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pos: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale The Asian premieres were distributed by Aniplex and Odex, respectively. There was a premiere event in the United States on March 1, 2017; Eleven Arts distributed and released the film in U.S. theaters on March 9, 2017. Madman Entertainment also released the film at theaters in Australia and New Zealand on March 9, 2017. Aniplex of America released the film at theaters in Canada between March 17 and March 19, 2017. The English dub premiered at Anime Boston 2017, with a national release on April 22. Anime Limited brought the film to cinemas in the United Kingdom and Ireland on

pos: Sword Art Online Sword Art Online An anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, known simply as "Sword Art Online", aired in Japan between July and December 2012, with television film "Sword Art Online: Extra Edition" airing on December 31, 2013, and a second season, titled "Sword Art Online II", airing between July and December 2014. An animated film titled "" featuring an original story by Kawahara premiered in Japan and Southeast Asia on February 18, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 9, 2017. A spin-off anime series titled "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online" premiered in April

pos: Sword Art Online Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan before the television premiere between June 29 and July 4, 2014. At Katsucon, it was announced that the English dub of the second season would air on Toonami beginning March 28, 2015. An animated film titled "", featuring an original story by Kawahara set after the events of "Sword Art Online II", premiered in Japan and Southeast Asia on February 18, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 9, 2017. The third season of "Sword Art Online", titled "Sword Art Online: Alicization", and a spin-off anime, titled "Sword Art Online Alternative

pos: Sword Art Online Asada with 2,145 points and Asuna Yuuki with 1,345 points. Sword Art Online An anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, known simply as "Sword Art Online", aired in Japan between July and December 2012, with television film "Sword Art Online: Extra Edition" airing on December 31, 2013, and a second season, titled "Sword Art Online II", airing between July and December 2014. An animated film titled "" featuring an original story by Kawahara premiered in Japan and Southeast Asia on February 18, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 9, 2017. A spin-off anime series titled

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale April 19, 2017. The film was set to play in about 1,000 theaters worldwide. A few days after the world premiere, a leak of the film was found online, tracing the source back to Malaysia and Singapore. The Blu-ray and DVD home video release volumes of "Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale" were released in Japan on September 27, 2017 and North America on December 19, 2017. The Japanese home video release features a sequel novel titled "Sword Art Online: Cordial Code" written by Kawahara and illustrated by abec, set eight days after the events of "Ordinal Scale". The

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale whilst also avoiding nearly all of its most aggravating faults." Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale In the year 2026, the Augma is released to the public as an alternative system to the AmuSphere, due to its function to simulate reality while the player is conscious rather than using FullDive. The most prominent combat-based game is Ordinal Scale, in which a player's abilities are ranked by ordinal numbers. Asuna, Lisbeth and Silica encourage Kirito to play OS upon hearing that Aincrad bosses have appeared. Kirito joins Asuna and Klein in a boss fight where the game's mascot, AI idol

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale In the year 2026, the Augma is released to the public as an alternative system to the AmuSphere, due to its function to simulate reality while the player is conscious rather than using FullDive. The most prominent combat-based game is Ordinal Scale, in which a player's abilities are ranked by ordinal numbers. Asuna, Lisbeth and Silica encourage Kirito to play OS upon hearing that Aincrad bosses have appeared. Kirito joins Asuna and Klein in a boss fight where the game's mascot, AI idol singer Yuna, appears and gives players buff effects as she

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale film on its opening weekend opened at No. 1 at the Japanese box office, debuting in 151 theaters across Japan and grossed a total of ¥425 million from 308,376 admissions. As of October 1, 2017, the film has grossed a total of over . It grossed over in its first weekend in North America. During its first day in Italy, the film beat out both "" and "Wonder Woman" at the box office. It has grossed in China. Alex Osborn of IGN posted a score of 7.5/10 and stated: "It's not a visual stunner, but "Ordinal Scale" serves up a

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale it on her hand, which he does. In a post-credits scene, Kikuoka, who was impressed with Shigemura's attempt at AI and soul reconstruction, recruits Shigemura to Rath. At the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2015 on October 4, 2015, it was announced that the light novel series would be adapted into an animated film, with the main staff returning from the anime series. The film takes place after the anime series' second season, "Sword Art Online II". It was then revealed at the Dengeki Bunko "Haru no Saiten 2016" event on March 13, 2016 that the film is titled "Sword Art

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale". The voice cast from the anime series returned to reprise their roles in the film. The film's soundtrack is composed by Yuki Kajiura, who also composed the music for the anime series. The soundtrack features 50 tracks, including 5 insert songs performed by Sayaka Kanda. It was released by Aniplex on February 22, 2017. LiSA performed the film's theme song, titled "Catch the Moment". Sayaka Kanda performs five songs as Yuna: "Ubiquitous dB", "Longing", "Delete", "Break Beat Bark!" and "Smile For You". The film premiered in Japan, Southeast Asia and Germany on February 18, 2017.

neg: Sword Art Online "Ignite" by Aoi, and the first ending theme is "Startear" by Haruna. The second opening theme is "Courage" by Tomatsu, and the second ending theme is "No More Time Machine" by LiSA, with the third ending theme being , also by LiSA. The song "Catch the Moment" by LiSA is used as the theme song to "Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale". For the third season, the first opening theme is "Adamas" by LiSA, and the first ending theme is by Aoi. The second opening theme is "Resister" by Asca and the second ending theme is "Forget-me-not" by ReoNa. A number

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale gives Kirito an extremely powerful sword as a reward. The group returns to the arena still in full-dive where Kirito, now OS's top-ranked player, dispatches the bosses with his new sword as Kikuoka finds Shigemura in the server room of Argus (the defunct company that ran SAO) and arrests him. The hooded Yuna restores the survivors' memories and fades out of existence since she was coded from the Floor 100 boss. Afterwards, Kirito and Asuna fulfill their promise they made to each other in Aincrad, to watch a meteor shower together. Asuna returns Kirito's engagement ring so to properly put

neg: Sinon (Sword Art Online) Which works when you're stuck in a gun-based mmo." A "Newtype" character poll had Sinon placed first in female characters, notably edging out fellow "Sword Art Online" character Asuna. In a fan contest where respondents chose between 41 options for the next "Sword Art Online" figurine, Sinon placed fourth ("Gun Gale Online" version) and ninth ("ALfheim Online" version). The popularity of the character has resulted in several official "Sword Art Online" merchandise featuring her, for example as a 1/8th scale Sinon statue. "Sword Art Online" girls (including Sinon) feature in a merchandise lottery by Bandai, where they are depicted in

