Who Owns Sword Art Online?
Sword Art Online is owned by Aniplex, which is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. They're the ones who distribute the anime series.
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The original light novel series of Sword Art Online is written by Reki Kawahara and it鈥檚 published by ASCII Media Works. Aniplex handles the anime adaptation and distribution.
In a nutshell, Aniplex owns the anime rights, but Reki Kawahara is the mastermind behind the original light novels. Teamwork makes the dream work!
Reki Kawahara created Sword Art Online, but Aniplex holds the rights to the anime adaptation.
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