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A review by mary_rose
Accel World, Vol. 1 (light novel): Kuroyukihime's Return by Reki Kawahara
3.0
Wouldn't it be fun to be in a real live fighting game? To jump into a virtual fighting game and play against other fighters with your own personal avatar complete with your own personal skills? Well, that's basically the concept of Accel World. It just could have been done better.
While I did enjoy reading it I found this story to be only moderately entertaining. It didn't bother me at all to put the book down for hours and it didn't excite me to pick it up again. I didn't even read the extra special story that was included at the end.
That being said I just don't think this novel translates well as that--a novel. I plan to watch the anime because I'm sure it will be loads more entertaining. I think watching the animated battles will be far more fun than reading the complicated actions and enormous fights. Even watching the serious dialogues should be more fun than reading them.
So in the end I say don't bother reading the novel. Just watch the anime instead!
While I did enjoy reading it I found this story to be only moderately entertaining. It didn't bother me at all to put the book down for hours and it didn't excite me to pick it up again. I didn't even read the extra special story that was included at the end.
That being said I just don't think this novel translates well as that--a novel. I plan to watch the anime because I'm sure it will be loads more entertaining. I think watching the animated battles will be far more fun than reading the complicated actions and enormous fights. Even watching the serious dialogues should be more fun than reading them.
So in the end I say don't bother reading the novel. Just watch the anime instead!