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale solid original story that will help tide over those who are hungry for more "SAO" while they wait for a third season". A review coming from Cine Premier's Julio Vélez who scored it a 4/5 and stated: "The second act falls a little in action by focusing more on defining the motives of the antagonists, but everything recovers in an exciting and prolonged climax". In a review featured on the anime streaming website Crunchyroll, Isaac Akers states ""SAO" being "SAO", this was never going to be a perfectly crafted movie—but it captures so many of the charms of the franchise

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Eiji. Asuna realizes her memories of SAO are fading and at a hospital visit with Kirito, learn that the Augma scanned her brain for SAO memories and that it could also happen to other SAO survivors playing OS. Kirito investigates the issue with Sinon during a boss battle, where an SAO player is defeated and a glowing orb floats upward into an OS drone. Yui fails to retrieve it after being locked out by the game. Later, Kirito meets the hooded girl again who repeats her actions from before. Kirito and Yui discover she is pointing towards Touto Technical University.

neg: Sword Art Online Japan on January 24, 2017. This RPG is available on iOS and Android devices. Featuring content from the anime series, "Ordinal Scale", and some original shorts written for event characters, players are allowed to play solo and progress through the story, or join up with others online to farm special items, equipment, and materials. Common events include ranked challenges against other players, floor clearing, character introductions and seasonal events. Players have the choice of spending real money to speed-up their progress. A game based in "Gun Gale Online", "", was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows on

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale boss and Eiji. The following morning, as Kirito practices with OS in a park, a girl in a white hood appears and points off into the distance before disappearing. Kirito meets with Asuna, who theorizes that Eiji was a member of the Knights of the Blood Oath named Nautilus, while Yui deduces that the spawn locations of the Aincrad bosses line up with the SAO dungeon maps. Asuna, Lisbeth and Silica enter another fight where Yuna and Eiji appear again. Asuna is hit by the boss and passes out upon saving Silica who was pushed into the boss' path by

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Kirito goes to the school and meets Professor Tetsuhiro Shigemura who developed Augma, but Shigemura refuses to answer any questions. Before leaving, Kirito notices on Shigemura's desk a picture of a girl who resembles Yuna. Kirito discusses with Kikuoka Seijirou, who informs him that Shigemura's daughter, Yuna, died in SAO. Visiting Asuna's home, Kirito promises Asuna to get her memories back. Kirito encounters the hooded girl again, revealed to be Yuna. When she tells him his rank is too low, Kirito decides to level up, solo-killing as many bosses as he can with aid from Sinon and Leafa. Days later,

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale sings. Kirito fails to achieve anything due to lack of physical strength and quickness. Eiji, the number-two player, aides the group in defeating the boss. Before Asuna makes the killing blow, Eiji whispers the word "Switch," a game mechanic from SAO that she recognizes. The next night, Asuna joins Klein and his group for another boss fight while waiting for their last group member, unaware that he was injured by Eiji the night before. Asuna proceeds to the fight which is again presided over by Yuna. Klein and his group are ambushed and defeated by the sudden appearance of another

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale arena, Kirito and Yuna join the battle. Yuna tells Kirito that the Augma has a hidden full-dive feature and he can use it to defeat SAO's 100th floor boss to end the battle. Before diving, Kirito gives Asuna an engagement ring. Entering the Ruby Palace of Floor 100, Kirito, Lisbeth, Silica, Agil, and Sinon confront the boss. They are easily defeated until Asuna, Leafa, Klein, and several others from ALO and GGO come to their aid. Yui restores their saved abilities from SAO, allowing everyone to defeat the boss. The voice of Akihiko Kayaba congratulates them on their victory and

neg: Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale the OS players gather at a stadium for Yuna's concert. In the lower levels, Kirito duels with Eiji who claims he has a way to return Asuna's memories. Kirito wins but Eiji reveals that Shigemura has been harvesting memories of SAO players in an attempt to reconstruct his lost daughter's soul and download her as an AI; having all players in the concert would make removing memories easier. Eiji adds that the drones used for harvesting possess enough power to damage the players' brains, killing them like the NerveGear did in SAO. As a horde of Aincrad bosses raid the

neg: Reki Kawahara as well as four volumes of "Sword Art Online: Progressive". An anime series premiered in July 2012, and was followed by a for-TV movie "Sword Art Online Extra Edition" on December 31, 2013 as well as a second anime series, "Sword Art Online II", in July 2014, and a film adaptation, "". Sword Art Online is a virtual world in which it is impossible to log out before having defeated the Floor Boss of all 100 floors of the Aincrad Tower. In 2012, Kawahara made voice cameos in several episodes of the "Accel World" anime series as Tin Writer. Reki

neg: Sinon (Sword Art Online) a full-dive machine known as the Medicuboid. In the sequel "", she becomes a playable character. Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku praised Sinon's role in "Sword Art Online II", describing her as "easily the deepest character to come out of "Sword Art Online"". Likewise, Carly Smith of "The Escapist" found Sinon to be a "breath of fresh air" in a show like "Sword Art Online", which could have "ended after its first arc, halfway through the first season." In reviewing the second episode of the "Sword Art Online II" anime, Salvador GRodiles of Japanator.com wrote that "Sinon isn't a pushover in

neg: Sword Art Online on smartphones was released on February 10, 2015. In 2016, Bandai Namco released "Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag" for Android and iOS. Kirito, Asuna, Leafa, Yuuki and "SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online" protagonist LLENN appear in "", a fighting game by Sega featuring various characters from works published under the "Dengeki Bunko" imprint. A browser game titled "Sword Art Quest" and its sequel smartphone game, "Sword Art Quest II" provide challenges to users to upgrade their characters to receive rewards. There is also a paid Android game titled "SAO -Log Out-" that users can download and play with characters from

neg: Sword Art Online: Code Register Sword Art Online: Code Register , also sometimes known as Sword Art Online: Code Resister, is a 2014 video game for iOS and Android devices released in Japan only. "Sword Art Online: Code Register" is a Japanese role-playing game with a simple tap-and-play battle system. Players can put together groups of characters with different skills and actions to take on opponents and explore different worlds. The game features multiple worlds and characters featured in the franchise, including the eponymous "Sword Art Online", "ALfheim Online", and "Gun Gale Online", as well as its own original characters. The game features a "Duel

