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The Sword Art Online anime is an anime adaptation of the original Sword Art Online light novel series, written by Kawahara Reki. The anime is produced by A-1 Pictures, with the direction of Tomohiko Ito. It began airing on July 7, 2012 in Japan, while an English dub version began airing on July 27, 2013. A new series, titled Sword Art Online II, has been announced and will be aired in 2014.

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 Generalization: GENCO
 * Sound Production: Dax Production

Fairy Dance Arc (ALfheim Online)

 * Kazuhiro Yamaji as Yuuki Shouzou
 * Takehito Koyasu as Oberon (Sugou Nobuyuki)
 * Taketatsu Ayana as Leafa (Kirigaya Suguha)
 * Aya Endou as Kirigaya Midori
 * Ayumu Murase as Recon (Nagata Shinichi)
 * Mitsuaki Madono as Kagemune
 * Takuya Kirimoto as Sigurd
 * Kenta Miyake as Eugene
 * Sayuri Yahagi as Sakuya
 * Chiwa Saito as Alicia Rue
 * Tanaka Kazunari as Gtacs

Extra Edition

 * Morikawa Toshiyuki as Kikuoka Seijirou
 * Hazama Michio as Nerakk/Kraken the Abyss Lord
 * Saka Osamu as Leviathan

Phantom Bullet Arc

 * Sawashiro Miyuki as Sinon (Asada Shino)

Aincrad Arc

 * Bryce Papenbrook as Kirito (Kirigaya Kazuto)
 * Cherami Leigh as Asuna (Yuuki Asuna)
 * Stephanie Sheh as Yui
 * Sarah Anne Williams as Lisbeth (Shinozaki Rika)
 * Christine Marie Cabanos as Silica (Ayano Keiko)
 * Kevin M. Connolly as Heathcliff
 * Mark Diraison as Kayaba Akihiko
 * Kirk Thornton as Klein (Tsuboi Ryoutarou)
 * Patrick Seitz as Agil (Andrew Gilbert Mills)
 * Sean Chiplock as Diavel
 * Xanthe Huynh as Sachi

Aincrad Arc

 * Opening Theme: Crossing Field by LiSA
 * Closing Theme : Yume Sekai by Tomatsu Haruka

Fairy Dance Arc

 * Opening Theme: Innocence by Aoi Eir
 * Closing Theme : Overfly by Haruna Luna

Extra Edition

 * Closing Theme: Niji no Oto by Aoi Eir

Character Songs

 * Asuna: My Independent Destiny by Tomatsu Haruka
 * Sachi: Memory Heart Message by Hayami Saori
 * Silica: Lovely Super Idol by Hidaka Rina
 * Lisbeth: Cheer! Tear? Cheer!! by Takagaki Ayahi
 * Yui: I Know "Ai" by Itou Kanae
 * Suguha: Face To You by Taketatsu Ayana
 * Leafa: Sky The Graffiti by Taketatsu Ayana
 * Kirito: Sword & Soul by Matsuoka Yoshitsugu.
 * Sing All Overtures by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Ayana Taketatsu, Kanae Itō, Rina Hidaka, and Ayahi Takagaki.

Soundtracks

 * Sword Art Online Original Soundtrack vol.1
 * Sword Art Online Original Soundtrack vol.2

Blu-ray/DVD
In Japan, all 9 volumes of season 1 discs were released between October 24, 2012 and June 26, 2013. Each volume is divided into 3 versions: Limited edition Blu-ray Discs, Limited edition DVDs, and Regular Edition DVDs.

Limited edition versions include a character commentary special episode, called "Sword Art Offline" for each volume, a non-credit opening song for Vol.1, Vol.6, non-credit ending song for Vol. 5 and 9, and original soundtrack for vol. 4 and 7, respectively. Volume 1 and 9 Special editions were also bundled with a short story novel, namely The Day Before and The Day After. Each volume also has an episode given with audio commentary by the creators and Japanese casts. There are also specials, like 16-page deluxe booklets, included.



Those who purchase Volume 1 and Volume 6 BD/DVD from specified shops can get a collection box that can store discs of that arc, with an illustration drawn by abec wrapped around it. Those who buy all volumes together from these shops can get a cast symposium CD. There are also many different shop-specific specials that can be obtained by buying these discs, the content included in these specials varying based on the shop the discs are purchased from.

Discs for the Extra Edition are also available separately in April of 2014, with a limited edition version featuring bonuses similar to those in season 1, including a Sword Art Offline episode, a short story novel, a 16-page deluxe booklet, digital character design and so on.

Unlike the Japanese Blu-ray disc version, the American Blu-ray discs for season 1 are packed in 4 BD-BOX sets/DVD Volumes, 2 sets for each arc. Original Soundtracks, audio commentary and special episodes are also included in BD box sets. Both BD box sets and DVD volumes have a non-credit opening/ending song included. Numerous other material are also included in both versions, although the BD boxset has more such material, including a 16-page deluxe booklet, English cast interviews and so on.



Blu-ray Bonus Episodes
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