Sword Art Online Abridged Explained
| Based On: | Sword Art Online |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 17 |
| Company: | Something Witty Entertainment |
| Network: | YouTube |
| Last Aired: | present |
Sword Art Online Abridged is a Canadian abridged fantasy web-series, parodying the 2012 anime series Sword Art Online. The series was created by Something Witty Entertainment and first aired on March 30, 2013, predating the official English dub of the anime.
The second season premiered on December 14, 2017, with its final episode in its development stages.
Premise
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.[1]
However, SAO Abridged changes the character's personalities by a large margin, and creates new storylines.[2]
Characters
See also: List of Sword Art Online characters.
- 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.
- 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.[3]
- Carrie Johnston (known online as xbubblemunkyx) as Asuna Yuuki (Username: Asuna): A player of SAO. Many consider her and Kirito's romance to be greatly improved from the original series.[4]
Episodes
Season 2 (2017–)
Reception
The series received a positive critical reception,[5] [6] [7] receiving praise for its improvements to the original's pacing and storylines.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Davis . Angela . 2022-11-13 . Sword Art Online's Best Storyline Isn't Even Official, It's a Parody . 2024-08-19 . ScreenRant . en.
- Web site: Donohoo . Timothy Blake . 2023-02-13 . Sword Art Online Abridged Is Hilarious - And Better Than the Main Series . 2024-08-19 . CBR . en.
- Web site: 2020-04-09 . Sword Art Online Abridged Is A Masterpiece . 2024-08-19 . The Fandomentals . en-us.
- Web site: Ceates . Charlie . 2018-10-03 . Sword Art Online Abridged: Fixing The Original . 2024-08-19 . CulturedVultures . en-US.
- Web site: Trinos . Angelo Delos . 2021-03-30 . 10 Abridged Series More Popular Than The Actual Anime . 2021-03-30 . CBR.
- Web site: Ed . 2021-10-24 . Weekly Review: SAO Abridged . 2021-10-24 . Green Coffee Hong Kong.
- Web site: Parbhu . Sanjay . 2013-09-12 . You Should Watch Sword Art Online Abridged . 2013-09-12 . CapsuleComputers.
- Sword Art Online Abridged (TV Series 2013–) - IMDb . 2024-08-21 . www.imdb.com.
