Sword Art Online has announced a countdown stream for the exact moment Kirito cleared the game, which was on November 7, 2024 at 14:55pm. They will stream the first episodes 1 to 14, with the stream beginning at 9:33am (JST). They timed it so the ‘game clear’ scene plays at the exact moment in real life as it was in the story.
The anime originally premiered in July 2012, and it ran for 25 episodes. Kirito cleared the game at the end of the first part, which covered the Aincrad arc.
You can see the titles of each of the first 14 episodes below.
- “The World of Swords”
- “Beater”
- “The Red-Nosed Reindeer”
- “The Black Swordsman”
- “Murder in the Safe Zone”
- “Illusory Avenger”
- “The Temperature of the Heart”
- “The Sword Dance of Black and White”
- “The Blue-Eyed Demon”
- “Crimson Killing Intent”
- “Girl of the Morning Dew”
- “Yui’s Heart”
- “Edge of Hell’s Abyss”
- “The End of the World”
Kirito’s journey began in 2022 in the Sword Art Online game, making it a huge year for SAO fans. A new original movie was announced in November 2022. Now they are going to celebrate the moment Kirito cleared the game as well, with the event planning to release commemorative goods and possibly some news on its ongoing projects.
Reki Kawahara originally wrote the Sword Art Online series as a web novel on his website from 2002 to 2008. ASCII Media Works acquired it and began publishing it as a light novel through their Dengeki Bunko imprint from April 2009, where it is still ongoing. It received 3 TV anime seasons, titled Sword Art Online (2012), Sword Art Online II (2014) and Sword Art Online: Alicization (2018-2020). The movie Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale was released in 2017 and was set between the events of the second and third TV seasons.
The spin-off series Sword Art Online: Progressive began in October 2012 and is also ongoing. It was adapted into two movies, Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (2021) and
Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night (2022).
Another one of the spin-offs is Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online, a light novel written by Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrated by Kohaku Kuroboshi. It began in December 2014 and is still ongoing, with a manga adaptation by Tadadi Tamori launching in 2015. It also has an anime adaptation, which is currently airing its 2nd season.
Sword Art Online has numerous other novel and manga adaptations, as well as movies and games. The latest game is Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream, which launched last month.
Source: Official X (formerly Twitter)
©Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA / SAO-P Project
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