Sword Art Online

2012 4 Seasons 96 Episodes ★ 8.2 Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

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...

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Cast

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)

Seasons

25 eps

Specials

2012

25 eps

Sword Art Online

2012

24 eps

Sword Art Online II

2014

24 eps

Sword Art Online Alicization

2018

23 eps

Sword Art Online Alicization: War of Underworld

2019

Details

Status

Ended

Original Language

JA

Network

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

Tagline

"Blurring the line between the virtual and the real."

Production

A-1 Pictures, Aniplex, GENCO, EGG FIRM, ASCII Media Works, Bandai Namco Games, Bandai Namco Entertainment, KADOKAWA

Reviews

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Shintaro Muraseh

May 31, 2021

★ 10/10

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, how...