Sword Art Online Anime Mainpage

The Sword Art Online anime adaptation is produced by A-1 Pictures, with the direction of Tomohiko Ito. It began airing on July 7, 2012.

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 '''Cast ''' <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:4.8pt0in6pt;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;">'''<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sword Art Online '''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Matsuoka Yoshitsugu as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kirito <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Kirigaya Kazuto)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tomatsu Haruka as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Asuna (Yuuki Asuna)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Itou Kanae as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yui

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Takagaki Ayahi as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lisbeth (Shinozaki Rika)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hidaka Rina as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Silica (Ayano Keiko)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yamadera Koichi as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kayaba Akihiko

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ohkawa Toru as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Heathcliff

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hirata Hiroaki as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Klein (Tsuboi Ryoutarou)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yasumoto Hiroki as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Agil (Andrew Gilbert Mills)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hiyama Nobuyuki as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Diabel

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hayami Saori as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sachi

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Akabane Kenji as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tetsuo

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eguchi Takuya as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ducker

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Toyonaga Toshiyuki <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Keita

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seki Tomokazu as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kibaou

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shiori Izawa as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Argo

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Toyoguchi Megumi as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rosalia

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tokuyoshi Kawashima as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Caynz

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yamamoto Nozomi as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yolko

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Narita Ken as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grimlock

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Koyama Tsuyoshi as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">PoH

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ohsaka Ryota as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Johnny Black (Kanemoto Atsushi)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yusa Kouji as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kuradeel

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ebara Masashi as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Godfree

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inada Tetsu as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Covatz

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">OHSAKA Ryota as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Red-Eyed XaXa <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Shinkawa Shoichi)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;">'''<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">ALfheim Online '''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kazuhiro Yamaji as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yuuki Shouzou

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Takehito Koyasu as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oberon <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Sugou Nobuyuki)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Taketatsu Ayana as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lyfa <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Kirigaya Suguha)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aya Endou as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kirigaya Midori

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ayunu Murase as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Recon <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Nagata Shinichi)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nitsuaki Madono as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kagemune

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Takuya Kirimoto as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sigurd

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kenta Miyake as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eugene

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sayuri Yahaagi as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sakuya

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chiwa Saito as Alicia Rue

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tanaka Kazunari as <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">G-Takusu <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:22.5pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;border-style:none;padding:0in;">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Theme Songs ''' <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:4.8pt0in6pt;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;">'''<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aincrad Arc '''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Opening Theme: <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Crossing Field <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">by LiSA

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Closing Theme : <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Yume Sekai <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Tomatsu Haruka

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;">'''<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fairy Dance Arc '''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Opening Theme: <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Innocence  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Aoi Eir

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Closing Theme : <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Overfly  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Haruna Luna

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;">'''<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Character Songs '''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Asuna   : <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">My Independent Destiny <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Tomatsu Haruka

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sachi    : <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Memory Heart Message <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Hayami Saori

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Silica    : <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Lovely Super Idol <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Hidaka Rina

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt30pt;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:15pt;"> §   <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lisbeth  : <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  '''<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Cheer! Tear? Cheer!! '''<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Takagaki Ayahi (released on Dec 26, 2012) <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:22.5pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;border-style:none;padding:0in;">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Episode List ''' <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:4.8pt0in6pt;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;">'''<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aincrad Arc  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fairy Dance Arc  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt0in2.4pt;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Blu-ray Bonus Episodes ''' <p class="MsoNormal">