neg: Sword Art Online February 23, 2018. Bandai Namco Entertainment released the "Sword Art Online VR: Lovely Honey Days" mobile game for iOS and Android devices in Japan. The game's first episode is free-to-play, while the second episode and so on can be purchased as additional content. Bandai Namco has announced "", an exploration action RPG that supports up to three players in online co-op and it is the first arcade game in the "Sword Art Online" series. It will launch in Japanese arcades in spring 2019. "Sword Art Online" is a planned American live-action television adaptation of "Sword Art Online". Skydance Television announced

neg: Accel World game titled "Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight" was announced in October 2016. The game is a crossover with "Sword Art Online", developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita and released on July 7, 2017. The Windows PC version was released on September 12, 2017. Anime News Network reviewed the series and gave a story rating of A-, stating a similar basis of "Sword Art Online" with improved characters. Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku praised the anime for its well-thought out story, relatable main character, and great villain protagonist, but criticizes the anime for its

neg: Ordinal data Ordinal data Ordinal data is a categorical, statistical data type where the variables have natural, ordered categories and the distances between the categories is not known. These data exist on an ordinal scale, one of four levels of measurement described by S. S. Stevens in 1946. The ordinal scale is distinguished from the nominal scale by having a ranking. It also differs from interval and ratio scales by not having category widths that represent equal increments of the underlying attribute. A well-known example of ordinal data is the Likert scale. An example of a Likert scale is: Examples of ordinal

neg: Kirito (Sword Art Online) studios and manga publishers. Kirito (Sword Art Online) Due to the initial popularity of "Sword Art Online", Kirito has become an extremely recognized character in the anime and manga fandom. In an interview with series creator Reki Kawahara, when asked whether Kirito's personality and character were based off his own, the author responded that he does not usually put aspects of himself into his characters, and jokingly remarked that "but if I had to say there was a point of similarity between Kirito and myself, it is the fact that neither of us are good at forming parties. We [both]

neg: Kirito (Sword Art Online) Kirito (Sword Art Online) Due to the initial popularity of "Sword Art Online", Kirito has become an extremely recognized character in the anime and manga fandom. In an interview with series creator Reki Kawahara, when asked whether Kirito's personality and character were based off his own, the author responded that he does not usually put aspects of himself into his characters, and jokingly remarked that "but if I had to say there was a point of similarity between Kirito and myself, it is the fact that neither of us are good at forming parties. We [both] tend to play solo

neg: Leafa a review of episode 15 – 25 in the "Sword Art Online" anime, went on to say that "Leafa shows more emotional strength as a heroine than Asuna ever did", and she "also stand[s] out as one of the more interesting, developed characters", due to not being overly reliant on Kirito. Silverman also found Kirito and Leafa's relationship to have developed more naturally than Kirito and Asuna's. In his "Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops" review, Theron Martin also wrote that "given the immense success of the "Sword Art Online" franchise, it should not be a surprise that it would eventually

neg: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is an third-person shooter action role-playing video game developed by Dimps for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows based on the "Sword Art Online" light novel series. It is the fifth game in the series and is the successor to the 2016 game "". The PlayStation 4 version were released in Japan on February 8, 2018, with a worldwide release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows on February 23. Taking place in the virtual reality MMORPG (VRMMORPG) "Gun Gale Online", "Fatal Bullet" features an alternate timeline

neg: Sinon (Sword Art Online) Sinon (Sword Art Online) When she was eleven, Shino was involved in a post office robbery where she accidentally killed the armed robber. As a result, she began to develop a fear of guns, deciding to play "Gun Gale Online" in hopes it would mend her trauma. The character has achieved popularity in anime and manga fandom, often appearing in fan polls and official merchandise, and has received positive critical reception, with acclaim directed at her appearance and depth of character. In an interview with series creator Reki Kawahara, the author noted that the female characters in "Sword Art Online"

neg: Kirito (Sword Art Online) type character, Karen Mead of Japanator.com wrote that "I don't think we ever see enough of Kirito's weaknesses to balance out his strengths: he's pretty much a genius at video games, as well as a kind, giving person, and those are some pretty major positives." However, she praised the positive aspects of Kirito's character, and his "competent and noble" self distinguishes him from other harem protagonists in that he actually earns the girls' affection. Carly Smith of "The Escapist" criticized "Sword Art Online II" and compared it unfavourably to the original storyline, summarizing "welcome to "Sword Art Online II": the

neg: Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment the game's minor flaws. However, Hardcore Gamer rated "Hollow Fragment" a score of 1.5 out of 5, referring to it as a "bad game... the most debased, pandering garbage Japan has to offer... (a) rushed, broken, and imbecilic excuse for software" with "awful story, tedious combat, and inexcusable translation." Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment A "Director’s Cut" edition of the game titled "Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment" was released on PlayStation 4 within North America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle-East in July and August 2015, and was released in Japan in November 2015. This version comes with new features,

neg: Sword Art Online following chapters being digitally serialized on Kadokawa's Comic Walker website. A seventh manga, titled "Sword Art Online: Calibur" and illustrated by Shii Kiya, was serialized in "Dengeki G's Comic" between the September 2014 and July 2015 issues. A single compilation volume was released on August 10, 2015. An eighth manga, titled "Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario" and also by Tsubasa, is based on the seventh volume of the novel series and began serialization in the July 2014 issue of "Dengeki Bunko Magazine". A ninth manga, an adaptation of "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online", began serialization in the November

neg: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet by Dimps, "Fatal Bullet" runs on Unreal Engine 4; a Siliconera writer described the gameplay as bearing some similarity to "Freedom Wars", another game produced by Dimps. "Fatal Bullet" is the first in the "SAO" series to be available on Xbox One and PC, the latter being downloadable through Steam. The game received mixed reviews. Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is an third-person shooter action role-playing video game developed by Dimps for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows based on the "Sword Art Online" light novel series. It is the fifth game in

neg: Sword Art Online: Code Register Bride Silica" designs in June. Another 2016 crossover effort features "Cross Register" and ".hack" mobile game "New World", with "Code Register" receiving a Black Rose costume and "New World" receiving Kirito and Asuna costumes and a Yui accessory, amongst other character and equipment cards. Geoff Thew of "Hardcore Gamer" complained about the lack of meaningful user interaction, claiming it "looks as exciting as data entry." Sword Art Online: Code Register , also sometimes known as Sword Art Online: Code Resister, is a 2014 video game for iOS and Android devices released in Japan only. "Sword Art Online: Code Register" is

