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At the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival in 2011, it was announced that Sword Art Online would be adapted into an anime series. The series is expected to premiere on July 7, 2012. It will be produced by A-1 Pictures. It is directed by Tomohiko Itou.

Plot
The Sword Art Online Anime Series is classified as action/fantasy/romance. It stars Kirito, the main character and best single-handed swordsman, who is fighting for his life with his friends and love interest, in the virtual reality of Aincrad, where death in the game means actual death.

Cast

 * Tomatsu Haruka as Asuna


 * Itou Kanae as Yui


 * Matsuoka Yoshitsugu as Kirito


 * Taketatsu Ayana as Lyfa


 * Takagaki Ayahi as Lisbeth


 * Hidaka Rina as Silica
 * Koichi Yamadera as Kayaba Akihiko
 * Hiroaki Hirata as Klein
 * Yasumoto Hiroki as Agil
 * Nobuyuki Hiyama as Diabel
 * Saori Hayami as Sachi
 * Kenji Akabane as Tetsuo
 * Tomokazu Seki as Kibaou
 * Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Keita
 * Shiori Izawa as Argo

Episode List
Episode 1 - World of Swords

Episode 2 - Beater

Episode 3 - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Episode 4 - The Black Swordsman

Episode 5 - A Murder Case in the Area

Staff

 * Director: Ito Tomohiko
 * Music: Kajiura Yuki
 * Character Design: Adachi Shingo
 * Art Director: Nagashima Takayuki, Takeda Yusuke
 * Chief Animation Director: Adachi Shingo, Kawakami Tetsuya
 * Sound Director: Iwanami Yoshikazu
 * Director of Photography: Hirooka Takeshi
 * Action Animation Director: Yanagi Ryuuta, Shikama Takahiro
 * Art Setting: Taniuchi Yuuho
 * Color design: Nakajima Kazuko
 * Effects: Konno Yasuyuki
 * Main Animator: Saito Atsushi
 * Monster Design: Yanagi Ryuuta
 * Prop Design: Shikama Takahiro, Tsuchiya Yuta
 * Sub-Character Design: Kawakami Tetsuya

Companies

 * Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
 * Project Generalisation: GENCO
 * Sound Production: Dax Production