Screen Shot from Episode 1. Aincrad Castle viewed from a distance. Sword Art Online (List of Sword Art Online episodes. Sword Art Online. Cover of the first DVD volume released by Aniplex of America. Country of origin. Japan. No. It was produced by A- 1 Pictures and the SAO Project, and directed by Tomohiko It. ![]() The story of the first season follows the adventures of Kazuto . They are tasked to clear all 1. ![]() Watch Sword Art Online Episode 1 - The World of Swords. Floors and defeat the final boss in order to be freed from the game. Kazuto enters the game and allies himself with his sister Suguha . It was later broadcast by 1. A second season, Sword Art Online II began in July 2. For the first 1. 4 episodes, the opening theme song is . The extra edition's main theme is . The original score for the series is composed by Yuki Kajiura. Now a film name Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale being released. Episode list. A beta- tester named Kiritologs in and visits Aincrad, the setting where the game takes place and quickly befriends a fellow novice player named Klein, to whom he teaches the basics of the game, including defeating a boar. A few hours later, Kirito and Klein discover that they cannot log out. Akihiko Kayaba, the game's creator and employee of the computer corporation, Argus, announced to the players that he intentionally removed the option to log out and that players will die if either their Nerve. Gear helmet is forcefully removed or their in- game health bar is depleted to zero. ![]() Happy April Fools! Capitalizing on the recent marketing success of Wizardry Online, Gamepot is attempting to capture the visceral feel of Sword Art Online. Watch Naruto Episode 16 English Dub & Subbed Anime Online for FREE. Streaming high quality Naruto Episode 16 English Dubbed & Subbed Anime Online for FREE. ![]() He also admits that he created this game as a way to become God over his own dominion, and that the only way to log out of the game is to clear all of Aincrad's 1. After clearing the first floor, Kirito attends a meeting organized by fellow beta- tester named Diavel, who announces to the attendants that his party has discovered the first floor's boss, Illfang the Kobold Lord. As players get partnered to prepare for battle, Kirito teams up with a young mysterious girl named Asuna. The next day, Diavel and the players arrive at the boss room and battles Illfang and his minions. When Illfang's health becomes low, Diavel goes for the finishing attack, but before Diavel realizes Illfang's true weapon, the boss mortally attacks and wounds Diavel. With his dying breath, Diavel tells Kirito to defeat the boss and save the players at all costs. After Kirito successfully defeats Illfang, everyone accuse Kirito for killing Diavel and call him a . Sachi, a member of the guild, admits to Kirito that she is afraid of dying, but Kirito assures her to not worry. As Keita, the guild's leader, left to buy a new house for the guild, Kirito and the other guild members go to Floor 2. Despite Kirito's warning, the guild opens the treasure chest, triggering the trap, summoning an army of monsters to surround Kirito and the guild. Kirito watches helplessly as the entire guild, including Sachi, dies in the hands of the monsters. When Keita learns of his guild's death as well as Kirito's level, he commits suicide. Afterwards, Kirito arrives at Floor 3. Nicholas the Renegade, and obtains an item capable of reviving a dead player. However, Kirito decides to give the item to Klein instead, knowing that it is only effective within ten seconds after death. Later that night, Kirito receives a pre- recorded message from Sachi, telling him that it's not his fault for her death and that he must keep living strong. She is then ambushed by a group of apes, during which Silica's pet dragon, Pina, sacrifices itself to save Silica from the apes' attack. Kirito arrives and kills the apes. Kirito agrees to take Silica to the Floor 4. Pina within three days. He then warns her that the . They then defeat a plant monster and finally retrieve the item, which turns out to be a flower. They then encounter Rosalia, the leader of Silica's guild, which happens to be a party of orange players. Kirito tells Rosalia that he escorted Silica in order to lure the guild into being arrested. Kirito then uses an item that could regenerate his health bar instantly from numerous attacks. Kirito effortlessly outmatches the guild members, and stabs Rosalia. Later on, Silica thanks Kirito for his help and uses the flower to revive Pina. In floor 5. 