daughter of kirito and Asuna is actually kuryokihime. Although the Author has denied any connection between SAO and Accel world but they were hinting on a joint season between the two in the near episode… )
Adragon28
Accel world seems to be the kind of anime that you either love or hate.I essentially don't think there are too many things about it that you can hate. Let's start with the story: This is a quite simple topic , a chubby boy who always gets bullied suddenly gets approached by one of the most popular girls in school.She sends him a game called burst linker , and that's where the story begins to shine with Haru trying his best to become stronger. Characters: Well , this is where some people might have problem cause the main character , Haru , is a chubbyguy and he is also very small , but despite all that he seems to have girls that are very close to him.But despite his looks i think he has one of the best developments possible.From hopeless and unconfident he goes to courageous and outgoing.And then we have Koroyoukihime , the girl who sends him the game.She seems perfect at first , but she still is a human so she has her own problems.And then we have his two childhood friends , Chiyuri , a cute innocent girl who grows a lot during this series and Takumu , a guy who changes his attitude a lot during this series.Overall , the characters are pretty likeable.
Sound and Art:
I have no complaints here , the art was pretty good and the sound was perfect for the fight scenes and even for the random scenes.
Overall:
I think this is a pretty good anime with both action and a little romance.This is definetely a great watch.
ResireMC
This will most likely be a bad review, since it is my very first. :c Story (8): Although I enjoyed this anime an incredible amount and whenever I go into debate that it's not a bad anime, I try my hardest to make it sound absolutely perfect, but I can't run away from the reality that the story is rather unoriginal. A guy goes into a video game, and becomes super epic. Eventually he gets the love of his life and goes through hardships and blah blah blah. Art(8): The art was very nice in my opinion and I just loved the action scenes and how everysingle character looked (Yes, even Haruyuki).
Sound(9): I loved the OST in this anime, there were songs that made you feel sad or some battle music where you just want to start fighting someone, thinking you can do anything you want, although chances are you can't :P.
Character(10): Now this is probably what made me incredibly biased towards this anime and believed it was the best and that is character development, and well the characters personality in general, My favorite being Kuroyukihime, The fact that she invited someone like Haruyuki into such an important game, and actually liking him, has made my jealous meter go way past the limit. After this anime ended I basically took an entire month, where I didn't watch anime at all, through the month I kept on thinking about how amazing Kuroyukihime is and how jealous of I am of Haruyuki, this is probably strange to get this attached but damn dude.
Enjoyment(10): Loved it, enjoyed it, want more of it... GIVE ME MORE OF IT NOWWWW!
Overall(10): It was a good anime one of my favorites I absolutely loved it, but unless you get as attached like I did to this anime, then it might not be all that great, but I can never see another perspective of this anime again.
Trotsky101
Ah, Accel World. So hard to get out of my head. I picked up this anime after watching Sword Art Online (I'll never quite get used to the oddness of that name) and after mostly enjoying the series, decided to check out one recommended item, namely Accel World - written by the same author. I enjoyed SAO for the premise. Having played way too many computer games myself, I thought the idea of being trapped in one was really interesting, and it was that, and the fantastic animation, which kept me watching. And at the end I was mostly satisfied. So I started on AccelWorld. And immediately I noticed the difference in the level of engagement.
Accel World focuses on a little round kid who gets bullied a lot at school, but is trying his best to survive. And then this real life online "game" comes along which completely changes Haru's life forever.
The reason I enjoyed Accel World so much was the main character. Haru. The little fat kid. Now, when we watch anime, read books or manga, view films, we want to suspend reality to a degree and imagine ourselves in another world, being another person. I get why people don't like the series, because the last person you'd want to imagine yourself as is Haruyuki. He's short. He's really fat. He's not even clever. He's more or less a coward. But that's what I loved about it, because it was more real. It was so easy to imagine. And watching Haru's journey, and his inner life blossom, his character develop as he is forced to overcome himself and his own demons, was thoroughly enjoyable.
