Recap / Sword Art Online

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The recap page for the light novel series Sword Art Online.

Due to the the overarching storylines, interrupted by numerous Plot Threads and Rotating Arcs, it’d be rather hard to see through the various plotlines and character motivations by just the episode or volume recaps. For this reason, the story summaries of Arcs longer than two episodes/volumes should go to Arc recap pages. These Arc Recaps should contain:

• The list of the volumes/episodes from the storyline, in chronological order.
• The summary of the plot of the entire storyline (which also means that Volume/Episode Recaps should only contain a basic outline in a few sentences).
• Tropes that are used in more than one volume/episode of the storyline, or have an importance to the overall plot of the storyline (eg. in the case of a storyline about getting a MacGuffin, said MacGuffin should be added to the Arc Recap, instead of being listed on every Volume/Episode Recap page).

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Arc Recaps

1. "Aincrad Arc"
2. "Fairy Dance Arc"
3. "Phantom Bullet Arc"
4. "Calibur Arc"
5. "Mother's Rosario Arc"
6. "Alicization Arc"
7. "Unital Ring Arc"

Anime Season 1

Season 1 (25 episodes and an Extra Edition)

1. "The World of Swords"
2. "Beater"
3. "Red Nosed Reindeer"
4. "The Black Swordsman"
5. "A Crime Within the Walls"
6. "Illusionary Avenger"
7. "The Temperature of the Heart"
8. "The Sword Dance of White And Black"
9. "The Blue-Eyed Demon"
10. "Crimson Killing Intent"
11. "The Girl of Morning Dew"
12. "Yui's Heart"
13. "Edge of Hell's Abyss"
14. "The End of the World"
15. "Return"
16. "Land of the Fairies"
17. "Captive Queen"
18. "To the World Tree"
19. "The Lugru Corridor"
20. "General of the Blazing Flame"
21. "The Truth of Alfheim"
22. "Grand Quest"
23. "Bonds"
24. "Gilded Hero"
25. "The World Seed"

• "Sword Art Online Extra Edition"

Anime Season 2

Season 2 (24 episodes)

1. "The World Of Guns"
2. "Cold-Hearted Sniper"
3. "A Bloody Memory"
4. "GGO"
5. "Gun and Sword"
6. "Showdown in the Wilderness"
7. "Crimson Memories"
8. "Bullet of Bullets"
9. "Death Gun"
10. "Death Chaser"
11. "What It Means to be Strong"
12. "Bullet of a Phantom"
13. "Phantom Bullet"
14. "One Little Step"
15. "The Queen of The Lake"
16. "King of the Giants"
17. "Excaliber"
18. "The Forest House"
19. "Zekken"
20. "The Sleeping Knights"
21. "The Monument of Swordsmen"
22. "The End of the Journey"
23. "The Dream Begins"
24. "Mother's Rosario"

Film

• "Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale"

Anime Season 3: Alicization

Season 3

Sword Art Online Alicization Arc (47 episodes)

Alicization Beginning

1. "Underworld"
2. "The Demon Tree"
3. "The End Mountains"
4. "Departure"
5. "Ocean Turtle"
6. "Project Alicization"
7. "Swordcraft Academy"
8. "Swordsman's Pride"
9. "Nobleman's Responsibilities"
10. "Taboo Index"
11. "Central Cathedral"
12. "The Sage of the Library"
13. "Ruler and Mediator"

Alicization Rising

1. "The Crimson Knight"
2. "The Relentless Knight"
3. "The Osmanthus Knight"
4. "Truce"
5. "The Legendary Hero"
6. "The Seal of the Right Eye"
7. "Synthesis"

Alicization Uniting

1. "The 32nd Knight"
2. "Titan of the Sword"
3. "Administrator"
4. "My Hero"

Alicization Invading

1. "In the Far North"
2. "Raids"
3. "The Final Load Test"
4. "Dark Territory"
5. "The Night Before Battle"

Alicization Exploding

1. "Battle of the Knights"
2. "Stigma of the Disqualified"
3. "Blood and Life"
4. "Sword and Fist"
5. "Stacia, Goddess of Creation"

Alicization Awakening

1. "Heartless Choice"
2. "Ray of Light"
3. "The War of Underworld"
4. "End to Eternity"
5. "Instigation"
6. "Code 871"
7. "Prince of Hell"

Alicization Lasting

1. "Memories"
2. "Awakening"
3. "The Night-Sky Blade"
4. "Beyond Time"
5. "Alice"
6. "New World"