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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 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", 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.

Unlike the Japanese Blu-ray disc version, the American Blu-ray discs are packed in 4 BD-BOX sets, 2 sets for each arc.



Blu-ray Bonus Episodes
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