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Sword Art Online

edited 2026-05-21

A complete watch and read order for Sword Art Online — Reki Kawahara's anime series, theatrical films, Progressive theatrical films, light novels, and manga adaptations. Covers the main story from the original 2012 Aincrad arc through Alicization and War of Underworld, plus the SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online spin-off anime.

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Tags · [main-arc][progressive][spin-off][aincrad][alicization]
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01ANIME
2012The first 25-episode season of Sword Art Online, directed by Tomohiko Itou and produced by A-1 Pictures, broadcast on MBS from July 8 to Dec…
02SPECIAL
2013A 101-minute special produced by A-1 Pictures, aired on December 31, 2013. The first half consists of recap footage from Season 1 narrated b…
1h 41m
03ANIME
2014The 24-episode second season directed by Tomohiko Itou and produced by A-1 Pictures, broadcast from July 5 to December 20, 2014. Episodes 1–…
04FILM
2017The 2017 theatrical film directed by Tomohiko Itou and produced by A-1 Pictures, released in Japan on February 18, 2017. In 2026, a wearable…
2h 0m
05ANIME
2018The first 24-episode cour of Season 3, directed by Manabu Ono and produced by A-1 Pictures, broadcast from October 7, 2018 to March 31, 2019…
06ANIME
2019The 12-episode third cour of Season 3, directed by Manabu Ono and produced by A-1 Pictures, broadcast from October 13 to December 29, 2019.…
07ANIME
2020The 11-episode fourth and final cour of Season 3, directed by Manabu Ono and produced by A-1 Pictures, broadcast from July 12 to September 2…