The anime is produced by A-1 Pictures and. By Tomohiko Ito Yuki Kajiura music, character design by Shingo Adachi and art direction by Takayuki Nagashima and Yusuke Takeda and its meaning by Yoshikazu Iwanami The anime in Japan between July 8 and 22 A, was launched in December 2012 s extends over 25 episodes. [1] The series began publication in DVD and Blu-ray Disc October 24, 2012, with each band with a bonus type Sword Art Online swords  offline ( ソード アート · オフライン ) episode.