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Sword Art Online

ソードアート・オンライン

manga
Still releasing
2009
Action
Adventure
Fantasy

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✓ Official English release

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Is there an anime?

Yes. Watch the adaptation Sword Art Online 25 episodes · on 5 platforms

Yes. Watch the adaptation Sword Art Online: Alicization 24 episodes · on 4 platforms

Yes. Watch the adaptation Sword Art Online II 24 episodes · on 5 platforms

Yes. Watch the adaptation Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld 12 episodes · on 6 platforms

Yes. Watch the adaptation Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2 11 episodes · on 5 platforms

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The facts

Status: Still releasing
Chapters: Not counted
Volumes: —
First released: 2009
Country: Japan
Format: manga
Author: Reki Kawahara
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What it is about

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... (Source: Yen Press)