Introduction:
The animated TV series “Sword Art Online” is based on author Reki Kawahara’s light novel (winner of the 15th Dengeki Novel Award Grand Prize) in which the protagonist Kirito fights to survive in the mysterious next-gen VRMMORPG called “Sword Art Online.”

Since the first volume of the novel was published in April 2009, the series has been extremely popular with cumulative sales exceeding 12.5 million units in Japan and 19 million worldwide.

Because of its popularity, the series has been adapted into two animated series, in addition to several games, comics and merchandise. In Spring 2017, “Sword Art Online The Movie – Ordinal Scale –“, a brand new original story written by Reki Kawahara, is set for a theatrical release. SAO fans around the world are anxiously anticipating its release.

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“Ordinal Scale”:
“Ordinal Scale,” an ARMMO-RPG that was designed exclusively for “Augma.”

Following its release, it has become the most discussed game due to its advanced technology. In this game, players can raise their rank by collecting items that appear in various places in the real world and by defeating monsters. This “Ranking System” is the main feature of the game, and in this system, each player’s status is determined by their rank which is indicated by an ordinal number instead of a cardinal number.
As the result, high ranking players are given overwhelming power and often rank has become a major factor in deciding the outcome of a PvP battle.

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Voice Actor of Kirito (Sword Art Online)

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka was born on the 17th of September in Hokkaido.

In 2012, he received the Best Male Newcomer Award at the 6th Seiyuu Awards Ceremony.

His numerous successful roles include:
• Sora (No Game No Life)
• Akashi Saginuma (M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane)
• Tomoya Aki (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend)
• Sōma Yukihira (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma)

And not forgetting:
• Kirito (Sword Art Online)

Catch Yoshitsugu Matsuoka on the Sword Art Online Stage this year, only at Anime Festival Asia Singapore!

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Voice Actress of Yui (Sword Art Online)

Kanae Ito was born on the 26th of November in Nagano.

Her many popular roles over the years include:
• Midori (Divine Gate)
• Ruiko Saten (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
• Amu Hinamori, Diamond (Shugo Chara!!)
• Sena Kashiwazaki (I Don’t Have Many Friends)

As well as:
• Yui (Sword Art Online)

Catch Kanae Ito on the Sword Art Online Stage this year, only at Anime Festival Asia Singapore!

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