Accel World

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Synonyms: Accelerated World
Japanese: アクセル・ワールド
English: Accel World
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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 2012 to Sep 22, 2012
Premiered: Spring 2012
Broadcast: Saturdays at 00:30 (JST)
Licensors: VIZ Media
Studios: Sunrise
Source: Light novel
Genres: ActionAction, RomanceRomance, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: SchoolSchool, Video GameVideo Game
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.211 (scored by 388279388,279 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #32192
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Popularity: #281
Members: 714,107
Favorites: 3,908

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Synopsis

Haruyuki Arita is an overweight, bullied middle schooler who finds solace in playing online games. But his life takes a drastic turn one day, when he finds that all his high scores have been topped by Kuroyukihime, the popular vice president of the student council. She then invites him to the student lounge and introduces him to "Brain Burst," a program which allows the users to accelerate their brain waves to the point where time seems to stop. Brain Burst also functions as an augmented reality fighting game, and in order to get more points to accelerate, users must win duels against other players. However, if a user loses all their points, they will also lose access to Brain Burst forever.

Kuroyukihime explains that she chose to show Haruyuki the program because she needs his help. She wants to meet the creator of Brain Burst and uncover the reason of why it was created, but that's easier said than done; to do so, she must defeat the "Six Kings of Pure Color," powerful faction leaders within the game, and reach level 10, the highest level attainable. After the girl helps Haruyuki overcome the bullies that torment him, he vows to help her realize her goal, and so begins the duo's fight to reach the top.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Accel World adapts the first 4 novels of Reki Kawahara's light novel series of the same title, as well as content from the 10th novel.

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Oosawa, Nobuhiro
Producer
Obara, Masakazu
Director, Storyboard


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1: "Chase the world" by May'n  (eps 2-13)
2: "Burst The Gravity" by ALTIMA  (eps 14-23)
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Ending Theme

1: "Chase the world" by May'n  (eps 1)
2: "→unfinished→" by KOTOKO  (eps 2-13)
3: "Unite (ユナイト)" by Sachika Misawa (eps 14-24)




Reviews

Sep 14, 2023
I don't know how is it possible that the same writer did Accel World and Sword art Online, because this is one of the best shows i've ever seen. The Story and world building are very good the presetation and pacing are just the way it's supose to be.
The characters are not the deepest you will see, but they are unique and fun in their own way. The MC is the most unique in the show, as he is not the same as every action/videogame anime ever. He feels very original, you will know what i'm talking about.

10/10.
Sep 17, 2021
Mixed Feelings
A fat midget main character with the trauma to become what? A tall slim guy?

Ok probably but what was that character design, meh... The other characters are kind of good but really everyone interested in that main character? What kind of anime is this, its probably made to make the fat short guys feel better about themselves being good at something in real life? But really a fat midget main character with meh kind of personality.

Yeah my first disliking about something like the main character design. The story is kind of ok but what happened after episode 13? All plot went to B grade ...
Dec 2, 2023
It has its moments with cool visuals and intense battles. The art and animation are consistent, but there's criticism for Haruyuki's chibi design, which feels forced in emphasizing his low self-esteem, but ig it make sense?
The second half of the series i particularly disliked it for illogical character actions, poorly thought-out plots, and frustrating developments you can find certain elements of the plot challenging to digest, impacting the overall enjoyment. While it has its positives like exciting fights and likable side characters, the overall experience for this anime is...
It might be good and enjoyable... But totally not for all viewers:/

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