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Sword Art Online
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Cover of the first light novel featuring Kirito (left) and Asuna (right).
ソードアート・オンライン
(Sōdo Āto Onrain)
Genre Action, Adventure, Science fiction
Light novel
Written by Reki Kawahara
Illustrated by abec
Published by ASCII Media Works
English publisher
Demographic Male
Imprint Dengeki Bunko
Original run April 10, 2009 – present
Volumes 18 (List of volumes)
Manga
  • Sword Art Online
  • Sword Art Online: Aincrad
  • Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance
  • Sword Art Online: Girls Ops
  • Sword Art Online: Progressive
  • Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet
  • Sword Art Online: Calibur
  • Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario
  • Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
  • Sword Art Online: Project Alicization
Anime television series
Directed by Tomohiko Itō
Produced by
  • Kazuma Miki
  • Shinichirō Kashiwada
Music by Yuki Kajiura
Studio A-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, tvk, TVS, TVA, RKB, HBC, MBS, AT-X, CTC, BS11
English network
Original run July 7, 2012December 22, 2012
Episodes 25 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Sword Art Online: Progressive
Written by Reki Kawahara
Illustrated by abec
Published by ASCII Media Works
English publisher
Demographic Male
Imprint Dengeki Bunko
Original run October 10, 2012 – present
Volumes 5 (List of volumes)
Anime television film
Sword Art Online: Extra Edition
Directed by Tomohiko Itō
Produced by
  • Kazuma Miki
  • Shinichirō Kashiwada
Written by Reki Kawahara
Munemasa Nakamoto
Music by Yuki Kajiura
Studio A-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MX, BS11
Released December 31, 2013
Runtime 101 minutes
Anime television series
Sword Art Online II
Directed by Tomohiko Itō
Produced by
  • Kazuma Miki
  • Shinichirō Kashiwada
  • Yōsuke Futami
Music by Yuki Kajiura
Studio A-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, tvk, TVS, CTC, TVA, MBS, TVQ, TVh, AT-X, BS11
English network
Original run July 5, 2014December 20, 2014
Episodes 24 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
Written by Keiichi Sigsawa
Illustrated by Kouhaku Kuroboshi
Published by ASCII Media Works
Demographic Male
Imprint Dengeki Bunko
Original run December 10, 2014 – present
Volumes 5 (List of volumes)
Film
Video games
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Sword Art Online
Based on Sword Art Online
by Reki Kawahara
Written by Laeta Kalogridis
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s)
Production company(s) Skydance Television

Sword Art Online (Japanese: ソードアート・オンライン Hepburn: Sōdo Āto Onrain?) is a 2009 Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by Abec. The series takes place in the near future and focuses on various virtual reality MMORPG worlds. 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 eight manga adaptations published by ASCII Media Works and Kadokawa. The novels and four of the manga adaptations have been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures aired in Japan between July and December 2012, with an Extra Edition episode aired on December 31, 2013, and a second season, titled Sword Art Online II, aired between July and December 2014. Four video games based on the series have been released on the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. An animated film titled Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale featuring an original story by Kawahara has been announced and will premiere in Japanese theaters on February 18, 2017.

Sword Art Online has received widespread commercial success, with the light novels having over 19 million copies sold worldwide. The anime series has received mixed to positive reviews, praised for its animation, musical score and exploration of the psychological aspects of virtual reality, but criticized for its pacing and writing.


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