neg: Sword Art Online Games for the PlayStation Portable. The game follows an alternate storyline, in which a glitch causes Kirito and the other players to remain in Sword Art Online despite defeating Heathcliff, and players from other VMMORPGs such as Leafa and Sinon get sucked into the game themselves. The game was released in both regular and limited edition box sets on March 14, 2013. "" is a PlayStation Vita game released in Japan on April 24, 2014. "Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment" takes place in the same alternative storyline as "Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment", and it includes all content of "Floor

neg: Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment in the west, the game received mixed reviews. It has a score of 67 out of 100 on Metacritic. IGN awarded it a score of 5.5 out of 10, saying "Sword Art Online" excellent combat is marred by a juvenile romance system, a horrible translation. Destructoid gave the game a rating of 7/10, noting that the game is solid and provides a fun experience, however may lack replay value, while "Gaming Age" gave the game a "B" score, praising the game environment and mechanics, although noting that the camera controls feel flawed. PlayStation Universe awarded it a score of 5.5

neg: Sword Art Online Gun Gale Online", were announced in 2017. "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online", animated by 3Hz, premiered in April 2018. "Sword Art Online: Alicization" began airing on October 7, 2018, with a one-hour world premiere which aired in Japan, the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Russia and South Korea on September 15, 2018. It will air for four cours (around 50 episodes) and will adapt from the novel's ninth volume, "Alicization Beginning", to the eighteenth volume, "Alicization Lasting". Yuki Kajiura composed the soundtrack for the "Sword Art Online" anime, which was later released in the limited edition of the

neg: Sword Art Online go "back to the real world." The Unital Ring story arc began in volume 21, which was released in Japan on December 7, 2018. Kawahara also writes the "Sword Art Online: Progressive" series, which covers Kirito's adventures on the first few floors of Aincrad. The first volume of "Progressive" was released on October 10, 2012, and four volumes have been released as of December 10, 2015. The first volume of a light novel series based on "Sword Art Online" titled "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online", written by Keiichi Sigsawa with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, was published by ASCII

neg: Sword Art Online of "Sword Art Online". Each world is built on a game engine called the World Seed, which was initially developed specifically for "SAO" by Akihiko Kayaba, but was later duplicated for "ALO", and later willed to Kirito, who had it leaked online with the successful intention of reviving the virtual reality industry. In 2022, a virtual reality massively multiplayer online role-playing game (VRMMORPG) called "Sword Art Online" ("SAO") is released. With the NerveGear, a helmet that stimulates the user's five senses via their brain, players can experience and control their in-game characters with their minds. Both the game and the

neg: Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization and Seven, a new PvP feature, and an additional story. The paid expansion pack "Shrine Maiden of the Abyss", to be released in 2017, will add an additional three chapters into the game. "Hollow Realization" takes place in "Sword Art: Origin", a restoration of Aincrad titled Ainground, with intentions of research and development in the year 2026, three years after the original "Sword Art Online" event. However, unlike in "Sword Art Online", Aincrad is one large floor, instead of multiple, while the castle itself was renamed to Ainground, where several monsters can be battled. The main character of the game

neg: Sword Art Online of character songs were included in the Blu-ray and DVD volume releases of the anime. These were collected into two compilation albums: "Sword Art Online Song Collection", which included character songs released in the season one volumes, was released on August 27, 2014, while "Sword Art Online Song Collection II", which included character songs released in the season two volumes, was released on March 22, 2017. A stage event at the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2011 revealed that Reki Kawahara's light novels would get video game adaptations. The first "Sword Art Online" adaptation, titled , was developed by Namco Bandai

neg: Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Vita), and 18,000 (PS4). In a January 2016 interview, producer Yousuke Futami stated the game had sold 100,000 copies in North America—30,000 of which were downloaded—and 50,000 in Europe. The sequel, "", was released in October 2016. Sword Art Online: Lost Song "Lost Song" story is based on an alternate timeline of "Sword Art Online" that does not follow the canon storyline of the light novels. It follows series protagonist Kirito and his friends as they play the Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called "ALfheim Online" ("ALO"). The game introduces a guild named Shamrock, led by scientist

neg: Sword Art Online: Lost Song Sword Art Online: Lost Song "Lost Song" story is based on an alternate timeline of "Sword Art Online" that does not follow the canon storyline of the light novels. It follows series protagonist Kirito and his friends as they play the Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called "ALfheim Online" ("ALO"). The game introduces a guild named Shamrock, led by scientist and idol Seven, who Kirito competes against to be the first to clear "ALO" expansion, Svart ALfheim. "Lost Song" received mostly mixed reviews, with the multiplayer and controls being praised; however, the game's dungeons were criticized for

neg: Asuna (Sword Art Online) Titania versions), Leafa, and Suguha. Asuna has featured in several "Sword Art Online"-related video games. This includes "", in which several characters appearing under the "Dengeki Bunko" imprint are featured. Asuna, Kirito and Leafa appeared in a campaign by the "Manga Anime Guardians" project in combating anime and manga piracy, with the being project supported by 15 anime production studios and manga publishers. Asuna (Sword Art Online) Both Asuna and Kirito have become popular characters in anime and manga fandom, frequently appearing on lists of the most popular anime characters. Additionally, Asuna has featured in numerous official "Sword Art Online"

neg: Asuna (Sword Art Online) Asuna (Sword Art Online) Both Asuna and Kirito have become popular characters in anime and manga fandom, frequently appearing on lists of the most popular anime characters. Additionally, Asuna has featured in numerous official "Sword Art Online" merchandise, and has been the subject of mixed to mostly positive critical reception, with focus on her relationship with Kirito, attractiveness, and role in the series. In an interview with series creator Reki Kawahara, the author noted that the female characters in "Sword Art Online" were not based on anyone he knew in the real world, with him stating "I don’t usually make

neg: Sinon (Sword Art Online) Osawa, a woman who had survived the post office incident, who convinces her that she had saved her and her daughter's life. Sinon eventually decides to play "ALfheim Online" with Kirito and his friends. During her time with Kirito, Sinon develops romantic feelings for him, but decides not to pursue them due to her close friendship with his girlfriend, Asuna. However, she does on occasion, show Kirito her true feelings for him. Sinon appears in the "Sword Art Online" video games. In "" and "", she is trapped in "Sword Art Online" as a result of a glitch while testing

