Korean martial arts the 1790s, as military arts had withered by that time. Despite the publication of this manual, it was never widely distributed, and there was no renaissance of martial arts in Korea. In 1895, Emperor Gojong invited 40 sword masters from Japan to begin teaching the art of the sword to his Korean Army cadets and police officers. This was decided upon due to the lack of native sword masters in Korea at the time . The teaching of the Art of the Sword continued well after the 1910 Annexation, until the art was formally named Kendo in Japan, and Kumdo
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