Anime - Sword Art Online
The Sword Art Online animated series is animated by A-1 Pictures, produced by Aniplex and Genco, and is directed by Tomohiko Ito. The first season aired in Japan in 2012, running from July 7 through to December 22. Season one aired in English starting in July 2013. The series is currently in its third season, with the final episodes of the season being slated to air in the 2020 Spring anime season.
Sword Art Online Season 1 Episodes
| Episode No. | Title | Director | Writer | Japanese Air Date | English Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The World Of Swords | Tomohiko Itō | Yukie Sugawara & Yukito Kizawa |
July 8, 2012 | July 27, 2013 |
| 2 | Beater | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Munemasa Nakamoto | July 15, 2012 | August 3, 2013 |
| 3 | The Red-Nosed Reindeer | Yuuki Itohafrer | Yukie Sugawara | July 22, 2012 | August 10, 2013 |
| 4 | The Black Swordsman | Shinya Watada | Yoshikazu Mukai | July 29, 2012 | August 17, 2013 |
| 5 | Murder in the Safe Zone | Yasuki Fuse | Yukito Kizawa | August 5, 2012 | August 24, 2013 |
| 6 | Illusionary Avenger | Kazuma Satō | Yukito Kizawa | August 12, 2012 | September 7, 2013 |
| 7 | The Temperature of the Heart | Makoto Hoshino | Yoshikazu Mukai | August 19, 2012 | September 14, 2013 |
| 8 | The Sword Dance of Black and White | Tatsumi Fujii | Shuji Iriyama | August 26, 2012 | September 21, 2013 |
| 9 | The Blue-Eyed Demon | Koichi Kikuta | Munemasa Nakamoto & Naoki Shōji |
September 2, 2012 | September 28, 2013 |
| 10 | Crimson Killing Intent | Hideya Takahashi | Yukito Kizawa | September 9, 2012 | October 5, 2013 |
| 11 | Girl of the Morning Dew | Pyeon-Gang Ho | Yukie Sugawara | September 16, 2012 | October 12, 2013 |
| 12 | Yui’s Heart | Tamaki Nakatsu | Yukie Sugawara | September 23, 2012 | October 19, 2013 |
| 13 | Edge of Hell’s Abyss | Takahiro Shikama | Yoshikazu Mukai | September 30, 2012 | October 26, 2013 |
| 14 | The End of the World | Tomohiko Itō | Yukito Kizawa | October 7, 2012 | November 2, 2013 |
| 15 | Return | Shigetaka Ikeda | Munemasa Nakamoto | October 14, 2012 | November 9, 2013 |
| 16 | Land of the Fairies | Yasuyuki Fuse | Yukie Sugawara | October 21, 2012 | November 16, 2013 |
| 17 | Captive Queen | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Yoshikazu Mukai | October 28, 2012 | November 23, 2013 |
| 18 | To the World Tree | Takayoshi Morimiya | Yukito Kizawa | November 4, 2012 | November 30, 2013 |
| 19 | The Legrue Corridor | Pyeon-Gang Ho | Shuji Iriyama | November 11, 2012 | January 4, 2014 |
| 20 | General of the Blazing Flame | Makoto Hoshino and Takahiro Shikama | Naoki Shōji | November 18, 2012 | January 11, 2014 |
| 21 | The Truth About ALfheim | Pyeon-Gang Ho | Munemasa Nakamoto | November 25, 2012 | January 18, 2014 |
| 22 | The Grand Quest | Kazuhisa Ouno | Yukito Kizawa | December 2, 2012 | January 25, 2014 |
| 23 | Bonds | Shigetaka Ikeda | Yoshikazu Mukai | December 9, 2012 | February 1, 2014 |
| 24 | Gilded Hero | Tomohiko Itō | Yukie Sugawara | December 16, 2012 | February 8, 2014 |
| 25 | The World Seed | Tomohiko Itō | Munemasa Nakamoto | December 23, 2012 | February 15, 2014 |
Sword Art Online Season 2 Episodes
