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Sword Art Online S1E8 — The Sword Dance of Black and White

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Sword Art Online•Season 1•Episode 8

The Sword Dance of Black and White

7.6/10 · 1,307 votesAug 26, 201223 min

Ranked #11 of 25 in Season 1•matches the season avg

After 2 years, people have got used to living in SAO, with a dwindling front line it might just be up to Kirito and Asuna to continue the charge.

Directed byTatsumi Fujii

Written byShuji Iriyama

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Seasons4

Cast10

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kirito (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Asuna (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Klein (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Nobuyuki Sugou (voice)

Rina Hidaka

Rina Hidaka

Silica (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

Agil (voice)

Kanae Itou

Kanae Itou

Yui (voice)

Ayahi Takagaki

Ayahi Takagaki

Lisbeth (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Leafa (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Akihiko Kayaba (voice)

Crew6

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Songs

LiSA

LiSA

Theme Song Performance

M

Megumi Kouno

Key Animation

S

Shuji Iriyama

Writer

S

Shinobu Ookouchi

Key Animation

T

Tatsumi Fujii

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Sword Dance of Black and White" is episode 8 of Sword Art Online season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 1,307 votes, ranking #11 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Tatsumi Fujii and written by Shuji Iriyama, it aired on August 26, 2012.

Next: E9 · The Blue-Eyed Demon Best of Season 1