Sword Art Online
TV FINISHED SUMMER 2012 25 eps 69%
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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)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Studios:
A-1 Pictures
Characters
Kazuto Kirigaya
MAIN
VA: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Asuna Yuuki
MAIN
VA: Haruka Tomatsu
Suguha Kirigaya
MAIN
VA: Ayana Taketatsu
Akihiko Kayaba
SUPPORTING
VA: Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoutarou Tsuboi
SUPPORTING
VA: Hiroaki Hirata
Shouzou Yuuki
SUPPORTING
VA: Kazuhiro Yamaji
Midori Kirigaya
SUPPORTING
VA: Aya Endou
Keiko Ayano
SUPPORTING
VA: Rina Hidaka
Yui
SUPPORTING
VA: Kanae Itou
Rika Shinozaki
SUPPORTING
VA: Ayahi Takagaki
Andrew Gilbert Mills
SUPPORTING
VA: Hiroki Yasumoto
Sachi
SUPPORTING
VA: Saori Hayami
Keita
SUPPORTING
VA: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Diavel
SUPPORTING
VA: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Kibaou
SUPPORTING
VA: Tomokazu Seki
Kuradeel
SUPPORTING
VA: Kouji Yusa
Tomo Hosaka
SUPPORTING
VA: Shiori Izawa
Caynz
SUPPORTING
VA: Tokuyoshi Kawashima
Staff
Reki Kawahara
Original Creator
BUNBUN
Original Character Design
Tomohiko Itou
Director
Shingo Adachi
Character Design
Takahiro Shikama
Prop Design
Yuusuke Takeda
Art Director
Yoshikazu Iwanami
Sound Director
Yuki Kajiura
Music
Shingo Adachi
Chief Animation Director
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Chief Producer
REMI
Music Chorus Performance
Haruka Tomatsu
Theme Song Performance (ED)
Reviews
kiriash
Rating: 432 (613 votes)
A thoughtful, incredibly long review from a person who really enjoyed Sword Art Online.
aabir
Rating: 342 (548 votes)
I bitch and whine about SAO's shortcomings for 3k words.
KaizokuOtaku
Rating: 144 (220 votes)
One of the few that set a big thing in motion. The hate is also too much and it doesn't deserve every damn bit of it
0r1h1m3
Rating: 118 (268 votes)
Sword Art Online is a masterpiece, fuck everyone who thinks otherwise.
Jamiebreeze
Rating: 83 (107 votes)
Hardly the worst anime ever, and I'm left wondering, "Why did I even avoid it for so long?"
NotPantsuDrip
Rating: 71 (126 votes)
It's time for you and I to grow up. SAO was problematic and poorly written.
Stats
Average Score
69
Mean Score
69
Popularity
654,830
Favourites
18,883
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 24384
PLANNING: 56475
COMPLETED: 535436
DROPPED: 28789
PAUSED: 9746
Score Distribution
10: 6438
20: 6185
30: 11922
40: 19370
50: 30828
60: 46906
70: 75898
80: 72848
90: 54838
100: 43571
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