Sword Art Online (2012-2020)

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BS11 Scripted "Blurring the line between the virtual and the real."
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Sword Art Online
StarringYoshitsugu MatsuokaHaruka TomatsuHiroaki Hirata
DirectorsShunsuke NakashigeTakashi Sakuma
WritersYukie Sugawara
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TV-MA July 8th, 2012Animation , Action & Adventure , Sci-Fi & Fantasy4 Seasons, 96 Episodes
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Plot
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...

TV Show Details

Air Date:July 8th, 2012

Last Air Date:September 20th, 2020

Network:BS11
Status:Ended

Genres:Animation , Action & Adventure , Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:A-1 Pictures, Aniplex, GENCO, EGG FIRM, ASCII Media Works, Bandai Namco Games, Bandai Namco Entertainment, KADOKAWA
Sword Art Online on the Web:Official Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
TV Show Tags:
based on novel or bookanimefriendshipromancemagicsurvivalvideo gameartificial intelligence (a.i.)traumafantasy