Sword Art Online
Title: Sword Art Online
Episodes: Unknown
Status: Ongoing
Aired: July 7, 2012 to ??
Producers: A-1 Pictures
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Based on a Novel: Sword Art Online
Summary:
Escape was impossible until it was cleared; a game over would mean an actual "death"―.
Without knowing the "truth" of the mysterious next generation MMO, 'Sword Art Online(SAO)', approximately ten thousand users logged in together, opening the curtains to this cruel death battle.
Participating alone in SAO, protagonist Kirito had promptly accepted the "truth" of this MMO.
And in the game world, a gigantic floating castle named 'Aincrad', he distinguished himself as a solo player.
Aiming to clear the game by reaching the highest floor, Kirito riskily continued alone.
Opening Theme: "Crossing Field" By LiSA
Ending Theme: "Yume Sekai (Dream World)" by Haruka Tomatsu
Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu as Kirigaya, Kazuto
Tomatsu, Haruka as Yuuki, Asuna
Hirata, Hiroaki as Klein/Cline
as Yui
Tomatsu, Haruka as Yuuki, Asuna
Hirata, Hiroaki as Klein/Cline
as Yui
First Impression:
8.5/10
The premise looks interesting and the characters seem likeable, I already know that I will like Kirito a lot XD He seems to have a inner conflict of "I want to do things alone" and "I want to have friends" which is nothing new but makes me interested in him. Besides that, the animation was really good and seeing as A-1 Pictures is producing it I'm having high hopes I read the first two chapters of the novel a while ago and it seems they are faithful to story, even though the start was quite different.