Sword Art Online

Name: Sword Art Online
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Released: 2012-07-08
Rating: 8.2

★ 8,2 /10 (2,154 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

First air date

08/07/2012

Votes

2,154

Popularity

35.5

Blurring the line between the virtual and the real.

Genres

Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure

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

Last air date

2020-09-20

Episodes

Episode runtime

24 min

Website

www.swordart-online.net

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25 episodes • 2012 • ⭐ 7,5

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Sword Art Online Alicization

24 episodes • 2018 • ⭐ 7,7

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Sword Art Online Alicization: War of Underworld

23 episodes • 2019 • ⭐ 8,0

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

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kirito (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Asuna (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Klein (voice)

Ai Kayano

Alice Synthesis Thirty (voice)

Rina Hidaka

Silica (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Agil (voice)

Isshin Chiba

Critter (voice

Kaori Maeda

Selka (voice)

Taku Yashiro

Iskahn (voice)

Yuhko Kaida

Dee Eye Ell (voice)

Junya Enoki

Lilpilin (voice)

Kanae Itou

Yui (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Sinon (voice)

Ayahi Takagaki

Lisbeth (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Leafa (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Rinko Koujiro (voice)

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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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