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Sword Art Online
Synopsis
The story
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...
ActionAdventureFantasyRomance
Episode guide
25 episodes
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Characters & voices
500 credited
Kazuto Kirigaya
Main
Asuna Yuuki
Main
Akihiko Kayaba
Supporting
Ryoutarou Tsuboi
Supporting
Suguha Kirigaya
Main
Shouzou Yuuki
Supporting
Midori Kirigaya
Supporting
Keiko Ayano
Supporting
Yui
Supporting
Rika Shinozaki
Supporting
Andrew Gilbert Mills
Supporting
Sachi
Supporting
Keita
Supporting
Diavel
Supporting
Kibaou
Supporting
Kuradeel
Supporting
Tomo Carina Hosaka
Supporting
Caynz
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Saori HayamiInsert Song Performance (ep 3)Haruka TomatsuTheme Song Performance (ED)
Tensai OkamuraStoryboard (ep 8)
Yuki KajiuraMusic
Tetsurou ArakiStoryboard (ep 23)
Morio AsakaStoryboard (ED1)
Akira AmemiyaKey Animation (ep 8)
Yoshikazu IwanamiSound Director
Fabrizio MazzottaADR Director (Italian)
Yuusuke TakedaArt Director
Tatsuyuki NagaiStoryboard (ep 22)
Yasunori MoriMusic Producer
Kazuko NakashimaColor Design
REMIMusic Chorus Performance
Tarou MakiPlanning
LiSATheme Song Performance (OP1)
Tomohiko ItouEpisode Director (OP1, eps 1, 14, 24, 25)Tomohiko ItouStoryboard (OP1, eps 1-3, 6, 10, 14, 18, 25)Tomohiko ItouDirectorBurikiSponsor Screen Illustration (ep 6)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
Virtual WorldSetting-Universe97%
Video GamesTheme-Game90%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast88%
SwordplayTheme-Action88%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance85%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast84%
IsekaiTheme-Fantasy80%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe79%
Primarily Female CastCast-Main Cast75%
FairyCast-Traits65%
Artificial IntelligenceCast-Traits61%
Found FamilyTheme-Other60%
PrisonSetting-Scene60%
Time SkipSetting-Time60%
TravelTheme-Other58%
FishingTheme-Game-Sport46%
Community pulse
724.6K members
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Watch status
Current29,732
Planning64,808
Completed588,205
Dropped31,027
Paused10,784
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Series map
Sword Art OnlineAdaptation · NovelSword Art Online: Extra EditionSequel · SpecialSword Art Online IISequel · TvSword Art Online: Progressive - Hoshinaki Yoru no AriaAlternative · MovieSword Art OfflineOther · SpecialSword Art Online: AincradAlternative · MangaSword Art Online: Fairy DanceAlternative · MangaSword Art Online: Re:AincradAlternative · MangaEromanga SenseiCharacter · TvSword Art Online: FULLDIVE - Opening EizouCharacter · SpecialUnanswered//butterfly: Sword Art OnlineAlternative · Movie
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
I bitch and whine about SAO's shortcomings for 3k words.
@aabir352/569 helpful
SAO re-review (original was 3 years ago) [Old Score: 6.2] [New Score 7.4]
@Deoran23/42 helpful
A thoughtful, incredibly long review from a person who really enjoyed Sword Art Online.
@kiriash451/637 helpful
I'm not gonna sugarcoat anything... I didn't like sword art online, but it's a fantastic case-study on how to fuck up
@Gruffle22/46 helpful