| Episode No. | Title | Director | Writer | Japanese Air Date | English Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | The World of Guns | Tomohiko Itō | Tomohiko Itō | July 5, 2014 | March 28, 2015 |
| 27 | Cold-Hearted Sniper | Shigeki Kawai | Yukie Sugawara | July 12, 2014 | April 4, 2015 |
| 28 | Memories of Blood | Hironori Aoyagi | Munemasa Nakamoto | July 19, 2014 | April 11, 2015 |
| 29 | Gun Gale Online (GGO) | Hidetoshi Takahashi | Yukie Sugawara | July 26, 2014 | April 18, 2015 |
| 30 | Guns and Swords | Daisuke Takashima | Munemasa Nakamoto | August 2, 2014 | April 25, 2015 |
| 31 | Showdown in the Wilderness | Shunsuke Machitani | Yukito Kizawa | August 9, 2014 | May 2, 2015 |
| 32 | Crimson Memories | Shuu Watanabe | Yukito Kizawa | August 16, 2014 | May 9, 2015 |
| 33 | Bullet of Bullets | Hirokazu Yamada | Yukie Sugawara | August 23, 2014 | May 16, 2015 |
| 34 | Death Gun | Yoshihiko Iwata | Yukie Sugawara | August 30, 2014 | May 30, 2015 |
| 35 | Death Chaser | Makoto Hoshino | Munemasa Nakamoto | September 6, 2014 | June 6, 2015 |
| 36 | What It Means to Be Strong | Daisuke Takashima | Munemasa Nakamoto | September 13, 2014 | June 13, 2015 |
| 37 | Bullet of a Phantom | Hiroshi Kimura | Yukito Kizawa | September 20, 2014 | June 20, 2015 |
| 38 | Phantom Bullet | Shigeki Kawai | Yukito Kizawa | September 27, 2014 | June 27, 2015 |
| 39 | One Little Step | Tomohiko Itō | Yukie Sugawara | October 4, 2014 | July 11, 2015 |
| 39.5 | Debriefing | - | - | October 11, 2014 | - |
| 40 | The Queen of the Lake | Shuu Watanabe | Atsushi Takayama and Munemasa Nakamoto |
October 18, 2014 | July 18, 2015 |
| 41 | The King of the Giants | Hidetoshi Takahashi | Munemasa Nakamoto and Ryôsuke Suzuki |
October 25, 2014 | July 25, 2015 |
| 42 | Excaliber | Hirokazu Yamada | Yukie Sugawara | November 1, 2014 | August 1, 2015 |
| 43 | Forest House | Kosaya | Munemasa Nakamoto | November 8, 2014 | August 8, 2015 |
| 44 | Zekken (Absolute Sword) | Shigeki Kawai | Munemasa Nakamoto | November 15, 2014 | August 15, 2015 |
| 45 | Sleeping Knights | Un Kokusai | Munemasa Nakamoto and Ryôsuke Suzuki |
November 22, 2014 | August 22, 2015 |
| 46 | Swordsman’s Memorial | Yasuyuki Fuse | Atsushi Takayama and Munemasa Nakamoto |
November 29, 2014 | August 29, 2015 |
| 47 | Journey’s End | Yasuto Nishikata | Yukie Sugawara | December 6, 2014 | September 12, 2015 |
| 48 | Beginning of a Dream | Shigeki Kawai | Yukie Sugawara | December 13, 2014 | September 19, 2015 |
| 49 | Mother’s Rosario | Tomohiko Itō | Tomohiko Itō | December 20, 2014 | September 26, 2015 |
Sword Art Online Season 3 Episodes
| Episode No. | Title | Director | Writer | Japanese Air Date | English Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Underworld | Manabu Ono and Tsuyoshi Tobita |
Yukito Kizawa | October 6, 2018 | February 9, 2019 |
| 51 | The Demon Tree | Takashi Sakuma | Yukito Kizawa | October 13, 2018 | February 16, 2019 |
| 52 | The End Mountains | Shunsuke Ishikawa | Ko Nekota | October 20, 2018 | February 23, 2019 |
| 53 | Departure | Michiru Itabisashi | Ko Nekota | October 27, 2018 | March 2, 2019 |
| 54 | Ocean Turtle | Kōji Kobayashi | Yukito Kizawa | November 3, 2018 | March 9, 2019 |
| 55 | Project Alicization | Hiroki Hirano | Yukito Kizawa | November 10, 2018 | March 23, 2019 |
