Sword Art Online
ソードアート・オンライン
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... (Source: Crunchyroll)
Sword Art Online is a tv with 25 episodes, from Summer 2012, produced by A-1 Pictures, rated 7.0/10 on AniList.
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... (Source: Crunchyroll)
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Tags
- Virtual World — Partly or completely set in the world inside a video game.
- Death Game — Features characters participating in a game, where failure results in death.
- Video Games — Centers around characters playing video games.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Swordplay — Prominently features the use of swords in combat.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Primarily Teen Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of teen characters.
- Isekai — Features a character from a modern-day setting being transported into an alternate world and has to adapt to their new surroundings.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Primarily Female Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of female characters.
- Rescue — Centers around operations that carry out urgent treatment of injuries, remove people from danger, or save lives. This includes series that are about search-and-rescue teams, trauma surgeons, firefighters, and more.
- Unrequited Love — One or more characters are experiencing an unrequited love that may or may not be reciprocated.