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Sword Art Online's Favorite Character Is Back With a Shocking Gun Gale Online Cameo

Kirito has finally returned to the Sword Art Online series with a cameo during Gun Gale Online Season 2 episode #8.

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Sword Art Online Alicization is a Must Watch For Original Fans of SAO

Sword Art Online Alicization is a must-watch for fans because it takes everything that Aincrad did and heavily expands on it

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Slime's Rimuru and Sword Art Online's Kirito looking shocked and surprised.
Sorry Sword Art Online & That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime, But The Best Isekai Anime Is Still A 2002 Masterpiece

There's one "isekai" anime that predates these hits of the genre, and it remains a far better series than either of these prominent entries.

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A girl holds two pink guns in Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online
Sword Art Online Spin-Off Series Gun Gale Online Reveals Season 2 Release Date

Gun Gale Online, the highly popular spin-off of Sword Art Online has finally revealed an exact release date for its second season releasing this Fall.

Collage style image featuring official artwork from The New Gate and Kirito from Sword Art Online
SAO Successor Fully Embraces Its Obvious Appeal But It Could Be Too Late

The New Gate was, at best, a successor of Sword Art Online with air quotes until the season finale that made it all but official, but was it enough?

Gabriel Miller coud appear in Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online season 2
Sword Art Online's Next Season Has One Character it Needs to Put More Focus On

The recent announcement of Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online season 2 should fix how Alicization handled Gabriel Miller.

Kirito and Yugi from Sword Art Online and Yu-Gi-Oh
Yu-Gi-Oh! Predicted Sword Art Online Two Separate Times

Many anime have imitated Sword Art Online's virtual world concept, but Yu-Gi-Oh! actually predicted this trend with two arcs in its first series.

Sword Art Online Hollow Realization Cover Art featuring Kirito and Asuna standing together under a blue sky.
Sword Art Online Leaving Aincrad Saved Kirito And Asuna's Relationship

Sword Art Online leaving its first MMORPG world, Aincrad, for ALfheim was the logical step for the story and it improved the series.

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Sword Art Online's Final War Proves How Moving Past Aincrad Improved the Series

Although many think Sword Art Online should've remained in Aincrad, Underworld's final war proves that the move was the best thing for the franchise.

Kirito Vs Gabriel Miller in Underworld
Sword Art Online's Fourth World Proves SAO Only Got Better Over Time

Although most fans prefer Aincrad, Sword Art Online's story just kept getting better from Alfheim Online to Gun Gale Online and then to Underworld.

And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online_ makes Sword Art Online literal
Sword Art Online's Gaming Trope Gets Unexpectedly Literal in New Anime

New anime And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? is the unlikeliest series to tackle a powerful metaphor popularized within Sword Art Online.

Female Kirito with laswer sword in Gun Gale Online GGO from Sword Art Online
Why Sword Art Online II's Gun Gale Is A Perfect Sequel

Amidst troubled story arcs that tanked the series reputation, SAO desperately needed something to save it, and found it in Gun Gale Online.

Asuna and Kirito take a selfie in Sword Art Online
How Kirito & Asuna's Best Sword Art Online Scene Changed Their Romance

Sword Art Online’s most romantic scene between Kirito and Asuna actually comes much earlier than most fans of the hit series assume.

Konno's death is sadder than Sachi's death in Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online's Saddest Death Happened in ALO, Not Aincrad

Sachi's murder at the beginning of Sword Art Online is widely considered to be the saddest death in the series, but a sadder one happens much later.

Sword Art Online's Divisive 2nd Half is Actually Better Than the First
Sword Art Online's Divisive 2nd Half is Actually Better Than the First

Sword Art Online's Alfheim is regarded as divisive among the fanbase, but a closer look reveals that it's actually better than the series' first half.

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Sword Art Online Progressive Gets Official Release Date

Sword Art Online The Movie: Progressive - Scherzo is hotly anticipated by fans of the series, and its official release date was just revealed!

Main cast of Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online's Best Storyline Isn't Even Official, It's a Parody

Sword Art Online's divisive story actually got a better interpretation in the form of an Abridged series by Something Witty Entertainment.

Leafa, Alice, and Asuna from Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online: Top 10 Characters, Ranked by Bravery

Sword Art Online frequently makes its characters face life-or-death situations, and some have proven themselves to be braver than the rest.

Split image of Asuna and Yuuki and Kirito from Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online: Top 10 Episodes, According To IMDb

Sword Art Online has been going strong for a decade, and out of around 100 episodes, these ten have the highest IMDb scores.

Split image showing Quinella and Heathcliff in Sword Art Online.
Sword Art Online: 10 Best Villains, Ranked

A key component of a great anime series is a diverse and dynamic array of villains, and Sword Art Online thrives in the villain business.

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