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Sword Art Online [spoilers]
Bismarck.Bloodrose
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2012-10-05 16:17:38
even with your level of Yorouichi fanboyism? (not meant to be a slight, just how it came out)
By volkom 2012-10-05 16:18:58
i got standards >_>
Bismarck.Evilbob
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By Bismarck.Evilbob 2012-10-06 14:39:52
Ep. 14 out today... I wont spoil it for anyone, but wow... just wow.
By volkom 2012-10-06 14:47:15
Ep. 14 out today... I wont spoil it for anyone, but wow... just wow.
you spoiled it by saying wow
Sylph.Knala
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By Sylph.Knala 2012-10-06 14:55:30
Damn still good watching the anime but i get impatient, novel totally worth reading if you cant wait for episode 15!~ (yes i know 14 just came out)
By volkom 2012-10-06 15:56:27
i cried
Bismarck.Bloodrose
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2012-10-06 16:04:07
I will admit it was a tearjerker, which then made me listen to the english full version song Volk posted a few days ago.
That aside, i can almost hear Asuna's voice in Amanda Lee's voice. But who would play Kirito?
Yeah yeah, before the oversealousness of "Original JP dub > English Dub" debate, i honestly have many series that i enjoyed equally in english and japanese.
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By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2012-10-06 16:08:44
Was against sub anime for years and years. Now I default to it. I'll still watch English for things like Dragonball Z and things I already watched in English before switching over to subs, but for the most part, if I have a chance to watch it subbed, I do.
I still have no problem with English though, so I can go either way.
By Enuyasha 2012-10-06 16:17:45
Is it worth starting a free account >_>
Bismarck.Bloodrose
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2012-10-06 16:20:07
I just watch it on a free anime site, so it's easy to watch as much anime as i want, that i don't already have on dvd/bluray
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By Shiva.Gansito 2012-10-06 16:23:50
0-0 i have to say a manly tear of manliness might have fallen during this episode...
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Sylph.Knala
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By Sylph.Knala 2012-10-06 16:32:14
Heh same... actually on several occasions have during this series... probably why its so freaking epic, because its able to touch me that deeply i'm wondering how far they plan to take the anime though just started reading into ALO portion (read the side stories even though i saw the anime first still worth reading reguardless)
By Lye 2012-10-06 16:47:17
Thank Odin they had a "next episode" announcement at the end.
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Sylph.Knala
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By Sylph.Knala 2012-10-06 17:04:29
ah good point... i usually dont watch next episode plugs, mostly because i usually watch episodes back to back >.< but in any case what i meant was:
The novel spans several other MMO's while in reading the first part of ALO i know why there, it seems the author is good enough at stringing the story along in a way the other two will make sense, so i'm only wondering if they plan to take the anime through the full novel storyline is all.
Bismarck.Evilbob
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By Bismarck.Evilbob 2012-10-06 17:52:47
0-0 i have to say a manly tear of manliness might have fallen during this episode...
I will gladly admit this too... what an amazing series, reading the novels now.
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By volkom 2012-10-06 18:13:50
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By Siren.Kalilla 2012-10-06 20:55:02
just watched 14 D: I was in tears for the last 10 minutes ; ;
By volkom 2012-10-06 21:04:12
just watched 14 D: I was in tears for the last 10 minutes ; ;
why do things like that make me soo emotional
Quetzalcoatl.Katashuro
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By Quetzalcoatl.Katashuro 2012-10-06 21:53:46
Damn this stuff is awesome. Can't wait for 15 >< !!
Sylph.Knala
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By Sylph.Knala 2012-10-06 21:59:04
Heh its so wierd too haven't felt this way about any anime or manga for years, yeah i have a whole slew of series that i follow and love to death but SAO just some how tops em all...
I wonder if it has anything to do with the conditions coupled with the fact that we live in a time period heavily saturated by MMO's as such its really easy to relate to the series as they did a good job at portraying the game elements while keeping with the story.
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By Odin.Itsuo 2012-10-06 22:18:02
IM about to watch it, no im worried!
Siren.Calnus
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By Siren.Calnus 2012-10-06 22:19:53
Same... 94% lol... I don't wanna watch it >_<
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By Siren.Calnus 2012-10-06 22:46:59
>_> Episode 15... right *** now... NOW... where... somebody has to have it... lets gather together and storm the place >_>....
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Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti
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By Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti 2012-10-06 23:02:22
>_> Episode 15... right *** now... NOW... where... somebody has to have it... lets gather together and storm the place >_>....
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I'm with you on this.
That last ep was a tear jerker! And now I want more... D:<
Sylph.Knala
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By Sylph.Knala 2012-10-06 23:24:54
Got to wait a week or start at volume 3 of the novel if you want to know what happens next.
