Sword Art Online - Timeline

[jhed13]

Work in Progress

Simplified Watch Order
Sword Art Online 1x1
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night
Sword Art Online 1x2
Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night
Sword Art Online 1x3 - 1x25
Sword Art Online Extra Edition
Sword Art Online II
Sword Art Online Alternative "Gun Gale Online"
Sword Art Online The Movie - Ordinal Scale
Sword Art Online Alicization

Detailed Timeline
(All duplicate scenes omitted)

2022
August 31st
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (0:00:00 - 0:02:50)

November 6th
Sword Art Online 1x1 "The World of Swords" (0:00:00 - 0:05:40)
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (0:02:51 - 0:29:41)
Sword Art Online 1x1 "The World of Swords" (0:05:41 - 0:22:07)

November
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (0:29:41 - 0:50:49)

November 27th
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (0:50:50 - 0:52:33)

December 2nd
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (0:52:34 - 1:01:49)
Sword Art Online 1x2 "Beater" (0:00:00 - 0:10:18)
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (1:01:49 - 1:10:32)

December 3rd
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (1:10:33 - 1:37:20)
Sword Art Online 1x2 "Beater" (0:10:18 - 0:22:04)

2023
April 8th
Sword Art Online 1x3 "The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (0:00:00 - 0:03:34)

May 9th
Sword Art Online 1x3 "The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (0:03:35 - 0:06:18)

May 16th
Sword Art Online 1x3 "The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (0:06:18 - 0:10:49)

June 12th
Sword Art Online 1x3 "The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (0:10:50 - 0:13:22)
Sword Art Online 1x3 "The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (0:14:46 - 0:15:01)

December 24th
Sword Art Online 1x3 "The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (0:13:23 - 0:14:45)
Sword Art Online 1x3 "The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (0:15:02 - 0:19:09)

December 25th
Sword Art Online 1x3 "The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (0:19:10 - 0:22:03)


2023
February 23rd
Sword Art Online 1x4 "The Black Swordsman" (0:00:00 - 0:10:59)

February 24th
Sword Art Online 1x4 "The Black Swordsman" (0:10:59 - 0:22:03)

March 6th
Sword Art Online 1x5 "Murder in the Safe Zone" (0:00:00 - 0:03:03)

April 11th
Sword Art Online 1x5 "Murder in the Safe Zone" (0:03:04 - 0:14:45)

April 12th
Sword Art Online 1x6 "Illusionary Avenger" (0:14:03 - 0:16:31)
Sword Art Online 1x5 "Murder in the Safe Zone" (0:14:46 - 0:22:02)
Sword Art Online 1x6 "Illusionary Avenger" (0:00:00 - 0:14:03)
Sword Art Online 1x6 "Illusionary Avenger" (0:16:32 - 0:22:17)

June 24th
Sword Art Online 1x7 "The Temperature of the Heart" (0:00:00 - 0:02:40)

June 25th
Sword Art Online 1x7 "The Temperature of the Heart" (0:02:40 - 0:12:48)

June 26th
Sword Art Online 1x7 "The Temperature of the Heart" (0:12:49 - 0:22:04)

October 6th
Sword Art Online 1x15 "Return" (0:17:55 - 0:19:33)

October 17th
Sword Art Online 1x8 "The Sword Dance of Black and White" (0:00:00 - 0:13:42)

October 18th
Sword Art Online 1x8 "The Sword Dance of Black and White" (0:13:43 - 0:22:04)
Sword Art Online 1x9 "The Blue-Eyed Demon" (0:00:00 - 0:20:03)

October 19th
Sword Art Online 1x9 "The Blue-Eyed Demon" (0:20:04 - 0:22:04)
Sword Art Online 1x10 "Crimson Killing Intent" (0:00:00 - 0:05:31)

October 22nd
Sword Art Online 1x10 "Crimson Killing Intent" (0:05:32 - 0:22:04)

October 24th
Sword Art Online 1x11 "The Girl of the Morning Dew" (0:00:00 - 0:00:31)

October 25th
Sword Art Online 1x11 "The Girl of the Morning Dew" (0:00:31 - 0:03:22)

October 30th
Sword Art Online 1x11 "The Girl of the Morning Dew" (0:03:23 - 0:11:34)