neg: Ordinal regression Ordinal regression In statistics, ordinal regression (also called "ordinal classification") is a type of regression analysis used for predicting an ordinal variable, i.e. a variable whose value exists on an arbitrary scale where only the relative ordering between different values is significant. It can be considered an intermediate problem between regression and classification. Examples of ordinal regression are ordered logit and ordered probit. Ordinal regression turns up often in the social sciences, for example in the modeling of human levels of preference (on a scale from, say, 1–5 for "very poor" through "excellent"), as well as in information retrieval. In

neg: LiSA (Japanese musician, born 1987) Oricon; the title song is used as the third ending theme to the 2014 anime series "Sword Art Online II", and the single also includes the song "No More Time Machine", which was used as the second ending theme to "Sword Art Online II". She held her second Nippon Budokan concert on January 10 and 11, 2015, tickets for which were sold out. She released her third solo album "Launcher" on March 4, 2015 and her eighth single "Rally Go Round" on May 27, 2015; the song is used as the opening theme to the second season of the anime

neg: Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment was remade into HD for the PlayStation Vita in the form of "Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment". Some features, like the player's points and skills, can be transferred from "Infinity Moment" to "Hollow Fragment". Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment The gameplay has many similarities to MMORPGs, though it is not an online game, including the ability to buy and upgrade weapons, go on missions, and fight in a group with other characters. The protagonist, Kirito, can equip ten types of weapons, such as swords and axes. The game follows an alternate storyline from the end of the first arc of

neg: Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment The gameplay has many similarities to MMORPGs, though it is not an online game, including the ability to buy and upgrade weapons, go on missions, and fight in a group with other characters. The protagonist, Kirito, can equip ten types of weapons, such as swords and axes. The game follows an alternate storyline from the end of the first arc of the original story, in which a glitch causes Kirito and the other players to remain in Sword Art Online despite defeating Heathcliff, and players from other VRMMORPGs, such as second and third arc protagonists

neg: Sword Art Online the series and obtain wallpapers from it. A virtual reality massive multiplayer online game was in development by Kadokawa and IBM Japan, but was only a demo and will not be released as a full game. An action role-playing game titled "Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight" was announced in October 2016. The game is a crossover with "Accel World", developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Windows via Steam, and was released to western audiences on July 7, 2017. "Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag", launched by Bandai Namco Entertainment, was released outside of

neg: Sword Art Online grow, and references the Oculus Rift as a prime example of the starting point of virtual reality. It also praises "Sword Art Online" for exploring the psychological and social aspects of virtual reality gaming. Adam Facey of "The Muse," criticized the series as being sexist and the female characters as being overly sexualized. Kirito has a cameo appearance in episode 8 of the anime series "Eromanga Sensei", with Yoshitsugu Matsuoka reprising his role. Steven Spielberg's 2018 film "Ready Player One" contains a reference to "Sword Art Online". Ernest Cline, the writer of 2011 novel "Ready Player One", discussed "Sword Art

neg: Sinon (Sword Art Online) in only 7 episodes thus far, praising her backstory and contrast between her in-game and out-of-game personas. Sinon is regarded as one of the most popular characters in "Sword Art Online". A Charapedia poll which asked fans to list their favorite "cool" women in anime, had Sinon placed 13th with 203 votes. She also placed 8th on another Charapedia poll of the "top 20 female anime/manga characters not to provoke." Sinon was awarded third in a Dengeki Bunko character poll for their light novels. A third Charapedia poll asking respondents to rank their favourite "Short-Haired Anime Girls" ranked Sinon 16th,

neg: Kirito (Sword Art Online) an eventual crossover between "Accel World" and "Sword Art Online", to which he answered that while he had already written a scenario where Kirito and Haruyuki Arita meet and fight, such a prospect would be difficult due to "SAO" taking place in 2022 and "Accel World" in 2046. In a review, Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku hailed "Sword Art Online" as the smartest series in recent years; Eisenbeis particularly noted how the romance between Kirito and Asuna is explored bringing "definition to exactly what love is like in a virtual world." However, the two characters' relationship in the second half of

neg: Sinon (Sword Art Online) with 136 points. In a poll by the app Otamart asking users to rank the anime characters they would want to give and receive chocolates from for Valentine's Day, Sinon was ranked 14th and 16th, respectively among male voters. Dorkly listed Kirito and Sinon beating the Death Gun tournament as one of the greatest moments in "Sword Art Online". In a poll to determine the characters who would appear on the cover of abec's "Sword Art Online" art book, Sinon finished with the third-most votes. Anime website GoBoiano listed "Sharp Shooter Sinon" as one of the positive aspects of "Sword

neg: Sword Art Online to be published was approved, he started working with illustrator abec on the light novel series. The first volume was published in print on April 10, 2009, and 20 volumes have been published as of September 8, 2017. The first eight volumes of the light novel series told the story arcs for "Sword Art Online", "Alfheim Online", and "Gun Gale Online". The Alicization story arc was covered by volumes 9 through 18, while volumes 19 and 20 told a side story called Moon Cradle. Kawahara plans on writing "one more big arc" called "Sword Art Online: Unital Ring" that will

neg: Asuna (Sword Art Online) contested, citing his relationship with Asuna. Nevertheless, Eisenbeis praised the fourth arc of "Sword Art Online" as it focuses primarily on Asuna's point of view – an "excellent choice" in his opinion, as it "allows Asuna, who suddenly went from strong female lead to weak damsel in distress in the series’ second arc, to once again come into her own and develop as a character." The arc as a whole was called "both heartbreaking and beautiful." Asuna is one of the most popular characters in "Sword Art Online". In a fan poll by anime website Charapedia, 10,000 respondents voted on

neg: Sword Girls Sword Girls Sword Girls () was an online Korean digital collectible card game developed by Zeonix (제오닉스), released in 2011. The game art was influenced by manga art style. The original Korean server shutdown suddenly in 2017 without any prior explanation and remain closed. The Korean website is also inaccesible. There were online Japanese and English version as well but all have since shut down, leaving the several smartphone spin-off games as the only ones available for play. The online version has a connected smaller version called Sword Girls S for smartphones. There are fangame versions that are available to

neg: Ordinal data data are often found in questionnaires: for example, the survey question "Is your general health poor, reasonable, good, or excellent?" may have those answers coded respectively as 1, 2, 3, and 4. Sometimes data on an interval scale or ratio scale are grouped onto an ordinal scale: for example, individuals whose income is known might be grouped into the income categories $0-$19,999, $20,000-$39,999, $40,000-$59,999, ..., which then might be coded as 1, 2, 3, 4, ... Other examples of ordinal data include socioeconomic status, military ranks, and letter grades for coursework. Ordinal data analysis requires a different set of analyses

