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The official subreddit to discuss the Sword Art Online series, as well as the other series (Accel World, The Isolator, Demons' Crest) written by Reki Kawahara.

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    Please read the wiki, the Light Novel FAQ, and the rest of the side/top bars first if you have any questions related to SAO. If you post a question that's already answered there, your thread will be removed.

    Rules (Please read the Wiki!)
    1. All submissions must relate to Reki Kawahara's series (Sword Art Online, Accel World, The Isolator).
    2. TAG ALL SPOILERS. Do not put spoilers in titles. We are very serious about this. (What is considered a spoiler?)
    3. Be most excellent to your fellow redditors! Bigotry of any form is not allowed.
    4. Please do not post low-effort content or questions. ONE image post per USER per WEEK, except news images. Images/Media must be sourced accordingly. (Questions on sourcing?)
    5. Do not spam or self-promote.
    6. Official anime and light novel discussions will be posted by moderators.
    7. Please, no overly NSFW content. This includes comments.
    8. Do not make posts to intentionally incite or continue drama.
    9. Do not request/post sources linking to unlicensed content aggregation sites.
    10. Stay cool.
    Tagging Spoilers

    For Anime Spoilers:

    [Anime (Season, Episode) Spoiler](/a "Put your spoiler here")
    

    The above will show up as: Anime (Season, Episode) Spoiler

    For Light Novel Spoilers:

    [LN (Volume) Spoiler](/ln "Put your spoiler here")
    

    The above will show up as: LN (Volume) Spoiler

    Not tagging spoilers will result in a warning, and repeat offenses will result in a ban. PLEASE REPORT OFFENSES!

    Upcoming Events

    This list is no longer being updated, due to the extremely low usage ratio of the old reddit. New reddit is linked to the constantly updated calendar of the SAO Wikia for an up to date calendar experience.

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    Cosplays

    anyone know where to find legitimate high quality cosplays regarding the series? specifically looking for a legit Kirito and Eugeo Alicization matching cosplay.

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    2025/02/02
    05:14 UTC

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    How many years away do you think we are from something like the nerve gear?

    MMOs and rpgs are 2 of my favorite game types and I’ve always been one to love grinding in games so if a game like sao ever came out or something like the nerve gear I know it would be where I spend most of my hours

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    2025/02/02
    02:18 UTC

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    If Asuna and Kirito never met Yui would they go back into VR?(s123 spoilers, kinda)

    Obviously, Kirito goes back in when going to find and save Asuna and then he goes in later to check out DeathGun. So besides those:

    Do you think he’d/they’d go back into ALO as their VR meeting place if they didn’t have Yui?

    Do you think he’d still take the Rath job? I know that doesn’t have anything to do with Yui, but if he chooses not to go into ALO again maybe he wouldn’t feel so comfortable taking the job?

    And if you think he wouldn’t go back in, what do you think the show would focus if they choose to continue it?

    What are your thoughts? 😁

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    2025/02/02
    02:31 UTC

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    What is the best SAO game on XB1?

    I played Fatal Bullet before when it used to be on gamepass, but now I'm seeing the complete versions of these games for sale. Only game that is on sale that I can't play is Fractured Daydream. The games that I can play is fatal bullet, Last Recollection, and Alicization. So lmk which of these 3 are the best.

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    2025/02/01
    21:47 UTC

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    Best Video Game?

    Steam sale going on. Interested

    13 Comments
    2025/02/01
    18:42 UTC

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    Sucks that we never got to see Suguha/Leafa in her OS outfit in the movie, even though she was wearing it in the film’s marketing

    51 Comments
    2025/02/01
    15:46 UTC

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    Question/help

    Im playing alicisation lycoris and I’m trying to get the R&R scenes done, im trying to do Selma’s right now I’ve got her to rank 5 affinity and max mood and the minigame in bed starts but cant get the scene does anyone know why

    3 Comments
    2025/02/01
    12:44 UTC

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    SAO Gun Gale S2 Kirito Apperance and Next Season?

    I am on episode 9/12 of season 2. Does Kirito make anymore appearances or should I be surprised? And does this series go to a season 3? Where can I read the next part of this series?

    8 Comments
    2025/02/01
    08:03 UTC

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    Kirito and Alice

    45 Comments
    2025/02/01
    04:14 UTC

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    New car decal!

    Excited to put this on my car 🔥

    6 Comments
    2025/01/31
    22:41 UTC

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    Hello! I need help here 😅

    So i want to buy a Sao game wich is the best one? But t i also want one to have like a playable OC. Kinda like the one on Attack on Titan game, i loved that one and the Sao ones are on discount. Im on xbox, i cant take a screenshot so here is the picture.

    11 Comments
    2025/01/31
    22:37 UTC

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    Fractured Daydream missions only available with other players.

    Hi,

    So I downloaded the demo and enjoyed the tutorial. But after the tutorial, I only see a “coop mode”. And I hit play and a matchmaking starts trying to get 20 players. It couldn’t find the 20 players so I wasn’t able to play.

    Is it the same in the full game? As in… if the matchmaking doesn’t find enough players I can’t play?

    11 Comments
    2025/01/31
    21:55 UTC

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    Fractured Daydream DLC Speculation and Discussion

    With the recent release of M and Pitohui, and with my recently finishing up some grinds in other games, I found myself going back to SAO:FD. I bought it when it came out, got about 4 chapters into its story mode, and then put it down since Sparking Zero came out mere days later and consumed my life.

