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
S82SUMMER 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
Jul 28, 2026, 02:47 PM
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 • Updated 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 02:47 PM
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 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 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 | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 62,200 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 46,158 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 57,735,422 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.96 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 65,952 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.42 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,220 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 20,632 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,320,805 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 122,721 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 20 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 27 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.6 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 264,559 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 79 | Jul 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 149,400 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 20 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 236,414 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 659 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 380 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 2,973 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 452 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 3,805 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,231 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 485 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 26,725 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 975,252 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 77 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 22.8 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 1,018,124 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 399 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 20 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 84 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 104 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 2,839,967 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 30,000,000 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2,132 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.92 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 20 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 21,249,982 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 705,476 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 26,477 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 99 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 70 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4,587 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 14 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 182,397 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 193,469 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -42.6 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1,912 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 50,900 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |