Sword Art Online (2012)

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure 24m

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7.5/10

Blurring the line between the virtual and the real.

Overview

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...

Top Billed Cast

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kirito (voice), Kazuto Kirigaya (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Asuna (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Leafa (voice), Suguha Kirigaya (voice), Sister (voice)

Ayahi Takagaki

Lisbeth (voice), Rika Shinozaki (voice)

Rina Hidaka

Silica (voice), Keiko Ayano (voice)

Ai Kayano

Alice Synthesis Thirty (voice), Alice (voice), Alicia (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Klein (voice), Ryōtarō Tsuboi (voice)

Kanae Itou

Yui (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Sinon (voice), Shino Asada (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Agil (voice)

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Reviews

A review by Shintaro Muraseh

Written on 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 on Crunchyroll. I was so annoyed by the advertisement for SAO while watching another anime on CR, how...

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