Sword Art Online Abridged
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| Based on | Sword Art Online |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
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| Production company | Something Witty Entertainment |
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| Network | YouTube |
| Release | March 30, 2013 – present |
Sword Art Online Abridged is a Canadian abridged fantasy web-series, parodying the 2012 anime series Sword Art Online.[1] The series was created by Something Witty Entertainment and first aired on March 30, 2013,[1] predating the official English dub of the anime.[a]
The second season premiered on December 14, 2017, with its final episode in its development stages.
Premise
[edit]The story of Sword Art Online Abridged stays almost the same as the original; the players of Sword Art Online are trapped and the players must beat all 100 floors of Aincrad. If they die in-game or their headset is removed in real life, they die.[2]
However, SAO Abridged changes the character's personalities by a large margin, and creates new storylines.[2][3]
Characters
[edit]- Matthew J. Kok (known online as YamatoSFX) as Kazuto Kirigaya (Username: Kirito): An SAO beta tester and main protagonist of SAO Abridged. Unlike his original counterpart, Kirito has been shown as narcissistic, arrogant and idiotic with a misanthropic view of the world, having had severe trauma from wittnessing the death of his guild, the Moonlit Black Cats.[4]
- Jon Swinnard (known online as Jragoswinn) as Klein (Username: BallsDeep69): A 'friend' of Kirito. His username has been changed from his original counterpart to 'BallsDeep69', and is a running gag in the series.[4]
- Carrie Johnston (known online as xbubblemunkyx) as Asuna Yuuki (Username: Asuna): A player of SAO. Unlike her original counterpart, she has shown sociopathic, sadistic, and emotionally abusive tendencies towards other characters.[4] Many consider her and Kirito's romance to be greatly improved from the original series.[5]
- Curtis Arnott (known online as Takahata101) as Kayaba Akihiko (Username: Heathcliff): The creator of SAO and the NerveGear who traps the player base inside the game. Contrary to his original counterpart, Kayaba's motive for trapping the players in SAO for two years was due to pressure in developing the game for three weeks without sleep to both meet a deadline and appease critics, but resulted in a glitch that kills players in real life if they die in his game. As a response, in a sleep deprived state, he decided to hold the players hostage and pretend it was all deliberate.[5]
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2013–2017)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Jragoswinn | March 30, 2013 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | ?[b] | August 19, 2013 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | ? | December 21, 2013 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | ? | April 10, 2014 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | ? | December 11, 2014 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | ? | April 23, 2015 |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | ? | July 31, 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | ? | November 1, 2015 |
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | ? | March 11, 2016 |
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | ? | August 29, 2016 |
| 11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | ? | March 29, 2017 |
Season 2 (2017–)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
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| 12 | 1 | "Episode 12" | ? | December 14, 2017 |
| 13 | 2 | "Episode 13" | ? | August 5, 2018 |
| 14 | 3 | "Episode 14" | ? | August 4, 2019 |
| 15 | 4 | "Episode 15" | ? | September 25, 2020 |
| 16 | 5 | "Episode 16" | ? | January 14, 2022 |
| 17 | 6 | "Episode 17" | ? | May 5, 2023 |
Reception
[edit]The series received a positive critical reception,[6][7][8] receiving praise for its improvements to the original's pacing and storylines.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sword Art Online Abridged (Animation, Action, Comedy), Matthew J. Kok, Carrie Johnston, Mackenzie Murdock, Something Witty Entertainment, 2013-03-29, retrieved 2024-08-19
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Davis, Angela (2022-11-13). "Sword Art Online's Best Storyline Isn't Even Official, It's a Parody". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Donohoo, Timothy Blake (2023-02-13). "Sword Art Online Abridged Is Hilarious - And Better Than the Main Series". CBR. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ a b c "Sword Art Online Abridged Is A Masterpiece". The Fandomentals. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ a b Ceates, Charlie (2018-10-03). "Sword Art Online Abridged: Fixing The Original". CulturedVultures. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Trinos, Angelo Delos (2021-03-30). "10 Abridged Series More Popular Than The Actual Anime". CBR. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ Ed (2021-10-24). "Weekly Review: SAO Abridged". Green Coffee Hong Kong. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ a b Parbhu, Sanjay (2013-09-12). "You Should Watch Sword Art Online Abridged". CapsuleComputers. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ^ Sword Art Online Abridged (TV Series 2013– ) - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-08-21 – via www.imdb.com.
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