SAO didn't do anything besides stand out as one of the better examples of a crowded genre. Gaming anime as has been around for a while. I remember watching hack//SIGN back in the early 2000s.
Japan basically was<.i> the whole gaming industry in the 80's, especially after the American companies crashed, I assume the manga and anime tie-ins would date back to at least then.
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Japan basically was<.i> the whole gaming industry in the 80's, especially after the American companies crashed, I assume the manga and anime tie-ins would date back to at least then.