Sword Art Online: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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...

Series details

• Title: Sword Art Online
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2012-07-07
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 2059

Cast and credited roles

• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka — Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
• Haruka Tomatsu — Asuna Yuuki
• Ayahi Takagaki — Rika Shinozaki / Lisbeth
• Ayana Taketatsu — Suguha Kirigaya / Leafa
• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka — Kazuto Kirigaya
• Kouichi Yamadera — Akihiko Kayaba
• Miyuki Sawashiro — Shino Asada / Sinon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-07-07; final listed air date 2013-12-31; episode order: 25.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-07-05; final listed air date 2014-12-20; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-10-06; final listed air date 2019-03-30; episode order: 24.
• Season 4: premiered 2019-10-12; final listed air date 2020-09-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sword Art Online on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.