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, Default, Synonym, Japanese, English
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Sword Art Online
ソードアート・オンライン
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
Jan 15, 2026, 07:25 AM
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75.5
High confidence · 97%
Signals used: 100% • Updated 16 hours ago
Financial & Commercial99
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception71
Strategic Priors91
Fandom Engagement57
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 69 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 18,614 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 649,250 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 9 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 53 | Dec 5, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 84 | Nov 23, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4,573 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 191,643 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,096 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.58 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 2,790,402 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 178,042 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 120,248 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.2 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 30.38 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2,020 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1,210 | Jan 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |