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Sword Art Online

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Sword Art Online

Summary

Sword Art Online is a light novel series[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sword Art Online authored Reki Kawahara[3].
  • Sword Art Online's instance of is recorded as light novel series[4].
  • Sword Art Online's illustrator is recorded as abec[5].
  • Sword Art Online was published by Dengeki Bunko[6].
  • Sword Art Online was published by Yen Press, LLC[7].
  • Sword Art Online was published by M&C![8].
  • Sword Art Online's genre is cyberpunk[9].
  • Sword Art Online's genre is adventure fiction[10].
  • Sword Art Online's genre is isekai[11].
  • Sword Art Online's genre is Online Game Novel[12].
  • Sword Art Online's Commons category is recorded as Sword Art Online[13].
  • Sword Art Online's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[14].
  • Sword Art Online's country of origin is recorded as Japan[15].
  • Sword Art Online was published on April 10, 2009[16].
  • Sword Art Online's characters is recorded as Kirito[17].
  • Sword Art Online's characters is recorded as Asuna Yūki[18].
  • Sword Art Online's characters is recorded as Leafa[19].
  • Sword Art Online's characters is recorded as Shino Asada[20].
  • Sword Art Online's characters is recorded as Akihiko Kayaba[21].
  • Sword Art Online's official website is recorded as http://www.swordart-online.net/[22].
  • Sword Art Online's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sword Art Online[23].
  • Sword Art Online's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ソードアート・オンライン'}[24].
  • Sword Art Online's set in period is recorded as 2020s[25].
  • Sword Art Online's has spin-off is recorded as Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online[26].
  • Sword Art Online's has spin-off is recorded as Sword Art Online Alternative: Clover's Regret[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Sword Art Online authored Reki Kawahara[3]. Publishers include Dengeki Bunko[6], Yen Press, LLC[7], and M&C![8].

Publication

Sword Art Online was published on April 10, 2009[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[14]. Genres include cyberpunk[9], adventure fiction[10], isekai[11], and Online Game Novel[12].

Why It Matters

Sword Art Online has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 2020s
    Publisher → —
    Has spin-off → Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Sword Art Online Alternative: Clover's Regret
    Genre → cyberpunk, adventure fiction, isekai +1
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q140452077]]"
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