Bonus Episode! Narou-Kei Uzumaki Episode 1: Sword Art Online

Our excursion into the wide world(s) of isekai (and isekai adjacent anime) begins now, and what better way to start than tackling one of the most prominent and successful shows of our age: the first season of Sword Art Online! It’s… well let’s not mince words. It’s not a very good show. But when taken as material for discussion and a baseline to begin to approach our feelings about the genre? I’d like to think it makes for a pretty good podcast.