    But I am a massive SAO fan, have been for years. So this game, a sort of recreation of the boss fights and combat mechanics seen in the show was a great idea and I was excited to play. As of now I am excited to get back to it, and try out new dlc and finish what I started.

    With the release of the new dlc, a second character pass was announced. I thought this may be a good time to talk to other fans and get their feelings on it. Do you like the picks, do you hate them? Most importantly I’m curious what you think the next round of dlc could look like, and what your wishes would be for it. I responded to a post from about a week ago, and I’m going to copy a few things from that into this post as well, just to give my general feelings on the dlc, and what I hope to see in the future.

    In general I’m extremely happy with getting more. I thought the base roster was good, but I wanted some more niche choices, and just more choices in general. Sadly none of my main picks got in, but hopefully in the future.

    Sachi is a slam dunk choice. Makes all the sense in the world. Honestly? She should have been base game. But glad she’s coming now.

    I havnt seen the progressive stuff yet with Mito, or played the game with Philia. But my understanding is that it’s a decent pick for both, so I won’t complain about them.

    Alice is a stupid pick. Really don’t understand that one. I mean I do, it’s an easy add that probably costs less to make. But it’s still an extremely uninspired choice.

    Most of the stuff I want the most comes from Alicization, with a few exceptions. I am absolutely flabbergasted that there aren’t more integrity knights. Literally all of them would be a good choice. But personally I want Bercouli, Fanatio, Deuselbert, Scheta, and Eldrie. Obviously those are the most known ones, but I would legit be thrilled with any of them, although Bercouli would be the most likely. Also from that season, would love Iskahn as well. Not entirely sure how they would do his weapons since he is a fist fighter, but it is an archetype that we are missing.

    How Poh and Gabriel aren’t playable is absolutely beyond me. I can’t figure out how to do a spoiler blackout 😂 so I won’t say more than that on these two, except for the fact that these two are the only main villains left out of the roster, they would be an easy dlc inclusion.

    I would also like a few more GGO characters I think they add some great spice to the game, and in my view the more the merrier on that one. Dyne, Shirley (though we probably don’t need yet another sniper), Eva/Boss, David, Musketeer X, Yamikaze, or Pale Rider (my personal favorite pick since he uses a shotgun, a gun type not in the game as of now).

    That’s pretty much my thoughts. What I would like to see in the future. One more thing. I think dlc characters should be usable in story mode. Not being able to use them there really does feel like a waste and it is pretty disappointing.

    Sorry for the long winded post. But I am genuinely curious what others are wanting for the future of the game, and lord knows I have nobody to talk to about it, so I must resort to this. Much appreciated for any and all responses and discussions.

    Edit: Pitohui has a shotgun as her secondary as has been pointed out in the comments. Didn’t realize. Still want Pale Rider though 😂😂.

    13 Comments
    2025/01/31
    18:47 UTC

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    People who know

    50 Comments
    2025/01/31
    16:25 UTC

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    Does someone have a full length clip of the final fight or Ordinal Scale?

    There is one video on YouTube but it' got many cuts and also a different arrangement. Like Eagil hitting the boss with the hammer is rather towards the end, whole actually it was early before the self-healing attempt.

    It is so far my most favorite fighting scene in an anime :)

    A link or the clip itself would be highly appreciated!

    5 Comments
    2025/01/31
    15:52 UTC

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    Tired of waiting for vol 28's translation to be announced, so I caved and bought it in Japanese... I guess it'll be good practice, wish me luck.

    10 Comments
    2025/01/31
    15:42 UTC

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    MMO RPG SAO

    Hello, dear fans of the anime Sword Art Online, I have a question, and why the developers did not think instead of focusing on the main characters of this anime to emphasize the world of Aincrad in real life? Would you like to play an MMO RPG based on the world of Aincrad?

    Why is there no real MMO RPG based on Aincrad from Sword Art Online where only swords and skills are used? Or at least like Alfheim Online

    3 Comments
    2025/01/31
    08:54 UTC

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    2025/01/31
    13:06 UTC

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    Photon sword sounds on my lightsaber

    It was a bit difficult to find someone that made one but once i did i bought it instantly so worth it just for that ignition sound alone

    3 Comments
    2025/01/31
    10:24 UTC

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    Agil Between Worlds - This amazing commission by Adele was just too good not to share!

    14 Comments
    2025/01/31
    02:52 UTC

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    Which character death in SAO impacted you the most (most sad)

    59 Comments
    2025/01/31
    00:44 UTC

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    Sword Art Online Progressive 9 Synopsis

    46 Comments
    2025/01/30
    23:56 UTC

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    SAO 4 Fairy Dance AudioBook is Hilarious

    Alright so I’ve been making my way through the audiobooks on the way to work and the 4th is hilarious. Not the story but the amount of editing they did with it (production wise) you can hear interjections and cross editing from later reads in it, and TWICE they left in bad takes. VA goes “colonization, wait did I say that right. What did I say? snap in disappointment.

    Again no problem with it but it is NOT polished like the first three, almost has a YouTube video feel to it. I hope there are more of these Easter eggs in a sense in future volumes!

    2 Comments
    2025/01/30
    22:10 UTC

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