Sword Art Offline Episode 01

Sword Art Offline 1 (そーどあーとおふらいん1) is the first episode of the Sword Art Offline extra series that was bundled with limited edition version Blu-ray Discs and DVDs. This episode is anchored by Asuna and Kirito, with Klein as the episode's special guest.

News Headlines
Asuna announces that the GM Kayaba Akihiko has trapped all the players in the game, and that what was more surprising is that a majority of "girl" players were actually boys.

After the opening animation, Kirito and Asuna discussed why players would cross-gender in online games. Kirito brought up the point that some players wished for a change, such as the change in attitude of others, which could be achieved by being a cross-gender player, as female characters receive more flattery from others online. This led Asuna to suspect that Kirito was a girl player in a game and she began to fantasise about a scenario were she was the prince and Kirito was the princess.

Sword Art Trivia
Yui stated that players can alter their hair color and style as they wish while being unable to alter their physical appearance.

Playback Corner
In this corner, Asuna and Kirito commented on several scenes that appeared in first volume of BD/DVD (episode 1-2) together with the special guest, Klein.

They comment on:
 * 1) The scene where Klein defeated a Frenzy Boar (Episode 1)
 * 2) The scene where players' avatars become their real world appearance (Episode 1)
 * 3) The scene where Kirito contacted Asuna after first clearing meeting (Episode 2)
 * 4) The scene where Asuna ate bread with cream in SAO for the first time (Episode 2)

Sword Art Trivia
Yui stated that the level needed to safely clear a floor would be floor number +10, thus at the time the first floor being cleared, Kirito and Asuna are approximately level 11

Kirito's Life Counseling
Kirito interviews a Mr. K, who asks him how to be popular with the ladies. Kirito then gets into hot water with Asuna when Mr. K asks about the many female friends Kirito has made in the game. Afterward, it's revealed that Mr. K is actually Klein and he then criticize Kirito and Asuna not addressing his problem and he raise a solution himself.

Roles

 * Asuna - Anchor
 * Kirito - Commentator
 * Klein - Special Guest AKA Mr. "K"

Sponsor

 * ARGUS

Sword Art Offline 1