The World of Swords 

In the near future, a virtual reality game called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies. One day players discover they cannot log out, as ... See full summary »

Director:

Tomohiko Itô

Writers:

Reki Kawahara (novel), Yukito Kizawa (screenplay)

Stars:

Satomi Akesaka, Tom Bauer, Christine Marie Cabanos

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Satomi Akesaka	...	Moderator (voice)
Tom Bauer	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Christine Marie Cabanos	...	Silica (voice)
Marc Diraison	...	Akihiko Kayaba (voice)
Hiroki Gotô	...	Player (voice)
Rina Hidaka	...	Silica (voice)
Hiroaki Hirata	...	Klein (voice)
Shiori Izawa	...	Player (voice)
Yukitoshi Kikuchi	...	Player (voice)
Cherami Leigh	...	Asuna (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka	...	Kirito (voice)
Cassandra Lee Morris	...	Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya (voice) (as Cassandra Morris)
Arisa Nishiguchi	...	Moderator (voice)
Bryce Papenbrook	...	Kirito (voice)
Takahiro Shimada	...	Player (voice)

Storyline

In the near future, a virtual reality game called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies. One day players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they 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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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

7 July 2012 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A-1 Pictures, ASCII Mediaworks, Aniplex

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Stay Alive (2006)

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Soundtracks

Crossing Field
Performed by Lisa

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