Is Haru really that bad?

Today I watched Accel World episode #18, which didn't have Haruyuki Arita in it. Now, I know Haru sucks as a protagonist, but making an entire episode without the protagonist is just bad.

I mean, "Kuroyukihime" (aka Black Lotus) has got what it takes to star the anime, everything it takes to star that anime actually. But making an entire episode, and by the way quite possibly two, starring her can only mean the staff knows Haru isn't cutting the mustard as protagonist.

Zatch Bell huge TV ad

Today I finished watching all the 150 episodes of Konjiki no Gash Bell (aka Zatch Bell). For those who don't know what Zatch Bell is, it is an comedy anime TV ad.
Yes. A TV ad.

Just like other manga adaptations such as D.Gray-man and Pandora Hearts, Konjiki no Gash Bell is, actually, an huge TV ad for the manga. That means the end of the anime is not the end of the manga. It's just an end for the anime. An wrapped up end that is always awful, because even gift wrappers don't look as good as a sealed gift box.

Sword Art Online VS Accel World

I was watching Sword Art Online and noticed something very important. The main character. Kicks. Ass.
For those who don't know what Sword Art Online is, it is an ongoing sci-fi anime where a thousand MMO players get locked inside a virtual reality game. Which kind of makes me think about Accel World, another ongoing sci-fi anime I have started watching, with a multiplayer VR fighting game as a plot element. The difference between those two? One has a kick-ass protagonist. The other has a lame protagonist.