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
S559SUMMER 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
Sep 11, 2026, 04:47 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 is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen 18 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 analysedSep 11, 2026, 04:47 AM
Next scheduled17 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-updated probability 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 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 26,760 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 713,508 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 21 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.42 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 32 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 76 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 659 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 27,068 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 99 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 20,865 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 100 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 82 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4,593 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 193,700 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,240 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.6 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 2,846,121 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,328,312 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 182,962 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.96 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 66,049 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 123,082 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 50,900 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 30,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 149,400 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -42.6 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 10 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 490 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 383 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 2,974 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 457 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 3,814 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 975,284 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 236,415 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 21,255,397 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 380 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 390 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 14 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.92 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 265,342 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.3 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 77 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 43.27 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2,158 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 935 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 1,016,497 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -1,627 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 44 | Aug 20, 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 | 7,488 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 794,965 | Aug 20, 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 |