how did fujino sensei redeem himself? it feels like he just recycled the same tired plot where the fmc ends up cheating again without much of a thought. that cliched fatso douchebag taking advantage of the whole situation, which feels super low level writing. honestly, even the cgi was trash, so it’s hard to take any of this seriouslyEhhhh.... I feel like most people are exaggerating on the writing issues. Does it feel bad that the catalyst for this was seeing a fake Kirito doing it with Leafa? Yes. But did Fujino later redeem that and differ from other NTR writers? Yes.... well slightly. In short it did boil down to Kirito doing it and then Asuna seeing it as a way to justify what she is doing but I honestly really liked the way Inoda used it to his advantage after the first setback, where Asuna wasnt blaming Kirito but instead herself. Thats where I felt Fujino managed to do the important switcheroo and made this whole situation less cliche and more acceptable.
Of course, if same somehow happens in real life, where now asleep Kirito is being raped by Suguha and Asuna sees this or better yet, Inoda secretly recording it and showing to Asuna which ends up being the last step needed for Asuna to fall in irl. It would be reusing the same plot device twice and would feel incredibly lame.
and yeah, if we’re talking about that second scenario, it would be the absolute worst case scenario. like, seriously, how predictable can you get? i get that some people might find it entertaining, but it’s just downright bad. it's one man's trash is another man's masterpiece, sure, but right now, this is just a mess. i can’t see how anyone can enjoy this without feeling like they’re stuck in a loop of the same lame tropes