[Kaioshin Sama]

Originally Posted by Utsuro no Hako

Spoiler for Comparison to Accel World:

I think Kawahara's biggest problem is that his female characters are far more interesting than the males, but he still makes the MCs guys. Kirito's a fun character, but he feels like he stepped out of Shonen Jump, and Haruyuki is pure wish-fulfillment, while Asuna and Kuroyukihime begin with complex characters and develop further over time.

Spoiler for Comparison to Accel World:

I see Haruyuki as being cut more from the cloth of the Final Fantasy Tactics hero. He's kind of a wimp who is slightly above average in terms of overall stats and would be total crap were it not for his flying power, yet it's his ability to attract exceedingly powerful specialists to his team via his obvious potential and word of mouth surrounding it such that together they become a powerful force that will shake the world to it's core and influence the course of events amidst the more powerful factions that is his real strength. Basically I see Accel World as more about team work and where hero can't succeed entirely without the good will and help of others, whereas SAO is more or less about Kirito doing absolutely everything in the long run and is more the traditional action hero.