A review by brenticus
Sword Art Online: Progressive, Vol. 1 by Reki Kawahara

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sword Art Online... isn't very good. But Progressive is; it takes the interesting initial premise and adds depth to the world, characters, and plot that is simply absent in the original telling of the Aincrad arc. It's really just taking something that's interesting but poorly executed, and then executing it well.