Accel World just finished airing with obvious sequel bait. As a series, I found it quite entertaining. Production values were high, the action was slick and fast paced and the soundtrack was pretty killer. But why was I unable to engage with a large portion of the core cast? The answer: Brain Burst. And to top it all off, a nice serving of female disempowerment. So while Accel World did succeed on many fronts, it failed in what I consider the most important, its characters.
Kagayaki Koteri 