husmen 's review for:

Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad by Reki Kawahara

4.0

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This, might be a game, but it isn't meant to be played.
- SAO Programmer: Kayaba Akihito

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Spoiler

there was a total of 3,853 deaths

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The detailed and well written descriptive passages of characters, places and actions allow you to imagine the exact beautiful scenes where the events took place. If you watch the anime too, you will understand what I really mean by "exact".
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