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By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2012-10-06 23:48:14
Guess I've never been an emotional person. Wasn't much of a tearjerker for me, but I did enjoy the episode a lot.
Shiva.Keyera
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By Shiva.Keyera 2012-10-06 23:49:33
If it ended at...THAT ONE POINT, I probably would have screamed.
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Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti
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By Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti 2012-10-07 00:00:32
If it ended at...THAT ONE POINT, I probably would have screamed.
THIS.
By volkom 2012-10-07 00:20:53
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By Carbuncle.Haseo 2012-10-07 00:57:10
So Sword Art Online has been an amazing series thus far. I want to admit though that SAO kinda steals some elements from the whole MMO coma thing from .hack// but definitely takes it a lot further with better plot/character development. I kinda of want to turn back time since its kinda funny how an anime of an MMORPG got me into the MMORPG community in the first place. I think animes such as .hack//(Insert Series Here) and SAO have probably depicted what we wish MMOs could be in the future or near future. Am I the only one who feels this way?
Genre
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Harem, Romance, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction
In the year 2022, the Virtual reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) Sword Art Online (SAO) is released. With the Nerve Gear, a virtual reality Helmet that stimulates the user's five senses via their brain, players can experience and control their in-game characters with their minds.
On November 6, 2022, all the players log in for the first time, and discover that they are unable to log out. They are then teleported to a place where Kayaba Akihiko, the creator of SAO, issues them a challenge; if they wish to be free and log out of the game, they must reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if their avatars die in game, their bodies will also die in the real world. The story follows Kirito, a skilled player who is determined to beat the game. |
Setting • Light Novels • Side Stories • SAO Material Editions • Anime • Characters

Setting
The light novel series spans several virtual MMORPGs, not exclusively the titular world of Sword Art Online.
Sword Art Online
| The first virtual game world, and the setting of the first and second novels of the series. It consists of a giant floating castle called Aincrad, with 100 floors in it, each of which contains a slightly different medieval setting and dungeon with a boss. If the boss is killed the players can proceed to the next floor. It is turned into a death game by its creator Kayaba Akihiko in hopes of creating a true virtual reality. It implements a level based system. Thus, in cases where players with an overwhelming difference in levels face off, one side could very well be invincible compared to the other side. |
Alfheim Online
| The setting for the second arc of the story. It implements the first unique flight system that allows players to fly via wings. Players must choose out of nine different races, known races are: Spriggan, Sylph, Undine, Gnome, Salamander, Cait Sith, Leprechaun, Imp and Puca, each possessing their own strengths and weaknesses. ALO implements a skill based system as opposed to a level based system, in other words all experience is used to increase the skill level with only small health increases. Thus, even lower level players have a chance to win against higher level players. |
Gun Gale Online
| The setting for the third arc of the story. It is a virtual game world with its main focus on guns, although melee weapons like lightsabers and knives also exist. |
UnderWorld
| The setting for the fourth arc of the story. According to Kirito it is, graphically, the most realistic of all VRMMOs to date. The flow of time in UW is faster than the real world (probably a prototype of the accelerated world). Even so, it seems that even Kirito was mislead as to the actual rate of the flow of time so an accurate ratio of the flow of time is, as of yet unknown, or whether the rate changes during the Alicization Arc. However, in the "There is but one ultimate way" side story, the rate is said to be 10000 times that of the real world. |
Light Novels
Reki Kawahara wrote the first volume in 2002 as a contribution for ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Game Novel Prize (電撃ゲーム小説大賞 Dengeki Game Shōsetsu Taishō, now Dengeki Novel Prize), but refrained from sending it in due to exceeding the page limit. Thus he published it as a web novel using the pseudonym Fumio Kunori. Over time he added three further volumes and several short stories. In 2008, he tried again for the prize by writing Accel World and this time won the Grand Prize. Aside from Accel World he was also asked to get his prior work Sword Art Online published by ASCII Media Works. Kawahara agreed and withdrew his web novel versions. The republication as a paper novel began on April 10, 2009. The paper novel excluded chapter 16.5 of the web novel, due to its explicit scene.
| Side Stories
Note: Please be advised that these stories might or might not be canon and might also have details that are slightly different than the volumes above.
Sword Art Online: Material Editions
The Material Edition (ME) series is a series of doujinshis created by Kawahara Reki himself using the pen name "Kunori Fumio" (the same pen name he used when he wrote the web novel of SAO).
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AnimeEpisode Links: Crunchyroll | Links within brackets: Torrent Links |
Characters
I'll write more later~
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