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Sword Art Online

Sword Art Online

8,2 /10 (2,095 Votes)
2012 JA 4 Seasons

Overview

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...

Stream

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First air date

08/07/2012

Votes

2,095

Popularity

36.5

Blurring the line between the virtual and the real.

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Networks

Gunma TV, Tokyo MX, tvk, BS11, Tochigi TV

Original title

ソードアート・オンライン

Language

JA

Last air date

2020-09-20

Episodes

96

Episode runtime

24 min

Specials

Specials

25 episodes • 2012

Sword Art Online

Sword Art Online

25 episodes • 2012 • ⭐ 7,6

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online ha…

Sword Art Online II

Sword Art Online II

24 episodes • 2014 • ⭐ 7,1

A year after escaping Sword Art Online, Kazuto Kirigaya has been settling back into the real world. However, his peace i…

Sword Art Online Alicization

Sword Art Online Alicization

24 episodes • 2018 • ⭐ 8,1

Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his sur…

Sword Art Online Alicization: War of Underworld

Sword Art Online Alicization: War of Underworld

23 episodes • 2019 • ⭐ 8,5

Time has passed since Kirito defeated the pontifex. While Bercoulli seeks to rebuild and bolster the defenses of the hum…

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Shintaro Muraseh

2021-05-31

⭐ 10

First of all, this series was massive, both in terms of length and story. Maybe I feel this because I watched the whole series too fast (May 6th, 2021 ~ May 31st, 2021). Although, I still feel it was too fast and short. This series has become one of my favorite anime! I watched the whole series on Crunchyroll. I was so annoyed by the advertisement for SAO while watching another anime on CR, however, I liked the animation pictures (I love _A-1 Picture_'s anime haha). That was my trigger. I know there are complaints about the story; even my sister did. I half forced her to watch this seri…

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