neg: Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online be the 25th best-selling novel during the first half of 2016. As of May 2018, the series had 1 million copies in print. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Due to the incident that occurred in VR MMORPG "Sword Art Online" — where 10,000 players were trapped in the game on launch day — the popularity of VR games has plummeted due to fear of similar incidents. The NerveGear, SAO's VR device, was recalled and destroyed, but with the launch of its successor, the AmuSphere, combined with release of the license-free development support package the "Seed," the popularity of

neg: Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Due to the incident that occurred in VR MMORPG "Sword Art Online" — where 10,000 players were trapped in the game on launch day — the popularity of VR games has plummeted due to fear of similar incidents. The NerveGear, SAO's VR device, was recalled and destroyed, but with the launch of its successor, the AmuSphere, combined with release of the license-free development support package the "Seed," the popularity of VR games saw a sudden resurgence. The story follows Karen Kohiruimaki, a university student with a complex about her abnormal height. She begins

neg: Sword Art Online: Lost Song and "Woglinde", a grassy area with windmills. Based in the same continuity as "Hollow Fragment", the game follows an alternate timeline from the original series; instead of escaping "Sword Art Online" on floor 75 like in canon, the players were forced to progress through the game's remaining 25 floors. "Lost Song" occurs at the same chronological point as the "Gun Gale Online" arc in "Sword Art Online II", but the characters are instead exploring "ALfheim Online", the newest virtual reality MMORPG to be released. "Lost Song" introduces three new characters that play a role in the plot: Nanairo "Seven" Arshavin,

neg: Sinon (Sword Art Online) french maid clothing with cooking utensils, with Anime News Network humorously noting that they have "brought in a pretty penny for the franchise's creators." There are also Kirito, Asuna, and Sinon "Sword Art Online"-branded perfumes for sale; "Sinon" is described as "a mature scene of marin citrus and herbs. It uses green apple, herbs and lime above muguet, rose, jasmine and cyclamen above musk and brandy." Replica Sinon glasses were created by Cospa and serve both as a cosplay prop and also as prescription glasses. She also appeared in promotional advertisements for the video game "Sword Art Online: Lost Song".

neg: Sinon (Sword Art Online) battle" and is also "a force to be reckoned with", and found her character to be enjoyable. In concluding his review of "Sword Art Online II", Sinon's character and story were praised again, writing "Overall, A-1 were able to wrap up "Sword Art Online II"'s Phantom Bullet nicely. We got to see Shino slowly recover from her trauma and the show did a decent job in explaining the process behind Shinkawa and his older brother's evil scheme – even if their scheme had some far-fetched elements. To top it all off, they were able set things up for the next

neg: Kirito (Sword Art Online) rapiers have been built by the Man At Arms team of blacksmiths and craftsmen. There are also Kirito, Asuna, and Sinon "Sword Art Online"-branded perfumes for sale; "Kirito" is described as "dry citrus with a touch of brandy, meant to evoke a mature spirit. It uses green apple, apricot and lime above Muguet, Rose, Jasmine, grapefruit and a musk and brandy base." "Sword Art Online" glasses based on the characters had a "Kirito" model; "these matte black frames feature a cross and the excalibur on each arm [of the glasses]." A series of anime-inspired Christmas cards featured characters such as

neg: Asuna (Sword Art Online) parasols or starring in their own manga spin-off." Replicas of Asuna's "Wind Fleuret" and Kirito's "Elucidator" rapiers have been built. There are also Kirito, Asuna, and Sinon "Sword Art Online"-branded perfumes for sale; "Asuna" is described as " a sweet, irresistibly refreshing scent of galbanum and jasmine." "Sword Art Online" glasses based on the characters had a "Fairy Dance Asuna" model "inspired by [her] time in Yggdrasil, the World Tree", and "these glasses have pale pink frames with a red ribbon and flowing hair depicted on each arm." There are also earphone jack figures of Asuna (in both regular and

neg: Asuna (Sword Art Online) as wake-up calls, current weather, fortune, and appointments, was released on June 2015 in Japan, followed by an international release in English. In the app, Asuna herself appears in multiple costumes, including her Knights of the Blood uniform and a yellow sweater. The app itself is free though users have to pay for English voice recognition and subtitles. "Sword Art Online" girls (including Asuna) feature in a merchandise lottery by Bandai, with Anime News Network humorously noting that "the girls of "Sword Art Online" have brought in a pretty penny for the franchise's creators, whether the characters are lounging under

neg: Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization the "Abyss of the Shrine Maiden" saga and it was titled "Chapter III: The One Who Opposes God" released on September 26, 2017. "Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization" received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Both PlayStation 4 and Vita versions received final scores of 32/40 by "Famitsu", being awarded 9, 8, 7 and 8 by four individual reviewers. Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Unlike in "" and "Lost Song", a party in "Hollow Realization" consists of four characters including the player, instead of three. While "HF" is played like a role-playing game and "LS"

neg: Luna Haruna musician and an artist." She started singing full-time in 2011, and released her debut single on May 2, 2012, which is used as the second ending theme to the 2011 anime series: "Fate/Zero". Her second single "Overfly", released on November 28, 2012, was used as the second ending theme to the 2012 anime series "Sword Art Online". Another single "Startear" was used as the first ending theme to "Sword Art Online"s sequel "Sword Art Online II", while was used in the video game "". She also covered the song "Kisaragi Attention" in the 2014 anime series "Mekakucity Actors". In January

neg: Sword Art Online 2015 issue of "Dengeki Maoh". A tenth manga, titled "Sword Art Online: Project Alicization" and illustrated by Kōtarō Yamada, based on the Alicization arc of the light novel series, began serialization in the September 2016 issue of "Dengeki Bunko Magazine". An anime adaptation of "Sword Art Online" was announced at Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2011, along with Reki Kawahara's other light novel series, "Accel World". The anime is produced by Aniplex and Genco, animated by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomohiko Ito with music by Yuki Kajiura. The anime aired on Tokyo MX, tvk, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, RKB, HBC

neg: Sword Art Online Online" in an interview, noting how he met its writer Reki Kawahara at an event in Japan where they discussed how they independently developed similar ideas related to virtual reality. On June 12, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture listed "Sword Art Online II" among 38 anime and manga titles banned in China. In September 2018, AbemaTV hosted an election for "Sword Art Online". The character that received the most retweets would be crowned the winner and become the focus of a smartphone wallpaper. According to the poll, Yuuki Konno had the most votes, with 2,243 points, followed by Shino

