Sword Art Online: Aincrad, Vol. 2 (manga)

Sword Art Online: Aincrad, Vol. 2 (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2014-04-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0316296473

Sword Art Online, the world's first VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), may have started out as a game, but it has since become a matter of life and death for the ten thousand players trapped within. Two years after game programmer Akihiko Kayaba's chilling declaration--"This might be a game, but it's not something you play"--the number of players has dwindled to six thousand, and for many, every day is a struggle for survival. Though Kirito has stayed alive by making a name for himself as a solo adventurer in that time, his life undergoes a major change when he unwittingly joins Asuna's powerful guild, the Knights of the Blood. What does fate have in store for Kirito, Asuna, and the brave young fighters who are risking their lives to return to the real world?!

Sword Art Online 4: Fairy Dance (light novel)

Sword Art Online 4: Fairy Dance (light novel)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen On
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2015-04-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780316296434

Read the novel that ignited the phenomenon! Kirito plunges into a suspicious new VRMMORPG called ALfheim Online to rescue Asuna, who never returned from Sword Art Online. ALO offers many features to entertain players in the wake of SAO: ultra-high-end graphics, action-heavy gameplay, a choice of fairy races, and a next-generation flight engine. Playing as a spriggan, Kirito heads for the location of Asuna's prison--the top of the World Tree, the final destination of every player in the game! Along the way, Kirito nearly falls to a plot hatched by the enemy salamanders, just barely surviving the ordeal with the help of a sylph named Leafa and his Navigation Pixie, Yui. But just as Kirito and Leafa make it to the foot of the World Tree, the end of their quest in sight, each realizes the other has a very big secret...

Sword Art Online: Aincrad (manga)

Sword Art Online: Aincrad (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-03-25
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9780316371230

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "Game Over" means certain death - both virtual and real...

Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet, Vol. 2 (manga)

Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet, Vol. 2 (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0316360066

Kirito has entered the new VRMMO Gun Gale Online in order to investigate the Death Gun incidents, only to discover his avatar is not exactly how he remembers it! He barely knows up from down in this new world, and he needs an ally. He may have found one in the mysterious female sniper Sinon, but she's got an agenda of her own...

Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary, Vol. 2 (manga)

Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary, Vol. 2 (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2016-06-28
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0316317969

Asuna joins forces with the Sleeping Knights guild in their quest to defeat a major boss, but inwardly, she struggles with her ongoing attachment to the VRMMO game. When the time for battle arrives, will she be ready? And when Yuuki's secret is revealed, what will the consequences be?

Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad (light novel)

Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad (light novel)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2017-05-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316560855

Read the novel that ignited the phenomenon! In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "game over" means certain death - both virtual and real...

Sword Art Online: Aincrad, Vol. 1 (manga)

Sword Art Online: Aincrad, Vol. 1 (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2014-04-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0316296465

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "Game Over" means certain death - both virtual and real...

Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary, Vol. 1 (manga)

Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary, Vol. 1 (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2016-03-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0316270342

Kirito and Sinon's battle with Death Gun is over, but mere weeks later, something strange is afoot in the next-generation VRMMO ALfheim Online. A new duelist with a custom sword skill is defeating all comers--including Kirito! But when Asuna goes to face this duelist, she receives something she never expected: an invitation to an exclusive guild! But what is their aim? The Mother's Rosario arc begins!

Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance, Vol. 2 (manga)

Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance, Vol. 2 (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2014-11-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0316336564

Kirito jumps into a new VRMMORPG called ALfheim Online (ALO) in search of Asuna, who still hasn't regained consciousness. On his quest to find the World Tree and reach Asuna, he meets a sylph girl named Leafa. A veteran player experienced with the sword, Leafa recognizes that Kirito is motivated by serious circumstances and decides to help him. But...Leafa's identity in the real world is Suguha Kirigaya--Kirito's sister. And it's the glimmer of her beloved brother she sees in Kirito that prompts her to lend him a hand. Now, despite the conflicting interests guiding them on, the pair set off on a journey to the World Tree!!

Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol. 2 (manga)

Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol. 2 (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2015-04-21
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0316263451

The party is shaken when their leader, Diavel, is struck down by the boss of the very first floor. Asuna and her teammates are confronted for the first time with the cruel reality of their situation: Sword Art Online is no mere game--death here is final. Their commander lost, the remaining fighters begin to lose heart and plan their retreat. But the fight must go on if they are to escape this game world, and in his dying moments, Diavel managed to convey his appointment for the next commander--Kirito!