9, Kirito persuades Asuna to rest and relax on a field one afternoon. Asuna later repays Kirito with having dinner at a restaurant for watching over her. Suddenly, their dinner is interrupted when Kirito and Asuna hear a scream, and they rush outside to a church, where a player named Caynz has been hanged by a noose and impaled with a spear before dying. As Kirito and Asuna investigate the murder, they deduce that there may be an unknown player killer, and they learn that Yolko and her boyfriend Caynz were formerly members of a now- disbanded guild called Golden Apple. They find out from a merchant owner, Agil that the spear was forged by Grimlock, who is the husband of the Golden Apple's leader, Griselda, who was killed six months ago before attempting to sell a ring she obtained from defeating a boss. After realizing that Grimlock may be the suspect, Yolko is abruptly killed by a knife crashing through the window. Later on, Kirito accidentally drops a sandwich that was given to him by Asuna, and then realizes that Caynz and Yolko faked their deaths by using a teleport crystal when their armor broke due to loss of durability. Meanwhile at Griselda's grave, Yolko and Caynz temporarily disguise themselves and interrogate a former guild member named Schmitt to see if he was the true suspect. Schmitt pleads and proves his innocence. Yolko, Caynz and Schmitt are soon encountered by a guild of red players called the Laughing Coffin, but Kirito arrives and coerces the guild to retreat. Kirito then learns that Grimlock wanted Griselda dead to acquire the ring for himself. Asuna meanwhile apprehends Grimlock, who confesses that Griselda became too engulfed in this virtual world. After Yolko, Caynz, Schmitt and Grimlock left, Kirito and Asuna see a glimpse of Griselda by her grave before leaving. Lisbeth is shocked when she finds that Kirito's sword is durable enough to withstand her strongest sword she has ever forged, and persuades Kirito to take her to Floor 5. They arrive at Floor 5. During their time together, Lisbeth develops romantic feelings for Kirito which are strengthened when Kirito defeats the Crystal dragon and escorts her to safety. Lisbeth uses the rare mineral to forge a new sword for Kirito. She then attempts to confess her love to Kirito when Asuna arrives and interrupts them. Lisbeth becomes heartbroken, quickly realizing Asuna and Kirito's mutual strong romantic feelings for each other and leaves. Kirito later finds Lisbeth at a riverbank and thanks her for the time they spent together. In turn, Lisbeth welcomes Kirito to her blacksmith shop anytime he needs to stop by. Kirito attempts to sell it to Agil, but when Asuna arrives, she decides to let her cook it since he learns that Asuna has excellent cooking skills. Asuna's escort, Kuradeel, opposes Asuna inviting Kirito to her home after he learns that Kirito is a . In Floor 6. 1, Asuna convinces Kirito to work with her, although she learns that he's a solo player. The next day, the two head back to Floor 7. Kuradeel challenges Kirito to a duel to prove who wins Asuna's side. Kirito easily defeats Kuradeel by breaking his sword. Asuna uses her power as the second- in- command of her notorious guild, the Knights of the Blood Oath, to order Kuradeel to return to the guild's headquarters. Kirito and Asuna later clear the dungeon and head for the boss room in Floor 7. The two encounter and greet Klein and his guild, Fuurinkazan. When a player, Kobatz, and his guild, the Aincrad Liberation Force show up, Kirito gives Kobatz the map of the dungeon before they left, despite Asuna and Klein's objections. Kirito, Asuna and Klein enter the boss room, only to find Kobatz dead and the Aincrad Liberation Force badly injured. The trio charge at the Gleam Eyes, but find that the boss proves to be too difficult to defeat. This forces Kirito to execute a new technique wielding both of his swords in order to defeat the Gleams Eyes. Kirito collapses from loss of health, but Asuna embraces him. News of Kirito's dual wielding technique attracts the attention of Heathcliff, leader of the Knights of the Blood Oath, who is ready to challenge Kirito to a duel. If Kirito wins, Asuna can leave the guild, but if Kirito loses, he must join the guild. In Floor 7. 5,, Asuna warns Kirito that Heathcliff has a skill which grants him maximum strength with his sword and defense with his shield. Kirito tries to attack Heathcliff, but in defeated as a result. Kirito joins the guild, and is questioned by Asuna about why he doesn't want to join guilds. After Kirito tells Asuna his story regarding the incident with the Moonlit Black Cats, Asuna hugs Kirito and tells her that she will always be there to protect him no matter what. Later on, Godfree, a fellow member of the guild, invites Kirito to join he and Kuradeel, on a journey to a dungeon in Floor 7. Kuradeel apologizes to Kirito for his actions against he and Asuna. As the trio stop to take a water break, Kirito and Godfree discover that the water they drank was tainted with an effect that paralyzes them. Kuradeel admits that he is the member of the Laughing Coffin guild, and resorts to killing both Godfree and Kirito. Asuna nurses Kirito back to health, and resumes to attack and overpower Kuradeel. He surrenders to Asuna at first, but attacks and disarms Asuna. Before Kuradeel is about to kill Asuna, Kirito jumps in and blocks Kuradeel's attack. Kirito then impales and kills Kuradeel. After Kuradeel's death, Asuna breaks down into tears, and tells Kirito that they should no longer see each other from now on, but Kirito kisses Asuna, and tells her that she means more than Kirito's own life, to which Asuna feels the same. Later that night, Kirito proposes a plan to head to Floor 2. Asuna, which she joyfully accepts. Asuna is granted a temporary leave from the guild to go on a honeymoon with Kirito at a village in a log cabin in Floor 2. Sword Art Online - Wikipedia. Sword Art Online. Cover of the first light novel featuring Kirito (left) and Asuna (right). The series takes place in the near future and focuses on various virtual reality. MMORPG worlds. The light novels began publication on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint from April 1. October 2. 