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Sword Art Online

S.A.O

  • TV
  • Finished
  • Summer 2012
  • 25 episodes
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
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Our take

Sword Art Online is a Japanese sci-fi story about 10,000 gamers trapped inside a deadly virtual reality game where dying in the digital world means dying in real life

Synopsis

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...

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Characters

  • Kazuto Kirigaya

    Main

  • Asuna Yuuki

    Main

  • Suguha Kirigaya

    Main

  • Akihiko Kayaba

    Supporting

  • Ryoutarou Tsuboi

    Supporting

  • Shouzou Yuuki

    Supporting

  • Midori Kirigaya

    Supporting

  • Keiko Ayano

    Supporting

  • Yui

    Supporting

  • Rika Shinozaki

    Supporting

  • Andrew Gilbert Mills

    Supporting

  • Sachi

    Supporting

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