neg: Sword Art Online As I write the story, the girls become what they are now. So, somehow, I don’t know exactly, but somehow, my subliminal idea or some hidden emotion creates the characters to be strong and capable." He added that he wrote the series to demonstrate that he views online gaming not as a social ill or escape from real life, but rather decided to show games in a more positive light in his light novels. He noted that "the character of Asuna I might have created a little too perfectly for "Sword Art Online"". After Kawahara's request for "Sword Art Online"

neg: Sinon (Sword Art Online) a duet featuring Kirito's voice actor Yoshitsugu Matsuoka. Sinon (Sword Art Online) When she was eleven, Shino was involved in a post office robbery where she accidentally killed the armed robber. As a result, she began to develop a fear of guns, deciding to play "Gun Gale Online" in hopes it would mend her trauma. The character has achieved popularity in anime and manga fandom, often appearing in fan polls and official merchandise, and has received positive critical reception, with acclaim directed at her appearance and depth of character. In an interview with series creator Reki Kawahara, the author noted

neg: Asuna (Sword Art Online) strong, capable female character", likening her to Genji's mother in "The Tale of Genji", to which Kawahara agreed. At Sakura-Con 2013, Kawahara noted that "the character of Asuna I might have created a little too perfectly for "Sword Art Online". When teamed up with Kirito, there were hardly any problems the two as a pair could not overcome", in response to whether Asuna was a "tricky character" to develop. In an interview with Haruka Tomatsu, Asuna's voice actor, she said that "rather than having something similar to her, I feel that to me, she is the ideal person that I

neg: Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment A "Director’s Cut" edition of the game titled "Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment" was released on PlayStation 4 within North America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle-East in July and August 2015, and was released in Japan in November 2015. This version comes with new features, including an online play mode, additional bosses, the ability to play as a female character, among others. "Hollow Fragment" was succeeded by "", which was released in 2015 for the PlayStation 4 and Vita. The game has over 100 recruitable characters which can be chosen to accompany the player

neg: Julian day where a "Julian date" means simply an ordinal date, calendars of a Gregorian year with formatting for ordinal dates are often called ""Julian calendars"", but this could also mean that the calendars are of years in the Julian calendar system. Historical Julian dates were recorded relative to GMT or Ephemeris Time, but the International Astronomical Union now recommends that Julian dates be specified in Terrestrial Time, and that when necessary to specify Julian dates using a different time scale, that the time scale used be indicated when required, such as JD(UT1). The fraction of the day is found by converting

neg: Kirito (Sword Art Online) in these games a lot." He also added that he wrote the series to change popular opinion of online gaming; viewing it not a social ill or just an escape from real life, and thus decided to show games in a more positive light in his light novels. When fans asked him about Kirito using a sword in a gun-based game, Kawahara responded that the energy sword in "Halo" can be the most powerful weapon if used properly. Kirito is voiced in Japanese by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and in English by Bryce Papenbrook. In an interview with Matsuoka on the similarities

neg: Rating scale above issues are compounded, when aggregated statistics such as averages are used for lists and rankings of products. User ratings are at best ordinal categorizations. While it is not uncommon to calculate averages or means for such data, doing so cannot be justified because in calculating averages, equal intervals are required to represent the same difference between levels of perceived quality. The key issues with aggregate data based on the kinds of rating scales commonly used online are as follow: More developed methodologies include Choice Modelling or Maximum Difference methods, the latter being related to the Rasch model due to

neg: Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment out of 10, saying ""Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment" will only offer the most enjoyment to hardcore fans of the franchise that are willing to slog through the uninspired, tedious gameplay to get to the ample fan service on offer." GameZone gave a rating of 8/10, praising the amount of content available within the game. Twinfinite gave the game a 4/5, criticizing the steep learning curve and the dialogue translation, while finding the combat and game design to be positive, while Attack of the Fanboy referred to it as a solid RPG experience as long as one can look beyond

neg: Sword Art Online been sold to Netflix. According to Oricon, "Sword Art Online" was the top selling light novel series of 2012, with eight volumes figuring among the top selling light novels. It was ranked first in the 2012 and 2013 "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!" rankings, as well as top ten placement in 2011, 2014 and 2015. It was also the second best selling light novel series for the first half of 2016 in Japan, selling 489,374 copies. "Sword Art Online: Progressive" sold 321,535 copies in the same time period. As of 2017, the series has an estimated 20 million copies in

neg: Sword Art Online behind "Bloodborne" taking the top spot. A fourth game titled "" was released in Japan for the PS4, Vita, and Windows on October 27, 2016 and worldwide on November 8, 2016 for the PS4 and Vita. A social network game called "Sword Art Online: End World" was released for Japanese feature phones and smartphones on February 28, 2013 with more than 1 million registered users. Another freemium game for Android and iOS titled "" launched in 2014, and over 3,000,000 users have downloaded the game. Another game called "Sword Art Online: Progress Link" designed for the Mobage browser game platform

neg: Sword Art Online May 19, 2015. A manga adaption of "Sword Art Online: Progressive", illustrated by Kiseki Himura, began serialization in the August 2013 issue of "Dengeki G's Magazine". The manga ended serialization in the magazine's May 2014 issue and was transferred to "Dengeki G's Comic" starting with the June 2014 issue. The "Progressive" manga adaption has been licensed by Yen Press, with the first two volumes released in January and April 2015, respectively. A sixth manga, titled "Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet" and illustrated by Kōtarō Yamada, had its first chapter serialized in the May 2014 issue of "Dengeki Bunko Magazine", with

neg: Ordinal regression Srebro, who, realizing that "even just evaluating the likelihood of a predictor is not straight-forward" in the ordered logit and ordered probit models, propose fitting ordinal regression models by adapting common loss functions from classification (such as the hinge loss and log loss) to the ordinal case. ORCA (Ordinal Regression and Classification Algorithms) is a Octave/MATLAB framework including a wide set of ordinal regression methods. Ordinal regression In statistics, ordinal regression (also called "ordinal classification") is a type of regression analysis used for predicting an ordinal variable, i.e. a variable whose value exists on an arbitrary scale where only the

neg: Sword Girls produced but are only available in Korean and lack individual card lore details that the online cards have. The following physical pre-constructed decks and booster packs have been released: In addition to those cards, several promo cards were released as well. The Japanese and English online game are no longer officially supported as of 2013, but the Korean online game no longer works as of November 2017. Sword Girls Sword Girls () was an online Korean digital collectible card game developed by Zeonix (제오닉스), released in 2011. The game art was influenced by manga art style. The original Korean server