01. 2. The series has spawned eight manga adaptations published by ASCII Media Works and Kadokawa. The novels and four of the manga adaptations have been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series produced by A- 1 Pictures aired in Japan between July and December 2. Extra Edition episode aired on December 3. Sword Art Online II, aired between July and December 2. Four video games based on the series have been released on the Play. Station Portable, Play. Station Vita, Play. Station 3, and Play. Station 4. An animated film titled Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale featuring an original story by Kawahara premiered in Japan and Southeast Asia on February 1. United States on March 9, 2. Sword Art Online has received widespread commercial success, with the light novels having over 1. Each world is built on a game engine called the World Seed, which was initially developed specifically for SAO by Akihiko Kayaba, but was later duplicated for ALO, and later willed to Kirito, who had it leaked online with the successful intention of reviving the virtual reality industry. In 2. 02. 2, a Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role- Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online (SAO) is released. With the Nerve. Gear, a helmet that stimulates the user's five senses via their brain, players can experience and control their in- game characters with their minds. Both the game and the Nerve. Gear was created by Akihiko Kayaba. On November 6, 1. SAO's mainframe cyberspace for the first time, only to discover that they are unable to log out. Kayaba appears and tells the players that they must beat all 1. Aincrad, a steel castle which is the setting of SAO, if they wish to be free. Those who suffer in- game deaths or forcibly remove the Nerve. Gear out- of- game will suffer real- life deaths. One of the players named Kazuto . With the advantage of previous VR gaming experience and a drive to protect other beta testers from discrimination, he isolates himself from the greater group and plays the game alone, bearing the mantle of . As the players progress through the game Kirito eventually befriends a young girl named Asuna Y. After the duo discover the identity of Kayaba's secret ID, who was playing as the leader of the guild Asuna joined in, they confront and destroy him, freeing themselves and the other players from the game. In the real world, Kazuto discovers that 3. SAO players, including Asuna, remain trapped in their Nerve. Gear. As he goes to the hospital to see Asuna, he meets Shouzou Y. Several months later, he is informed by Agil, another SAO survivor, that a figure similar to Asuna was spotted on . Assisted in- game by his cousin Suguha . The goal is to create the perfect mind- control for financial gain and to subjugate Asuna, whom he intends to marry in the real world, to assume control of her family's corporation. Kirito eventually stops the experiment and rescues the remaining 3. SAO players, foiling Sug. Before leaving ALO to see Asuna, Kayaba, who has uploaded his mind to the Internet using an experimental and destructively high- power version of Nerve. Gear at the cost of his life, entrusts Kirito with The Seed – a package program designed to create virtual worlds. Kazuto eventually reunites with Asuna in the real world and The Seed is released onto the Internet, reviving the VRMMORPG industry. Soon after, at the prompting of a government official investigating strange occurrences in VR, Kazuto takes on a job to investigate a series of murders involving another VRMMORPG called Gun Gale Online (GGO), the Amu. Sphere (the successor of the Nerve. Gear), and a player called Death Gun. Aided by a female player named Shino . Through his and Sinon's efforts, two suspects are captured, though the third suspect, Johnny Black, escapes. Kazuto is later recruited to assist in testing an experimental Full. Dive machine, Soul Translator (STL), which has an interface that is far more realistic and complex than the previous machine he had played to help develop an artificial intelligence for the Ministry of Defense (MOD) named A. L. I. C. E. He tests the STL by entering a Virtual Reality cyberspace created with The Seed package, named Under. World (UW). In the UW, the flow of time proceeds a thousand times faster than in the real world, and Kirito's memories of what happens inside are restricted. However, Black injures Kazuto with suxamethonium chloride. The MOD recovers Kazuto and places him back into the STL to preserve his mind while attempts are made to save him. Light novels. He instead published it as a web novel under the pseudonym Fumio Kunori. Aside from Accel World, he was requested to get his earlier work, Sword Art Online, published by ASCII Media Works. The first volume of Progressive was released on October 1. The author has also created some other d. Sword Art Online: Aincrad(. The first volume of Sword Art Online. The first volume of Fairy Dance was released on October 2. The manga ended serialization in the magazine's May 2. Dengeki G's Comic starting with the June 2. A seventh manga, titled Sword Art Online: Calibur and illustrated by Shii Kiya, was serialized in Dengeki G's Comic between the September 2. July 2. 