Read the books.They're in my dropbox, I'll add the links for you if you're interested. I think book 5 will be a bit closer to your liking.I don't limit myself to just Shounen, I also read Shoujo too. I read plenty of emotion intense manga or watch the animes. Personally I was a little bitter that they let the quality material they had in the first half go away so fast. There was a lot they still could have done and made the series interesting. Just based on the concept and the world they lived in they could have done 2-3 complete seasons based on watch was happening in Sword Arts Online.
But yeah, I watch/read all kinds. Wasn't trying to insult your tastes, just that I differ HEAVILY on my views of SAO