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

  • #10 most popular all time

  • #64 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

    599339

  • Favourites

    17746

  • 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

    97%

  • Isekai

    96%

  • Death Game

    91%

  • Video Games

    89%

  • Male Protagonist

    87%

  • Swordplay

    86%

  • Primarily Teen Cast

    81%

  • Heterosexual

    77%

  • Primarily Female Cast

    76%

  • Female Harem

    67%

  • Unrequited Love

    63%

  • Artificial Intelligence

    61%

  • Travel

    60%

  • Time Skip

    60%

  • Fairy

    60%

  • Found Family

    58%

  • Tragedy

    55%

  • Incest

    54%

  • Prison

    48%

  • Fishing

    47%

  • Amnesia

    46%

  • Rape

    33%

  • Primarily Male Cast

    28%

  • Inseki

    20%

  • Rescue

    20%

Relations

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Saori Hayami

    Saori Hayami

    Insert Song Performance (ep 3)

  • Haruka Tomatsu

    Haruka Tomatsu

    Theme Song Performance (ED)

  • Yuki Kajiura

    Yuki Kajiura

    Music

  • Akira Amemiya

    Akira Amemiya

    Key Animation (ep 8)

  • Yoshikazu Iwanami

    Yoshikazu Iwanami

    Sound Director

  • Yuusuke Takeda

    Yuusuke Takeda

    Art Director

  • REMI

    REMI

    Music (BGM chorus)

  • LiSA

    LiSA

    Theme Song Performance (OP1)

  • Tomohiko Itou

    Tomohiko Itou

    Episode Director (OP1, eps 1, 14, 24, 25)

  • Tomohiko Itou

    Tomohiko Itou

    Storyboard (OP1, eps 1-3, 6, 10, 14, 18, 25)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    21804 Users

  • PLANNING

    50977 Users

  • COMPLETED

    491054 Users

  • DROPPED

    26521 Users

  • PAUSED

    8983 Users

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