Sword Art Online's Asuna (Cherami Leigh) was a welcome subversion of the "token girl" fantasy trope when she showed up in the series’ second episode. As a skilled fencer, she proved herself just as ...

It’s been a little over ten years since Sword Art Online‘s anime made its debut, and part of the anniversary brought the franchise back to theaters with a story taking on the original Aincrad arc. The ...

Matthew Magnus Lundeen is a writer, critic, and aspiring cinephile trying way too hard and simultaneously not enough. He writes anime features for Game Rant when he isn't trying to write fiction. The ...