Sword Art Online

TV Series | Finished | 25 episodes | 2012 | ★ 70%

Action · Adventure · Fantasy · Romance

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... (Source: Crunchyroll)

Sequel unlikely The original TV series is complete; the story continues in SAO II, Ordinal Scale, and Alicization. The Aincrad arc is being separately retold via the Progressive movie series, but the original series covers multiple arcs and is not fully superseded.

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Sword Art Online TV · 2012 · Canon

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