@conscript117 - It's all subjective. He sounds more interested in winning a literally unprovable argument. In the end it's just opinions vs opinions with no substantial way of objectively "proving" anything. I think
@edgarsc19 response was nothing more than pointless cynicism at
@Pen3 ridiculous hyperbolic statement and opinion. Neither claim really amounts to much, right?
For my part I'd say the art of SL certainly is fantastic, while the story and characters are lackluster. Given the titles name with "Solo", I can forgive the lack of any real supporting characters to an extent, however, the story has more or less been a rinse and repeat for quite a while now. Sure there's some minor subplots and a few questions, but it's seriously nothing I would consider 'deep'. In the end, for me, the art itself carries the story and is really the only thing that makes it special -- which, might I add, says a lot for the team working on it. I do think, though, it's a mistake for people to confuse "popularity" for "quality". If we really did that there would be a list of some pretty bad TV series for example, that would be "masterpieces".
I'm personally more of a narrative driven reader, but who loves when great art accompanies it (something like Vinland Saga). However, isn't it just also fun to look at cool pictures and badass fights? At least, I think it is. Hobbies should be fun afterall.
Anyway, I have no idea why I wrote so much for something literally no one will give a shit about. Have fun and happy reading.