Reports have arrived from Japan that Kanda Sayaka, the voice of Shigemura Yuuna in SAO, has passed away.
We wish all her loved ones, and the fans of her work, patience and may she rest in peace.
We'll always remember the cheerfulness & happiness she has brought to the series.
English soft subs from the regionlocked Aniplex JP Youtube upload of the Aria of a Starless Night Movie have been added so you can enjoy it with english subs too.
As September 30th has already arrived (in Japan), the SAO Wikia would like to wish all the best to a certain girlfriend, mother, (in-game) wife, Goddess and (Star) Queen. Happy Birthday, Asuna!
29 March marks the anniversary of Yuuki's death. A moment of silence for the valiant girl who made the best of her life despite her terminal illness. 🕯️
Sword Art Online IF - Official Novel Anthology cover, illustrated by abec has been revealed.
The book will feature numerous "What If" stories, written by Kawahara Reki, Sigsawa Keiichi, Watase Soichiro and more.
Release date is November 10 in Japan. No news for the West yet.
April 9 marks the birthday of the first true A.L.I.C.E., Alice herself!
At SAO Wikia, we wish her a happy birthday and hope this fluctuating light can make the best of her time paving her own path and being free, as long as she can!
Sword Art Online Unital Ring manga adaptation has been announced!
Mangaka: Kanetsuki Masato (カネツキ マサト)
The serialization will be published in the monthly Shonen Ace, starting with the May issue.
Sword Art Online Volume 21, Unital Ring I (Yen Press English Release) has been listed with a January 19 release date! Localized cover not yet revealed.
This exact moment (17:19 JST on the 24th of October) marks the anniversary of one of the most notable events in SAO history: a boy and a girl coming together after finding happiness in each other in the midst of a grueling game of death.
The 17th of August marks the birthday of the One True God of Sword Art Online... its author, Kawahara Reki! 🎉🎂
We like to think that the author's Incarnation is strong enough to keep the series going strong for another decade.
August 17 marks the birthday of the Sword Art Online author, Kawahara Reki!
We at the Wikia would like to wish him good health and success for the future 🎉
The new goddess accounts used by Lisbeth (as Ignia) and Silica (as Aeria) have been designed by abec as well, with directions/ideas provided by Reki Kawahara.
29 March marks the anniversary of the Absolute Sword's passing. Though, she still lives on in the hearts of those close to her, watching over and supporting them.
At 17:19 on 24 October 2024 JST, Kirito officially got married to the love of his life in The Day Before.
Reminder that you can find the side story for their marriage here:
a) (text version)
b) (manga version)
It was 10 years ago today (March 14) that we split from the main canon and kicked off the Sword Art Online gameverse with SAO Infinity Moment, later remade into SAO Hollow Fragment!
Happy birthday SAO Gameverse!
"Aaaah... Aaaaaahhhhh! 🎁"
That's us celebrating the birthday of the best dual wheeler in Sword Art Online in a language he currently speaks fluently! Happy Birthday Kirito, even when your bearings may not be there, may your heart always be in the right place!
Anime Expo 2022 revealed the top 3 favorite SAO episodes voted by American fans (completely separate from the Japanese poll):
- 1st: season 1 episode 9 "The Blue-Eyed Demon"
- 2nd: season 1 episode 11 "The Girl of the Morning Dew"
- 3rd: season 2 episode 24 "Mother's Rosario"
Sword Art Online Volume 23, Unital Ring II has been listed by Amazon Japan. The page also features an illustration that is likely to be the cover art, however please do wait for an official announcement from Dengeki or Kadokawa just to be certain.
Sword Art Online stage at Tokyo Game Show is over. We'll upload the Opening &the previews shortly, so please stay tuned.
Quick recap;
New Key Visual has been revealed, alongside the previous KV shared in full, following Yuuki real that followed months of accidental reveals.
A preview of Yen Press' English translation of Progressive light novel volume 7 is now available on digital platforms.
The volume is scheduled for release on January 18.
Anime Japan SAO Stage has begun! We started with the "Always take a sword in your heart" trailer featuring past SAO Anime projects from a while back and are immediately continuing with ReoNa live performing forget-me-not.
