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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. An English dub is set to premiere on July 27, 2013.

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
 * Ayunu Murase as Recon (Nagata Shinichi)
 * Nitsuaki Madono as Kagemune
 * Takuya Kirimoto as Sigurd
 * Kenta Miyake as Eugene
 * Sayuri Yahaagi as Sakuya
 * Chiwa Saito as Alicia Rue
 * Tanaka Kazunari as G-Takusu

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

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

Blu-ray/DVD
In Japan, all 9 volumes of the 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 have an episode given with audio commentary by creators and Japanese casts. There are also specials like 16-pages deluxe booklet included.

Buyer of Volume 1 and Volume 6 BD/DVD from specified shops could get a BOX with image drawn by abec that's capable of putting Aincrad/Fairy Dance arc's disc in respectively. If you buy all volume together from these shops, you can get a cast symposium CD. There are also many different shop-specific specials that you can obtain, with actual content varied by which shop you buy those discs from.

Unlike the Japanese Blu-ray disc version, the American Blu-ray discs 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 would have non-credit opening/ending song included too. Numerous other materials would also included in both version, with more for BD boxset, including 16-pages deluxe booklet, English cast interview and so on.



Blu-ray Bonus Episodes
Following episodes are produced by I was a Ballerina co.,ltd..

Official Site

 * Japanese official site for the anime
 * America official website for the anime

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