Review: #882
Title: Sword Art Online: Progressive Vol. 5
Series: Sword Art Online: Progressive – 5th volume
Author: Reki Kawahara
Comments: The fifth volume focuses on the Dark Elf Kizmel sidequest. Almost immediately, Kirito and Asuna triggers the quest and we’re presented a long battle that takes many pages until it gets resolved. It is a little bit muddled in places but the characters that are introduced, as well as their backstories, sets the stage for later on. It spends a short amount of time explaining how some aspects of Sword Art Online works before returning to typical tropes such as a bathing scene, and the pair arguing like they’re an old couple. In the end, the battle went for a bit too long making the volume at times feel like it had stunted pacing.
Rating: 6/10