Sword Art Online (2012)

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Blurring the line between the virtual and the real.

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...

• Released: 2012-07-08
• Genres: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
• Seasons: 4, 96 episodes
• Episode length: 24m
• Network: Gunma TV, Tokyo MX, tvk, BS11, Tochigi TV
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 2,183 votes

Top cast

• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kirito (voice)
• Haruka Tomatsu as Asuna (voice)
• Hiroaki Hirata as Klein (voice)
• Ai Kayano as Alice Synthesis Thirty (voice)
• Rina Hidaka as Silica (voice)
• Hiroki Yasumoto as Agil (voice)
• Isshin Chiba as Critter (voice
• Kaori Maeda as Selka (voice)
• Taku Yashiro as Iskahn (voice)
• Yuhko Kaida as Dee Eye Ell (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Sword Art Online

• United States: stream on Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
• United Kingdom: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: stream on JioHotstar, Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, VI movies and tv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Anime Times Amazon Channel; watch free on Amazon Prime Video, MX Player, Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
• Canada: stream on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Crunchyroll; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store

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