The story itself is competent. The fight scenes are mighty enjoyable. The "world" and the "system" that Haru finds himself is really well thought out and clever. The series has its odd "what the...?" moments, but at the end I found myself wanting more.
The tropes of Shounen anime are all here. There is levelling up. There is the villain, the good guys, the romance, etc...
But what turns around all the stereotypes is the main protagonist. It's this that I think will make Accel World the more memorable of animes and make it stand out above others. While I'll probably forget SAO after a few months, I'll be keeping an eye out for a season 2 of Accel World in the hope I can keep watching.
Story: 8
Art: 9
Sound: 9
Character: 10
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 9
IceCreamIsTasty
Accel world is one of the worst animes that I have ever watched. I first thought that it was interesting how the main character wasn't tall, good looking, etc. I soon found out that Haru was super annoying, always crying about everything and having to need the main girl character comfort him. I was surprised that I even managed to finish watching this anime, since there wasn't many good things about this anime. The only reason why I even watched it because it is by the same people that made SAO and apparently they were similar. I was sick of the conversations that Haru andKuroyukhime always had, they were always like this:
Haru: I'm scared, senpai
Kuroyukhime: Don't worry, you will do fine
Haru: Really?
Kuroyukhime: Yes, believe in yourself
Haru: But I'm still too scared.
You get the idea, whatever came out of Haru's mouth was him complaining/ crying about every little thing. I was like come on, stop acting like a 2 year old who just lost his favourite toy.
Pros:
-unique story line, I guess
-art is decent
-openings are good
Cons:
-possibly the worst main character in anime history
-the series was going no where
-hard to watch because of everyone being so optimistic of everything
-only one character that was decent and that was the main girl character. But seriously, why in the world will you fall for that pessimistic retard?
Hopefully you will enjoy watching this anime unlike me who hated it. If I were you i probably won't waste my time on this anime.
ggultra2764
Accel World is a bit of a mixed bag for me to deliver my thoughts on. Taking place in a future where augmented reality is the norm with the younger generation, a bullied outcast named Haruyuki meets up with popular girl Kuroyukihime who gives him a game called Brain Burst that allows him and others with the game to have the ability to accelerate their capabilities in the real world and face off against other users of the game to compete for Burst Points that allow one use of their abilities. While the series does have some interesting elements to it via its battle system andthe means that characters have to "accelerate" in the real world, the series suffers in the fact that it doesn't really feel like anything too serious outside of the game is at stake for anyone and the motivations that others have for being in the game feel kind of petty, reducing any major tension that could engage me to care for anything besides the show's Brain Burst elements. Sure, there's mention and showing of characters dealing with bullying, neglect or family abuse that the series says is what manifests a user's ability to use Brain Burst. But the motivations for many characters are no different from if you wanted to play an MMORPG with getting stronger, having allies to form alliances, gaining new skills/items or purposely breaking the rules for your personal gain; which I've already experienced from the Dot Hack franchise which at least had some major stakes to it during its first generation run with Sign thanks to the nasty effects any human player getting struck with Data Drain would experience in the real world. Here in Accel World though, the worst thing that would happen is all your Burst Points are lost and you lose accessibility to Brain Burst as no one is at risk of dying in real life (except for one instance at the start of the series unrelated to the game).
The characters are a bit of a mixed bunch. The major ones have character archetypes that they fulfill, yet get enough fleshing out to have you care for them in many instances, though Haruyuki's occasional angst fits would have me tempted to want to whack him. The majority of the secondary ones, on the other hand, don't get so much and are mostly reduced to archetypes. The anime does introduce a faction of villains and a plot element that affects Haruyuki's experience in Brain Burst for the second half of the series. But with this being based on an ongoing light novel series, these plot developments are left unresolved.
