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. But soon, Sword Art Online's 10,000 players discover that not only are they unable to log out, the only way they can return to their physical bodies is by beating the 100-level tower's final boss - death in the game means death in the real world. Now, with no one else to turn to, Kirito and the other participants must survive the game as best they can.
SAO is one of the first isekai shows to be popular which translates to another world or a different world
Has two seasons both with around 25 epiosodes third season is still airing
Kirito or Kirigaya Kazuto is the main character of the series and we the veiwer follow his point of view. he was one of the beta starters in the sao beta phase so when the game actually came out he had a grasp of what to do and how to play.Kirito is known as the black swordsman. Later in the plot he gets a skill call dual wielding. he is unpopular to the fanbase because he is too strong compared to the others players and everywhere he goes he attracts all the ladies
Asuna is the main female character in Sword Art Online
She is Kirito's main love interest and she is apart of the "Knights of the Blood Oath". A Guild that is one of the strongest Guild in the game. She uses a rapier to fight and has the nickname "The Flash".