Sword Art Online

Title:  Sword Art Online
Rating: 4 of 5

This series centers around the players in an online MMO (similar to WOW).  The players interface this world using a virtual reality helmet which intercepts the brain signals to the players actual body and sends them to through the helmet to the game.  On the opening day, the players began to realize there was no 'exit' option on the user interface.  Soon after, all the players were summoned to the city center and an announcement by the creator of the game was made.  He announced that they were all trapped in the game until someone beats the boss on the highest level of the tower.  A death in the game would mean death to the player in the real world, as would any attempt to disrupt the connection between the player and the VR helmet.  The main character of was one of the beta testers and has a slight advantage over the beginners.  At the end of the first episode, he leaves to go go greener pastures as his solitary nature emerges.