| 56 | Swordcraft Academy | Shunsuke Ishikawa | Ko Nekota | November 17, 2018 | March 30, 2019 |
| 57 | Swordsman’s Pride | Shigeki Kawai | Yukito Kizawa | November 24, 2018 | March 30, 2019 |
| 58 | Nobleman’s Responsibilities | Michiru Itabisashi | Munemasa Nakamoto and Yukito Kizawa |
December 1, 2018 | April 6, 2019 |
| 59 | Taboo Index | Shunsuke Nakashige | Munemasa Nakamoto | December 8, 2018 | April 6, 2019 |
| 60 | Central Cathedral | Satoshi Saga | Munemasa Nakamoto | December 15, 2018 | April 13, 2019 |
| 61 | The Sage of the Library | Tsuyoshi Tobita | Munemasa Nakamoto and Yukito Kizawa |
December 22, 2018 | April 20, 2019 |
| 62 | Ruler and Mediator | Hiroshi Kimura | Munemasa Nakamoto and Yukito Kizawa |
January 5, 2019 | April 27, 2019 |
| 63 | The Crimson Knight | Shunsuke Ishikawa | Munemasa Nakamoto | January 12, 2019 | May 4, 2019 |
| 64 | The Relentless Knight | Hirotaka Tokuda | Munemasa Nakamoto | January 19, 2019 | May 11, 2019 |
| 65 | The Osmanthus Knight | Saori Den | Munemasa Nakamoto | January 26, 2019 | May 18, 2019 |
| 66 | Truce | Michiru Itabisashi | Yukito Kizawa | February 2, 2019 | May 25, 2019 |
| 67 | The Legendary Hero | Ken Takahashi | Yukito Kizawa | February 9, 2019 | June 1, 2019 |
| 67.5 | Recollection | - | - | February 16, 2019 | - |
| 68 | The Seal of the Right Eye | Shunsuke Ishikawa | Yukito Kizawa | February 23, 2019 | June 8, 2019 |
| 69 | Synthesis | Satoshi Saga and Takuma Suzuki |
Yukito Kizawa | March 2, 2019 | June 15, 2019 |
| 70 | The 32nd Knight | Shunsuke Nakashige | Yukito Kizawa | March 9, 2019 | June 22, 2019 |
| 71 | Titan of the Sword | Hiroshi Kimura | Munemasa Nakamoto | March 16, 2019 | June 29, 2019 |
| 72 | Administrator | Hirotaka Tokuda, Yūsuke Maruyama and Michiru Itabisashi |
Yukito Kizawa | March 23, 2019 | July 6, 2019 |
| 73 | My Hero | Takashi Sakuma and Manabu Ono |
Yukito Kizawa | March 30, 2019 | July 13, 2019 |
| 73.5 | Reflection | - | - | October 5, 2019 | - |
| 74 | In the Far North | Takashi Sakuma | Munemasa Nakamoto | October 12, 2019 | January 18, 2020 |
| 75 | Raids | Takehiro Miura | Munemasa Nakamoto | October 19, 2019 | January 25, 2020 |
| 76 | The Final Load Test | Hiroshi Kimura | Munemasa Nakamoto | October 26, 2019 | February 1, 2020 |
| 77 | Dark Territory | Naomi Nakayama and Takashi Sakuma |
Yukito Kizawa | November 2, 2019 | February 8, 2020 |
| 78 | The Night Before Battle | Chiku Onoue | Yukito Kizawa | November 9, 2019 | February 15, 2020 |
| 79 | Battle of the Knights | Takuma Suzuki | Yukito Kizawa | November 16, 2019 | February 22, 2020 |
| 80 | Stigma of the Disqualified | Hideya Ito | Kohei Urushibara | November 23, 2019 | February 29, 2020 |
| 81 | Blood and Life | Shunsuke Nakashige | Munemasa Nakamoto | November 30, 2019 | - |
| 82 | Sword and Fist | Hiroshi Kimura | Kohei Urushibara | December 7, 2019 | - |
| 83 | Stacia, the Goddess of Creation | Takashi Sakuma | Kohei Urushibara | December 14, 2019 | - |
| 84 | Heartless Choice | Akira Yamada | Munemasa Nakamoto | December 21, 2019 | - |
| 85 | Ray of Light | Kenji Seto and Shunsuke Nakashige |
Munemasa Nakamoto | December 28, 2019 | - |
| 86 | The Great Underworld War | - | - | April 1, 2020 | - |
| 86 | The Great Underworld War | - | - | April 2020 | - |