Sword Art Online

ソードアート・オンライン

Catalog score

★ 7.0 / 10· Favourites: 24,021

Type

Episodes

25 / 25

Genres

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Themes / tags

Virtual World, Death Game, Video Games, Male Protagonist, Swordplay, Primarily Teen Cast, Heterosexual, Isekai, Rescue, Primarily Female Cast, Unrequited Love, Female Harem

Source

Light novel

Status

Finished

Release

8 July 2012 — 23 December 2012

Season

Summer 2012

Duration

23 min/ep

Studio

A-1 Pictures

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)