01. 5 issues. An eighth manga, titled Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario and also by Hazuki Tsubasa, is based on the seventh volume of the novel series and began serialization in the July 2. Dengeki Bunko Magazine. A ninth manga, titled Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online, began serialization in the November 2. Dengeki Maoh. A tenth manga, titled Sword Art Online: Project Alicization and illustrated by K. The opening theme song for the first 1. The series was released by Aniplex of America in four DVD and Blu- ray sets, with special extras on the BD sets, between August 1. November 1. 9, 2. The special recapped the previously aired anime series and included some new footage. The two- hour- long special was available on Daisuki worldwide except for French- speaking areas, as well as China and Korea. Daisuki offered subtitles in various languages such as English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and German. English- speaking countries, Mexico, Central and South America could also watch the stream on Crunchyroll. Extra Edition was also simulcast in Korea on Aniplus cable channel and in China on the Le. TV streaming website. French- speaking countries could watch on the Wakanim streaming website. The Blu- ray Disc and DVD of Extra Edition was released on April 2. Japan. Premiere screening events of the second season were held in the United States, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan before the television premiere between June 2. July 4, 2. 01. 4. At Katsucon, it was announced that the English dub of the second season would air on Toonami beginning March 2. An action role- playing game titled Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight was announced in October 2. The game is a crossover with Accel World, developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment for Play. Station 4 and Play. Station Vita and slated to be released on 2. Skydance Television announced on August 2, 2. Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series.! He has since gone on to review the second half of the series, lauding its excellent use of plot twists and praising its well written and believable villain. However, he felt that some of the initial positive aspects of the series were lost in the second half, such as the focus on psychological repercussions and social interactions that could be realistically seen in an online game. Criticism was also levied on the aspect of turning Asuna into a damsel in distress, stating that a female lead as strong as her was . It also praises Sword Art Online for exploring the psychological and social aspects of virtual reality gaming. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2. Word. Gear (in Japanese). Retrieved 2. 01. 2- 0. Amazon. co. jp. ISBN 4. ASIN 4. 04. 86. 77. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved August 1. Amazon. co. jp. ASIN 4. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved December 1. Anime News Network. September 1. 9, 2. Retrieved September 1. Crunchyroll. March 2, 2. Retrieved March 4, 2. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2. 01. 3- 0. Crunchyroll. September 1. Retrieved September 1. Anime News Network. June 1. 3, 2. 01. Retrieved June 2. Anime News Network. December 1. 9, 2. Retrieved December 1. Ofelbe Editions. Retrieved 2. Retrieved June 2. Retrieved June 2. Retrieved June 2. Retrieved June 2. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 2. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 2. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 2. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 2. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved June 3. Anime News Network. April 9, 2. 01. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2. Anime News Network. November 2. 1, 2. Retrieved November 2. ISBN 0. 31. 63. 42. X. ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on May 1. Retrieved May 1. 7, 2. Hachette Book Group USA, retrieved June 2. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved July 2. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2. 01. 2- 0. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2. 01. 2- 0. Retrieved 2. 01. 2- 0. Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 3, 2. Retrieved October 1. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2. 01. 2- 0. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2. 01. 2- 0. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2. 01. 3- 0. Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2. 01. 3- 0. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2. 01. 3- 0. Madman Entertainment. Retrieved 2. 01. 3- 0. Sword Art Online coming to ABC3. Madman Entertainment. May 2. 9, 2. 01. 4. Retrieved June 7, 2. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2. 01. 3- 0. Anime News Network. November 1. 2, 2. Retrieved November 1. Retrieved 2. 01. 4- 0. Anime News Network. May 1. 7, 2. 01. 4. Retrieved May 1. 7, 2. Crunchyroll. December 3. Retrieved December 3. Anime News Network.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
September 2017
Categories |