Visually, Accel World's regular character designs are on the plain side following the standard anime style and Haruyuki's design is of particular note as he is drawn differently from other characters and seems more like he'd be suited for a slapstick anime comedy with his appearance, with scenery in the real world being detailed and vivid. However, the visual highlight of the series comes from its incorporation of its augmented reality elements as characters are able to visit richly detailed virtual worlds with avatars they personally create (Kuroyukihime's avatar sticking out prominently here in both design and its fan servicy attire). The Brain Burst game renders the characters in armored avatars with differing abilities that are slick-looking and make for the best animated parts of the series when characters battle one another with a great amount of fluid movement involved in battles.
While sporting an interesting premise that I did enjoy some aspects of, Accel World does still stick firmly in conventional territory to a great extent, the stakes for the game felt rather underwhelming compared to other titles I've seen that featured MMORPGs or other technologies employed in any sort of serious plot and it ends inconclusively. You might get more enjoyment out of the series if you are a recent anime fan that hasn't picked up on many of the common cliches employed for anime as I have. But otherwise, I'm mostly indifferent to Accel World.
super_gogeta
Being a Hardcore gamer anime related to MMO is pretty fascinating for me.. Thats why Sword Art Online is one my most favorite anime. But Accel World is a different case. I had high hope for the anime. But as episode pass by gap between my expectation vs reality started to go sky high. In the end I came to an conclusion that, this is one of the most boring anime I have seen in my life, due to slow progression. It would have been better if there was more involvement with the Kings and high level fights, rather than only fight for dignity. The story linein of Red vs Yellow could have been progressed at all. Though its true that anime follows manga not the desire of a viewer.
Poparteeb
TL;DR Charlotte’s Web. The Anime Ver. Pigs can fly. And that’s a fact. Imagine the pig Wilbur saved by an intelligent spider, Charlotte who then turns his life around. OH WAIT, this sounds familiar. It’s Accel World! (Spiders and Butterflies >.>, semantics). Of course, it’s not really as simple as E.B. White’s children’s novel, and to be perfectly clear, besides the spider saving the pig, it’s not even remotely similar. Read on for los detailes. *Jump straight to Character if you have gripes about Haruyuki. So do I, and I even like this sow (o.O) *show. STORY : 8 The premise of this series is surprisingly original. It’s the futureand everyone’s hooked up a global network. Via the implant in their neck, they can literally access the world wide “internet” and browse numerous files, play numerous games, and otherwise engage themselves in a VR (virtual reality) world. Complete with custom designed avatars and all the works. Our story here is about chubby Haruyuki who suffers from chronic depression and low self esteem. He’s the only chubby/physically unattractive person in the entire school of standard pretty anime stereotypes. This gives him cause to mope. (I would too, imagine going to a high school for supermodels.) However, in the virtual world, (in which his avatar is a pig), he meets the school’s beautiful idol, Kuroyukihime who introduces him to Brain Burst.
Basically an amped up fighting game that can reveal the secrets of the human psyche if you can clear it.
Not too much pressure for our main man is it? Well, the story, after introducing this unique setting, proceeds much along the lines of a typical shonen story. Boy then develops secret power, beats people, loses to people, becomes inspired, suffers personal losses, deals with demons, grows stronger, romance buds, etc. All well and good. And well done, and which is why this story works in terms of entertainment. It’s just fun. And fun to watch.
CHARACTER: 8.5
Ok, ok, people gripe about Haruyuki, and its legitimately justified. He’s basically Ouma Shu, but chubbier and has even lower self esteem, if possible. He thoroughly comes off as an uninspiring main character if you take him at face value. Besides the nascent fact that anime is not littered with fat MCs, much of entertainment serves to provide us with images of pretty leads and perfect (looks wise) people. Haruyuki is different, and normally you would say that’s great. Break the stereotype and all. But because he has Ouma Shu’s personality (at least at first), he’s thoroughly unlikeable.
But wait, I still like him, and that’s because the second character, Kuroyukihime, his foil, his love interest, and the most interesting character in the show, allows the Haruyuki to move beyond an initial type of pathetic-ness.
