Sword Art Online Abridged

SAO was very enjoyable stuff and though it's quality has dipped and I think they squandered the concept it's been fun so far. Bingeing everything SAO related I came across this and didn't realize it was a fan based parody.

13 episodes in length it's essentially a redubbed and remixed compacted version of the show with over the top backwards and in places dark humor. And I have to say for the most part it's absolutely hilarious.

Seeing the characters in scenes you're familiar with suddenly discussing questionable topics and screaming profanities at each other officially split my sides.

This is something that will appeal to everyone who appreciates a crude dark sense of humor regardless of their opinions of anime. In many ways it lovably mocks the whole genre as well as splashing you with well thought out social commentary.

It takes quite a bit to have me laughing out loud but Abridged managed it through a combination of silliness and jokes that had me both cringing and laughing at the same time.

However there is always a flipside, there are only 13 episodes and the parody only goes up to the first episode of SAO's season 2! Therefore sadly this hilarity is incomplete and that breaks my heart.

Regardless this is incredibly funny stuff and I firmly recommend it.

The Good:

Really funny stuff

Flawless dubbing and re-editing

The Bad:

Incomplete

Some parts get needlessly serious

Everything about this show is done extremely well. The voice acting is great. The story is great. All the characters are well-written. It is consistently funny. I have no complaints for this show. I would highly recommend it. Do not watch the original version, because it is extremely poorly written. This version is a masterpiece and I love it.

I couldn't stand the original SAO... but this parody has let me enjoy the core story of SAO without insulting my intelligence. SAO: Abridged is incredibly well written, and gives the beautiful artwork of the original respectable dialogue and character building aspect. Hilarious, witty, and surprisingly heart touching; this is SAO if it were actually good. "It's the SAO we need... and the SAO we all deserve..."

When I know this is parody I just blow away what ??????

I have no idea it does'nt feel parody but feel like next season material even next movie ordinal Scala is based on this story continuity is one biggest plus point of it.

Yeah only use sward like star war is look odd but nothing else look out of place and everything was in the place.

Sure it can't surpass the legend of first season but it respected it better then expected.

This parody is simply spectacular. Honestly, the only reason you should watch the original is to see how much better this is than it.