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Sword Art Online

2012–2020 · 4 seasons

A glossy, high-stakes adventure that sweeps you into gorgeous virtual worlds where every fight and friendship carries real weight.

Tagline: Blurring the line between the virtual and the real.
Overview: 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...

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
love
friendship
identity
death
Places: fantasy world
space
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	8
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	6
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: animation, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure
Created by: Hironori Aoyagi, Koichi Kikuta, Koji Kobayashi, Tomonari Tanaka, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Shunsuke Machitani
Written by: Yoshikazu Mukai, Ryousuke Suzuki, Ko Nekota, Yukie Sugawara
Starring: Haruka Tomatsu, Hiroki Yasumoto, Isshin Chiba, Kaori Maeda, Taku Yashiro, Yuhko Kaida, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kanae Itou
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Cinematography: Kenta Hayashi, Takeshi Hirooka
Length: 4 seasons, 96 episodes, 24 min each
Network: Gunma TV, TOKYO MX, tvk, BS11, Tochigi TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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