Sword Art Online
Tomohiko Ito, Manabu Ono, 2012-
Sword Art Online
Reki Kawahara, 2009
Sword Art Online is a TV series directed by Tomohiko Ito and Manabu Ono in 2012 and based on the book series of the same name by Reki Kawahara, which first book was published in 2009. The TV series features Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Bryce Papenbrook, Cherami Leigh, Ayana Taketatsu, Miyuki Sawashiro, and others.
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Storyline
The year is 2022, and gamers have lined up on launch day for Sword Art Online, a hotly-anticipated MMORPG that lets players connect to an immersive virtual reality world with special helmets called Nerve Gear. Kirito is one such gamer who’s eager to jump back into action, having spent a great deal of time as a beta tester, and quickly becomes friends with newbie warrior Klein.
Movie vs Book
Year
2012
Minutes
24
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
TV Series
Sword Art Online
Director: Tomohiko Ito, Manabu Ono
Country: Japan
Year: 2012-
Length: 24m / 100 episodes
Year
2009
Pages
256
Book Rate
8.60
S: Goodreads
Book
Sword Art Online
Author: Reki Kawahara
Country: Japan
First published in: 2009
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Sword Art Online
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User polls & recommendations
“To me the best book adaptations are like 'Brokeback Mountain.' Which is a short story, 21 pages, that expands so beautifully into a movie.”
DEREK CIANFRANCE (Filmmaker)
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