Aliases
S.A.O, SAO, אומנות החרב אונליין, 刀剑神域, ซอร์ดอาร์ตออนไลน์, Мастера меча онлайн, Sword Art Online, ソードアート・オンライン
S1SUMMER 2012TV
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In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...
(Source: Crunchyroll)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:17 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Sword Art Online
2012ViewingConfirmedSword Art Online: Integral Domain
2028(×﹏×)Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2
2020ConfirmedSword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld
2019ConfirmedSword Art Online: Alicization
2018ConfirmedSword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale
2017ConfirmedSword Art Online II
2014ConfirmedSword Art Online EXTRA EDITION
Sword Art Online: Extra Edition
2013Confirmed
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- BD/DVD sales per volume (MangaCodex) - This season's discs averaged 50,900 copies per volume
- Favourite base strength - 26,760 cross-platform favourites
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial64
Production Feasibility62
Audience Reception80
Strategic Priors52
Fandom Engagement50
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:17 AM
Next scheduled2 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Sword Art Online renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Sword Art Online getting a new season?
- Yes - Sword Art Online has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Sword Art Online be renewed?
- Sword Art Online has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Sword Art Online's renewal probability?
- Sword Art Online's CourScore is 79 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 70 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 24,276 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 722,739 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 20 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.42 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 25 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 99 | Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 662 | Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 27,307 | Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 77 | Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 21,324 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 42 | Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 56 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -0.1 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4,594 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 193,977 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,239 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.6 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 2,854,007 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,337,848 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 183,667 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.96 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 66,252 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 123,518 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 50,900 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 30,000,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 149,400 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -42.6 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 493 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 384 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 3,029 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 459 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 3,872 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 975,392 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 236,398 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 21,263,591 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 485 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 371 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.92 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 266,584 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.3 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 68.29 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2,194 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 877 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 1,013,903 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -2,594 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 87 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 57,735,422 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 62,200 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 7,494 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 797,976 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 46,158 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 46,158 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |