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Sword Art Online (2012)

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

8.2/10 Ended 24 min Jul 08, 2012 4 Seasons
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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Show Details

Original Title ソードアート・オンライン
Original Language JA
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 96
Total Seasons 4
Popularity 19.1

Networks

Gunma TV
JP
Tokyo MX
JP
tvk
JP
BS11
JP
Tochigi TV
JP

Cast

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Kirito (voice)
108 episodes
Haruka Tomatsu
Haruka Tomatsu
Asuna (voice)
96 episodes
Ayana Taketatsu
Ayana Taketatsu
Leafa (voice)
82 episodes
Ayahi Takagaki
Ayahi Takagaki
Lisbeth (voice)
81 episodes
Rina Hidaka
Rina Hidaka
Silica (voice)
80 episodes
Ai Kayano
Ai Kayano
Alice Synthesis Thirty (voice)
79 episodes
Hiroaki Hirata
Hiroaki Hirata
Klein (voice)
76 episodes
Kanae Itou
Kanae Itou
Yui (voice)
73 episodes
Miyuki Sawashiro
Miyuki Sawashiro
Sinon (voice)
59 episodes
Hiroki Yasumoto
Hiroki Yasumoto
Agil (voice)
51 episodes
Kaori Maeda
Kaori Maeda
Selka (voice)
47 episodes
Sanae Kobayashi
Sanae Kobayashi
Rinko Koujiro (voice)
47 episodes

Key Crew

Seasons

Specials
Specials
25 episodes 2012
Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online
25 episodes 2012

In the year 2022, a massive online role-playing game called Sword Art Online (SAO) is launched. With...

Sword Art Online II
Sword Art Online II
24 episodes 2014

A year after escaping Sword Art Online, Kazuto Kirigaya has been settling back into the real world. ...

Sword Art Online: Alicization
Sword Art Online: Alicization
24 episodes 2018

The Soul Translator is a interface which interacts with the user's Fluctlight—the technological eq...

Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld
23 episodes 2019

Despite the defeat of Quinella—the pontifex of the Axiom Church—things have not seemed to calm d...

Networks

Gunma TV
JP
Tokyo MX
JP
tvk
JP
BS11
JP
Tochigi TV
JP

Videos & Trailers

Opening 1 | Crossing Field - LiSA [Subtitled]
Opening 1 | Crossing Field - LiSA [Subtitled]
Opening Credits
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer
Sword Art Online II Teaser
Sword Art Online II Teaser
Teaser

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Shintaro Muraseh 10/10
May 31, 2021

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 o ... Read more

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Details
First Air Date July 8, 2012
Last Air Date September 20, 2020
Country JP
Language JA
Status Ended
Popularity 19.1
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