October 31st
Sword Art Online 1x11 "The Girl of the Morning Dew" (0:11:34 - 0:22:03)

November 1st
Sword Art Online 1x12 "Yui's Heart"

November 5th
Sword Art Online 1x13 "Edge of Hell's Abyss" (0:00:00 - 0:05:46)

November 6th
Sword Art Online 1x13 "Edge of Hell's Abyss" (0:05:47 - 0:09:33)

November 7th
Sword Art Online 1x13 "Edge of Hell's Abyss" (0:09:33 - 0:22:03)
Sword Art Online 1x14 "The End of the World"

2025
January 19th
Sword Art Online 1x15 "Return" (0:00:00 - 0:17:54)
Sword Art Online 1x15 "Return" (0:19:34 - 0:20:14)

January 20th
Sword Art Online 1x15 "Return" (0:20:14 - 0:22:04)
Sword Art Online 1x16 "Land of Fairies"
Sword Art Online 1x17 "Captive Queen"
Sword Art Online 1x18 "To the World Tree" (0:00:00 - 0:02:40)

January 21st
Sword Art Online 1x18 "To the World Tree" (0:02:40 - 0:23:41)
Sword Art Online 1x19 "The Legrue Corridor"
Sword Art Online 1x20 "General of the Blazing Flame"
Sword Art Online 1x21 "The Truth About ALfhaim" (0:00:00 - 0:03:39)

January 22nd
Sword Art Online 1x21 "The Truth About ALfhaim" (0:03:50 - 0:22:04)
Sword Art Online 1x22 "The Grand Quest"
Sword Art Online 1x23 "Bonds"
Sword Art Online 1x24 "Gilded Hero"
Sword Art Online 1x25 "The World Seed" (0:00:00 - 0:07:52)

May 16th
Sword Art Online 1x25 "The World Seed" (0:07:53 - 0:25:14)

July 25th
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (1:22:07 - 1:23:35)

July 25th
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:00:00 - 0:06:51)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:10:31 - 0:10:56)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:12:20 - 0:13:44)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:15:58 - 0:16:16)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:16:50 - 0:17:56)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:19:25 - 0:19:48)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:20:50 - 0:20:56)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:22:24 - 0:22:50)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:24:15 - 0:24:58)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:27:01 - 0:27:31)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:29:56 - 0:31:30)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:35:08 - 0:35:30)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:36:45 - 0:37:08)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:41:02 - 0:41:35)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:44:46 - 0:45:33)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:49:18 - 0:49:43)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:52:31 - 0:54:10)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (0:56:44 - 0:57:06)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (1:00:08 - 1:01:27)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (1:02:29 - 1:02:43)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (1:04:45 - 1:05:03)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (1:07:51 - 1:08:17)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (1:12:38 - 1:13:03)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (1:15:52 - 1:16:05)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (1:18:46 - 1:22:07)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (1:23:36 - 1:40:36)

 

[ItzStitch626]

Idk if you should add Accel world or not. It is somewhat considered canon cause it supposedly takes place about 40 something years after SAO taking place in like year 2065

 

[ItzStitch626]

Thanks for doing this btw I started watching SAO but i didn’t know in what order to watch em

 

[jhed13]

Idk if you should add Accel world or not. It is somewhat considered canon cause it supposedly takes place about 40 something years after SAO taking place in like year 2065

That's really interesting! I'll have to do some research into that and see if that holds any ground!

Thanks for doing this btw I started watching SAO but i didn’t know in what order to watch em

Keep in mind that the Progressive movies take place during the first 3 episodes covering events from the first 5 floors but from Asuna's perspective instead of Kirito's. A lot of times there's even events in the story that basically match up 1:1.
Then in Extra, there is quite a bit of new footage but it's mostly Kirito flashbacks to recap season 1.
But other than that, the simplified timeline should be pretty straightforward!

 

[ItzStitch626]

2022
September
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (0:00:00 - 0:02:50)
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (0:00:00 - 0:02:51)

Why is this duplicated?

 

[jhed13]

Finished up to the Aincrad arc in the main show. Planning on watching the second Progressive movie tonight so I can have the entire Aincrad arc finished.

Why is this duplicated?

Fixed

 

[jhed13]

Updated with entire season 1 and Extra Edition