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Sword Art Online
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Sword Art Online

ソードアート・オンライン · 2012–2020

Trapped inside a lethal virtual game, players must clear one hundred floors.

#Action #Adventure #Fantasy #Romance #Video Game
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StatusFinished Airing SeasonSummer 2020 StudioA-1 Pictures SourceLight novel Tracking1
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In the near future, ten thousand gamers strap into the revolutionary NerveGear helmet to experience Sword Art Online, the world's first full-dive virtual reality multiplayer role-playing game. The euphoria turns into horror when the game's creator, Akihiko Kayaba, locks everyone inside: any player whose health bar hits zero or whose helmet is removed dies in the real world. To earn their freedom, players must conquer all one hundred floors of the floating iron castle Aincrad. Solo swordsman Kirito joins forces with guild commander Asuna Yuuki, braving deadly boss dungeons, treacherous player-killing guilds, and their own vulnerabilities to survive.

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Directed by Tomohiko Ito with character designs by Shingo Adachi, *Sword Art Online* premiered in July 2012 as an adaptation of Reki Kawahara's bestselling light novel series. Produced by A-1 Pictures with a memorable orchestral soundtrack composed by Yuki Kajiura, the twenty-five-episode inaugural season became a global pop culture sensation. By popularizing full-dive virtual reality concepts, trapped-in-a-game stakes, and iconic power-progression fantasy tropes, the television production catalyzed the modern wave of digital isekai and gaming-inspired anime worldwide.
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