Kuroyukihime is everything Haruyuki is not, yet she’s attracted to him, don’t worry this is not a spoiler. Why, and why is what Haruyuki asks himself. But there is no doubt, in the scenes between the two of them, there is undeniable chemistry and inspiration. I’ve not seen such chemistry between leads in a while. The romance between the two is always underscored by Kuroyukihime’s intensity and dry wit, it’s fun to watch. (And to bring it back to the Charlotte’s Web analogy, Kuroyukihime’s avatar is a big butterfly, (which is not unlike a spider >.>).
The other characters are also fine in their roles, the childhood friends, the enemies, the unlikely allies, etc, the personalities are pretty well developed and fleshed out. Character gets no complaint from me.
SOUND: 7.5
It’s well done, but standard. You have your typical fast BPM OP, appropriate music where it fits. Well done, but not transcendent. Good enough. The voice actors, I thought, were also decent. Haruyuki, smh, is voiced by Kaji Yuki, who voices Ouma Shu, but at least Haruyuki get’s past Shu’s stupid personality after the first 3 eps or so.
Kuroyukihime’s voice was decent, I actually enjoyed the deadpan delivery more than some other viewers who thought that for Misawa Sachika’s breakthrough, it was mediocre. Personally, calm, sometimes cold Kuroyukihime does have that voice. Even the emotional scenes in which the understated “baka” declarations come out, were in character for this role.
ANIMATION: 9
Production quality was top notch. It’s like Guilty Crown, but better. (Man, I seem to be bashing on GC quite a bit). GC’s animation still trumps AW, but for all intensive purposes, if the series is better as a whole, story telling, character, etc, then it’s better. That said, the animation was always fluid, character models moved well, the fight scenes superbly animated and cinematography done surprisingly well in certain scenes. (Usually where heavy emotion was involved).
ENJOYMENT: 9
Gripe about Haruyuki because I know I did. It was because of him that I put off watching AW for as long as I did. But once I took plunge, I found a deep, interesting, and dynamic show that manages to infuse the shonen genre with some much needed originality and difference. The romance, for once, was a highlight of the show. The chemistry between the main leads, superb.
*Some of you may see Kuroyukihime as a manipulative ice queen, and that’s plausible. But I prefer to look at it like Charlotte’s Web.
Spider saves pig. Pig opens his wings and flies.
mike88
First of all, if you are a "looks- orientated" person, this is not for you, not only is the MC short and fat, his design does not match the rest of the characters. If you are not too overly bothered about looks, read on and let me explain why this anime is so heavily underrated. The first comments I see about this anime is about how people dropped it after seeing the main character, generic comments are usually "no way a beautiful girl could fall for him", "I can't stand watching such an ugly protagonist", "he whines about his life too much". However if youlook past that and look a little deeper, you will realize that this anime is very touching.
Put your self in the shoes of the MC, you are ridiculously short and fat (these people exist in the real world), you are bullied everyday by people who you know have better lives than you and you comfort eat because of it. The only girl you ever truly felt a connection to was stolen by your best friend, and you didn't even bother fighting for her because you knew you didn't even stand a chance against a normal, good looking guy who is athletic and smart. And yet, you still try to be happy for the both of them. His only escape from reality is playing squash by himself in a virtual world in the male toilets...now tell me that he has no excuse to be moaning and winging about his life.
Then all of a sudden, you are introduced to a world where the pain and suffering you have endured for so many years is manifested into strength and courage. This beautiful girl falls in love with you for those aforementioned qualities and for once you feel loved in the world.
This is the premise of Accel World, a story about how a guy finds happiness using the years of pain anf suffering he has endured, people often compare this to SAO for obvious reasons, but the tropes and meanings could not be more different. In fact if you are looking for type of anime where a good looking guy gets the good looking girl, go watch/read SAO.
Dreamers
Lets start with "awesome" yell for this series Accel world brings fresh idea about online game themed anime, its not all about fighting, love, friendship, or rivality. Accel world is about pride and honor of AW player instead. The good part of AW is the future tech that you can see when watching this anime well even the main character is fat boy plus he's short but also cute bring AW to new stage of anime that you can't ever imagine