neg: Sword Art Online: Lost Song costumes for "God Eater 2", and 14 days later, released a code of "GE2" characters Julius and Alisa's costumes for "Lost Song". At Tokyo Game Show 2015, Kuroyukihime, from "Sword Art Online" author Reki Kawahara's series "Accel World", was added as another playable character in "Lost Song". "Lost Song" was released in Japan for the PS3 and Vita on March 26, 2015, while a Traditional Chinese version was released on April 28. An English-subtitled version of the game was released in Asia on May 12, the PAL regions on November 13, and North America on November 17. "Sword Art Online:

neg: Sword Art Online on August 2, 2016, that they had acquired the global rights to produce a live-action television adaptation of Reki Kawahara's "Sword Art Online" light novel series. Laeta Kalogridis has been attached to write a script for the pilot, and will also serve as executive producer for the series alongside Skydance CEO David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross. Skydance has stated their intent to "fast-track" the launch of the series, along with plans to follow the TV series with the release of a "Sword Art Online" virtual reality experience. In February 2018, it was reported that the live-action series had

neg: Sword Art Online Entertainment released the first series on BD/DVD in the United Kingdom in December 2013, whilst Madman Entertainment released the series in Australia and the English-language version began airing on ABC3 on June 7, 2014. "Sword Art Online" has been available on Netflix in North America since March 15, 2014. A year-end special, titled "Sword Art Online Extra Edition", aired on December 31, 2013. The special recapped the previously aired anime series and included some new footage. "Extra Edition" was streamed worldwide a few hours after its airing in Japan. The two-hour-long special was available on Daisuki worldwide except for French-speaking

neg: Sword Art Online 2018, while a third season titled "Sword Art Online: Alicization" premiered on October 7, 2018. A live-action series will be produced by Netflix. Six video games based on the series have been released for multiple consoles. "Sword Art Online" has received widespread commercial success, with the light novels having over 20 million copies sold worldwide. The anime series has received mixed to positive reviews, praised for its animation, musical score, and exploration of the psychological aspects of virtual reality, but criticized for its pacing and writing. The light novel series spans several virtual reality worlds, beginning with the titular world

neg: Sword Art Online: Lost Song to other guild members, followed by capitalizing on the time between her removal and the official de-registration of her guild status to steal information. After the events of "Hollow Fragment" and escaping Sword Art Online, Kirito expresses an interest in playing "ALO", and decides to join after hearing of Seven's work in the game. Rain, aware of Kirito's feats in SAO, decides to follow him, though he notices her presence. The two eventually meet when she was attacked by a field monster in a valley, and Kirito invites her to join his adventures. Kirito begins to express doubts about Shamrock

neg: Ordinal utility Ordinal utility In economics, an ordinal utility function is a function representing the preferences of an agent on an ordinal scale. The ordinal utility theory claims that it is only meaningful to ask which option is better than the other, but it is meaningless to ask "how much" better it is or how good it is. All of the theory of consumer decision-making under conditions of certainty can be, and typically is, expressed in terms of ordinal utility. For example, suppose George tells us that "I prefer A to B and B to C". George's preferences can be represented by

neg: Asuna (Sword Art Online) speed, earned her the nickname "The Flash". The main heroine of "Sword Art Online" and main protagonist of the seventh volume, Asuna is a friend and later to be wife of Kirito and a sub-leader of the "Knights of the Blood Oath", a medium-sized guild acknowledged as the strongest guild in Aincrad. Being one of the few girls that play "SAO" and extremely attractive, she receives many invitations and proposals. Asuna is a strong-willed, accomplished player known in-game as the "Flash" for her extraordinary fast sword skill. Later, she falls in love with Kirito and they marry in-game. Towards the

neg: Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online playing a VR game called "Gun Gale Online" after it gives her the short, cute avatar that she has always wanted. Dengeki Bunko announced on September 18, 2014 that Keiichi Sigsawa would be writing a light novel based on Reki Kawahara's "Sword Art Online" light novel series. The series is supervised by Kawahara and illustrated by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, and ASCII Media Works published the first novel under the Dengeki imprint on December 10, 2014. During their panel at Anime NYC on November 18, 2017, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series. Tadadi Tamori launched a manga adaptation in

neg: Sword Art Online print worldwide. Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku hails "Sword Art Online" as the smartest series in recent years, praising its deep insight on the psychological aspects of virtual reality on the human psyche, its sociological views on creating a realistic economy and society in a massively multiplayer online game setting, and the writing staff's ability to juggle a wide variety of genres within the series. Eisenbeis particularly noted how the romance between Kirito and Asuna is explored bringing "definition to exactly what love is like in a virtual world." However, at the time of this preliminary review, he had only watched

neg: Ordinal data alternatives. Correlation measures appropriate for two ordinal-scaled variables include Kendall's tau, gamma, "r", and "d/d". Ordinal data can be considered as a quantitative variable. In logistic regression, the equation is the model and c takes on the assigned levels of the categorical scale. In regression analysis, outcomes (dependent variables) that are ordinal variables can be predicted using a variant of ordinal regression, such as ordered logit or ordered probit. In multiple regression/correlation analysis, ordinal data can be accommodated using power polynomials and through normalization of scores and ranks. Linear trends are also used to find associations between ordinal data and

neg: Asuna (Sword Art Online) video game character art, including Kirito and Asuna. The character has received positive critical reception, and her popularity has led to her being featured in several promotional efforts or merchandise of the series. This includes two swimsuit figures of Asuna and Leafa, another character from "Sword Art Online". There is also a "cooking version" figurine of Asuna, which is set for a May 2016 release. She also features in promotional advertisements for a series of Umaibo puffed corn snacks by Namco. A interactive digital assistant app titled "Wake Me Up Asuna", in which Asuna provides the user with information such

neg: Hand strength Grade 3: full active range of motion & No muscle resistance Grade 2: Reduced active range of motion & No muscle resistance Grade 1: No active range of motion & Palpable muscle contraction only Grade 0: No active range of motion & No palpable muscle contraction Manual muscle testing, however, has a number of limitations. One limitation is that the MRC scale is an ordinal scale with disproportional distances between grades. Another limitation of the MRC scale is that the scoring depends on the judgment of the examiner. Finally, with the 6-point ordinal MRC scale, it is difficult to identify