Sword Art Online is a tV series anime that premiered in summer 2012, produced by A-1 Pictures.

About the production: the story comes from a light novel, there are 25 episodes of about 23 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, adventure, fantasy and romance, with themes such as Virtual World, Video Games, Male Protagonist and Swordplay.

On AniList, Sword Art Online has an average score of 70%, a good score, and appears on 730,647 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Sword Art Online: Extra Edition and Sword Art Online II.

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)

Official synopsis from AniList.