Sword Art Online

Sword Art Online
First light novel volume cover, featuring Kirito (left) and Asuna (right)
ソードアート・オンライン
(Sōdo Āto Onrain)
Genre
Novel series
Written byReki Kawahara
Published bySelf-published
Original run20022008
Light novel
Written byReki Kawahara
Illustrated byabec
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runApril 10, 2009 – present
Volumes28
Anime television series
Directed byTomohiko Itō
Produced by
  • Shinichirō Kashiwada
  • Kazuma Miki
Written by
List
    • Yukie Sugawara
    • Yukito Kizawa
    • Muneo Nakamoto
    • Yoshikazu Mukai
    • Shūji Iriyama
    • Naoki Shōji
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioA-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, GTV, GYT, tvk, TVS, TVA, RKB, HBC, MBS, AT-X, Chiba TV, BS11
English network
Original run July 8, 2012 December 23, 2012
Episodes25
Light novel
Sword Art Online: Progressive
Written byReki Kawahara
Illustrated byabec
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runOctober 10, 2012 – present
Volumes8
Anime television film
Sword Art Online: Extra Edition
Directed byTomohiko Itō
Produced by
  • Shinichirō Kashiwada
  • Kazuma Miki
Written by
  • Reki Kawahara
  • Muneo Nakamoto
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioA-1 Pictures
Licensed by
  • AUS: Madman Entertainment
  • NA: Aniplex of America
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11
ReleasedDecember 31, 2013
Runtime100 minutes
Anime television series
Sword Art Online II
Directed byTomohiko Itō
Produced by
  • Shinichirō Kashiwada
  • Kazuma Miki
  • Yōsuke Futami
Written by
List
    • Tomohiko Itō
    • Yukie Sugawara
    • Muneo Nakamoto
    • Yukito Kizawa
    • Atsushi Takayama
    • Ryōsuke Suzuki
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioA-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, GTV, GYT, tvk, TVS, CTC, TVA, MBS, TVQ, TVh, AT-X, BS11
English network
  • PH: TV5
  • US: Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run July 5, 2014 December 20, 2014
Episodes24
Light novel
Sword Art Online Alternative: Clover's Regret
Written byWatase Souichirou
Illustrated byGinta
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runNovember 10, 2016August 10, 2018
Volumes3
Anime television series
  • Sword Art Online: Alicization (1–24)
  • Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld (25–47)
Directed byManabu Ono
Produced by
  • Masami Niwa
  • Takaaki Yuasa (1–24)
  • Keisuke Hirai (25–47)
  • Yōsuke Futami
  • Misato Aoki (1–24)
  • Kaoru Adachi
  • Ryūtarō Kawakami
Written by
List
    • Yukito Kizawa
    • Muneo Nakamoto
    • Kō Nekoto[a]
    • Kōhei Urushihara[b]
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioA-1 Pictures
Licensed by
  • AUS: Madman Entertainment
  • NA: Aniplex of America
  • SEA: Muse Communication
  • UK: Anime Limited
Original networkTokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, MBS, AT-X, TV Aichi
English network
  • US: Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run October 7, 2018 September 20, 2020
Episodes47
Other
Video games

Sword Art Online (Japanese: ソードアート・オンライン, Hepburn: Sōdo Āto Onrain) is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the 2020s and focuses on protagonists Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual reality MMORPG worlds, and later their involvement in the matters of a simulated civilization. Kawahara originally wrote the series as a web novel on his website from 2002 to 2008.[3] The light novels began publication on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint from April 10, 2009, with a spin-off series launching in October 2012. The series has spawned twelve manga adaptations published by ASCII Media Works and Kadokawa. The novels and the manga adaptations have been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press.

An anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, known simply as Sword Art Online, aired in Japan between July and December 2012, with a television film Sword Art Online: Extra Edition airing on December 31, 2013, and a second season, titled Sword Art Online II, airing between July and December 2014. An animated film titled Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale, featuring an original story by Kawahara, premiered in Japan and Southeast Asia on February 18, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 9, 2017. A spin-off anime series titled Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online premiered in April 2018, while a third season titled Sword Art Online: Alicization aired from October 2018 to September 2020. An anime film adaptation of Sword Art Online: Progressive titled Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night premiered on October 30, 2021. A second film titled Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night premiered on October 22, 2022. Many video games based on the series have been released for consoles, PC, and mobile devices.

Sword Art Online has achieved widespread commercial success, with the light novels having over 30 million copies sold worldwide. The anime series has received mixed to positive reviews, with praise for its animation, musical score, and exploration of the psychological aspects of virtual reality, but criticisms for its pacing and writing.

  1. ^ "Sword Art Online Vol. 1 Aincrad Part 1 (Eps 1-7)". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad (light novel)". Yen Press. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Kawahara, Reki (April 22, 2014). Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad. New York: Yen On. ISBN 978-0-316-37124-7.


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