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Sword Art Online

TV-MA
TV Show
2012-
24m
Japanese
Gunma TV, Tokyo MX, tvk, BS11, Tochigi TV
Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
4 Seasons
96 Episodes
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...
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.6
IMDB
Sword Art Online (2012) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
72

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Latest Episodes

New World
New World
Season 4 Episode 23
September 20th 2020
Alice
Alice
Season 4 Episode 22
September 13th 2020
Beyond Time
Beyond Time
Season 4 Episode 21
September 6th 2020
The NightSky Blade
The Night-Sky Blade
Season 4 Episode 20
August 30th 2020
Awakening
Awakening
Season 4 Episode 19
August 23rd 2020
Memories
Memories
Season 4 Episode 18
August 16th 2020
Prince of Hell
Prince of Hell
Season 4 Episode 17
August 9th 2020
Code 871
Code 871
Season 4 Episode 16
August 2nd 2020
Instigation
Instigation
Season 4 Episode 15
July 26th 2020
End to Eternity
End to Eternity
Season 4 Episode 14
July 19th 2020
Haruka Tomatsu
Asuna (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto
Agil (voice)
Isshin Chiba
Critter (voice
Kaori Maeda
Selka (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Iskahn (voice)
Yuhko Kaida
Dee Eye Ell (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Kirito (voice)
Kanae Ito
Yui (voice)
Ayahi Takagaki
Lisbeth (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Rinko Koujiro (voice)
Kenji Nojima
Takeru Higa (voice)
Soichiro Hoshi
Death Gun (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Akihiko Kayaba (voice)
Ayana Taketatsu
Leafa (voice)
Aoi Yuki
Yuuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Administrator (voice)
Sakura Tange
Cardinal (voice)
Junya Enoki
Lilpilin (voice)

Featured Comments/Tips

xandymp says...
10 years ago
It's really nice but it should have ended after episode 14 it would be a really nice ending
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Manini says...
12 years ago
Absolutely awesome anime !! It has everything, a well told story, action, emotion and beautiful animations. Sounds and pictures are fitting well together. Every fan of MMOs and anime has to watch this. I'm very excited about the 2nd season.
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Akayaa says...
11 years ago
Great Show, can't wait for GunGale-Online ^_~
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lwerndly says...
12 years ago
It has been pretty good so far. The amount of accurate MMO references has been surprising as well.
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Featured User Reviews

Vallaris
10/10  6 years ago
9.5/10
As a child, I've always found the concept of living in a game that revolves around sword and sorcery fascinating, so the main idea of this show has been appealing to me since the beginning. However, after watching the first few episodes, I was kind of disappointed: All I got to see was a More
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Geekritique
CONTAINS SPOILERS7/10  11 years ago
Sword Art Online (Season 1) - 7/10

Despite what many users and critics would have you believe, I advise anyone interested by the prospect of the series give it a chance before writing it off entirely. In fact, I was planning on doing just that after reading a few of the reviews posted by members on More
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sp1ti
2/10  12 years ago
Don't get fooled by the first episode. This show is pretty bad (at least if you expect quality writing out of it).
The main problem for me was the lack of story. They setup a life or death siutation but instead of showing the players coping with it we get a timeskip and a chronological adaptati More
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Shintaro Murase
4 years ago
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 More
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