Note: This rant is full of complete bias, as a good rant should be. Also, spoilers.

So, I stumbled across a Youtube anime reviewer today who really didn't like Soul Eater, disliked Deadman Wonderland, and yet loved Sword Art Online. My response? WWWHHHAAAAAATTTT????? You nuts, sir? Are you sure you don't have a little pressure in your brain where there shouldn't be? Gomen to all those people for whom this is a reality.

The first review I listened to was the one of Soul Eater, where he made some points that I can sort of understand, yet grrreeaaatttlllyyy disagree with. I.e. Lord Death should be super creepy and should intimidate the characters. HAHAHAHAHA no. In case you haven't noticed, Soul Eater isn't known for its seriousness, it's known for its silliness, and Lord Death is a great example of that. Another thing that bugged me is that he said that Black*Star never, not once proved himself to be something more than a jerk. He briefly mentioned how he hadn't seen all of Soul Eater, which is really too bad, 'cause Black*Star proves himself to be more than a jerk multiple times throughout the series.

On Deadman Wonderland, he mentions how unrealistic the plot setup is, and how sadistic the world would have to be to watch the people being killed. Thing is, ha, people are sadistic and there'd be no one who'd really watch it. However, in case you haven't watched the news lately, yes, people are sadistic. Not everyone would want to watch what's going on, but I think the concept of the prison Deadman Wonderland would be popular enough to gain a certain type of audience, who, yes, would want to watch people be killed with "special effects".
Especially the claim "there's no way anyone would let his happen in our version of reality" ...apparently you've never cracked open a history book. People are really, really messed up. It's a fact. He then talks about how pointlessly graphic it all was, and...well, I'm not gonna lie here. It was pointlessly graphic. Doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. It really played on my sadistic side, and to this day I have not seen an anime combining beautiful with Sadistic as well as Deadman Wonderland. On to him talking about the lack of Ganta's past - I believe this was less because they weren't going to include it, and more that they were going to reveal it slowly more in the second season as the mystery behind Ganta, Shiro, and Deadman Wonderland itself is revealed. Also, about Shiro ...no, I haven't seen a character like her before. And it's less that she's innocent, and more that she's naive. But, really, it's about her split personality, being both the cute Shiro and being the killer the Red Egg. That's what makes her interesting. Also, judging her outfit? Honey, this isanime we're talking about, we don't question things like outfits.

Now, on to Sword Art Online. While I'll admit that the first few episodes were good, it just goes downhill from there. One of the first things he talked about is the "original" concept... Obviously he's never heard of .hack//SIGN, who got to this sort of idea looking before SAO came into existence. He then talked about the romance between Kirito and Asuna, and I'll agree that is well portrayed emotionally, it's also as shallow as heck. He also mentioned the action, saying good action comes from making you root for a certain character. I'd only partially agree to this, saying that good action comes from a.mixture of that, as well as 1. Good animation and 2. Thoroughly convincing your audience that the main character's life is in danger. One of the biggest issues with SAO is that Kirito has so many near-death-experiences throughout the show that by the end, you're all like "Nope. He's gonna live. No matter what happens, he's gonna live." Which, of course, turns out to be true. Also he briefly mentions "good characters"....pffff, what? He said that Kirito "actually has a personality. He's a lone wolf who does things his own way." ....Pfff, that "personality" has been done so many times, it's impossible to count. In my opinion, Kirito's entire character was made to make the ladies swoon (which it did), not to mention mary-sued as heck. Add in the cardboard personality of Asuna, and it all just works like a bad fanfiction. Not to mention the mini-harem that was going on. Granted, there were some good characters, but they were either rarely seen or discarded pretty early in the series. Also, the stuff that disturbed me about SAO - the whole thing between Kirito and his cousin. No, I do not support incest, so... That was weird. Granted I can relate to thinking your cousin is hot, but putting it into an anime just for kicks and giggles? ...Seriously, was there even a point to that? At all? They would have been perfectly fine making Leafa a stranger. Also, the whole thing with Kirito, Asuna and that one little girl.... Really? Making them the "parents" of this little girl? She's, what, seven and they're, what, seventeen? Granted, they're married (once again, really? At seventeen?), but if your kid is only ten years younger than you, then we got issues. And, once again, served little to no purpose. In the end, there are way too many flaws for this to be considered a "great" anime, and I think it's one of the most overrated anime of all time.

So, there you have it. If you want to see my opinion of these anime in non-rant form, you can check Soul Eater here, Deadman Wonderland here, and Sword Art Online here.