This is our AJ2022 thread.
Sword Art Online Progressive Anime Teaser has been translated. Sorry about the long wait time for such a short one. As you can imagine, there was quite a lot of news to chew into.
It's Oct 7th! Happy birthday to the Black Swordman, the VR traveler, the protector of Underworld--- Kirigaya Kazuto aka "Kirito". May your next adventure be full of joy.
The extended version of the Last Recollection featuring the Goddesses is live on the game website.
Suspiciously, the bottom right of the illustration is covered, and done so without any subtlety.
Feel free to speculate, but for a lot, it should be fairly obvious.
October 24 marks the marriage anniversary of Kirito and Asuna, bringing us to just 1 year away from the exact day.
The duo may have a shaky year ahead, but their trust in each other will prevail and bring them to surface their true feelings.
ReoNa x SAO livestream on Abema confirmed that ReoNa, the singer of the Lycoris and Alicization anime final cour OPs, will become a playable character in Alicization Lycoris.
Sword Art Online Progressive Volume 7 (light novel) cover has been unveiled! The book will be coming out on 10 March. The outline for the book has also been expanded.
Reki Kawahara to release a newest original novel called "Demon's Crest", under the Dengeki Bunko label.
Releases on November 2022.
Illustrations by Shiromi Sakana/Horiguti Yukiko (abec's sister).
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Cover (textless version) for Sword Art Online Volume 26, Unital Ring V has been unveiled.
The volume is slated for 8 October, 2021 release.
The SAO Wiki would like to wish all the possible love and even more lovey-dovey moments to Asuna and Kirito on the anniversary of the wedding in Aincrad. Let us hope the real life ceremony happens soon as well!
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Sword Art Online Video Games official website, Beater's Cafe is celebrating their 5th annniversary! To commemorate, they shared an illustration, featuring a combination of various birthday illustrations of (most of) the game characters!
Sumeragi once again did not make the cut.
"We were born on the same day, and we would die on the same day"
It's a symbolic promise of the Rulid Trio, but today (April 9) marks Alice's birthday specifically! We hope she's having a better time with Eugeo ~than Kirito is having without~!
Sword Art Online Last Recollection has been released on consoles in Japan.
For the rest of the world:
- Console: You will need to wait for the midnight connecting October 5th to 6th in your account region.
- PC/Steam: October 5th, 10:00pm UTC, the game will unlock worldwide
To commemorate the release of abec's third SAO artbook in December 2022, Kadokawa has launched a vote page where the 5 most popular characters voted by the fans will be featured on the cover.
With all that's thrown his way, he does deserve a little bit of peace of mind sometimes.
Happy birthday Kirito! May you have a pleasant and relaxing year with Asuna!
It's the time of the year when Kirito ditches his duties to get some honey pies. What better way to celebrate your best bro's birthday than with the things you like: honey pies!
4/10 marks the birthday of one of the few prominent male characters in SAO, Eugeo!
SAO x FujiQ collaboration site has revealed a key visual for the "Symphonic Alicization Orchestra Special Edition" special movie, a compilation of Alicization's character songs with footage from the anime, that will be screened on a 330 inch screen during the collaboration event.
The 9th of December (in Japan) marks the release of the 8th and final Alicization War of Underworld BD/DVD (JP version). This volume comes with a cover by character designer and chief animation director Suzuki Gou, WoU episodes 22-23, WoU original soundtrack volume 2 (...)
Nothing a healthy dose of Incarnation cannot fix! We would like to celebrate the birthday of Sinon, the glowing Solus of Underworld! We like to think our own Incarnation can help her Hecate to always be ready for her and may she heal up before missing the next leg day!🎂
On this day May 23, the SAO Wikia would like to take a moment to celebrate the birth of ALO's bravest fighter and a bright lodestar for a great many players, Konno Yuuki. May she keep being the brightest in everyone's heart.
Amazon lists a bundle of SAO 10th Anniversary limited edition cover SAO light novels. In addition to the previously released volumes 1-8, the set also includes volumes 9-18 with new limited edition covers.
Visiting the IP address mentioned in today's episode leads to an illustration of the Rulid trio... or it would, if the high traffic of curious users didn't make the site crash...