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Sword Art Online

Sword Art Online

77
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Worth a look

2012–2019 · TV · 4 seasons · 96 episodes · TV-MA

AnimationScience FictionFantasyActionAdventure

The read

A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10. The series ran 4 seasons across 96 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk. Streaming on Hulu.

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...

Ratings

IMDb7.5/10

2,176 audience votes

Seasons

1Sword Art Online25 ep2012
2Sword Art Online II24 ep2014
3Sword Art Online Alicization24 ep2018
4Sword Art Online Alicization: War of Underworld23 ep2019

Key crew

Cast

Episode ratings

6.68.6

96 of 96 episodes rated on TMDB

Season 4 is the peak: 8.0 average across 23 episodes. Season 2 drops to 6.9.

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Themes

video gameartificial intelligence (a.i.)based on novel or bookmagicfairytraumavirtual realityfriendshipsword fightromancesurvivalgame

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