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: 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: 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. 1 (manga)

Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet, Vol. 1 (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2016-01-26
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0316270318

A year after Kazuto and Asuna escaped from Aincrad, the deadly setting of Sword Art Online, they're still coping with the aftermath as they try to recover from the harrowing experience. Meanwhile, there's a new VRMMO game sweeping the world's gamers--Gun Gale Online. When a mysterious player who calls himself "Death Gun" claims to be responsible for real-world deaths, Kazuto (aka Kirito) is recruited to enter the game to investigate, bringing an end to his hard-won peace!

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 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 RE: Aincrad, Vol. 2 (Manga)

Sword Art Online RE: Aincrad, Vol. 2 (Manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-12-10
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Die in the game, and you die in real life. This is Sword Art Online, the latest VRMMORPG, and Kirito now finds himself trapped in its unforgiving virtual world. By chance, he comes across a swordswoman named Asuna, who agrees to team up with him to challenge the boss of the first floor. The two join a large raid party to take down the beast, but when its attack patterns become unpredictable, the group's resolve will be tested...

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!

Sword Art Online: Project Alicization, Vol. 3 (manga)

Sword Art Online: Project Alicization, Vol. 3 (manga)
Author: Reki Kawahara
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2021-06-29
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1975318226

“This might be a game, but it’s not something you play.” — Akihiko Kayaba, Sword Art Online programmer After Kirito and Eugeo’s brush with death in their fight against the goblins, it’s back to the Gigas Cedar, the massive tree that Eugeo’s destined to hack away at for the rest of his days. But Kirito feels a lot stronger now—even the Blue Rose Sword feels lighter in his hands. As he approaches the fearsome Gigas Cedar with a new “ax” in hand, he realizes that felling the giant just might be within the realm of possibility…