Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online

Sword Art Online

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...

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Rankings

  • #12 most popular all time

  • #65 highest rated of 2012

  • #1 most popular of 2012

  • #13 highest rated of SUMMER 2012

  • #1 most popular of SUMMER 2012

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    25

  • Episode Duration

    23 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Wed Aug 08 2012

  • End Date

    Wed Jan 23 2013

  • Season

    SUMMER 2012

  • Average Score

    69%

  • Mean Score

    69%

  • Popularity

    640979

  • Favourites

    18479

  • Studios

    A-1 Pictures

  • Producers

    Aniplex

    Genco

    DAX Production

    Aniplex of America

    ASCII Media Works

  • Source

    LIGHT_NOVEL

  • Genres

    Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

  • Romaji

    Sword Art Online

  • English

    Sword Art Online

  • Native

    ソードアート・オンライン

  • Synonyms

    S.A.O

    SAO

    אומנות החרב אונליין

    刀剑神域

    ซอร์ดอาร์ตออนไลน์

    Мастера меча онлайн

Tags

  • Virtual World

    98%

  • Isekai

    93%

  • Death Game

    92%

  • Video Games

    90%

  • Male Protagonist

    88%

  • Swordplay

    87%

  • Primarily Teen Cast

    83%

  • Heterosexual

    81%

  • Rescue

    75%

  • Primarily Female Cast

    71%

  • Unrequited Love

    67%

  • Time Skip

    65%

  • Female Harem

    64%

  • Artificial Intelligence

    62%

  • Found Family

    62%

  • Fairy

    61%

  • Tragedy

    57%

  • Travel

    56%

  • Prison

    53%

  • Fishing

    46%

  • Rape

    44%

  • Amnesia

    43%

  • Shounen

    43%

  • Inseki

    36%

  • Medieval

    20%

  • Software Development

    20%

External & Streaming links

Relations

Characters

1 / 51

Staff

1 / 87
  • Saori Hayami

    Saori Hayami

    Insert Song Performance (ep 3)

  • Haruka Tomatsu

    Haruka Tomatsu

    Theme Song Performance (ED)

  • Tensai Okamura

    Tensai Okamura

    Storyboard (ep 8)

  • Yuki Kajiura

    Yuki Kajiura

    Music

  • Tetsurou Araki

    Tetsurou Araki

    Storyboard (ep 23)

  • Morio Asaka

    Morio Asaka

    Storyboard (ED1)

  • Akira Amemiya

    Akira Amemiya

    Key Animation (ep 8)

  • Yoshikazu Iwanami

    Yoshikazu Iwanami

    Sound Director

  • Fabrizio Mazzotta

    Fabrizio Mazzotta

    ADR Director (Italian)

  • Yuusuke Takeda

    Yuusuke Takeda

    Art Director

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    23772 Users

  • PLANNING

    54953 Users

  • COMPLETED

    524412 Users

  • DROPPED

    28279 Users

  • PAUSED

    9563 Users

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