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Accel World

  • TV Series
  • 2012–2023
  • TV-14
  • 24m
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Accel World (2012)
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Haruyuki is an overweight kid and at the bottom of the food chain at his middle school. Within the sci-fi setting of the real world he often seeks refuge in a virtual one. One day however hi... Read allHaruyuki is an overweight kid and at the bottom of the food chain at his middle school. Within the sci-fi setting of the real world he often seeks refuge in a virtual one. One day however his life changes when he is given an opportunity by the prettiest girl in the school no less... Read allHaruyuki is an overweight kid and at the bottom of the food chain at his middle school. Within the sci-fi setting of the real world he often seeks refuge in a virtual one. One day however his life changes when he is given an opportunity by the prettiest girl in the school no less, to integrate the two by means of a program called accelerated world (Brain Burst). There... Read all

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    • Stephanie Sheh
    • Erik Scott Kimerer
    • Kira Buckland
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      • Stephanie Sheh
      • Erik Scott Kimerer
      • Kira Buckland
    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Stephanie Sheh
    Stephanie Sheh
    • Chiyuri Kurashima
    Erik Scott Kimerer
    • Haruyuki
    Kira Buckland
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    • Takumu Mayuzumi
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      There is a fan theory that Black Lotus is the Daughter of Kirito & Asuna from Sword Art Online, another series by Reki Kawahara that takes place in the same world as Accel World. This theory is built mostly on the fact that Black Lotus' design looks like a combination between the 2 characters.
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      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Anime Worlds We Wish Were Real (2015)

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    7/10
    Starts interesting but messes things up later
    It's a good shonen anime in the sense that it contains fights, fun and excitement, but from about the middle of the show things seem to get out of hand. The world, the characters and some conflicts are set up, and it looks like we will get a story arc about what Accel World is, what's its purpose, how it will end, etc. But then suddenly new characters are introduced, the main plot is sidelined for a much weaker subplot, much of the runtime is spent on various characters whining ad nauseam, and the "grand finale" of the show is a smallish fight with one of these new characters that solves nothing and wouldn't move the main plot forward even if it continued at all. A huge letdown to be honest. There were also problems with how new rules and ideas were introduced to the show even in the last episodes, which is never a good sign. After a certain point it inevitably feels like the creators just keep pulling things out of thin air, which kinda' ruins their previous efforts at worldbuilding. It's a lot easier to believe in a fantasy or sci-fi world if the rules governing it are coherent and unbreakable.

    I still give the anime 7 stars because it had its moments, some of the concepts were interesting and some fights were enjoyable. It could have been much better though.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 6, 2012 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Прискорений світ
    • Production companies
      • ASCII Mediaworks
      • Bandai Namco Games
      • Genco
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    • Runtime
      24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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